American author, vlogger, and online personality (died 2010)

Esther Earl

Esther Grace Earl was an American author, internet vlogger, online personality, and Nerdfighter, as well as an activist in the Harry Potter Alliance. Prior to her death from cancer in 2010, Earl befriended author John Green, who credited her for the inspiration to complete his bestselling 2012 novel The Fault in Our Stars. In 2014, Earl's writings were compiled with her biography This Star Won't Go Out, which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for young adult books. Earl has been cited as an influential activist, with her family and online followers continuing to hold charity and fundraising events in her memory.

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1994

August 3

Died

Living

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1990s

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1994 Born

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8 Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna.
435 Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt.
881 Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
908 Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia.

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The world in 1994

When Esther arrived

april 14 In a friendly fire incident during Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq, two U.S. Air Force aircraft mistakenly shoot-down two U.S. Army helicopters, killing 26 people.
april 15 Marrakesh Agreement relating to foundation of World Trade Organization is adopted.
april 24 A Douglas DC-3 ditches in Botany Bay after takeoff from Sydney Airport. All 25 people on board survive.
april 26 China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.

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Abhisit Vejjajiva 1964– English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand Eric Esch 1966– American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist Ernie Pyle 1900–1945 American journalist and soldier (born 1900) Jonas Savimbi 1934–2002 Angolan general, founded UNITA (died 2002) Juanita Helms 1941–2009 American politician (died 2009) Lance Alworth 1940– American football player Mark Reynolds 1983– American baseball player Martha Stewart 1941– American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Martin Atkins 1959– English drummer and producer

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Austin Gunn 1994– American professional wrestler Cr1TiKaL 1994– American YouTuber and streamer Dylann Roof 1994– American mass murderer Kang Ji-young 1994– South Korean singer Kris Dunn 1994– American basketball player Lejla Njemčević 1994– Bosnian cross-country and mountain bike cyclist Lil Baby 1994– American rapper Maggie Rogers 1994– American musician Marquez Valdes-Scantling 1994– American football player

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