Died on This Day (26-Feb)
Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniv | |
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Charles McCarry | Charles McCarry was an American writer, primarily of spy fiction, and a former undercover operative for the Central Intelligence Agency. | American writer | 88 | 1 | |
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Andy Bathgate | Andrew James Bathgate was a Canadian professional ice hockey right wing who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins between 1952 and 1971. | Canadian ice hockey player | 83 | 4 |
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Donald R. Deskins | Donald Richard Deskins Jr. was an American professor of urban geography and sociology and a former American football player. | American professor of urban geography | 80 | 7 |
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Arnošt Lustig | Arnošt Lustig was a renowned Czech Jewish author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays whose works have often involved the Holocaust. | Czech Jewish author of novels, short stories | 84 | 9 |
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Jef Raskin | Jef Raskin was an American human–computer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s. | American computer scientist | 61 | 15 |
Cornelius Gunter | Cornell Gunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, most active in the 1950s and 1960s. | American rhythm and blues singer | 53 | 30 | |
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Ahmad Shukeiri | Ahmad al-Shukeiri was the first Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, serving from 1964–1967. | Palestinian politician | 72 | 40 |
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Ángel María de Rosa | Ángel María de Rosa was an Argentine sculptor and philanthropist. | Argentine sculptor | 82 | 50 |
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Anna Alice Chapin | Anna Alice Chapin was an American author and playwright. | American writer | 39 | 100 |
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Marshall F. Moore | Marshall Frank Moore was an American Civil War veteran, attorney, and the seventh Governor of Washington Territory. | American judge | 41 | 150 |
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Gerald Kaufman | Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman was a British politician and author who served as a minister throughout the Labour government of 1974 to 1979. | British Labour politician | 86 | 3 |
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Dezső Novák | Dezso Novák was a Hungarian footballer who played as a defender. | Hungarian footballer | 75 | 6 |
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Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir | Bhante Kumar Kashyap Mahasthavir was a Nepalese Buddhist monk who was awarded the title of Tripitakacharya . | Buddhist monk | 85 | 8 |
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Nujabes | Jun Seba , better known by his stage name Nujabes , was a Japanese record producer, audio engineer, DJ, composer and arranger best known for his atmospheric instrumental mixes sampling from hip hop, soul, and jazz, as well as incorporating elements of trip hop, breakbeat, downtempo, and ambient music. | Japanese musician | 36 | 10 |
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George L. Street III | George Levick Street III was a submariner in the United States Navy. | United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient | 86 | 20 |
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George Uhle | George Ernest Uhle was a Major League Baseball pitcher. | American baseball player | 86 | 35 |
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Wilhelm D. Styer | Wilhelm Delp Styer was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II. | United States general | 81 | 45 |
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James Roy Andersen | Brigadier General James Roy Andersen was a United States Army Air Forces officer. | American Air Force general | 40 | 75 |
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Adolf von Heinleth | Adolf Ritter von Heinleth was a Bavarian General der Infanterie and War Minister under Ludwig II of Bavaria and under Otto of Bavaria. | Bavarian General der Infanterie and war minister | 71 | 125 |
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Giuseppe Tartini | Giuseppe Tartini was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era born in the Republic of Venice. | Italian composer and violinist | 77 | 250 |