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Urmas Ott was an Estonian television and radio journalist, and talk show host in Soviet Union, Estonia and Russia.
Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (born 1955)
Levi Stubbs was an American baritone singer, widely known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, that released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 19…
Levi Stubbs, American singer (born 1936)
Benjamin Weider, was a Canadian soldier, author, historian, fitness proponent, benefactor of the arts, and entrepreneur. He co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilders …
Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (born 1923)
Delia Juanita Warrick, known professionally as Dee Dee Warwick, was an American soul singer. Born in East Orange, New Jersey, she was the sister of singer Dionne Warwick, the niece…
Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (born 1945)
Richard Blackwell, also known as Mr. Blackwell, was an American fashion critic, journalist, television and radio personality, artist, child actor and fashion designer. He was the c…
Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (born 1922)
Robert Gene Hickerson was an American professional football player who was an offensive guard for 15 years with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1958…
Gene Hickerson, American football player (born 1935)
Kevin Finnegan was an English boxer.
Kevin Finnegan, English boxer (born 1948)
Moshe (Morris) Cotel was a pianist and composer whose music was strongly influenced by his Jewish roots. Cotel moved from his Jewish roots to focus on music for most of his life, a…
Moshe Cotel, American pianist and composer (born 1943)
Anthony Grove Hillerman was an American author of detective novels and nonfiction works, best known for his mystery novels featuring the fictional Navajo Nation Police officers Joe…
Tony Hillerman, American journalist, author, and educator (born 1925)
David Delmar Watson was an American child actor and news photographer.
Delmar Watson, American actor and photographer (born 1926)
Christopher Bryan Spencer Dobson, who wrote for the screen as Chris Bryant, was an English screenwriter and occasional actor.
Chris Bryant, English actor and screenwriter (born 1936)
Ray Ellis was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin (1958).
Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (born 1923)
Frank Nagai was a Japanese singer. Known for his attractive baritone voice. His real name was Kiyoto Nagai.
Frank Nagai, Japanese singer (born 1932)
Roy Stewart was a Jamaican-born British actor. He began his career as a stuntman and went on to work in film and television.
Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (born 1925)
Mike Baker was the lead vocalist for the American progressive metal band Shadow Gallery.
Mike Baker, American singer-songwriter (born 1963)
Pedro Pompilio was a football businessman and chairman of Boca Juniors. He began his mandate at the club on 4 December 2007 and it lasted until his death on 30 October 2008 due to …
Pedro Pompilio, Argentinian businessman (born 1950)
Danica Sue Patrick is an American former professional racing driver who competed in the IndyCar Series from 2005 to 2011 and the NASCAR Cup Series from 2012 to 2018. She is the mos…
American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race
Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez is a Paraguayan politician and laicized Catholic bishop who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Previously, he was a Roman Catholic priest and…
Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61
The Trump International Hotel and Tower, or simply the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in the Near North Side community area in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. …
The 1,388-foot-tall (423
Tim Buckley is an American webcomic artist and writer. He is best known for creating the gaming webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del. Buckley lives in Secaucus, New Jersey with his wife and two c…
Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del
Pervez Musharraf was a Pakistani politician and military officer who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. He overthrew Nawaz Sharif's government in the 1999…
Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.
Chaitén is a volcanic caldera 3 kilometres (2 mi) in diameter, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the elongated ice-capped Michinmahuida volcano and 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of th…
The Chaitén volcano in Chile began to erupt for the first time since around 1640
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions that originated from the Inns of Court in the medieval English legal system. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom a…
British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London
Postville is a city in Allamakee and Clayton counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It lies near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of U.S. Routes 18 and 52 and Iow…
In Postville, Iowa, U