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Portas Miguel (b. 1958-05-01 / d. 2012-04-24)
He was a Portuguese politician and a Member of the European Parliament for the Left Bloc, part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group. He was a member of the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament and a member of the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries. He died of lung cancer in April 2012. The disease was diagnosed in 2010.
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Born 1910-05-23. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age
A self-proclaimed "very difficult man," Shaw was married eight times: Jane Cairns (1932); Margaret Allen (1934-37); Lana Turner (1940); Betty Kern (1941-43), daughter of songwriter Jerome Kern; Ava Gardner (1945-46); Forever Amber author Kathleen Winsor (1946-48); Doris Dowling (1952-56) and Evelyn Keyes (1957-85).
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Born 1933-01-16. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Cancer
She was an American literary theorist, novelist, filmmaker, and political activist.
Sontag drew fire for writing that "Mozart, Pascal, Boolean algebra, Shakespeare, parliamentary government, baroque churches, Newton, the emancipation of women, Kant, Balanchine ballets, et al. don't redeem what this particular civilization has wrought upon the world. The white race is the cancer of human history." (Partisan Review, Winter 1967, p. 57.) Sontag later offered an ironic apology for the remark, saying it was insensitive to cancer victims.
Sontag sparked controversy for her remarks in The New Yorker (September 24, 2001) about the immediate aftermath of the September 11th, 2001 attacks. Sontag wrote:
"Where is the acknowledgment that this was not a 'cowardly' attack on 'civilization' or 'liberty' or 'humanity' or 'the free world' but an attack on the world's self-proclaimed superpower, undertaken as a consequence of specific American alliances and actions? How many citizens are aware of the ongoing American bombing of Iraq? And if the word 'cowardly' is to be used, it might be more aptly applied to those who kill from beyond the range of retaliation, high in the sky, than to those willing to die themselves in order to kill others. In the matter of courage (a morally neutral virtue): Whatever may be said of the perpetrators of Tuesday's slaughter, they were not cowards."
Sontag died in New York City aged 71, from complications of myelodysplastic syndrome. It had evolved into acute myelogenous leukemia. The MDS was likely a result of the chemotherapy and radiation treatment she received three decades earlier for advanced breast cancer and, later, a rare form of uterine cancer. Sontag is buried in Montparnasse cemetery, in Paris, France.
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Born 1911-04-26. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
Andrée Micheline Ghislaine Tainsy was a Belgian actress. She worked with several notable actors like Philippe Noiret, Jean Louis Trintignant, Charlotte Rampling and famous directors like Claude Chabrol, Costas Gavras and François Ozon. Tainsy began her career with theater plays and her first film debut was in 1945, followed by over 80 different cinema and TV works as co-star. She worked until the day of her death.
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Born 1922-04-04. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Cancer
Along with many in Hollywood, Bernstein faced censure during the McCarthy era of the 1950s. He was "gray-listed" (not banned, but kept off major projects) due to sympathy with left-wing causes, and had to work on low-budget science fiction films such as Robot Monster and Cat-Women of the Moon.
He was not related to composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein.
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Born 1928-11-26. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age
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Born 1921-10-07. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Cancer (bowel)
Raymond-la-science
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Born 1921-04-27. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Heart
93
Born 1911-10-28. Domain:Science (Math style). Cause of death:Heart
Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese-American mathematician and poet. He made fundamental contributions to differential geometry and topology. He has been called the "father of modern differential geometry" and is widely regarded as a leader in geometry and one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century, winning numerous awards and recognition including the Wolf Prize and the inaugural Shaw Prize. In memory of Shiing-Shen Chern, the International Mathematical Union established the Chern Medal in 2010 to recognize "an individual whose accomplishments warrant the highest level of recognition for outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics".
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Born 1933-03-15. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Cancer (lung)
De Broca had a son with Marthe Keller in 1971. He was married to another of his actresses Margot Kidder (1983–1984), and later to actress Valérie Rojan, with whom he had two children.
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Born 1939-05-23. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Cancer
He was a French composer, songwriter, arranger, and conductor.
During the course of his career, Colombier worked with an extremely diversified array of artists, including the Beach Boys, Supertramp, Herb Alpert, Quincy Jones, Roberta Flack, Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Neil Diamond, Herbie Hancock, Earth Wind and Fire, Joni Mitchell, David Sanborn, Branford Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, Jaco Pastorius and Madonna. He arranged the strings for her theme to Die Another Day and worked on her album American Life. His score for her critically savaged film Swept Away was probably the movie's only saving grace.
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Born 1968-11-15. Domain:Music. Cause of death:alcohol, other drugs
He was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often shortened to ODB). He was one of the founding members of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
At first, his legal troubles and odd behavior made Jones "something of a folk hero", according to The New Yorker writer Michael Agger. However, critic Steve Huey writes that "it was difficult for observers to tell whether ODB's wildly erratic behavior was the result of serious drug problems or genuine mental instability ... the possibility that his continued antics were at least partly the result of conscious image-making disappeared as time wore on."
Russell Jones collapsed at approximately 5:29 p.m., two days before his 36th birthday, at Wu-Tang's recording studio (36 Records LLC on West 34th Street in New York City). He was pronounced dead less than an hour later. His funeral was held at Brooklyn's Christian Cultural Center.
A statement was released on Saturday (November 13, 2004) evening by his mother Cherry Jones:
“ "This evening, I received a phone call that is every mother's worst dream," she said. "My son, Russell Jones, passed away. To the public, he was known as Ol' Dirty Bastard, but to me, he was known as Rusty, the kindest, most generous soul on earth. I appreciate all the support and prayers that I have received. Russell was more than a rapper, he was a loving father, brother, uncle, and most of all, son."
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Born 1923-12-30. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
He was Detective Bertrand in "Fantomas".
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Born 1929-08-24. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Stroke
First reports of Arafat's treatment by his doctors for what his spokesman said was 'flu' came on October 25, 2004 after he vomited during a meeting. His condition deteriorated in the following days and he became unconscious for 10 minutes on October 27. Following visits by other doctors, including teams from Tunisia, Jordan, and Egypt, and agreement by Israel not to block his return, Arafat was taken on October 29 aboard a French government jet to the Percy military hospital in Clamart, near Paris. According to one of his doctors, Arafat was suffering from Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an immunologically-mediated decrease in the number of circulating platelets to abnormally low levels.
The probable causes of the disease are multiple; Arafat's coma was a consequence of a worsened cirrhosis. Finally, he had a brain hemorrhage and died on November 11, 2004. The French newspaper Le Monde quoted doctors as saying that he suffered from "an unusual blood disease and a liver problem".
the Canard Enchaîné newspaper reported alleged leaks of information unnamed medical sources at Percy hospital having had access to Arafat and his medical file. According to the newspaper, the doctors at Percy hospital suspected, from Arafat's arrival, grave lesions of the liver responsible for an alteration of the composition of the blood, thus Arafat was placed in a hematology service. Leukemia was soundly ruled out. According to the same source, the reason why this diagnosis of cirrhosis could not be made public was that, in the mind of the general public, cirrhosis is generally associated with the consequences of alcohol abuse – even though the diagnosis was not of an alcoholic cirrhosis and Arafat did not consume any alcohol, there would have probably been rumors.
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Born 1954-08-15. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Heart attack
When he died at the age of 50, Larsson left three unpublished thrillers which have since been printed. These books are all bestsellers in Sweden and in several other countries. His first novel "Män som hatar kvinnor" ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") was awarded the prestigious Glass Key award as the best Nordic crime novel in 2006.
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Born 1957-07-23. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Murder
His great-grandfather was art dealer Theo van Gogh, brother of Vincent van Gogh.
Mohammed Bouyeri assassinated van Gogh in Amsterdam, in front of the Amsterdam East borough office (stadsdeelkantoor) on the corner of the Linnaeusstraat and Tweede Oosterparkstraat, while he was bicycling to work. He shot him eight times with an HS 2000 handgun, and Van Gogh died on the spot. Bouyeri then cut van Gogh's throat, nearly decapitating him, and stabbed him in the chest. Two knives were left implanted in his torso, one attaching a five-page note to his body. The note threatened Western governments, Jews and Ayaan Hirsi Ali (who went into hiding). The note also contained references to the ideologies of the Egyptian organization Takfir wal-Hijra.
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Born 1951-03-06. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Heart attack
Knetemann died while riding his bike. He collapsed from a heart attack while riding with friends in Bergen, the Netherlands.
His ex team-mates Roy Schuiten and Bert Oosterbosch died also dubiously early.
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Born 1928-11-22. Domain:TV/Radio. Cause of death:Unknown
Pierre ÉdouardGeorges Vrignault was, with André Gaillard, one of the "frères ennemis".
he vanished from earth on the 11/1, 1984. Declared officially dead on the 11/1, 2004.
Allo, ici c'est Johnny !
Bien fait, fallait le laver à l'eau tiède.
Allo, Sheila ?
Non chais en fache !
Allo, Hercule ?
Bien fait ! t'avais ka serrer le frein à main.
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Born 1968-05-17. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Murder
She was murdered along with her friend Katia Lherbier in Villeneuve sur Yonne.
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Born 1947-12-19. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Cancer
The equivalent of Manchette, but on the extreme-right wing.
Never came back after a divorce, a nervous breakdown and an exile of 10 years in New Caledonia.
Used to write in Rivarol and Minute.
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Born 1916-11-17. Domain:Journalism. Cause of death:Age
He was born in New Zealand, and served as a photojournalist for Life for 30 years.
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Born 1952-09-25. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Other
Reeve died from cardiac arrest caused by an adverse reaction to antibiotics given for a systemic infection.
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Born 1930-07-15. Domain:Philosophy. Cause of death:cancer (pancreas)
At its core, if it can be said to have one, deconstruction is an attempt to open a text (literary, philosophical, or otherwise) to several meanings and interpretations. Its method is usually based on binary oppositions within a text — for example inside and outside or subject and object, or male and female. 'Deconstruction' then argues that such oppositions are culturally and historically defined, even reliant upon one another, and seeks to demonstrate that they are not as clear-cut or as stable as it would at first seem. On the basis that the two opposed concepts are fluid, this ambiguity is used to show that the text's meaning is fluid as well.
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Born 1936-10-16. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Unknown
Franco-Russian model Irina Demick was Darryl F. Zanuck's newest obsession in 1961. He cast her prominently as a French resistance fighter in his all-star The Longest Day (1962), making a point of bringing up her key scene (in which she drowns a Nazi officer) at virtually every press conference attending the film's release. In 1965, Irina was spotlighted in no fewer than seven roles in Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, each character a different nationality. Despite Zanuck's strenuous efforts, Irina Demick never caught on with the public, and she faded from films after 1968's Prudence and the Pill.
She is the cause of Delon's killing in le clan des siciliens.
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Born 1927-03-06. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Age
Cooper developed Parkinson's disease late in life and at age 77 died from heart failure at his home in Ventura, California on October 4, 2004, which was also the 47th anniversary of the Sputnik 1 launch and the same day SpaceShipOne made its second official qualifying flight and won the Ansari X-Prize.
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Born 1927-07-06. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:cardiovascular disease
She died at her home after suffering cardiac arrest due to dilated cardiomyopathy at age 77. Her family was at her side. She also suffered from vasculitis and peripheral neuropathy, which caused her right hand to become gangrenous.
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Born 1935-03-12. Domain:Science (Medical/Bio style). Cause of death:Operation
He was at the center of a major international controversy in 1988 when he published a paper in the prestigious scientific journal Nature reporting on the action of very high dilutions of anti-immunoglobulin E on the degranulation of human basophils, a kind of white blood cell. Biologists were puzzled by these results as only molecules of water, and no molecules of the initial substance (anti-IgE) are expected to be found in these high dilutions. These results seem to indicate that the configuration of molecules in water may be biologically active. A journalist coined the term water memory for this hypothesis.
As a condition for publication, Nature asked for the results to be replicated by independent laboraties, which was done. The article was then published. A follow-up investigation of Benveniste's laboratory by a team including Nature editor Dr. John Maddox and "professional pseudo-science debunker" James Randi, with the cooperation of Benveniste's own team, failed to replicate the results. Subsequent investigations have yielded mixed results. Benveniste's reputation was damaged, but he refused to retract his controversial article. He began to fund his research himself as his external sources of funding were withdrawn, and in 1997 he founded the company DigiBio to further his research:: "The principal mission of DigiBio is to develop and commercialise applications of Digital Biology."
Benveniste died in Paris at the age of 69 after heart surgery.