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Notable Deaths on June 19
93 people
404 – 2020
June 19 has seen 93 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 404 – 2020. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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American YouTuber and streamer (born 1990)
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Starting his online career in 2007, Amofah created his main YouTube channel, "EWNetwork", in 2012
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Across his multiple YouTube channels, he amassed over 1 million subscribers and 146 million views.
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Desmond Daniel Amofah, better known as Etika, was an American YouTuber and live streamer
404
Japanese son of Soga no Iname (born 551)
Soga no Umako was the son of Soga no Iname and a member of the powerful Soga clan of Japan. Conflicting evidence has suggested that Soga no Umako was actually an emperor during the Asuka period.
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1027
Japanese soldier (born 1147)
Taira no Munemori was heir to Taira no Kiyomori, and one of the Taira clan's chief commanders in the Genpei War.
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1185
Welsh princess (born 1252)
Eleanor de Montfort, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon was an English noblewoman and Welsh princess through her marriage to Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, who was Prince of Gwynedd, and later, Prince of Wales. She was the…
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1282
1st Earl of Cornwall, English politician (born 1284)
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of Edward II of England.
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1312
Italian nun and saint (born 1270)
Juliana Falconieri, O.S.M., was the Italian foundress of the Religious Sisters of the Third Order of Servites.
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1341
queen consort and regent of Aragon (born 1292)
Elisenda de Montcada was queen consort of Aragon as the fourth and last spouse of James II of Aragon. She served as Regent or "Queen-Lieutenant" of Aragon during the absence of her spouse from 1324 until 1327. She and…
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1364
German astronomer and humanist (born 1430)
Bernhard Walther was a German merchant, humanist and astronomer based in Nuremberg, Germany.
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1504
1542
Lithuanian Lutheran lawyer and jurist (born 1509)
Abraomas Kulvietis was a Lithuanian jurist and a professor at Königsberg Albertina University, as well as a reformer of the church.
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1545
Duchess of Mecklenburg (born 1507)
Anna of Brandenburg was the duchess consort of Mecklenburg from 1524 to 1567.
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1567
Italian lawyer and jurist (born 1551)
Alberico Gentili was an Italian jurist, a tutor of Queen Elizabeth I, and a standing advocate to the Spanish Embassy in London, who served as the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford for 21 years.…
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1608
Swiss-German engraver and publisher (born 1593)
Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician Basel Merian family.
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1650
Italian composer and educator (born 1669)
Alessandro Ignazio Marcello was an Italian nobleman and composer.
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1747
Persian leader (born 1688)
Nader Shah Afshar was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian history, ruling as the emperor of Iran (Persia) from 1736 to 1747, when he was assassinated during a…
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1747
German organist and composer (born 1702)
Johann Ernst Eberlin was a German composer and organist whose works bridge the baroque and classical eras. He was a composer of church organ and choral music. Marpurg claims he wrote as much and as rapidly as Alessandro…
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1762
American soldier and politician, 10th Colonial Governor of Maryland (born 1690)
Benjamin Tasker Sr. was the 21st Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1752 to 1753.
He also occupied a number of other significant colonial offices, including, on various occasions, being elected Lord Mayor of…
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1768
American general (born 1742)
Major General Nathanael Greene was an American military officer and planter who served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He emerged from the war with a reputation as one of George Washington's most…
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1786
French painter and educator (born 1724)
Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée was a French rococo painter and student of Carle van Loo. He won the Grand Prix de Rome for painting in 1749 and was elected a member of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in…
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1805
English botanist and author (born 1743)
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences.
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1820
French zoologist and biologist (born 1772)
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire was a French naturalist who established the principle of "unity of composition". He was a colleague of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and expanded and defended Lamarck's evolutionary theories.…
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1844
English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Victoria (born 1822)
The premier of Victoria is the head of government of the state of Victoria in Australia. The premier leads the Cabinet of Victoria and selects its ministers. The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria, must be…
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1864
American soldier (born 1843)
Sarah Rosetta Wakeman was an American female soldier who served in the Union army during the American Civil War under the male name of Lyons Wakeman. Wakeman served with Company H, 153rd New York Volunteer Infantry. Her…
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1864
Greek-Romanian businessman and philanthropist (born 1800)
Evangelos or Evangelis Zappas was a Greek philanthropist and businessman who is recognized today as one of the founders of the modern Olympic Games, which were held in 1859, 1870, 1875, and 1888 and preceded the Olympic…
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1865
Unconstitutional president of Mexico, 1859-1860 (born 1832)
Miguel Gregorio de la Luz Atenógenes Miramón y Tarelo, known as Miguel Miramón, was a Mexican conservative general who disputed the Mexican presidency with Benito Juárez at the age of 27 during the Reform War, serving…
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1867
Maximilian I was an Austrian archduke who became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution by the Mexican Republic on 19 June 1867.
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1867
Moravian palaeontologist and ornithologist (born 1838)
Ferdinand Stoliczka was a Moravian palaeontologist who worked in India on paleontology, geology and various aspects of zoology, including ornithology, malacology, and herpetology. He died of high altitude sickness in…
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1874
Argentinian-French politician and diplomat (born 1810)
Juan Bautista Alberdi was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo, Uruguay and in Chile, he influenced the content of the Constitution of Argentina of 1853.
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1884
English cardinal (born 1832)
Herbert Alfred Henry Joseph Thomas Vaughan was an English prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1892 until his death in 1903, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1893. He was the…
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1903
Italian fighter pilot (born 1888)
Francesco Baracca was Italy's top fighter ace of World War I. He was credited with 34 aerial victories. The emblem he wore side by side on his plane of a black horse prancing on its two rear hooves inspired Enzo Ferrari…
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1918
Mexican poet and author (born 1888)
Ramón López Velarde was a
Mexican poet. His work was a reaction against French-influenced modernismo which, as an expression of a purely Mexican subject matter and emotional experience, is unique. He achieved great…
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1921
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 19th Yokozuna (born 1874)
Hitachiyama Taniemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. He was the sport's 19th yokozuna from 1903 till 1914. His great rivalry with Umegatani Tōtarō II created the "Ume-Hitachi…
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1922
Canadian architect (b. 1857)
John Mackenzie Moore was a Canadian architect and politician who served as the mayor of London, Ontario, between 1926 and 1927. Having apprenticed to William Robinson and Thomas Henry Tracy, Moore developed a reputation…
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1930
South African journalist and activist (born 1876)
Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer. Plaatje was a founding member and first General Secretary of the South African Native National…
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1932
Scottish novelist and playwright (born 1860)
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several…
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1937
American social worker and activist (born 1878)
Grace Abbott was an American social worker who specifically worked in improving the rights of immigrants and advancing child welfare, especially the regulation of child labor. She served as director of the U.S.…
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1939
French composer and conductor (born 1900)
Maurice Jaubert was a prolific French composer who scored some of the most important films of the early sound era in France, including Jean Vigo’s Zero for Conduct and L'Atalante, and René Clair’s Quatorze Juillet and…
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1940
Swiss botanist and anthropologist (born 1862)
Carl Vilhelm Hartman, was a Swedish botanist and anthropologist.
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1941
German jurist and politician (born 1885)
Otto Hirsch was a German Jewish jurist and politician during the Weimar Republic. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany and died in Mauthausen concentration camp.
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1941
Indian philosopher and academic (born 1885)
Syed Zafarul Hasan was a Pakistani Islamic philosopher.
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1949
Greek poet and playwright (born 1884)
Angelos Sikelianos was a Greek lyric poet and playwright. His themes include Greek history, religious symbolism as well as universal harmony in poems such as The Moonstruck, Prologue to Life, Mother of God, and Delphic…
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1951
American spy (born 1915)
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were an American married couple who were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, including providing top-secret information about American radar, sonar, jet propulsion engines, and…
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1953
American spy (born 1918)
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were an American married couple who were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, including providing top-secret information about American radar, sonar, jet propulsion engines, and…
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1953
American businessman (born 1874)
Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's management style and…
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1956
American film director and actor (born 1894)
Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor. He was the first person to win the Academy Award for Best Director for his film 7th Heaven (1927) at the 1st Academy Awards.
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1962
1966
American bishop (born 1898)
James Joseph Sweeney was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of Honolulu in Hawaii from 1941 until his death in 1968.
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1968
Haitian writer (born 1916)
Marie Vieux-Chauvet was a Haitian novelist, playwright, and short story writer. Her novels are considered by translator Myriam J. A. Chancy to be "by far the best-known works by a Haitian woman novelist". Born in…
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1973
American mob boss (born 1908)
Salvatore "Mooney" Giancana was an American mobster who was boss of the Chicago Outfit from 1957 to 1966.
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1975
Iranian sociologist and philosopher (born 1933)
Ali Shariati Mazinani was an Iranian revolutionary and sociologist who specialised in the sociology of religion. He is regarded as one of the most influential Iranian intellectuals of the 20th century. He has been…
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1977
American explorer and scholar, founded Relationship counseling (born 1888)
Paul Bowman Popenoe was an American marriage counselor, eugenicist and agricultural explorer. He was an influential advocate of the compulsory sterilization of mentally ill people and people with mental disabilities,…
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1979
Chinese-American band manager (born 1955)
Anya Phillips was a Taiwanese fashion designer and the co-founder of the New York nightclub the Mudd Club. Phillips influenced the fashion, sound, and look of the New York-based no wave scene of the late 1970s. She was…
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1981
Indian scientist and physician who created India's first, and the world's second, child using in-vitro fertilisation (born 1931)
Subhash Mukherjee was an Indian scientist and physician who created the world's second and India's first child using in-vitro fertilisation, Kanupriya Agarwal (Durga), who was born in 1978, just 70 days after Louise…
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1981
American painter and educator (born 1908)
Lenore "Lee" Krasner was an American painter and visual artist active primarily in New York whose work has been associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement.
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1984
1986
1987
Canadian biochemist and academic (born 1922)
Fernand Seguin, was a Canadian biochemist, professor and host of science programs on radio and television.
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1988
American lawyer and politician (born 1918)
Gladys Noon Spellman was an American educator who served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district from January 3, 1975, to February 24, 1981, when her seat was declared vacant after she fell…
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1988
Estonian author and poet (born 1906)
Elisabet "Betti" Alver, was one of Estonia's most notable poets. She was among the first generation to be educated in schools of an independent Estonia. She went to grammar school in Tartu.
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1989
American trade union leader, co-founded United Automobile Workers (born 1911)
George F. Addes was a founder of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) union and its secretary-treasurer from 1936 until 1947. Along with R. J. Thomas and Richard Frankensteen, he was a leader of the…
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1990
New Zealand writer (born 1905)
Isabella Smith Andrews, known professionally as Isobel Andrews, was a New Zealand playwright, novelist, short-story writer and poet. She wrote over sixty plays, many of which were published, and was associated with the…
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1990
American actress (born 1900)
Jean Arthur was an American film and theater actress whose career began in silent films in the early 1920s and lasted until the early 1950s.
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1991
British novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
Sir William Gerald Golding was a British novelist, playwright, and poet. Best known for his debut novel Lord of the Flies (1954), Golding published another 12 volumes of fiction in his lifetime. In 1980, Golding was…
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1993
Burmese-English captain and pilot (born 1914)
Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend was a British Royal Air Force officer, flying ace, courtier, and author. He served with distinction during the Second World War and, in 1944, was appointed equerry to King George…
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1995
American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1912)
Morey Stanley Mosk was an American jurist, politician, and attorney. He served as Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court for 37 years (1964–2001), the longest tenure in that court's history.
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2001
Australian director and producer (born 1916)
John Whitefoord Heyer was an Australian documentary filmmaker, who is often described as the father of Australian documentary film.
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2001
journalist and newspaper editor (born 1915)
Clayton Kirkpatrick was an American journalist who was the editor of the Chicago Tribune newspaper from 1969 until 1979. He is credited with modernizing the Tribune, shifting its news coverage and editorial page away…
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2004
Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1919)
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza, known as Antonio Aguilar, was a Mexican singer and actor. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and acted in more than 120 films. He was given the…
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2007
Mexican-American painter and educator (born 1925)
Alberto Mijangos was a Mexican-American artist and painter.
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2007
American football player and coach (born 1947)
Terry Lee Hoeppner was an American college football coach who served as head coach of the Miami RedHawks in Oxford, Ohio from 1999 to 2004 and the Indiana Hoosiers from 2005 to 2006. Shortly after announcing that he…
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2007
Israeli journalist and author (born 1932)
Ze'ev Schiff was an Israeli journalist and military correspondent for Haaretz.
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2007
Bengali journalist, founded Bartaman (born 1934)
Barun Sengupta, the founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper, was a Bengali journalist and popular political critic. He is remembered for his bold and simple diction of political analysing that made him extremely well liked…
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2008
Sudanese-American basketball player and activist (born 1962)
Manute Bol was a Sudanese-American professional basketball player and political activist. Listed at 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) or 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) tall, Bol was one of the two tallest players in the history of the National…
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2010
Baron Quinton, English philosopher and academic (born 1925)
Anthony Meredith Quinton, Baron Quinton, FBA was an English political and moral philosopher, metaphysician, and materialist philosopher of mind. He served as President of Trinity College, Oxford from 1978 to 1987; and…
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2010
Mexican writer, journalist and political activist (born 1938)
Carlos Monsiváis Aceves was a Mexican philosopher, writer, critic, political activist, and journalist. He also wrote political opinion columns in leading newspapers within the country's progressive sectors. His…
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2010
American soldier and politician, 32nd Governor of Nebraska (born 1924)
Norbert Theodore "Nobby" Tiemann was an American Republican politician from Wausa, Nebraska, and was the 32nd Governor of Nebraska, serving from 1967 to 1971.
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2012
American author (born 1966)
Vincent Joseph Flynn was an American author of political thriller novels featuring the fictional assassin Mitch Rapp. He was a story consultant for the fifth season of the television series 24. He died of prostate…
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2013
American actor (born 1961)
James John Gandolfini was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos (1999–2007). For this role, he won three…
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2013
Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1932)
Gyula János Horn was a Hungarian politician who was the Prime Minister of Hungary from 1994 to 1998.
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2013
American football player and sportscaster (born 1952)
David Tuthill Jennings was an American professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1987. He played for the New York Giants and the New York Jets. He later worked as a…
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2013
Czech singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1965)
Filip Topol was a Czech singer, songwriter, pianist and writer. He was best known as leader of the alternative rock band Psí vojáci, but he also performed as a solo artist. Topol was the younger brother of the writer…
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2013
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)
Ottis Dewey "Slim" Whitman Jr. was an American country music singer and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his use of falsetto. Recorded figures show 70 million sales, during a career that spanned more than…
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2013
German general (born 1915)
Oskar-Hubert Heinrich Dennhardt was a German Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. Wounded and seriously ill, he was…
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2014
American songwriter (born 1939)
Gerald Goffin was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the US No. 1 hits "Will You Love Me…
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2014
Ivorian footballer (born 1985)
Ibrahim Obyala Touré was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the younger brother of former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré and former Arsenal and Manchester City defender Kolo Touré.
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2014
American novelist and short-story writer (born 1925)
James Arnold Horowitz, better known as James Salter, his pen name and later-adopted legal name, was an American novelist and short-story writer. Originally a career officer and pilot in the United States Air Force, he…
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2015
American actor (born 1989)
Anton Viktorovich Yelchin was an American actor. Born in the Soviet Union to a Russian Jewish family, he immigrated to the United States with his parents at the age of six months. He began his career as a child actor,…
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2016
American college student detained in North Korea (born 1994)
Otto Frederick Warmbier was an American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea in 2016 on a charge of subversion. In June 2017, he was released by North Korea in a vegetative state and died soon after his…
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2017
western lowland gorilla and user of American Sign Language (born 1971)
Hanabiko, nicknamed "Koko" was a female western lowland gorilla born in the San Francisco Zoo and cross-fostered by Francine Patterson for use in ape language experiments. Koko gained public attention as the subject of…
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2018
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Etika — American YouTuber and live streamer (1990–2019)
FeaturedEtika
Death year2019
Known forAmofah became known online for his dramatic reactions to Super Smash Bros
Deaths on this date93 (404 – 2020)
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