Famous people died today
The Most Famous people died today | |||
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| Name | Birthday | Nationality | Bio |
| Sid Vicious | May 10, 1957 | British | Sid Vicious was an English musician known for his work with the band ‘Sex Pistols’ |
| Fred Perry | May 18, 1909 | British | Fred Perry was an English tennis and table tennis player |
| Dmitri Mendeleev | February 8, 1834 | Russian | Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who is best known for his discovery of the periodic law |
| Chris Kyle | April 8, 1974 | American | Christopher Scott Kyle, better known as Chris Kyle, was a ‘US Navy SEAL’ veteran |
| Boris Karloff | November 23, 1887 | British | Boris Karloff was an English actor famous for his roles in horror films |
| Bertrand Russell | May 18, 1872 | British, Welsh | Bertrand Russell was a renowned British philosopher, logicians and mathematician |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | February 3, 1525 | Italian | Govanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian composer who is still remembered for his contributions to sacred music |
| Aleksa Šantić | May 27, 1868 | Bosnian | Aleksa Šantić was an eminent Bosnian Serb who was known for his works which inspired patriotism such as ‘Stay Here' |
| Joshua Lederberg | May 23, 1925 | American | Joshua Lederberg was an American geneticist who won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Medicine |
| Hella Wuolijoki | July 22, 1886 | Finns | Hella Wuolijoki was a playwright, business magnate, politician and reporter and is known for her works towards female empowerment in Finland |
William Howard Stein
William Howard Stein was an American biochemist who was jointly awarded the ‘Nobel Prize in Chemistry’ in 1972
Joshua Lederberg
Joshua Lederberg was an American geneticist who won the 1958 Nobel Prize in Medicine
Dmitri Mendeleev
Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who is best known for his discovery of the periodic law
Imre Lakatos
Imre Lakatos was a distinguished Hungarian philosopher best known for his contributions to the philosophy of science and mathematics
Aleksa Šantić
Aleksa Šantić was an eminent Bosnian Serb who was known for his works which inspired patriotism such as ‘Stay Here'
Hella Wuolijoki
Hella Wuolijoki was a playwright, business magnate, politician and reporter and is known for her works towards female empowerment in Finland
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor and director
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Govanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian composer who is still remembered for his contributions to sacred music
Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff was an English actor famous for his roles in horror films