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In 2021, Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh and consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, dies at the age of 99.
On the morning of April 9, 2021, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth states, and the w...
Morarji Desai, an Indian independence activist who served as India's fourth Prime Minister from 1977 to 1979, died in 1995.
Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, who lived from 29 February 1896 to 10 April 1995, was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as India's fourth Pri...
Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m. in 1865 after being in a coma for eight hours.
Major Henry Rathbone, Lincoln's visitor, briefly wrestled with Booth, but Booth stabbed him and fled. Lincoln was brought across the street to Petersen House a...
Albert Einstein, the German-born theoretical physicist and Nobel winner, died in 1955 at the age of 76 from an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who lived from 14 March 1879 to 18 April 1955. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influe...
Marie Tussaud, the French founder of Madame Tussaud's wax museum, died in 1850 at the age of 88.
Marie Tussaud was a renowned French wax-modeling artist, the creator of London's famed 'Madam Tussauds wax museum,' and one of the nineteenth century&#...
Benjamin Franklin, a US Founding Father, inventor, diplomat, and writer, dies at the age of 84 in 1790.
Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790, at the age of 84. His death was caused by empyema, which was caused by pleurisy bouts he experienced earlier in his life....
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, an Indian philosopher, educator, and statesman who served as India's first Vice President and second President, died in 1975.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian academic, politician, philosopher, and statesman. He was India's first Vice President and then its second President. Rad...
Tatya Tope, a leader of the 1857 First War of Independence, died in 1859.
Tantia Tope (February 16, 1814 – April 18, 1859) was a general in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and one of its notable leaders. Tantia Tope is widely regarded...
Shakuntala Devi, an Indian writer and mental calculator known as the "Human Computer," died in 2013 at the age of 83 due to consequences from serious respiratory ailments.
Shakuntala Devi was an Indian writer and mathematician known colloquially as the "human computer." She was said to be able to perform complex mathematica...
Satyajit Ray, an Indian director, died in 1992 at the age of 70.
Satyajit Ray, an Indian film director, was known for his sophisticated and profoundly affecting depictions of local family life. His works have a humane warmth, cr...
William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright, dies at the age of 52 in 1616.
William Shakespeare was a well-known English poet, dramatist, and actor who was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. His birthday is most widely observed on April ...
Hari Singh, the last governing Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, died in 1961.
Maharaja Sir Hari Singh was the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir's final governing Maharaja. Hari Singh was Amar Singh and Bhotiali Chib's son. Followin...
Srinivasa Ramanujan, an Indian mathematician, dies of sickness at the age of 32 in 1920.
Despite having minimal formal math instruction, Srinivasa Ramanujan was an Indian mathematician who made significant contributions to mathematics, including breakt...
Vinod Khanna, an Indian Bollywood actor, died in 2017 at the age of 70.
Vinod Khanna was a film actor turned politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Gurdaspur. In Peshawar, British India, he was born into a Punjabi Hindu ...
Benito Mussolini, the Fascist Italian dictator, was assassinated by communist partisans in 1945, at the age of 61.
Amilcare, Benito Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party from 29 July 1883 to 28 April 1945. From ...
Irrfan Khan, an Indian film producer and actor, dies of cancer at the age of 53 in 2020.
Irrfan Khan, also known simply as Irrfan, was an Indian actor who worked in both Indian and British and American films. Khan's career spanned over 30 years and...
Alfred Hitchcock, an English director, died of renal disease at the age of 80 in 1980.
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE was born on August 13, 1899, and died on April 29, 1980. He was an English filmmaker who was widely regarded as one of the most inf...
As the Red Army occupies Berlin in 1945, Adolf Hitler and his new wife Eva Braun commit suicide in the Fuhrerbunker.
Adolf Hitler, the Austrian-born German politician who led the Nazi Party, served as Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and was the Führer ('Leader&#...
Rishi Kapoor, an Indian Bollywood actor and director, died in 2020 at the age of 67.
Rishi Kapoor was an Indian film actor, director, and producer who worked primarily in Hindi films. He received several honours, including four Filmfare Awards and ...
In 2011, US special forces kill Osama bin Laden, the accused architect of the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
On May 2, 2011, soon after 1:00 a.m. PKT, Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist terrorist organisation al-Qaeda, was assassinated in Pakist...
Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian painter, sculptor, physicist, and visionary, dies at the age of 67 in 1519.
In 1516, Francis I of France commissioned Leonardo to construct a town and palace complex for the royal court at Romorantin, a seemingly insurmountable feat. The C...
Nargis, an Indian film actress who appeared in vintage Bollywood films, died in 1981.
Nargis Dutt was born on June 1, 1929 and died on May 3, 1981. She was an Indian politician and actress who appeared in Hindi films. She is regarded as one of the g...
Tipu Sultan, the monarch of the Kingdom of Mysore, died in 1799.
Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore or Tippoo Sahib by the British, was an Indian prince who fought against the East India Company's takeover of sou...
Shahuji II, the Maharaja of Kolhapur, died in 1983.
Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, commonly known as Rajarshi Shahu, was widely regarded as a genuine democracy and social reformer. He was the first Maharaja of the princ...
Tenzing Norgay, the first Tibetan climber to reach the peak of Mount Everest alongside Edmund Hillary in 1953, died of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 71 in 1986.
Tenzing Norgay was the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953, at 11:30 a.m., Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and New Zealand's Edmund Hillar...
Bob Marley, a Jamaican reggae musician, dies of brain and lung cancer at the age of 36 in 1981.
Robert Nesta Marley OM was a Jamaican singer, songwriter, and musician who lived from 6 February 1945 to 11 May 1981. His musical career was marked by fusing eleme...
R.K. Narayan, an Indian author, died in 2001 at the age of 94.
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (October 10, 1906 – May 13, 2001) was an Indian writer best known for works set in the fictional South Indian town ...
In 1993, KM Cariappa, the first Indian Commander in Chief of the Indian Army, died.
Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa OBE, who lived from 28 January 1899 to 15 May 1993, was the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. During the...
Emily Dickinson, an American poet, died of nephritis at the age of 55 in 1886.
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was a poet from the United States. She was little known during her lifetime, but she is now rega...
Jamsetji Tata, an Indian industrialist who founded the Tata Group, died in 1904.
Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata (March 3, 1839 – May 19, 1904) was a pioneering Indian industrialist who founded the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate. ...
Malhar Rao Holkar, a Maratha Empire noble, died in 1766.
Malhar Rao Holkar (16 March 1693 – 20 May 1766) was a Maratha Empire noble subedar in modern-day India. He was one of the first officers, along with Ranoji S...
Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer and navigator who discovered the "New World" for Spain and launched European colonisation, dies at the age of 54 in 1506.
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, paving the way for widespread European exploration...
Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated near Madras in 1991 by a female suicide bomber.
Rajiv Gandhi was set to speak at an electoral rally in Sriperumbudur. He was in such a rush to get there that he travelled without his personal security chief from...
R. D. Banerji, an Indian archaeologist and historian, dies at the age of 45 in 1930.
R. D. Banerji was born on April 12, 1885, and is an Indian archaeologist and ancient historian. In 1920, Banerji was working for the Archaeological Survey of India...
Bonnie and Clyde were assassinated by police in an ambush near Sailes, Louisiana, in 1934.
In the early 1930s, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were two legendary criminals whose crime sprees spanned multiple states, including Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisian...
Roger Moore, a British actor, died in 2017 at the age of 89.
At the age of eight, he had a foreskin infection and underwent circumcision, as well as removal of his appendix, tonsils, and adenoids. Moore was diagnosed with pr...
Balbir Singh Snr., an Indian field hockey centre forward and coach, died in 2020 at the age of 96.
Balbir Singh Sr is a living hero in Indian hockey and is regarded as one of the finest center-forwards of all time. His craft provided tremendous delight to the co...
Sunil Dutt, an Indian actor, producer, director, and politician, died in 2005.
Sunil Dutt was born on June 6, 1926 as Balraj Dutt into a family that had survived India's Partition. He began his career as a radio programme host and celebri...
Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister and a key figure in the Indian independence struggle, dies of a suspected heart attack at the age of 74 in 1964.
Jawaharlal Nehru was a central figure in India during the mid-twentieth century. He was an anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and author...
