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1980

Pyotr Masherov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia (born 1918)

Pyotr Masherov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia (born 1918)

2001

Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1917)

Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1917)

2019

Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)

Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)

2000

Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (born 1937)

Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (born 1937)

2024

Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, First Minister of Scotland (born 1954)

Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, First Minister of Scotland (born 1954)

1528

Hernando Alonso, Spanish conquistador, first Jew executed in the New World

Hernando Alonso, Spanish conquistador, first Jew executed in the New World

1982

Bess Truman, American wife of Harry S. Truman, 40th First Lady of the United States (born 1885)

Bess Truman, American wife of Harry S. Truman, 40th First Lady of the United States (born 1885)

1096

Walter Sans Avoir, a leader of the First Crusade

Walter Sans Avoir, a leader of the First Crusade

2005

Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian wife of Olusegun Obasanjo, 10th First Lady of Nigeria (born 1945)

Stella Obasanjo, Nigerian wife of Olusegun Obasanjo, 10th First Lady of Nigeria (born 1945)

2003

Soong Mei-ling, Chinese wife of Chiang Kai-shek, 2nd First Lady of the Republic of China (born 1898)

Soong Mei-ling, Chinese wife of Chiang Kai-shek, 2nd First Lady of the Republic of China (born 1898)

1960

Yevgeny Ostashev, the test pilot of rocket, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Lenin…

Yevgeny Ostashev, the test pilot of rocket, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Lenin Prize winner, Candidate of Technical Sciences (born 1924)

1818

Abigail Adams, American writer and second First Lady of the United States (born 1744)

Abigail Adams, American writer and second First Lady of the United States (born 1744)

2016

Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (born 1960)

Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (born 1960)

1962

Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (born 1884)

Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (born 1884)

1854

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, wife/widow of Alexander Hamilton and co-founder of the first private orphanage in New…

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, wife/widow of Alexander Hamilton and co-founder of the first private orphanage in New York (born 1757)

1847

William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (born…

William Christopher Zeise, Danish chemist who prepared Zeise's salt, one of the first organometallic compounds (born 1789)

2010

Rasim Delić, Bosnian general and convicted war criminal (born 1949)

Rasim Delić, Bosnian general and convicted war criminal (born 1949)

1978

Lord Richard Cecil, British soldier and journalist in the Rhodesian Bush War

Lord Richard Cecil, British soldier and journalist in the Rhodesian Bush War

1816

Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Tr

Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1761)

1942

Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (born 1890)

Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (born 1890)