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Ian Richard Parkin was an English musician who played rhythm guitar with the first incarnation of Bill Nelson's Be-Bop Deluxe.
Ian Parkin, English guitarist (Be-Bop Deluxe) (born 1950)
Robert Lloyd George MacPhail, was a Canadian politician and the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island.
Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (born 1920)
Ricardo Alonso "Pancho" González, known sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He won 15 major singles titles, including two U.S. National Championships in 1…
Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (born 1928)
Edward Joseph "Spider" Mazur was a Canadian ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks between 1951 and 1956. T…
Eddie Mazur, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1929)
Robert Norman Ross was an American painter and art instructor who created and hosted The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in…
Bob Ross, American painter and television host (born 1942)
Eva Gabor was a Hungarian born American actress and socialite. She gained fame for her role on the 1965–1971 television sitcom Green Acres as Lisa Douglas, the wife of Eddie Albert…
Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and singer (born 1919)
Jüri Järvet, born Georgi Kuznetsov, was an Estonian actor.
Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (born 1919)
Aziz Nesin was a Turkish writer, humorist and the author of more than 100 books. Born in a time when Turks did not have official surnames, he had to adopt one after the Surname Law…
Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (born 1915)
Mehmet Ali Aybar was a lawyer, member of the Turkish parliament, the second president of the Workers Party of Turkey, the founder and President of the Socialist Revolution Party, a…
Mehmet Ali Aybar, Turkish lawyer and politician (born 1908)
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen was a Danish businessman who was the managing director of the Lego Group from 1957 to 1973. He was the third son of company founder Ole Kirk Christiansen…
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (born 1920)
Eleanore Marie Sarton, known by the pen name May Sarton, was a Belgian and American novelist, poet, and memoirist. Notably, Sarton came out as a lesbian in her writing in 1965, a t…
May Sarton, American playwright and novelist (born 1912)
Sir Stephen Harold Spender was an English poet, novelist and essayist whose work concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle. He was appointed U.S. Poet Laure…
Stephen Spender, English author and poet (born 1909)
Juan Manuel Fangio was an Argentine racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1958. Nicknamed "el Chueco" and "el Maestro", Fangio won five Formula One World Drivers'…
Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentinian race car driver (born 1911)
George William Adam Rodger was a British photojournalist. He was noted for his work in Africa, and for photographing mass deaths at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during the end …
George Rodger, English photographer and journalist (born 1908)
Charles Allan Rich was an American country singer. His eclectic style of music also blended influences from rockabilly, jazz, blues, soul, and gospel.
Charlie Rich, American singer-songwriter (born 1932)
Laurindo José de Araújo Almeida Nóbrega Neto was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He was one of the pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. A…
Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (born 1917)
Raymond Mailloux was a Quebec politician and Cabinet Minister. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the Charlevoix riding from…
Raymond Mailloux, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1918)
Harold Larwood was a cricketer for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team between 1924 and 1938. A right-arm fast bowler who combined extreme speeds with …
Harold Larwood, English-Australian cricketer (born 1904)
George Wilcken Romney was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to …
George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (born 1907)
Melih Rauf Esenbel was a Turkish diplomat and former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Melih Esenbel, Turkish politician and diplomat, 20th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1915)
Richard Benjamin Ferrell was an American professional baseball player, coach, scout, and executive. He played for 18 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1929 t…
Rick Ferrell, American baseball player and coach (born 1905)
Miklós Rózsa was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany (1925–1931) and active in France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), and the United States (1940–1995), w…
Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-American composer and conductor (born 1907)
Lester Elliott Elgart was an American swing jazz bandleader and trumpeter.
Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1917)
Ida Lupino was a British-American actress, director, writer, and producer. Throughout her 48-year career, she appeared in 59 films and directed eight, working primarily in the Unit…
Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (born 1918)