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Nicanor Parra

Nicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval

Chile

1914-09-05 – 2018-01-23 (103 years old)

Theoretical physicist and revolutionary poet who demolished conventional high-flown poetic rhetoric by creating 'Antipoetry' in his 1954 classic 'Poemas y antipoemas', living to the age of 103.

Las Cruces, San Antonio, Chile

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Sciences & Discovery

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Ken Seddon

Great Britain

c. 1951 – 2018 (67 years old)

Kenneth Richard Seddon was a chemist specialising in ionic liquids.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

London, United Kingdom

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Humanitarian & Peace

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Ute Bock

Austria

c. 1943 – 2018 (75 years old)

Ute Bock was an Austrian educator who was known for her projects helping asylum seekers.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to humanitarian.

Vienna, Austria

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Leslie Wyche

United States

c. 1945 – 2018 (73 years old)

Leslie Wyche (1944–2018) was a New York City community activist, and a long time Harlem resident. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Literature & Poetry

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Nancy Richler

Canada

c. 1958 – 2018 (60 years old)

Nancy Richler was a Canadian novelist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Ottawa, Canada

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Sciences & Discovery

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Yasuo Tanaka

Japan

c. 1932 – 2018 (86 years old)

Yasuo Tanaka was a Japanese astrophysicist and a member of the Japan Academy. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Tokyo, Japan

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Sciences & Discovery

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Ishfaq Ahmad Khan

Switzerland

c. 1931 – 2018 (87 years old)

Ishfaq Ahmad SI, HI, NI, FPAS, was a Pakistani nuclear physicist, emeritus professor of high-energy physics at the National Centre for Physics, and former science advisor to the Government of Pakistan.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Paul Booth

United States

c. 1944 – 2018 (74 years old)

Paul Booth was an American activist, anti-war protester, and lifelong labor organizer.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Sciences & Discovery

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Arno Motulsky

United States

c. 1924 – 2018 (94 years old)

Arno Gunther Motulsky was a professor of medical genetics and genome sciences at the University of Washington. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Sciences & Discovery

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John Bindernagel

Canada

c. 1942 – 2018 (76 years old)

John Albert Bindernagel was a wildlife biologist who sought evidence for Sasquatch since 1963.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Ottawa, Canada

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Sciences & Discovery

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Pål Spilling

Norway

c. 1935 – 2018 (83 years old)

Pål Spilling was a Norwegian Internet pioneer and professor at the University of Oslo and the UNIK Graduate Center at Kjeller in Norway.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

Oslo, Norway

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Philosophy & Thought

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Geoffrey Best

Great Britain

c. 1929 – 2018 (89 years old)

Geoffrey Francis Andrew Best FBA was an English historian known for his studies of warfare and works about Winston Churchill.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

London, United Kingdom

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Literature & Poetry

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Pablo García Baena

Spain

c. 1922 – 2018 (96 years old)

Pablo García Baena was a Spanish poet. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Madrid, Spain

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Sports & Athletics

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Daniel Sexton Gurney

Daniel Sexton Gurney

United States

1931 – 2018 (86 years old)

American racing driver, car constructor, and team owner who won races in Formula One, NASCAR, IndyCar, and sports car racing.

Newport Beach, California, United States

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Literature & Poetry

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Darmanto Jatman

Switzerland

c. 1943 – 2018 (75 years old)

Darmanto Jatman was an Indonesian poet and writer. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to literature.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Sciences & Discovery

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Rick Jolly

Great Britain

c. 1947 – 2018 (71 years old)

Surgeon-Captain Richard Tadeusz Jolly OBE was a Royal Navy medical officer who served in the 1982 Falklands War and was later decorated by both the British and Argentine governments for his distinguished conduct during the conflict. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sciences.

London, United Kingdom

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Resistance & Human Rights

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Frankie Muse Freeman

United States

c. 1917 – 2018 (101 years old)

Marie Frankie Muse Freeman was an American civil rights attorney, and the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1964–79), a federal fact-finding body that investigates complaints alleging discrimination. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Philosophy & Thought

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George Pitcher

United States

c. 1926 – 2018 (92 years old)

George Willard Pitcher was an American philosopher. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to philosophy.

Washington, D.C., United States

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