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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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Moore
Gordon Earle. 2023-03-24

94

Born 1929-01-03. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age

Gordon Earle Moore was an American businessman, engineer, and the co-founder and emeritus chairman of Intel Corporation. He proposed Moore's law, the observation that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years.

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Walter
Jessica. 2021-03-24

80

Born 1941-01-31. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Age

Jessica Walter was an American actress and voice artist who appeared in over 170 film, television, and stage productions. She was best known for her role as Lucille Bluth on the sitcom Arrested Development (2003–06, 2013–19), and providing the voice of Malory Archer on the long-running FX animated series Archer (2009–20). She was a two-time Golden Globe nominee, and a Primetime Emmy Award recipient. Walter studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City and began her career on the Broadway stage, winning a 1963 Clarence Derwent Award for Outstanding Debut Performance. She made her film debut in the neo-noir drama Lilith (1964), and subsequently starred in the films Grand Prix and The Group (both 1966), which earned her critical acclaim. Her starring role opposite Clint Eastwood in Play Misty for Me (1971) bagged her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. Walter was a regular presence on American television, playing the titular role in the short-lived police procedural Amy Prentiss, appearing in a recurring role on Trapper John, M.D., working as a series regular for the first half of season one of 90210, and providing the voice of Fran Sinclair on the series Dinosaurs. Her role as scheming socialite Lucille Bluth in Arrested Development brought her renewed attention, and she contributed voiceover work to animated shows like Archer (2009-) and Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2015–18). Walter got her start on the New York stage, periodically dipping back into theatre as her Hollywood career took off. From the ‘60s and onward, she appeared on a variety of now-classic TV series including The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible, Columbo, Law & Order and Murder, She Wrote, where she played three different guest-starring roles over the years. Walter died in her sleep at her home in Manhattan. No cause was given.

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Emmanuel NDjoké (alias: Manu Dibango). 2020-03-24

86

Born 1933-12-12. Domain:Music. Cause of death:COVID

He was a Cameroonian musician and songwriter who played Saxophone and vibraphone. He developed a musical style fusing jazz, funk, and traditional Cameroonian music. His father was a member of the Yabassi ethnic group, while his mother was a Duala. He was best known for his 1972 single "Soul Makossa".

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Beltrame
Arnaud Jean-Georges. 2018-03-24

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Born 1973-04-18. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Murder

Arnaud Jean-Georges Beltrame was a lieutenant colonel in the French Gendarmerie nationale and deputy commander of the Departmental Gendarmerie's Aude unit, who was killed by a terrorist at Trèbes after having exchanged himself for a hostage. French President Emmanuel Macron said that Beltrame deserved "the respect and admiration of the whole nation." For his bravery and adherence to duty he was posthumously promoted to colonel and made a Commander of the Legion of Honour.

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Valkan
Nicholas (alias: Nick Noble). 2012-03-24

85

Born 1926-06-21. Domain:Music. Cause of death:Age

He was an American pop singer, who was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He was best known for his recordings of "The Tip of My Fingers" and "Moonlight Swim". Noble was popular in the mid-1950s, and he scored four hits on the newly-created Billboard pop charts between 1955 and 1957.

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Culp
Robert Martin. 2010-03-24

79

Born 1930-08-16. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Accident

He was an American actor, scriptwriter, voice actor and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy (1965–1968), the espionage series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents.
The 79-year-old Culp often went hiking at Runyon Canyon, a park near his Hollywood Hills apartment. On the morning of March 24, 2010 Culp left the apartment to go for a walk. A jogger found him lying on the sidewalk near the lower entrance of Runyon Canyon. Police and paramedics were summoned, but were unable to revive him. Culp was declared dead at a little after 11:00am at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center. Although initial police reports indicated that Culp died from striking his head when he fell, it was later determined that he collapsed and died due to a massive heart attack. The only injury from the fall was a minor cut on his head.

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Bester
Bernard (alias: Bernard Lenteric). 2009-03-24

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Born 1934-01-19. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Other

Bernard Lenteric, pen name of Bernard Bester1, born in Paris and died in the same city of Charcot disease, was a French writer and film producer, author of numerous bestsellers .

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Sapric
Alice (alias: Alice Sapritch). 1990-03-24

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Born 1916-07-29. Domain:Performing. Cause of death:Cancer (lung)

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Hyvernaud
Georges. 1983-03-24

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Born 1902-02-22. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Age

Georges Hyvernaud was a French writer.

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Piccard
Auguste. 1962-03-24

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Born 1884-01-28. Domain:Science (Physics style). Cause of death:Age

He was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer. Piccard and his twin brother Jean Felix were born in Basel, Switzerland. Showing an intense interest in science as a child, he attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, and became a professor of physics in Brussels at the Free University of Brussels (now split into the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel) in 1922, the same year his son Jacques Piccard was born. He was a member of the Solvay Congress of 1927.
Auguste Piccard was the inspiration for Professor Cuthbert Calculus (French: Professeur Tryphon Tournesol, Dutch: Professor Zonnebloem, German: Professor Bienlein, Spanish: Profesor Tornasol, Arabic: بروفيسور برجل) in The Adventures of Tintin by Belgian cartoonist Hergé.

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Alekhine
Alexander. 1946-03-24

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Born 1892-11-01. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Unknown

Fourth World Chess Champion.
During World War II, Alekhine played in several tournaments held in Germany or German-occupied territory. In 1941, a number of anti-semitic articles entitled Aryan and Jewish Chess appeared under his name in the Pariser Zeitung. Extensive investigations have not yielded conclusive evidence of the authenticity of the articles.
While planning for a World championship match against Botvinnik, he died in his hotel room in Estoril, Portugal. His death, the circumstances of which are still a matter of debate, is thought to have been caused either by his choking on a piece of meat, or by a heart attack.

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Branly
Edouard. 1940-03-24

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Born 1844-10-23. Domain:Science (Physics style). Cause of death:Age

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Cochin
Denys. 1922-03-24

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Born 1851-09-01. Domain:Politics. Cause of death:Age

He was a French writer and Catholic right-wing politician.
Symbolizing the alignment of L'union sacrée, he was Minister of State in Aristide Briand's fourth administration from October 29, 1915 to December 12, 1916, and then under-secretary for foreign policy matters responsible for dealing with blockade of Germany under Alexandre Ribot from March 20 to August 1917. He resigned predicting the breakup of L'union sacrée.

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Verne
Jules. 1905-03-24

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Born 1828-02-08. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Other

On March 9, 1886, as Verne was coming home, his twenty-five-year-old nephew, Gaston, with whom he had entertained lengthy and affectionate relations, shot him with a gun. One bullet missed, but the second entered Verne's left leg, giving him a limp that would not be cured. The incident was hushed up by the media, and Gaston spent the rest of his life in an asylum.
After the deaths of Hetzel and his beloved mother in 1887, Jules began writing darker works. This may partly be due to changes in his personality, but an important factor is the fact that Hetzel's son, who took over his father's business, was not as rigorous in his corrections as Hetzel Sr. had been.
In 1888, Jules Verne entered politics and was elected town councillor of Amiens, where he championed several improvements and served for fifteen years.
In 1905, while ill with diabetes, Verne died at his home, 44 Boulevard Longueville (now Boulevard Jules-Verne).

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