Famous people died in July - page 12

Mathew Flinders is an explorer of English descent, known for discovering Australia

Tom Thomson was a distinguished Canadian artist and painter during the early part of the 20th century

Dr Victor Chang was an Australian surgeon who is credited with the development of heart transplantation technique

Adam Smith was a Scottish Philosopher and Political Economist

Reza Shah was the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty and Shah of Iran from 1925 to 1941

A poet and essayist of the seventeenth century, Abraham Cowley is known for his works on ‘Pindaric Odes’ and metaphysical traditions

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Lorenzo Thomas was an American poet who incorporated the infamous African-American culture of the 1960s and 1970s into his writing

Jean Moulin was a major figure of the French Resistance during World War II

Omar Torrijos was a famous political leader of Panama, who is known for the Panama Canal treaties signed with U.S.A

John Garang is a Sudanese politician, who founded and led the 'Sudan People's Liberation Army' in the ‘Second Civil War’