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William West Anderson, known professionally as Adam West, was an American actor. He portrayed Batman in the 1960s ABC series of the same name and its 1966 theatrical feature film, …
Adam West, American actor and investor (born 1928)
Yuli Rachmawati, better known as Julia Perez, abbreviated as Jupe, was an Indonesian singer, model, and actress. In the early 2010s, she became known for her outspoken statements a…
Julia Perez, Indonesian singer and actress (born 1980)
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany and governed the Federal Republic from 1982 to 1998. He was leader of the Christian Democratic…
Helmut Kohl, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1930)
Baldwin Jacobson Lonsdale was a Vanuatuan politician and Anglican priest who served as the president of Vanuatu from 22 September 2014 until his death in 2017.
Baldwin Lonsdale, president of Vanuatu (born 1948)
Otto Frederick Warmbier was an American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea in 2016 on a charge of subversion. In June 2017, he was released by North Korea in a veget…
Otto Warmbier, American college student detained in North Korea (born 1994)
Albert Johnson, known professionally as Prodigy, was an American rapper and record producer. He was best known for being one half of the rap duo Mobb Deep along with Havoc, yet Pro…
Prodigy, American music artist (born 1974)
Mao Kobayashi was a Japanese freelance newscaster and actress. She was also one of Fuji TV's weathercasters.
Mao Kobayashi, Japanese newscaster and actress (born 1982)
Ketumile Quett Joni Masire GCMG was a Motswana politician and statesman who was the second and longest-serving president of Botswana, in office from 1980 to 1998. He was given an h…
Quett Masire, Botswanan politician (born 1926)
Peter Ludwig Berger was an Austrian-born American sociologist and Protestant theologian. Berger became known for his work in the sociology of knowledge, the sociology of religion, …
Peter L
Louis Nicollin was a French entrepreneur and director of the Nicollin Company, which specializes in the collection and reprocessing of household and industrial waste. Nicollin nota…
Louis Nicollin, French entrepreneur and chairman of Montpellier HSC from 1974 to his death (born 1943)
Barry Leslie Norman was a British film critic, television presenter and journalist. He presented the BBC's cinema review programme, Film..., from 1972 to 1998.
Barry Norman, English television presenter (born 1933)
Simone Veil was a French magistrate, Holocaust survivor and politician. Deported as a teenager to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later Bergen-Belsen, she became a prominent advocate for hu…
Simone Veil, French lawyer and politician (born 1927)
John Blackwell Jr. was an American contemporary R&B, funk, jazz, fusion, and pop drummer, best known for his work with Prince. Later, he was a member of D'Angelo's backing band, Th…
John Blackwell, American R&B, funk, and jazz drummer (born 1973)
David John Semenko was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, coach, scout, and colour commentator. During his National Hockey League (NHL) career, Semenko played for the Edmon…
Dave Semenko, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1957)
Vladislav Stepanovich Rastorotsky was a Soviet and Russian female artistic gymnastics coach, Honoured Trainer of the USSR, who worked at the Dynamo sports society. Sportswomen trai…
Vladislav Rastorotsky, a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (born 1933)
Smith Stewart Hart was an American-Canadian professional wrestler and a member of the Hart wrestling family. His parents were Stu and Helen Hart. Smith was the first of their twelv…
Smith Hart, American-born Canadian professional wrestler (born 1948)
Daniil Aleksandrovich Granin, original family name Gherman, was a Soviet and Russian author.
Daniil Granin, Soviet and Russian author (born 1919)
Donald Eugene Conley was an American professional baseball and basketball player. He pitched for four teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1952 to 1963. Conley also played as …
Gene Conley, American MLB player and NBA player (born 1930)
Jim Wong-Chu was a Canadian activist, community organizer, poet, author, editor, and historian. Wong-Chu is one of Canada's most celebrated literary pioneers. He was a community or…
Jim Wong-Chu, Canadian poet (born 1949)
Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end Ch…
Liu Xiaobo, Chinese literary critic, human rights activist (born 1955)
Martin James Landau was an American actor. His career began in the late 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (195…
Martin Landau, American film and television actor (born 1928)
George Andrew Romero was an American-Canadian filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor. Regarded as an influential pioneer of the horror film genre, particularly zombie films, he has b…
George A. Romero, American filmmaker (born 1940)
Chester Charles Bennington was an American singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist of the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead vocalist of Grey Daze, Dead by Sunrise…
Chester Bennington, American singer (born 1976)
Harshida Raval was a singer from Gujarat, India. She had worked as a playback singer in Gujarati cinema as well as Sugam Sangeet and devotional music. She died on 24 July 2017 at…
Harshida Raval, Indian Gujarati playback singer