Old English
Earliest historical form of English language
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Stone
Year of Sly Stone's reported death
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Stone
Angie Stone died
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Edmund
Edmund White is anticipated to pass away.
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| 2025 |
Seamus Heaney
Scheduled publication of 'The Poems of Seamus Heaney' by Faber & Faber, a comprehensive collection of his poetry.
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Crawford
Graeme Crawford, Scottish footballer, passes away.
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Crampton
Frances Crampton, Australian gymnastics coach and sports administrator, is noted to have passed away.
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Crawford
Dana Hudkins Crawford, American conservationist, passes away.
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| 2024 |
Crawford
Carole Crawford passes away
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| 2024 |
Hardy
Max Hardy, American chef and restaurateur, dies
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| 2024 |
Harley
Steve Harley, British musician, passed away.
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| 2024 |
Thornton
Merle Thornton, an Australian feminist activist, passes away.
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| 2024 |
Sanborn
David Sanborn, the American alto saxophonist, passed away.
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Hurley
Evelyn Hurley, American nun and educator, passed away.
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| 2024 |
Edwards
Trevor Edwards passed away.
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Edwards
Lee Edwards passed away.
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| 2024 |
Withers
Mark Withers passed away, ending his television acting career.
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| 2024 |
Hardy
Françoise Hardy passed away.
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| 2024 | Dale Kedwards joins the department as a lecturer. |
| 2023 |
Alfred
Alfred Leslie, an American artist and filmmaker, passed away.
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| 2023 |
Seamus Heaney
The Letters of Seamus Heaney was published, edited by Christopher Reid.
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| 2023 |
Richardson
Carl Richardson passes away at the age of 102.
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| 2023 |
Crawford
Maria Crawford passed away.
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| 2023 |
Fern
156 newborn American girls were named Fern, continuing the trend of increasing popularity.
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| 2023 |
Gould
Stephen Gould passed away.
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| 2023 |
Richardson
Jerry Richardson died, a former American NFL player.
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| 2023 |
Dowding
Alan Dowding passed away.
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| 2023 |
Thornton
Sidney Thornton, an American football player, dies.
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| 2023 | Ben Guy becomes a lecturer in the department. |
| November 5 2023 | Passed away at the age of 82. |
| 2022 |
Stone
Alan A. Stone died
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| 2022 |
Alfred
Sir Alfred Mehran passed away after becoming known as a long-term airport resident and refugee.
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| 2022 |
Alfred
Alfred Koerppen, a German organist, composer, and teacher, died.
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| 2022 |
Seamus Heaney
Posthumous publication of 'The Translations of Seamus Heaney' by Faber & Faber
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| 2022 |
Crawford
Rex Crawford, a Canadian politician, passed away.
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| 2022 |
Drake
Frank Drake passed away, concluding a significant career in astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
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Drake
Anthony Drake passed away.
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| 2022 |
Ēostre
Richard Sermon publishes a paper in Folklore challenging Philip A. Shaw's interpretation of Ēostre as a localized goddess and rejecting the argument against her association with dawn.
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Stanley
The Stanley Parable receives an Ultra Deluxe release featuring Stanley
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Fern
148 newborn American girls were named Fern, demonstrating a gradual increase in the name's usage.
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| 2022 |
Woodroofe
Michael Woodroofe passed away after a career in statistics.
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| 2022 |
Edwards
Jamal Edwards passed away, marking the end of his entrepreneurial career.
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| 2022 |
Edwards
Iwan Edwards passed away after a distinguished career in choral music.
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| 2022 |
Edith
Edith was ranked as the 513th most popular name for American newborn girls.
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| August 29 2022 |
Dean
Charlbi Dean, South African actress and model, died unexpectedly at the age of 32.
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| June 2022 | The ASNC Society launches a new updated website, modernizing their online presence and communication platform. |
| 2021 |
Alfred
Alfred Biolek died, concluding his career as a prominent German entertainer and television producer.
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| 2021 |
Stansfield
Ken Gregory portrays Gary Stansfield in the film Cold Monsters
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| 2021 |
Crawford
Johnny Crawford passed away.
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| 2021 |
Drake
Solly Drake passed away.
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| 2021 |
Drake
Mo Drake passes away, having been a notable British advertising executive.
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