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1975

John Alan Coey, American mercenary and medic in the Rhodesian Bush War

John Alan Coey, American mercenary and medic in the Rhodesian Bush War

1992

Bruce Conde, American US army officer, stamp collector, and royalist mercenary general in the North Yemen civil war.

Bruce Conde, American US army officer, stamp collector, and royalist mercenary general in the North Yemen civil war.

1926

Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (born…

Robert Todd Lincoln, American lawyer and politician, 35th United States Secretary of War, son of Abraham Lincoln (born 1843)

1968

Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)

Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)

1943

Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)

Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)

1963

Ramon Vila Capdevila, last of the Spanish Maquis, holding out after the end of the Spanish Civil War (born 1908)

Ramon Vila Capdevila, last of the Spanish Maquis, holding out after the end of the Spanish Civil War (born 1908)

2003

Dirk Hoogendam, Dutch-German SS officer and war criminal (born 1922)

Dirk Hoogendam, Dutch-German SS officer and war criminal (born 1922)

1987

Rudolf Hess, German soldier and politician, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (born 1894)

Rudolf Hess, German soldier and politician, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (born 1894)

1975

Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, Norwegian Army general and war historian (born 1897)

Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, Norwegian Army general and war historian (born 1897)

1804

Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (born 1760)

Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (born 1760)

1953

Richard Walther Darré, Argentine-German agronomist and politician, convicted war criminal (born 1895)

Richard Walther Darré, Argentine-German agronomist and politician, convicted war criminal (born 1895)

1983

Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (born 1904)

Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (born 1904)

1965

Raja Aziz Bhatti, Pakistani Major who received the Nishan-e-Haider in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

Raja Aziz Bhatti, Pakistani Major who received the Nishan-e-Haider in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

1956

Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (born 1882)

Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (born 1882)

1945

Hajime Sugiyama, Japanese field marshal and politician, 44th Japanese Minister of War (born 1880)

Hajime Sugiyama, Japanese field marshal and politician, 44th Japanese Minister of War (born 1880)

1946

Amon Göth, Austrian captain and Nazi war criminal (born 1908)

Amon Göth, Austrian captain and Nazi war criminal (born 1908)

1830

William Huskisson, English financier and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (born 1770)

William Huskisson, English financier and politician, Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (born 1770)

2012

Earl R. Fox, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard veteran; last active U.S. servicemember to serve in World War II (born 1919)

Earl R. Fox, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard veteran; last active U.S. servicemember to serve in World War II (born 1919)

1983

Alan Moorehead, Australian war correspondent and author (born 1910)

Alan Moorehead, Australian war correspondent and author (born 1910)

2018

Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (born 1925)

Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (born 1925)