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Makoto Iwamatsu was a Japanese-American actor, credited mononymously in almost all of his acting roles as simply Mako . His career in film, on television, and on stage spanned fiv…
Mako Iwamatsu, Japanese-American actor and singer (born 1933)
Ta Mok, also known as Nguon Kang, was a Cambodian military chief who was a senior figure in the genocidal Khmer Rouge and the leader of the national army of Democratic Kampuchea. H…
Ta Mok, Cambodian soldier and monk (born 1926)
Dika Newlin was a composer, pianist, professor, musicologist, and punk rock singer. She received a Ph.D. from Columbia University at the age of 22. She was one of the last living s…
Dika Newlin, American composer, singer-songwriter, and pianist (born 1923)
José Antonio Delgado Sucre was the first Venezuelan mountaineer to reach the summit of five eight-thousanders and one of the most experienced climbers in Latin America. Known as el…
José Antonio Delgado, Venezuelan mountaineer (born 1965)
Brother Jean-Paul Desbiens, Frère Pierre-Jérôme, F.M.S., OC was a Quebec writer, journalist, teacher and member of the Catholic institute of Marist Brothers.
Jean-Paul Desbiens, Canadian journalist and academic (born 1927)
Ezra Fleischer was a Romanian-Israeli Hebrew-language poet and philologist known for his pioneering research on early Hebrew piyyut and medieval Jewish liturgy. Fleischer received …
Ezra Fleischer, Romanian-Israeli poet and philologist (born 1928)
Maryann Mahaffey was an American politician and activist.
Maryann Mahaffey, American academic and politician (born 1925)
David Andrew Gemmell was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction…
David Gemmell, English author (born 1948)
Duygu Asena was a Turkish journalist, best-selling author and activist for women's rights.
Duygu Asena, Turkish journalist and author(born 1946)
Allan George Balding was a Canadian professional golfer, who won four events on the PGA Tour. In 1955, he became the first Canadian to win a PGA Tour event in the United States; Ca…
Al Balding, Canadian golfer (born 1924)
Anthony Galla-Rini was an American accordionist, arranger, composer, conductor, author, and teacher, and is considered by many to be the first American accordionist to promote the …
Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordion player and composer (born 1904)
Akbar Mohammadi was an Iranian student at Tehran University involved in the 18th of Tir crisis, also known as the July 1999 Iran student protests, Iran's biggest pro-democracy demo…
Akbar Mohammadi, Iranian activist (born 1972)
Robert Thaves was the creator of the comic strip Frank and Ernest, which began in 1972.
Bob Thaves, American illustrator (born 1924)
Arthur Taylor Lee was an American musician, singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the leader of the Los Angeles rock band Love. Love's 1967 album Forever Changes was inducted i…
Arthur Lee, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1945)
Murray Bookchin was an American social theorist, author, orator, historian, and political philosopher. Influenced by the works of G. W. F. Hegel, Karl Marx, and Peter Kropotkin, he…
Murray Bookchin, American philosopher and author (born 1921)
Iris Marion Young was an American political theorist and socialist feminist who focused on the nature of justice and social difference. She served as Professor of Political Science…
Iris Marion Young, American political scientist and activist (born 1949)
Dame Olga Maria Elisabeth Friederike Schwarzkopf, was a German-born Austro-British lyric soprano. She was among the foremost singers of lieder, and is renowned for her performances…
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-English soprano and actress (born 1915)
Mary Anderson Bain was a New Deal politician best known for her 33 years of service as Chief of Staff for Representative Sidney R. Yates, of Illinois.
Mary Anderson Bain, American lawyer and politician (born 1911)
Philip Empson High was an English science fiction author.
Philip E. High, English author (born 1914)
James Alfred Van Allen was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa who was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space. His discovery o…
James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (born 1914)
Michael Delaney Dowd Jr., known as Mike Douglas, was an American big band singer, entertainer, television talk show host of The Mike Douglas Show, and actor.
Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (born 1920)
Victoria Jackson Gray Adams was an American civil rights activist from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She was one of the founding members of the influential Mississippi Freedom Democrat…
Victoria Gray Adams, American civil rights activist (born 1926)
Jon Andreas Nödtveidt was a Swedish musician best known as the founder, vocalist and lead guitarist of the melodic black/death metal band Dissection. With the band, he released the…
Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician (born 1975)
Kermit Lance Hall was a noted legal historian and university president. He served from 1994 to 1998 on the Assassination Records Review Board to review and release to the public do…
Kermit L. Hall, American legal historian and university president (born 1944)