Died on This Day (24-Aug)
Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniversary | |
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Sidney Rittenberg | Sidney Rittenberg was an American journalist, scholar, and Chinese linguist who lived in China from 1944 to 1980. | American journalist | 98 | 1 |
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Jay Thomas | Jay Thomas was an American actor, comedian, and radio personality. | American actor, comedian | 69 | 3 |
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Justin Wilson | Justin Boyd Wilson was a British professional open-wheel racing driver who competed in Formula One in 2003, the Champ Car World Series from 2004 to 2007 and the IndyCar Series from 2008 to 2015. | British professional open-wheel racing driver | 37 | 5 |
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Félix Miélli Venerando | Félix Miélli Venerando was a football player from Brazil, more commonly known as Félix. | Brazilian footballer | 74 | 8 |
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William B. Saxbe | William Bart "Bill" Saxbe was an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party, who served as a U. | American politician | 94 | 10 |
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Wilfred Thesiger | Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger , also known by his Arabic name Mubarak bin London was a British military officer, explorer, and writer, best known for his travelogue Arabian Sands. | British explorer | 93 | 17 |
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Mirel Iacob | Mirel Iacob is a Romanian kickboxer who competes in the light heavyweight division. | Karateka and kickboxer | 35 | 20 |
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Sergei Dovlatov | Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov-Mechik was a Soviet journalist and writer. | Russian/American writer | 48 | 30 |
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Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey | Brigadier Frederick Maurice Watson Harvey, VC, MC was an Irish Canadian soldier and rugby union player. | Recipient of the Victoria Cross | 91 | 40 |
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Albert F. Mummery | Albert Frederick Mummery , was an English mountaineer and author. | British mountain climber | 39 | 125 |
Person | Person | Description | Age | Anniversary | |
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Robin Leach | Robin Douglas Leach was an English entertainment reporter and writer from London. | English entertainment reporter | 76 | 2 |
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Walter Scheel | Walter Scheel ; 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German politician. | Chancellor of Germany | 97 | 4 |
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Richard Attenborough | Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur. | Actor | 90 | 6 |
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Clemente Isnard | Clemente José Carlos de Gouvea Isnard, O.S.B. was a Brazilian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. | Catholic bishop | 94 | 9 |
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross | Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was a Swiss-American psychiatrist, a pioneer in near-death studies and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying , where she first discussed her theory of the five stages of grief. | Psychiatrist | 78 | 16 | |
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Hoyt Wilhelm | James Hoyt Wilhelm , nicknamed "Old Sarge", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants, St. | MLB pitcher | 79 | 18 |
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Gary Crosby | Gary Evan Crosby was an American singer and actor. | American actor and singer | 62 | 25 |
Paul Creston | Paul Creston was an Italian American composer of classical music. | Composer | 78 | 35 | |
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Alfred Salter | Alfred Salter was a British medical practitioner and Labour Party politician. | British politician | 72 | 75 |
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Edwin Gray Lee | Edwin Gray Lee was an American soldier from Virginia and a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War. | Confederate Army general | 34 | 150 |