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Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian painter and academic (born 1929)
Ferenc Berényi was a Hungarian painter.
Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian painter and academic (born 1929)
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François Craenhals, Belgian illustrator (born 1926)
François Craenhals was a Belgian comics artist best known for the comic series Chevalier Ardent and Les 4 As.
François Craenhals, Belgian illustrator (born 1926)
2004
Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th prime minister of Estonia in exile (born 1911)
Heinrich Mark was an Estonian politician and Prime Minister of the Estonian Government in Exile.
Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th prime minister of Estonia in exile (born 1911)
2004
Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (born 1908)
Henri Cartier-Bresson was a French humanist photographer and artist. He was considered a master of candid photography, and was an early user of 35mm film. He pioneered the genre of…
Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer and painter (born 1908)
2004
Mary Sherman Morgan, American chemist and engineer (born 1921)
Mary Sherman Morgan was an American rocket fuel scientist credited with the invention of the liquid fuel Hydyne in 1957, which powered the Jupiter-C rocket that boosted the United …
Mary Sherman Morgan, American chemist and engineer (born 1921)
2004
Hossein Panahi (Persian: حسین پناهی), Iranian actor and poet (born 1956)
Hossein Panahi Dezhkooh was an Iranian actor and poet. After graduating from high school, due to his father's recommendation, he found his way to Ayatollah Golpaygaani's religious …
Hossein Panahi (Persian: حسین پناهی), Iranian actor and poet (born 1956)
2004
Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1948)
James Ambrose Johnson Jr., better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1948)
2004
Donald Justice, American poet and academic (born 1925)
Donald Rodney Justice was an American poet and teacher of creative writing who won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1980.
Donald Justice, American poet and academic (born 1925)
2004
Red Adair, American firefighter (born 1915)
Paul Neal "Red" Adair was an American oil well firefighter. He became notable internationally as an innovator in the specialized and hazardous profession of extinguishing and cappi…
Red Adair, American firefighter (born 1915)
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Colin Bibby, English ornithologist and academic (born 1948)
Colin Joseph Bibby was a British ornithologist and conservationist.
Colin Bibby, English ornithologist and academic (born 1948)
2004
Leon Golub, American painter and academic (born 1922)
Leon Golub was an American painter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he also studied, receiving his BA at the University of Chicago in 1942, and his BFA and MFA at the Schoo…
Leon Golub, American painter and academic (born 1922)
2004
Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress (born 1907)
Vina Fay Wray was a Canadian-American actress best known for starring as Ann Darrow in the 1933 film King Kong. Through an acting career that spanned nearly six decades, Wray attai…
Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress (born 1907)
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Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (born 1908)
Robert Lecourt was a French politician and lawyer, judge and the fourth President of the European Court of Justice.
Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (born 1908)
2004
Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (born 1918)
Anthony C. "Tony" Mottola was an American jazz guitarist who released dozens of solo albums. He was born in Kearny, New Jersey, and died in Denville.
Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (born 1918)
2004
David Raksin, American composer and educator (born 1912)
David Raksin was an American composer noted for his work in film and television. Raksin had more than 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit. Some sources called h…
David Raksin, American composer and educator (born 1912)
2004
Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919)
Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield was a British electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan MacLeod Cormack for his part in developing th…
Godfrey Hounsfield, English biophysicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1919)
2004
Julia Child, American chef, author, and television host (born 1912)
Julia Carolyn Child was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for having brought French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Ma…
Julia Child, American chef, author, and television host (born 1912)
2004
Akku Yadav, Indian gangster and serial rapist (born 1971 or 1972)
Bharat Kalicharan Yadav, also known as Akku Yadav, was an Indian gangster, robber, home invader, kidnapper, serial rapist, serial killer, and extortionist. Akku grew up in the Kast…
Akku Yadav, Indian gangster and serial rapist (born 1971 or 1972)
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Czesław Miłosz, Polish-born American novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
Czesław Miłosz was a Polish-American poet, prose writer, translator, and diplomat. Regarded as one of the great poets of the 20th century, he won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Literature…
Czesław Miłosz, Polish-born American novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
2004
Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (born 1918)
Sir Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet was a New Zealand-born lawyer and a British Conservative Party politician.
Trevor Skeet, New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (born 1918)
2004
Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)
Karl Sune Detlof Bergström was a Swedish biochemist. In 1975, he was appointed to the Nobel Foundation Board of Directors in Sweden, and was awarded the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize …
Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)
2004
Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister of Gujarat (born 1941)
Amarsinh Bhilabhai Chaudhary was an Indian politician. He became the first adivasi to serve as the Chief Minister of Gujarat when he took office in 1985.
Amarsinh Chaudhary, Indian politician, 8th Chief Minister of Gujarat (born 1941)
2004
Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player and coach (born 1950)
Ivan Hlinka was a Czech professional ice hockey player and coach. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in Czech ice hockey history. A big centre, his playing st…
Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player and coach (born 1950)
2004
Balanadarajah Iyer, Sri Lankan journalist and poet (born 1957)
Kandasamy Iyer Balanadarajah Iyer (Balanadarasan), also known as Sinna Bala, (6 June 1957 – 16 August 2004) was a Sri Lankan Tamil activist, writer and poet who was a media secreta…
Balanadarajah Iyer, Sri Lankan journalist and poet (born 1957)