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Notable Achievements at Age 62
Died in Butaro, Rwanda (acute cardiac event)
Died in his sleep from an acute cardiac event while in Rwanda, where he had been teaching and working with UGHE and Butaro District Hospital.
Awarded honorary Doctor of Divinity by Yale University
Yale conferred an honorary Doctor of Divinity on Krista Tippett at the 2022 commencement/honorary degrees ceremony.
Died of pneumonia related to oesophageal cancer
Died at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; body donated to medical research per his wishes.
Went into exile in the United Kingdom; based in London
Left Iran and has lived in exile in London since 2009, continuing activism from abroad.
Awarded Padma Bhushan (Government of India)
Received the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, for contributions to the IT industry (award year 2008).
Czech Republic joins NATO
The Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary join NATO (12 March 1999) — a policy Havel vigorously supported.
Died of pneumonia (complication of myelodysplasia)
Sagan died in Seattle, Washington on December 20, 1996, from pneumonia related to the bone-marrow disorder myelodysplasia. He was 62.
Death of Amos Tversky
Amos Tversky died in 1996; Kahneman later stated Tversky would have shared the Nobel Prize had he lived.
Created a baronet (Sir William Osler) in Coronation Honours
Awarded a hereditary knighthood (baronetcy) by King George V in the Coronation Honours list.
First human rabies vaccination: Joseph Meister
Administered first human rabies vaccine to 9‑year‑old Joseph Meister (6 July 1885) using attenuated virus preparations; treatment successful.
Fined $500,000 by NBA for public criticism of officiating (Mar 6, 2020)
The NBA fined Cuban $500,000 on March 6, 2020 for public criticism and conduct concerning officiating.
Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Appointed CBE in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to computing.
Tufts announced award of honorary degree (Doctor of Science)
Tufts University announced Kullman would be awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree (announcement March 26, 2018).
Reported in remission from lymphoma
After multiple rounds of chemotherapy, Blankfein was reported to be in remission by October 2016.
Co-founded Atlas Mara with Ashish Thakkar
On November 28, 2013 Bob Diamond and Ashish Thakkar founded Atlas Mara, a financial-services holding company focused on African banking acquisitions.
Inducted into Motorsports Hall of Fame of America
Officially inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (Class of 2012) recognizing his outstanding open-wheel career and broader motorsports contributions.
Extortion attempt and arrest of Robert Halderman
CBS producer Robert 'Joe' Halderman was arrested for allegedly trying to extort $2 million from Letterman by threatening to reveal an affair; Halderman later pleaded guilty.
Married Regina Lasko
Letterman and Regina Lasko were married in a private courthouse ceremony in Choteau, Montana (announced on March 23 show).
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