Died on This Day (19-Sep)
Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniv | |
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | Zine El Abidine Ben Ali , commonly known as Ben Ali or Ezzine , was a Tunisian politician who served as the 2nd president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011. | President of Tunisia | 83 | 1 | |
Brian Barder | Sir Brian Leon Barder KCMG was a British diplomat, author, blogger and civil liberties advocate. | British Ambassador to Ethiopia | 83 | 3 | |
Hiroshi Yamauchi | Hiroshi Yamauchi was a Japanese businessman and the third president of Nintendo, joining the company in 1949 until stepping down on 24 May 2002, being subsequently succeeded by Satoru Iwata. | President of Nintendo | 85 | 7 | |
Gaby Stenberg | Ida Gabriella Stenberg was a Swedish actress. She appeared in forty films between 1936 and 1994. | Swedish actress | 88 | 9 | |
Skeeter Davis | Skeeter Davis was an American country music singer who sang crossover pop music songs including 1962's "The End of the World". | Country singer | 72 | 16 | |
Cosmo Nevill | Major General Cosmo Alexander Richard Nevill CB CBE DSO was a senior British Army officer who fought in World War II in Western Europe and later commanded the 2nd Division. | British Army general | 95 | 18 | |
Orville Redenbacher | Orville Clarence Redenbacher was an American food scientist and businessman most often associated with the brand of popcorn that bears his name which is now owned by ConAgra. | Business founder | 88 | 25 | |
Italo Calvino | Italo Calvino was an Italian writer and journalist. | Italian journalist and writer of short stories | 61 | 35 | |
Wend von Wietersheim | Wend von Wietersheim was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. | Wehrmacht general | 75 | 45 | |
Elmer Thomas | John William Elmer Thomas was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. | American politician | 89 | 55 |
Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniv | |
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Denis Norden | Denis Mostyn Norden CBE was an English comedy writer and television presenter. | English television presenter | 96 | 2 | |
Jackie Collins | Jacqueline Jill Collins OBE was an English romance novelist and actress. | British American romance novelist | 77 | 5 | |
Cecil Gordon | Cecil Gordon was an American stock car racing driver. | American racing driver | 71 | 8 | |
José Antonio Labordeta | José Antonio Labordeta Subías was a Spanish singer, songwriter, poet, writer and political activist. | Spanish musician | 75 | 10 | |
Kenneth E. Hagin | Kenneth Erwin Hagin was an American preacher. He is known for pioneering the Word of Faith movement. | American preacher | 86 | 17 | |
Ann Doran | Ann Lee Doran was an American character actress, possibly best known as the mother of Jim Stark in Rebel Without a Cause . | American character actress | 89 | 20 | |
Hermes Pan | Hermes Pan was an American dancer and choreographer, principally remembered as Fred Astaire's choreographic collaborator on the famous 1930s movie musicals starring Astaire and Ginger Rogers. | Dancer, choreographer | 79 | 30 | |
Stuart S. Murray | Stuart Shadrick Murray was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy who served during World War II. | United States Navy Vice Admiral | 82 | 40 | |
Dave Danforth | David Charles "Dauntless Dave" Danforth was an American professional baseball pitcher. | American baseball player | 80 | 50 | |
Princess Julia of Battenberg | Julia, Princess of Battenberg was the wife of Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine, the third son of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse. | German noblewoman | 69 | 125 |