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Joseph Kosma was a Hungarian composer who immigrated to France. His most famous composition is the standard Autumn Leaves.
Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-French composer (born 1905)
Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer was a German human biologist and geneticist, who was the Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Münster until he retired in 1965. A member of…
Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (born 1896)
Witold Marian Gombrowicz was a Polish writer and playwright. His works are characterised by deep psychological analysis, a certain sense of paradox and absurd, anti-nationalist fla…
Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (born 1904)
Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among other…
Frank Loesser, American composer (born 1910)
Alexander Mair was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 5 August 1939 to 16 May 1941. Born in Melbourne, Mair worked in various businesses there b…
Alexander Mair, Australian politician, 26th Premier of New South Wales (born 1889)
Theodor W. Adorno was a German philosopher, cultural, and music critic. He was a leading member of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, whose work has come to be associated wit…
Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1903)
Cecil Frank Powell was a British experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1950 for heading the team that developed the photographic method of studying nucl…
C. F. Powell, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
János Kodolányi Hungarian writer of short stories, dramas, novels and sociographies. The Kodolányi János University of Applied Sciences was named after him.
János Kodolányi, Hungarian author (born 1899)
Miriam Licette was an English operatic soprano whose career spanned 35 years, from the mid-1910s to after World War II. She was also a singing teacher, and created the Miriam Licet…
Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (born 1885)
Otto Stern was a German–American experimental physicist. He is the second most nominated person for a Nobel Prize, with 82 nominations during the years 1925–1945. In 1943, he recei…
Otto Stern, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)
Sir Robert Cosgrove was an Australian politician who was the 30th and longest-serving Premier of Tasmania. He held office for over 18 years, serving from 1939 to 1947 and from 1948…
Robert Cosgrove, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Tasmania (born 1884)
Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett, was an English novelist, published in the original editions as I. Compton-Burnett. She was awarded the 1955 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her novel …
Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (born 1884)
Erika Julia Hedwig Mann was a German actress and writer, daughter of the novelist Thomas Mann.
Erika Mann, German actress and author (born 1905)
Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1952 t…
Rocky Marciano, American boxer (born 1923)
Andrew Russell Pearson was an American columnist, noted for his syndicated newspaper column "Washington Merry-Go-Round". He also had a program on NBC Radio titled Drew Pearson Comm…
Drew Pearson, American journalist and author (born 1897)
Hồ Chí Minh, colloquially known as Uncle Ho among other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary and statesman who founded the Democratic Republic of Vietna…
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (born 1890)
John Ashby Lester was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a teacher. Lester was one of the Philadelphian cricketers who played from the end…
John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (born 1871)
Arthur Friedenreich was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed The Tiger or Golden Foot. He played for the Brazil national team and was a rec…
Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (born 1892)
Everett McKinley Dirksen was an American politician. A Republican, he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. As Senate Min…
Everett Dirksen, American lieutenant and politician (born 1896)
Bud Collyer was an American radio actor, announcer and game show host who became one of the nation's first major television game show stars. He is best remembered for his work as t…
Bud Collyer, American game show host (born 1908)
Willem Edouard Numa Ghislain Mairesse was a Formula One and sports-car driver from Belgium. He participated in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 19 June 1960. He achie…
Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (born 1928)
Adolfo López Mateos was a centre-left Mexican politician and lawyer who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Previously, he served as Secretary of Labor and Social Welf…
Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (born 1909)
Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. AllMusic stated: "Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto …
Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1902)
Walter Charles Hagen was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack …
Walter Hagen, American golfer (born 1892)