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02 Aug 0257
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death
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Stefanus I: Bishop of Rome (254-57) / heretic fighter
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02 Aug 0640
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death
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Pope Severinus |
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02 Aug 0686
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death
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John V: 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86)
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02 Aug 0686
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death
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Pope John V (b. 635) |
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02 Aug 0924
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death
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Ælfweard of Wessex (b. 904) |
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02 Aug 1075
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death
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John VIII Xiphilinus: Theologian / patriarch of Constantinople
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02 Aug 1100
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death
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William II of England (b. 1056) |
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02 Aug 1222
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death
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Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (b. 1156) |
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02 Aug 1316
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death
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Louis of Burgundy (b. 1297) |
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02 Aug 1445
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death
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Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian poet and composer (b. 1376) |
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02 Aug 1511
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death
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Andrew Barton, Scottish admiral (b. 1466) |
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02 Aug 1512
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death
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Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher (b. 1463) |
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02 Aug 1546
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death
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Peter Faber, French priest and theologian, co-founded the Society of Jesus (b. 1506) |
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02 Aug 1589
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death
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Henry III of France (b. 1551) |
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02 Aug 1600
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death
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Arent van Dorp: Dutch Governor of East-Zealand, dies at about 70
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02 Aug 1611
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death
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Katō Kiyomasa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1562) |
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02 Aug 1649
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death
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Elisabeth Bas: Wife of Dutch Admiral Swartenhondt, dies at about 78
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02 Aug 1655
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death
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Alfonso de la Cueva: Spanish Marquis of Bedmar / diplomat, dies at 83
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02 Aug 1667
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death
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Francesco Borromini, Swiss architect, designed San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (b. 1599) |
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02 Aug 1696
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death
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Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (b. 1630) |
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02 Aug 1769
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death
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Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1689) |
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02 Aug 1776
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death
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Louis François, Prince of Conti (b. 1717) |
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02 Aug 1788
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death
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Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (b. 1727) |
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02 Aug 1792
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death
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Nathanael Gottfried Gruner: Composer, dies at 60
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02 Aug 1799
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death
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Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier: Balloonist, dies at 54
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02 Aug 1811
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death
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William Williams: US Merchant / signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 80
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02 Aug 1815
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death
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Guillaume-Marie-Anne Brune, French general and politician (b. 1763) |
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02 Aug 1823
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death
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Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (b. 1753) |
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02 Aug 1827
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death
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James Hewitt: Composer, dies at 57
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02 Aug 1849
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death
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Mehemet Ali: British Viceroy to Egypt
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02 Aug 1849
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death
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Muhammad Ali of Egypt (b. 1769) |
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02 Aug 1854
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death
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Heinrich Clauren, German author (b. 1771) |
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02 Aug 1859
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death
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Horace Mann, American educator and politician (b. 1796) |
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02 Aug 1869
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death
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Alexandrine Tinne: Dutch explorer / photographer, murdered at 30+
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02 Aug 1872
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death
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Judocus Smits: Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59
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02 Aug 1873
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death
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Frank Mori: Composer, dies at 53
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02 Aug 1876
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death
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Wild Bill Hickok, American sheriff (b. 1837) |
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02 Aug 1881
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death
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Marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke: Author (His Natural Life) at 35
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02 Aug 1889
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death
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Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. 1851) |
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02 Aug 1890
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death
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Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (b. 1813) |
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02 Aug 1903
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death
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Martha Jane Cannary [Calamity Jane]: US desperado
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02 Aug 1903
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death
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Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (b. 1847) |
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02 Aug 1903
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death
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Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian and microbiologist (b. 1850) |
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02 Aug 1913
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death
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Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851) |
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02 Aug 1914
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death
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Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont: Composer, dies at 36
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02 Aug 1916
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death
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Hamish MacCunn: Composer, dies at 48
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02 Aug 1920
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death
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Ormer Locklear, American pilot and actor (b. 1891) |
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02 Aug 1921
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death
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Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (b. 1873) |
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02 Aug 1922
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death
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[Wilhel]Mina JPR Kruseman: Dutch Author / feminist, dies at 82
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02 Aug 1922
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death
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Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847) |
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02 Aug 1923
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death
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Warren Harding: 29th President (1921-23), dies at 57 in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco
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02 Aug 1923
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death
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Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865) |
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02 Aug 1929
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death
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Mae Costello, American actress (b. 1882) |
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02 Aug 1932
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death
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Gheorghe Cucu: Composer, dies at 50
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02 Aug 1934
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death
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Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg: Soldier / statesman, dies at 86
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02 Aug 1934
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death
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Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847) |
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02 Aug 1937
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death
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Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900) |
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02 Aug 1938
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death
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Bjarni Thorsteinsson: Composer, dies at 76
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02 Aug 1939
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death
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Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (b. 1883) |
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02 Aug 1941
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death
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Jose Juan Tablada: Mexican Poet (La Feria), dies at 70
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02 Aug 1942
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death
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Friedrich Aereboe: Dutch landlord, dies at 77
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02 Aug 1943
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death
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Zelo Bloch: Polish? Treblinka-rebel, shot to death
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02 Aug 1943
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death
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Marika Papagika, Greek singer (b. 1890) |
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02 Aug 1945
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death
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Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (b. 1863) |
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02 Aug 1951
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death
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John Paine, American target shooter (b. 1870) |
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02 Aug 1954
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death
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Rene Amengual: Composer, dies at 42
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02 Aug 1955
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death
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Ruprecht: Crown Prince of Bayern / General-Field Marshal
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02 Aug 1955
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death
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Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1901) |
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02 Aug 1955
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death
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Wallace Stevens, American poet (b. 1879) |
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02 Aug 1956
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death
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Albert Woolson: Last veteran US Union army, dies at 109
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02 Aug 1959
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death
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Prospero Bisquertt: Composer, dies at 78
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02 Aug 1961
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death
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Giovanni B Angioletti: Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64
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02 Aug 1963
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death
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Oliver Hazzard Perry La Farge: US anthropologist / writer, dies at 61
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02 Aug 1963
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death
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Oliver La Farge, American anthropologist and author (b. 1901) |
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02 Aug 1964
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death
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Jack Kirkwood: Actor (Fibber McGee & Molly), dies at 69
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02 Aug 1964
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death
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Jose Maria Castro: Composer, dies at 71
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02 Aug 1967
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death
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Claude A Barnett: Founder (Associated Negro Press), dies at 77
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02 Aug 1967
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death
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Walter Terence Stace, English-American epistemologist, philosopher, and educator (b. 1886) |
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02 Aug 1969
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death
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Clarence Dickinson: Composer, dies at 96
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02 Aug 1971
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death
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Ludwig Marcuse: German philosopher, dies at 77
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02 Aug 1972
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death
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Rudolf Ganz: Composer, dies at 95
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02 Aug 1972
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death
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Brian Cole, American bass player (The Association) (b. 1942) |
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02 Aug 1972
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death
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Paul Goodman, American psychotherapist and author (b. 1911) |
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02 Aug 1972
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death
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Helen Hoyt, American poet (b. 1887) |
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02 Aug 1973
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death
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Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1917) |
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02 Aug 1974
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death
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Douglas Hawkes, English race car driver (b. 1893) |
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02 Aug 1976
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death
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László Kalmár, Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1905) |
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02 Aug 1976
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death
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Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1890) |
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02 Aug 1978
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death
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Carlos Chavez y Ramires: Mexican composer, dies at 79
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02 Aug 1978
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death
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Satomi Myodo: Zen nun / attendant of Hakuun Yasutani Roshi, dies at 82
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02 Aug 1978
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death
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Totie Fields [Sophie Feldman]: Comedienne, dies at about 48
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02 Aug 1978
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death
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Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (b. 1899) |
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02 Aug 1978
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death
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Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (b. 1890) |
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02 Aug 1979
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death
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Thurmon Munson: New York Yankee, killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32
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02 Aug 1979
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death
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Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. 1947) |
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02 Aug 1982
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death
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Cathleen Nesbitt: English actress (Separate Tables), dies at 93
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02 Aug 1982
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death
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Rudolf Maros: Composer, dies at 65
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02 Aug 1983
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death
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James Jamerson, American bassist (The Funk Brothers) (b. 1936) |
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02 Aug 1985
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death
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Frank Faylen: Vaudevillian, dies of pneumonia at 79
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02 Aug 1986
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death
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Roy Marcus Cohn: US lawyer (Joseph McCarthy)
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02 Aug 1986
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death
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Roy Cohn, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927) |
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02 Aug 1987
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death
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Myron Stout: US abstract artist, dies at 79
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02 Aug 1988
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death
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Roger Vuataz: Composer, dies at 90
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02 Aug 1988
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death
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Joe Carcione, American activist and author (b. 1914) |
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02 Aug 1988
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death
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Raymond Carver, American author and poet (b. 1938) |
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02 Aug 1990
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death
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Norman Maclean, American scholar and author (b. 1902) |
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02 Aug 1990
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death
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Edwin Richfield, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921) |
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02 Aug 1991
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death
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Gabriel Cohen: Son of Meredith Viera and Richard Cohen
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02 Aug 1991
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death
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Helen Page Camp
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02 Aug 1992
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death
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Ephraim Katz: Israeli / US encyclopedist (film encyclopedia)
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02 Aug 1992
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death
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Jim Whaley: TV host (Cinema Showcase), dies of heart attack at 44
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02 Aug 1992
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death
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Michel Berges: French composer, dies of a heart attack at 44
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02 Aug 1992
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death
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Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947) |
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02 Aug 1994
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death
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Bhagwatpersad Ausan: Commandant Suriname military police, dies at 38
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02 Aug 1995
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death
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Brian Smith: British sportscaster
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02 Aug 1995
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death
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Colin Gray: Airman, dies at 80
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02 Aug 1996
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death
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Humphrey Fisher: TV Producer, dies at 72
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02 Aug 1996
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death
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Michel Debre: Prime Minister of France in (1959-62)
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02 Aug 1996
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death
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U Hia Than: Politician, dies at 52
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02 Aug 1996
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death
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Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, 150th Prime Minister of France (b. 1912) |
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02 Aug 1996
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death
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Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1917) |
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02 Aug 1997
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death
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William S. Burroughs, American author and painter (b. 1914) |
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02 Aug 1997
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death
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Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist (b. 1938) |
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02 Aug 1998
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death
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Shari Lewis, American television host and puppeteer (b. 1933) |
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02 Aug 1999
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death
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Allen Brown, Australian public servant (b. 1911) |
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02 Aug 2001
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death
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Ronald Townson, American singer and actor (The 5th Dimension) (b. 1933) |
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02 Aug 2003
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death
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Don Estelle, English actor and singer (b. 1933) |
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02 Aug 2003
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death
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Mike Levey, American television host (b. 1948) |
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02 Aug 2003
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death
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Peter Safar, Austrian-American physician and academic (b. 1924) |
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02 Aug 2004
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death
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Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian painter (b. 1929) |
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02 Aug 2004
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death
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François Craenhals, Belgian illustrator (b. 1926) |
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02 Aug 2004
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death
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Heinrich Mark, Estonian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (b. 1911) |
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02 Aug 2004
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death
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Don Tosti, American composer (b. 1923) |
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02 Aug 2005
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death
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Steven Vincent, American journalist and author (b. 1955) |
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02 Aug 2007
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death
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Chauncey Bailey, American journalist (b. 1950) |
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02 Aug 2007
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death
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Holden Roberto, Angolan politician (b. 1923) |
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02 Aug 2008
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death
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Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese illustrator (b. 1935) |
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02 Aug 2010
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death
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Ian Castles, Australian public servant (b. 1935) |
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02 Aug 2011
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death
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José Sanchis Grau, Spanish author and illustrator (b. 1932) |
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02 Aug 2012
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death
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Gabriel Horn, English biologist and academic (b. 1927) |
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02 Aug 2012
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death
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Magnus Isacsson, Canadian director and producer (b. 1948) |
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02 Aug 2012
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death
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Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (b. 1930) |
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02 Aug 2012
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death
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John Keegan, English historian and journalist (b. 1934) |
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02 Aug 2012
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death
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Bernd Meier, German footballer (b. 1972) |
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02 Aug 2012
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death
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Marguerite Piazza, American soprano (b. 1926) |
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02 Aug 2012
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death
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Mihaela Ursuleasa, Romanian pianist (b. 1978) |
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02 Aug 2012
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death
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Herman van Ham, Dutch chef (b. 1931) |
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02 Aug 2013
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death
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Patricia Anthony, American author (b. 1947) |
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02 Aug 2013
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death
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Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer and activist (b. 1936) |
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02 Aug 2013
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death
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V. Dakshinamoorthy, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1919) |
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02 Aug 2013
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death
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Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (b. 1942) |
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02 Aug 2013
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death
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Fernando Flávio Marques de Almeida, Brazilian geologist (b. 1916) |
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02 Aug 2013
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death
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Alla Kushnir, Russian–Israeli chess player (b. 1941) |
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02 Aug 2013
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death
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Barbara Trentham, American actress (b. 1944) |
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02 Aug 2013
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death
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Pixie Williams, New Zealand singer (b. 1928) |
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02 Aug 2014
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death
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Ed Joyce, American journalist (b. 1932) |
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02 Aug 2014
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death
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Billie Letts, American author and educator (b. 1938) |
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02 Aug 2014
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death
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Barbara Prammer, Austrian politician (b. 1954) |
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02 Aug 2014
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death
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James Thompson, American-Finnish author (b. 1964) |
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02 Aug 2014
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death
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Pete van Wieren, American sportscaster (b. 1944) |
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