2009
Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (born 1916)
Ephraim Katzir, Israeli biophysicist and politician, 4th President of Israel (born 1916)
deaths
955 events
2008
Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (born 1921)
Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (born 1921)
2008
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1926)
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1926)
2008
Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (born 1917)
Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (born 1917)
2008
Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist (born 1917)
Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist (born 1917)
2008
Robert Asprin, American soldier and author (born 1946)
Robert Asprin, American soldier and author (born 1946)
2008
Anthony Mamo, Maltese judge and politician, 1st President of Malta (born 1909)
Anthony Mamo, Maltese judge and politician, 1st President of Malta (born 1909)
2008
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1926)
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1926)
2008
Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (born 1931)
Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (born 1931)
2007
Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (born 1927)
Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (born 1927)
2007
Huang Ju, Chinese engineer and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1938)
Huang Ju, Chinese engineer and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1938)
2007
Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (born 1913)
Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (born 1913)
2007
Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (born 1924)
Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (born 1924)
2007
Jack Edward Oliver, English illustrator (born 1942)
Jack Edward Oliver, English illustrator (born 1942)
2007
Howard Porter, American basketball player (born 1948)
Howard Porter, American basketball player (born 1948)
2007
Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (born 1931)
Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (born 1931)
2007
Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist (born 1923)
Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist (born 1923)
2007
Ivica Račan, Croatian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (born 1944)
Ivica Račan, Croatian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Croatia (born 1944)