Old English

Earliest historical form of English language

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2024
Hardy
Max Hardy, American chef and restaurateur, dies
2024
Harley
Steve Harley, British musician, passed away.
2024
Thornton
Merle Thornton, an Australian feminist activist, passes away.
2024
Sanborn
David Sanborn, the American alto saxophonist, passed away.
2024
Hurley
Evelyn Hurley, American nun and educator, passed away.
2024
Edwards
Trevor Edwards passed away.
2024
Edwards
Lee Edwards passed away.
2024
Withers
Mark Withers passed away, ending his television acting career.
2024
Hardy
Françoise Hardy passed away.
2024 Dale Kedwards joins the department as a lecturer.
2023
Fern
156 newborn American girls were named Fern, continuing the trend of increasing popularity.
2023
Gould
Stephen Gould passed away.
2023
Richardson
Jerry Richardson died, a former American NFL player.
2023
Dowding
Alan Dowding passed away.
2023
Thornton
Sidney Thornton, an American football player, dies.
2023 Ben Guy becomes a lecturer in the department.
November 5 2023 Passed away at the age of 82.
2022
Ēostre
Richard Sermon publishes a paper in Folklore challenging Philip A. Shaw's interpretation of Ēostre as a localized goddess and rejecting the argument against her association with dawn.
2022
Stanley
The Stanley Parable receives an Ultra Deluxe release featuring Stanley
2022
Fern
148 newborn American girls were named Fern, demonstrating a gradual increase in the name's usage.
2022
Woodroofe
Michael Woodroofe passed away after a career in statistics.
2022
Edwards
Jamal Edwards passed away, marking the end of his entrepreneurial career.
2022
Edwards
Iwan Edwards passed away after a distinguished career in choral music.
2022
Edith
Edith was ranked as the 513th most popular name for American newborn girls.
August 29 2022
Dean
Charlbi Dean, South African actress and model, died unexpectedly at the age of 32.
June 2022 The ASNC Society launches a new updated website, modernizing their online presence and communication platform.
2021 Headley wins the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award for her translation of Beowulf.
2021
Fern
140 newborn American girls and 26 newborn Canadian girls were named Fern, showing the name's ongoing popularity in English-speaking countries.
2021
Gould
Desiree Gould passed away, marking the end of her acting career.
2021
Traynor
John Traynor, Dublin criminal known for connections to murdered journalist Veronica Guerin, passed away.
2021
Hardy
Francis Hardy died
2021
Richardson
Gloria Richardson passed away, noted civil rights leader.
2021
Egerton
David Egerton passed away.
2021
Fielding
Sir Leslie Fielding passes away.
2021
Edwards
Edwin Edwards passed away, concluding his notable political career that significantly impacted Louisiana politics.
2021
Withers
Jane Withers passed away, concluding her extensive entertainment career.
2021
Edith
Edith was the 518th most popular name for newborn girls in Canada, with 55 uses that year.
2020
Stanley
Stanley Ho, prominent Hong Kong-Macau businessman, passed away.
2020 Her story 'Memoirs of an Imaginary Country' was published online.
2020 Won the World Fantasy Award, marking a significant achievement in her literary career.
2020
Fern
133 newborn American girls were named Fern, indicating continued use of the name in the United States.
2020
Traynor
Bobby Trainor passed away (or potentially in 2021)
2020
Richardson
Naazim Richardson passed away, marking the end of his career as an American boxer and boxing trainer.
2020
Richardson
H. L. Richardson, the American politician, died.
2020
Richardson
Gloster Richardson passed away, a professional American football player.
2020
Richardson
Clif Richardson died.
2020
Hurley
Bruce Hurley, American politician, passed away.
2020
Edwards
Roy Edwards died.
2020
Edwards
Derek Edwards (rugby league) passes away.
October 21 2020
Dean
Fred Dean, American football player, died at the age of 68.

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