Famous people died this month - page 18
The Most Famous people died this month | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Gia Carangi | January 29, 1960 | American | Gia Carangi was one of the very first supermodels from the USA |
Barbara Daly Baekeland | 1922 | American | Barbara Daly Baekeland was a gorgeous American model and socialite who was murdered ruthlessly by her own son |
Benjamin Ruggiero | April 19, 1926 | American | Benjamin Ruggiero was a mobster or ‘soldato’ hailing from the Bonnano crime family |
Merlin Santana | March 14, 1976 | American | Merlin Santana was an Afro-Latino-American television actor |
Pat Morita | June 28, 1932 | American | Pat Morita, born as Noriyuki Morita, was an American actor and comedian |
Alan Watts | January 6, 1915 | British, American | Alan Watts was a famous British philosopher known for his Zen teachings and interpretations of Eastern philosophy |
Gene Tierney | November 19, 1920 | American | Gene Eliza Tierney was a yesteryear American film and stage actress |
Alfred Wegener | November 1, 1880 | German | Alfred Wegener was a renowned German geophysicist and meteorologists who is known for pioneering the ‘Continental Drift’ theory |
Eddie Guerrero | October 9, 1967 | American | Eddie Guerrero was a Mexican-American wrestler |
Jonathan Brandis | April 13, 1976 | American | Jonathan Brandis was an American actor known for his role in the miniseries ‘It.’ |
Leslie Nielsen
Leslie Nielsen was one of the most talented Canadian-American actors to ever grace the screen
Lucretia Mott
Lucretia Mott was an American abolitionist, social reformer and a women's rights activist
Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini was an Italian composer who still lives in the hearts of music lovers through his memorable operas
James Naismith
James Naismith was a Canadian-American inventor of the world famous sport basketball
George Best
George Best was a Northern Irish footballer who achieved great success with the club ‘Manchester United’
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi was an Italian physicist who made major contributions to the development of nuclear energy
Norman Bethune
Norman Bethune was a great Canadian physician and humanitarian, who is still remembered for his services during Spanish Civil War