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Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian author and poet. He wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, which formally established the State of Palestine in November 1988, and is …
Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian author and poet (born 1941)
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, servi…
Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (born 1942)
George Furth was an American librettist, playwright, and actor.
George Furth, American actor and playwright (born 1932)
Dursun Karataş was a Turkish communist of Zaza Kurd descent. He commanded the revolutionary left and DHKP-C, a group considered to be a terrorist organization in Turkey, the Europe…
Dursun Karataş, founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (born 1952)
Christie Allen was an English-born Australian pop singer who had a successful career in Australia. Her top four hits on the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart were "Goosebu…
Christie Allen, English-Australian singer (born 1954)
Henri Paul Cartan was a French mathematician who made substantial contributions to algebraic topology.
Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (born 1904)
William Alan "Bill" Gwatney was an American politician who served as the State Chair of the Democratic Party of Arkansas. He had previously served as a State Senator for ten years …
Bill Gwatney, American politician (born 1959)
Helge Hagerup was a Norwegian playwright, poet and novelist. He was born in Trondheim, a son of Inger Hagerup, and brother of Klaus Hagerup. He made his literary debut in 1949 with…
Helge Hagerup, Norwegian playwright, poet and novelist (born 1933)
Jack Arnold Weil was the founder and CEO of the Denver-based Western clothing manufacturer Rockmount Ranch Wear and was believed to be the oldest working CEO in the United States.
Jack Weil, American businessman (born 1901)
Victor "Vic" Anthony Toweel was a South African boxer and former Undisputed World Bantamweight Champion. He was the first South African to hold a world title.
Vic Toweel, South African-Australian boxer (born 1929)
Gerald Wexler was a music journalist turned music producer, and was a major influence on American popular music from the 1950s through the 1980s. He coined the term "rhythm and blu…
Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (born 1917)
Dorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement,…
Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor (born 1914)
Joseph Ronald Drew was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor who had a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners.
Ronnie Drew, Irish musician, folk singer and actor (born 1934)
Masanobu Fukuoka was a Japanese farmer and philosopher celebrated for his natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, herbicide and pest…
Masanobu Fukuoka, Japanese farmer and author (born 1913)
Francesco Sensi, Cavaliere del lavoro was an Italian oil tycoon. He was born in Rome, where he lived throughout his entire life, though he also served time as mayor of Visso, the c…
Franco Sensi, Italian businessman and politician (born 1926)
Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was a Zambian politician who served as the third president of Zambia. He served as president from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. Mwanawasa is c…
Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (born 1948)
Ed W. "Too Tall" Freeman was a United States Army helicopter pilot who received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Battle o…
Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1927)
Hua Guofeng was a Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and the premier of China. As the successor of Mao Zedong, Hua held the top offices of the…
Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1921)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1999 until her death in 2008. A member of the Dem…
Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (born 1949)
Eugene Thurman Upshaw Jr. was an American professional football guard who played for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football Leagu…
Gene Upshaw, American football player (born 1945)
Jermone Gregory Finn, sometimes credited as "Huckle" Jerry Finn, was an American record producer and mix engineer. He worked with numerous punk rock and pop-punk artists such as Bl…
Jerry Finn, American engineer and producer (born 1969)
Gladys Stokes Luxford Powers was thought to be, at age 109, the last female veteran of the First World War following the 27 March 2007 death of fellow 109-year-old Charlotte Winter…
Gladys Powers, English-Canadian soldier (born 1899)
John Russell CBE was an English art critic and journalist.
John Russell, English-American author and critic (born 1919)
Syed Ahmad Shah, better known by his pen name Ahmad Faraz, was a Pakistani Urdu poet, scriptwriter and became the founding director general of Pakistan Academy of Letters. He wrote…
Ahmad Faraz, Pakistani poet (born 1931)