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Arthur Joseph Houtteman was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 12 seasons in the American League with the Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians an…
Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (born 1927)
Elvira Olivieri Cozzolino, better known by her stage name Elvira Pagã, was a Brazilian vedette, actress, singer, writer, and painter. She was the first Rio Carnival Queen, the firs…
Elvira Pagã, Brazilian vedette, singer, and artist (born 1920)
Russell Billiu Long was an American Democratic politician and United States senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 1966 to 1…
Russell B
David Noel Redding was an English rock musician, best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress.
Noel Redding, English bass player (born 1945)
Milan R. Vukcevich was a Serbian-American chemist, a grandmaster of chess problem composition and writer.
Milan Vukcevich, Serbian-American chemist and chess player (born 1937)
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan was a French-born statesman and activist who served as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1966 to 1977. During his tenure, the agency expa…
Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, French-American diplomat (born 1933)
David Albert DeBusschere was an American professional basketball player and coach, and professional baseball player. He played for the Chicago White Sox of MLB in 1962 and 1963 and…
Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach (born 1940)
Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller was an English film and stage actress who enjoyed a varied acting career that spanned nearly 60 years. Writer Joel Hirschorn, in his 1984 compilation Rat…
Wendy Hiller, English actress (born 1912)
Robert Stack was an American actor and television host. Known for his deep voice and commanding presence, he appeared in over 40 feature films. He starred in the ABC television ser…
Robert Stack, American actor and producer (born 1919)
Valerie June Carter Cash was an American country singer, songwriter, comedienne, actress, and author. A five-time Grammy Award winner, she was a member of the Carter Family and the…
June Carter Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (born 1929)
Mark Hume McCormack was an American lawyer, sports agent and writer. He was the founder and chairman of International Management Group, now IMG, an international management organiz…
Mark McCormack, American lawyer and sports agent, founded IMG (born 1930)
Alejandro de Tomaso was an Argentine racing driver and businessman. His name is sometimes seen in an Italianised form as Alessandro de Tomaso. He participated in two Formula One Wo…
Alejandro de Tomaso, Argentinian-Italian race car driver and businessman, founded De Tomaso (born 1928)
Frank Durward White was an American banker and politician who served as the 41st governor of Arkansas. He served a single two-year term from 1981 to 1983.
Frank D
Rachel Redgrave, known primarily by her birth name Rachel Kempson, was an English actress. She married Sir Michael Redgrave, and was the matriarch of the famous acting dynasty.
Rachel Kempson, English actress (born 1910)
Sloan Wilson was an American writer who published works including The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (born 1920)
Kathleen Winsor was an American author. She is best known for her first work, the 1944 historical novel Forever Amber. The novel, racy for its time, became a runaway bestseller eve…
Kathleen Winsor, American journalist and author (born 1919)
Luciano Berio was an Italian composer noted for his experimental work, and for his pioneering work in electronic music. His early work was influenced by Igor Stravinsky and experim…
Luciano Berio, Italian composer and educator (born 1925)
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1933)
Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine was a Belgian physical chemist, noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.
Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
Martha Ellen Scott was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments (1956), and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959). Martha playe…
Martha Scott, American actress (born 1912)
Allan David Jefferies was an English professional motorcycle racer. He died after crashing during practice for the 2003 Isle of Man TT races.
David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (born 1972)
Frederick Kenneth Blassie was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Classy" Freddie Blassie. His achievements in the ring included holding the Los …
Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (born 1918)
Alma Ricard, née Vézina was a Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist. A partner with her husband F. Baxter Ricard in his broadcasting holdings, including Northern Cable and Mid-Ca…
Alma Ricard, Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist (born 1906)
Felix Weihs de Weldon was an Austrian sculptor. His most famous pieces include the United States Marine Corps War Memorial in the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, US, and the…
Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (born 1907)