Subjects  |  Tragedy

Peter Rage

Possibly also known as Bengt Rage.

Person, Tragedy

Mujibur Rahman

Born Bengal. Bangladeshi politician and statesman. Father of the Bangladeshi nation, popularly known as Bangabandhu (various spellings), Bengali for "Friend of Bengal". First President of Banglade...

Person, Nationalism, Tragedy, Bengal, Indian Sub-continent

Railway Workers killed or injured on the railways

Group, Tragedy, Transport

John Raisin

A recruitment consultant, killed in the Ladbroke Grove rail disaster, aged 61. Andrew Behan has kindly carried out further research: John D. B. Raisin was born on 26 August 1938, the son of Alec R...

Person, Tragedy

Luis L. Ramirez

Ramirez's divorced wife's lover was murdered in Texas in 1998.  Ramirez was indicted for solicitation of capital murder. In 1999 he was sentenced to death and executed in 2005.

Person, Law, Race Issues, Tragedy, USA

David Alan James Rathkey

United Kingdom citizen who died in the terrorist attacks in America on 11 September 2001. David Alan James Rathkey was born on 28 April 1954 in Eton, Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire) a son of Colin...

Person, Tragedy, Channel Islands, USA, Wales

Henry Reading

Construction worker killed in the fatal accident at Crystal Palace.

Person, Tragedy

Pippa Rea

Person, Tragedy

Receiving House

In 1774 a group of London doctors, concerned at the number of people who were mistakenly being given up for dead, wanted to promote new techniques of resuscitation. They decided to concentrate on d...

Building, Medicine, Tragedy

Peter Record

British, killed by the Bali bomb, age 32.

Person, Tragedy