26 Mar 0752
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Pope-elect Stephen |
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26 Mar 0752
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Pope Stephen II dies only 4 days after his election
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26 Mar 0809
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Liudger missionary/1st bishop of M
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26 Mar 0922
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Mansur Al-Hallaj, Persian mystic and poet (b. 858) |
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26 Mar 0983
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'Adud al-Dawla, Iranian ruler (b. 936) |
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26 Mar 1130
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Sigurd the Crusader, Norwegian king (b. 1090) |
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26 Mar 1132
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Geoffrey of Vendôme, French cardinal and theologian (b. 1065) |
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26 Mar 1212
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Sancho I of Portugal (b. 1154) |
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26 Mar 1258
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Floris the Guardian, count-regent of Holland, dies
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26 Mar 1350
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Alfonso XI King of Castile & Le
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26 Mar 1517
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Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer (b. 1450) |
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26 Mar 1535
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Georg Tannstetter, Austrian mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1482) |
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26 Mar 1546
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Thomas Elyot, English scholar and diplomat (b. 1490) |
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26 Mar 1566
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Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (b. 1510) |
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26 Mar 1638
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Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz: Painter, dies at about 30
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26 Mar 1638
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Palamedes "Stevens" Palamedesz painter, dies at about 30
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26 Mar 1649
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John Winthrop, English lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony |
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26 Mar 1657
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Jacob van Eyck Dutch blind flautist/carillonneur, dies at 69
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26 Mar 1679
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Johannes Schefferus, Swedish historian and author (b. 1621) |
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26 Mar 1697
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Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (b. 1640) |
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26 Mar 1713
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Pal Esterhazy composer, dies at 77
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26 Mar 1726
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John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard (b. 1664) |
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26 Mar 1736
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Georg Balthasar Schott composer, dies at 49
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26 Mar 1772
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Charles Pinot Duclos, French author and politician (b. 1704) |
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26 Mar 1776
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Samuel Ward, American jurist and politician, 31st Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island (b. 1725) |
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26 Mar 1780
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Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (b. 1713) |
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26 Mar 1793
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John Mudge, English physician and engineer (b. 1721) |
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26 Mar 1797
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James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (b. 1726) |
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26 Mar 1809
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Gabriele Mario Piozzi composer, dies at 68
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26 Mar 1814
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Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician and politician (b. 1738) |
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26 Mar 1820
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Jean-Etienne Despreaux composer, dies at 71
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26 Mar 1827
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Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (b. 1770) |
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26 Mar 1831
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Richard Allen AME Church Bishop, dies at 71
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26 Mar 1837
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Joseph Lincke composer, dies at 53
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26 Mar 1858
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John Addison Thomas, American lieutenant, engineer, and politician, 3rd United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1811) |
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26 Mar 1862
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Uriah P. Levy, American commander (b. 1792) |
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26 Mar 1865
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Thomas Hancock pioneer of rubber industry (Stoke Newington), dies
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26 Mar 1871
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Fran
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26 Mar 1880
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Mariano Soriano Fuertes y Piqueras composer, dies at 62
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26 Mar 1881
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Roman Sanguszko, Polish general and activist (b. 1800) |
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26 Mar 1885
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Anson Stager, American general and businessman, co-founded Western Union (b. 1825) |
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26 Mar 1888
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Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar (b. 1837) |
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26 Mar 1892
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Walt Whitman, American poet and author (b. 1819) |
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26 Mar 1892
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Anton Wallerstein composer, dies at 78
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26 Mar 1896
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Nanny v Hof writer, dies
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26 Mar 1900
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Isaac Mayer Wise rabbi/found American Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80
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26 Mar 1902
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Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (b. 1853) |
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26 Mar 1905
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Maurice Barrymore, Indian-American actor (b. 1849) |
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26 Mar 1909
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Nikolai Arkas composer, dies at 56
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26 Mar 1910
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An Jung-geun, North Korean activist (b. 1879) |
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26 Mar 1910
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Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864) |
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26 Mar 1918
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26 Mar 1920
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William Chester Minor, Sri Lankan-American surgeon and lexicographer (b. 1834) |
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26 Mar 1923
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Sarah Bernhardt, French actress and screenwriter (b. 1844) |
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26 Mar 1924
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Augusto de Oliviera Machado composer, dies at 78
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26 Mar 1926
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Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1852) |
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26 Mar 1926
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Georges Vezina NHL Hall of Fame goalie (Montr
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26 Mar 1926
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Konstantin Fehrenbach German reichs chancellor (1920-21), dies at 74
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26 Mar 1932
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Jean Cartan composer, dies at 25
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26 Mar 1933
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Eddie Lang, American guitarist (b. 1902) |
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26 Mar 1934
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John Biller, American jumper and discus thrower (b. 1877) |
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26 Mar 1934
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Grete Gulbransson writer, dies at 51
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26 Mar 1937
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Albert Relf cricketer (13 Tests for England 1903-14), commits suicide
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26 Mar 1940
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Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (b. 1873) |
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26 Mar 1940
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Wilhelm Anderson, Belarusian-German astrophysicist and academic (b. 1880) |
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26 Mar 1942
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Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (b. 1874) |
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26 Mar 1944
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Benjamin Cr
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26 Mar 1945
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David Lloyd George, English-Welsh lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1863) |
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26 Mar 1945
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Isaack Stouten resistance fighter, shot to death at 29
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26 Mar 1948
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Emile St. Godard, Canadian dog sled racer (b. 1905) |
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26 Mar 1948
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Helen Ernst German poster artist/resistance fighter, dies at about 43
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26 Mar 1951
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James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (b. 1864) |
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26 Mar 1953
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Albert Spalding composer, dies at 64
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26 Mar 1954
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Charles Perrin, French rower (b. 1875) |
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26 Mar 1956
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Thomas Alexandrovich de Hartmann composer, dies at 70
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26 Mar 1957
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Édouard Herriot, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1872) |
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26 Mar 1957
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Max Oph
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26 Mar 1958
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Phil Mead, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1887) |
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26 Mar 1959
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Raymond Chandler, American author and screenwriter (b. 1888) |
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26 Mar 1959
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Raymond T Chandler US detective writer (Long Goodbye), dies at 71
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26 Mar 1960
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Ian Keith actor (Identity Unknown, Queen Christina), dies at 61
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26 Mar 1962
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Cyrillus Kreek, Estonian trombonist and composer (b. 1889) |
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26 Mar 1962
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Marjorie Colton inventor of wax paper, dies at 64
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26 Mar 1965
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Olof Sandborg, Swedish actor (b. 1884) |
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26 Mar 1966
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Victor Hochepied, French swimmer (b. 1883) |
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26 Mar 1969
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John Kennedy Toole, American soldier, author, and academic (b. 1937) |
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26 Mar 1969
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B[runo] Traven writer (Sierra Madre), dies at 87
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26 Mar 1969
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26 Mar 1973
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George Sisler, American baseball player and scout (b. 1893) |
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26 Mar 1973
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Johnny Drake, American football player (b. 1916) |
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26 Mar 1973
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Don Messer, Canadian-American fiddler (b. 1909) |
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26 Mar 1973
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Noël Coward, English actor, director, playwright, and composer (b. 1899) |
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26 Mar 1973
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Noel Coward English playwright (Private Letters), dies at 73
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26 Mar 1973
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Safford Cape US/Belgian conductor/composer/musicologist, dies at 67
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26 Mar 1975
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Faisal ibn Abd al-Aziz king of Saudi-Arabia (1964-75), murdered at 68
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26 Mar 1976
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Lin Yutang, Chinese linguist and author (b. 1895) |
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26 Mar 1976
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Richard Arlen actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), dies at 75
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26 Mar 1978
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Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (b. 1904) |
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26 Mar 1979
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Jean Stafford, American author and academic (b. 1915) |
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26 Mar 1979
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Beauford Delaney, American-French painter (b. 1901) |
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26 Mar 1980
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Roland Barthes, French linguist and critic (b. 1915) |
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26 Mar 1980
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Jon-Jon Poulos rocker (Buckinghams), dies from drugs at 32
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26 Mar 1981
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Cyril Dean Darlington biologist (hereditary mechanisms), dies at 77
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26 Mar 1981
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Tim Wall cricketer (SA vs New South Wales 1933 is Sheffield Shield record), dies
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26 Mar 1982
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Agathe "Henri
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26 Mar 1983
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Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (b. 1907) |
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26 Mar 1983
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Anthony F Blunt British art historian/spy for USSR, dies at 75
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26 Mar 1984
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Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (b. 1922) |
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26 Mar 1986
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Bartlett Robinson actor (Wendy & Me, Mona McCluskey), dies at 73
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26 Mar 1987
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Eugen Jochum, German conductor (b. 1902) |
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26 Mar 1987
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Walter Abel actor (Suspicion), dies at 88
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26 Mar 1989
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Hai Zi, Chinese poet and educator (b. 1964) |
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26 Mar 1990
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Roy "Halston" Frowick: Fashion designer, dies of AIDS at 68
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26 Mar 1990
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Halston, American fashion designer (b. 1932) |
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26 Mar 1990
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International Chrysis Transvestite actor (Q&A), dies of cancer at 38
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26 Mar 1990
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Roy "Halston" Frowick fashion designer, dies of AIDs at 68
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26 Mar 1991
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Frans Dohmen union leader (Netherlands Catholic Mine Workers), dies at 81
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26 Mar 1992
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Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist and radio host (b. 1937) |
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26 Mar 1993
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death
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Louis Falco, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1942) |
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26 Mar 1993
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Luis Falco US choreographer (Fame, Angel Heart), dies at 50
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26 Mar 1993
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Roy Riegels University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84
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26 Mar 1994
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Constantine Koukouchkine Russian diplomat, murdered in Algeria at 41
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26 Mar 1994
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death
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Jan Bor Dutch violinist/painter, dies at 83
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26 Mar 1995
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death
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Belgin Doruk, Turkish actress (b. 1936) |
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26 Mar 1995
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death
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Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (N.W.A) (b. 1963) |
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26 Mar 1995
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death
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Rapper-E (Eazy Eric Wright) dies at 31
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26 Mar 1996
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death
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David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (b. 1912) |
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26 Mar 1996
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death
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Edmund Muskie, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (b. 1914) |
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26 Mar 1996
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death
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(Elizabeth Cissie) Charlton football matriarch, dies at 83
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26 Mar 1996
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death
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Edmund S Muskie Vice Presidential candidate/(Governor-Democrat-ME), dies at 81
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26 Mar 1996
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death
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Thomas Wakefield writer, dies at 60
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26 Mar 2000
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death
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Alex Comfort, English physician and author (b. 1920) |
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26 Mar 2002
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death
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Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (Red Square Black and Mötley Crüe) (b. 1950) |
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26 Mar 2003
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death
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1927) |
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26 Mar 2004
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death
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Jan Sterling, American actress and singer (b. 1921) |
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26 Mar 2005
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death
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Frank Searle, Scottish zoologist and photographer (b. 1921) |
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26 Mar 2005
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death
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Frederick Rotimi Williams Nigerian lawyer and politician (b. 1920) |
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26 Mar 2005
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death
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Marius Russo, American baseball player and soldier (b. 1914) |
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26 Mar 2005
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death
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Paul Hester, Australian drummer (Split Enz, Crowded House, Deckchairs Overboard, and Tarmac Adam) (b. 1959) |
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26 Mar 2005
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death
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Gérard Filion, Canadian journalist and publisher (b. 1909) |
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26 Mar 2005
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death
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James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1912) |
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26 Mar 2006
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death
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Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jacobites and Swell Maps) (b. 1956) |
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26 Mar 2006
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death
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Paul Dana, American race car driver (b. 1975) |
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26 Mar 2006
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death
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Anil Biswas, Indian journalist and politician (b. 1944) |
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26 Mar 2008
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death
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Wally Phillips, American radio host (b. 1925) |
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26 Mar 2008
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death
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Manuel Marulanda, Colombian rebel leader (b. 1930) |
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26 Mar 2008
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death
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Robert Fagles, American poet and academic (b. 1933) |
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26 Mar 2008
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death
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Heath Benedict, Dutch-American football player (b. 1983) |
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26 Mar 2009
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death
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Shane McConkey, Canadian skier and BASE jumper (b. 1969) |
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26 Mar 2010
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death
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Charles Ryskamp, American art collector and curator (b. 1928) |
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26 Mar 2011
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death
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Enn Klooren, Estonian actor (b. 1940) |
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26 Mar 2011
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death
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Diana Wynne Jones, English author (b. 1934) |
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26 Mar 2011
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death
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Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (b. 1935) |
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26 Mar 2011
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death
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Greg Centauro, French porn actor and director (b. 1977) |
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26 Mar 2011
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death
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Roger Abbott, English-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1946) |
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26 Mar 2012
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death
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Garry Walberg, American actor (b. 1921) |
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26 Mar 2012
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death
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Stella Tanner, English actress (b. 1925) |
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26 Mar 2012
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death
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Helmer Ringgren, Swedish theologian and academic (b. 1917) |
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26 Mar 2012
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death
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Manik Godghate, Indian poet and educator (b. 1937) |
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26 Mar 2012
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death
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David Craighead, American organist and educator (b. 1924) |
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26 Mar 2012
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death
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Thomas M. Cover, American theorist and academic (b. 1938) |
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26 Mar 2012
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death
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Michael Begley, Irish carpenter and politician (b. 1932) |
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26 Mar 2012
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death
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Sisto Averno, American football player (b. 1925) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Nikolai Sorokin, Russian actor and director (b. 1952) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1964) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Jerzy Nowak, Polish actor and educator (b. 1923) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Nikola Mladenov, Macedonian journalist and actor (b. 1964) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Patricia McCormick, American bullfighter (b. 1929) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Dave Leggett, American baseball player (b. 1933) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Krzysztof Kozłowski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Interior (b. 1931) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Tom Boerwinkle, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1945) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Margie Alexander, American singer (b. 1948) |
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26 Mar 2013
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death
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Sukumari, Indian actress (b. 1940) |
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26 Mar 2014
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death
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Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball, English politician (b. 1928) |
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26 Mar 2014
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death
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Dick Guidry, American businessman and politician (b. 1929) |
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26 Mar 2014
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death
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George Bookasta, American actor and director (b. 1917) |
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26 Mar 2014
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death
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Roger Birkman, American psychologist and author (b. 1919) |
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26 Mar 2015
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death
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Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish psychologist, poet, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1931) |
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26 Mar 2015
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death
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John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (Pentangle) (b. 1944) |
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26 Mar 2015
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death
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Karl Moik, Austrian singer and television host (b. 1938) |
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26 Mar 2015
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death
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Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (b. 1924) |
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26 Mar 2015
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death
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Dinkha IV, Iraqi patriarch (b. 1935) |
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