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Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp, better known as Jean Arp in English, was a German-French sculptor, painter and poet. He was known as a Dadaist and an abstract artist.
Jean Arp, German-French sculptor, painter, and poet (born 1886)
Anton Melik was a Slovene geographer.
Anton Melik, Slovenian geographer and academic (born 1890)
Hermann Scherchen was a German conductor, who was principal conductor of the city orchestra of Winterthur from 1922 to 1950. He promoted contemporary music, beginning with Schoenbe…
Hermann Scherchen, German viola player and conductor (born 1891)
Thaddeus Rutter Shideler was an American hurdler who competed in the early twentieth century. He competed in athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 110…
Thaddeus Shideler, American hurdler (born 1883)
Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, also known as Köprülüzade Mehmed Fuad, was a Turkish sociologist, scholar, and Turkologist. He served in the Minister of Foreign Affairs and as Deputy Prime Mi…
Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Turkish historian and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1890)
Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Farina won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in its inaugural 1…
Giuseppe Farina, Italian race car driver (born 1906)
Isaiah Edwin Leopold, better known as Ed Wynn, was an American actor and comedian. He began his career in vaudeville in 1903 and was known for his Perfect Fool comedy character, hi…
Ed Wynn, American actor and comedian (born 1886)
Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître was a Belgian Catholic priest, theoretical physicist, and mathematician who made major contributions to cosmology and astrophysics. He was the…
Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, physicist, and astronomer (born 1894)
Margery Louise Allingham was an English novelist from the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", and considered one of its four "Queens of Crime", alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L.…
Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction (born 1904)
William Franklyn "Bill" Verner was an American athlete and middle-distance runner who competed in the early twentieth century.
Frank Verner, American runner (born 1883)
Jan Wiktor Brzechwa was a Polish poet, author and lawyer, known mostly for his contribution to children's literature.
Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet, author, and lawyer (born 1900)
George Charles de Hevesy was a Hungarian radiochemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate, recognized in 1943 for his key role in the development of radioactive tracers to study …
George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)
Samuel Pond "Sad Sam" Jones was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Loui…
Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (born 1892)
Delmore Schwartz was an American poet and short story writer.
Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (born 1913)
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki , was a Japanese essayist, philosopher, religious scholar, and translator. He was an authority on Buddhism, especially Zen and Shin, and was instrumental in …
D. T. Suzuki, Japanese philosopher and author (born 1870)
Eugénie Julie Manet was a French painter, model, diarist, and art collector.
Julie Manet, French painter and art collector (born 1878)
Abdurrahman Seyfettin Arkan, Seyfi Nasih was a Turkish architect, the personal architect of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. He was born in 1903 in Istanbul. He attended Kadikoy French Schoo…
Seyfi Arkan, Turkish architect (born 1903)
Robert Gaston Fuller was an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for "Let Her Dance" and his cover of the Crickets' "I Fought the Law," recorded with his grou…
Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942)
Philipp Frank was an Austrian-American physicist, mathematician and philosopher of the early-to-mid 20th century. He was a logical positivist, and a member of the Vienna Circle. He…
Philipp Frank, Austrian-American physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Vienna Circle member (born 1884)
Edward Montgomery Clift was an American actor. A four-time Academy Award nominee, he was known for his portrayal of "moody, sensitive young men", according to The New York Times.
Montgomery Clift, American actor (born 1920)
Anthony David Lema was an American professional golfer who rose to fame in the mid-1960s and won a major title, the 1964 Open Championship at the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotla…
Tony Lema, American golfer (born 1934)
Francis Russell "Frank" O'Hara was an American writer, poet, and art critic. A curator at the Museum of Modern Art, O'Hara became prominent in New York City's art world. O'Hara is …
Frank O'Hara, American poet and critic (born 1926)
Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was a Nigerian military officer who served as the first military dictator and head of state of Nigeria. He seized power during the ensuing ch…
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian general and politician, 2nd Head of State of Nigeria (born 1924)
Francis Adekunle Fajuyi was a Nigerian soldier of Yoruba origin and the first military governor of the former Western Region, Nigeria.
Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian colonel (born 1926)