Died on This Day (11-Aug)
Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniv | |
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V. S. Naipaul | Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul FRAS TC was a Trinidadian-born British writer of works of fiction and nonfiction in English. | Trinidadian-British writer | 85 | 2 | |
Glenn Yarbrough | Glenn Robertson Yarbrough was an American folk singer and guitarist. | American folk singer | 86 | 4 | |
Denis Perera | General Deshamanya Joseph Everard Denis Perera, VSV, FCMI was a senior Sri Lanka Army officer who served as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army from 1977 to 1981. | Sri Lankan general and diplomat | 82 | 7 | |
George Devol | George Charles Devol Jr. was an American inventor, best known for creating Unimate, the first industrial robot. | Inventor | 99 | 9 | |
Erkko Kivikoski | Erkko Kivikoski was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. | Film director, Screenwriter | 69 | 15 | |
Herb Brooks | Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. was an American ice hockey player and coach. | Ice Hockey coach | 66 | 17 | |
Talal Maddah | Talal Maddah was a Saudi Arabian musician and composer. | Saudi Arabian musician | 70 | 20 | |
Frank Dascoli | Frank Dascoli was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1948 to 1961. | Baseball umpire | 74 | 30 | |
Anthony McAuliffe | Anthony Clement "Nuts" McAuliffe was a senior United States Army officer who earned fame as the acting commander of the 101st Airborne Division defending Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. | United States Army general | 77 | 45 | |
Henry Waters Taft | Henry Waters Taft was an American lawyer and author. | American lawyer | 86 | 75 |
Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniv | |
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Kim Wall | The murder of Kim Wall, known in Denmark as Ubådssagen , took place on 10 August 2017, after Swedish freelance journalist Kim Wall boarded the midget submarine UC3 Nautilus, in Køge Bugt, Denmark, with the intent of interviewing its owner, Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen. | Swedish freelance journalist | 30 | 3 | |
Robin Williams | Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. | American actor and comedian | 63 | 6 | |
Bhadriraju Krishnamurti | Bhadriraju Krishnamurti was an Indian linguist, specialized in Dravidian languages. | Indian linguist | 84 | 8 | |
Dan Rostenkowski | Daniel David Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving for 36 years, from 1959 to 1995. | US Representative | 82 | 10 | |
David Calcutt | Sir David Charles Calcutt, QC was an eminent barrister and public servant, knighted in 1991. | English barrister | 73 | 16 | |
Charles R. Meyer | Charles R. "Monk" Meyer was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in 1935, the first year the trophy was awarded, while playing for the United States Military Academy. | Recipient of the Purple Heart medal | 90 | 19 | |
Phil Harris | Wonga Philip Harris was an American actor, comedian, musician and songwriter. | Bandleader, vocalist, actor | 91 | 25 | |
Kurt Bühligen | Kurt Bühligen was a Luftwaffe wing commander and fighter ace of Nazi Germany during World War II. | German World War II fighter pilot | 67 | 35 | |
João Fahrion | João Fahrion was a Brazilian painter, engraver, draughtsman and illustrator. | Brazilian artist | 71 | 50 | |
William Henry Furness III | William Henry Furness III was an American physician, ethnographer and author from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | American physician, ethnographer and author | 53 | 100 |