Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008).

Born December 11th, 1918 in Kislovodsk. ^[ref]

Died August 3rd, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow (heart failure). ^[ref]

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Ghanaian footballer.

Born March 6th, 1987 (age 39 years) in West Berlin.

Jean Tatlock

American activist (1914-1944).

Born February 21st, 1914 in Ann Arbor.

Died January 5th, 1944 at 29 years old in San Francisco (drowning).

David Sedaris

American author (born 1956).

Born December 26th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Binghamton.

Martin Kove

American actor.

Born March 6th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Brooklyn.

Graham McTavish

Scottish actor.

Born January 4th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Glasgow.

Lara Logan

South african television and radio journalist, and war correspondent.

Born March 29th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Durban.

John Boehner

53rd speaker of the u.s. house of representatives from 2011 to 2015.

Born November 17th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Reading.

Walter Cronkite

American broadcast journalist (1916-2009).

Born November 4th, 1916 in St. Joseph.

Died July 17th, 2009 at 92 years old in New York City (stroke). ^[ref]

Jacques Cousteau

French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997).

Born June 11th, 1910 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac.

Died June 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (acute myocardial infarction).