Notable Deaths on February 14

Q: Who died on February 14?

Notable people who died on February 14 include: Saint Valentine, Cyril, Lian Chongyu, Zhu Wenjin, Bruno of Querfurt.

Q: What is Glenn Boyer known for?

Glenn Boyer, American historian and author (born 1924)

110 people 269 – 2026

February 14 has seen 110 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 269 – 2026. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.

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2013 — Glenn Boyer

American historian and author (born 1924)

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Although he retained many supporters, his work became surrounded by controversy

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Boyer was a controversial author who published three books and a number of articles about Wyatt Earp and related figures in the American Old West

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His publications were for many years regarded as the authoritative source on Wyatt Earp's life

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However, when other experts began to seek evidence supporting Boyer's work, he would or could not prove the existence of documents that he said he owned and had cited as essential sources

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At least one critic wrote that all of Boyer's later work was "riddled with bogus material".

Saint Valentine

Roman saint

Saint Valentine was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of…

269

Cyril

Greek missionary bishop and saint (born 827)

Cyril and Methodius were brothers, Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs, they are known as the "Apostles to the Slavs".

869

Lian Chongyu

Chinese general

Lian Chongyu was a general of the Chinese Min state. In 944, he and another general, Zhu Wenjin, assassinated the emperor Wang Yanxi. He then supported Zhu as the new emperor of the Min state, but the officer Lin Renhan…

945

Zhu Wenjin

Chinese emperor

Zhu Wenjin was a general who later usurped the throne of Min, reigning from 944 to 945, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China. In 944, he assassinated Wang Yanxi and tried to take over control of…

945

Bruno of Querfurt

German missionary bishop

Bruno of Querfurt, O.S.B. Cam., also known as Brun, was a Christian missionary, bishop, Camaldolese monk and martyr. He was active in the eastern regions of the Holy Roman Empire and became one of the leading figures in…

1009

Fujiwara no Korechika

Japanese nobleman (born 974)

Fujiwara no Korechika , the second son of Michitaka, was a kugyo of the Heian period. His mother was Takashina no Takako, also known as Kō-no-Naishi (高内侍). His sister Teishi (Sadako) was married to Emperor Ichijō, and…

1010

Leo I

Armenian prince

Leo I, also Levon I or Leon I, was the fifth lord of Armenian Cilicia (1129/1130–1137).

1140

Sobĕslav I

duke of Bohemia

Soběslav I was Duke of Bohemia from 1125 until his death in 1140. He was a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, the youngest son of Vratislaus II, by his third wife Świętosława of Poland.

1140

Sviatoslav Olgovich

Kievan prince

Sviatoslav Olgovich was Prince of Novgorod (1136–1138); Novgorod-Seversk (1139); Belgorod (1141–1154); and Chernigov (1154–1164).

1164

Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson

king of the Isles

Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson ruled as King of the Isles from 1187 to 1226. He was the eldest son of Guðrøðr Óláfsson, King of Dublin and the Isles. Although the latter may have intended for his younger son, Óláfr, to succeed…

1229

Margaret of France

queen of England

Margaret or Marguerite of France was Queen of England as the second wife of King Edward I. She was a daughter of Philip III of France and Maria of Brabant.

1317

Richard II

king of England (born 1367)

Richard II, also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince and Joan of Kent. The Black Prince died in 1376, leaving Richard as…

1400

Dietrich of Oldenburg

German nobleman

Dietrich or Theoderic of Oldenburg was a feudal lord in Northern Germany, holding the counties of Delmenhorst and Oldenburg. He was called "Fortunatus", as he was able to secure Delmenhorst for his branch of the…

1440

Nicolaus von Tüngen

prince-bishop of Warmia

Nicolaus von Tüngen was bishop of Warmia from 1467 until 1489.

1489

Edzard I

German nobleman (born 1462)

Edzard I, also Edzard the Great was count of East Frisia from 1491 until his death in 1528.

1528

Il Sodoma

Italian painter (born 1477)

Il Sodoma was the name given to the Italian Renaissance painter Giovanni Antonio Bazzi. Il Sodoma painted in a manner that superimposed the High Renaissance style of early 16th-century Rome onto the traditions of the…

1549

Abraham Bosse

French engraver and illustrator (born 1602)

Abraham Bosse was a French artist, mainly as a printmaker in etching, but also in watercolour.

1676

Maria Luisa of Savoy

queen of Spain (born 1688)

Princess Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy, nicknamed La Savoyana, was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip V. She acted as regent during her husband's absence from 1702 until 1703 and had great influence as a…

1714

Charles Talbot

1st Baron Talbot, English lawyer and politician Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1685)

Charles Talbot, 1st Baron Talbot, was a British lawyer and politician. He was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain from 1733 to 1737.

1737

John Hadley

English mathematician, invented the octant (born 1682)

John Hadley was an English mathematician, and laid claim to the invention of the octant, two years after Thomas Godfrey claimed the same.

1744

Isidro de Espinosa

Franciscan missionary from Spanish Texas (born 1679)

Isidro Félix de Espinosa (1679–1755) was a Franciscan missionary from New Spain who participated in several expeditionary missions throughout the province of Tejas. He was the president of the missionaries from the…

1755

James Cook

English captain, cartographer, and explorer (born 1728)

Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded…

1779

William Blackstone

English jurist and politician (born 1723)

Sir William Blackstone was an English jurist, justice, and Tory politician most noted for his Commentaries on the Laws of England, which became the best-known description of the doctrines of the English common law. Born…

1780

Singu Min

Burmese king (born 1756)

Singu Min was the fourth king of the Konbaung dynasty of Myanmar.

1782

John Dickinson

American lawyer and politician 5th Governor of Delaware (born 1732)

John Dickinson, was an American Founding Father, attorney and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware. Dickinson was known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a…

1808

Vicente Guerrero

Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (born 1782)

Vicente Ramón Guerrero Saldaña was a Mexican military officer from 1810 to 1821 and a statesman who became the nation's second president in 1829. He was one of the leading generals who fought against Spain during the…

1831

Henry Maudslay

English engineer (born 1771)

Henry Maudslay was an English machine tool innovator, tool and die maker, and inventor. He is considered a founding father of machine tool technology. His inventions were an important foundation for the Industrial…

1831

St. John Richardson Liddell

American general (born 1815)

St. John Richardson Liddell was a prominent Louisiana planter who served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was an outspoken proponent of Southern emancipation of slaves in…

1870

Fernando Wood

American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (born 1812)

Fernando Wood was an American Democratic Party politician, merchant, and real estate investor who served as the 74th and 76th mayor of New York City. He also represented the city for several terms in the United States…

1881

Lydia Hamilton Smith

African-American businesswoman (born 1813)

Lydia Hamilton Smith was an American businesswoman and the long-time housekeeper and confidante of Thaddeus Stevens, later becoming a prominent entrepreneur after his death.

1884

Jules Vallès

French journalist and author (born 1832)

Jules Vallès (1832–1885) was a French journalist, author, and left-wing political activist.

1885

William Tecumseh Sherman

American general (born 1820)

William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), earning recognition for his command of military…

1891

Eugène Charles Catalan

Belgian-French mathematician and academic (born 1814)

Eugène Charles Catalan was a French and Belgian mathematician who worked on continued fractions, descriptive geometry, number theory and combinatorics. His notable contributions included discovering a periodic minimal…

1894

Giovanni Passannante

Italian anarchist (born 1849)

Giovanni Passannante was an Italian anarchist who attempted to assassinate king Umberto I of Italy, the first attempt against Savoy monarchy since its origins. Originally condemned to death, his sentence was later…

1910

Heikki Ritavuori

Finnish lawyer and politician (born 1880; assassinated)

Heikki Ritavuori was a Finnish lawyer, a politician from the National Progressive Party, a member of the Parliament of Finland and Minister of the Interior. He was the closest colleague of President K. J. Ståhlberg and…

1922

Charles Henry Turner

American zoologist, educator, and comparative psychologist (born 1867)

Charles Henry Turner was an American zoologist, entomologist, educator, and comparative psychologist, known for his studies on the behavior of insects, particularly bees and ants. Born in Cincinnati, Turner was the…

1923

Amalie Andersen

Norwegian actress (born 1861)

Tilda Amalie Andersen was a Norwegian actress.

1924

Thomas Burke

American sprinter, coach, and lawyer (born 1875)

Thomas Edmund Burke was an American sprinter. He was the first Olympic champion in the 100 and 400 meter sprint races.

1929

Thomas Mackenzie

Scottish-New Zealand cartographer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1853)

Sir Thomas Mackenzie was a New Zealand politician and explorer who briefly served as the 18th prime minister of New Zealand in 1912, and later served as New Zealand High Commissioner in London.

1930

Carl Correns

German botanist and geneticist (born 1864)

Carl Erich Correns was a German botanist and geneticist notable primarily for his independent discovery of the principles of heredity, which he achieved simultaneously but independently of the botanist Hugo de Vries,…

1933

Erkki Melartin

Finnish composer (born 1875)

Erkki Gustaf Melartin was a Finnish composer, conductor, and teacher of the late-Romantic and early-modern periods. Melartin is generally considered to be one of Finland's most significant national Romantic composers,…

1937

Adnan Saidi

Malayan lieutenant (born 1915)

Adnan bin Saidi was a Malayan military officer who served under the 1st Malaya Infantry Brigade within the Malaya Command during the Second World War. Born in Selangor, Adnan pursued his education and graduated from the…

1942

Dora Gerson

German actress and singer (born 1899)

Dora Gerson was a German cabaret singer and stage and motion picture actress of the silent film era. She was murdered at Auschwitz during the Holocaust.

1943

David Hilbert

Russian-German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (born 1862)

David Hilbert was a German mathematician and philosopher of mathematics and one of the most influential mathematicians of his time.

1943

Mordecai Brown

American baseball player and manager (born 1876)

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown, nicknamed "Three Finger Brown" or "Miner", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and manager during the first two decades of the 20th century. Due to a farm-machinery accident in…

1948

Yusuf Salman Yusuf

Iraqi politician (born 1901)

Yusuf Salman Yusuf, better known by his nom de guerre Comrade Fahd, was one of the first Iraqi communist activists. He was the first secretary of the Iraqi Communist Party, from 1941 until his execution in 1949. He is…

1949

Karl Guthe Jansky

American physicist and engineer (born 1905)

Karl Guthe Jansky was an American physicist and radio engineer who in April 1933 first announced his discovery of radio waves emanating from the Milky Way in the constellation Sagittarius. An amateur astronomer, he is…

1950

Maurice De Waele

Belgian cyclist (born 1896)

Maurice De Waele was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

1952

Harold Edward Dahl

American pilot and mercenary (born 1909)

Harold Edward Dahl was a mercenary American pilot who fought in the Spanish Republican Air Force during the Spanish Civil War. He was a member of the "American Patrol" of the Andres Garcia La Calle group. He was…

1956

Abdur Rab Nishtar

Pakistani politician, 2nd Governor of Punjab (born 1899)

Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar was a Pakistani independence activist and politician from the North-West Frontier Province. He served as the first Minister of Communications of Pakistan from August 1947 to August 1949 and then…

1958

Baby Dodds

American drummer (born 1898)

Warren "Baby" Dodds was an American jazz drummer born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is regarded as one of the best jazz drummers of the pre-big band era. He varied his drum patterns with accents and flourishes, and he…

1959

Sig Ruman

German-American actor (born 1884)

Siegfried Carl Alban Rumann, billed as Sig Ruman and Sig Rumann, was a German-American character actor known for his portrayals of pompous and often stereotypically Teutonic officials or villains in more than 100 films.

1967

Vito Genovese

Italian-American mob boss (born 1897)

Vito Genovese was an Italian-born American mafioso and the leader of the Genovese crime family in New York City. A childhood friend and criminal associate of Lucky Luciano, Genovese took part in the Castellammarese War…

1969

Herbert Strudwick

English cricketer and coach (born 1880)

Herbert Strudwick was an English wicket-keeper. His record of 1,493 dismissals is the third-highest by any wicket-keeper in the history of first-class cricket.

1970

Stewie Dempster

New Zealand cricketer and coach (born 1903)

Charles Stewart Dempster was a New Zealand Test cricketer and coach. As well as representing New Zealand, he also played for Wellington, Scotland, Leicestershire and Warwickshire.

1974

Julian Huxley

English biologist and eugenicist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (born 1887)

Sir Julian Sorell Huxley was an English evolutionary biologist, eugenicist and internationalist. He was a proponent of natural selection, and a leading figure in the mid-twentieth-century modern synthesis. He was…

1975

P. G. Wodehouse

English novelist and playwright (born 1881)

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the…

1975

Gertrud Dorka

German archaeologist, prehistorian and museum director (born 1893)

Gertrud Dorka was a German archaeologist, prehistorian, museum director and teacher. She was the museum director of the State Museum for Prehistory and Early History between 1947 and 1958.

1976

George Washington Bacon III

American soldier, CIA agent, and mercenary (born 1946)

George Washington Bacon III was an American soldier and intelligence officer. He served as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army, Paramilitary Officer in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and finally as a mercenary…

1976

Charlie Christodoulou

British soldier and mercenary of the Angolan Civil War (born 1951)

Charles Christodoulou was a British soldier in the Parachute Regiment who later served as a foreign mercenary during the Angolan War of Independence of the 1970s. Known as 'Shotgun Charlie', he was involved in the…

1976

Adolph Dubs

American lieutenant and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (born 1920)

Adolph Dubs, also known as Spike Dubs, was an American diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Afghanistan from May 13, 1978, until his death in 1979. He was killed during a rescue attempt after his…

1979

Lina Radke

German runner and coach (born 1903)

Karoline "Lina" Radke-Batschauer, née Karoline Batschauer, was a German track and field athlete. She was the first Olympic champion in the 800 m for women.

1983

Edmund Rubbra

English composer and conductor (born 1901)

Edmund Rubbra was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak of his…

1986

Dmitry Kabalevsky

Russian pianist and composer (born 1904)

Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky was a Soviet composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogue of Russian gentry descent.

1987

Frederick Loewe

German-American composer (born 1901)

Frederick Loewe was an American composer. He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on a series of Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, and Camelot, all of which were made into…

1988

James Bond

American ornithologist and zoologist (born 1900)

James Bond was an American ornithologist and expert on the birds of the Caribbean, having written the definitive book on the subject: Birds of the West Indies, first published in 1936. He served as a curator of the…

1989

Vincent Crane

English pianist (born 1943)

Vincent Rodney Cheesman, known professionally as Vincent Crane, was an English keyboardist, best known as the organist for the Crazy World of Arthur Brown and subsequently for Atomic Rooster.

1989

Andrei Chikatilo

Soviet serial killer (born 1936)

Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo was a Ukrainian-born Soviet serial killer nicknamed "the Butcher of Rostov", "the Rostov Ripper", and "the Red Ripper" who sexually assaulted, murdered, and mutilated at least fifty-two women…

1994

Christopher Lasch

American historian and critic (born 1932)

Robert Christopher Lasch was an American historian and social critic who was a history professor at the University of Rochester. Lasch's books, including The New Radicalism in America (1965), Haven in a Heartless World…

1994

Michael V. Gazzo

American actor and playwright (born 1923)

Michael Vincenzo Gazzo was an American playwright who later in life became a movie and television actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Godfather Part II (1974).

1995

U Nu

Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (born 1907)

Nu, commonly known as U Nu and also by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a prominent Burmese statesman and the first Prime Minister of Union of Burma. He was educated at Rangoon University, where he developed his…

1995

Bob Paisley

English footballer and manager (born 1919)

Robert Paisley was an English professional football manager and player who played as a wing-half. He spent almost 50 years with Liverpool and is regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time. Reluctantly taking…

1996

Peter Koch (wood scientist)

American industrial engineer and wood scientist (born 1920)

Peter Koch was an American engineer and wood scientist who was considered an expert in the field of wood technology by his peers. From 1963 to 1982, Koch led a team of US Forest Service scientists in forest products…

1998

John Ehrlichman

American lawyer and politician, 12th White House Counsel (born 1925)

John Daniel Ehrlichman was an American political aide who served as White House Counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. Ehrlichman was an important influence on Nixon's…

1999

Buddy Knox

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1933)

Buddy Wayne Knox was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1957 rock and roll hit song, "Party Doll".

1999

Nándor Hidegkuti

Hungarian footballer and manager (born 1922)

Nándor Hidegkuti was a Hungarian football player and manager. He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a key member of…

2002

Mick Tucker

English drummer (born 1947)

Michael Thomas Tucker was an English musician, best known as the drummer of the glam rock and hard rock band Sweet.

2002

Johnny Longden

English jockey and trainer (born 1907)

John Eric "Johnny" Longden was an American Hall of Fame and National Champion jockey and a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. His father emigrated to Canada in 1909,…

2003

Marco Pantani

Italian cyclist (born 1970)

Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely regarded as one of the greatest climbing specialists in the history of the sport by measures of his legacy, credits from other riders, and records. He recorded…

2004

Rafic Hariri

Lebanese businessman and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1944; assassinated)

Rafic Bahaa El Deen al-Hariri was a Lebanese businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Lebanon from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2000 to 2004.

2005

Lynden David Hall

English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1974)

Lynden David Hall was an English singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who emerged during the late 1990s as part of the neo soul movement. In 1999, he was the first UK performer ever voted "Best Male Artist"…

2006

Ryan Larkin

Canadian animator and director (born 1943)

Ryan Larkin was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic Oscar-nominated short Walking (1968) and the acclaimed Street Musique (1972). He was the subject of the Oscar-winning film…

2007

Gareth Morris

English flute player and educator (born 1920)

Gareth Charles Walter Morris was a British flautist. He was the principal flautist of a number of London orchestras, including the Boyd Neel Orchestra, before joining the Philharmonia Orchestra. He was the principal…

2007

Perry Lopez

American actor (born 1929)

Perry Lopez was an American film and television actor. His acting career spanned 40 years.

2008

Bernard Ashley

English engineer and businessman, co-founded Laura Ashley plc (born 1926)

Sir Bernard Albert Ashley was an English businessman and engineer. He was the husband of Laura Ashley, and was her business partner from the founding of their fashion-textiles-centred business.

2009

Louie Bellson

American drummer and composer (born 1924)

Louie Bellson, often seen in sources as Louis Bellson, although he himself preferred the spelling Louie, was an American jazz drummer. He was a composer, arranger, bandleader, and jazz educator, and is credited with…

2009

Doug Fieger

American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)

Douglas Lars Fieger was an American musician, singer and songwriter. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock band the Knack. He co-wrote "My Sharona," the biggest hit song of 1979 in the U.S., with…

2010

Dick Francis

Welsh jockey and author (born 1920)

Richard Stanley Francis was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England.

2010

Linnart Mäll

Estonian historian, orientalist, and translator (born 1938)

Linnart Mäll was an Estonian historian, orientalist, translator and politician.

2010

George Shearing

English-American pianist and composer (born 1919)

Sir George Albert Shearing was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 songs,…

2011

Mike Bernardo

South African boxer and martial artist (born 1969)

Michael Shawn Bernardo was a South African kickboxer and boxer from Cape Town. Bernardo was known as Beru-chan in Japan, where he has taken part in K-1 World GPs since 1994. He holds notable wins over Mirko Cro Cop,…

2012

Tonmi Lillman

Finnish drummer and producer (born 1973)

Tonmi Lillman was a Finnish musician, best known as Otus, the former drummer of the Finnish rock band Lordi.

2012

Dory Previn

American singer-songwriter (born 1925)

Dorothy Veronica "Dory" Previn was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter and poet.

2012

Péter Rusorán

Hungarian swimmer, water polo player, and coach (born 1940)

Péter Rusorán was a Hungarian swimmer, water polo player and later water polo coach. As a player, he won the Olympic Games gold medal in 1964 and the bronze in 1960 and also obtained the Universiade title in 1965. As a…

2012

Ronald Dworkin

American philosopher and scholar (born 1931)

Ronald Myles Dworkin was an American legal philosopher, jurist, and scholar of United States constitutional law. At the time of his death, he was Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University…

2013

Tom Finney

English footballer (born 1922)

Sir Thomas Finney was an English international footballer who played from 1946 to 1960 as a outside left for Preston North End and England. He is widely acknowledged to have been one of England's greatest ever players.…

2014

Chris Pearson

Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (born 1931)

Christopher William Pearson was the second leader of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party and the first premier of Yukon.

2014

Mike Stepovich

American lawyer and politician, Governor of Alaska Territory (born 1919)

Michael Anthony Stepovich was an American lawyer and politician who served as the last non-interim governor of the Territory of Alaska. Stepovich served as Territorial Governor from 1957 to 1958, and Alaska was given…

2014

Louis Jourdan

French-American actor and singer (born 1921)

Louis Jourdan was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (1947), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), Gigi (1958),…

2015

Philip Levine

American poet and academic (born 1928)

Philip Levine was an American poet best known for his poems about working-class Detroit. He taught for more than thirty years in the English department of California State University, Fresno and held teaching positions…

2015

Franjo Mihalić

Croatian-Serbian runner and coach (born 1920)

Franjo Mihalić was a Yugoslav and Croatian long-distance runner best known for his 1958 win at the Boston Marathon and his marathon silver medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics. Mihalić competed mostly in marathons, road…

2015

Eric Lubbock

4th Baron Avebury, English lieutenant, engineer, and politician (born 1928)

Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury, was an English politician and human rights campaigner. He served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Orpington from 1962 to 1970. He then served in the House of Lords,…

2016

Steven Stucky

American composer and academic (born 1949)

Steven Edward Stucky was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer.

2016

Ruud Lubbers

Dutch politician and diplomat, Prime Minister and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (born 1939)

Rudolphus Franciscus Marie "Ruud" Lubbers was a Dutch politician, diplomat and businessman who served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994, and as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from…

2018

Morgan Tsvangirai

2nd Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (born 1952)

Morgan Richard Tsvangirai was a Zimbabwean politician who was Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2013. He was president of the Movement for Democratic Change, and later the Movement for Democratic Change –…

2018

Andrea Levy

English author (born 1956)

Andrea Levy was an English author best known for the novels Small Island (2004) and The Long Song (2010). She was born in London to Jamaican parents, and her work explores topics related to British Jamaicans and how…

2019

Carlos Menem

Argentine former president, lawyer, and statesman (born 1930)

Carlos Saúl Menem was an Argentine politician who served as the president of Argentina for ten years, from 1989 to 1999. He identified as Peronist, serving as President of the Justicialist Party for 13 years, and his…

2021

William Meninger

American Trappist monk and a principal developer of Centering Prayer (born 1932)

William Austin Meninger, O.C.S.O. was an American Trappist priest who was a spiritual teacher and a principal developer of centering prayer, a method of contemplative prayer.

2021

Tom Noonan

American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1951)

Thomas Patrick Noonan was an American actor, director and screenwriter, best known for his roles as Francis Dollarhyde in Manhunter (1986), Frankenstein's Monster in The Monster Squad (1987), Cain in RoboCop 2 (1990),…

2026

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Glenn Boyer — American writer (1924–2013)

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