2008
Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (born 1899)
Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (born 1899)
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Anthony Mamo, Maltese judge and politician, 1st President of Malta (born 1909)
Anthony Mamo, Maltese judge and politician, 1st President of Malta (born 1909)
2008
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1926)
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo, Spanish engineer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1926)
2008
Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (born 1931)
Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (born 1931)
2008
Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani author and diplomat (born 1928)
Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani author and diplomat (born 1928)
2008
Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1922)
Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1922)
2008
Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)
Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)
2008
Arthur Chung, Guyanese surveyor and politician, 1st President of Guyana (born 1918)
Arthur Chung, Guyanese surveyor and politician, 1st President of Guyana (born 1918)
2008
Séamus Brennan, Irish accountant and politician, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (born 1948)
Séamus Brennan, Irish accountant and politician, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (born 1948)
2008
Bronisław Geremek, Polish historian and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1932)
Bronisław Geremek, Polish historian and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1932)
2008
Kurt Furgler, Swiss lawyer and politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (born 1924)
Kurt Furgler, Swiss lawyer and politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (born 1924)
2008
Anne Armstrong, American businesswoman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (born 1927)
Anne Armstrong, American businesswoman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (born 1927)
2008
Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1916)
Harkishan Singh Surjeet, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1916)
2008
Angelos Kitsos, Greek lawyer and author (born 1934)
Angelos Kitsos, Greek lawyer and author (born 1934)
2008
Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (born 1948)
Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (born 1948)
2008
Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1921)
Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1921)
2008
Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (born 1949)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (born 1949)
2007
Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (born 1927)
Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (born 1927)
2007
Huang Ju, Chinese engineer and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1938)
Huang Ju, Chinese engineer and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1938)