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This is a list of people who died in the last 5 days with an article at the English Wikipedia. For people without an English Wikipedia page see: Wikipedia:Database reports/Recent deaths (red links). Generally updated at least daily, last time: 20:09, 11 February 2025 (UTC).
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Fashion designer. Guest starred as herself in Today, Project Runway All Stars, Celebrity Page and others. [64] Janice Burgess: 72 Television writer and producer best known for being the creator of The Backyardigans. [65] March 2 Mark Dodson: 64 Actor (Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, Arachnicide). He made guest appearances in Darkwing Duck and ...
Welcome to Wikipedia:Deceased Wikipedians. This is a memorial listing of English-language Wikipedians who have died. (Deceased Wikipedians who contributed in other languages are documented on their respective language wikis.) People in this list have changed English Wikipedia for the better in some way.
Yankee Stadium was completed in time for the home opener on April 18, 1923, [116] at which Ruth hit the first home run in what was quickly dubbed "the House that Ruth Built". [117] The ballpark was designed with Ruth in mind: although the venue's left-field fence was further from home plate than at the Polo Grounds, Yankee Stadium's right-field ...
Babe Ruth hit the ballpark's first home run on its Opening Day in 1923. [73] Ruth also set the then-league record for most home runs in a single season by hitting his 60th home run in 1927. Roger Maris would later break this record in 1961 at Yankee Stadium on the final day of the season by hitting his 61st home run.
Babe Ruth Field was a ballpark in Ventura, California, United States, named after the famous baseball player George Herman ("Babe") Ruth, (1895–1948), of Baltimore, that was used as a minor-league park from 1948 to 1955. [1]
Ruth's funeral took place in New York City, over three days. His body was viewed by thousands at Yankee Stadium and St. Patrick's Cathedral.The scale of the event was later described in Life magazine: "When the Yankee slugger died from cancer at the age of 53, he received the kind of tribute normally reserved for kings and presidents.