Famous people died this week
The Most Famous people died this week | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Marcheline Bertrand | May 9, 1950 | American | Marcheline Bertrand was an American actress and humanitarian worker, best known as mother of Angelina Jolie |
| Jack Lord | December 30, 1920 | American | Jack Lord is an American artist, actor and philanthropist famous for his role in ‘Hawaii Five-O’ as Detective Steve McGarrett |
| Abdullah of Saudi Arabia | August 1, 1924 | Saudi Arabian | Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015 and the third wealthiest head of state in the world |
| Budd Dwyer | November 21, 1939 | American | Budd Dwyer was an American politician who served as the 30th Head of Treasury of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Audrey Hepburn | May 4, 1929 | British | Audrey Hepburn is best known for her role in the film ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ as Holly Golightly |
| Lucky Luciano | November 11, 1897 | American | Lucky Luciano was a Sicilian-born American mobster considered the father of modern organized crime in the United States |
| Thurgood Marshall | July 2, 1908 | American | Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States’ Supreme Court |
| Etta James | January 25, 1938 | American | Etta James was an American singer-songwriter |
| Carl Switzer | August 7, 1927 | American | Carl Switzer was an American actor, professional dog breeder, and hunting guide |
| Telly Savalas | January 21, 1922 | American | Telly Savalas was an American actor and producer well-known for his role in the television series ‘Kojak’ |
Winston Churchill
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Vladimir Lenin
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Bear Bryant
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