20 Mar 0687
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Cuthbert, Scottish monk, bishop, and saint (b. 634) |
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20 Mar 0842
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Alfonso II the Chaste king of Asturia (791-842), dies
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20 Mar 1181
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Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general (b. 1118) |
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20 Mar 1191
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Pope Clement III (b. 1130) |
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20 Mar 1191
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Clement III [Paolo Scolari], Pope (1187-91, 3rd crusades), dies
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20 Mar 1239
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Hermann von Salza, German knight and diplomat (b. 1179) |
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20 Mar 1351
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Mohammed ibn-Tughluq sultan of Delhi India, dies
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20 Mar 1390
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Alexios III of Trebizond (b. 1338) |
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20 Mar 1393
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Johannes Nepomucenus [Jan Nepomucky], Czechoslovakian saint, killed
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20 Mar 1413
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Henry IV of England (b. 1367) |
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20 Mar 1501
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Jean Carondelet lawyer/chancellor of Burgundy (1480-96), dies at 72
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20 Mar 1531
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Sicke Freerks/Frericx [Cutter], Dutch anabaptist, beheaded
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20 Mar 1549
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Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English general and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1508) |
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20 Mar 1568
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Albert, Duke in Prussia (b. 1490) |
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20 Mar 1568
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Albrecht von Hohenzollern 1st duke of Prussia, dies at 77
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20 Mar 1617
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Franciscus Aguilon physicist/theologist/mathematician, dies at 50
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20 Mar 1619
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Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1557) |
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20 Mar 1619
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Matthias II Holy Roman Catholic emperor (1611-19), dies
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20 Mar 1646
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Matthew Vossius historian (Annales Holland Zelandiaeque), dies at 35
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20 Mar 1673
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Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (b. 1603) |
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20 Mar 1703
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Johann Kunckel/Kunkel German alchemist/ambassador to Sweden, dies
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20 Mar 1726
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Isaac Newton, English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (b. 1642) |
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20 Mar 1727
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Issac Newton: English physicist / astronomer, dies in London at 84
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20 Mar 1727
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Sir Issac Newton English physicist/astronomer, dies in London at 84
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20 Mar 1730
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Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692) |
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20 Mar 1746
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Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (b. 1656) |
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20 Mar 1751
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Frederick Louis English prince of Wales/son of George I, dies
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20 Mar 1757
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Johann Paul Kunzen composer, dies at 60
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20 Mar 1767
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Firmin Abauzit French huguenot/scholar, dies at 87
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20 Mar 1780
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Benjamin Truman, English brewer and businessman (b. 1699) |
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20 Mar 1793
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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1705) |
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20 Mar 1804
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Ignaz Malzat composer, dies at 47
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20 Mar 1809
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death
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Mary Bateman, English criminal (b. 1768) |
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20 Mar 1812
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death
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Jan Ladislav Dussek Bohemian pianist/composer, dies at 52
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20 Mar 1835
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Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (b. 1794) |
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20 Mar 1848
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death
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Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27
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20 Mar 1849
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James Justinian Morier, Turkish-English author and diplomat (b. 1780) |
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20 Mar 1855
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Joseph Aspdin, English businessman (b. 1788) |
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20 Mar 1865
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Yamanami Keisuke, Japanese samurai (b. 1833) |
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20 Mar 1866
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Rikard Nordraak composer, dies at 23
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20 Mar 1871
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death
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Antonio Buzzolla composer, dies at 56
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20 Mar 1873
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death
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Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis composer, dies at 52
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20 Mar 1874
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Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (b. 1810) |
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20 Mar 1878
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Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814) |
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20 Mar 1887
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death
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Pavel Annenkov Russian literature historian, dies at 73
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20 Mar 1892
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Arthor Goring Thomas composer, dies at 41
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20 Mar 1894
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death
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Lajos Kossuth Hungarian freedom fighter/president (1849), dies at 91
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20 Mar 1897
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Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1821) |
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20 Mar 1898
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Luis Pal
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20 Mar 1899
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Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and author (b. 1822) |
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20 Mar 1899
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Martha M Place of Brooklyn NY, becomes 1st woman to die by electrocution
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20 Mar 1909
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Friedrich Amelung, Estonian historian and businessman (b. 1842) |
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20 Mar 1910
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20 Mar 1911
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Jean-Theodore Radoux composer, dies at 75
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20 Mar 1913
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Christian Barnekow composer, dies at 75
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20 Mar 1913
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death
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Song Jiao-ren leader Chinese Guomindang-Party, dies
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20 Mar 1916
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death
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Ota Benga, Congolese-American model (b. 1884) |
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20 Mar 1918
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death
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Lewis A. Grant, American general and lawyer (b. 1828) |
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20 Mar 1920
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Venustiano Carranza President of Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60
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20 Mar 1924
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Emil Fenyvessy, Hungarian actor and screenwriter (b. 1859) |
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20 Mar 1925
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death
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George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (b. 1859) |
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20 Mar 1925
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death
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George N Curzon British Foreign minister (1919-22), dies at 66
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20 Mar 1928
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death
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Fred Rogers: Childrens show (Mr Rogers Neighborhood)
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20 Mar 1929
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death
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Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (b. 1851) |
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20 Mar 1930
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death
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Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876) |
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20 Mar 1931
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death
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Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876) |
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20 Mar 1933
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death
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Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (b. 1900) |
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20 Mar 1933
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Giuseppe [Joe] Zangara electrocuted for assassination attempt on FDR
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20 Mar 1934
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Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (b. 1858) |
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20 Mar 1934
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death
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A Emma W T von Waldeck-Pyrmont Dutch queen (& regent), dies at 76
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20 Mar 1936
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Durant Clifford Parkin cricketer (Tests for South Africa 1891-92), dies
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20 Mar 1940
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death
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Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860) |
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20 Mar 1941
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death
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D A van den Bosch anti-Nazi clergyman (Amersfoort Camp), dies
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20 Mar 1942
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death
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Theodoro Valcarcel composer, dies at 41
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20 Mar 1944
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death
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Felix Woyrsch composer, dies at 83
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20 Mar 1946
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death
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Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870) |
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20 Mar 1947
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death
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Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (b. 1884) |
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20 Mar 1950
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death
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Walter Eucken German economist, dies at 59
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20 Mar 1951
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death
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Jan Ingenhoven composer, dies at 74
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20 Mar 1951
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death
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Kathleen Lockhart Manning composer, dies at 60
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20 Mar 1952
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death
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Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892) |
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20 Mar 1953
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death
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Graciliano Ramos Brazilian author (Vidas Secas), dies at 60
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20 Mar 1958
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death
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Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915) |
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20 Mar 1960
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death
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Léon Sée, French fencer (b. 1877) |
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20 Mar 1962
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death
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Andrew E Douglass: Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings)
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20 Mar 1962
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death
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C Wright Mills US sociologist (Power Elite), dies at 45
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20 Mar 1962
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death
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Dr Andrew E Douglass Dendrochronologer (Study of Tree Rings) dies
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20 Mar 1963
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death
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Karl Otten writer, dies at 73
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20 Mar 1964
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death
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Brendan Behan, Irish author and playwright (b. 1923) |
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20 Mar 1964
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death
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Jean Rogister composer, dies at 84
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20 Mar 1965
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death
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Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882) |
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20 Mar 1966
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death
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Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895) |
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20 Mar 1968
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death
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Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889) |
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20 Mar 1968
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death
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Carl T Dreyer Danish director (Passion of Jeanne d'Arc), dies
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20 Mar 1969
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death
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Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896) |
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20 Mar 1970
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death
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Arthur Corbett, Australian public servant (b. 1877) |
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20 Mar 1971
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death
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Falih Rıfkı Atay, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1894) |
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20 Mar 1972
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death
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Marilyn Maxwell, American actress and singer (b. 1921) |
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20 Mar 1972
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death
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Aad de Haas Dutch religious painter/graphic artist, dies at 51
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20 Mar 1972
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death
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Jan Engelman Dutch poet/art critic (At the Front), dies at 71
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20 Mar 1974
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death
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Chet Huntley, American journalist and actor (b. 1911) |
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20 Mar 1974
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death
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[Lavinia] Marian Fleming Poe Black US advocate in Virginia, dies at 83
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20 Mar 1974
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death
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Edward Platt actor (Chief-Get Smart), dies at 58
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20 Mar 1976
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death
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Michael Goodliffe actor (Gorgon, 7th Dawn, Way Out), dies at 61
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20 Mar 1977
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death
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Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (b. 1919) |
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20 Mar 1981
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death
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Gerry Bertier, American football player (b. 1953) |
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20 Mar 1982
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death
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Hendrik L van Beek Dutch Vice-Admiral, dies at 52
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20 Mar 1983
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death
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Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1891) |
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20 Mar 1987
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death
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Norman Harris guitarist (O'Jays), dies at 39 of heart failure
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20 Mar 1988
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death
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Gil Evans Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75
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20 Mar 1990
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death
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Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (b. 1929) |
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20 Mar 1990
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death
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Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1907) |
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20 Mar 1990
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death
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Jannetje Visser-Roosendaal Dutch writer, dies at 90
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20 Mar 1990
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death
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Jev Jasjin Russian soccer goalie, dies at 60
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20 Mar 1991
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death
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Conor Clapton Eric Clapton's son, falls out of 53rd floor window at 4
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20 Mar 1992
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death
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Georges Delerue, French composer (b. 1925) |
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20 Mar 1992
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death
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Avonne Taylor actress (My Best Girl, Honor Among Lovers), dies at 93
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20 Mar 1992
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death
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Frank Westbrook dancer/choreographer, dies at 82
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20 Mar 1993
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death
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Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911) |
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20 Mar 1993
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death
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Claudia Yeltsin mother of Russian President Yeltsin, dies at 85
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20 Mar 1993
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death
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Jonathan Ball English youngster, killed by IRA at 3
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20 Mar 1994
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death
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Lewis Grizzard, American journalist and author (b. 1946) |
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20 Mar 1995
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death
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Sidney Kingslei: Playwright, dies at 88
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20 Mar 1995
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death
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Big John Studd, American wrestler and actor (b. 1948) |
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20 Mar 1995
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death
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Merv Harvey cricketer (scored 12 & 31 in Test Australia vs England 46-47), dies
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20 Mar 1995
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death
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Rachida Hammadi Algerian TV journalist, murdered at 32
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20 Mar 1995
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death
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Sidney Kingsley US playwright (Pulitzer prize 1934), dies at 88
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20 Mar 1996
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death
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Alan Ridout composer, dies at 61
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20 Mar 1996
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death
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Claude Bourdet human rights activist/journalist, dies at 86
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20 Mar 1996
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death
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Victor Zorza journalist/Russian specialist, dies at 71
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20 Mar 1997
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death
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Tony Zale, American boxer (b. 1913) |
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20 Mar 1997
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death
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V. S. Pritchett, English author and critic (b. 1900) |
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20 Mar 1997
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death
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? Hefner mother of Hugh Hefner (playboy), dies at 101
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20 Mar 1997
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death
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Carlo Fassi figure skating coach (Fleming, Hamill), dies at 67
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20 Mar 1998
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death
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Catherine Sauvage, French singer and actress (b. 1929) |
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20 Mar 1998
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death
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George Howard, American saxophonist (b. 1956) |
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20 Mar 2000
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death
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Gene Eugene, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer (Adam Again, The Swirling Eddies, and Lost Dogs) (b. 1961) |
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20 Mar 2001
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death
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Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican baseball player (b. 1949) |
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20 Mar 2003
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death
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Sailor Art Thomas, American bodybuilder and wrestler (b. 1924) |
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20 Mar 2004
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death
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Pierre Sévigny, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1917) |
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20 Mar 2004
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death
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Juliana of the Netherlands (b. 1909) |
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20 Mar 2005
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death
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Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish director and screenwriter (b. 1912) |
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20 Mar 2007
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death
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Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician (b. 1948) |
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20 Mar 2007
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death
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Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iraqi politician, Vice President of Iraq (b. 1938) |
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20 Mar 2007
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death
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Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop (b. 1939) |
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20 Mar 2007
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death
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Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1933) |
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20 Mar 2008
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death
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Brian Wilde, English actor (b. 1927) |
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20 Mar 2008
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death
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Sobhan Babu, Indian actor (b. 1937) |
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20 Mar 2008
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death
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Eric Ashton, English rugby player and coach (b. 1935) |
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20 Mar 2009
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death
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Mel Brown, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939) |
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20 Mar 2010
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death
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Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1920) |
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20 Mar 2010
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death
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Girija Prasad Koirala, Indian-Nepalese politician, 30th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1924) |
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20 Mar 2010
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death
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Liz Carpenter, American journalist and author (b. 1920) |
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20 Mar 2010
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death
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Harry Carpenter, English sportscaster (b. 1925) |
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20 Mar 2010
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death
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Ai, American poet and academic (b. 1947) |
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20 Mar 2011
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death
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Johnny Pearson, English pianist, conductor, and composer (Sounds Orchestral) (b. 1925) |
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20 Mar 2012
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death
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Allen Tolmich, American hurdler and lieutenant (b. 1918) |
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20 Mar 2012
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death
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Jim Stynes, Irish-Australian footballer and philanthropist (b. 1966) |
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20 Mar 2012
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death
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Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1910) |
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20 Mar 2012
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death
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Mel Parnell, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1922) |
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20 Mar 2012
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death
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Noboru Ishiguro, Japanese animator and director (b. 1938) |
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20 Mar 2012
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death
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Ralph P. Hummel, American political scientist, author, and academic (b. 1937) |
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20 Mar 2012
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death
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Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (b. 1955) |
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20 Mar 2013
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death
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Jack Stokes, English animator and director (b. 1920) |
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20 Mar 2013
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death
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Risë Stevens, American soprano and actress (b. 1913) |
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20 Mar 2013
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death
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Emílio Santiago, Brazilian singer (b. 1946) |
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20 Mar 2013
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death
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Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, 15th President of Bangladesh (b. 1929) |
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20 Mar 2013
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death
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Nicholas C. Petris, American lawyer and politician (b. 1923) |
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20 Mar 2013
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death
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George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1924) |
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20 Mar 2013
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death
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James Herbert, English author (b. 1943) |
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20 Mar 2013
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death
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Nasser El Sonbaty, German-Egyptian bodybuilder (b. 1965) |
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20 Mar 2013
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death
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Eddie Bond, American singer and guitarist (b. 1933) |
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20 Mar 2014
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death
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William Toomath, New Zealand architect and educator (b. 1925) |
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20 Mar 2014
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death
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Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (b. 1915) |
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20 Mar 2014
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death
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Tonie Nathan, American politician (b. 1923) |
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20 Mar 2014
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death
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Thomas Jolley, American-Canadian activist (b. 1944) |
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20 Mar 2014
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death
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Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930) |
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20 Mar 2014
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death
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Iñaki Azkuna, Spanish academic and politician (b. 1943) |
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20 Mar 2014
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death
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Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (b. 1934) |
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20 Mar 2014
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death
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Ragesh Asthana, Ugandan-Indian actor (b. 1962) |
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20 Mar 2015
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death
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Gregory Walcott, American actor (b. 1928) |
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20 Mar 2015
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death
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Cincinnati Red, American wrestler (b. 1974) |
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20 Mar 2015
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death
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A. J. Pero, American drummer (Twisted Sister and Adrenaline Mob) (b. 1959) |
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20 Mar 2015
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death
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Robert Kastenmeier, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1924) |
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20 Mar 2015
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death
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Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1930) |
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20 Mar 2015
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death
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Lisa Colagrossi, American journalist (b. 1965) |
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20 Mar 2015
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death
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Eva Burrows, Australian 13th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1929) |
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20 Mar 2015
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death
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Perro Aguayo Jr., Mexican wrestler and promoter (b. 1979) |
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