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1909 – 2015Nicholas Winton (1909-2015)Died 1 July 2015, aged 106Nicholas Winton was a British humanitarian who organized the rescue of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia on the eve of the Second World War, in an operation later dubbed the 'British Schindler' effort. His actions remained largely unknown for nearly 50 years until they were revealed on a British television program in 1988. He was knighted in 2003 for his services to humanity.
2015Cecil the Lion Killed by Trophy HunterKilling of Zimbabwe's famous lion sparks global outcryAn American dentist killed Cecil, a well-known and studied lion, with a bow and arrow near Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park. The killing generated an intense global backlash against trophy hunting once the hunter was publicly identified. It became one of the most viral animal welfare stories of the decade.