Died on This Day (11-Aug)
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V. S. Naipaul | Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul , commonly known as V. | Trinidadian-British writer | 85 | 2 |
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Glenn Yarbrough | Glenn Robertson Yarbrough was an American folk singer and guitarist. | American folk singer | 86 | 4 |
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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 |
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George Devol | George Charles Devol Jr. was an American inventor, best known for creating Unimate, the first industrial robot. | Inventor | 99 | 9 |
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Erkko Kivikoski | Erkko Kivikoski was a Finnish film director and screenwriter. | Film director, Screenwriter | 69 | 15 |
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Herb Brooks | Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. was an American ice hockey player and coach. | Ice Hockey coach | 66 | 17 |
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Talal Maddah | Talal Maddah was a Saudi Arabian musician and composer. | Saudi Arabian musician | 70 | 20 |
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Frank Dascoli | Frank Dascoli was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1948 to 1961. | Baseball umpire | 74 | 30 |
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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 |
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Henry Waters Taft | Henry Waters Taft was an American lawyer and author. | American lawyer | 86 | 75 |
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Kim Wall | On 10 August 2017, 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 |
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Robin Williams | Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. | American actor and comedian | 63 | 6 |
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Bhadriraju Krishnamurti | Bhadriraju Krishnamurti was an Indian linguist, specialized in Dravidian languages. | Indian linguist | 84 | 8 |
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Dan Rostenkowski | Daniel David Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving from 1959 to 1995. | US Representative | 82 | 10 |
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David Calcutt | Sir David Charles Calcutt QC was an eminent barrister and public servant, knighted in 1991. | English barrister | 73 | 16 |
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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 |
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Phil Harris | Wonga Philip Harris was an American musician, actor and comedian. | Bandleader, vocalist, actor | 91 | 25 |
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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 |
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João Fahrion | João Fahrion was a Brazilian painter, engraver, draughtsman and illustrator. | Brazilian artist | 71 | 50 |
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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 |