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Notable Deaths on September 14
129 people
23 – 2025
September 14 has seen 129 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 23 – 2025. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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2002 — LaWanda Page
American actress (born 1920)
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As an actress, Page is best known for portraying the Bible-toting and sharp-tongued Esther Anderson on the popular television sitcom Sanford and Son, which aired from 1972 until 1977
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Page reprised the role in the short-lived television shows Sanford Arms (1976–1977) and Sanford (1980–1981)
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She also costarred in the 1979 short-lived series Detective School
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LaWanda Page was an American actress, comedian and dancer whose career spanned six decades
Roman son of Tiberius (born 13 BC)
AD 23 (XXIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Pollio and Vetus. The denomination AD 23 for this year has been used since the early…
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23
258
Byzantine archbishop and saint (born 347)
John Chrysostom was a Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities.
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407
585
619
Byzantine emperor (born 718)
Constantine V was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775. His reign saw a consolidation of Byzantine security from external threats. As an able military leader, Constantine took advantage of civil war in the Muslim world to…
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775
786
Chinese judge, military general, musician, poet, and politician (born 717)
Li Mian, courtesy name Xuanqing (玄卿), formally Duke Zhenjian of Qian (汧貞簡公), was a Chinese judge, military general, musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of…
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788
820
891
High King of Ireland
Niall Glúndub mac Áeda was a 10th-century Irish king of the Cenél nEógain and High King of Ireland. Many Irish kin groups were members of the Uí Néill and traced their descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages.
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919
927
Japanese statesman (born 880)
Fujiwara no Tadahira was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.
He is also known as Teishin-Kō (貞信公) or Ko-ichijō Dono (小一条殿) or Ko-ichijō daijō-daijin.
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949
Syrian ruler (born 1087)
Al-Malik al-Mansur Abu al-Mudhaffar Imad al-Din Zengi bin Aq Sunqur al-Hajib bin Abdullah, also romanized as Zangi, Zengui, Zenki, and Zanki, was a Turkoman atabeg of the Seljuk Empire, who ruled Mosul, Aleppo, Hama,…
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1146
Emperor Sutoku was the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Along with Sugawara no Michizane and Taira no Masakado, he is known as one of the "Three Great Onryō of Japan".
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1164
Italian lawyer, patriarch, and saint (born 1149)
Albert of Jerusalem, OSC, also Albertus Hierosolymitanus, Albertus Vercelensis, Saint Albert, Albert of Vercelli or Alberto Avogadro, was a canon lawyer and saint. He was Bishop of Bobbio and Bishop of Vercelli, and…
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1214
Italian writer (born 1265)
Dante Alighieri, widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered one…
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1321
Polish bishop (born 1355)
Dobrogost z Nowego Dwóru was a medieval bishop in Poland. He was Bishop of Poznań from 1384 until 1395 and then Archbishop of Gniezno from 1395 till 1401.
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1401
Swedish abbess (born 1356)
Ingegerd Knutsdotter was a Swedish nun and noble, the first official abbess of the Bridgettine Abbey of Vadstena in 1385/88–1403.
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1412
1st Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord High Admiral (born 1389)
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford was a medieval English prince, general, and statesman who commanded England's armies in France during a critical phase of the Hundred Years' War. Bedford was the third son of King…
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1435
Serbian princess (born 1416)
Mara Branković, or Mara Despina Hatun, in Europe also known as Amerissa, Sultana Maria or Sultanina, was a Serbian princess, who married Sultan Murad II of the Ottoman Empire.
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1487
Pope Adrian VI, born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 9 January 1522 until his death on 14 September 1523. The only Dutchman to become pope, he was the last…
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1523
Count Henry III of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz, Lord of Breda, Lord of the Lek, of Dietz, etc. was a count of the House of Nassau.
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1538
Polish archbishop (born 1550)
Jan Tarnowski was Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland. His coat of arms was Rola.
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1605
English poet
Sir Thomas Overbury was an English poet and essayist, also known for being the victim of a murder which led to a scandalous trial. His poem A Wife, which depicted the virtues that a young man should demand of a woman,…
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1613
English-American minister and philanthropist (born 1607)
John Harvard (1607–1638) was an English Puritan minister in colonial New England whose deathbed bequest to the
"schoale or colledge"
founded two years earlier by the Massachusetts Bay Colony was so gratefully received…
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1638
3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (born 1591)
Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain-General and Chief…
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1646
Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, and engineer (born 1625)
Giovanni Domenico Cassini was an Italian-French mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and engineer. Cassini was born in Perinaldo, near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice, part of the Savoyard state. He…
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1712
French monk and priest (born 1638)
Dom Pierre Pérignon, was a French Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of Champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly still red. Popular tales…
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1715
French painter (born 1690)
Nicolas Lancret was a French painter. Born in Paris, he was a brilliant depicter of light comedy which reflected the tastes and manners of French society during the regency of the Duke of Orleans and, later, early reign…
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1743
1st Viscount Cobham, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (born 1675)
Field Marshal Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, was a British army officer and Whig politician. After serving as a junior officer under William III during the Williamite War in Ireland and during the Nine Years' War,…
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1749
French general (born 1712)
Lieutenant-General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran was a French Royal Army officer best known for his unsuccessful defence of New France during the French and Indian War.
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1759
1st Marquess Townshend, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1724)
Field Marshal George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, PC, styled as the Viscount Townshend from 1764 to 1787, was a British Army officer and politician. After serving at the Battle of Dettingen during the War of the…
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1807
German naturalist and zoologist (born 1797)
Heinrich Kuhl was a German naturalist and zoologist.
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1821
American colonel and politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States (born 1756)
Aaron Burr Jr. was an American politician, businessman, and lawyer who served as the third vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, during Thomas Jefferson's first presidential term. A member of the…
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1836
American novelist, short story writer, and historian (born 1789)
James Fenimore Cooper was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century, whose historical romances depicting colonial and indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries brought him fame and…
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1851
English architect and critic, designed Scarisbrick Hall (born 1812)
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was an English architect, designer, artist and critic with French and Swiss origins. He is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. Among…
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1852
1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1769)
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington was a British Army officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the early 19th century, twice serving as Prime…
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1852
English lawyer and politician (born 1793)
Charles Pearson was a British lawyer and politician. He was solicitor to the City of London, a reforming campaigner, and – briefly – Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Lambeth. He campaigned against corruption in…
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1862
English-Chinese merchant (born 1834)
Charles Lennox Richardson was a British merchant based in Shanghai, Qing Empire who was killed in Japan during the Namamugi Incident. His middle name is spelled Lenox in the census and family documents.
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1862
also known as the Blind Sage of Mathura, celebrated teacher of Arya Samaj founder, Dayanand Saraswati, a scholar and teacher of Sanskrit grammar and Vedic literature (born 1778)
Swami Virajanand Dandeesha, also known as the Blind Sage of Mathura, was the celebrated teacher of Arya Samaj founder, Dayanand Saraswati. He was a scholar and teacher of Sanskrit grammar and Vedic literature.
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1868
German geologist and author (born 1808)
Carl Bernhard von Cotta, known as Bernhard von Cotta, was a German geologist.
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1879
Dutch painter (born 1817)
Johannes Bosboom was a Dutch painter and watercolorist of the Hague School, known especially for his paintings of church interiors.
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1891
American businessman, founded the Burroughs Corporation (born 1857)
William Seward Burroughs I was an American inventor born in Rochester, New York, most prominently known as the inventor of a mechanical calculator.
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1898
American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 25th President of the United States (born 1843)
William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party, he led a realignment that made Republicans largely dominant in the…
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1901
Italian-French explorer (born 1852)
Pierre Paul François Camille Savorgnan de Brazza was an Italian-French explorer. With his family's financial help, he explored the Ogooué region of Central Africa, and later with the backing of the Société de Géographie…
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1905
Northern Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist (born 1827)
Lombe Athill was a Northern Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist. Hailing from Ardess, Magheraculmoney in County Fermanagh, he studied at the Trinity College, Dublin, and obtained his licence to practice from the Royal…
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1910
Spanish engineer, mathematician, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1832)
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, statesman, and one of the leading Spanish dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1904 Nobel Prize in Literature…
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1916
American-Russian dancer and choreographer (born 1877)
Angela Isadora Duncan was an American-born dancer and choreographer, who was a pioneer of modern contemporary dance and performed to great acclaim throughout Europe and the United States. Born and raised in California,…
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1927
English-Australian painter and educator (born 1856)
Thomas William Roberts was an English-born Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School art movement, also known as Australian impressionism.
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1931
Russian-American pianist and conductor (born 1878)
Ossip Salomonovich Gabrilowitsch was a Russian-American pianist, conductor and composer.
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1936
Spanish communist and miliciana (born 1911)
Paulina Ódena García, known as Lina Ódena, was a Spanish anti-fascist, communist, and miliciana. She participated in the Revolution of 1934 and was a combatant for the Republican faction during the Spanish Civil War…
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1936
American screenwriter and producer (born 1899)
Irving Grant Thalberg was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather production staff, and make…
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1936
Czech sociologist and politician, 1st President of Czechoslovakia (born 1850)
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was a Czechoslovak statesman, political activist and philosopher who served as the first president of Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1935. He is regarded as the founding father of Czechoslovakia.
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1937
American eugenicist and philanthropist, founded Human Betterment Foundation (born 1855)
Ezra Seymour Gosney was an American businessman and philanthropist who supported the practice of eugenics. In 1928 he founded the Human Betterment Foundation (HBF) in Pasadena, California, with the stated aim "to foster…
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1942
head of the Vilnius Ghetto government (born 1903)
Jacob Gens was the head of the Judenrat and Jewish Ghetto Police of the Vilna Ghetto. Originally from a merchant family, he joined the Lithuanian Army shortly after the independence of Lithuania, rising to the rank of…
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1943
1951
Australian businessman and politician, 27th Premier of Tasmania (born 1874)
Sir John Cameron McPhee, KCMG was an Australian politician and member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. He was Premier of Tasmania from 15 June 1928 to 15 March 1934.
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1952
American actor, singer, and producer (born 1914)
Wayne Morris was an American film and television actor, as well as a decorated World War II fighter ace. He appeared in many films, including Paths of Glory (1957), The Bushwackers (1952), and the title role of Kid…
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1959
Greek author, playwright, and critic (born 1908)
M. Karagatsis was the pen name of the important modern Greek novelist, journalist, critic and playwright Dimitrios Rodopoulos. The pen name M. Karagatsis is the name the novelist is known with. The letter "M." comes…
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1960
Estonian-German architect and historian (born 1885)
Ernst Gustav Kühnert was a Baltic German architect and art historian in Estonia.
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1961
American hurdler, football player, and coach (born 1879)
Frederick William Schule was an American track and field athlete, football player, athletic coach, teacher, bacteriologist, and engineer. He competed for the track and field teams at the University of Wisconsin from…
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1962
English cricketer (born 1891)
John William Hearne was a Middlesex leg-spinning all-rounder cricketer who played from 1909 to 1936, and represented England in 24 Test matches between 1911 and 1926.
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1965
American actress and screenwriter (born 1899)
Gertrude Berg was an American actress, screenwriter, and producer. A pioneer of classic radio, she was one of the first women to create, write, produce, and star in a long-running hit when she premiered her serial…
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1966
American Ku Klux Klan leader (born 1881)
Hiram Wesley Evans was an American dentist and political activist who served as the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, an American white supremacist group, from 1923 to his resignation in 1939.
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1966
Turkish general and politician, 4th President of Turkey (born 1895)
Cemal Gürsel was a Turkish military officer and politician who was the president of Turkey, serving from 1960 to 1966 after taking power in a coup d'état.
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1966
German-American conductor (born 1902)
Walter Herbert was an American conductor and impresario of German birth, and also a world champion at contract bridge.
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1975
Afghan journalist and politician, 3rd President of Afghanistan (born 1917)
Nur Muhammad Taraki was an Afghan communist politician, revolutionary, journalist and writer. He was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) who served as its General Secretary from 1965…
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1979
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1899)
Walter E. "Furry" Lewis was an American country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee. He was one of the earliest of the blues musicians active in the 1920s to be brought out of retirement and given new…
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1981
1982
American novelist, essayist, and critic (born 1933)
John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor, who wrote the popular 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
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1982
Lebanese commander and politician (born 1947)
Bachir Pierre Gemayel was a Lebanese militia commander who led the Lebanese Forces, the military wing of the Kataeb Party, in the Lebanese Civil War and was elected President of Lebanon in 1982.
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1982
American-Monegasque actress; Princess of Monaco (born 1929)
Grace Patricia Kelly was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956 until her death in 1982. Prior to her marriage, she achieved stardom in several…
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1982
American actress (born 1906)
Janet Gaynor was an American actress. She began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the biggest box office draws of the era. In…
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1984
American broadcaster, founded the Liberty Broadcasting System (born 1921)
Gordon Barton McLendon was an American radio broadcaster. Nicknamed "the Maverick of Radio", McLendon is widely credited for perfecting, during the 1950s and 1960s, the commercially successful Top 40 radio format…
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1986
Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1916)
Dámaso Pérez Prado was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No.…
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1989
American actress and playwright (born 1930)
Julia Anne Bovasso was an American actress of stage, screen, and television.
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1991
American historian, photographer, and author (born 1910)
Russell Lynes was an American art historian, photographer, author and managing editor of Harper's Magazine.
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1991
Estonian-American engineer and academic (born 1906)
August Eduard Komendant was an Estonian and American structural engineer and a pioneer in the field of prestressed concrete, which can be used to build stronger and more graceful structures than normal concrete. He was…
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1992
Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1903)
Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin, often referred to as Paul Martin Sr., was a Canadian lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was the father of Paul Martin, who served as 21st prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006.
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1992
American long-distance runner
Clayton Young is an American long-distance runner, who competes for Brooks Running. He ran collegiately for Brigham Young University, and won the 10,000 metres at the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field…
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1993
1994
American colonel and politician (born 1912)
Maurice K. Goddard was the driving force behind the creation of 45 Pennsylvania state parks during his 24 years as a cabinet officer for six governors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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1995
Indian-South African actress, singer, and dancer (born 1937)
Juliet Anne Prowse was a British-American dancer and actress whose four-decade career included stage, television, and film. She was born in Bombay then part of British India, and raised in South Africa. Known for her…
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1996
Chinese politician, and 4th president of China (born 1907)
Yang Shangkun was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, president of China from 1988 to 1993, and one of the Eight Elders that dominated the party after the death of Mao Zedong.
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1998
English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1910)
Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and editor.
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1999
Greek politician and diplomat (born 1947)
Giannos Kranidiotis was a Greek diplomat and politician.
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1999
American actress (born 1920)
Beulah Elizabeth Richardson, known professionally as Beah Richards and Bea Richards, was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was also a poet, playwright, author and activist.
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2000
Belarusian-Polish soldier and activist (born 1906)
Jerzy Władysław Giedroyć was a Polish writer, lawyer, publicist and political activist. For many years, he worked as editor of the highly influential Paris-based periodical, Kultura.
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2000
Greek singer and guitarist (born 1931)
Stelios Kazantzidis was one of the most prominent Greek singers. His roots were from Pontus and Asia Minor. A top artist of Greek music, or Laïkó, he collaborated with many of Greece's foremost composers.
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2001
American actor and director (born 1947)
Gerald R. Fleck was an American assistant director best known for his work on the Star Trek franchise across eleven years.
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2003
American ecologist and author (born 1915)
Garrett James Hardin was an American ecologist and microbiologist. He focused his career on the issue of human overpopulation, and is best known for his exposition of the tragedy of the commons in a 1968 paper of the…
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2003
American accordion player and composer (born 1915)
John Serry was an American concert accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator. He performed on the CBS Radio and Television networks and contributed to Voice of America's cultural diplomacy initiatives…
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2003
American physician and academic (born 1915)
William Berenberg, M.D. was an American physician, Harvard professor, and pioneer in the treatment and rehabilitation of cerebral palsy.
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2005
French soldier and author (born 1932)
Vladimir Volkoff was a Russian writer who lived in France and whose books were written in French. He produced both literary works for adults and spy novels for young readers under the pseudonym Lieutenant X. His works…
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2005
American director and producer (born 1914)
Robert Earl Wise was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965). He was also nominated for Best Film…
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2005
Hungarian-American bodybuilder and actor (born 1926)
Miklós Károly "Mickey" Hargitay was a Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder.
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2006
Australian actress (born 1918)
Esme Melville was an Australian theatre, television and film actress. At the Tropfest awards for 2003 she won Best Actor – Female for her role of Granma in the short film, Forbidden. At the 2007 Australian Film…
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2006
French television host and producer (born 1933)
Jacques Martin was a French television host and producer.
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2007
2007
American businessman, co-founded Snapple (born 1923)
Hyman Golden was one of the co-founders of the Snapple Beverage Corporation and was the company's chairman when the firm's juice drinks and teas attained national attention in the late 1980s.
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2008
English chef and author (born 1943)
Keith Floyd was an English celebrity cook, restaurateur, television personality and "gastronaut" who hosted cooking shows for the BBC and published many books combining cookery and travel. On television, his eccentric…
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2009
American actor (born 1935)
James Bateman, known professionally as Henry Gibson, was an American actor, comedian and poet. He played roles in the television sketch-comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1971, was the voice of the…
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2009
American diplomat, White House Press Secretary (born 1943)
Joseph Lester "Jody" Powell, Jr. was an American political advisor who served as a White House press secretary during the presidency of Jimmy Carter. Powell later co-founded a public relations firm.
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2009
American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1952)
Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, singer-songwriter and dancer. Known for his romantic, tough, and comedic roles in blockbusters and cult films, Swayze was nominated for three Golden Globes and received a star…
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2009
American politician (born 1933)
Malcolm Wallop was an American rancher and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States Senator from Wyoming for three terms from 1977 to 1995, after three terms in the Wyoming Legislature.
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2011
French game show producer, created The Crystal Maze and Fort Boyard (born 1924)
Jacques Antoine was a French creator and producer of game shows. His most famous creations include Treasure Hunt, Interceptor, Fort Boyard, and The Crystal Maze.
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2012
Mexican businessman and politician (born 1963)
Eduardo Enrique Castro Luque was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). At the time of his killing, he was a deputy-elect from Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, to the Congress of Sonora.
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2012
Canadian actor and director (born 1949)
Winston Houghton Rekert was a Canadian actor. He was best known for starring in the television series Adderly and Neon Rider.
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2012
Hong Kong banker, lawyer, and politician (born 1913)
Sir Yuet-keung Kan was a Hong Kong banker, politician and lawyer who was successively appointed Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and Executive Council in the 1960s and 1970s. He also served as…
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2012
Ukrainian footballer (born 1989)
Maksym Ivanovych Bilyi was a Ukrainian football midfielder.
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2013
Egyptian soldier and diplomat (born 1931)
Osama El-Baz was an Egyptian diplomat and a senior advisor to former President Hosni Mubarak.
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2013
Australian swimmer (born 1941)
Faith Yvonne Leech was an Australian freestyle swimmer who won a gold medal in the 4×100–metre freestyle relay and bronze in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne.
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2013
2014
New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1961)
Peter Gutteridge was a New Zealand musician, credited with pioneering the Dunedin sound with The Clean and The Chills.
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2014
English-American historian, author, and academic (born 1933)
E. Jennifer Monaghan, also known as Jennifer Monaghan, was an English educator and historian. She was regarded as the leading expert on literacy education in early America. She published three books and dozens of book…
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2014
2015
American businessman, co-founded Subway (born 1947)
Frederick Adrian DeLuca was an American businessman, who was the co-founder and president of the Subway franchise of fast food restaurants with Peter Buck. During his tenure, Subway grew into the largest franchise in…
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2015
English drummer (born 1977)
Martin Kearns was an English drummer, specializing in death metal, known for his association with Bolt Thrower since 1994. He joined the band at age 17 after playing in several local bands in Coventry, playing anything…
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2015
Romanian journalist and politician (born 1949)
Corneliu Vadim Tudor, also colloquially known as "Tribunul", was a Romanian politician, poet, writer, and journalist who was the leader of the Greater Romania Party and a Member of the European Parliament. He was a…
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2015
American professional wrestler (born 1935)
Ethel Blanche Hairston was an American professional wrestler whose ring name was Ethel Johnson. She debuted at age 16, becoming the first African-American women's champion. She was a fan favorite, billed as "the biggest…
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2018
British actress (born 1945)
Zienia Merton was a British actress born in Burma. She was known for playing Sandra Benes in Space: 1999.
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2018
Canadian comedian and actor (born 1959)
Norman Gene Macdonald was a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, and writer whose style was characterized by deadpan delivery, eccentric understatement, and the use of folksy, old-fashioned turns of phrase. He appeared in…
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2021
Kuwaiti royal and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Kuwait (born 1942)
Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah was a Kuwaiti royal and politician who served as the prime minister of Kuwait from 2011 to 2019. He previously served as minister of defense as well as deputy prime minister. In…
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2024
American sprinter (born 1932)
Otis Crandall Davis was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals for record-breaking performances in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He set a new world record of 44.9 seconds in the 400…
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2024
2025
British professional boxer (born 1978)
Richard John Hatton, also known by nicknames such as "The Hitman", "The Pride of Hyde" and the "People's Champion", was a British professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and later worked as a boxing…
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2025
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LaWanda Page — American actress and comedian (1920–2002)
FeaturedLaWanda Page
Death year2002
Known forCrowned "The Queen of Comedy" or "The Black Queen of Comedy", Page melded blue humor, signifyin' and observational comedy with jokes about sexuality, race relations, African-American culture and religion
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2022
Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen's coffin is taken from Buckingham Palace, placed on a gun carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and moved in a procession to Westminster Hall for her lying in state over the next four days with the queue of mourners stretching for miles along the River Thames. Wikipedia →
2019
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim responsibility for an attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Wikipedia →
2015
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The first observation of gravitational waves is made, announced by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations on 11 February 2016. Wikipedia →
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