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1 day ago · Date of death Details Menes: c. 3200 BC: The Egyptian pharaoh and unifier of Upper and Lower Egypt was carried off and then killed by a hippopotamus. Draco of Athens: c. 620 BC: The Athenian lawmaker was reportedly smothered to death by gifts of cloaks and hats showered upon him by appreciative citizens at a theatre in Aegina, Greece. Charondas
May 20, 2024 · The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2023 . Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
2 days ago · Cornelia Zangheri Bandi (66) was an Italian noblewoman whose death on 15 March 1731 may have been a possible case of spontaneous human combustion. [43] [44] But the case has never been proven, with the true cause of death remaining unknown. [43] [44] Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (35), composer, died on 5 December 1791.
2 days ago · The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"). The Confederacy had been formed by states that had seceded from the Union. The central conflict leading to the war was the dispute over whether slavery ...
May 5, 2009 · Jeremy Irons. Born: September 19, 1948, Cowes, Isle of Wight, England (age 75) Awards And Honors: Academy Award (1991) Tony Awards (1984) Academy Award (1991): Actor in a Leading Role. Emmy Award (2014): Outstanding Narrator. Emmy Award (2006): Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie.
3 days ago · The date of Krishna's birth is celebrated every year as Janmashtami. [144] [ page needed ] According to Guy Beck, "most scholars of Hinduism and Indian history accept the historicity of Krishna – that he was a real male person, whether human or divine, who lived on Indian soil by at least 1000 BCE and interacted with many other historical ...
3 days ago · Signature. David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.
