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Famous People Who Died on March 17
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Marcus Aurelius
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Marcus Aurelius
Scholar, Military Leader, Political Leader, Emperor / 121 - 180
As Emperor of Rome from 161-180, Marcus Aurelius kept the empire safe from the Parthians and Germans, but is best known for his intellectual pursuits.
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Blanche K. Bruce
Blanche K. Bruce
U.S. Representative / 1841 - 1898
Formerly enslaved, Blanche K. Bruce made history as the first African American to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate.
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Ramon Magsaysay
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Ramon Magsaysay
World Leader / 1907 - 1957
Ramon Magsaysay became the third president of the Philippines in 1953, and is credited with restoring law and order during the Philippine crisis of the 1950s.
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Christian Doppler
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Christian Doppler
Educator, Mathematician, Physicist / 1803 - 1853
Austrian physicist Christian Doppler first described the Doppler effect, in reference to the observed frequency of light and sound waves, in the paper "Concerning the Coloured Light of Double Stars."
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Helen Hayes
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Helen Hayes
Actress / 1900 - 1993
Helen Hayes was an American actress best known for being one of two women to have received all four entertainment awards: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.
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George F. Kennan
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George F. Kennan
Historian, Diplomat, Academic Author / 1904 - 2005
George F. Kennan served as a U.S. diplomat from 1926 to 1953. He wrote a famous Foreign Affairs article, "The Sources of Soviet Conduct," under the pen name Mr. X.
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profile name: Marcus Aurelius profile occupation: Scholar, Military Leader, Political Leader, Emperor
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profile name: Ramon Magsaysay profile occupation: World Leader
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profile name: Christian Doppler profile occupation: Educator, Mathematician, Physicist
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profile name: Blanche K. Bruce profile occupation: U.S. Representative
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profile name: Helen Hayes profile occupation: Actress
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profile name: George F. Kennan profile occupation: Historian, Diplomat, Academic Author
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