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Koko Taylor was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues, and soul blues. Sometimes called "The Queen of the Blues", she was known…
Koko Taylor, American singer (born 1928)
Jeff Hanson was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, whose voice was described in a 2005 Paste review as an "angelic falsetto, a cross between Alison…
Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1978)
Omar Bongo Ondimba was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon from 1967 until his death in 2009. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), Bongo was pro…
Omar Bongo, Gabonese captain and politician, President of Gabon (born 1935)
Richard Shelton May was an American NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series between 1967 and 1985.
Dick May, American race car driver (born 1930)
Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset was a French immunologist born in Toulouse, France. Dausset received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 along with Baruj Benace…
Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic; awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his s
Stelios Skevofilakas was a Greek professional footballer who played as a midfielder mostly for AEK Athens and later a manager.
Stelios Skevofilakas, Greek footballer (born 1940)
Mitsuharu Misawa was a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter. Regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, he is primarily known both his 18-year stint with All Ja…
Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler (born 1962)
Fathi Yakan, February 9, 1933 – June 13, 2009) was an Islamic cleric who held a seat in the parliament of Lebanon in 1992. He was born in Tripoli.
Fathi Yakan, Lebanese scholar and politician (born 1933)
Robert Lenard Bogle was an American musician who was a founding member of the instrumental rock band the Ventures. He and Don Wilson founded the group in 1958. Bogle was the lead g…
Bob Bogle, American musician (born 1934)
William Rogers McIntyre, was a Canadian Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
William McIntyre, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1918)
Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf, was a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and liberal politician. A class conflict theorist, Dahrendorf was a lea…
Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (born 1929)
Darrell Cecil "Shifty" Powers was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II…
Darrell Powers, American sergeant (born 1923)
Raymond Berthiaume was a Canadian jazz singer, musician, producer and composer from Quebec, Canada.
Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1931)
Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer, and combat aviator. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their firs…
Ed McMahon, American game show host and announcer (born 1923)
Jerri Lin Nielsen was an American physician with extensive emergency room experience, who self-treated her breast cancer while stationed at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Ant…
Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (born 1952)
Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc was a Canadian journalist and politician who served as the 25th governor general of Canada from 1995 to 1999.
Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (born 1927)
Mary Ferrah Leni "Farrah" Fawcett was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when…
Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (born 1947)
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant fig…
Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (born 1958)
Sky "Sunlight" Saxon was an American rock and roll musician best known as the leader and singer of the 1960s Los Angeles psychedelic garage rock band The Seeds.
Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter (born 1937)
Josephine Owaissa Cottle, known professionally as Gale Storm, was an American actress and singer. After a film career from 1940 to 1952, she starred in two popular television progr…
Gale Storm, American actress (born 1922)
Ambazhathil Karunakaran Lohithadas was an Indian screenwriter, playwright, film maker, and producer who worked in the Malayalam film industry. In a career spanning over two decades…
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William Darrell Mays Jr. was an American television direct-response advertisement salesperson. Throughout his career, he promoted a wide variety of products, including OxiClean, Or…
Billy Mays, American TV personality (born 1958)
Joseph Lee Bowman was an American marksman called "The Straight Shooter", considered to have been a guardian of Texas and Western frontier culture. He was also an Eagle Scout, Army…
Joe Bowman, American, target shooter and boot-maker (born 1925)
Philippine "Pina" Bausch was a German dancer and choreographer who was a significant contributor to a neo-expressionist dance tradition now known as Tanztheater. Bausch's approach …
Pina Bausch, German dancer, choreographer, and director (born 1940)