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Radha Charan Gupta was an Indian historian of mathematics, specialising in the history of Indian mathematics.
Radha Charan Gupta, Indian historian of mathematics (born 1935)
Sérgio Santos Mendes was a Brazilian musician.
Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer (born 1941)
Laurent Tirard was a French film director and screenwriter.
Laurent Tirard, French film director and screenwriter (born 1967)
On 6 September 2024, 26-year-old Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a U.S. and Turkish dual citizen, was shot and killed by Israeli military forces during a protest against illegal Israeli settlem…
Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, Turkish-American activist (born 1998)
Dequantes Devontay Lamar, known professionally as Rich Homie Quan, was an American rapper. Beginning his career in 2011, Lamar first saw mainstream success with his 2013 single "Ty…
Rich Homie Quan, American rapper (born 1990)
Rebecca Horn was a German visual artist best known for her installation art, film directing and body modifications such as Einhorn (Unicorn), a body-suit with a very large horn pro…
Rebecca Horn, German visual artist (born 1944)
Wilbur Herschel Jennings was an American lyricist. He wrote the lyrics for the songs "Up Where We Belong", "Higher Love", "Tears in Heaven", "My Heart Will Go On" and "Valerie". He…
Will Jennings, American songwriter (born 1944)
Catherine Ann Merrick was a Cree woman from Pimicikamak Cree Nation and the Grand Chief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Merrick began her political career in 2001 as a Councill…
Cathy Merrick, Canadian First Nations leader (born 1961/1962)
Ronald Yeats was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half.
Ron Yeats, Scottish footballer (born 1937)
Dan Michael Morgenstern was an American jazz historian and archivist. Born to a Jewish family in Germany, Morgenstern fled Nazi-occupied Austria with his mother and in 1947 emigrat…
Dan Morgenstern, German-American jazz writer and editor (born 1929)
Mauricio Antonio Arriaza Chicas was a Salvadoran police officer who served as the director of the National Civil Police (PNC) of El Salvador from 2019 until his death in a helicopt…
Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, Salvadoran police officer (born 1964)
Edward Emil Kranepool III was an American professional baseball player. He spent his entire Major League Baseball career with the New York Mets. He was predominantly a first basema…
Ed Kranepool, American baseball player (born 1944)
Henny Elisabeth Moan was a Norwegian actress. She had a long career in theatre, but is best known for her roles in certain classics of Norwegian cinema, such as the Oscar-nominated…
Henny Moan, Norwegian actress (born 1936)
George Bruno "Zoot" Money was an English vocalist, keyboardist and bandleader. A Hammond organ player, he was the leader of the Big Roll Band. Inspired by Jerry Lee Lewis and Ray C…
Zoot Money, English musician (born 1942)
Peter Renaday was an American actor. During a career spanning some six decades, Renaday worked in television, film, theme parks, radio, and theatre. He is best known for providing …
Peter Renaday, American voice actor (born 1935)
Emiko Shinohara , known professionally as Emi Shinohara , was a Japanese voice actress from Fukushima Prefecture. At the time of her death, she was affiliated with 81 Produce. She …
Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1963)
Johnny Mac Cassaday was an American comic book artist, writer, and television director. He was best known for his work on the critically acclaimed Planetary with writer Warren Elli…
John Cassaday, American comic book artist and writer (born 1971)
James Earl Jones was an American actor. A pioneer for Black actors in the entertainment industry, he was acclaimed for his performances on stage and screen. Jones is one of the few…
James Earl Jones, American actor (born 1931)
Caterina Germaine Maria Valente was an Italian-French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer. She spoke six languages and sang in thirteen. While she was best known as a perfor…
Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer (born 1931)
Howard Stanley Beverly, known as Frankie Beverly, was an American singer, songwriter, and producer known primarily for his recordings with Maze, the soul and funk band. He formed M…
Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (born 1946)
Kenneth Charles Cope was an English actor and scriptwriter. He was best known for his roles as Marty Hopkirk in Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Jed Stone in Coronation Street, Ray …
Kenneth Cope, British actor (born 1931)
Chadwick Steven McQueen was an American actor, film producer, martial artist, and race car driver. He was the only son and last living child of actor Steve McQueen (1930–1980).
Chad McQueen, American actor and race car driver (born 1960)
Sitaram Yechury was an Indian Marxist politician, theorist and statesman who was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He also a member of the Politburo …
Sitaram Yechury, Indian politician and leader of CPI(M) (born 1952)
Wolfgang Gerhardt was a German politician and the leader of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) from 1995 until he was succeeded by Guido Westerwelle in 2001.
Wolfgang Gerhardt, German politician (born 1943)