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Selected for the 1938 tour of England with only one first-class century to his name, Hassett established himself with three consecutive first-class tons at the start of the campaign
Notable Deaths on June 16
109 people
840 – 2025
June 16 has seen 109 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 840 – 2025. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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1993 — Lindsay Hassett
Australian cricketer and soldier (born 1913)
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His sporting career at school singled him out as a precocious talent, but he took a number of seasons to secure a regular place in first-class cricket and initially struggled to make large scores
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Arthur Lindsay Hassett was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria and the Australian national team
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Although he struggled in the Tests, he played a crucial role in Australia's win in the Fourth Test, with a composed display in the run-chase which sealed the retention of the Ashes
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his superb timing, nimble footwork and strong wrists enabled him to make batting look a simple matter"
840
general of Later Tang (born 862)
Li Cunshen, né Fu Cun (符存), often referred to in historical sources as Fu Cunshen (符存審), courtesy name Dexiang (德詳), was a Chinese military general, politician, and singer of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms…
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924
Frankish nobleman (born 898)
Hugh the Great was the duke of the Franks and count of Paris. He was the most powerful magnate in France. Son of King Robert I of France and Beatrice of Vermandois, Hugh was Margrave of Neustria. He played an active…
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956
queen of León (born c. 1140)
Richeza of Poland was a Polish princess of the House of Piast in the Silesian branch. By her marriages she was Queen consort of Galicia, León and Castile, Countess of Provence, and Countess of Eberstein.
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1185
1286
founder of Oriel College, Oxford
Adam de Brome was an almoner to King Edward II and founder of Oriel College in Oxford, England. De Brome was probably the son of Thomas de Brome, taking his name from Brome near Eye in Suffolk; an inquisition held after…
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1332
German mystic theologian
Johannes Tauler OP was a German mystic, a Catholic priest and a theologian. He belonged to the Dominican order. Tauler was known as one of the most important Rhineland mystics. He promoted a certain neo-platonist…
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1361
Count of Eu, French soldier (born 1358)
Philip of Artois, sometimes Philip I, son of John of Artois, Count of Eu, and Isabeau of Melun, was Count of Eu from 1387 until his death, succeeding his brother Robert.
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1397
archbishop of Riga
Johannes VI Ambundii, Archbishopric of Riga 1418-1424, secular name Johannes Ambundii de Swan, also Abundi, Ambundij, Habundi, Habendi, Habindi, Almanni and ~ von Schwan was a German ecclesiastic. Ambundii is thought…
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1424
Burgundian historian and author (born 1395)
Jean le Fèvre de Saint-Remy or Jean Lefebvre de Saint-Remy born in Abbeville, was a Burgundian chronicler during the Hundred Years' War and lord (seigneur) of Saint Remy, la Vacquerie, Avesnes and Morienne. He is also…
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1468
1st Earl of Lincoln (born c. 1463)
John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln was a leading figure in the Yorkist aristocracy during the Wars of the Roses.
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1487
German nobleman (born c. 1466)
Konrad von Thüngen was the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg from 1519 until his death in 1540.
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1540
1st Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1555)
Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline was a Scottish lawyer, judge and politician. He served as Lord President of the Court of Session from 1598 to 1604, Lord Chancellor of Scotland from 1604 to 1622 and as a Lord…
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1622
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, German Protestant military leader (born 1599)
Christian the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, known as der tolle Halberstädter, was a German Protestant military leader during the early years of the Thirty Years' War. Christian fought in support of Frederick V of…
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1626
1st Baronet, English poet and diplomat, English Ambassador to Spain (born 1608)
Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet, PC was an English poet and translator. He was a diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1661 to 1666. During the English Civil War he supported the Royalist cause…
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1666
Spanish painter (born 1595 or 1600)
Tomás de Yepes or Hiepes was a Spanish Baroque painter in the Kingdom of Valencia. He worked as a painter of still life and bodegón—still life paintings depicting pantry items. He made paintings both for clients and…
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1674
1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (born 1650)
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire was a British army officer and statesman. From a gentry family, he served as a page at…
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1722
eldest daughter of King Louis XIV of France (born 1673)
Louise Françoise, Duchess of Bourbon, Légitimée de France was the eldest surviving legitimised daughter of Louis XIV of France and his maîtresse-en-titre Françoise-Athénaïs, Marquise de Montespan. She was said to have…
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1743
English bishop and philosopher (born 1692)
Joseph Butler was an English Anglican bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher, born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire. His principal works are the Fifteen Sermons Preached at the Rolls Chapel (1726)…
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1752
Countess of Jersey (formerly Duchess of Bedford) (born c.1705)
Anne Russell, Duchess of Bedford was the wife of Wriothesley Russell, 3rd Duke of Bedford, and, following his death, of William Villiers, 3rd Earl of Jersey. She was the mother of the 4th Earl of Jersey.
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1762
French poet and playwright (born 1709)
Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset was a French poet and dramatist, best known for his poem Vert-Vert.
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1777
1st Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 1712)
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of the colonies of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay. His uncompromising policies and harsh tactics in Massachusetts angered…
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1779
German composer and conductor (born 1728)
Johann Adam Hiller was a German composer, conductor and writer on music, regarded as the creator of the Singspiel, an early form of German opera. In many of these operas he collaborated with the poet Christian Felix…
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1804
duc de Plaisance, French lawyer and politician (born 1739)
Charles-François Lebrun, 1st duc de Plaisance was a French statesman who served as Third Consul of the French Republic and was later created Arch-Treasurer by Napoleon I.
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1824
German theologian and scholar (born 1780)
Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette was a German Lutheran theologian and biblical scholar.
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1849
English-Australian explorer and politician (born 1774)
William Lawson, MLC was a British soldier, explorer, land owner, grazier and politician. In 1800, he migrated to Sydney, New South Wales, and from 1819, he served as the commandant of the Bathurst, New South Wales…
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1850
1858
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 9th Yokozuna (born 1808)
Hidenoyama Raigorō was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Kesennuma, Mutsu Province. He was the sport's 9th yokozuna.
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1862
Indian-English botanist and explorer (born 1795)
Charles Napier Sturt was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and later from…
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1869
Scottish minister and author (born 1812)
Norman Macleod was a Scottish clergyman and author who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1869/70.
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1872
American surgeon and pharmacist (born 1815)
Crawford Williamson Long was an American surgeon and pharmacist best known for his first use of inhaled sulfuric ether as an anesthetic.
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1878
Japanese painter (born 1781)
Kikuchi Yōsai , also known as Kikuchi Takeyasu and Kawahara Ryōhei, was a Japanese painter most famous for his monochrome portraits of historical figures.
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1878
English businessman and philanthropist (born 1795)
Sir Josiah Mason was an English industrialist, engaged in dip pen manufacture and other trades, and a philanthropist. He founded Mason Science College in 1875, which later became the University of Birmingham.
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1881
German painter and academic (born 1818)
Wilhelm Camphausen was a German painter who specialised in history painting and military art.
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1885
Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of New South Wales (born 1824)
Sir Alexander Stuart was Premier of New South Wales from 5 January 1883 to 7 October 1885.
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1886
German mathematician and academic (born 1841)
Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Ernst Schröder was a German mathematician mainly known for his work on algebraic logic. He is a major figure in the history of mathematical logic, by virtue of summarizing and extending the work…
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1902
Romanian engineer and explorer (born 1860)
Bazil George Assan was a Romanian engineer, explorer and economist. Belonging to a wealthy family in Bucharest, Assan was an important figure in the industrialization of the Kingdom of Romania. He studied engineering,…
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1918
Indian lawyer and politician (born 1870)
Chittaranjan Das, popularly called Deshbandhu, was a Bengali freedom fighter, political activist and lawyer during the Indian Independence Movement and mentor of Subhas Chandra Bose. He was the founder-leader of the…
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1925
English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (born 1856)
William Bramwell Booth, CH was a British church and charity leader who was the first Chief of Staff (1881–1912) and the second General of The Salvation Army (1912–1929), succeeding his father, William Booth.
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1929
American historian and scholar (born 1871)
Vernon Louis Parrington was an American literary historian, scholar, and college football coach. The first two volumne's of his is three-volume history of American letters, Main Currents in American Thought, won the…
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1929
American lawyer and businessman, co-founded Abercrombie & Fitch (born 1866)
Ezra Hasbrouck Fitch was an American real estate developer and hobbyist outdoorsman.
He bought into and later fully owned the company that became Abercrombie & Fitch.
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1930
American inventor, co-invented the gyrocompass (born 1860)
Elmer Ambrose Sperry Sr. was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous for construction, two years after Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe, of the gyrocompass and as founder of the Sperry Gyroscope Company. He was known…
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1930
Swedish writer and painter (born 1865).
Lucie Lagerbielke was a Swedish author, painter and baroness who was known for her works on Western esotericism.
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1931
American drummer and bandleader (born 1905)
William Henry "Chick" Webb was an American jazz and swing music drummer and band leader.
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1939
American author (born 1885)
Edwin DuBose Heyward was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. He and his wife Dorothy, a playwright, adapted it as a 1927 play of the same name. The couple worked with composer George Gershwin to…
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1940
French historian and academic (born 1886)
Marc Léopold Benjamin Bloch was a French historian. He was a founding member of the Annales School of French social history. Bloch specialised in medieval history and published widely on medieval France over the course…
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1944
wrongfully convicted African-American teenager (born 1929)
George Junius Stinney Jr. was an African American boy who was wrongfully executed at the age of 14 after being convicted, during an unfair trial, for the murders of two white girls – 11-year-old Betty June Binnicker and…
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1944
Greek general (born 1905)
Athanasios Klaras, better known by the nom de guerre Aris Velouchiotis, was a Greek journalist, politician, member of the Communist Party of Greece, the most prominent leader and chief instigator of the Greek People's…
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1945
Irish cartoonist (b 1889)
William Gordon Brewster was an Irish illustrator and editorial cartoonist.
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1946
Scottish-American geologist and academic (born 1861)
Andrew Cowper Lawson was a Scots-born Canadian geologist who became professor of geology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the editor and co-author of the 1908 report on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake…
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1952
English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (born 1873)
Margaret Grace Bondfield was a British Labour Party politician, trade unionist and women's rights activist. She became the first female cabinet minister, and the first woman to be a privy counsellor in the UK, when she…
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1953
Canadian painter (born 1864)
Ozias Leduc was a Canadian painter who was an early painter in Quebec. He produced portraits and landscapes. According to Laurier Lacroix, he was the first Canadian artist who can be seen as a philosopher as well as a…
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1955
Hungarian general and politician, Minister of Defence of Hungary (born 1917)
Pál Maléter was the military leader of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution who served as minister of defence in the third government of Imre Nagy.
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1958
1958
American actor and director (born 1914)
George Reeves was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958).
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1959
Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (born 1904)
Marcel Junod was a Swiss medical doctor and one of the most accomplished field delegates in the history of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). After medical school and a short position as a surgeon in…
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1961
English actor (born 1891)
Reginald Leigh Dugmore, known professionally as Reginald Denny, was an English actor, aviator, and UAV pioneer.
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1967
1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, English field marshal and politician, 17th Governor General of Canada (born 1891)
Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, was a British Army officer who served in both of the world wars. Alexander was born in London and was educated at Harrow school before…
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1969
English mathematician and geophysicist (born 1888)
Sydney Chapman was a British mathematician and geophysicist. His work on the kinetic theory of gases, solar-terrestrial physics, and the Earth's ozone layer has inspired a broad range of research over many decades.
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1970
American football player (born 1943)
Louis Brian Piccolo was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) for four years. He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon…
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1970
1st Baron Reith, Scottish broadcaster, co-founded BBC (born 1889)
John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom. In 1922, he was employed by the BBC, then…
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1971
Australian landscape and portrait painter (born 1894)
Amalie Sara Colquhoun was an Australian landscape and portrait painter who is represented in national and state galleries. In addition to painting landscapes, portraits and still lifes, Colquhoun designed and supervised…
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1974
German-American physicist and engineer (born 1912)
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun was a German American aerospace engineer and space architect. He became a member of the Nazi Party and then the Allgemeine SS to support his rocket work. He led the…
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1977
Ghanaian general and politician, 6th Head of state of Ghana (born 1931)
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong was a Ghanaian military officer and politician who was the military head of state of Ghana from 13 January 1972 to 5 July 1978, when he was deposed in a palace coup. He was executed by firing…
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1979
American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1911)
Nicholas Ray was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as "Hollywood's last romantic" and "one of postwar American cinema's supremely gifted and ultimately tragic…
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1979
Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (born 1896)
Sir Thomas Playford was an Australian politician from the state of South Australia. He served as Premier of South Australia and leader of the Liberal and Country League (LCL) from 5 November 1938 to 10 March 1965.…
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1981
English guitarist and songwriter (born 1956)
James Honeyman-Scott was an English guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the rock band the Pretenders.
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1982
American football player and coach (born 1895)
Lewis P. Andreas was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He was the head coach for Syracuse University's men's basketball and football programs beginning in the 1920s. The…
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1984
Estonian author and poet (born 1900)
Erni Krusten was an Estonian writer. He was born Ernst Krustein in Muraste, Harku Parish, in a gardening family, and he worked as a gardener himself. He was the brother of the writer Pedro Krusten and caricaturist Otto…
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1984
French organist and composer (born 1902)
Maurice Gustave Duruflé was a French composer, organist, musicologist, and teacher. He is particularly well known for his Requiem (1947).
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1986
American author and illustrator (born 1889)
Marguerite de Angeli was an American writer and illustrator of children's books including the 1950 Newbery Award winning book The Door in the Wall. She wrote and illustrated twenty-eight of her own books, and…
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1987
Puerto Rican-American actor and playwright (born 1946)
Miguel Piñero was a Puerto Rican playwright, actor and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café. He was a leading member of the Nuyorican literary movement.
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1988
American bass player and songwriter (born 1967)
Kristen Marie Pfaff was an American musician and songwriter known as a bassist for the alternative rock bands Hole and Janitor Joe. She died in June 1994 of a heroin overdose at the age of 27.
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1994
1996
American race car driver and engineer (born 1918)
Frederick G. Wacker Jr. was an engineer and former president of two large Chicago companies. He was also a prominent Chicago socialite, a jazz musician, and a racing driver. He participated in five Formula One World…
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1998
English singer and activist (born 1940)
Screaming Lord Sutch was an English musician and perennial parliamentary candidate.
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1999
Canadian journalist and politician (born 1934)
Pierre Bourgault was a politician and essayist, as well as an actor and journalist, from Quebec, Canada. He is most famous as a public speaker who advocated sovereignty for Quebec from Canada.
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2003
Finnish–Swedish philosopher and author (born 1916)
Georg Henrik von Wright was a Finnish philosopher. He is particularly known for his work in philosophical logic, especially deontic logic, his work on Ludwig Wittgenstein's later philosophy, and his work on moral…
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2003
Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1911)
Thanom Kittikachorn was Prime Minister of Thailand from 1963 to 1973. Prior to taking office, he supported and initiated military coups and served as Thailand's defence minister. He was forced to step down after public…
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2004
Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1911)
Jacques Miquelon was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Abitibi-Est in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1948 to 1960 as a member of the Union Nationale.
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2004
Puerto Rican-American author and critic (born 1906)
Enrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez was a teacher, novelist, playwright, critic, and newspaper columnist from Moca, Puerto Rico. He is the author of the 1935 novel La Llamarada, which has been for many years obligatory…
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2005
Italian soldier and author (born 1921)
Mario Rigoni Stern was an Italian author and World War II veteran.
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2008
Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th President of Haiti (born 1932)
Marc Louis Bazin was a World Bank official, former United Nations functionary, and Haitian Minister of Finance and Economy under the dictatorship of Jean-Claude Duvalier. He was the prime minister of Haiti, appointed on…
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2010
Canadian singer and academic (born 1930)
Maureen Kathleen Stewart Forrester, was a Canadian operatic contralto.
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2010
English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1911)
Ronald Neame CBE, BSC was an English filmmaker and cinematographer. Beginning his career as a cinematographer, for his work on the British war film One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1943) he received nomination for the…
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2010
Swedish engineer and academic (born 1938)
Östen Mäkitalo was a Swedish electrical engineer. He is considered to be one of the most important developers in modern times together with Laila Ohlgren, both engineers at Telia. Together they developed the Nordic…
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2011
Swedish skier (born 1917)
Nils Emanuel Karlsson, better known as Mora-Nisse, was a Swedish cross-country skier. Karlsson won gold in the 50 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics and nine Vasaloppet victories.
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2012
Mexican banker and businessman (born 1944)
Jorge Lankenau Rocha was a Mexican banker and businessman born in Monterrey, Nuevo León. He was founder and president of Grupo Financiero Abaco, one of the most important financial groups in Mexico in the 1990's.
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2012
Polish general (born 1946)
Brigadier General Sławomir Petelicki was the first commander of the Polish special forces unit GROM from July 13, 1990, until December 19, 1995. Later, he was the head of the Foundation of Former GROM Soldiers.
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2012
American actress (born 1945)
Susan Tyrrell was an American character actress. Tyrrell's career began in theater in New York City in the 1960s in Broadway and off Broadway productions. Her first film was Shoot Out (1971). She was nominated for the…
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2012
American businessman, co-founded OXO (born 1924)
Samuel Farber was an American industrial designer and businessman.
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2013
2013
Bangladesh poet and academic (born 1950)
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain was a leading postmodernist poet, essayist, translator, and editor from Bangladesh. He wrote more than eighteen titles.
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2013
English journalist and author (born 1921)
Norman Ian MacKenzie was a British journalist, academic and historian who helped in the founding of the Open University (OU) in the late 1960s.
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2013
German footballer (born 1924)
Ottmar Kurt Herrmann Walter was a German footballer who played as a forward.
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2013
American baseball player and coach (born 1960)
Anthony Keith Gwynn Sr., nicknamed "Mr. Padre", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played 20 seasons (1982–2001) in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. The left-handed hitting…
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2014
Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
Cándido Muatetema Rivas was a political figure in Equatorial Guinea who was Prime Minister from 2001 to 2004.
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2014
Indian architect and urban planner (born 1930)
Charles Mark Correa was an Indian architect and urban planner based in Mumbai, India. Credited with the creation of modern architecture in post-Independent India, he was celebrated for his sensitivity to the needs of…
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2015
French director, screenwriter, and critic (born 1933)
Jean Vautrin, real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.
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2015
2016
German politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1930)
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany and governed the Federal Republic from 1982 to 1998. He was leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998 and…
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2017
Filipino businessman and politician (born 1935)
Eduardo "Danding" Murphy Cojuangco Jr. was a Filipino businessman and politician. He was the chairman and CEO of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and beverage corporation in the Philippines and Southeast Asia.…
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2020
American actor and television director (born 1942)
Frank Woodrow Boers Jr. was an American actor and television director. He is best known for his role as sales manager Herb Tarlek on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati.
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2021
2022
Swiss cyclist (born 1997)
Gino Mäder was a Swiss road and track cyclist. He last rode for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. Mäder died as a result of an accident during the 2023 Tour de Suisse.
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2023
Austrian constitutional scholar (born 1932)
Ludwig Karl Adamovich, commonly known as Ludwig Adamovich Jr., was an Austrian constitutional scholar, civil servant, and educator. From 1956 to 1984, Adamovich worked for the Constitutional Service of the Austrian…
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2024
American art dealer and film producer (born 1934)
Barbara Gladstone was an American art dealer and film producer. She was owner of Gladstone Gallery, a contemporary art gallery with locations in New York and Brussels.
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2024
English television personality and expert cleaner (born 1942)
Patricia Mary "Kim" Woodburn was an English television personality, writer, and expert cleaner. Known as the "Queen of Clean", she came to prominence by co-presenting the Channel 4 series How Clean Is Your House?…
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2025
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