Famous people died this week - page 15
Find out the Famous Peoples died this week who are Historical Personalities, Emperors & Kings, Intellectuals & Academics and more. This list contain Famous people died this week including Walter Kohn, Ashoka, Lao Tzu (Laozi), Avicii, Vitruvius and many more Celebrities.
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Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
Walter Kohn | March 9, 1923 | Austrian | Nobel Laureate Walter Kohn was an Austrian-born American theoretical chemist and physicist |
Ashoka | 304 BC | Indian | Ashoka was the third emperor of the Mauryan Dynasty and ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent |
Lao Tzu (Laozi) | 601 BC | Chinese | Lao Tzu was a legendary Chinese philosopher who wrote the important “Daodejing” |
Avicii | September 8, 1989 | Swedish | Tim Bergling, better known by his stage name Avicii, was a Swedish musician, DJ, remix artist, and record producer |
Vitruvius | 80 BC | Ancient Roman | Vitruvius was a Roman architect, author, and military engineer during the 1st century BC |
Chyna | December 27, 1970 | American | Chyna was a WWF professional wrestler who became known as ‘The First Lady of Sports Entertainment.’ |
Sargon of Akkad | 2340 BC | Iraqi | Sargon of Akkad, also called ‘Sargon the Great’, ‘Sarru-Kan’ and ‘Shar-Gani-Sharri’, was the founder and first king of the Akkadian Empire |
Iqbal Masih | 1983 | Pakistani | Iqbal Masih was a Pakistani boy who suffered as a child labourer and later became a symbol of child labour |
Bernadette Soubirous | January 7, 1844 | French | Saint Bernadette was a Christian Saint who had Marian apparitions of a small young lady who identified herself as the Immaculate Conception |
Pythagoras | 570 BC | Greek | Pythagoras of Samos was a Greek mathematician and philosopher |
Cyrus the Great
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Daphne du Maurier
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Iqbal Masih
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Joe Masseria
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Lord Byron
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