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Kenji Nagai was a Japanese photojournalist who took many assignments to conflict zones and dangerous areas around the world.
Kenji Nagai, Japanese photographer and journalist (born 1957)
René Desmaison was a veteran French mountaineer, climber and alpinist.
René Desmaison, French mountaineer (born 1930)
Wallace Gordon Parks was an American writer. He was the founder, president, and chairman of the National Hot Rod Association, better known as NHRA. He was instrumental in establish…
Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (born 1913)
Lois Ruth Maxwell was a Canadian actress. She was best known for portraying Miss Moneypenny in the first 14 Eon-produced James Bond films (1962–1985), from Dr. No in 1962 to A View…
Lois Maxwell, Canadian actress (born 1927)
Katsuko Saruhashi (猿橋 勝子, Saruhashi Katsuko; March 22, 1920 – September 29, 2007) was a Japanese geochemist who created tools that let her take some of the first measurements of ca…
Katsuko Saruhashi, Japanese geochemist (born 1920)
Ronald Hazlehurst was an English composer and conductor who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director.
Ronnie Hazlehurst, English conductor and composer (born 1928)
Christopher Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the East Fremantle Football C…
Chris Mainwaring, Australian footballer and journalist (born 1965)
Alfred Adolph Oerter Jr. was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic champion in the discus throw. He was the first athlete to win a gold medal in the same individual event in …
Al Oerter, American discus thrower (born 1936)
DeWitt Echoles "Tex" Coulter was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Un…
Tex Coulter, American football player (born 1924)
George Cooper Grizzard Jr. was an American actor. He was the recipient of a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, among other accolades.
George Grizzard, American actor (born 1928)
Daniel Keating was a lifelong Irish republican and former president of the Republican Sinn Féin. At the time of his death, he was Ireland's oldest man and the last surviving vetera…
Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (born 1902)
Moolayil Narayana Vijayan, popularly known as Vijayan Maash was an Indian academic, orator, columnist and writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his leftist ideals and oratorica…
M. N. Vijayan, Indian journalist, author, and academic (born 1930)
HE Major General Qassem Pasha Al-Nasser (1925–2007) was a Jordanian officer who participated in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He was part of many battles, such as: Latrun, Bab El-wad,…
Qassem Al-Nasser, Jordanian general (born 1925)
Babasaheb Anantrao Bhosale was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra from January 1982 until February 1983.
Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1921)
Laxmi Mall Singhvi was an Indian jurist, parliamentarian, scholar, writer and diplomat. He was, after V. K. Krishna Menon, the second-longest-serving High Commissioner for India in…
Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (born 1931)
Norifumi "Norick" Abe , or Norick Abe (ノリック・アベ) was a Japanese professional motorcycle road racer. He competed in the FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing world championships from 1994…
Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (born 1975)
George Edward Sangmeister was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Illinois. He originally represented Illinois' 4th congressional district, before it wa…
George E. Sangmeister, American lawyer and politician (born 1931)
Constantine Andreou was a Brazilian-born Greek painter and sculptor with a highly successful career that spanned six decades. Andreou has been praised by many as an eminent figure …
Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (born 1917)
Enrico Banducci was an American impresario. Banducci operated the Hungry I nightclub in San Francisco's North Beach neighborhood after purchasing the club from its founder, Eric "B…
Enrico Banducci, American businessman, founded hungry i (born 1922)
Carol Bruce was an American band singer, Broadway star, and film and television actress. She had the recurring part of Mama Lillian Carlson on TV's WKRP in Cincinnati.
Carol Bruce, American actress and singer (born 1919)
David Lee "Tex" Hill was an American fighter pilot and triple flying ace. He is credited with 12+1⁄4 victories as a squadron leader with the Flying Tigers and another six as an off…
David Lee "Tex" Hill, South Korean-American general and pilot (born 1915)
Kisho Kurokawa was a leading Japanese architect and a founder of the Metabolist Movement.
Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower (born 1934)
Pieter Jan (Piet) Boukema was a Dutch jurist and politician. He was a member of the Provinciale Staten of North Holland from 1966 to 1970, of the Senate of the Netherlands from 197…
Piet Boukema, Dutch jurist and politician (born 1933)
Deborah Jane Trimmer, known professionally as Deborah Kerr, was a British actress. Kerr rose to fame for her portrayals of proper, ladylike women, who often navigated societal expe…
Deborah Kerr, Scottish actress (born 1921)