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1818–1889 (age 71)

Mountain View Cemetery

Founder of Folgers Coffee.

James McCune Smith

1813–1865 (age 52)

Cypress Hills Cemetery

James McCune Smith was a pioneering African American physician and abolitionist who practiced medicine in New York City ...

John Beale Bordley

1727–1804 (age 77)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

John Beale Bordley was a Maryland agriculturalist and writer who pioneered improved farming techniques in colonial Ameri...

Francis Xavier Seelos

1819–1867 (age 48)

Saint Mary's Assumption Church

Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-1867) was a German-born religious figure venerated in the Catholic tradition.

1754–1844 (age 90)

James Thacher (1754-1844) was a physician and medical writer who documented early American history.

1916–1994 (age 78)

Ferncliff Cemetery

American actress and consumer advocate known for her television work.

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James Woodhouse

1770–1809 (age 39)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

James Woodhouse was a Philadelphia chemist and physician who contributed to early American chemical science.

1936–2025 (age 89)

Montparnasse Cemetery

Philippe Labro (27 August 1936 – 4 June 2025) was a French author, journalist and film director.

Matilda Koen-Sarano

1939–2024 (age 85)

Matilda Koen-Sarano (Hebrew: מתילדה כהן-סראנו; 31 July 1939 – 4 June 2024) was an Italian-born Israeli w...

1952–2024 (age 72)

Feriköy Cemetery

Turkish actor known for her work in film and television.

Benicjusz Głębocki

1934–2024 (age 90)

Junikowo Cemetery

Benicjusz Głębocki was a Polish geographer whose research advanced the study of geography and spatial science.

Robert T. Nelson

1936–2023 (age 87)

Arlington National Cemetery

Robert T. Nelson (1936–2023) was a U.S. Coast Guard admiral and former vice commandant hailing from East Liverpool who...

Mads Lundby Hansen

1969–2023 (age 54)

Sorgenfri Cemetery

Mads Lundby Hansen (21 September 1969 – 5 June 2023) was a Danish economist, liberal debater and chief economist at th...

Ruth Schweikert

1964–2023 (age 59)

Cemetery Sihlfeld

Ruth Schweikert (15 July 1964 – 4 June 2023) was a Swiss writer.

Selahattin Çetiner

1922–2023 (age 101)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Selahattin Çetiner (1 July 1922 – 4 June 2023) was a Turkish politician and retired lieutenant general in the Turkish...

György Moldova

1934–2022 (age 88)

Kozma Street Jewish Cemetery

György Moldova (12 March 1934 – 4 June 2022) was the author of more than seventy books in Hungary that have collectiv...

Bolesław Tejkowski

1933–2022 (age 89)

Northern Communal Cemetery in Warsaw

Bolesław Tejkowski (15 December 1933 – 4 June 2022) was a Polish sociologist, engineer, academic, and politician.

John Malcolm Patterson

1921–2021 (age 100)

Bethlehem-New Salem Cemetery

John Malcolm Patterson (1921-2021) was an American politician who served as Alabama's governor after holding the office ...

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