Notable Deaths on September 28

Q: Who died on September 28?

Notable people who died on September 28 include: Pompey, Rabbi Akiva, Leoba, Wenceslaus I, Minamoto no Hiromasa.

Q: What is Althea Gibson known for?

Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (born 1927)

104 people 48 BC – 2024

September 28 has seen 104 notable figures pass away throughout recorded history — from 48 BC – 2024. Below are the most significant names who died on this date.

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2003 — Althea Gibson

American tennis player and golfer (born 1927)

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In 1956, she became the first Black player to win a Grand Slam event

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The following year she won both Wimbledon and the US Nationals, then won both again in 1958 and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years

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In all, she won 11 Grand Slam titles: five singles titles, five doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title

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In the early 1960s, she also became the first Black player to compete in the Ladies Professional Golf Association.

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Althea Neale Gibson was an American tennis player and professional golfer, and one of the first Black athletes to cross the color line of international tennis

Pompey

Roman general and politician (born 106 BC)

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman who was prominent in the last decades of the Roman Republic. As a young man, he was a partisan and protégé of the…

-48

Rabbi Akiva

Jewish sage, martyr. (born c. 50)

Year 135 (CXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lupercus and Atilianus. The denomination 135 for this year has been used since the…

135

Leoba

Anglo-Saxon nun (born c. 710)

Leoba, (also Lioba (of Tauberbischofsheim) and Leofgyth) (c. 710 – 28 September 782) was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine nun and is recognized as a saint. In 746 she and her companions left Wimborne Minster in Dorset to join…

782

Wenceslaus I

duke of Bohemia (born c. 907)

Wenceslaus I, Wenceslas I or Václav the Good was the Prince (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death, probably in 935. According to the legend, he was assassinated by his younger brother, Boleslaus the Cruel.

935

Minamoto no Hiromasa

Japanese nobleman (born 918)

Minamoto no Hiromasa was a nobleman and gagaku musician in the Heian period. He was the eldest son of Prince Katsuakira and the grandson of Emperor Daigo. His mother was the daughter of Fujiwara no Tokihira.

980

Henry VI

Holy Roman Emperor (born 1165)

Henry VI, a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany from 1169 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 until his death. From 1194 he was also King of Sicily as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Constance I.

1197

Gertrude of Merania

queen consort of Hungary (born 1185)

Gertrude of Merania was Queen of Hungary as the first wife of Andrew II from 1205 until her assassination. She was regent during her husband's absence.

1213

Elizabeth of Bohemia

queen consort of Bohemia (born 1292)

Elizabeth of Bohemia was a princess of the Bohemian Přemyslid dynasty who became Queen of Bohemia as the first wife of King John the Blind. She was the mother of Emperor Charles IV, King of Bohemia, and a daughter of…

1330

Cymburgis of Masovia

duchess consort of Austria (born 1394)

Cymburgis of Masovia, also spelled Zimburgis or Cimburga, was a Princess of Masovia of the Polish Piast dynasty and a Duchess of Austria from 1412 until 1424, by her marriage with the Habsburg duke Ernest the Iron. As…

1429

George Buchanan

Scottish historian and scholar (born 1506)

George Buchanan was a Scottish historian and humanist scholar. According to historian Keith Brown, Buchanan was "the most profound intellectual sixteenth-century Scotland produced." His ideology of resistance to royal…

1582

Margaret Clifford

countess of Derby (born 1540)

Margaret Stanley, Countess of Derby was the only surviving daughter of Henry Clifford, 2nd Earl of Cumberland, and Lady Eleanor Brandon. Her maternal grandparents were Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk, and Mary…

1596

Josuah Sylvester

English poet and translator (born 1563)

Josuah Sylvester was an English poet.

1618

Francis Turretin

Swiss-Italian theologian and academic (born 1623)

Francis Turretin was a Genevan-Italian Reformed scholastic theologian.

1687

Gabriel Mouton

French mathematician and theologian (born 1618)

Gabriel Mouton was a French abbot and scientist. He was a doctor of theology from Lyon, but was also interested in mathematics and astronomy. His 1670 book, the Observationes diametrorum solis et lunae apparentium,…

1694

Robert Spencer

2nd Earl of Sunderland, French-English lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1640)

Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, was an English nobleman and politician of the Spencer family. An able and gifted statesman, his caustic temper and belief in absolute monarchy nevertheless made him numerous…

1702

Jean Baptiste Massillon

French bishop (born 1663)

Jean-Baptiste Massillon, CO, was a French Catholic prelate and famous preacher who served as Bishop of Clermont from 1717 until his death in Beauregard-l'Évêque.

1742

Christoph Franz von Buseck

Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (born 1724)

Christoph Franz von Buseck was the Roman Catholic bishop of Bamberg and the last Prince-Bishop of Bamberg.

1805

Nikolay Raevsky

Russian general and politician (born 1771)

Nikolay Nikolayevich Raevsky or Rayevsky was a Russian general and statesman who achieved fame for his feats of arms during the Napoleonic Wars. His family left a lasting legacy in Russian society and culture.

1829

Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy

Russian general and politician (born 1769)

Count Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy was a Russian general and statesman.

1844

Carl Ritter

German geographer and academic (born 1779)

Carl Ritter was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography, as they established it as an independent scientific discipline. From 1825 until his…

1859

Émile Gaboriau

French journalist and author (born 1832)

Émile Gaboriau was a French writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer of detective fiction.

1873

Amunda Kolderup

Norwegian opera singer (born 1846)

Amunda Bartholda Wilhelmine Mariane Kolderup was a Norwegian opera singer.

1882

Herman Melville

American author and poet (born 1819)

Herman Melville was an American writer of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a…

1891

Annie Feray Mutrie

British painter (born 1826)

Annie Feray Mutrie was a British still-life painter. She exhibited regularly and she and her sister Martha were considered the best flower painters in oils.

1893

Louis Pasteur

French chemist and microbiologist (born 1822)

Louis Pasteur was a French chemist, pharmacist, and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization, the last of which was named after him. His…

1895

Giovanni Segantini

Austrian painter (born 1858)

Giovanni Segantini was an Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscapes of the Alps. He was one of the most famous artists in Europe in the late 19th century, and his paintings were collected by major museums.…

1899

John Marks Moore

American politician and attorney (born 1853)

John Marks Moore was an American attorney, Democratic politician from Texas, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, and the Secretary of State of Texas during the term of Lawrence Sullivan Ross.

1902

Lafcadio Hearn

Greek-Japanese historian and author (born 1850)

Yakumo Koizumi was a Greek and Irish writer, translator, and teacher whose work played a significant role in the introduction of the culture and literature of Japan to the mainstream Western world.

1904

Richard Warren Sears

American businessman, co-founded Sears (born 1863)

Richard Warren Sears was an American businessman who co-founded the department store Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Alvah Curtis Roebuck.

1914

Saitō Hajime

Japanese samurai (born 1844)

Saitō Hajime was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who most famously served as the captain of the third unit of the Shinsengumi. He was one of the few core members who survived the numerous wars of the…

1915

Georg Simmel

German sociologist and philosopher (born 1858)

Georg Simmel was a German sociologist, philosopher, and critic. A founding figure of sociology, his neo-Kantian approach helped establish sociological antipositivism, asking "What is society?" in analogy to Kant's "What…

1918

Freddie Stowers

American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1896)

Freddie Stowers was an African-American corporal in the United States Army who was killed in action during World War I while serving in an American unit under 157th Infantry Division of the French Army, called the "Red…

1918

Yu Gwan-sun

Korean independence activist (born 1902)

Yu Gwan-sun was a Korean independence activist. She was particularly notable for her role in South Chungcheong during the March 1st Movement protests against Japanese colonial rule. She has since become one of the most…

1920

Paul Vermoyal

French actor (born 1888)

Pierre Paul Vermoyal was a French stage and film actor.

1925

William Kennedy Dickson

French-Scottish actor, director, and producer, invented the Kinetoscope (born 1860)

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a British-American inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison.

1935

Charles Duryea

American engineer and businessman, founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (born 1861)

Charles Edgar Duryea was an American engineer. He was the engineer of the second working American gasoline-powered car and co-founder of Duryea Motor Wagon Company. He was born near Canton, Illinois, a son of George…

1938

Marion Miley

American golfer, ranked No. 1 in the United States (born 1914)

Marion Miley was an American amateur golfer. Active in the 1930s, she won dozens of amateur tournaments and was ranked as high as #1 in the United States. She was noted by the press as being one of the most photogenic…

1941

Sam Ruben

American chemist and academic (born 1913)

Samuel Ruben was an American chemist who with Martin Kamen co-discovered the synthesis of the isotope carbon-14 in 1940.

1943

Filippo Illuminato

Italian partisan, Gold Medal of Military Valour (born 1930)

Filippo Illuminato was an Italian partisan who died attacking Nazi German troops during the Four days of Naples in World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valour, Italy's highest award for…

1943

Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens (born 1881)

Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens, born Charilaos Filippidis, was the Archbishop of Athens and all Greece between 1938 and 1941.

1949

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer and scholar (born 1889)

Edwin Powell Hubble was an American astronomer. He played a crucial role in establishing the fields of extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.

1953

William Boeing

American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (born 1881)

William Edward Boeing was an American aviation pioneer. He founded the Pacific Airplane Company in 1916, which was renamed to Boeing a year later. The company is now the largest exporter in the United States by dollar…

1956

Luis Cluzeau Mortet

Uruguayan violinist and composer (born 1888)

Luis Cluzeau Mortet was a Uruguayan composer and musician.

1957

Rudolf Caracciola

German race car driver (born 1901)

Otto Wilhelm Rudolf Caracciola was a German racing driver. He won the European Drivers' Championship, the pre-1950 equivalent of the modern Formula One World Championship, an unsurpassed three times. He also won the…

1959

Roger Nimier

French soldier and author (born 1925)

Roger Nimier was a French novelist.

1962

Harpo Marx

American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1888)

Arthur "Harpo" Marx was an American comedian and harpist, and the second-oldest of the Marx Brothers. In contrast to the mainly verbal comedy of his brothers Groucho and Chico, Harpo's comic style was visual, being an…

1964

André Breton

French author and poet (born 1896)

André Robert Breton was a French writer and poet, known as a principal theorist and co-founder of surrealism. His writings include the first Surrealist Manifesto of 1924, in which he defined surrealism as "pure psychic…

1966

John Dos Passos

American novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (born 1896)

John Roderigo Dos Passos was an American novelist, most notable for his U.S.A. trilogy. He was a descendant of the Lee family of Virginia.

1970

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (born 1918)

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced…

1970

Pope John Paul I (born 1912)

Pope John Paul I was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal history, giving rise to the most recent year of…

1978

John Herbert Chapman

Canadian physicist and engineer (born 1921)

John Herbert Chapman was a Canadian space researcher. He started his career with his work on radio propagation and the ionosphere.

1979

Rómulo Betancourt

Venezuelan journalist and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1908)

Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello, known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was a Venezuelan politician who served as the president of Venezuela, from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of…

1981

Mabel Albertson

American actress (born 1901)

Mabel Ida Albertson was an American actress of television, stage, radio and film who portrayed Phyllis Stephens in the TV sitcom Bewitched. She also appeared in TV's The Time Tunnel.

1982

Cihad Baban

Turkish journalist, author, and politician (born 1911)

Mustafa Cihad Baban was a Turkish journalist, author and politician. He was a parliamentary deputy in the 1950s and 1960s.

1984

Ferdinand Marcos

Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (born 1917)

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. From 1972 to 1981, Marcos ruled the Philippines under martial…

1989

Larry O'Brien

American businessman and politician, 57th United States Postmaster General (born 1917)

Lawrence Francis O'Brien Jr. was an American politician and commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1975 to 1984. He was one of the United States Democratic Party's leading electoral strategists…

1990

Miles Davis

American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (born 1926)

Miles Dewey Davis III was an American trumpeter, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. In a career spanning nearly five decades,…

1991

Peter De Vries

American editor and novelist (born 1910)

Peter De Vries was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit.

1993

Alexander A. Drabik

American sergeant (born 1910)

Sgt. Alexander Albert Drabik was the first American soldier to cross the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine river at Remagen, Germany in World War II during the Battle of Remagen. He led two other enlisted men across the…

1993

Urmas Alender

Estonian singer (born 1953)

Urmas Alender was an Estonian singer and musician, the vocalist of popular Estonian bands Ruja and Propeller.

1994

José Francisco Ruiz Massieu

Mexican lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Guerrero (born 1946)

José Francisco Ruiz Massieu was a Mexican political figure. He was governor of Guerrero from 1987 to 1993. He then served as the general secretary of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1994. His term ended…

1994

Harry Saltzman

Canadian production manager and producer (born 1915)

Herschel "Harry" Saltzman was a Canadian theatre and film producer. He is best remembered for co-producing the first nine of the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli. Apart from a ten-year stint living in St.…

1994

K. A. Thangavelu

Indian film actor and comedian (born 1917)

Karaikal Arunachalam Thangavelu popularly known as "Danaal Thangavelu", was an Indian actor and comedian popular in the 1950s to 1970s. Not known for physical, acrobatic comedy like his contemporaries J. P. Chandrababu…

1994

Escott Reid

Canadian academic and diplomat (born 1905)

Escott Graves Meredith Reid, CC, was a Canadian diplomat who helped shape the United Nations and NATO, author, international public servant and academic administrator.

1999

Pierre Trudeau

Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1919)

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau was a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Between his non-consecutive terms as prime…

2000

Patsy Mink

American lawyer and politician (born 1927)

Patsy Matsu Mink was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii who served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years as a member of the Democratic Party, initially from 1965 to…

2002

Hartland Molson

Canadian captain and politician (born 1907)

Hartland de Montarville Molson was an Anglo-Quebecer statesman, Canadian senator, military aviator, and a member of the Molson family of brewers.

2002

Elia Kazan

American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1909)

Elias Kazantzoglou, known as Elia Kazan, was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in…

2003

George Odlum

Saint Lucian politician and diplomat (born 1934)

George Odlum was a Saint Lucian left-wing politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Born in Castries, Odlum studied at Bristol University and Oxford University in the United Kingdom before…

2003

Geoffrey Beene

American fashion designer (born 1924)

Geoffrey Beene was an American fashion designer. Beene was one of New York's most famous fashion designers, recognized for his artistic and technical skills and for creating simple, comfortable and dressy women's wear.

2004

Constance Baker Motley

American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1921)

Constance Baker Motley was an American jurist and politician who served as a Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. A key strategist of the civil rights movement, she was state…

2005

René Desmaison

French mountaineer (born 1930)

René Desmaison was a veteran French mountaineer, climber and alpinist.

2007

Wally Parks

American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (born 1913)

Wallace Gordon Parks was an American writer. He was the founder, president, and chairman of the National Hot Rod Association, better known as NHRA. He was instrumental in establishing drag racing as a legitimate amateur…

2007

Guillermo Endara

Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (born 1936)

Guillermo David Endara Galimany was a Panamanian politician who served as the president of Panama from 1989 to 1994.

2009

Ulf Larsson

Swedish actor and director (born 1956)

Ulf Sigfrid "Uffe" Larsson was a Swedish actor, revue artist, comedian and stage director.

2009

Kurt Albert

German mountaineer and photographer (born 1954)

Kurt Albert was a German climber and photographer. He started climbing at the age of 14. Before he committed himself to a career of climbing in 1986, he was a mathematics and physics teacher.

2010

Arthur Penn

American director and producer (born 1922)

Arthur Hiller Penn was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee for Best Director, and a Tony Award winner. Among other accolades, he was also nominated for a…

2010

Dolores Wilson

American soprano and actress (born 1928)

Dolores Mae Wilson was an American coloratura soprano who had an active international opera career from the late 1940s through the early 1960s. Beginning her career with major theatres in Europe, she performed in six…

2010

Avraham Adan

Israeli general (born 1926)

Avraham "Bren" Adan was an Israeli major-general and author. Prior to Israel's independence, he served with the Palmach, an elite formation within the Haganah paramilitary force of the Yishuv community in British…

2012

Chris Economaki

American journalist and sportscaster (born 1920)

Christopher Constantine Economaki was a pioneering American motorsports journalist, publisher, reporter, and commentator known as "The Dean of American Motorsports Journalism." Working for, and later owning, National…

2012

Brajesh Mishra

Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (born 1928)

Brajesh Chandra Mishra was an Indian politician and diplomat from the Indian Foreign Service who is best known for serving as the first National Security Advisor of India from 1998 to 2004. He also served as the…

2012

James Emanuel

American-French poet and scholar (born 1921)

James Emanuel was a poet and scholar from Alliance, Nebraska. Emanuel, who is ranked by some critics as one of the best and most neglected poets of the 20th century, published more than 300 poems, 13 individual books,…

2013

Jonathan Fellows-Smith

South African cricketer and rugby player (born 1932)

Jonathan Payn Fellows-Smith was a South African cricketer who played in four Tests in 1960. He played most of his first-class cricket in England.

2013

George Amon Webster

American singer and pianist (born 1945)

George Amon Webster was the baritone vocalist and the pianist with the Cathedral Quartet from 1969 through 1971, their pianist from 1973 through 1974, and their baritone vocalist and bassist from 1974 through 1979.…

2013

Dannie Abse

Welsh physician, poet, and author (born 1923)

Daniel Abse CBE FRSL was a Welsh poet and physician. His poetry won him many awards. As a medic, he worked in a chest clinic for over 30 years.

2014

Joseph H. Alexander

American colonel and historian (born 1938)

Joseph Hammond Alexander was a Colonel of the United States Marine Corps and historian.

2014

Sheila Faith

English dentist and politician (born 1928)

Irene Sheila Faith was a British politician and dental surgeon. She served one term each in the House of Commons and European Parliament as a Conservative. She was a native of Newcastle upon Tyne and attended Newcastle…

2014

Tim Rawlings

English footballer and manager (born 1932)

Charles John "Tim" Rawlings was an English footballer. A half-back, he made 231 league appearances in a 15-year career in the Football League. He made the bulk of these appearances for Walsall between 1956 and 1963, but…

2014

Petr Skoumal

Czech pianist and composer (born 1938)

Petr Skoumal was a Czech musician and composer. He is best known as a composer of music for films and theatre performances.

2014

Alexander Faris

Irish composer and conductor (born 1921)

Samuel Alexander "Sandy" Faris was a Northern Irish composer, conductor and writer, known for his television theme tunes, including the theme music for the 1970s TV series Upstairs, Downstairs. He composed and recorded…

2015

Walter Dale Miller

American rancher and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota (born 1925)

Walter Dale "Walt" Miller was an American politician and member of the Republican Party. He served as the 29th governor of South Dakota from 1993 to 1995, having assumed the office upon the death of George S. Mickelson.…

2015

Ignacio Zoco

Spanish footballer (born 1939)

Ignacio Zoco Esparza was a Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

2015

Agnes Nixon

American television writer and director (born 1922)

Agnes Nixon was an American television writer and producer, and the creator of the ABC soap operas One Life to Live, All My Children, as well as Loving and its spin-off The City.

2016

Gary Glasberg

American television writer and producer (born 1966)

Gary Glasberg was an American television writer and producer. He was born in New York City. He was the showrunner on NCIS and creator of NCIS: New Orleans.

2016

Shimon Peres

Polish-Israeli statesman and politician, 9th President of Israel (born 1923)

Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 to 2014. He was a member of twelve…

2016

Gloria Naylor

American novelist (born 1950)

Gloria Naylor was an American novelist, known for novels including The Women of Brewster Place (1982), Linden Hills (1985) and Mama Day (1988).

2016

Daniel Pe'er

Israeli television host and newsreader (born 1943)

Daniel Pe'er was an Israeli television host and newsreader.

2017

Predrag Ejdus

Serbian actor (born 1947)

Predrag Ejdus was a Serbian actor of theater, film and television. His extensive body of work includes over 200 theater productions, 50 films and 30 television series.

2018

José José

Mexican musician and singer (born 1948)

José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, known professionally as José José was a Mexican singer and actor. Dubbed as "El Príncipe de la Canción", his performance and vocal style have influenced many Latin pop artists in a career that…

2019

Coolio

American rapper (born 1963)

Artis Leon Ivey Jr., known by his stage name Coolio, was an American rapper. He was best known for his single "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995), which won a Grammy Award, and was credited for changing the course of hip-hop by…

2022

Winfield Dunn

American politician, 43rd Governor of Tennessee (born 1927)

Bryant Winfield Culberson Dunn was an American businessman and politician who served as the 43rd governor of Tennessee from 1971 to 1975. He was the state's first Republican governor in fifty years. Dunn was an…

2024

Drake Hogestyn

American actor (born 1953)

Donald Drake Hogestyn was an American actor best known for his long-running role as John Black on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives.

2024

Kris Kristofferson

American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1936)

Kristoffer Kristofferson was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He was a pioneering figure in the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, moving away from the polished Nashville sound and toward a more raw,…

2024

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Althea Gibson — American tennis player (1927–2003)

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Known forIn 1956, she became the first Black player to win a Grand Slam event

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The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center. Wikipedia →

2022

Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years. Wikipedia →

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The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured. Wikipedia →

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