Died on This Day (26-Apr)
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Philip H. Hoff | Philip Henderson Hoff was an American politician from the U. | Governor of Vermont | 93 | 2 |
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Harry Wu | Harry Wu was a Chinese-American human rights activist. | Chinese-American human rights activist | 79 | 4 |
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DJ Rashad | Rashad Harden , known as DJ Rashad, was a Chicago-based electronic musician, producer and DJ known as a pioneer in the footwork genre and founder of the Teklife crew. | Chicago-based electronic musician, producer | 34 | 6 |
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Phoebe Snow | Phoebe Snow was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues" and her credited guest vocals backing Paul Simon on "Gone at Last". | American Singer | 60 | 9 |
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Mason Adams | Mason Adams was an American character actor and voice-over artist. | Character and voice-over actor | 86 | 15 |
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Yun Hyon-seok | Yun Hyon-seok was a South Korean LGBT poet, writer and LGBT activist. | South Korean LGBT poet, writer and LGBT activist | 18 | 17 |
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Carlos Pizarro Leongómez | Carlos Pizarro Leongómez was the fourth commander of the Colombian guerrilla group 19th of April Movement . | Colombian politician | 38 | 30 |
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Cicely Courtneidge | Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge, was an Australian-born British actress, comedian and singer. | Actress, comedienne | 87 | 40 |
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Magnus Steendorff | Magnus Gottfrid Steendorff was a Swedish architect. | Swedish architect | 89 | 75 |
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Eric Stenbock | Count Eric Stanislaus Stenbock – 26 April [O.S. | Estonian poet | 35 | 125 |
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Jonathan Demme | Robert Jonathan Demme was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter of film and television who earned widespread acclaim. | American film director | 73 | 3 |
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Jayne Meadows | Jayne Meadows , also known as Jayne Meadows Allen, was an American stage, film and television actress, as well as an author and lecturer. | American actress | 95 | 5 |
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George Jones | George Glenn Jones was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. | American country music singer | 81 | 7 |
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Leslie Buck | Leslie Buck was an American business executive and Holocaust survivor who designed the Anthora coffee cup, which has become an iconic symbol of New York City since its introduction in the 1960s. | American businessman | 87 | 10 |
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Claude Williams | Claude "Fiddler" Williams was an American jazz violinist and guitarist who recorded and performed into his 90s. | American musician | 96 | 16 |
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Egon Franke | Egon Franke was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party . | German politician | 82 | 25 |
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David Sinton Ingalls | David Sinton Ingalls was the US Navy's only flying ace of World War I, with six credited victories; thus he was the first ace in U. | American flying ace | 86 | 35 |
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Gypsy Rose Lee | Gypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque entertainer and vedette famous for her striptease act. | American burlesque performer, actress, author | 59 | 50 |
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Srinivasa Ramanujan | Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who lived during the British Rule in India. | Indian mathematician | 32 | 100 |
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Zerah Colburn | Zerah Colburn was an American engineer specialising in steam locomotive design, technical journalist and publisher. | American journalist | 38 | 150 |