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Frederik Hendrik Kreuger, was a Dutch high voltage scientist and inventor, lived in Delft, the Netherlands, and was professor emeritus of the Delft University of Technology. He wa…
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The 1920s
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1928
Pernell Roberts, American actor (died 2010)
Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. was an American stage, film, and television actor, activist, and singer. In addition to guest-starring in over 60 television series, he was best known for…
Pernell Roberts, American actor (died 2010)
1928
Billy Martin, American baseball player and coach (died 1989)
Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin Jr. was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman and manager, who, in addition to leading other teams, was five times the manager of the …
Billy Martin, American baseball player and coach (died 1989)
1928
Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (died 1982)
Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman was an English design engineer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, and founder of the sports car company Lotus Cars.
Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (died 1982)
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Thomas Kennedy, English air marshal (died 2013)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Lawrie "Jock" Kennedy, was a senior Royal Air Force officer. He served as Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command from 1979 to 1981, and Air Member for …
Thomas Kennedy, English air marshal (died 2013)
1928
Gil McDougald, American baseball player and coach (died 2010)
Gilbert James McDougald was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played for the New York Yankees from 1951 through 1960.
Gil McDougald, American baseball player and coach (died 2010)
1928
Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)
Adolph Schayes was an American professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A top scorer and rebounder, he was a 12-time NBA All-Star and …
Dolph Schayes, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)
1928
Tom Donahue, American radio host and producer (died 1975)
Tom "Big Daddy" Donahue, was an American rock and roll radio disc jockey, record producer and concert promoter.
Tom Donahue, American radio host and producer (died 1975)
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Alice Drummond, American actress (died 2016)
Alice Elizabeth Drummond was an American actress. A veteran Off-Broadway performer, she was nominated in 1970 for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her perform…
Alice Drummond, American actress (died 2016)
1928
Serge Doubrovsky, French theorist and author (died 2017)
Julien Serge Doubrovsky was a French writer and 1989 Prix Médicis winner for Le Livre brisé. He is also a critical theorist, and coined the term "autofiction" in the drafts for his…
Serge Doubrovsky, French theorist and author (died 2017)
1928
John Mackenzie, Scottish director and producer (died 2011)
John Leonard Duncan Mackenzie was a Scottish film and television director. He worked in British film from the late 1960s, first as an assistant director and later as an independent…
John Mackenzie, Scottish director and producer (died 2011)
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Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. was an American business magnate and financier. Pickens chaired the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate r…
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Hiroshi Sano, Japanese novelist (died 2013)
Ichiro Maruyama, who wrote under the pen name You Sano, was a Japanese mystery writer and critic.
Hiroshi Sano, Japanese novelist (died 2013)
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Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (died 2002)
Rosemary Clooney was an American singer and actress. She came to prominence in the early 1950s with the song "Come On-a My House", which was followed by other pop numbers such as "…
Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (died 2002)
1928
Nigel Davenport, English actor (died 2013)
Arthur Nigel Davenport was an English stage, television and film actor, best known for his film roles as the Duke of Norfolk in A Man for All Seasons, and Lord Birkenhead in Chario…
Nigel Davenport, English actor (died 2013)
1928
Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (died 2015)
Nina Grigoryevna Otkalenko, née Pletnyova, was a Soviet middle-distance runner. She won a European title in the 800 m at the inaugural 1954 European Athletics Championships and set…
Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (died 2015)
1928
William Trevor, Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer (died 2016)
William Trevor Cox was an Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer. One of the elder statesmen of the Irish literary world, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest c…
William Trevor, Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer (died 2016)
1928
Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and assisted suicide activist (died 2011)
Murad Jacob Kevorkian, also known by the nickname "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist and euthanasia proponent. He publicly championed a terminal patient's right to die by phy…
Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and assisted suicide activist (died 2011)
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Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer and educator
Thea Musgrave CBE is a Scottish composer of opera and classical music. She has lived in the United States since 1972.
Thea Musgrave, Scottish-American composer and educator
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Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (died 2015)
Sally Forrest was an American film, stage and TV actress of the 1940s and 1950s. She studied dance from a young age and shortly out of high school was signed to a contract by Metro…
Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (died 2015)
1928
Freddie Redd, American jazz pianist and composer (died 2021)
Freddie Redd was an American hard-bop pianist and composer. He is best known for writing music to accompany The Connection (1959), a play by Jack Gelber. According to Peter Watrous…
Freddie Redd, American jazz pianist and composer (died 2021)
1928
Pro Hart, Australian painter (died 2006)
Kevin Charles "Pro" Hart, MBE, was an Australian artist, born in Broken Hill, New South Wales, who was considered the father of the Australian Outback painting movement and his wor…
Pro Hart, Australian painter (died 2006)
1928
Agnès Varda, Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)
Agnès Varda was a Belgian-born French filmmaker, artist, and photographer.
Agnès Varda, Belgian-French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)
1928
Radoslav Rotković, Montenegrin historian (died 2013)
Radoslav Rotković was a Montenegrin historian, philologist and academician. He is known for his works in Montenegrin history and literature.
Radoslav Rotković, Montenegrin historian (died 2013)