Famous people died this month - page 32
The Most Famous people died this month | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Charles Bukowski | August 16, 1920 | German, American | Charles Bukowski was a German-born American novelist, short story writer and poet |
| Selena | April 16, 1971 | American | Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, famously known as the ‘Queen of Tejano music’, was a Mexican-American singer, composer, actress, spokesperson and fashion designer |
| Johnny Appleseed | September 26, 1774 | American | Johnny Appleseed was a legendary American nurseryman who is credited with the introduction of apple trees in large parts of the US |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | December 16, 1770 | German | Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the greatest composers the world has ever had |
| Sarojini Naidu | February 13, 1879 | Indian | Sarojini Naidu was an Indian freedom fighter and poet |
| Lev Yashin | October 22, 1929 | Russian | Lev Yashin was a footballer who played for Soviet Russia |
| Edmond Dédé | November 20, 1827 | American | Read on to know more about the childhood, life and timeline of this Violinist and composer who proved his mettle as a child prodigy. |
| Olga Hepnarová | June 30, 1951 | Czech | Olga Hepnarová was a Czech murderer executed for killing eight people with a truck in 1973 |
| Alexander Alekhine | October 31, 1892 | Portuguese, Russian | Alexander Alekhine was a celebrated chess player of Russia |
| Isaac Newton | January 4, 1643 | British | Isaac Newton was an English scientist and mathematician, who discovered gravitation and Newtonian Mechanics |
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