Famous people died this week
The Most Famous people died this week | |||
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Kiki Camarena | July 26, 1947 | American | Enrique S |
Dieter Dengler | May 22, 1938 | American | Dieter Dengler was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was the first captured U.S |
Shirley Temple | April 23, 1928 | American | Shirley Temple was an actress and former U.S |
Jim Varney | June 15, 1949 | American | James Albert Varney Jr |
Murad IV | July 26, 1612 | Turkish | Murad IV was one of the mighty Sultans in the history of the Ottoman Empire |
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | August 21, 1930 | British | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon was the second daughter of King George VI and the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II |
Big Pun | November 9, 1971 | American | Big Pun was an American rapper known for his debut album ‘Capital Punishment.’ |
Sal Mineo | January 10, 1939 | American | Sal Mineo was an American actor known for his performance in the flick ‘Exodus.’ |
Lee Hoi-chuen | February 4, 1901 | Chinese | Lee Hoi-chuen was a famous Chinese Opera singer and film actor |
Maria Altmann | February 18, 1916 | Austrian, American | Maria Altmann was an Austrian-American Jewish refugee who escaped Nazi occupied Austria and took refuge in America |
Joseph Priestley
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Walter Lang
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Henry Hathaway
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Arthur Ashe
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Roy Scheider
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James Whitmore
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Roger Tomlinson
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Peter Kropotkin
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