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William Joseph O'Reilly was an Australian cricketer, rated as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. Following his retirement from playing, he became a well-respec…
Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1905)
Allan David Bloom was an American philosopher, classicist, and academician. He studied under David Grene, Leo Strauss, Richard McKeon, and Alexandre Kojève. He subsequently taught …
Allan Bloom, American philosopher and educator (born 1930)
Babu Karam Singh Bal was an Indian politician for the Shiromani Akali Dal party and the sarpanch for the town of Sathiala in Punjab, India. Bal was also the manager of Gurdwara Bab…
Babu Karam Singh Bal, Indian businessman and politician (born1927)
Robert Andrew Berdella Jr. was an American serial killer who kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered at least six young men after forcing his victims to endure periods of up to si…
Robert Berdella, American serial killer, torturer, and rapist (born 1949)
Willy Brandt was a German politician and statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 1987 and concurrently served as the chancellor of Wes…
Willy Brandt, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
James Edward Marshall, who sometimes published under the name Edward Marshall, was an American author-illustrator of children's literature, including the George and Martha series o…
James Marshall, American author and illustrator (born 1942)
Shirley Booth was an American actress. One of 24 performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting, Booth was the recipient of an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and three…
Shirley Booth, American actress and singer (born 1898)
Herman Johannes was an Indonesian professor, scientist, politician and National Hero. Johannes was the rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta (1961–1966), Coordinator for …
Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (born 1912)
Orestis Laskos was a Greek film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 55 films between 1931 and 1971. He also wrote scripts for 24 films between 1929 and 1971.
Orestis Laskos, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1908)
Magnus Alfred Pyke was an English nutritional scientist, governmental scientific adviser, writer and presenter. He worked for the UK Ministry of Food, the post-war Allied Commissio…
Magnus Pyke, English scientist and television host (born 1908)
Werner Torkanowsky was a German-American conductor, composer and violinist.
Werner Torkanowsky, German-American conductor (born 1926)
Ante Ciliga was a Croatian politician, writer and publisher. Ciliga was one of the earliest leaders of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ). Imprisoned in Stalin's Gulags in the…
Ante Ciliga, Croatian politician, writer and publisher (born 1898)
Laurie Colwin was an American writer who wrote five novels, three collections of short stories and two volumes of essays and recipes. She was known for her portrayals of New York s…
Laurie Colwin, American novelist and short story writer (born 1944)
Roger Dean Miller Sr. was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", …
Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1936)
Richard Warren Pousette-Dart was an American abstract expressionist artist most recognized as a founder of the New York School of painting. His artistic output also includes drawin…
Richard Pousette-Dart, American painter and educator (born 1916)
Joan Mitchell was an American artist who worked primarily in painting and printmaking, and also used pastel and made other works on paper. She was an active participant in the New …
Joan Mitchell, American painter (born 1925)
James Carothers Garrison was the District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana, from 1962 to 1973 and later a state appellate court judge. A member of the Democratic Party, he is …
Jim Garrison, American lawyer and judge (born 1921)
Walter Lanier "Red" Barber was an American sports announcer and author. Nicknamed "The Ol' Redhead", he was primarily identified with broadcasts of Major League Baseball, calling p…
Red Barber, American sportscaster (born 1908)
Cleavon Jake Little was an American actor. He began his career in the late 1960s on the stage. In 1970, he starred in the Broadway production of Purlie, for which he earned both a …
Cleavon Little, American actor (born 1939)
David Joseph Bohm was an American-Brazilian physicist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who contributed unorthodo…
David Bohm, American-English physicist and philosopher (born 1917)
Allen R. Schindler Jr. was an American radioman petty officer third class in the United States Navy who was murdered for being gay. He was killed in a public toilet in Sasebo, Naga…
Allen R. Schindler, Jr. American sailor (born 1969)
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
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
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