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Rudolf Serkin was a Bohemian-born Austrian-American pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of the 20th century.
Rudolf Serkin, Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (born 1903)
Ulyana Spiridonovna Barkova was a Russian dairy farmer who was the forewoman at the Karavaevo state farm in the Kostroma Oblast who was twice awarded the title of Heroine of Social…
Ulyana Barkova, Russian farm worker (born 1906)
Aladár Gerevich was a Hungarian fencer, regarded as "the greatest Olympic swordsman ever". He won seven gold medals in sabre at six different Olympic Games.
Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (born 1910)
Ronald Cecil Hamlyn McKie was an Australian novelist. He was born on 11 May 1909 in Toowoomba, Queensland. After receiving his education at the Brisbane Grammar School and the Univ…
Ronald McKie, Australian journalist and author (born 1909)
Wilfrid Hyde-White was an English actor. Described by Philip French as a "classic British film archetype", Hyde-White often portrayed droll and urbane upper-class characters. He ha…
Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (born 1903)
Jiang Qing, born Li Yunhe, and briefly known by her stage name Lan Ping in the 1930s Shanghai, was a Chinese revolutionary, actress, and political figure. The fourth wife of Mao Ze…
Jiang Qing, Chinese revolutionary, actress, and politician, member of the Gang of Four (born 1914)
Andreas Floer was a German mathematician who made seminal contributions to symplectic topology, and mathematical physics, in particular the invention of Floer homology. Floer's fir…
Andreas Floer, German mathematician and academic (born 1956)
Amadou Hampâté Bâ was a Malian writer, historian, and ethnologist. He was an influential figure in the twentieth-century African literature and cultural heritage. A champion of Afr…
Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Malian ethnologist and author (born 1901)
Friedrich "Fritz" Riess or Rieß was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one "Formula One" World Championship Grand Prix, the 1952 German Grand Prix on 3 August 1952, t…
Fritz Riess, German race car driver (born 1922)
Rajiv Ratna Gandhi was an Indian politician and pilot who served as the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989 for two terms. He took office after the assassination of his mothe…
Rajiv Gandhi, Indian politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (born 1944)
Catalino Ortiz Brocka was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. His filmogr…
Lino Brocka, Filipino director and screenwriter (born 1939)
Shripad Amrit Dange was an Indian politician who was a founding member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and a stalwart of Indian trade union movement. During the 20th century,…
Shripad Amrit Dange, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1899)
Stanley Harding Mortensen was an English professional footballer, notable for his part in the 1953 FA Cup final, in which he became the only player ever to score a hat-trick in a W…
Stan Mortensen, English footballer and manager (born 1921)
Wilhelm Walter Friedrich Kempff was a German pianist, teacher and composer. Although his repertoire included Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms, Kempff was particular…
Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (born 1895)
Jean Marie Joseph "Jan", Baron Van Houtte was a Belgian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Belgium from 1952 to 1954.
Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (born 1907)
Fletcher Markle was a Canadian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director. Markle began a radio career in Canada, then worked in radio, film and television in the United…
Fletcher Markle, Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1921)
Harold Eugene Clark was an American singer-songwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the Byrds. He was the Byrds' principal songwriter between 1964 and early 1966, writi…
Gene Clark, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1944)
Leopold Nowak was an Austrian musicologist chiefly known for editing the works of Anton Bruckner for the International Bruckner Society. He reconstructed the original form of some …
Leopold Nowak, Austrian musicologist and theorist (born 1904)
Margaret Barr was an Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama who worked in the United States, England, New Zealand and Australia. During a career of more than sixty yea…
Margaret Barr (choreographer), Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama (born 1904)
David Eli Ruffin was an American soul singer most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the Temptations (1964–1968) during the group's "Classic Five" period as it was l…
David Ruffin, American singer-songwriter (born 1941)
Ahmed Arif was a Turkish-Kurdish poet.
Ahmed Arif, Turkish poet and author (born 1927)
Brian Eyrl Bevan, also known by the nickname of "Wing Wizard", was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. He became the only p…
Brian Bevan, Australian rugby league player (born 1924)
Catherine Joséphine "Katia" Krafft and her husband, Maurice Paul Krafft were French volcanologists and filmmakers who died in a pyroclastic flow on Mount Unzen, Nagasaki, Japan, on…
Katia Krafft, French volcanologist and geologist (born 1942)
Lê Văn Thiêm was a Vietnamese scientist. Together with Hoàng Tụy, he is considered the father of Vietnam Mathematics society. He was the first director of the Vietnam Institute of …
Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (born 1918)