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In her personal life, Bachauer married music conductor Alec Sherman, who became her manager
Notable Deaths on August 22
120 people
408 – 2024
August 22 has seen 120 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 408 – 2024. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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1976 — Gina Bachauer
Greek pianist and composer (born 1913)
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She spent a lot of time touring the United States and Europe, giving over 100 concerts each year
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Gina Bachauer was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe
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Interested in piano at a young age, Bachauer graduated from the Athens Conservatory and studied under Alfred Cortot and Sergei Rachmaninoff
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The Gina Bachauer International Piano Foundation was named in honor of her contributions to the musical world
408
Emperor Konoe was the 76th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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1155
(born 1143)
Pope Gregory IX was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the Decretales and instituting the Papal Inquisition, in response to…
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1241
Pope Nicholas III, born Giovanni Gaetano Orsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 November 1277 to his death on 22 August 1280.
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1280
1304
Duke of Athens (born 1312)
William II was the third son of Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou. He inherited the Duchy of Athens after the death of his elder brother Manfred on 9 November 1317.
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1338
Philip VI, called the Fortunate, the Catholic and of Valois, was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350. Philip's reign was dominated by the consequences of a…
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1350
Isabella of France, was Queen of England as the wife of King Edward II, and de facto regent of England from 1327 until 1330. She was the youngest surviving child and only surviving daughter of King Philip IV of France…
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1358
1425
Vladislav II was a voivode of the principality of Wallachia, from 1447 to 1448, and again from 1448 to 1456. The way Vladislav II came to the throne is debatable. The most accepted view is that Vladislav assassinated…
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1456
Richard III was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field…
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1485
Yorkist knight
Sir James Harrington of Hornby was an English politician and soldier who was a prominent Yorkist supporter in Northern England during the Wars of the Roses, having been retained by Richard Neville, 5th Earl of…
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1485
1st Duke of Norfolk (born 1430)
John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, also known as Jack of Norfolk, was an English nobleman, soldier, politician, and the first Howard Duke of Norfolk. He was a close friend and loyal supporter of King Richard III, with…
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1485
supporter of Richard III
Sir Richard Ratcliffe, KG was a close confidant of Richard III of England.
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1485
supporter of Henry VII (born 1426)
Sir William Brandon of Soham, Cambridgeshire was Henry Tudor's standard-bearer at the Battle of Bosworth, where he was killed by King Richard III. He was the father of Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
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1485
Archbishop of Canterbury (born 1450)
William Warham was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1503 until his death in 1532.
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1532
1st Duke of Suffolk, English politician and husband of Mary Tudor (born c. 1484)
Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk was an English military leader and courtier. Through his third wife, Mary Tudor, he was the brother-in-law of King Henry VIII.
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1545
1st Duke of Northumberland, English admiral and politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1504)
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland was an English military officer and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI from 1550 until 1553, and unsuccessfully tried to install Lady Jane Grey on the…
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1553
7th Earl of Northumberland, English leader of the Rising of the North (born 1528)
Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, 1st Baron Percy, KG was an English nobleman, politician and Roman Catholic rebel leader, who led the Rising of the North against Elizabeth I in 1569. After the failure of the…
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1572
Polish poet and playwright (born 1530)
Jan Kochanowski was a Polish Renaissance poet who wrote in Latin and Polish and established poetic patterns that would become integral to the Polish literary language. He has been called the greatest Polish poet before…
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1584
Italian singer-songwriter (born 1553)
Luca Marenzio was an Italian composer and singer of the late Renaissance.
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1599
English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (born 1572)
Bartholomew Gosnold was an English barrister, explorer and privateer who was instrumental in founding the Virginia Company in London and Jamestown in colonial America. He led the first recorded European expedition to…
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1607
Estonian-Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (born 1583)
Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie was a statesman and a soldier of the Swedish Empire, and a Marshal from 1620 onward.
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1652
Polish astronomer and author (born 1610)
Maria Cunitz or Maria Cunitia was an accomplished Silesian astronomer, and the most notable female astronomer of the early modern era. She authored a book Urania propitia, in which she provided new tables, new ephemera,…
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1664
Elector of Saxony (born 1613)
Johann George II was the Elector of Saxony from 1656 to 1680. He belonged to the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin.
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1680
Dutch Plymouth Colony settler (born 1602)
In the United States, members of the Delano family include U.S. presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant and Calvin Coolidge, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, and writer Laura Ingalls Wilder. Its progenitor is…
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1681
1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1628)
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath PC was an English landowner who served in the Royalist army during the First English Civil War and was rewarded for his services after the 1660 Stuart Restoration with a title and…
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1701
duc de Boufflers, French general (born 1644)
Louis François de Boufflers, Duke of Boufflers, known in his lifetime as Chevalier Boufflers, was a prominent French soldier during the reign of Louis XIV of France. He was famed for his excellent defensive leadership…
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1711
English mathematician, historian, and theologian (born 1667)
William Whiston was an English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton. He is now probably best known for helping to instigate…
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1752
1st Baron Lyttelton, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1709)
George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton,, known between 1751 and 1756 as Sir George Lyttelton, 5th Baronet, was a British statesman. As an author himself, he was also a supporter of other writers and as a patron of the…
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1773
French general (born 1713)
Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles was a French peer and Marshal of France.
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1793
French-Austrian field marshal (born 1724)
Dagobert Sigmund, Count von Wurmser was an Austrian field marshal during the French Revolutionary Wars. Although he fought in the Seven Years' War, the War of the Bavarian Succession, and mounted several successful…
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1797
French painter and illustrator (born 1732)
Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. One of the most prolific artists active in the last decades of the…
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1806
English lawyer and politician, 1st Governor-General of Bengal (born 1732)
Warren Hastings was a British colonial administrator, who served as the first governor of the Presidency of Fort William (Bengal), the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal, and so the first governor-general of Bengal…
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1818
Austrian neuroanatomist and physiologist (born 1758)
Franz Joseph Gall or Franz Josef Gall was a German neuroanatomist, physiologist, and pioneer in the study of the localization of mental functions in the brain.
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1828
Romanian-Austrian poet and author (born 1802)
Nikolaus Lenau was the pen name of Nikolaus Franz Niembsch Edler von Strehlenau, a German-language Austrian poet.
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1850
1861
Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1817)
Dr. Ágoston Trefort was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education from 1872 until his death. He was the President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 1885.
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1888
Czech journalist, author, and poet (born 1834)
Jan Nepomuk Neruda was a Czech journalist, writer, poet and art critic; one of the most prominent representatives of Czech Realism and a member of the "May School".
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1891
3rd Marquess of Salisbury, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1830)
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury ; known as Lord Salisbury; was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom three times for a total of…
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1903
American novelist and poet (born 1850)
Kate Chopin was an American author of short stories and novels based in Louisiana. She is considered by scholars to have been a forerunner of American 20th-century feminist authors of Southern or Catholic background,…
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1904
English dermatologist and author (born 1846)
Henry Radcliffe Crocker, FRCP was an English dermatologist. Originally from Hove in Sussex, England, Crocker started his working life as an apprentice to a general practitioner before going to London to attend the…
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1909
Italian bishop and academic (born 1859)
Giacomo Maria Radini-Tedeschi was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bergamo. Today he is famous for his strong involvement in social issues at the beginning of 20th century.
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1914
German neurologist and academic (born 1868)
Korbinian Brodmann was a German neuropsychiatrist who is known for mapping the cerebral cortex and defining 52 distinct regions, known as Brodmann areas, based on their cytoarchitectonic (histological) characteristics.
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1918
Swedish artist (born 1860)
Anders Leonard Zorn was a Swedish artist who attained international success as a painter, sculptor, and etching artist. His portrait subjects include King Oscar II of Sweden and three American Presidents: Grover…
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1920
Irish rebel, counter-intelligence and military tactician, and politician; 2nd Irish Minister of Finance (born 1890)
Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. During the War of Independence he was Director of Intelligence of…
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1922
American academic (born 1834)
Charles William Eliot was an American academic who was president of Harvard University from 1869 to 1909, the longest term of any Harvard president. A member of the prominent Eliot family of Boston, he transformed…
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1926
Greek general and diplomat (born 1858)
Alexandros Kontoulis was a Greek military officer who rose to the rank of lieutenant general in the Hellenic Army. He was among the driving minds behind the Macedonian Struggle and was involved in the Albanian national…
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1933
Spanish anarchist and Falangist revolutionary (born 1911)
Marciano Pedro Durruti Domingo was a Spanish anarchist and Falangist revolutionary. The younger brother of Buenaventura Durruti, he followed him into the Spanish anarchist movement, becoming a local leader of the…
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1937
English physicist and academic (born 1851)
Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge was an English physicist and electrical engineer whose investigations into electromagnetic radiation (EMR) contributed to the development of radio. He identified EMR independent of Heinrich…
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1940
1st Baron Strickland, Maltese lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1861)
Gerald Paul Joseph Cajetan Carmel Antony Martin Strickland, 6th Count della Catena, 1st Baron Strickland,, usually known between 1897 and January 1928 as Sir Gerald Strickland, was a Maltese and British politician and,…
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1940
Russian dancer and choreographer (born 1880)
Michael Fokine was a Russian choreographer and dancer. He is considered the founder of modern ballet.
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1942
Hungarian general and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1883)
Döme Sztójay was a Hungarian soldier and diplomat of Serb origin, who served as Prime Minister of Hungary in 1944, during World War II.
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1946
American geologist and academic (born 1888)
Kirk Bryan was an American geologist on the faculty of Harvard University from 1925 until his death in 1950.
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1950
Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1884)
John Paris Bickell was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and sports team owner. He is best known for his long-time association with the Toronto Maple Leafs professional ice hockey team as the owner, president,…
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1951
1953
French novelist and paleographer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881)
Roger Martin du Gard was a French novelist, winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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1958
Estonian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (born 1897)
Johannes Sikkar was the first head of the Estonian government in exile as Acting Prime Minister.
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1960
1st Viscount Nuffield, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Morris Motors (born 1877)
William Richard Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, was an English motor manufacturer and philanthropist. He was the founder of Morris Motors Limited and is remembered for establishing the Nuffield Foundation, the Nuffield…
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1963
American biologist and academic, co-created the birth-control pill (born 1903)
Gregory Goodwin Pincus was an American biologist and researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill.
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1967
Russian philologist and scholar (born 1895)
Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp was a Russian and Soviet folklorist and scholar who analysed the basic structural elements of Russian folk tales to identify their simplest, irreducible structural units.
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1970
Swedish archaeologist (born 1888)
Birger Nerman was a Swedish archaeologist, historian and philologist who specialized in the history and culture of Iron Age Sweden.
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1971
Polish-English mathematician, biologist, and author (born 1908)
Jacob Bronowski was a Polish-British mathematician and philosopher. He is best known for developing a humanistic approach to science, and as the presenter and writer of the thirteen-part 1973 BBC television documentary…
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1974
Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (born 1902)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, also known by his initials JK, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. Kubitschek's government plan, dubbed "50 years in 5", was…
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1976
English actor (born 1918)
Charles Sebastian Thomas Cabot was a British actor. He is best remembered as the gentleman's gentleman Giles French in the CBS-TV sitcom Family Affair (1966–1971). He was also known for playing the Wazir in the film…
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1977
1977
Australian politician (born 1907)
Reginald Francis Xavier Connor was an Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1963 until he died in 1977, representing the Labor Party. He was the Minister for Minerals and…
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1977
Kenyan politician, 1st President of Kenya (born 1894)
Jomo Kenyatta was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who governed Kenya as its Prime Minister from 1963 to 1964 and then as its first President from 1964 to his death in 1978. He played a significant role in…
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1978
American novelist, short-story writer, and poet (born 1904)
James Thomas Farrell was an American novelist, short story writer and poet.
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1979
American pilot, engineer, and businessman, founded McDonnell Aircraft (born 1899)
James Smith "Mac" McDonnell Jr. was an American aviator, engineer, and businessman. He was an aviation pioneer and founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation, later McDonnell Douglas, and the James S. McDonnell…
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1980
Filipino painter (born 1910)
Vicente Silva Manansala was a Filipino cubist painter and illustrator. One of the first Abstractionists on the Philippine art scene, Manansala is also credited with bridging the gap between the city and the suburbs,…
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1981
historian of Mexico and its Indians, president of the American Historical Association (born 1920)
Charles Gibson was an American ethnohistorian who wrote foundational works on the Nahua peoples of colonial Mexico and was elected President of the American Historical Association in 1977.
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1985
Turkish lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Turkey (born 1883)
Mahmut Celâlettin "Celâl" Bayar was a Turkish economist and politician who was the president of Turkey from 1950 to 1960. He previously served as the prime minister of Turkey from 1937 to 1939.
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1986
American author and journalist (born 1909)
Joseph Paul Lash was an American radical political activist, journalist, and writer. A close friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, Lash won both the Pulitzer Prize for Biography and the National Book Award in Biography for…
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1987
Belgian cyclist (born 1933)
Robert Grondelaers was a road cyclist from Belgium. He won the silver medal in the men's individual road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. At the same tournament he claimed the title in the men's…
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1989
American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (born 1942)
Huey Percy Newton was an African American revolutionary and political activist who co-founded the Marxist–Leninist political and militant organization the Black Panther Party (BPP) with fellow activist Bobby Seale in…
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1989
Canadian-American actress (born 1924)
Colleen Rose Dewhurst was a Canadian-American actress mostly known for theatre roles. She was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O'Neill on the stage, and her career also encompassed film, early dramas on…
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1991
Russian soldier and politician, Soviet Minister of Interior (born 1937)
Boris Karlovich Pugo was a Soviet communist politician of Latvian origin.
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1991
Canadian director and screenwriter (born 1931)
Gilles Groulx was a Canadian film director. He grew up in a working-class family with 14 children. After studying business in school, he went to work in an office but found the white-collar environment too stultifying.…
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1994
American sculptor and painter (born 1914)
Allan Capron Houser or Haozous was a Chiricahua Apache sculptor, painter, and book illustrator born in Oklahoma. He was one of the most renowned Native American painters and Modernist sculptors of the 20th century.
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1994
Irish footballer and manager (born 1919)
John Joseph Carey was an Irish professional footballer and manager. As a player, Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was team captain from 1946 until he retired as a player in 1953. He was also…
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1995
Austrian car designer and engineer (born 1904)
Erwin Komenda was an Austrian automobile designer and Porsche employee, and a lead contributor to the design of the bodies for the VW Beetle and various Porsche sports cars.
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1996
2nd President of Azerbaijan (born 1938)
Abulfaz Gadirgulu oghlu Aliyev, commonly known as Abulfaz Elchibey, was a Pan-Turkist Azerbaijani nationalist, politician and Soviet dissident who was the first and, as of early 2026, only democratically elected…
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2000
Swiss figure skater and coach (born 1914)
Arnold Gerschwiler OBE was a Swiss figure skating coach.
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2003
Russian chess player and trainer (born 1960)
Konstantin Aseev was a Russian chess Grandmaster and trainer.
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2004
Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (born 1908)
Sir Walter Angus Bethune was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania from 26 May 1969 to 3 May 1972.
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2004
Canadian director and producer (born 1920)
Daniel Mannix Petrie was a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject matter. He was…
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2004
French-Italian director and composer (born 1929)
Luc Ferrari was a French composer of Italian heritage and a pioneer in musique concrète and electroacoustic music. He was a founding member of RTF's Groupe de Recherches Musicales (GRMC), working alongside composers…
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2005
American chemist and metallurgist (born 1914)
Ernest Oliver Kirkendall was an American chemist and metallurgist. He is known for his 1947 discovery of the Kirkendall effect.
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2005
American short story writer and poet (born 1922)
Grace Paley, née Goodside, was an American short story author, poet, teacher, and political activist.
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2007
English-Canadian soldier (born 1899)
Gladys Stokes Luxford Powers was thought to be, at age 109, the last female veteran of the First World War following the 27 March 2007 death of fellow 109-year-old Charlotte Winters from the US. However the subsequent…
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2008
Canadian pacifist, feminist, and activist (born 1908)
Muriel Helen Duckworth was a Canadian pacifist, feminist, and social and community activist. She was a practising Quaker, a religious denomination committed to non-violence. Duckworth maintained that war, with its…
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2009
American journalist and author (born 1926)
Elmer Kelton was an American author, known for his Westerns. He was born in Andrews County, Texas.
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2009
Croatian footballer and manager (born 1923)
Stjepan Bobek was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional football striker and later football manager.
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2010
American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1942)
Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting, production and recording duo composed of Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.
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2011
Canadian academic and politician (born 1950)
John Gilbert Layton was a Canadian politician and academic who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on Toronto City…
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2011
American philanthropist (born 1922)
Casey Ribicoff was an American philanthropist, socialite and the second wife and widow of United States Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and later United States Senator from Connecticut, Abraham Ribicoff.…
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2011
Chinese border police officer (born 1993)
Yao Yuanjun was a border police officer with the rank of Private who served in the People's Armed Police Border Defense Corps. Yao drowned in the Shweli river while attempting to arrest a drug trafficker on the…
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2011
English author (born 1925)
Nina Mary Bawden CBE, FRSL, JP was an English novelist and children's writer. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1987 and the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010. She was a recipient of the Golden PEN Award.
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2012
Taiwanese cardinal (born 1923)
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, S.J. was a cardinal in the Catholic Church. He was at times the bishop of Hualien and Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and the chairman of Fu Jen Catholic University.
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2012
American actor and screenwriter (born 1926)
Jeffrey Stone was an American actor and voice-over artist. Stone was the model and inspiration for Prince Charming in the 1950 Walt Disney animated feature film, Cinderella. While he did not voice the character in the…
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2012
American pilot and businessman, founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (born 1921)
Paul Howard Poberezny was an American aviator, entrepreneur, and aircraft designer. He founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1953, and spent the greater part of his life promoting homebuilt aircraft.
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2013
Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1932)
Udupi Rajagopalacharya Ananthamurthy was an Indian contemporary writer and critic in the Kannada language. He was born in Thirtahalli Taluk and is considered one of the pioneers of the Navya movement. In 1994, he became…
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2014
Greek lexicographer and philologist (born 1906)
Emmanuel G. Kriaras was a Greek lexicographer, philologist, professor and linguist. He was Professor Emeritus of the School of Philosophy at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He was a student of Jean Psychari…
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2014
American football player and coach (born 1928)
Peter Glenn Ladygo was an American football player. He played as a guard and linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1954, and as a guard for the Ottawa Rough Riders in…
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2014
American baseball player (born 1933)
Noella Leduc was an American pitcher and outfielder who played from 1951 through 1954 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), 130 lb, Leduc batted and threw…
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2014
American businessman, founded the University of Phoenix (born 1921)
John Glen Sperling was an American billionaire businessman who is credited with having led the contemporary for-profit education movement in the United States The fortune he amassed was based on his founding of the…
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2014
American chemist and academic (born 1929)
John Stewart Waugh was an American chemist and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is known for developing average hamiltonian theory and using it to extend NMR spectroscopy, previously…
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2014
Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1922)
Arthur Robert Morris was an Australian cricketer who played 46 Test matches between 1946 and 1955. An opener, Morris is regarded as one of Australia's greatest left-handed batsmen. He is best known for his key role in…
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2015
Cambodian academic and politician (born 1932)
Ieng Thirith was an influential intellectual and politician in the Khmer Rouge, although she was neither a member of the Khmer Rouge Standing Committee nor of the Central Committee. Ieng Thirith was the wife of Ieng…
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2015
English race car driver and book dealer (born 1919)
Eric David Thompson was a British racing driver, book dealer and insurance broker. He participated in sports car racing between 1949 and 1955 taking his greatest success by finishing third in the 1951 Les 24 Heures du…
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2015
6th President of Singapore (born 1924)
Sellapan Ramanathan, often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean civil servant, diplomat and politician who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. He was the longest-serving president in…
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2016
Belgian and American jazz musician (born 1922)
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans, known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, as well as his guitar and whistling…
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2016
British Computer scientist (born 1948)
Michael John Caldwell Gordon was a British computer scientist.
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2017
2018
Indian printmaker, sculptor and teacher (born 1925)
Krishna Reddy was an Indian master printmaker, sculptor, and teacher. He was considered a master intaglio printer and known for viscosity printing.
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2018
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1941)
Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played his entire career for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as "Mr. Ranger", he played right wing on the GAG…
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2021
Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno was an Italian pop singer-songwriter, musician, and television presenter. He was best known for his worldwide hit song, "L'Italiano", released on his 1983 album of the same title. Cutugno also…
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2023
American military officer (born 1928)
Arthur James Gregg was an American military officer who on July 1, 1977, became the first African American in the U.S. Army to reach the rank of lieutenant general. Previously, he was the first African American…
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2024
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Gina Bachauer — Greek pianist (1913–1976)
FeaturedGina Bachauer
Death year1976
Known forInterested in piano at a young age, Bachauer graduated from the Athens Conservatory and studied under Alfred Cortot and Sergei Rachmaninoff
Deaths on this date120 (408 – 2024)
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