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March 28, 2024

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Arden John (b. 1930-10-26 / d. 2012-03-28)

He was a English playwright whose works tended to expose social issues of personal concern. He was a member of the Royal Society of Literature.

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Farina
Dennis. 2013-07-22

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Born 1944-02-29. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Infection (Lungs)

Dennis Farina was an American actor, TV presenter, narrator and former police officer. He was a character actor, often typecast as a mobster or police officer. He is known for roles such as mobster Jimmy Serrano in the comedy Midnight Run, Ray "Bones" Barboni in Get Shorty and Cousin Avi in Snatch. He starred on television as Lieutenant Mike Torello on Crime Story and as NYPD Detective Joe Fontana on Law & Order. From 2008 to 2010, he hosted and narrated the television program Unsolved Mysteries on Spike TV. His last major television role was in HBO's Luck, which premiered on January 29, 2012. He died in a Scottsdale, Arizona hospital from a pulmonary embolism. His body was buried at Mount Carmel Cemetery at Hillside, Illinois.

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Sergio (alias: Sergio Pininfarina). 2012-07-03

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Born 1926-09-08. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Age

He was an Italian automobile designer and Senator for life. In 1965 it was Sergio Pininfarina who personally persuaded Enzo Ferrari to adopt a "mid-engined" engine configuration for a new line of road cars, with the engine positioned behind the driver, but ahead of the rear wheels. The resulting Ferrari Dino Berlinette Speciale was presented at the Paris Motor Show in October, although it would be another two years before the cars were offered for sale. After his father's death in 1966, Pininfarina became chairman of the company. In 2006 Sergio and his son Andrea, who died in 2008 were named Honorary Chairmen of Pininfarina,

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Pininfarina
Andréa. 2008-08-07

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Born 1957-06-26. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Accident

He was an Italian engineer and manager, former CEO of the Italian coachbuilder Pininfarina, founded by his grandfather Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930 and still controlled by the family. He was the son of Sergio Pininfarina and was married to Italian aristocrat Cristina Maddalena Pellion di Persano, with whom he had three children.
Pininfarina died while riding a Vespa scooter, near the company’s headquarters in Cambiano, outside Turin, Italy, on the morning of August 7, 2008. According to police at the scene, the dynamics of the accident were clear; without seeing the approaching scooter, a car, driven by a 78 year old man, maneuvered from a side street around a parked lorry unloading sand, pulling directly in front of Mr. Pininfarina, whose scooter then impacted the car head-on. Conditions at the time of the accident were very foggy.

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Farina
Giuseppe. 1966-06-30

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Born 1906-10-30. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident

He was an Italian racing driver. He stands out in the history of Grand Prix motor racing for his much copied 'straight-arm' driving style and his status as the first ever Formula One World Champion.
A notable character in early World Championship Grand Prix racing, Farina was noted for his driving style and intelligence, but also his petulant streak and his disregard for his fellow competitors on the race track. He was involved in the fatal accidents of Marcel Lehoux in the 1936 Grand Prix de Deauville and László Hartmann at Tripoli in 1938. It was ironic that after all the injuries he sustained in the latter part of his career, it was in a car crash that he finally lost his life at Chambery in France, whilst driving to spectate at the 1966 French Grand Prix.

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Farina
Battista. 1966-04-03

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Born 1893-11-02. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age

Farina officially changed his name to "Battista Pininfarina" in 1961. The change was authorized by President of the Italian Republic, acting on a proposal made by the Minister of Justice.
The last design personally attributed to Battista Farina was the iconic 1600 Duetto for Alfa Romeo. This was first seen by the public at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966. He died less than a month later.
His nephew, Nino Farina, was the first Formula 1 world champion.

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