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Frances Perkins was an American workers-rights advocate who served as the fourth United States secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945, the longest serving in that position. A member …
Frances Perkins, American workers-rights advocate, U
Pio Pion was an Italian entrepreneur, known for founding the first Italian company producing movie projectors, the Fumagalli, Pion & C.
Pio Pion, Italian businessman (born 1887)
Marguerite Valentine Bise was a French chef and restaurateur at her restaurant Auberge du Père Bise in Talloires, Haute-Savoie, France. In 1951, she became the third woman to win t…
Marguerite Bise, French chef (born 1898)
Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, was an English aviation pioneer and aerospace engineer who founded the aircraft company de Havilland. The company produced the Mosquito, which has been c…
Geoffrey de Havilland, English pilot and engineer, designed the de Havilland Mosquito (born 1882)
Christopher Reynolds Stone was a British radio broadcaster who in 1927 became the first disc jockey in the United Kingdom. He was co-founder of the music magazine The Gramophone. I…
Christopher Stone, English radio host (born 1882)
Roland David Smith was an American abstract expressionist sculptor and painter known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures.
David Smith, American sculptor (born 1906)
John Rinehart Blue was an American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Blue was a Democratic member of the West Virginia …
John Rinehart Blue, American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician (born 1905)
Eleanor Farjeon was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire.
Eleanor Farjeon, English author, poet, and playwright (born 1881)
Alex or Aleck Miller, known later in his career as Sonny Boy Williamson, was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter. He was an early and influential blues harp s…
Sonny Boy Williamson II, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (born 1908)
Louis Trolle Hjelmslev was a Danish linguist whose ideas formed the basis of the Copenhagen School of linguistics. Born into an academic family, Hjelmslev studied comparative lingu…
Louis Hjelmslev, Danish linguist and academic (born 1899)
Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Lambeau, along with his friend and fellow Green Bay, Wiscon…
Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach, founded the Green Bay Packers (born 1898)
Judy Holliday was an American actress, comedian, singer, and songwriter.
Judy Holliday, American actress and singer (born 1921)
Vahap Özaltay or Vehâb Özaltay was a Turkish international footballer and track and field athlete.
Vahap Özaltay, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1908)
Paul Bernard Joseph Marie Coremans was a Belgian scientist who advanced the fields of cultural heritage management and cultural heritage curation. He was the founder and first dire…
Paul B
José Mendes Cabeçadas Júnior, OTE, ComA, MPCE, commonly known as Mendes Cabeçadas, was a Portuguese Navy officer, Freemason and republican, having a major role in the preparation o…
José Mendes Cabeçadas, Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th President of Portugal (born 1883)
Martin Buber was an Austrian-Israeli philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of existentialism centered on the distinction between the I–Thou relationship and…
Martin Buber, Austrian-Israeli philosopher and theologian (born 1878)
David Henry Drummond was an Australian politician and farmer. He was a member of the Country Party and served in both the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1920–1949) and the A…
David Drummond, Australian farmer and politician (born 1890)
Bernard Mannes Baruch was an American financier and statesman.
Bernard Baruch, American financier and politician (born 1870)
David O. Selznick was an American film producer, screenwriter and film studio executive who produced Gone with the Wind (1939) and Rebecca (1940), both of which earned him an Acade…
David O
Ernest Loring "Red" Nichols was an American jazz cornetist, composer, and jazz bandleader. He was one of the most prolific and influential jazz musicians in the late 1920s and earl…
Red Nichols, American cornet player, bandleader, and composer (born 1905)
Walter Reginald Hammond was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning as a professional, he later became …
Wally Hammond, English cricketer (born 1903)
Robert Ruark was an American author, syndicated columnist, and big game hunter.
Robert Ruark, American journalist and author (born 1915)
Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza was a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player. He was a supporter of dictator Rafael Trujillo, and was rumored to be a political assass…
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (born 1909)
Moshe Sharett was an Israeli politician who was Prime Minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1948 to 1956. He signed the Israeli Declaration of I…
Moshe Sharett, Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (born 1894)