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Lin joined the Eighth Route Army to fight in the Second Sino-Japanese War before he turned 11
Notable Deaths on March 2
85 people
274 – 2024
March 2 has seen 85 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 274 – 2024. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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2018 — Lin Hu
Chinese lieutenant general (born 1927)
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He served as deputy commander of the PLA Air Force from 1985 to 1994 and attained the rank of lieutenant general in 1988.
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Lin Hu was a Chinese fighter pilot and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)
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Born to a Russian mother and a Chinese father, he was orphaned at a young age
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After the Second World War, he was trained as a fighter pilot and fought in the Korean War and the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
274
English bishop and saint (born 634)
Chad was a prominent 7th-century Anglo-Saxon monk. He was an abbot, Bishop of the Northumbrians and then Bishop of the Mercians and Lindsey People. After his death he was known as a saint.
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968
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1009
Count of Flanders (born 1084)
Charles the Good was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. His murder and its aftermath were chronicled by Galbert of Bruges. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1882 through cultus confirmation.
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1127
Scottish daughter of Robert the Bruce (born 1296)
Marjorie Bruce or Marjorie de Brus was the eldest daughter of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the only child born of his first marriage with Isabella of Mar.
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1316
king of Poland (born 1261)
Władysław I Łokietek, in English known as the "Elbow-high" or Ladislaus the Short, was King of Poland from 1320 to 1333, and duke of several of the provinces and principalities in the preceding years. He was a member of…
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1333
Italian cardinal and diplomat (born 1520)
Alessandro Farnese was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and a great collector and patron of the arts. Farnese was the grandson of Pope Paul III, and the son of Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, who was murdered in 1547.…
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1589
queen of Scotland (born 1574)
Anne of Denmark was Queen of Scotland from her marriage to King James VI on 20 August 1589 and became the Queen of England and Ireland from the union of the Scottish and English Crowns on 24 March 1603 until her death…
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1619
Italian astronomer and philosopher (born 1662)
Francesco Bianchini was an Italian philosopher and scientist. He worked for the curia of three popes, including being camiere d'honore of Clement XI, and secretary of the commission for the reform of the calendar,…
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1729
French duke and diplomat (born 1675)
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, GE, was a French courtier and memoirist, who also spent time as a soldier and diplomat. He was born in Paris at the Hôtel Selvois, 6 rue Taranne. The family's ducal peerage…
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1755
English cleric and theologian (born 1703)
John Wesley was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the…
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1791
Swedish-Danish painter and academic (born 1711)
Carl Gustaf Pilo was a Swedish painter. Pilo worked extensively in Denmark as a painter to the Danish Royal Court and as professor and director at the Royal Danish Academy of Art, as well as in his native Sweden.
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1793
English historian and politician (born 1717)
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, better known as Horace Walpole, was a British Whig politician, writer, historian and antiquarian.
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1797
Mexican revolutionary (born ca. 1773)
María Josefa Crescencia Ortiz Téllez–Girón, popularly known as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez or La Corregidora was an insurgent and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence, which fought for independence against…
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1829
German physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (born 1755)
Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring was a German medical doctor, anatomist, anthropologist, paleontologist and inventor. Sömmerring discovered the macula in the retina of the human eye. His investigations on the brain and the…
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1830
Holy Roman Emperor (born 1768)
Francis II and I was the last Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor of Austria as Francis I from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and served as…
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1835
German physician and astronomer (born 1758)
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers was a German astronomer. He found a convenient method of calculating the orbit of comets, and in 1802 and 1807, discovered the second and the fourth asteroids Pallas and Vesta.
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1840
Russian emperor (born 1796)
Nicholas I was Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1825 to 1855. He was the third son of Paul I and younger brother of his predecessor, Alexander I. Nicholas's twenty nine-year reign began…
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1855
American colonel (born 1842)
Ulric Dahlgren was an American military officer who served as colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was the son of Union Navy Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren and nephew to Confederate Brigadier…
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1864
German-New Zealand priest and missionary (born 1819)
Carl Sylvius Völkner was a German-born Protestant missionary active in the North Island of New Zealand during the mid-nineteenth century. He is famous for being tried and executed for espionage by members of the Pai…
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1865
Irish engineer (born 1790)
Sir John Benjamin Macneill FRS was an Irish civil engineer of the 19th century, closely associated with Thomas Telford. His most notable projects were railway schemes in Ireland.
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1880
French painter (born 1841)
Berthe Marie Pauline Morisot was a French painter, printmaker and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists.
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1895
Egyptian politician (born 1830)
Isma'il Pasha, also known as Ismail the Magnificent, was the Khedive of Egypt and ruler of Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of Great Britain and France. Sharing the ambitious outlook of his…
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1895
American general (born 1816)
Jubal Anderson Early was an American lawyer, politician and military officer who served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. Trained at the United States Military Academy, Early resigned his United…
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1896
American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1850)
James Beauchamp Clark was an American politician and attorney who served as the 36th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919. He was the only Democrat to serve as speaker during the…
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1921
English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (born 1885)
David Herbert Lawrence was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, literary critic, travel writer, essayist, and painter. His modernist works reflect on modernity, social alienation and…
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1930
American pianist and composer (born 1871)
Benjamin Robertson Harney was an American songwriter, entertainer, and pioneer of ragtime music. His 1895 composition "You've Been a Good Old Wagon but You Done Broke Down" is known as the second ragtime composition to…
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1938
English archaeologist and historian (born 1874)
Howard Carter was a British archaeologist and Egyptologist who became known for discovering the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh Tutankhamun in November 1922, the best-preserved pharaonic tomb ever found in the…
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1939
Austrian physician (born 1867)
Gisela Januszewska was an Austrian physician. Having earned her degree in Switzerland, she briefly worked in Germany before becoming the first female physician in the ethnically Serbian town of Banja Luka in Bosnia…
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1943
British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (born 1877)
Ida Maclean was an English biochemist and the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society.
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1944
Canadian painter and author (born 1871)
Emily Carr was a Canadian artist who was inspired by the monumental art and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British Columbia. She also was a vivid writer and chronicler of life in her surroundings,…
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1945
Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (born 1895)
Count Fidél Pálffy ab Erdőd was a Hungarian nobleman who emerged as a leading supporter of Nazism in Hungary.
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1946
American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1872)
George Evans Stewart was an officer in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War. He later commanded the 339th Infantry Regiment and the American Expeditionary…
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1946
Dutch architect and urban planner (born 1882)
Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels was a Dutch architect and urban planner who worked in the Netherlands and the Dutch Indies. Ghijsels was the founder of AIA, the biggest architecture consultant in the Dutch Indies. He was…
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1947
Indian poet and activist (born 1879)
Sarojini Naidu was an Indian political activist and poet who served as the first Governor of United Provinces, after India's independence. She played an important role in the Indian independence movement against the…
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1949
American runner (born 1882)
James Davies Lightbody was an American middle distance runner, winner of six Olympic medals in the early 20th century.
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1953
Turkish educator and politician (born 1874)
Selim Sırrı Tarcan was a Turkish educator, sports official and politician. He is best remembered for his contribution to the establishment of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey and the introduction of the sport of…
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1957
American baseball player and manager (born 1888)
Carl Frederick Rudolf Merkle, nicknamed "Bonehead", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1926. Although he had a lengthy career, he is best remembered for a controversial base-running…
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1958
Belgian mathematician and academic (born 1866)
Charles-Jean Étienne Gustave Nicolas, baron de La Vallée Poussin was a Belgian mathematician. He is best known for proving the prime number theorem.
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1962
Spanish author and critic (born 1873)
José Augusto Trinidad Martínez Ruiz, better known by his pseudonym Azorín, was a Spanish novelist, essayist and literary critic.
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1967
Canadian director and producer (born 1877)
Léo-Ernest Ouimet was a Canadian film pioneer. He was a theater operator, filmmaker, producer, and distributor.
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1972
French chef (born 1895)
Eugénie Brazier, known as "la Mère Brazier", was a French chef who, in 1933, became the first person awarded six Michelin stars, three each at two restaurants: La Mère Brazier in the rue Royale, one of the main streets…
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1977
Irish hurler (born 1920)
Nicholas Christopher Michael Ring was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career at senior level with the Cork county team spanned twenty-four years from 1939 to 1963. He established many championship records,…
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1979
American philosopher and author (born 1928)
Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction short story writer and novelist. He wrote 45 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines. His fiction explored varied…
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1982
American actor and director (born 1898)
George Randolph Scott was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, comedies,…
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1987
Indonesian geographer and academic (born 1935)
Lolo Soetoro, also known as Lolo Soetoro Mangunharjo or Mangundikardjo, was an Indonesian geographer who was the ex-stepfather of Barack Obama, a former President of the United States.
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1987
French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (born 1928)
Serge Gainsbourg was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative releases which caused uproar in France,…
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1991
American actress (born 1937)
Sandra Dale Dennis was an American actress. She made her film debut in the drama Splendor in the Grass (1961). For her performance in the comedy-drama film Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), she received the…
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1992
American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1943)
Anita Rose Morris was an American actress, singer and dancer. She began her career performing in Broadway musicals, including Jesus Christ Superstar, Seesaw and Nine, for which she received a Tony Award nomination.
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1994
English singer (born 1939)
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer born to Irish parents. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed…
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1999
Canadian curler (born 1963)
Sandra Marie Schmirler was a Canadian curler who captured three Canadian Curling Championships and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler also skipped (captained) her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998…
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2000
American singer-songwriter (born 1927)
Hank Ballard was an American singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of the Midnighters and one of the first rock and roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s. John Henry played an integral part in the development of…
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2003
Australian pianist and composer (born 1931)
Malcolm Benjamin Graham Christopher Williamson, was an Australian composer. He was the Master of the Queen's Music from 1975 until his death. According to Grove Music Online, although Williamson's earlier compositions…
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2003
Irish footballer (born 1980)
Cormac McAnallen was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Eglish St Patrick's club and the Tyrone county team.
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2004
American actress (born 1916)
Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge was an American actress of radio, stage, film, and television. Orson Welles called her "the world's greatest living radio actress". She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting…
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2004
American businesswoman (born 1928)
Margaret Carolyn Schott was an American baseball executive. Serving as managing general partner, president and CEO of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds franchise from 1984 to 1999, she was the second woman to own…
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2004
American pianist and composer (born 1911)
Martin Denny was an American pianist, composer, and arranger. Known as the "father of exotica", he was a multi-instrumentalist and could play a number of percussion instruments. In a long career that saw him performing…
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2005
American soldier and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1919)
Thomas Savig Kleppe was an American politician who served as the representative from North Dakota. He was also the administrator of the Small Business Administration and the U.S. secretary of the interior.
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2007
American baseball player (born 1926)
Clement Walter Labine was an American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) best known for his years with the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers from 1950 to 1960.
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2007
Russian colonel and journalist (born 1956)
Ivan Ivanovich Safronov was a Russian journalist and columnist who covered military affairs for the daily newspaper Kommersant. He died after falling from the fifth floor of his Moscow apartment building. His apartment…
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2007
Russian-French historian and author (born 1911)
Henri Troyat was a Russian-French writer, biographer, historian, and novelist.
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2007
Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966)
Norman Jeffrey Healey was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Angel Eyes" and…
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2008
Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (born 1939)
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira was a Bissau-Guinean politician and military officer who served as President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999, except for a three-day period in May 1984, and from 2005 until his…
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2009
Japanese painter (born 1907)
Shigeru Morita was a Japanese oil painter. His works were mainly centered on western-style paintings, and were exhibited multiple times across his career.
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2009
English journalist and politician (born 1940)
Winston Spencer Churchill, generally known as Winston Churchill, was an English Conservative politician and a grandson of the British prime minister of the same name. During the period of his prominence as a public…
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2010
South African environmentalist, explorer, and author (born 1950)
Lawrence Anthony was a South African conservationist, environmentalist, explorer and author. He was the long-standing head of conservation at the Thula Thula animal reserve in Zululand, South Africa, and the Founder of…
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2012
American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1919)
Van Thomas Barfoot was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.
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2012
English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1929)
Norman Antony Francis St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley, was a British Conservative politician, author and barrister. He served as Leader of the House of Commons in the government of Prime Minister Margaret…
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2012
American political scientist and academic (born 1931)
James Quinn Wilson was an American political scientist and an authority on public administration. Most of his career was spent as a professor at UCLA and Harvard University. He was the chairman of the Council of…
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2012
Australian journalist (born 1944)
Peter Michael St Clair Harvey was an Australian journalist and broadcaster. Harvey was a long-serving correspondent and contributor with the Nine Network from 1975 to 2013.
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2013
Greek basketball player (born 1945)
Giorgos Kolokithas was a Greek professional basketball player. He is considered to have been one of the best scorers and players in Greek basketball history, and as a player, he had the nickname of "Basket Machine". He…
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2013
Pakistani poet and author (born 1942)
Shabnam Shakeel was a Pakistani poet, writer, and academician. Shabnam spent her early life in Lahore, Pakistan, and received a master's degree in Urdu literature. During her career, she worked as a lecturer at several…
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2013
Belarusian poet and translator (born 1935)
Ryhor Janavič Baradulin was a Belarusian poet, essayist and translator.
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2014
2015
Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1934)
David Craig Mackay was a Scottish football player and manager. Mackay was best known for a highly successful playing career with Heart of Midlothian, the double-winning Tottenham Hotspur side of 1961 and winning the…
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2015
2015
Canadian priest, historian, and philosopher (born 1915)
Benoît Lacroix was a Quebec theologian, philosopher, Dominican priest, professor in medieval studies and historian of the Medieval period, and author of almost 50 works and a great number of articles.
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2016
American businessman (born 1959)
Aubrey Kerr McClendon was an American businessman primarily engaged in natural gas exploration. He was the co-founder, CEO and chairman of Chesapeake Energy, and, after being forced from the company due to a possible…
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2016
American actor (born 1969)
William Glen Harold Herrington, was an American model, body builder and pornographic film actor. In the late 2000s, his appearances in various gay pornography movies led him to become a popular Internet meme on…
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2018
British sociologist, disability rights activist (born 1945)
Michael James Hoiles Oliver was an English sociologist, author, and disability rights activist. He was the first Professor of Disability Studies in the world, and key advocate of the social model of disability.
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2019
American television executive, screenwriter, and producer (born 1952)
Janice Burgess was an American television executive, screenwriter and producer for Nickelodeon. She created the Nick Jr. series The Backyardigans and worked as a writer and story editor for Nickelodeon's revival of Winx…
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2024
Filipino actress (born 1963)
Jaclyn Jose was a Filipino actress. Known for her penetrating eyes and antagonistic roles in film and soap operas, she was a recipient of various accolades, including five Gawad Urians, two Luna Awards, and a FAMAS…
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2024
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Lin Hu — Chinese fighter pilot (1927–2018)
FeaturedLin Hu
Death year2018
Known forBorn to a Russian mother and a Chinese father, he was orphaned at a young age
Deaths on this date85 (274 – 2024)
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