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Erna Berger was a German lyric coloratura soprano. She was best known for roles such as Queen of the Night and Konstanze.
Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (born 1900)
George F. Addes was a founder of the United Automobile Workers of America (UAW) union and its secretary-treasurer from 1936 until 1947. Along with R. J. Thomas and Richard Frankens…
George Addes, American trade union leader, co-founded United Automobile Workers (born 1911)
Isabella Smith Andrews, known professionally as Isobel Andrews, was a New Zealand playwright, novelist, short-story writer and poet. She wrote over sixty plays, many of which were …
Isobel Andrews, New Zealand writer (born 1905)
Cedric Henning Belfrage was an English film critic, journalist, writer and political activist. He is best remembered as a co-founder of the radical US weekly National Guardian. Lat…
Cedric Belfrage, English journalist and author, co-founded the National Guardian (born 1904)
June Christy was an American singer, known for her work in the cool jazz genre and for her silky smooth vocals. Her success as a singer began with The Stan Kenton Orchestra. She pu…
June Christy, American singer (born 1925)
Ilya Mikhailovich Frank was a Soviet physicist who received the 1958 Nobel Prize in Physics, jointly with Pavel Alekseyevich Cherenkov and Igor Y. Tamm, also of the Soviet Union. H…
Ilya Frank, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1908)
Harindranath Chattopadhyay was an Indian English poet, dramatist, actor, musician, and a member of the 1st Lok Sabha from Vijayawada constituency. He was the younger brother of Sar…
Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor, and politician (born 1898)
Anni Viktoria Blomqvist was a Finland-Swedish novelist.
Anni Blomqvist, Finnish author (born 1909)
Ronald Gene Simmons Sr. was an American spree killer and former military serviceman who murdered 16 people, including 14 members of his own family, over a week in December 1987 in …
Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and murderer (born 1940)
Irving Wallace was an American best-selling author and screenwriter. He was known for his heavily researched novels, many with a sexual theme.
Irving Wallace, American author and screenwriter (born 1916)
Jurriaan Willem Schrofer was a Dutch sculptor, graphic designer, type designer, and art school educator.
Jurriaan Schrofer, Dutch sculptor, designer and educator (born 1926)
Roy Landman, better known as Snooky Lanson, was an American singer known for co-starring on the NBC TV show, Your Hit Parade.
Snooky Lanson, American singer (born 1914)
Olive Ann Burns was an American writer from Georgia best known for her single completed novel, Cold Sassy Tree, published in 1984.
Olive Ann Burns, American journalist and author (born 1924)
William Lawrence Frances Cullen was an American radio and television personality whose career spanned five decades. Known for appearing on game shows and later as a prolific game s…
Bill Cullen, American television panelist and game show host (born 1920)
Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza, both…
Cazuza, Brazilian singer and songwriter (born 1958)
Howard Green Duff was an American actor. He started in radio during World War II before appearing in many Hollywood features and television programs from 1947 to 1990. He also dire…
Howard Duff, American actor (born 1913)
João Alves Jobin Saldanha was a Brazilian journalist and football manager. He coached the Brazil national football team during the South American Qualifying to the 1970 FIFA World …
João Saldanha, Brazilian footballer, manager, and journalist (born 1917)
Zaim Topčić was a Bosnian writer of novels. He twice won the Annual Award of the Association of Writers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the novels Lump of Sun and Black Snows.
Zaim Topčić, Yugoslav and Bosnian writer (born 1920)
Margaret Mary Day Lockwood was a British actress. One of Britain's most popular film stars of the 1930s and 1940s, her film appearances included The Lady Vanishes (1938), Night Tra…
Margaret Lockwood, English actress (born 1916)
Omar Abu Risha was a Syrian poet and diplomat. He served as the Syrian ambassador to the United States from 1961 to 1964 and was a renowned poet who lyricized Fī Sabīli al-Majd , S…
Omar Abu Risha, Syrian poet and diplomat, 4th Syrian Ambassador to the United States (born 1910)
Robert Blackburn was an Irish educationalist. He was an early pioneer of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) and was instrumental in establishing the first United Wo…
Robert Blackburn, Irish educator (born 1927)
Miguel Muñoz Mozún was a Spanish football player and manager. A midfielder, he spent the majority of his career at Real Madrid before going on to coach the club, where he is widely…
Miguel Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1922)
Karl Augustus Menninger was an American psychiatrist, author, and activist. He was a member of the Menninger family of psychiatrists who founded the Menninger Foundation and the Me…
Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist and author (born 1896)
Yun Po-sun was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the second president of South Korea from 1960 to 1962. He was the only president of the short-lived Second Repub…
Yun Posun, South Korean politician, 2nd President of South Korea (born 1897)