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Netiporn Sanesangkhom, better known as Bung (บุ้ง), was a Thai political activist focused on monarchy reform. She initially participated in protests with the People's Democratic Re…
Netiporn Sanesangkhom, Thai political activist (born 1995)
Kamla Beniwal was an Indian independence activist and veteran politician who served as the deputy chief minister of Rajasthan. A leader of the Indian National Congress, she was the…
Kamla Beniwal, Indian politician (born 1927)
Clarence Emil "Bud" Anderson was an officer in the United States Air Force and a triple ace of World War II. During the war he was the highest scoring flying ace in his P-51 Mustan…
Bud Anderson, American World War II flying ace (born 1922)
Sidney Milton Going was a New Zealand rugby union footballer. Dubbed Super Sid by his fans, he played 86 matches, including 29 tests, for the All Blacks between 1967 and 1977. He r…
Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union footballer (born 1943)
Bruce Allen Nordstrom was an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman of the retailer Nordstrom, a company founded by his grandfather John W. Nordstrom. He ran the compan…
Bruce Nordstrom, American businessman (born 1933)
Sir Anthony John Francis O'Reilly was an Irish businessman and international rugby union player. He was known for his try scoring in rugby, his involvement in the Independent News …
Tony O'Reilly, Irish rugby player and businessman (born 1936)
Alice Elizabeth Stewart was an American communications director who worked on five Republican presidential campaigns before joining CNN as a commentator.
Alice Stewart, American political commentator (born 1966)
Dabney Wharton Coleman was an American actor. He was recognized for his roles portraying egomaniacal and unlikeable characters in comedic performances. Throughout his career, he ap…
Dabney Coleman, American actor (born 1932)
William Edgar Gossage was an American motorsports executive and promoter. He was best known as the president of the Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) banked racetrack in Fo…
Eddie Gossage, American public speaker and businessman (born 1958)
Christian Malanga Musumari was a Congolese-American-French politician, businessman, and military officer. He was leader of the United Congolese Party (UCP), a national political pa…
Christian Malanga, Congolese politician, businessman and military officer (born 1983)
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was an Iranian politician and diplomat who served as foreign minister of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024. He was the deputy fo…
Victims in the 2024 Varzaqan helicopter crash:
Ivan Frederick Boesky was a convicted criminal and an American stock trader who was infamous for his prominent role in an insider trading scandal in the mid-1980s. After getting ca…
Ivan Boesky, American stock trader (born 1937)
Jan Andrzej Paweł Kaczmarek was a Polish composer. He wrote scores for more than 70 feature films and documentaries, including Finding Neverland (2004), for which he won an Oscar a…
Jan A
Caleb Carr was an American military historian and author. Carr was the second of three sons born to Lucien Carr and Francesca Von Hartz.
Caleb Carr, American military historian and author (born 1955)
Morgan Valentine Spurlock was an American documentary filmmaker, writer and television producer. He directed 23 films and was the producer of nearly 70 films throughout his career.…
Morgan Spurlock, American filmmaker (born 1970)
David Andrew Wilkie was a Scottish swimmer who was the Olympic 200m breaststroke champion in 1976, the first British swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal since Anita Lonsbrough in …
David Wilkie, Scottish swimmer (born 1954)
Douglas Lloyd Ingle was an American musician, best known as the founder, organist, primary composer and lead vocalist for the band Iron Butterfly. He wrote the band's hit song "In-…
Doug Ingle, American musician (born 1945)
Kabosu was a Shiba Inu from Japan. Adopted in 2008 by kindergarten teacher Atsuko Sato , she is prominently featured in the original Doge meme and the Dogecoin cryptocurrency.
Kabosu, Japanese dog and Internet meme celebrity (born 2005)
Grayson Colby Murray was an American professional golfer. He won two PGA Tour events: the 2017 Barbasol Championship and the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii.
Grayson Murray, American professional golfer (born 1993)
Albert Stotland Ruddy was a Canadian-born American producer and screenwriter of film and television. He was known for producing the films The Godfather (1972) and Million Dollar Ba…
Albert S
Richard Morton Sherman was an American songwriter who specialized in musical films with his brother Robert B. Sherman. According to the official Walt Disney Company website and ind…
Richard M
John William Wactor III was an American actor known for playing Brando Corbin on the series General Hospital and Johnny on the NBC series Siberia. He also had roles in the series A…
Johnny Wactor, American actor (born 1986)
Elizabeth Hendon MacRae was an American actress who performed in dozens of television series and in nine feature films, working predominantly in productions released between 1958 a…
Elizabeth MacRae, American actress (born 1936)
William Theodore Walton III was an American basketball player and television sportscaster. He played collegiately for the UCLA Bruins and professionally in the National Basketball …
Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1952)