Sir Brian McGrath was born October 27, 1925, and died on June 4, 2016. He was the Private Secretary to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. McGrath was educated at Eton College. Sir Brian McGrath served in the Irish Guards, in 1943-1946 and after World War II he joined Cannon Brewery (1946–1948). At Victoria ..
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Phyllis Curtin (née Smith) was born on December 3, 1921, and died on June 5, 2016. She was an American classical soprano. Curtin had an active career in operas and concerts from the early 1950s through the 1980s. Phyllis Curtin was known for her creation of new roles such as the title role in the ..
Héctor Zumbado Argueta was born on March 19, 1932, and died on June 6, 2016. He was also known as H. Zumbado, was a Cuban writer, journalist, critic, humorist, and essayist. It was reported that he once said, “humor is a weapon, because it criticizes and exposes at the same time, and does so with ..
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer was born on May 15, 1926, and died on June 6, 2016. He was an English playwright and screenwriter of numerous award-winning plays. Several of which have been turned into films. His first play, The Salt Land (1954), was presented on the BBC. Fueled by this success, Shaffer continued to write ..
Amber Gurung died on June 7, 2016. He was a composer, singer and lyricist of Nepali music. Amber was popularly known as the Music composer of Nepal’s national anthem Sayaun Thunga Phool Ka. He has served as Chairman of Nepal Music Center Kathmandu, Nepal (2006–2007). He was a Music Director at Nepal Academy (of Arts ..
Robert Allen “Bobby” Curtola was born April 17, 1943, on and died on June 4, 2016. He was an early Canadian rock and roll singer and teen idol. Bobby Curtola went on to record hits such as “Indian Giver”, “Aladdin” and his biggest chart topper, “Fortune Teller” in 1962, which was also successful internationally, selling ..
Berndt Arvid Freddie Wadling was born on August 2, 1951, in Gothenburg and died on June 2, 2016. He was a Swedish singer, actor and opera writer. He had over 30-year musical career extended from punk to classical ballads. Wadling played bass in a number of bands during the 1970s and early 1980s. The most ..
Muhammad Ali birth name Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., was born on January 17, 1942, and died on June 3, 2016. He was an American professional boxer. The heavyweight champion of the world in the history of the sport has died. At the start of his career, Ali was known for being an inspiring, controversial and ..
William Pirie MacIlwraith was born in April 1928, in London and died on May 9, 2016. He was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He had Scottish parents, he trained as an actor at RADA and worked in repertory during the 1950s, performing around the country. Along with Tyrone Power in a production of George Bernard ..
Suzanne Corkin was born on May 18, 1937, in Hartford, Connecticut and died on May 24, 2016. She was a Professor of Neuroscience, Emeritus, in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT, and was head of the Corkin Lab. Her birth name was Suzanne Janet Hammond. Her parents were Lester and Mabelle Dowling ..