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American sociologist.
Born November 27th, 1913 in Berlin.
Died July 8th, 2003 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
English historian (1949–2026).
Born December 12th, 1949 in Twickenham.
Died January 24th, 2026 at 76 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Czech nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984).
Born December 5th, 1896 in Prague.
Died October 20th, 1986 at 89 years old in Cambridge.
British computer scientist (1934-2010).
Born January 13th, 1934 in Plymouth.
Died March 20th, 2010 at 76 years old in Cambridge (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Palestinian historian (1925–2026).
Born July 16th, 1925 in Jerusalem.
Died March 8th, 2026 at 100 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
American mathematician (1809–1880).
Born April 4th, 1809 in Salem. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1880 at 71 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
American controls and communications pioneer (1905-1982).
Born December 24th, 1905 in Madison.
Died June 21st, 1982 at 76 years old in Cambridge.
British economist (1852–1949).
Born August 31st, 1852 in Salisbury.
Died November 15th, 1949 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Austrian-british mathematician and cosmologist.
Born November 1st, 1919 in Vienna.
Died September 10th, 2005 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
American historian (1918–2007).
Born September 15th, 1918 in Guyencourt.
Died May 9th, 2007 at 88 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel