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Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries

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Sports & Athletics

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Tibor Gonczol

Australia

c. 1934 – 2014 (80 years old)

Tibor Gonczol was an Australian sports shooter. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.

Canberra, Australia

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Literature & Poetry

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Yōko Mitsui

Japan

c. 1936 – 2014 (78 years old)

Yōko Mitsui (1936–2014) was a distinguished Japan public figure recognized for outstanding contributions in literature.

Tokyo, Japan

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Literature & Poetry

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Elizabeth Jane Howard

Great Britain

c. 1924 – 2014 (90 years old)

Elizabeth Jane Howard, was an English novelist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

London, United Kingdom

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Literature & Poetry

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Patrick Heron

Ireland

c. 1953 – 2014 (61 years old)

Patrick Heron was an Irish author, born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Dublin, Ireland

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Arts & Music

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Jay Traynor

United States

c. 1944 – 2014 (70 years old)

John "Jay" Traynor was an American singer.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Arts & Music

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Thomas Kurzhals was a German keyboardist, composer and rock musician, best known as a member of the bands Stern-Combo Meißen and Karat.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to arts.

Berlin, Germany

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Arnold A. Saltzman

United States

c. 1917 – 2014 (97 years old)

Arnold Asa Saltzman was an American businessman, diplomat, art collector, and philanthropist, based in New York.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Ian Mackley

Great Britain

c. 1943 – 2014 (71 years old)

Ian Warren Mackley was a British diplomat.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

London, United Kingdom

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Statesmanship & Statesmen

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Louis George

Switzerland

c. 1951 – 2014 (63 years old)

Louis Bertrand George was a Saint Lucian politician. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to leadership.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Humanitarian & Peace

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James H. Harless

United States

c. 1920 – 2014 (94 years old)

James Howard Harless, better known as Buck Harless, was an American coal and timber operator and philanthropist, who was renowned in the area of his hometown of Gilbert, West Virginia, for his extensive contributions to schools, churches, healthcare and education programs.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Ruth Schnapp

United States

c. 1927 – 2014 (87 years old)

Ruth Schnapp was California's first female structural engineer and an equal rights activist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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