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Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer, and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. During his 40-year caree…
Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1934)
Zita Urbonaitė was a female road racing cyclist from Lithuania.
Zita Urbonaitė, Lithuanian cyclist (born 1973)
Franz Künstler was, at age 107, the last known surviving veteran of the First World War who fought for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Following the death of 110-year-old Ottoman vete…
Franz Künstler, Hungarian soldier (born 1900)
Beryl Cook, OBE was a British painter best known for her original and instantly recognisable paintings. Often comical, her works pictured people whom she encountered in everyday li…
Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (born 1926)
Paula Gunn Allen was an American poet, literary critic, activist, professor, and novelist. Of mixed-race European-American, Arab-American, and Native American descent, she identifi…
Paula Gunn Allen, American writer (born 1939)
Luc Bourdon was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2006 until 2008. After overcoming …
Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)
Harvey Herschel Korman was an American actor and comedian who performed in television and film productions. He is best remembered as a main cast member alongside Carol Burnett, Tim…
Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (born 1927)
Joseph "Tommy" Lapid was a Yugoslav-born Israeli radio and television presenter, playwright, journalist, politician and government minister known for his sharp tongue and acerbic w…
Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (born 1931)
Yves Henri Donat Mathieu-Saint-Laurent, better known as Yves Saint Laurent or YSL, was a French fashion designer who founded his eponymous fashion label in 1962. He is widely regar…
Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (born 1936)
Ellas Otha Bates, known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He i…
Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1928)
Melchor Gastón Ferrer was an American actor, director, and producer, active in film, theatre, and television. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits wi…
Mel Ferrer, American actor (born 1917)
Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration wi…
Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (born 1931)
Suleiman Mousa was a Jordanian author and historian born in Al-Rafeed, a small village north of the city of Irbid. He wrote up to fifty books of which most prominent are Biography …
Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (born 1919)
Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best known figures in Kyrgyz literature.
Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani author and diplomat (born 1928)
Ove Andersson, nicknamed Påven, was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme.
Ove Andersson, Swedish race car driver (born 1938)
Võ Văn Kiệt whose real name is Phan Văn Hòa, and includes aliases Sáu Dân, Chín Dũng, Chín Hòa, Tám Thuận. Was a Vietnamese politician and economic reformer who served as the Prime…
Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1922)
Miroslav Dvořák was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1982 to 1985. The rest of hi…
Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (born 1951)
Derek Robert Tapscott was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward. Tapscott played for Barry Town, Arsenal, Cardiff City, Newport County, Cinderford Town, Haverford…
Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1932)
Timothy John Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior …
Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)
Raymond Getliffe was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. Born in Galt, …
Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1914)
Mario Rigoni Stern was an Italian author and World War II veteran.
Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian soldier and author (born 1921)
Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress.
Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (born 1922)
Jean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1908)
Tasha Tudor was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (born 1915)