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Yeltsin Boris (b. 1931-02-01 / d. 2007-04-23)
Those russian names are boring. In French, it spells "Eltsine"
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Born 1900-12-22. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age
Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven. Later, Marc was to fall briefly under the spell of Cocteau, who Gide feared would "corrupt" him.
Marc's father, Elie Allégret, had originally been hired by Gide's mother to tutor her son in light of his weak grades in school, after which he and his charge became fast friends. In 1895 Elie was best man at Gide's wedding.
After filming a 1927 trip to the Congo with André Gide, he chose to pursue a career in the motion picture industry. His relationship with Gide ended after that trip, as Allégret found out that he preferred women after experiencing with female natives.
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Born 1932-08-07. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Stroke
Two-time Olympic marathon champion from Ethiopia.
In 1969, Bikila was involved in a car accident near Addis Ababa, leaving him a tetraplegic
Cerebral hemorrhage, a complication related to the accident.
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Born 1909-01-15. Domain:Music. Cause of death:cancer (blood)
He was an American jazz and big band drummer, actor and composer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style. In 1943, Krupa was arrested for possession of two marijuana cigarettes and was given a three-month jail sentence which he served even though he was, soon after, acquitted of all charges and completely exonerated. Krupa died of leukemia and heart failure in Yonkers, New York, aged 64.
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Born 1915-06-23. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:alcohol, other drugs
His first film role was A Canterbury Tale in 1944, and he went on to enjoy a chequered film career, the high point of which was his performance as the suave murderer Louis Mazzini in the British comedy classic, Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949). He was married to the actress Joan Schofield from 1939 to 1950. They had two children.
Price struggled to lead a conventional life during a period in British history when homosexuality was still a criminal offence. Price's private anguish may have led to his involvement in the 1961 film Victim which controversially portrayed the dilemma faced by a group of gay men who were being blackmailed for their 'crime'.
On April 19, 1954, Price tried to commit suicide by attempting to gas himself in his London home. Public sympathy led to a resurgence in his popularity and the offer of film roles. However, his private life, which included heavy gambling and an increasing reliance upon alcohol, began to affect his health, looks and career.
Price died of heart failure resulting from cirrhosis of the liver and a hip fracture in Guernsey at age 58.
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Born 1908-03-07. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:cancer (pancreas)
She had worked in films for almost 20 years before gaining international renown as 'Pina' in Roberto Rossellini's neorealist milestone Roma, Cittá Aperta. (also known as Rome, Open City, 1945). Her harrowing death scene remains one of cinema's most devastating moments.
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Born 1904-07-12. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:cancer (pancreas)
Pablo Neruda was the pen name and, later, legal name of the Chilean writer and politician Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto.
Hospitalized with cancer at the time of the Chilean coup d'état led by Augusto Pinochet, Neruda died of heart failure twelve days later. Already a legend in life, Neruda's death became charged with an intense symbolism that reverberated around the world. Pinochet had denied permission to transform Neruda's funeral into a public event, but thousands of grieving Chileans disobeyed the curfew, flooding the streets in tribute. Neruda's funeral became the first public protest against the Chilean military dictatorship.
Neruda assumed his pen name as a teenager, partly because it was in vogue, partly to hide his poetry from his father, a rigid man who wanted his son to have a "practical" occupation. Neruda's pen name was derived from Czech writer and poet Jan Neruda; Pablo is thought to be from Paul Verlaine. It later became his legal name.
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Born 1932-09-28. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Murder
Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbiɣtoɾ ˈliðjo ˈxaɾa maɾˈtines]) was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad array of works, ranging from locally produced plays to world classics, as well as the experimental work of playwrights such as Ann Jellicoe. He also played a pivotal role among neo-folkloric musicians who established the Nueva canción chilena (New Chilean Song) movement. This led to an uprising of new sounds in popular music during the administration of President Salvador Allende. On 11 September 1973, the Chilean military, with the support of the United States, overthrew the Allende government, resulting in Allende's suicide and the installation of Augusto Pinochet as dictator. On the day of the coup, Jara was on his way to work at the Technical University. He slept that night at the university along with other teachers and students and sang to raise their morale. After the coup, Pinochet's soldiers rounded up Chileans who were believed to be involved with leftist groups, including Allende's Popular Unity party. On the morning of 12 September 1973, Jara was taken prisoner, along with thousands of others, and imprisoned inside Estadio Chile. Soon after, he was killed with a gunshot to the head, and his body was riddled with more than 40 bullets.
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Born 1908-06-26. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Unknown
Just prior to the capture of La Moneda (the Presidential Palace), with gunfire and explosions clearly audible in the background, Allende gave his (subsequently famous) farewell speech to Chileans on live radio, speaking of himself in the past tense, of his love for Chile and of his deep faith in its future. He stated that his commitment to Chile did not allow him to take an easy way out and be used as a propaganda tool by those he called "traitors" (accepting an offer of safe passage), clearly implying he intended to fight to the end.
Shortly afterwards, Allende died. An official announcement declared that he had committed suicide with an automatic rifle, purportedly the AK-47 assault rifle given to him as a gift by Fidel Castro, which bore a golden plate engraved "To my good friend Salvador from Fidel, who by different means tries to achieve the same goals."
In his 2004 documentary Salvador Allende, Patricio Guzmán incorporates a graphic image of Allende's corpse in the position it was found after his death. According to Guzmán's documentary, Allende simply shot himself with a gun, and not a rifle.
At the time and for many years after, his supporters nearly uniformly presumed that he was killed by the forces staging the coup. In recent years, the view he committed suicide has become more accepted, particularly as different testimonies are confirming the details of the suicide in news and documentary interviews. Also, members of Allende's immediate family including his daughter, accept that it was a suicide.
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Born 1892-01-03. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age
He was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the high fantasy classic works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Edith Tolkien died on 29 November 1971, at the age of 82. Tolkien had the name Lúthien engraved on the stone at Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford. When Tolkien died 21 months later on 2 September 1973, at the age of 81, he was buried in the same grave, with Beren added to his name.
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Born 1894-02-01. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Cancer (stomach)
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Born 1934-10-20. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Unknown
Michael Dunn (born Gary Neil Miller) was an American actor and singer. He inspired a number of actors significantly smaller and shorter (those with dwarfism) than most people, including Zelda Rubinstein, Eric the Actor, Mark Povinelli, and Ricardo Gil. Spinal deformities, including scoliosis, caused a distorted ribcage that restricted Dunn's lung growth and function. The resulting respiratory insufficiency caused overload of the heart's right chambers, a chronic condition called cor pulmonale. He died in his sleep in his room at the Cadogan Hotel in London at age 38, while on location for The Abdication.
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Born 1917-10-20. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Heart attack
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Born 1906-11-16. Domain:Society. Cause of death:cancer (throat)
He was convicted of the murder of a pimp, Roland le Petit, a charge which he strenuously claimed was false. He was sentenced to hard labour for life on October 26, 1931. He had to leave behind his family, his pregnant wife and his daughter.
After a brief imprisonment at the transit prison of Beaulieu in Caen, France, he was transported to the prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni on the Maroni river, in the penal settlement of mainland French Guiana.
After many attempts, Papillon finally escaped successfully from the Devil's Island.
He and five others went to Venezuela, where they were captured and imprisoned in El Dorado Prison (a small gold mining town that was named after the mythical gold city of El Dorado), where he was shocked to see the way prisoners were treated, as he felt, in a manner similar to the way the French treated convicts in the galleys of the 18th and 19th centuries. Charrière was finally freed on October 18, 1945.
He finally returned to France when he visited Paris in conjunction with the publication of his account of his experiences, Papillon, in 1969. The book sold over 1,000,000 copies in France.
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Born 1948-02-02. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident
He was a racing driver from England, who was killed during the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix.
Williamson's second Formula One appearance was on the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. On lap 8, a suspected tyre failure caused his car to flip upside down and catch fire. Williamson had not been seriously injured by the impact, but was trapped under the car. The marshals were both poorly trained and badly equipped, and could not assist him. Fellow driver David Purley abandoned his own race in a desperate and valiant attempt to rescue him, but was not able to put out the fire, or to turn the car upright. By the time the first fire truck arrived and the fire was extinguished, Williamson had died of asphyxiation.
In 2003, on the 30th anniversary of his fatal crash, a bronze statue of Roger Williamson was unveiled at the Donington Park circuit in Leicestershire, England. Then-owner Tom Wheatcroft had provided financial backing to Williamson, and described the day Williamson died as "the saddest day of my life".
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Born 1940-11-27. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Other
Bruce Lee was doing dubbing work in Hong Kong on May 10, 1973, for Enter the Dragon at Golden Harvest studios. He collapsed in the bathroom and was rushed to the Hong Kong Baptist Hospital. Doctors there that day who treated him said he almost died of cerebral edema.
Dr. Langford who treated Lee for his first collapse stated after his death that, "There's not a question in my mind that cannabis should have been named as the presumptive cause of death." He also believed that, "Equagesic was not at all involved in Bruce's first collapse."
Professor R.D. Teare, who had overseen over 100,000 autopsies, was the top expert assigned to the Lee case. Dr. Teare declared that the presence of cannabis was mere coincidence, and added that it would be "irresponsible and irrational" to say that it might have triggered Lee's death. His conclusion was that the death was caused by an acute cerebral edema due to a reaction to compounds present in the prescription pain killing drug Equagesic. Dr. Peter Wu's preliminary opinion was that the cause of death could have been caused by a reaction to cannabis and Equagesic. Dr. Wu would later back off from this position however:
"Professor Teare was a forensic scientist recommended by Scotland Yard; he was brought in as a expert on cannabis and we can't contradict his testimony. The dosage of cannabis is neither precise nor predictable, but I've never known of anyone dying simply from taking it."
The exact details of Lee's death are controversial. Bruce Lee's iconic status and unusual death at a young age led many people to develop many theories about his death. Such theories about his death included murder involving the Triad society and a supposed curse on Lee and his family.
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Born 1910-09-14. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:cancer (throat)
Hawkins began experiencing voice problems in the late 1950s; unknown to the public he had undergone cobalt treatment in 1959 for what was then described as a secondary condition of the larynx, but which was probably cancer. In private, he used a mechanical larynx to aid his speech. In December 1965, he was diagnosed with throat cancer and his entire larynx was removed in January of the following year; thereafter his performances were dubbed, often (with Hawkins's approval) by actor Charles Gray.
Following an unsuccessful operation to fit him with an artificial voice box, he died at St Stephen's Hospital, Fulham Road, London, on 18 July 1973: he was 62. His final appearance was in the television miniseries QB VII. His autobiography, Anything For a Quiet Life, was published after his death. He was cremated and interred at the Golders Green Crematorium.
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Born 1909-11-11. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer (lung)
He married Jessica Cadwalader on March 11, 1939, and they remained married until her death from cancer in 1972; they had 3 children. He died from lung cancer in New York City the following year at the age of 63.
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Born 1922-11-14. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:alcohol, other drugs
She had a troubled childhood and was allegedly diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic during her teenage years, although no records exist to verify this diagnosis.
I Married a Witch was a hit. Co-star Fredric March, probably annoyed by her need for multiple takes for many of their scenes together, started calling the movie "I married a bitch" and refused to talk about the experience or work with her again.
After breaking her ankle in 1959, Lake was unable to continue working as an actress, and she drifted between cheap hotels in Brooklyn and New York City and was arrested several times for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
Her physical and mental health declined steadily and by the late 1960s Lake was in Hollywood, Florida, apparently immobilized by paranoia (which included claims she was being stalked by the FBI).
Lake was 50 when she died of hepatitis and acute renal failure (complications of her alcoholism) near Burlington, Vermont. Her ashes were scattered off the Virgin Islands.
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Born 1895-02-14. Domain:Philosophy. Cause of death:Age
Max Horkheimer was a German philosopher and sociologist who was famous for his work in critical theory as a member of the 'Frankfurt School' of social research. Horkheimer addressed authoritarianism, militarism, economic disruption, environmental crisis, and the poverty of mass culture using the philosophy of history as a framework. This became the foundation of critical theory. His most important works include Eclipse of Reason (1947), Between Philosophy and Social Science (1930–1938) and, in collaboration with Theodor Adorno, Dialectic of Enlightenment (1947). Through the Frankfurt School, Horkheimer planned, supported and made other significant works possible. He remained an important figure until his death in Nuremberg in 1973. Max Horkheimer with the help of Theodor Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Walter Benjamin, Leo Lowenthal, Otto Kirchheimer, Frederick Pollock and Neumann developed "Critical Theory". According to Larry Ray "Critical Theory" has "become one of the most influential social theories of the twentieth century".
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Born 1885-05-14. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age
Klemperer had taken Israeli citizenship in 1970. He retired from conducting in 1971.
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Born 1922-03-07. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Heart attack
Arthur P. Jacobs was a press agent turned film producer responsible for such films in the 1960s and 1970s as the Planet of the Apes series, Doctor Dolittle, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Play It Again, Sam and Tom Sawyer through his company APJAC Productions. During production of the film Huckleberry Finn, Jacobs died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 51.
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Born 1878-09-02. Domain:Science (Math style). Cause of death:Age
He was a French mathematician. He made major contributions to the topology of point sets and introduced the entire concept of metric spaces.
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Born 1913-05-03. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Suicide
During the early 1970s, Inge lived in Los Angeles, where he taught playwriting at the Irvine campus of the University of California. His last several plays attracted little notice or critical acclaim, and he fell into a deep depression, convinced he would never be able to write well again. He committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in 1973.
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Born 1945-12-11. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident
Jarno Saarinen commence à courir en Grand Prix en 1970, dans une écurie privée, avec pour monture une 125 Puch et une 250 Yamaha. Précurseur bien avant l'heure, Jarno Saarinen marqua son époque par son style de pilotage jugé "limite" par ses concurrents : il pilotait extrêmement déhanché, pour l'époque, tout en provoquant des dérobades partielles de sa roue arrière. Lorsque, fin 1972, Yamaha lui confirma son passage en 500, Jarno n'avait en tête que de battre Giacomo Agostini. Déterminé à démontrer sur les terres d'Agostini qui était le plus fort, Saarinen n'a cessé de se préparer pour le grand prix de Monza. Sa mort à Monza en 1973 est encore sujette à polémique. L'accident qui causa sa mort eut lieu dans la première courbe juste après le départ, la Curva Grande. Le premier carambolage eu lieu entre Jarno et Renzo Pasolini. Saarinen, au vu des témoignages de pilotes de l'époque, fut tué sur le coup. Cette chute entraîna une série de chutes impliquant plus d'une douzaine de pilotes. Parmi ceux-ci, Chas Mortimer qui percuta Pasolini qui se relevait tout juste de son accrochage avec Saarinen. Pasolini ne se releva pas. En signe de deuil, Yamaha se retira du championnat du monde. Saarinen a gagné 16 Grand Prix. 1971 : Vice-Champion du Monde en 250 cm³ 1972 : Champion du Monde 250 cm³, vice-champion 350 cm³ 1973 : 3 victoires en 250 cm³, 2 victoires en 500 cm³
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Born 1938-07-18. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident
Pasolini was killed in tragic and controversial circumstances at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on May 20, 1973. He retired four laps from the end of the 350cc race. On the first lap of the 250cc race, Pasolini fell from his motorcycle, and Jarno Saarinen was unable to avoid crashing into him. A pile-up involving twelve riders ensued, and Pasolini and Saarinen lost their lives.
Over the years, the condition of the track on that day has been the subject of considerable debate. The crash has often been attributed to a spill left on the track during the 350cc race when Walter Villa's Benelli began leaking on the penultimate lap, a problem which was exacerbated when his pit team encouraged him to finish the race in order to collect championship points. Race officials neglected to clean up the spillage prior to the 250cc race, and one rider, John Dodds, made his concerns known to authorities, only to meet with threats. However, Pasolini's fall and the damage to his bike were both consistent with the bike having seized.
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Born 1892-11-04. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Age
He was a French aviator, known for long distance and record breaking flights.
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Born 1885-04-22. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age
Jeanne Fusier-Gir was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir. She was Victorine the bonne in Marie-Octobre.