Historical Archives & Public Figures

United States

c. 1927 – 2018 (91 years old)

Harold R. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Philipp Jenninger

Germany

c. 1933 – 2018 (85 years old)

Philipp Jenninger was a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and diplomat. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Berlin, Germany

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Lara Kruger

South Africa

c. 1988 – 2018 (30 years old)

Thapelo Lehulere, known professionally as Lara Kruger, was a South African radio personality and transgender rights activist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Pretoria, South Africa

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Literature & Poetry

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Ambalavaner Sivanandan

Switzerland

c. 1924 – 2018 (94 years old)

Ambalavaner Sivanandan, commonly referred to as A. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Literature & Poetry

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Alan Sagner

United States

c. 1921 – 2018 (97 years old)

Alan Louis Sagner was an American Democratic Party politician, businessman and philanthropist who served as New Jersey Commissioner of Transportation, as Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and as Chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Literature & Poetry

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Keorapetse Kgositsile

South Africa

c. 1939 – 2018 (79 years old)

Keorapetse William Kgositsile, also known by his pen name Bra Willie, was a South African Tswana poet, journalist and political activist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Pretoria, South Africa

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Literature & Poetry

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Philip Eden

Great Britain

c. 1952 – 2018 (66 years old)

Geoffrey Philip Eden was a British weather journalist and weather historian.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Arts & Music

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Miroslav Miletić

Switzerland

c. 1926 – 2018 (92 years old)

Miroslav Miletić (Croatian pronunciation: [mǐrɔlaʋ mîlɛitɕ]; was a Croatian composer and a violin and viola player and teacher.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Arts & Music

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Colin Brumby

Australia

c. 1934 – 2018 (84 years old)

Colin James Brumby was an Australian composer and conductor.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Canberra, Australia

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Aurelio Menéndez

Spain

c. 1928 – 2018 (90 years old)

Aurelio Menéndez Menéndez, first Marquess of Ibias was a Spanish lawyer and politician who was the Minister of Education between 1976 and 1977.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Madrid, Spain

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Stanley Hartt

Canada

c. 1938 – 2018 (80 years old)

Stanley Herbert Hartt was a Canadian lawyer, lecturer, businessman, and civil servant. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Ottawa, Canada

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Donal Barrington

Ireland

c. 1929 – 2018 (89 years old)

Donal Patrick Michael Barrington was an Irish judge who served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1996 to 2000, a Judge of the European Court of Justice from 1989 to 1996 and a Judge of the High Court from 1979 to 1989.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Dublin, Ireland

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Philosophy & Thought

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Ye Zhemin

China

c. 1925 – 2018 (93 years old)

Ye Zhemin, also romanized as Yeh Che-min, was a Chinese art historian and authority on the history of Chinese ceramics and calligraphy. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Beijing, China

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Sports & Athletics

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Felix Reilly

Great Britain

c. 1934 – 2018 (84 years old)

Felix McCairney Reilly was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a forward.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

London, United Kingdom

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Sports & Athletics

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Mike McCartney

Great Britain

c. 1955 – 2018 (63 years old)

Michael McCartney was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back in the 1970s and 1980s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

London, United Kingdom

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Sports & Athletics

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Ali Kadhim

Switzerland

c. 1949 – 2018 (69 years old)

Ali Kadhim Nassir Al-Tameemi , 1 January 1949 – 2 January 2018) was an Iraqi football striker who played for Iraq in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup & 1976 AFC Asian Cup. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Geneva, Switzerland

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