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Andreas Matthias Donner was a Dutch judge and the second President of the European Court of Justice, a position which he served between 1958 and 1964.
André Donner, Dutch academic and judge (born 1918)
Robert Frans Marie De Moor, better known under his pen name Bob de Moor, was a Belgian comics creator. Chiefly noted as an artist, he is considered an early master of the Ligne cla…
Bob de Moor, Belgian author and illustrator (born 1925)
Bengt Holbek was a Danish folklorist known for his unorthodox approach to folklore theory. He wrote one of the definitive works of fairy tale scholarship entitled Interpretation of…
Bengt Holbek, Danish folklorist (born 1933)
Pierre-Félix Guattari was a French psychoanalyst, political philosopher, semiotician, social activist, and screenwriter. He co-founded schizoanalysis with Gilles Deleuze, and creat…
Félix Guattari, French philosopher and theorist (born 1930)
Barbara McClintock was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell U…
Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (born 1910)
Henry Ephron was an American playwright, screenwriter and film producer. He often worked with his wife, Phoebe and was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 196…
Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (born 1912)
Ruth Gloria Nelson was an American stage and film actress. She is known for her roles in films such as Wilson, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Humoresque, 3 Women, The Late Show and Awak…
Ruth Nelson, American actress (born 1905)
Anthony Perkins was an American actor. He is best known for portraying Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film Psycho, for which he received a Bambi Award nomination for Best …
Anthony Perkins, American actor, singer, and director (born 1932)
August Eduard Komendant was an Estonian and American structural engineer and a pioneer in the field of prestressed concrete, which can be used to build stronger and more graceful s…
August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic (born 1906)
Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin, often referred to as Paul Martin Sr., was a Canadian lawyer, politician and diplomat. He was the father of Paul Martin, who served as 21st prime…
Paul Martin Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1903)
Roger Wagner, was an American choral musician, administrator and educator. In 1946 he founded the Roger Wagner Chorale, which became one of America's premier vocal ensembles. He al…
Roger Wagner, American conductor and educator (born 1914)
Mohammad Hidayatullah, was an Indian jurist and statesman who served as interim President of India in 1969. He concurrently served as Chief Justice of India from 1968 to 1970 and t…
Mohammad Hidayatullah, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (born 1905)
Jacques Pic was a French chef best known for being head chef at his three Michelin-starred restaurant Maison Pic in Valence, Drôme, France. He was the son of chef Andre Pic, and th…
Jacques Pic, French chef (born 1932)
The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution states that any law that increases or decreases the salary of members of Congress may take effect only after the next…
The Twenty-seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, 202 years after it was first proposed
Millicent Vernon Fenwick was an American fashion model, Vogue magazine editor, socialite, Republican Party politician, and diplomat who represented New Jersey in the United States …
Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (born 1910)
Rodney Glen King was an African American victim of police brutality. On March 3, 1991, he was severely beaten by officers of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) during his arr…
The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los
Methane is a chemical compound that has the chemical formula CH4. It is a group-14 hydride, the simplest alkane, and the main constituent of natural gas. The abundance of methane o…
An underground methane explosion occurred at the Westray Mine in Plymouth, Nova Scotia, killing all 26 Canadian coal min
Li Hongzhi is a Chinese religious leader. He is the founder and leader of Falun Gong, or Falun Dafa, a United States–based new religious movement. Li began his public teachings of …
Li Hongzhi introduced the Falun Gong movement at a public lecture in Changchun, China
22-year-old Helena Andersson disappeared on 14 June 1992 in Mariestad, Sweden. Since then, several suspects in her disappearance have been arrested and later released without charg…
Swedish woman Helena Andersson disappeared in Mariestad, one suspect were ”the man with the pilot glasses"
The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence f…
Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Rep
Manchester Metrolink is a tram and light rail system in Greater Manchester, England. The network has 99 stops along 64 miles (103 km) of standard-gauge route, making it the most ex…
The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially…
The Croatian War of Independence was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence f…
Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army concluded Operation Tiger, advancing 17 kilometres (11 miles) into the…
The via D'Amelio bombing was a terrorist attack by the Sicilian Mafia, which took place in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, on 19 July 1992. It killed Paolo Borsellino, the anti-Mafia Itali…
A car bomb killed the anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino and five policemen in Palermo, Italy, less than two months…