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Raul Santos Seixas was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, considered the "Father of Brazilian Rock". His musical work consists of seventeen albums…
Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1945)
Robert Grondelaers was a road cyclist from Belgium. He won the silver medal in the men's individual road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. At the same tournam…
Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (born 1933)
Huey Percy Newton was an African American revolutionary and political activist who co-founded the Marxist–Leninist political and militant organization the Black Panther Party (BPP)…
Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (born 1942)
Mohammed Abdul-Hayy or Muhammad Abd al-Hayy was a member of the first generation of post-colonial Sudanese writers and academics. Together with Ali El-Mak and Salah Ahmed Ibrahim, …
Mohammed Abed Elhai, Sudanese poet and academic (born 1944)
Ronald David Laing, usually cited as R. D. Laing, was a Scottish psychiatrist who wrote extensively on mental illness, particularly psychosis and schizophrenia. Politically, Laing …
R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist and author (born 1927)
Irving Stone was an American writer, chiefly known for his biographical novels of noted artists, politicians, and intellectuals. Among the best known are Lust for Life (1934), abou…
Irving Stone, American author (born 1903)
John Steptoe was an author and illustrator children's books dealing with aspects of the African-American experience. He is best known for Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters (1987), which…
John Steptoe, American author and illustrator (born 1950)
Sir Peter Markham Scott was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. The only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, h…
Peter Scott, English explorer and painter (born 1909)
Seymour Krim was an American author, editor and literary critic. In the 1950s and '60s, he contributed essays and journalistic pieces to The Village Voice, New York Herald Tribune,…
Seymour Krim, American journalist and critic (born 1922)
Angelo Bartlett "Bart" Giamatti was an American professor of English Renaissance literature, the president of Yale University, and the seventh commissioner of Major League Baseball…
A. Bartlett Giamatti, American businessman and academic (born 1938)
Kazimierz Deyna was a Polish professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder in the playmaker role and was one of the most highly regarded players of his generation, …
Kazimierz Deyna, Polish footballer (born 1947)
Tadeusz Sendzimir was a Polish engineer and inventor of international renown. He held 120 patents in mining and metallurgy, 73 of which were awarded to him in the United States.
Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer (born 1894)
Gaetano Scirea was an Italian professional footballer who is considered one of the greatest defenders in football history. He spent most of his career with Juventus.
Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (born 1953)
Georges Joseph Christian Simenon was a Belgian writer who created the fictional detective Jules Maigret. One of the most prolific and successful authors of the 20th century, he pub…
Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (born 1903)
Sir John Philip Baxter was a British-Australian chemical engineer. He was the second director of the University of New South Wales from 1953, continuing as vice-chancellor when the…
Philip Baxter, Welsh-Australian chemical engineer (born 1905)
Mikhail Emmanuilovich Goldstein was a German composer, violinist and violin teacher of Jewish origin, brother of prominent violinist Boris Goldstein.
Mikhail Goldstein, Ukrainian violinist and composer (born 1917)
Jan (Janice) DeGaetani was an American mezzo-soprano known for her performances of contemporary classical vocal compositions.
Jan DeGaetani, American soprano (born 1933)
Olga Erteszek was a Polish-American undergarment designer and lingerie company owner. She was famous for her nightgowns with full, flowing skirt width and generous sweep.
Olga Erteszek, Polish-American fashion designer (born 1916)
Sir Ronald Syme was a New Zealand-born historian and classicist. He was regarded as the greatest historian of ancient Rome since Theodor Mommsen and the most brilliant exponent of …
Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and author (born 1903)
Dámaso Pérez Prado was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s. His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwi…
Pérez Prado, Cuban-Mexican singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1916)
Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, literary critic and professor at Yale University. He was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of th…
Robert Penn Warren, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (born 1905)
William Samuel Steele was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. Steele won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1948 London Olympics. A two-time USA Outdoor c…
Willie Steele, American long jumper (born 1923)
A gun turret is a mounting platform from which weapons can be fired that affords protection, visibility and ability to turn and aim. A modern gun turret is generally a rotatable we…
A gun turret exploded on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa, killing 47 sailors
The April 26 Editorial was a front-page article published in People's Daily on April 26, 1989, during the Tiananmen Square protests. The editorial effectively defined the student m…
An editorial was published in the People's Daily denouncing the growing unrest in Tiananmen Square in Beijing which woul