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Eileen Barton was an American singer best known for her 1950 hit song, "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake."
Eileen Barton, American singer (born 1924)
Angel Maturino Reséndiz, known as The Railroad Killer, was a Mexican serial killer suspected in as many as 23 murders across the United States and Mexico during the 1990s, some of …
Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer (born 1960)
George Cecil Unwin, was an officer in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and a flying ace of the Second World War. He is credited with destroying at least 15 German aircraft.
George Unwin, English pilot and commander (born 1913)
Fabián Bielinsky was an Argentine film director.
Fabián Bielinsky, Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1959)
Lloyd George Richards was a Canadian-American theatre director, and actor. While head of the National Playwrights Conference, he helped cultivate many of the most famous theater w…
Lloyd Richards, Canadian-American theatre director, actor, and dean (born 1919)
Randy J. Walker was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1990 to 1998 and at Northwestern University from 19…
Randy Walker, American football player and coach (born 1954)
Ryutaro Hashimoto was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1996 to 1998.
Ryutaro Hashimoto, Japanese politician, 53rd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1937)
James Patrick Baen was a U.S. science fiction publisher and editor. In 1983, he founded his own publishing house, Baen Books, specializing in the adventure, fantasy, military scien…
Jim Baen, American publisher, founded Baen Books (born 1943)
Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, was an English barrister, Conservative Party politician and author. He served as Member of Parliament for Epsom for 23 ye…
Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1
Robert Lepikson was an Estonian politician, businessman and rally driver/co-driver.
Robert Lepikson, Estonian race car driver and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior (born 1952)
Frederick Sewards Trueman, was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He had professional status and later became an author…
Fred Trueman, English cricketer and sportscaster (born 1931)
Jan Murray was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and game-show host who originally made his name on the Borscht Belt and later was known for his frequent television appearances…
Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (born 1916)
Joseph Amadee Goguen was an American computer scientist. He was professor of Computer Science at the University of California and University of Oxford, and held research positions …
Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist, developed the OBJ programming language (born 1941)
Gert Fridolf Fredriksson was a Swedish sprint canoeist. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won eight medals including six golds, one silver, and one bronze. At the 1964 Summer O…
Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (born 1919)
Thirunalloor Karunakaran was a poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India.
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (born 1924)
Kenneth Lee Lay was an American businessman and political donor who was the founder, chief executive officer and chairman of Enron. He was heavily involved in Enron's accounting sc…
Kenneth Lay, American businessman (born 1942)
Amzie Ellen Strickland was an American character actress who began in radio, made some 650 television appearances, had roles in two dozen films, appeared in numerous television mov…
Amzie Strickland, American actress (born 1919)
Kasey Rogers was an American actress and writer, best known for playing the second Louise Tate in the sitcom Bewitched.
Kasey Rogers, American actress (born 1925)
Juan de Ávalos y García-Taborda was a Spanish sculptor.
Juan de Ávalos, Spanish sculptor (born 1911)
John William Money was a New Zealand American psychologist, sexologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University known for his research on human sexual behavior and gender.
John Money, New Zealand-American psychologist and author (born 1921)
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett was an English singer, guitarist and songwriter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Until his departure in 1968, he was Pink Floyd's frontman…
Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946)
June Allyson was an American stage, film, and television actress.
June Allyson, American actress and singer (born 1917)
Milan B. Williams was an American keyboardist and a founding member of The Commodores.
Milan Williams, American keyboard player and producer (born 1948)
Shamil Salmanovich Basayev, also known by his kunya Abu Idris, was a Chechen guerrilla leader who served as a senior military commander in the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeri…
Shamil Basayev, Chechen terrorist rebel leader (born 1965)