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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...
It was the year 1988, the Greatest Showman of India Raj Kapoor took his last breath in New Delhi, India
Raj Kapoor is a Bollywood actor. He was an Indian actor, film producer, and director who worked in Hindi cinema. He was born on December 14, 1924. In India, he rec...
In 1964, Courteney Cox, an American Actress famed for playing Monica on sitcom Friends was born in Alabama
Courteney Cox was born on June 15, 1964, in Birmingham, Alabama, to a prosperous Southern family. She is the daughter of Courteney and businessman Richard Lewis Co...
In the year 2009, Michael Jackson died of Cardiac Arrest
Michael Jackson, who has been performing since the age of five, is one of the most famous vocalists in history. Thriller, his 1983 record, sold forty million copie...
In 2003, Katharine Hepburn died in Connecticut because of natural causes
Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was a film, stage, and television actress from the United States. Hepburn has a 60-year career as a...
Raaj Kumar, a well-known Indian cinema actor, died in 1996.
Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit on October 8, 1926, and died on July 3, 1996) was an Indian actor who appeared in Hindi films. In a career spanning four decades...
In 1902 Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk, a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna died
Swami Vivekananda, also known as Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, and author who lived from 12 January 1863 to 4 July 1902. He was a clos...
Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, nicknamed Dhirubhai Ambani, was a business magnate who died today in 2002.
Dhirajlal Hirachand Ambani, better known as Dhirubhai Ambani, was an Indian business magnate who founded Reliance Industries. He was born on December 28, 1932, and...
In 1999, Vikram Batra, an Indian Army officer who had received the Param Vir Chakra, died while rescuing the nation.
Captain Vikram Batra PVC was an Indian Army officer who served from September 9, 1974, to July 7, 1999. For his actions during the 1999 Kargil War, he was posthumo...
Dara Singh, an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and politician, died in 2012.
Dara Singh Randhawa (November 19, 1928 – July 12, 2012) was a professional wrestler, actor, director, and politician from India. He began acting in 1952 and ...
Pran Sikhand was an Indian actor who worked as a movie villain and character actor in Hindi films. He died in 2013.
Pran Krishan Sikand (February 12, 1920 – July 12, 2013), better known by his mononym, Pran, was an Indian actor who was best known for playing the greatest v...
Madan Mohan, India's Hindi Film Melodious Music Director, died in 1975 at the age of 51.
Madan Mohan Kohli (June 25, 1924 – July 14, 1975), also known as Madan Mohan, was an Indian music director who worked during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He ...
Jiyajirao Scindia was the last reigning Maharaja of Gwalior state in central India, as well as the rajpramukh of the former state of Madhya Bharat in India, when he died in 1961.
Maharaja Jivajirao Scindia was an Indian prince and government official who lived from June 26, 1916, to July 16, 1961.From 1925 to 1947, he was the Maharaja of th...
Rajesh Khanna, an Indian actor, film producer, and politician best known for his work in Hindi cinema, died in 2012.
Rajesh Khanna (born Jatin Khanna; 29 December 1942 – 18 July 2012) was a Hindi film actor, film producer, and politician. Between 1969 and 1971, he was dubbe...
Jerrald King Goldsmith (February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American film and television composer and conductor.
American composer and conductor Jerrald King Goldsmith, who lived from February 10, 1929, to July 21, 2004, is well-known for his work in film and television scori...
Napolean iind who was the disputed emperor of france, died on 22nd july
For a few weeks in 1815, Napoleon II (20 March 1811 – 22 July 1832) was the disputed Emperor of France. He had been Prince Imperial of France and King of Rom...
Mehmood, an Indian actor, singer, director, and producer, died in 2004 at the age of 71.
Mehmood Ali (September 29, 1932 – July 23, 2004), better known by his stage name Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, director, and producer who was best kn...
Phoolan Devi, dubbed "Bandit Queen" in 2001, was an Indian bandit who later became a member of parliament.
Phoolan Devi, also known as "Bandit Queen," was a bandit who later transitioned into a female rights activist and politician with the Samajwadi Party. Sh...
James Barry, a woman who had assumed a man's identity, was appointed surgeon general of the British army in 1795.
James Barry, a military surgeon in the British Army, was born Margaret Anne in 1789 and died on July 25, 1865. Barry, who is originally from Cork, Ireland, graduat...
Mara Eva Duarte de Perón (May 7, 1919 – July 26, 1952) was an Argentine actress, politician, activist, and philanthropist who was the wife of Argentine President Juan Domingo Perón
Mara Eva Duarte de Perón (born Mara Eva Duarte; 7 May 1919 – 26 July 1952), also known as Eva Perón or Evita, was a politician, activist, and p...
