Old English
Earliest historical form of English language
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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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| 2024 |
Hurley
Evelyn Hurley, American nun and educator, passed away.
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| 2024 |
Edwards
Trevor Edwards passed away.
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| 2024 |
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 |
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 |
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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| 2022 |
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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| 2022 |
Stanley
The Stanley Parable receives an Ultra Deluxe release featuring Stanley
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| 2022 |
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 |
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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| 2021 |
Drake
Leta Powell Drake, American broadcaster, passed away.
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| 2021 | Headley wins the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award for her translation of Beowulf. |
| 2021 |
Fern
140 newborn American girls and 26 newborn Canadian girls were named Fern, showing the name's ongoing popularity in English-speaking countries.
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| 2021 |
Gould
Desiree Gould passed away, marking the end of her acting career.
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| 2021 |
Traynor
John Traynor, Dublin criminal known for connections to murdered journalist Veronica Guerin, passed away.
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| 2021 |
Hardy
Francis Hardy died
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| 2021 |
Richardson
Gloria Richardson passed away, noted civil rights leader.
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| 2021 |
Egerton
David Egerton passed away.
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| 2021 |
Fielding
Sir Leslie Fielding passes away.
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| 2021 |
Edwards
Edwin Edwards passed away, concluding his notable political career that significantly impacted Louisiana politics.
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| 2021 |
Withers
Jane Withers passed away, concluding her extensive entertainment career.
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| 2021 |
Edith
Edith was the 518th most popular name for newborn girls in Canada, with 55 uses that year.
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| 2020 |
Drake
Grace L. Drake passed away.
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| 2020 |
Stanley
Stanley Ho, prominent Hong Kong-Macau businessman, passed away.
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| 2020 | Her story 'Memoirs of an Imaginary Country' was published online. |
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