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Patrick Wormald, English historian (born 1947)
Charles Patrick Wormald was a British historian born in Neston, Cheshire, son of historian Brian Wormald.
Patrick Wormald, English historian (born 1947)
The 2000s
Explore 3773 historical events from 2000–2009.
2004
Gamini Fonseka, Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician (born 1936)
Kala Keerthi Sembuge Gamini Shelton Fonseka was a Sri Lankan film actor, film director and politician. Often considered one of the greatest actors in Sinhala cinema, Fonseka domina…
Gamini Fonseka, Sri Lankan actor, director, and politician (born 1936)
2004
Jacques Levy, American director and songwriter (born 1935)
Jacques Levy was an American songwriter, theatre director and clinical psychologist.
Jacques Levy, American director and songwriter (born 1935)
2004
Michael Relph, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1915)
Michael Leighton George Relph was an English film producer, art director, screenwriter and film director. He was the son of actor George Relph.
Michael Relph, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1915)
2004
Richard Avedon, American photographer (born 1923)
Richard Avedon was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, the…
Richard Avedon, American photographer (born 1923)
2004
Bruce Palmer, Canadian bass player (born 1946)
Bruce Palmer was a Canadian musician best known as the bassist in the folk rock band Buffalo Springfield, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
Bruce Palmer, Canadian bass player (born 1946)
2004
Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (born 1921)
Robert Vaidlo was an Estonian journalist and children's writer.
Robert Vaidlo, Estonian journalist and author (born 1921)
2004
John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1960)
John Joseph Cerutti was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers between 1985 and 1991, and was later a broadcaster for…
John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1960)
2004
Janet Leigh, American actress (born 1927)
Jeanette Helen Morrison, known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress, businesswoman and author. Leigh was established as one of the earliest scream queens for star…
Janet Leigh, American actress (born 1927)
2004
Gordon Cooper, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (born 1927)
Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr. was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, and the youngest of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the fir…
Gordon Cooper, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (born 1927)
2004
Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
Jack Roy, better known by the stage name Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He was known for his self-deprecating one-liner h…
Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
2004
William H. Dobelle, American biologist and academic (born 1941)
Dr. Bill Dobelle was a biomedical researcher who developed experimental technologies that restored limited sight to blind patients, and also known for the impact he and his company…
William H. Dobelle, American biologist and academic (born 1941)
2004
Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins was a New Zealand-born British biophysicist and Nobel laureate whose research spanned multiple areas of physics and biophysics, contributing to the s…
Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)
2004
Miki Matsubara, Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer (born 1959)
Miki Matsubara was a Japanese singer and songwriter. She contributed to the opening and ending theme songs of the anime Gu-Gu Ganmo under the name Suzie Matsubara. Her 1979 debut …
Miki Matsubara, Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer (born 1959)
2004
James Chace, American historian and author (born 1931)
James Clarke Chace was an American historian, writing on American diplomacy and statecraft. His books include the critically acclaimed Acheson: The Secretary of State Who Created t…
James Chace, American historian and author (born 1931)
2004
Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (born 1963)
Kenneth Gene Caminiti was an American professional baseball third baseman who spent 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres (1995–1998),…
Ken Caminiti, American baseball player (born 1963)
2004
Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (born 1952)
Christopher D'Olier Reeve was an American actor, activist, director, and author. He amassed many stage and screen credits in his 34-year career, including playing the title charact…
Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (born 1952)
2004
Tony Lanfranchi, English race car driver (born 1935)
Anthony Lanfranchi was a British racing driver. He competed in many various events throughout a long racing career, including the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans for Elva, non-championshi…
Tony Lanfranchi, English race car driver (born 1935)
2004
Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (born 1930)
Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher. He developed the philosophy of deconstruction, which he applied in some of his texts, and which he developed through close readings of the…
Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (born 1930)
2004
Arthur H. Robinson, American geographer and cartographer (born 1915)
Arthur H. Robinson was an American geographer and cartographer, who was a professor in the Geography Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1947 until he retired in…
Arthur H. Robinson, American geographer and cartographer (born 1915)
2004
Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand author and playwright (born 1932)
Maurice Francis Richard Shadbolt was a New Zealand writer and occasional playwright.
Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand author and playwright (born 1932)
2004
Keith Miller, Australian cricketer and pilot (born 1919)
Keith Ross Miller was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. H…
Keith Miller, Australian cricketer and pilot (born 1919)
2004
Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1915)
Enrique Fausto Medina Fernando Sr. was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. A noted constitutionalist and law professor, he served in the Supreme Court f…
Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1915)
2004
Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (born 1928)
Bernice Rubens was a Welsh novelist. She became the first woman to win the Booker Prize in 1970, for The Elected Member.
Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (born 1928)