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Declared Legally Dead

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Formally known as "death in absentia" in many jurisdictions.

NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Ambrose Bierce
Author
24-Jun-1842 c. 1914 The Devil's Dictionary
Hale Boggs
Politician
15-Feb-1914 16-Oct-1972 Congressman from Louisiana, 1941-72
Roberto Clemente
Baseball
18-Aug-1934 31-Dec-1972 Puerto Rican baseball star
Joseph Force Crater
Victim
5-Jan-1889 6-Aug-1930 NY State Judge vanished
John V. Creely
Politician
14-Nov-1839 c. 1872 Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1871-73
Amelia Earhart
Aviator
24-Jul-1897 2-Jul-1937 Misplaced aviatrix
Steve Fossett
Aviator
22-Apr-1944 3-Sep-2007 First to cross Pacific in a balloon
Adolf Hitler
Head of State
20-Apr-1889 30-Apr-1945 Chancellor of Germany, 1933-45
Jimmy Hoffa
Labor Leader
14-Feb-1913 30-Jul-1975 International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Natalee Holloway
Victim
21-Oct-1986 30-May-2005 Disappeared in Aruba
Harold Holt
Head of State
5-Aug-1908 17-Dec-1967 Prime Minister of Australia, 1966-67
Henry Hudson
Explorer
c. 1570 22-Jun-1611 Sought a Northeast Passage
Glenn Miller
Musician
1-Mar-1904 15-Dec-1944 Popular bandleader and trombonist
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Religion
13-Apr-1919 Sep-1995 Atheist spokeswoman
Sir Walter Raleigh
Explorer
c. 1552 29-Oct-1618 Favorite of Queen Elizabeth I




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