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Ott Arder was an Estonian poet, children's writer and translator. He was also the author of several popular songs and written texts.
Ott Arder, Estonian poet and translator (born 1950)
Yash Johar was an Indian film producer and the founder of Dharma Productions. His films were known for their lavish sets, exotic locations, and emphasis on Indian traditions and fa…
Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (born 1929)
Naomi Shemer was an Israeli songwriter, composer, and performer, widely described as the "first lady of Israeli song". She became one of the most influential figures in modern Hebr…
Naomi Shemer, Israeli singer-songwriter (born 1930)
George Smith Patton IV was a major general in the United States Army and the son of World War II General George S. Patton Jr. He served in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
George Patton IV, American general (born 1923)
Darrell James Russell was an American National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) drag racer. He was the 2001 NHRA Rookie Of The Year. At the time, he was the third driver to win in his Pr…
Darrell Russell, American race car driver (born 1968)
Anthony Malcolm Buckeridge was an English author, best known for his Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children's books. He also wrote the 1953 children's book A Funny Thing Happ…
Anthony Buckeridge, English author (born 1912)
Bernard Macy Babior was an American physician and research biochemist.
Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist (born 1935)
Francis Alvin George Hamilton was a Canadian politician. Hamilton led the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan from 1949 until he was elected to the House of Commons of C…
Alvin Hamilton, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Agriculture (born 1912)
Eddie Burns was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach of the mid 20th century. A New South Wales representative prop-forward, he played for the Canterbury-Bankstown club …
Eddie Burns, Australian rugby league player (born 1916)
Peter Barnes was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His best known work is the play The Ruling Class, which was made into a 1972 film for which Peter O'T…
Peter Barnes, English playwright and screenwriter (born 1931)
Marlon Brando Jr. was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of cinema, he received numerous accolades, including …
Marlon Brando, American actor and director (born 1924)
Todor Skalovski was a Macedonian composer, chorus and orchestra conductor who wrote the music to North Macedonia's national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija". He is regarded as one of …
Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (born 1909)
Mochtar Lubis was an Indonesian journalist and novelist who co-founded Indonesia Raya and monthly literary magazine Horison. His novel Senja di Jakarta was the first Indonesian nov…
Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author (born 1922)
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash and becaus…
Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (born 1929)
Jean-Marie Auberson was a Swiss conductor and violinist.
Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss violinist and conductor (born 1920)
Hugh Lawson Shearer was a Jamaican trade unionist and politician, who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica, from 1967 to 1972. He was also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister…
Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (born 1923)
Rodger Morris Ward was an American racing driver best known for his open-wheel career. He is generally regarded as one of the finest drivers of his generation, and is best known fo…
Rodger Ward, American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1921)
Thomas Klestil was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as the president of Austria from 1992 until his death in 2004. He was elected in 1992 and re-elected in 1998.
Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician, 10th President of Austria (born 1932)
Syreeta Wright, known as Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter, best known for her music during the early 1970s through the early 1980s. Wright's career heights were songs in …
Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (born 1946)
Paula Danziger was an American children's author who wrote more than 30 books, including her 1974 debut The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, for children's and young adult audiences. At the tim…
Paula Danziger, American author and educator (born 1944)
Paul Klebnikov was an American journalist and historian of Russia. He worked for Forbes magazine for more than 10 years and at the time of his death was chief editor of the Russian…
Paul Klebnikov, American journalist and historian (born 1963)
Eloise Gwendolyn "Isabel" Sanford was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms All in th…
Isabel Sanford, American actress (born 1917)
Pati Behrs Eristoff was a Russian-American prima ballerina and actress.
Pati Behrs, Russian-American ballerina and actress (born 1922)
Renée Saint-Cyr was a French actress. Born Marie-Louise Catherine Eugénie Renée Vittore, she appeared in more than 60 films between 1933 and 1994. She was the mother of Georges Lau…
Renée Saint-Cyr, French actress and producer (born 1904)