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Thomas Bernardine Barry was an Irish republican. He was a prominent guerrilla leader in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War…
Tom Barry, leader of the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (born 1897)
Joseph Quincy Krumgold was an American writer of books and screenplays. He was the first person to win two annual Newbery Medals for the most distinguished new American children's …
Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (born 1908)
John Warren Davis was an American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader. He was the fifth and longest-serving president of West Virginia State University in Inst…
John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (born 1888)
Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE was a Motswana politician who served as the first President of Botswana, a post he held from 1966 to his death in 1980.
Seretse Khama, Botswana lawyer and politician, 1st President of Botswana (born 1921)
Carlos López Moctezuma Pineda was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than 210 films between 1938 and 1980. He starred in the film Happiness, which was entered into the 7th B…
Carlos López Moctezuma, Mexican actor (born 1909).
Don Barry, also known as Red Barry, was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 1940 film Adve…
Don "Red" Barry, American actor and screenwriter (born 1912)
Boris Nikolayevich Delaunay or Delone was a Soviet and Russian mathematician, mountain climber, and the father of physicist, Nikolai Borisovich Delone. He is best known for the Del…
Boris Delaunay, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1890)
Margaret Craven was an American writer.
Margaret Craven, American journalist and author (born 1901)
İsmail Nihat Erim was a Turkish politician and jurist. He served as the 13th prime minister of Turkey for almost 14 months after the 1971 Turkish military memorandum. He was assass…
Nihat Erim, Turkish jurist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1912)
Sarto Fournier was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Montreal from 1957 to 1960.
Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (born 1908)
Keith Richard Godchaux was an American pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Following their departure from the Dead, he and his …
Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (born 1948)
Hans Joachim Morgenthau was a German-American jurist and political scientist who was one of the major 20th-century figures in the study of international relations. Morgenthau's wor…
Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (born 1904)
Maria Poveka Montoya Martinez was a Pueblo artist who created internationally known pottery. Martinez, her husband Julian, and other family members, including her son Popovi Da, e…
Maria Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo (Native American) potter (born 1887)
Mollie Steimer was an anarchist activist. A Ukrainian Jew, she left Russia and settled in New York City in 1913. She quickly became involved in the local anarchist movement and was…
Mollie Steimer, Ukrainian activist (born 1897)
Peter Sellers was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence with his performances on the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show. Sellers was featured on a number of…
Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian (born 1925)
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. He became widely known for his unique singin…
Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1938)
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown in the Islamic Rev…
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iranian Shah (born 1919)
Rushdy Saeed Baghdadi Abaza was an Egyptian film and television actor. He was considered one of the most charming actors in the Egyptian film industry and is one of the most famous…
Rushdy Abaza, Egyptian actor (born 1926)
Rose Rand was an Austrian-American logician and philosopher. She was a member of the Vienna Circle.
Rose Rand, Austrian-born American logician and philosopher (born 1903)
Ernst Pascual Jordan was a German theoretical and mathematical physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. He contributed much to th…
Pascual Jordan, German physicist, author, and academic (born 1902)
Patrick André Eugène Joseph Depailler was a French racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1980. Depailler won two Formula One Grands Prix across eight seasons.
Patrick Depailler, French race car driver (born 1944)
Mohammed Rafi was an Indian playback singer. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his ver…
Mohammed Rafi, Indian playback singer (born 1924)
Strother Douglas Martin Jr. was an American actor, who appeared in over 170 film and television productions between 1950 and 1980, mainly in character roles. He often appeared in s…
Strother Martin, American actor (born 1919)
Harold Lowell Runnels was an American businessman and politician who served five terms as a U.S. representative from New Mexico from 1971 to 1978.
Harold L. Runnels, American soldier and politician (born 1924)