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17 hours ago · Peter Sellers CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show. Sellers featured on a number of hit comic songs, and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief ...
17 hours ago · Recorded January 21, 2009. John Robert Lewis(February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activistwho served in the United States House of Representativesfor Georgia's 5th congressional districtfrom 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-insand the Freedom Rides, was the ...
17 hours ago · The following is a list of notable deaths in September 2024. 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. September 2024 1 Abel Alonso, 89, Spanish-Chilean ...
17 hours ago · Gustav Mahler, photographed in 1907 by Moritz Nährat the end of his period as director of the Vienna Hofoper. Gustav Mahler(German:[ˈɡʊstafˈmaːlɐ]; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romanticcomposer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro ...
