Famous people died this week - page 7
The Most Famous people died this week | |||
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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 |
| Avicii | September 8, 1989 | Swedish | Tim Bergling, better known by his stage name Avicii, was a Swedish musician, DJ, remix artist, and record producer |
| Chyna | December 27, 1970 | American | Chyna was a WWF professional wrestler who became known as ‘The First Lady of Sports Entertainment.’ |
| 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 |
| Charles Darwin | February 12, 1809 | British | Charles Darwin was one of the most influential figures in human history |
| Pol Pot | May 19, 1925 | Cambodian | Pol Pot was the Cambodian revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge |
| Cantinflas | August 12, 1911 | Mexican | Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno-Reyes, popularly known as as Cantinflas, was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| Richard Trevithick | April 13, 1771 | British | Richard Trevithick was a British inventor who was the pioneer of steam-powered road and rail transport |
| Robert Urich | December 19, 1946 | American | Robert Michael Urich was an American TV, film, and stage actor and TV producer. |
Benjamin Rush
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Anna Ancher
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Muhammad Iqbal
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Johnny Torrio
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David Koresh
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Isidor Straus
Isidor Straus was an American businessman who died in the sinking of the ship Titanic
Henry VII of England
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Robert Urich
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Benjamin Franklin
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