Famous Deaths for 1st January 2023

1748 – Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician, dies at 80
1753 – Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, French composer, dies at 55
1881 – Louis Auguste Blanqui, French political activist, dies at 75
1940 – Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist, dies at 74
2003 – Cyril Shaps, British actor, producer and voice artist (The Pianist), dies at 79
2003 – Joe Foss, American fighter ace, football executive (Medal of Honor-1943; first commissioner American Football League) and politician, dies at 87
2005 – Eugene J. Martin, American painter and artist, dies at 66
2006 – Dawn Lake, Australian TV comedienne, dies at 78
2013 – Christopher Martin-Jenkins, British cricket journalist and broadcaster (President MCC; BBC Radio), dies of cancer at 67
2018 – Robert Mann, American composer and violinist (String Quartet 1952), dies at 97

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