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Rolls Charles (b. 1877-08-27 / d. 1910-07-12)
He was killed in an air crash at Bournemouth when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off, making him the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident, and the eleventh internationally. A statue in his memory, in which he is seen holding a biplane model, was erected in Agincourt Square, Monmouth.
His grave lies in a little known corner of Monmouthshire at the now disused church of Llangattock Vibon Avel, where many of the Rolls family lie buried in various family tombs. His grave is just below Llangattock Manor and bears the inscription Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.
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Born 1955-07-27. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Cancer
Died of cancer the day before his birthday.
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Born 1920-03-03. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Other
Doohan suffered from Parkinson's disease, diabetes, and lung fibrosis in later life. In 2004, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
the cause of his death is identified as pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. In what may be regarded as an ironic coincidence, Doohan died on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, arguably the greatest engineering achievement in human history.
Almost two years after his death, approximately one-quarter ounce (7 grams) of Doohan's ashes were sent into space, as he had requested in his will. The ashes, along with those of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper as well as almost 200 others, were launched on the SpaceLoft XL rocket, on April 28, 2007, when the rocket briefly entered outer space in a suborbital flight before parachuting to earth, as planned, with the payload still inside. The rest of his remains were scattered over Puget Sound in Washington.
beam me up, Scotty, is a catch phrase from the original series star trek.
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Born 1924-10-27. Domain:Science (Medical/Bio style). Cause of death:Age
Bombard's claim was tested and contested by Hannes Lindemann, a German physician, canoeist and sailing pioneer. Lindemann wanted to repeat Bombard's trip in order to gain a better understanding of living on salt water and fish, but found that he needed fresh water (from rain) most days. Lindemann later claimed that Bombard had actually taken along fresh water and consumed it on the ocean, and that he had also been secretly provided further supplies during his voyage. Lindemann's own observations about reactions to scarce fresh water supplies became the basis for the World Health Organisation's navigation recommendations.
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Born 1914-03-26. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Age
Westmoreland's brother-in-law, Lt. Col. Frederick Van Deusen, was killed in combat in Vietnam on July 7, 1968, just hours after Westmoreland was sworn in as Army Chief of Staff.
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Born 1936-06-19. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age
Shirley Mae Goodman was an American R&B singer, best known as one half of Shirley and Lee, a 1950s duo. Later in her career, she had a resurgence with the disco hit "Shame, Shame, Shame" in the 1970s. After suffering a stroke in 1994, she moved to California, and died in 2005 in Los Angeles. She was buried in New Orleans.
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Born 1946-10-08. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Accident
He was a decorated American war hero, and a son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton. He was the chairman of True North Partners, a venture capital firm.
Walton died when the CGS Hawk Arrow homebuilt aircraft (Experimental Aircraft under FAA regulation) that he was piloting crashed in Jackson, Wyoming. Walton's plane crashed at 12:20 p.m. local time (1820 GMT), shortly after taking off from Jackson Hole Airport.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The loss of airplane pitch control resulting from the pilot/owner's improper reinstallation of the rear locking collar on the elevator control torque tube, which allowed the torque tube to move rearward during flight and loosen the elevator control cable tension.
Just before his death, Walton was estimated to be worth US$18.2 billion by Forbes magazine, and he was tied with his brother Jim as the 4th richest person in the United States and 11th-richest person in the world.
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Born 1969-08-07. Domain:Society. Cause of death:alcohol, other drugs
She was an English bounty hunter.
Harvey's fame was increased posthumously by the 2005 release of the film Domino that was loosely based on her life, with Harvey portrayed by Keira Knightley.
Harvey was found dead in a bathtub in West Hollywood after she became unresponsive while talking to Peter Dice, a "sobriety guardian." Harvey had hired Dice to help control her drug use. On 3 September, the Los Angeles County coroner reported that a toxicological exam determined that Harvey died from a overdose of fentanyl, an extremely potent opiate painkiller. Her mother Paulene Stone suggested that Harvey may have been prescribed fentanyl for injuries she sustained in February 2005 when she fell taking her dog for a walk. Her funeral took place on 1 July 2005. Among the attendees were Tony Scott, Mickey Rourke, and Steve Jones.
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Born 1925-02-03. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer
In twelve angry men:
The jury consists of the following (identified only by numbers, all are white men):
The Foreman (Juror #1, played by Martin Balsam)
Juror #2 (John Fiedler)A humble banker, small in size and stature. Though he an is intellectual and has doubts about the defendant's guilt, his meekness lessens the courage he needs to assert his opinions- at least until he has someone else to support his views.
Juror #3 (Lee J. Cobb)
Juror #4 (E.G. Marshall)
Juror #5 (Jack Klugman is the only survivor at this time - 2007-03-16)
Juror #6 (Edward Binns)
Juror #7 (Jack Warden)
Juror #8 (Henry Fonda)
Juror #9 (Joseph Sweeney)
Juror #10 (Ed Begley)
Juror #11 (George Voskovec)
Juror #12 (Robert Webber)
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Born 1923-11-08. Domain:Science (Physics style). Cause of death:Cancer
He is a Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 2000 for his invention of the integrated circuit in 1958 while working at Texas Instruments (TI). He is also the inventor of handheld calculator and thermal printer.
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Born 1929-09-14. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Stroke
In 2005, while working from his home in the south of France on a book on the Middle East, Collins died of a sudden cerebral haemorrhage.
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Born 1955-08-03. Domain:Art. Cause of death:Unknown
Found dead in his home.
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Born 1918-01-28. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Infection
Prior to becoming an actress, Flon worked as an English translator at the Paris department store Au Printemps and then as personal secretary to Édith Piaf.
Director Danièle Thompson dedicated Fauteuils d'orchestre to Flon, which was her last film appearance.
She died, following a Gastroenteritis.
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Born 1968-03-26. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Unknown
He was an italian cyclist. He died after a malaise on his bike, during a race.
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Born 1936-04-29. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:orphan disease
Smith was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease in April 2005 and died of the disease at his home in Northridge, California, in June of the same year.
He was an American actor best known for his role as Perry White in the American television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
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Born 1932-01-19. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age
Marayat Rollet-Andriane, formerly Marayat Krasaesin (Thai: มารยาท กระแสสินธุ์) or her birthname Marayat Bibidh (Thai: มารยาท พิพิธวิรัชชการ; RTGS: Marayat Phiphitwiratchakan), known by the pen name Emmanuelle Arsan, was a Thai-French novelist, best known for the novel featuring the fictional character Emmanuelle, a woman who sets out on a voyage of sexual self-discovery under varying circumstances. It was later claimed that the real author of the book was her husband, Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane. Using the screen name "Marayat Andriane", Arsan appeared in the film The Sand Pebbles (1966), and in an episode of the American series The Big Valley ("Turn of a Card", 1967). Although she signed a contract with 20th Century Fox, she never worked as an actress for that company again. Her only other film appearance, credited as Emmanuelle Arsan, was in Laure, which was also released under the alternative title Forever Emmanuelle. Marayat spoke fluent Thai, French, and English. Her hobbies and passions included writing, reading, photography, cinema, and antiques, among others. Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane and she had two daughters, Sophie and Danièle. She is known to have had relationships with the French beatnik writer, mime, and photographer Théo Lesouac’h, and allegedly with the American actor Steve McQueen, during the shooting of The Sand Pebbles, although what really went on between them remains a mystery. She was an old acquaintance of Louis-Jacques Rollet-Andriane, having been his secretary (and mistress) during his diplomatic posting in Bangkok, and on moving to Chantelouve, she took up her former functions, reportedly forming a threesome with the Rollet-Andriane couple. Their idyll was shattered in 2001, when Marayat suddenly fell ill. She was diagnosed with systemic scleroderma, a rare and incurable autoimmune disease, which had first given her trouble at the age of 20. After a period of remission that had lasted for 49 years, the disease returned and attacked her legs, causing her acute suffering and rapidly affecting her mobility. Her health further deteriorated when gangrene rapidly ensued, and both of her legs had to be amputated above the knee. She was, therefore, forced to spend the remaining four years of her life bedridden, being treated at home by a private nurse. Marayat Rollet-Andriane died on 12 June 2005 at Chantelouve, aged 73. Her husband died three years later, in April 2008. Nitya Phenkun, the sole beneficiary of the copyright of Emmanuelle, returned to Thailand soon after Louis-Jacques' death, and put Chantelouve up for sale.
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Born 1936-05-18. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
She was a French actress, mainly known for her role of the mother in Pialat's film "A nos amours". She was born and died in Paris.
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Born 1955-06-10. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Other
He suffered from a specific form of Creutzfeld-Jacob. He wrote an article in Le Monde, to request a treatment that seemed to be promising (Dr Dealler), but was only available in Great Britain.
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Born 1949-04-15. Domain:Art. Cause of death:Cancer
Screenplay writer for cartoons.
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Born 1944-09-13. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer (lung)
Mike Marshall was a French American actor.
He was the only child of American actor-director William Marshall and French actress Michèle Morgan. He had a long, though low-key, career as a character actor in French cinema. He was the stepson of Gérard Oury and the half-brother of Tonie Marshall (daughter of Micheline Presle).
He died in Caen, France, aged 60, of undisclosed causes; he was survived by his mother.
He had six children: Samantha, William, Deborah, Sarah, Peter and Jesse-Lee.
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Born 1929-08-11. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Cancer
Her father died when she was 9. She started to prostitute herself at the beginning of the sixties. In her first book, Le noir est une couleur (Black is a color), she told her story in a blunt and honest way, with a dark lyrical tone she got from her own experience. During the seventies, Réal became an activist, in particular with the occupation of the Chapelle Saint-Bernard, in Paris, in June 1975. She rejected the argument of the alienation by the pimps, and stated that prostitution could be a choice, a free-will decision. The revolutionary whore was born. Réal stopped prostitution in 1995, at the age of 66.
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Born 1906-04-22. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Pneumonia
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Born 1936-12-25. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Operation
Merchant died in London, aged 68, following surgery for abdominal ulcers.
He was buried in the Bada Kabrestan in Marine Lines, Mumbai, on 28 May 2005, in keeping with his wish to be laid to rest with his ancestors.
Merchant was Ivory's long-term life partner. Their professional and romantic partnership lasted from the early 1960s until Merchant's death in 2005.
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Born 1913-02-27. Domain:Philosophy. Cause of death:Age
Paul Ricœur died in his house of natural causes.
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Born 1921-01-26. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Heart attack
Producer of Nougaro, Aznavour, Brel...
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Born 1971-12-19. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Suicide
Shortly after completing the manuscript for Kornwolf, Egolf committed suicide with a shotgun. He left behind a 9-month daughter.
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Born 1924-06-15. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Infection (Lungs)
Ezer Weizman was born in Tel Aviv on June 15, 1924. His father, Yechiel, was an agronomist. He grew up in Haifa, and attended Reali High School. He married Reuma Schwartz, and they had two children, Shaul and Michal. Shaul was badly injured by a sniper's bullet at the Suez Canal during the War of Attrition. In 1991, he and his wife Rachel were killed in a car accident. Weizman's sister, Yael, died in 2006. Weizman was a nephew of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann. He died of respiratory failure at his home in Caesarea.