191 results for “World War” — type: deaths (215 ms)
Louise Thuliez, French school teacher, resistance fighter during World War I and World War II, and author (born 1881)
Bud Anderson, American World War II flying ace (born 1922)
Vera Lynn, English singer who was the "Forces' Sweetheart" in World War II (born 1917)
Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919)
Louis Zamperini, American runner and World War II US Army Air Forces captain (born 1917)
Carl Spaatz, American World War II general; commander of the Strategic Air Forces in Europe (born 1891)
Konstantin Rokossovsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II (born 1896)
Frumka Płotnicka, Polish resistance fighter during World War II (born 1914)
Earl R. Fox, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard veteran; last active U.S. servicemember to serve in World War II (born 1919)
Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (born 1925)
Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (born 1905)
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English priest (born 1352)
Tom Barry, leader of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (born 1897)
Jack L. Warner, Canadian-American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (born 1892)
Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (born 1887)
Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (born 1920)
Norris McWhirter, English author and activist co-founded the Guinness World Records (born 1925)
Jim Laker, English international cricketer and sportscaster; holder of world record for most wickets taken in a match (born 1922)
Edward Max Nicholson, Irish environmentalist, co-founded the World Wide Fund for Nature (born 1904)
Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess grandmaster; arguably the best player never to become World Chess Champion (born 1931)