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On May 4, 1945, Thayer and his platoon discovered and liberated 15,000 people held at a concentration camp near Wels, Austria
Notable Deaths on September 16
108 people
307 – 2025
September 16 has seen 108 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 307 – 2025. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.
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2018 — James Burdette Thayer
American brigadier general (born 1920)
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James Burdette Thayer was an American brigadier general who served on active duty during World War II
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Following the war, he continued his service in the United States Army Reserve
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In his civilian life, Thayer founded a successful business supply company in Beaverton, Oregon
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The Oregon Military Museum at Camp Withycombe is named in his honor.
Roman emperor
Flavius Valerius Severus, also called Severus II, was a Roman emperor from 306 to 307, and a member of the Tetrarchy. He shared control of the western half of the empire with Constantine I, but spent most of his short…
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307
Pope Martin I, also known as Martin the Confessor, was the bishop of Rome from 21 July 649 to his death 16 September 655. He had served as Pope Theodore I's ambassador to Constantinople, and was elected to succeed him…
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655
Pope Victor III, born Dauferio Epifani Del Zotto, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 May 1086 to his death. He was the successor of Pope Gregory VII. Prior to becoming pope he had…
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1087
German priest and historian (born 1054)
Bernold of Constance was a priest, chronicler, writer of Christian tracts, and a defender of the Church reforms of Pope Gregory VII.
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1100
Catholic French saint and itinerant preacher (born 1060)
Vitalis of Savigny was the canonized founder of Savigny Abbey in Manche and of the Congregation of Savigny (1112).
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1122
Roman ecclesiastical politician
Pandulf Verraccio, whose first name may also be spelled Pandolph or Pandulph, was a Roman ecclesiastical politician, papal legate to England and bishop of Norwich.
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1226
Philip III, called the Noble, the Wise, and of Évreux, was the king of Navarre with his wife Joan II from 1328 until his death in 1343. He was also the count of Évreux in France from 1319.
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1343
1345
1st Earl of Northampton (born 1319)
William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton, KG was an English nobleman and military commander.
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1360
Charles V, called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death in 1380. His reign marked an early high point for France during the Hundred Years' War as his armies recovered much of the territory held by the…
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1380
Robert of Geneva was elected to the papacy as Clement VII by the cardinals who opposed Pope Urban VI and was the first antipope residing in Avignon, France. His election led to the Western Schism.
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1394
1406
Spanish friar (born 1420)
Tomás de Torquemada, anglicized as Thomas of Torquemada, was a Spanish Dominican friar and the first Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition. In that role, he led a group of ecclesiastical prelates created in 1478…
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1498
notorious German bandit (date of birth unknown)
Peter Niers was an alleged German serial killer and bandit who was executed on 16 September 1581 in Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, some 40 km from Nuremberg. Based on confessions extracted from him and his accomplices under…
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1581
queen of John III of Sweden (born 1526)
Catherine Jagiellon was a princess of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Queen of Sweden from 1569 as the wife of King John III. Catherine had significant influence over state affairs during the reign of her spouse.…
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1583
Belgian theologian and academic (born 1513)
Michael Baius, also known as Michel De Bay, was a Belgian theologian. He formulated the school of thought now known as Baianism.
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1589
English-Scottish princess (born 1605)
Mary Stuart was the third daughter and sixth child of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark. Her birth was much anticipated. She developed pneumonia at 17 months and died the following year.
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1607
English poet (born 1612)
Anne Bradstreet was among the most prominent of early English poets of North America and the first writer in England's North American colonies to be published. She is the first Puritan figure in American literature and…
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1672
James II and VII was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from February 1685 until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution. The last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and…
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1701
Polish-Dutch physicist and engineer, invented the thermometer (born 1686)
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit FRS was a physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker. He was born in Poland to a family of German origin, although he spent much of his life in the Dutch Republic. Fahrenheit…
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1736
Vietnamese emperor (born 1753)
Emperor Quang Trung or Nguyễn Huệ, also known as Nguyễn Quang Bình, or Hồ Thơm was the second emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty, reigning from 1788 until 1792. He was also one of the most successful military commanders in…
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1792
French explorer, hydrographer, and cartographer (born 1754)
Nicolas Thomas Baudin was a French explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer, most notable for his explorations in Australia and the southern Pacific. He carried a few corms of Gros Michel banana from…
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1803
American physician and surgeon (born 1744)
John Jeffries was an American medical doctor, scientist, and military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during the American Revolution. He is best known for accompanying French inventor…
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1819
Louis XVIII, known as the Desired, was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a brief interruption during the Hundred Days in 1815. Before his reign, he spent 23 years in exile from France beginning in 1791,…
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1824
Canadian businessman and politician (born 1770)
Ezekiel Hart was an entrepreneur and politician in British North America. He is often said to be the first Jew to be elected to public office in the British Empire.
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1843
Irish poet and publisher (born 1814)
Thomas Osborne Davis was an Irish writer; with Charles Gavan Duffy and John Blake Dillon, a founding editor of The Nation, the weekly organ of what came to be known as the Young Ireland movement. While embracing the…
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1845
Danish general (born 1792)
Christian Julius de Meza was the commander of the Danish Army during the 1864 Second Schleswig War. De Meza was responsible for the withdrawal of the Danish army from the Danevirke, an event which shocked the Danish…
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1865
Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (born 1841)
Sakaigawa Namiemon was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Katsushika District, Shimōsa Province. He was the sport's 14th yokozuna. Nicknamed "Tanikaze of the Meiji era", he's the only officially recognized…
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1887
Brazilian composer (born 1836)
Antônio Carlos Gomes was a Brazilian composer notable for being the first New World composer whose work was accepted by Europe. He was the only non-European who was successful as an opera composer in Italy, during the…
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1896
Greek jurist and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (born 1814)
Pavlos Kalligas was a Greek jurist, writer and politician. He served as a professor at the University of Athens; as Member and Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament; as cabinet minister for Foreign Affairs, Education,…
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1896
Puerto Rican surgeon and politician (born 1827)
Ramón Emeterio Betances y Alacán was a Puerto Rican independence leader, abolitionist and medical doctor. He led the nation's independence movement and was the primary instigator of the Grito de Lares revolt and…
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1898
English-French mountaineer, explorer, and author (born 1840)
Edward Whymper FRSE was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent. Whymper…
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1911
American businessman (born 1843)
Charles Xavier Larrabee was an American businessman and a co-founder of the town of Fairhaven, Washington. Later in life, Larrabee and his wife Frances donated much land for civic purposes, including schools and parks,…
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1914
Ukrainian anarchist partisan leader (born 1885)
Maria Hryhorivna Nikiforova was a Ukrainian anarchist partisan leader who led the Black Guards during the Ukrainian War of Independence, becoming widely renowned as an atamansha. A self-described terrorist from the age…
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1919
1925
Russian physicist and mathematician (born 1888)
Alexander Alexandrovich Friedmann was a Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician. He originated the pioneering theory that the universe is expanding, governed by a set of equations he developed known as the…
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1925
Libyan theorist and educator (born 1862)
ʿUmar al-Mukhtār Muḥammad bin Farḥāt al-Manifī, called The Lion of the Desert, known among the colonial Italians as Matari of the Mnifa, was a Libyan revolutionary and Imam who led the native resistance in Cyrenaica…
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1931
British stage and screen actress (born 1908)
Millicent Lilian "Peg" Entwistle was a British stage and screen actress. She began her stage career in 1925, appearing in several Broadway productions. She appeared in only one film, Thirteen Women (1932), which was…
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1932
Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857)
Sir Ronald Ross was a British medical doctor. He received the 1902 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine "for his work on malaria, by which he has shown how it enters the organism and thereby has laid the foundation…
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1932
American baseball player and manager (born 1857)
George F. Gore, nicknamed "Piano Legs", was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for 14 seasons, eight for the Chicago White Stockings, five for the New York Giants, one for the St. Louis…
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1933
French physician and explorer (born 1867)
Jean-Baptiste Étienne Auguste Charcot, better known in France as Commandant Charcot, was a French scientist, medical doctor and polar scientist. His father was the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot (1825–1893).
As a…
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1936
2nd Baron Lamington, English-Scottish politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (born 1860)
Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington,, was a British politician and colonial administrator who served as Governor of Queensland from 1896 to 1901, and Governor of Bombay from 1903 to…
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1940
German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (born 1870)
Gustav Adolf Bauer was a German Social Democratic Party leader and the chancellor of Germany from June 1919 to March 1920. Prior to that, he was minister of labour in the last cabinet of the German Empire and during…
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1944
Irish tenor and actor (born 1884)
Count John Francis McCormack, was an Irish lyric tenor celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires, and renowned for his diction and breath control. He was also a Papal Count. McCormack…
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1945
English physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (born 1877)
Sir James Hopwood Jeans was an English physicist, mathematician and an astronomer. He served as a secretary of the Royal Society from 1919 to 1929, and was the president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1925 to…
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1946
1950
Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (born 1873)
Leopold Charles Maurice Stennett Amery, also known as L. S. Amery, was a British Conservative Party politician and journalist. During his career, he was known for his interest in military preparedness, British India and…
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1955
Turkish politician, 15th Turkish Minister of Finance (born 1915)
Hasan Polatkan was a Turkish politician and Minister of Labor and Finance, who was executed by hanging after the 1960 Turkish coup d'état along with two other cabinet members.
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1961
Turkish diplomat and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1910)
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu was a Turkish diplomat and politician. He was executed by hanging after the coup d'état in 1960 along with two other politicians.
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1961
North Korean composer and conductor (born 1906)
Ahn Eak-tai was a Korean classical composer and conductor. He conducted numerous major orchestras across Europe, including the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Rome Philharmonic…
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1965
American animator and producer (born 1886)
Frederick Clinton Quimby was an American animation producer best known for producing the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, for which he won seven Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Films. He was the executive in charge…
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1965
Chilean singer-songwriter, teacher and theatre director (born 1932)
Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad array of works, ranging from locally…
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1973
Brazilian feminist and scientist (born 1894)
Bertha Maria Júlia Lutz was a Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat. Lutz became a leading figure in both the Pan American feminist movement and human rights movement. She was instrumental in gaining women's…
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1976
English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947)
Marc Bolan was an English guitarist, singer-songwriter and poet. He was a pioneer of the glam rock movement in the early 1970s with his band T. Rex. Bolan is an influence on artists in the genres of glam rock, punk,…
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1977
Greek operatic soprano (born 1923)
Maria Callas was an American and Greek soprano. Critics praised her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice and dramatic interpretations. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of…
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1977
Swiss psychologist and philosopher (born 1896)
Jean William Fritz Piaget (, ; French: [ʒɑ̃ pjaʒɛ]; was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called genetic…
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1980
French engineer and fashion designer, created the bikini (born 1897)
Louis Réard was a French automobile engineer and clothing designer who introduced the modern two-piece bikini in July 1946. He opened a bikini shop and ran it for the next 40 years.
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1984
American novelist, poet, and short story writer (born 1935)
Richard Gary Brautigan was an American novelist, poet, and short story writer. He wrote throughout his life and published ten novels, two collections of short stories, and ten books of poetry. Brautigan's work has been…
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1984
English soldier and politician, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (born 1920)
Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, was a British Conservative politician who served as a European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia. He was previously Member of Parliament (MP) for…
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1987
Russian-American ballerina (born 1895)
Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva was a Russian ballerina whose stage career spanned from 1913 to 1939.
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1991
American journalist and politician (born 1910)
Millicent Vernon Fenwick was an American fashion model, Vogue magazine editor, socialite, Republican Party politician, and diplomat who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to…
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1992
Czech conductor (born 1913)
František Jílek was a Czech conductor, known especially for his interpretation of Leoš Janáček's works.
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1993
Australian poet and activist (born 1920)
Oodgeroo Noonuccal, earlier known as Kath Walker, was an Aboriginal Australian political activist, artist and educator, who campaigned for Aboriginal rights. Noonuccal was best known for her poetry, and was the first…
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1993
American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (born 1919)
McGeorge "Mac" Bundy was an American academic who served as the U.S. National Security Advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson from 1961 through 1966. He is primarily remembered as one of the chief…
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1996
American actor, dancer, and director (born 1920)
Gene Nelson was an American actor, dancer, screenwriter, and director.
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1996
American producer (born 1918)
Samuel Zachary Arkoff was an American film producer, known as the co-founder of American International Pictures.
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2001
American actor (born 1911)
James Gregory was an American character actor who played roles such as Schaffer in Al Capone (1959), the McCarthy-like Sen. John Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), General Ursus in Beneath the Planet of the Apes…
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2002
American singer-songwriter (born 1921)
Shelby Fredrick Wooley was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He recorded a series of novelty songs, including the 1958 hit rock-and-roll comedy single "The Purple People Eater", and under the name Ben Colder,…
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2003
American-English poet and author (born 1954)
Michael Donaghy was a New York City poet and musician, who lived in London from 1985.
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2004
Canadian horn player, composer, and educator (born 1922)
Harry Freedman , was a Canadian composer, English hornist, and teacher.
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2005
American physicist and academic, invented the laser (born 1920)
Richard Gordon Gould was an American physicist who is sometimes credited with the invention of the laser and the optical amplifier.. Gould is best known for his thirty-year fight with the United States Patent and…
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2005
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1925)
Floyd James "Busher" Curry was a Canadian ice hockey right winger.
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2006
Hungarian tennis player and coach (born 1924)
Zsuzsa Körmöczy was a Hungarian tennis player. She reached a career high of World No. 2 in women's tennis, and won the 1958 French Open at the age of 33.
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2006
American engineer and author (born 1948)
James Oliver Rigney Jr., known by his pen name Robert Jordan, was an American author of epic fantasy. He is best known as the author of The Wheel of Time series, which comprises 14 books and a prequel novel. The series…
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2007
American songwriter and producer (born 1940)
Norman Jesse Whitfield was an American songwriter, composer, and producer, who worked with Berry Gordy's Motown labels during the 1960s. He has been credited as one of the creators of the Motown Sound and of the…
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2008
American philosopher and academic (born 1942)
Myles Neal Brand (May 17, 1942 – September 16, 2009) was a philosopher and university administrator who served as the 14th president of the University of Oregon, the 16th president of Indiana University, and the fourth…
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2009
2009
American singer-songwriter (born 1936)
Mary Allin Travers was an American singer who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. Travers grew up amid the burgeoning folk scene in New York…
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2009
American educator and bandleader (born 1953)
George N. Parks was the director of the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band at University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1977 until 2010. He also led the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, a summer…
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2010
English footballer (born 1933)
Edwin James Towers was an English professional footballer, best remembered for his time as a centre forward in the Football League with Brentford. He is the club's all-time leading goalscorer and in 2013 was voted the…
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2010
American singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and drummer (born 1936)
Willie Lee "Big Eyes" Smith was an American electric blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer. He was best known for several stints with the Muddy Waters band beginning in the early 1960s.
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2011
Bangladeshi politician (born 1948)
Enamul Haque Chowdhury (1948–2011) was a politician in Sylhet District of Bangladesh who was a Jatiya party leader and Member of Parliament from Sylhet-2.
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2011
Canadian director and producer, co-founded IMAX (born 1926)
Roman Kroitor was a Canadian filmmaker who was known as a pioneer of Cinéma vérité, as the co-founder of IMAX, and as the creator of the Sandde hand-drawn stereoscopic 3D animation system. He was also the original…
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2012
American admiral (born 1923)
Julien Johnson LeBourgeois was a vice admiral of the United States Navy. His career included service in World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War, duty aboard and command of cruisers and destroyers, various…
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2012
German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (born 1925)
Friedrich Zimmermann was a German politician and a member of the Christian Social Union (CSU). From 1982 to 1989, he was the federal minister of interior. From 1989 to 1991 he held the position of federal minister for…
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2012
American football player (born 1966)
Scott Alexander Adams was an American professional football player who played guard for a six-season career, in-which he played for the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and…
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2013
Egyptian soprano and director (born 1931)
Ratiba Hefny was an Egyptian international Opera singer (soprano) who performed in more than 500 opera performances. She was the dean of the Higher Institute of Arabic Music in Cairo, and became the director of the…
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2013
American dancer and choreographer (born 1927)
Yvonne Helen "Patsy" Swayze was an American film choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor, and the mother of actors Patrick Swayze and Don Swayze. Her credits include choreography for Urban Cowboy, Liar's Moon and…
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2013
2015
Virgin Islander lawyer, judge, and politician, 5th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (born 1942)
Julio A. Brady was an American Virgin Islander judge, politician and attorney. Brady served as the fifth lieutenant governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 1983 to 1987 during the second term of former…
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2015
Austrian figure skater and coach (born 1932)
Kurt Oppelt was an Austrian figure skater who is best known for his career in pair skating. With Sissy Schwarz, he is the 1956 Olympic champion, the 1956 World champion, the 1956 European champion, and a five-time…
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2015
English captain and pilot (born 1920)
Group Captain Allan Richard Wright, was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He was credited with having destroyed at least fourteen German aircraft.
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2015
Turkish actor, director and activist (born 1949)
Tarık Akan was a Turkish film actor and producer, who started his activity in the 1965s.
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2016
American director and playwright (born 1928)
Edward Franklin Albee III was an American playwright known for works such as The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962), A Delicate Balance (1966), and Three Tall Women (1994). Some…
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2016
Italian priest and exorcist (born 1925)
Gabriele Amorth was an Italian Catholic priest of the Paulines and an exorcist for the Diocese of Rome. Amorth, along with five other priests, founded the International Association of Exorcists.
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2016
Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy and 49th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1920)
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was an Italian politician, statesman and banker who was the president of Italy from 1999 to 2006 and prime minister of Italy from 1993 to 1994.
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2016
Canadian novelist (born 1935)
William Patrick Kinsella was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989. His work often concerned baseball, First…
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2016
French-born American businessman (born 1932)
Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus, also known as William Louis-Dreyfus, was a French-American businessman. His net worth was estimated at $3.4 billion by Forbes in 2006. He was the chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services and…
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2016
Cabo Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde (born 1944)
António Manuel Mascarenhas Gomes Monteiro was the first democratically elected President of Cape Verde from 22 March 1991 to 22 March 2001.
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2016
Brazilian journalist (born 1951)
Marcelo Luiz Rezende Fernandes was a Brazilian journalist and television presenter.
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2017
Marshal of the Indian Air Force (born 1919)
Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, was a senior air officer of the Indian Air Force. He served as the 3rd Chief of the Air Staff from 1964 to 1969, leading the Air Force through the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.…
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2017
Indonesian politician and human rights defender (born 1945)
Harbrinderjit Singh Dillon was an Indonesian Sikh who occupied a variety of positions in Indonesian political life, including assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, and Commissioner of the National Commission on…
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2019
Russian social activist and media personality (born 1984)
Maxim Sergeyevich Martsinkevich, better known as Tesak, was a Russian neo-Nazi activist, media personality, vlogger, and the leader and co-founder of the Restruct movement which manifested in post-Soviet countries.
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2020
American actress (born 1929)
Jane Powell was an American actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals in the 1940s and 50s. With her soprano voice and girl-next-door image, Powell appeared in films, television and on the…
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2021
English entrepreneur and inventor (born 1940)
Sir Clive Marles Sinclair was an English entrepreneur and inventor, best known for being a pioneer in the computing industry and also as the founder of several companies that developed consumer electronics in the 1970s…
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2021
Chinese revolutionary (born 1947)
Song Binbin, also known as Song Yaowu, was a Chinese woman who, as a 19-year old, began engaging in violence that led to her role as a senior leader in the Chinese Red Guards during Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution.…
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2024
American actor, producer and director (born 1936)
Charles Robert Redford Jr. was an American actor, director and producer, celebrated for his magnetic presence as a leading man during the American New Wave. Across a career spanning more than six decades, Redford earned…
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2025
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James Burdette Thayer — United States Army general (1922–2018)
FeaturedJames Burdette Thayer
Death year2018
Known forOn May 4, 1945, Thayer and his platoon discovered and liberated 15,000 people held at a concentration camp near Wels, Austria
Deaths on this date108 (307 – 2025)
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