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Charles Delucena Meigs

1792–1869 (age 77)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Charles Delucena Meigs (1792-1869) was a prominent obstetrician and medical professor.

James Edwards Rains

1833–1862 (age 29)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

James Edwards Rains was a Confederate colonel and military officer who died during the American Civil War.

William J. Diehl

1845–1929 (age 84)

Allegheny Cemetery

Politician and Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1899 to 1901.

1750–1816 (age 66)

Church Hill Cemetery

Peter Salem was a Revolutionary War soldier and resident of Framingham, Massachusetts.

Tabitha Moffatt Brown

1780–1858 (age 78)

Salem Pioneer Cemetery

Tabitha Moffatt Brown was a Massachusetts-born philanthropist and educator who founded the Tabitha Brown House in Salem.

1765–1844 (age 79)

Phipps Street Burying Ground

Oliver Holden was an American composer and musician known for his hymn compositions during the early 19th century.

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John Aaron Rawlins

1831–1869 (age 38)

Arlington National Cemetery

John Aaron Rawlins was a Union general and chief of staff to General Ulysses S. Grant.

Pierre Chouteau Jr.

1789–1865 (age 76)

Calvary Cemetery

Pierre Chouteau Jr. was a prominent St. Louis fur trader and businessman who dominated the American fur trade in the 19t...

Samuel Provoost

1742–1815 (age 73)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Samuel Provoost was an American clergyman and the first Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New York.

Karl Johan Johannessen

1943–2025 (age 82)

Ålesund Church

Karl Johan "Kallen" Johannessen (28 April 1943 – 6 September 2025) was a Norwegian footballer.

Rober Haddeciyan

1926–2025 (age 99)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Rober Haddeciyan (also spelled and pronounced as Haddedjian) (Armenian: Ռոպէր Հատտէճեան; 26 January 1926 �...

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi

1998–2024 (age 26)

Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was a Turkish individual from Antalya who lived from 1998 to 2024 and was buried in Didim.

Jerzy Pogonowski

1951–2024 (age 73)

Junikowo Cemetery

Jerzy Pogonowski was a prominent Polish mathematician and academic scholar.

1926–2023 (age 97)

Châtillon-sur-Seine

Roger Maurice Louis Bohan (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʒe mɔʁis lwi bɔɑ̃]; 22 August 1926 – 6 September 2023) was...

1918–2022 (age 104)

Riga Cremation centre

Hilda Žīgure (2 March 1918 – 6 September 2022) was a Latvian stage actress.

1935–2022 (age 87)

Lionel Ryan (13 May 1935 – 6 September 2022) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victo...

Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú

1935–2022 (age 87)

Pilar Memorial Cemetery

María Magdalena Teresa Ruiz Guiñazú (15 February 1931 – 6 September 2022) was an Argentine writer and journalist.

Michael K. Williams

1966–2021 (age 55)

East Harrisburg Cemetery

Michael K. Williams (1966–2021) was a Brooklyn-born actor acclaimed for his role as Omar Little on The Wire and now re...

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