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James Carson Whitsett was an American keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer.
Carson Whitsett, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (born 1945)
Percy "Dwight" Wilson was the second-last surviving Canadian veteran of the First World War.
Dwight Wilson, Canadian soldier (born 1901)
Malietoa Tanumafili II was a Samoan paramount chief and politician who was O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa from its independence in 1962, and the Malietoa titleholder from 1940, until h…
Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (born 1913)
The Jena Six were six black teenagers in Jena, Louisiana, United States, convicted in the 2006 beating of Justin Barker, a white student at the local Jena High School, which they a…
Between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters march on Jena, Louisiana, United States, in support of six black youths who had…
Cameron Sikander Boozer is an American basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Boozer played college basketball for the Duke Blue …
Cameron Boozer, American basketball player
Ariana Greenblatt is an American actress. Her first starring role was in the Disney Channel comedy series Stuck in the Middle (2016–2018). Other early roles included the comedy fil…
Ariana Greenblatt, American actress
Jack Joseph Valenti was an American political advisor and lobbyist who served as a Special Assistant to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. He was also the longtime president of the …
Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (born 1921)
Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commis…
Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (born 1927)
Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker was a German physicist and philosopher. He was the longest-living member of the team which performed nuclear research in Nazi Germany during …
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (born 1912)
Mary Scheier was a noted American ceramicist, and the wife and artistic partner of Edwin Scheier.
Mary Scheier, American sculptor and educator (born 1908)
Ülo Jõgi was an Estonian war historian who was active in the Estonian resistance against the Soviet occupation of Estonia.
Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian and author (born 1921)
Jerry Laymon Falwell was an American Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchbu…
Jerry Falwell, American pastor, founded Liberty University (born 1933)
Lloyd Chudley Alexander was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books…
Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (born 1924)
Bertha Wernham Wilson was a Canadian jurist and the first female puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Before her ascension to Canada's highest court, she was the first fe…
Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist (born 1923)
Mitiarjuk Attasie Nappaaluk was an Inuk author, educator, and sculptor from Kangiqsujuaq in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada. She was noted for writing Sanaaq, one of the first …
Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, Inuk writer (born 1931)
Thomas Gordon Poston was an American actor, appearing in television roles from the 1950s through the early to mid-2000s, reportedly appearing in more sitcoms than any other actor. …
Tom Poston, American actor, comedian, and game show panelist (born 1921)
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which wa…
Wally Schirra, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (born 1923)
Theodore Harold Maiman was an American engineer and physicist who is widely credited with the invention of the laser. Maiman's laser led to the subsequent development of many other…
Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (born 1927)
Enéas Ferreira Carneiro was a Brazilian polymath, cardiologist, physicist, mathematician, professor, writer, military serviceman and politician. He represented the state of São Pau…
Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (born 1938)
T. K. Doraiswamy, also known by his pen name Nakulan, was an Indian poet, professor of English, novelist, translator and short fiction writer, who wrote both in Tamil and English, …
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Pierre-Gilles de Gennes was a French physicist and the Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 1991.
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932)
Bernard Adolf Blaut was a Polish footballer and manager. He is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and the Poland national team.
Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (born 1940)
Dean Jack Eyre was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
Dean Eyre, New Zealand politician (born 1914)
Norman Guy Von Nida was an Australian professional golfer.
Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (born 1914)