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When he became Abbot of Saint-Denis in the mid-eighth century, Fulrad became important in the lives of distinct historical figures in various ways
Notable Deaths on July 16
100 people
784 – 2025
July 16 has seen 100 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 784 – 2025. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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784 — Fulrad
Frankish diplomat and saint (born 710)
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Saint Fulrad was a Frankish religious leader who was the Abbot of Saint-Denis
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Historians see Fulrad as important due to his significance in the rise of the Frankish Kingdom, and the insight he gives into early Carolingian society
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Other historians have taken a closer look at Fulrad's interactions with the papacy
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When Fulrad was the counselor of Pepin he was closely in contact with the papacy to gain approval for Pepin's appointment as King of the Franks
Cordoban deacon and martyr (born c. 825)
Sisenandus of Beja was a Christian deacon and martyr who was put to death during the reign of Abd al-Rahman II, Emir of Córdoba, and is counted among the Martyrs of Córdoba.
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866
3rd Lord of Annandale
William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale, was the second but eldest surviving son of Robert de Brus, 2nd Lord of Annandale, and Euphemia.
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1212
Pope Innocent III was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Papal States from 8 January 1198 until his death in 1216.
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1216
Emperor Go-Uda was the 91st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1274 through 1287.
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1324
Charles I, also known as Charles Robert (Hungarian: Károly Róbert; Croatian: Karlo Robert; Slovak: Karol Róbert; Italian: Caroberto;, was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1308 to his death. He was a member of the…
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1342
Sultan of Egypt (born 1316)
Al-Nasir Shihab ad-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Qalawun, better known as al-Nasir Ahmad, was the Turkic Bahri Mamluk sultan of Egypt, ruling from January to June 1342. A son of Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad, he became…
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1344
Portuguese explorer (born 1460)
João da Nova was a Galician-born explorer in the service of Portugal. He is credited as the discoverer of Ascension and Saint Helena islands.
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1509
English author and poet (born 1520)
Anne Askew, married name Anne Kyme, was an English writer, poet, and Protestant preacher who was condemned as a heretic during the reign of Henry VIII of England. She and Margaret Cheyne are the only women on record…
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1546
Queen consort of England (born 1515)
Anne of Cleves was Queen of England as the fourth wife of Henry VIII from 6 January to 12 July 1540.
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1557
Italian noble (born 1542)
Princess Isabella Romola de' Medici, Duchess of Bracciano was a Tuscan noblewoman and the daughter of Cosimo I de' Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Eleanor of Toledo. Beautiful, intelligent, witty and refined,…
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1576
Italian rebel (born 1622)
Tommaso Aniello, popularly known by the contracted name of Masaniello, was an Italian fisherman, who led the Neapolitan Revolt of 1647 against the rule of Habsburg Spain in the Kingdom of Naples.
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1647
German poet and playwright (born 1616)
Andreas Gryphius was a German poet and playwright. With his eloquent sonnets, which contains "The Suffering, Frailty of Life and the World", he is considered one of the most important Baroque poets of the Germanosphere.…
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1664
English bishop and scholar (born 1612)
John Pearson was an English theologian and scholar. He served with the Cavaliers in the English Civil War, acting as a chaplain to George Goring's forces.
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1686
Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1641)
François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois was the French Secretary of State for War during a significant part of the reign of Louis XIV. He is commonly referred to as "Louvois". Together with his father, Michel le…
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1691
German composer and theorist (born 1683)
Johann David Heinichen was a German Baroque composer and music theorist who brought the musical genius of Venice to the court of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden. After he died, Heinichen's music attracted little…
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1729
Italian painter (born 1665)
Giuseppe Maria Crespi, nicknamed Lo Spagnuolo, was an Italian late Baroque painter of the Bolognese School. His eclectic output includes religious paintings and portraits, but he is now most famous for his genre…
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1747
English painter and academic (born 1726)
Francis Cotes was an English painter who was one of the pioneers of English pastel painting and co-founded the Royal Academy in 1768.
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1770
English field marshal and politician (born 1718)
Field Marshal Sir George Howard KB PC was a British Army officer and politician. After commanding the 3rd Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Fontenoy in May 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession and after…
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1796
French-Russian general (born 1763)
Count Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron was a French military figure in the service of, first, the Kingdom of France, and later the Russian Empire.
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1831
African-American missionary for the African Methodist Episcopal Church (born 1764)
Sarah Allen was an American abolitionist and missionary for the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is known within the AME Church as The Founding Mother.
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1849
Russian author and critic (born 1840)
Dmitry Ivanovich Pisarev was a Russian literary critic and philosopher who was a central figure of Russian nihilism. He is noted as a forerunner of Nietzschean philosophy, and for the impact his advocacy of liberation…
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1868
Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Chief Secretary of New South Wales (born 1800)
Sir Edward Deas Thomson was a Scotsman who became an administrator and politician in Australia, and was chancellor of the University of Sydney.
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1879
First Lady of the United States 1861–1865 (born 1818)
Mary Ann Todd Lincoln was First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln, in 1865.
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1882
Spanish poet (born 1837)
María Rosalía Rita de Castro, was a Galician poet and novelist, considered one of the most important figures of the 19th-century Spanish literature and modern lyricism. Widely regarded as the greatest Galician cultural…
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1885
American journalist and author (born 1823)
Edward Zane Carroll Judson Sr., known by his pen name Ned Buntline, was an American publisher, journalist, and writer.
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1886
French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (born 1822)
Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt was a French writer, literary critic, art critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt.
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1896
American author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church(born 1827)
Ellen Gould White was an American author, and was both the prophet and a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Along with other Adventist leaders, such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, she was…
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1915
German composer and educator (born 1847)
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka was a Polish-German composer and teacher of music. He was the older brother of Xaver Scharwenka.
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1917
Chinese filmmaker (born 1889)
Zheng Zhengqiu was a Chinese filmmaker often considered a "founding father" of Chinese cinema.
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1935
Dutch swimmer (born 1866)
Bartholomeus Roodenburch was a Dutch backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
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1939
Polish Jewish lawyer, journalist, publicist and Zionist activist (born 1870)
Saul Raphael Landau was a Polish Jewish lawyer, journalist, publicist and Zionist activist.
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1943
Russian poet and playwright (born 1866)
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov was a Russian poet, playwright, Classicist, and senior literary and dramatic theorist of the Russian Symbolist movement. He was also a philosopher, translator, and literary critic.
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1949
French-born British writer and historian (born 1870)
Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a French-English writer and political activist. Belloc was considered one of the most versatile authors of the 20th century, producing essays on history, politics and economics as…
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1953
German soldier, trombonist, and composer (born 1888)
Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann Nielebock, known as Herms Niel, was a German composer of military songs and marches.
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1954
German field marshal (born 1881)
Albert Kesselring was a German military officer who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. In a career which spanned both world wars, Kesselring eventually reached the rank of the Generalfeldmarschall and became…
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1960
American author (born 1893)
John Phillips Marquand was an American writer. Originally best known for his Mr. Moto spy stories, he achieved popular success and critical respect for his satirical novels, winning a Pulitzer Prize for The Late George…
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1960
Turkish colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1881)
Hüseyin Rauf Orbay was a Turkish naval officer, statesman and diplomat of Abkhaz origin. During the Italo–Turkish and Balkan Wars he was known as the Hero of Hamidiye for his exploits as captain of the eponymous…
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1964
Ukrainian-American illustrator (born 1899)
Boris Mikhailovich Artzybasheff was a Russian and American illustrator notable for his strongly worked and often surreal designs.
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1965
English-born Scottish race car driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (born 1930)
Sir James Louis Fitzroy Scott Douglas, 6th Baronet was a British racing driver and a baronet.
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1969
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942)
Harry Forster Chapin was an American singer-songwriter, philanthropist, and hunger activist best known for his folk rock and pop rock songs. He achieved worldwide success in the 1970s. Chapin, a Grammy Award-winning…
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1981
South African lawyer and politician, 1st State President of South Africa (born 1894)
Charles Robberts Swart, nicknamed "Blackie", was a South African politician who served as the last governor-general of the Union of South Africa from 1959 to 1961 and the first state president of the Republic of South…
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1982
German novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
Heinrich Theodor Böll was a German writer. Considered one of Germany's foremost post–World War II writers, Böll received the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972).
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1985
American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1901)
Harold Wayne King was an American musician, songwriter, and bandleader with a long association with both NBC and CBS. He was referred to as "the Waltz King" because much of his most popular music involved waltzes; "The…
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1985
Austrian conductor and manager (born 1908)
Herbert von Karajan was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg Festival, with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin…
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1989
Irish educator (born 1927)
Robert Blackburn was an Irish educationalist. He was an early pioneer of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) and was instrumental in establishing the first United World College (UWC) in the early 1960s.…
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1990
Spanish footballer and manager (born 1922)
Miguel Muñoz Mozún was a Spanish football player and manager.
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1990
Dutch-American soldier and author (born 1906)
Meindert De Jong, also spelled de Jong, DeJong, or Dejong, was a Dutch-born American Newbery Medal-winning writer of children's books. During the height of his popularity, he frequently collaborated with Maurice Sendak,…
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1991
American painter and academic (born 1915)
Robert Motherwell was an American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor of The Dada Painters and Poets: an Anthology. He was one of the youngest of the New York School, which also included Willem de…
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1991
American police officer and politician, 93rd Mayor of Philadelphia (born 1920)
Francis Lazarro Rizzo was an American police officer and politician. He served as commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) from 1967 to 1971 and mayor of Philadelphia from 1972 to 1980. He was a member…
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1991
American football player and coach (born 1940)
Junious "Buck" Buchanan was an American professional football defensive tackle who played for the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). Buchanan was inducted into…
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1992
American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
Julian Seymour Schwinger was an American theoretical physicist. He shared the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics with Richard Feynman and Shin'ichirō Tomonaga "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics (QED), with…
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1994
American playwright and novelist (born 1912)
May Sarton was the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton, a Belgian and American novelist, poet, and memoirist. Although her best work is strongly personalized with erotic female imagery, she resisted the label of "lesbian…
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1995
English author and poet (born 1909)
Sir Stephen Harold Spender was an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle. He was appointed U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library…
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1995
German lieutenant and politician (born 1921)
Adolf von Thadden was a German far-right politician who led the National Democratic Party.
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1996
American historian and scholar (born 1915)
John Henrik Clarke was an African-American historian, professor, prominent Afrocentrist, and pioneer of Pan-African and Africana studies and professional institutions in academia starting in the late 1960s.
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1998
American lawyer and publisher (born 1960)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., also referred to as JFK Jr. was an American businessman, attorney, magazine publisher, and journalist. He was the son of the 35th U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and First Lady Jacqueline…
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1999
American publicist and wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. (born 1966)
Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy was an American fashion publicist. She worked for Calvin Klein until her 1996 marriage to attorney and publisher John F. Kennedy Jr. Her life and fashion sense became the subjects of…
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1999
Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (born 1903)
Alan Aylesworth Macnaughton was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 1963 to 1966.
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1999
American professional wrestler (born 1961)
Terry Ray Gordy Sr. was an American professional wrestler. Gordy appeared in the United States with professional wrestling promotions such as Mid-South Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, World Class Championship…
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2001
2001
American computer scientist and engineer (born 1925)
John Cocke was an American computer scientist at IBM and recognized for his large contribution to computer architecture and optimizing compiler design. He is considered by many to be "the father of RISC architecture."…
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2002
Cuban-American singer and actress (born 1925)
Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso, known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the…
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2003
American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (born 1935)
Carol Ann Shields was an American-born Canadian novelist and short story writer. She is best known for her 1993 novel The Stone Diaries, which won the U.S. Pulitzer Prize for Fiction as well as the Governor General's…
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2003
American lawyer and politician, 77th Governor of Georgia (born 1927)
George Dekle Busbee Sr. was an American politician who served as the 77th governor of Georgia from 1975 to 1983.
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2004
American general and pilot (born 1919)
Charles William Sweeney was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and the pilot who flew Bockscar carrying the Fat Man atomic bomb to the Japanese city of Nagasaki on 9 August 1945.…
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2004
Italian sculptor (born 1920)
Pietro Consagra was an Italian sculptor. In 1947 he was among the founding members of the Forma 1 group of artists, who advocated both Marxism and structured abstraction.
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2005
Luxembourgian singer-songwriter and radio host (born 1920)
Camillo Jean Nicolas Felgen was a Luxembourgish singer, lyricist, disc jockey, and television presenter, who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 1960 and in 1962.
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2005
American businessman and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (born 1948)
Winthrop Paul "Win" Rockefeller was an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the 17th lieutenant governor of Arkansas from 1996 until his death in 2006. He was a member of the Rockefeller family.
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2006
Italian singer and historian (born 1943)
Caterina Bueno was an Italian singer and folk music historian.
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2007
American singer (born 1917)
Jo Elizabeth Stafford was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classical training to…
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2008
Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (born 1923)
Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG was an Australian politician and army officer who served as the 40th premier of Victoria from 1981 to 1982. He previously served as the 19th deputy premier of Victoria from 1972…
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2008
American football player (born 1944)
Forrest Murrell Blue Jr. was an American professional football center who spent eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers from 1968 to 1974 and the Baltimore Colts from 1975 to…
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2011
American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
William Milton Asher was an American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directing over two dozen series.
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2012
American businessman and author (born 1932)
Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered…
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2012
American businessman and politician (born 1919)
Gilbert Donald Esau was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota. First elected in 1962, Esau was re-elected in 1964, 1966 and 1968. After sitting out for…
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2012
Brazilian bassist, pianist, and composer (born 1932)
Ed Lincoln was a Brazilian musician, composer and arranger known for a wide variety of styles. As a bassist, he was present at the earliest moments of bossa nova and as a Hammond organ player, he was foundational in…
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2012
Japanese businessman (born 1913)
Sir Masaharu Matsushita , was a Japanese businessman who served as the second President of Panasonic for sixteen years beginning in 1961. He was the son-in-law of Panasonic's founder, Konosuke Matsushita. Masaharu…
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2012
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1919)
Ellen Muriel Deason, known professionally as Kitty Wells, was an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" made her the first female country singer to top the U.S.…
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2012
American internet celebrity (born 1999)
Talia Joy Castellano was an American internet personality and model who was best known for her work on YouTube, notably her makeup and fashion content, and for becoming the first honorary CoverGirl in 2012. She battled…
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2013
Canadian painter and academic (born 1920)
David Alexander Colville was a Canadian painter and printmaker.
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2013
American baseball player (born 1927)
Marvin Rotblatt, nicknamed "Rotty", was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in the 1948, 1950 and 1951 seasons. His ERAs in 1948 (7.85) and 1950 (6.23) were the highest in…
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2013
German businessman, co-founded Aldi (born 1920)
Karl Hans Albrecht was a German entrepreneur who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo. He was the richest person in Germany for many years. In February 2014, he was ranked the 21st-richest…
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2014
American educator and politician (born 1950)
Mary Ellen Dinkel Otremba was an American politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 11B, which includes portions of Douglas and Todd counties in the west central…
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2014
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1944)
John Dawson Winter III was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances, and slide guitar playing from the late 1960s into the…
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2014
Austrian computer scientist and academic (born 1920)
Heinz Zemanek was an Austrian computer pioneer who led the development, from 1954 to 1958, of one of the first complete transistorised computers on the European continent. The computer was nicknamed Mailüfterl —…
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2014
English soldier, engineer, and author (born 1919)
Denis Avey was a British veteran of the Second World War who was held as a prisoner of war at E715, a subcamp of Auschwitz concentration camp. While there he saved the life of a Jewish prisoner, Ernst Lobethal, by…
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2015
English chemist and academic (born 1933)
Evelyn Algernon Valentine Ebsworth, was a British chemist and academic. He was the Crum Brown Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from 1967 to 1990, and Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University…
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2015
Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1926)
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra was a Uruguayan and Italian footballer who played as a right winger. He achieved lasting fame for his decisive role in the final match of the 1950 World Cup, and at the time of his death…
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2015
English anthropologist, author, and academic (born 1919)
Sir John Rankine Goody was an English social anthropologist. He was a prominent lecturer at Cambridge University, and was William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology from 1973 to 1984.
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2015
American filmmaker (born 1940)
George Andrew Romero was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor and actor. Regarded as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre and in particular zombie films, he has been called an "icon" and the "father…
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2017
American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (born 1920)
John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. He was the second-oldest and third-longest-serving justice in U.S.…
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2019
Cuban baseball player (born 1935)
Antonio Nemesio Taylor Sánchez was a Cuban professional baseball second baseman who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Detroit Tigers from 1958…
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2020
American rapper (born 1964)
Marcel Theo Hall, known professionally as Biz Markie, was an American rapper, singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer who gained prominence during hip hop's golden age. Within hip hop he was particularly recognized…
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2021
American hacker (born 1963)
Kevin David Mitnick was an American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker. In 1995, he was arrested for various computer and communications-related crimes, and spent five years in prison after being…
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2023
American basketball player (born 1954)
Joseph Washington "Jellybean" Bryant was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).…
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2024
New Zealand rugby union player (born 1968)
Norman Jason Hewitt was a New Zealand rugby union player who played as a hooker. He won nine caps for the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. Hewitt participated in, and won, season one of Dancing with the Stars…
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2024
Australian radio host and sportscaster (born 1953)
David William Morrow was an Australian sports radio and television broadcaster/commentator, best known for his association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and 2GB, and his calling of horse racing and the…
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2024
American singer and actress (born 1937)
Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, known professionally as Connie Francis, was an American singer and actress. One of the top-charting female vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s, she amassed over 200 million…
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2025
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Fulrad — French religious leader
FeaturedFulrad
Death year784
Known forHe was the counselor of both Pepin the Short and Charlemagne
Deaths on this date100 (784 – 2025)
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