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Yevgeny Vasilyevich Khrunov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 5/Soyuz 4 mission.
Yevgeny Khrunov, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (born 1933)
Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was an English writer who published both contemporary and historical romance novels, the latter set primarily during the Victorian or Edwardian …
Barbara Cartland, English author (born 1901)
Sir Arthur John Gielgud was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actor…
John Gielgud, English actor (born 1904)
Mark R. Hughes was an American entrepreneur who was the founder, chairman, and CEO of Herbalife, a multi-level marketing company.
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Edmund Davie Fulton was a Canadian Rhodes Scholar, politician and judge. He was born in Kamloops, British Columbia, the son of politician/lawyer Frederick John Fulton and Winnifred…
Davie Fulton, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1916)
Kurt Schork was an American and Bosnian war correspondent, working for Reuters.
Kurt Schork, American journalist and scholar (born 1947)
Asrar ul Hassan Khan, better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in the Hindi language film industry. He wrote lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtra…
Majrooh Sultanpuri, Indian poet and songwriter (born 1919)
Kazimierz Leski, nom de guerre Bradl, was a Polish engineer, co-designer of the Polish submarines ORP Sęp (1938) and ORP Orzeł, a fighter pilot, and an officer in World War II Home…
Kazimierz Leski, Polish engineer and pilot (born 1912)
Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch,, was a British politician, diplomat and colonial official who served as the 25th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1971 to 1982. He w…
Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, Scottish politician and diplomat, 25th Governor of Hong Kong (born 1917)
Joseph Henri Maurice Richard was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first pl…
Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1921)
George Irving Bell was an American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer, and a grandson of John Joseph Seerley. He died in 2000 from complications of leukemia after surgery.
George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (born 1926)
Gordon Lee "Tex" Beneke was an American saxophonist, singer, and bandleader. His career is a history of associations with bandleader Glenn Miller and former musicians and singers w…
Tex Beneke, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1914)
Petar Toshev Mladenov was a Bulgarian communist diplomat and politician. He was the last leader of the Bulgarian People's Republic from 1989 to 1990, and briefly the first Presiden…
Petar Mladenov, Bulgarian diplomat, 1st President of Bulgaria (born 1936)
Alfred Jeyaratnam Wilson was a Sri Lankan Tamil academic, historian and author. He began his academic career as a lecturer in economics and political science at the University of C…
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Ernest Anthony Puente Jr., commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, vibraphonist and record producer. He composed dance-oriented …
Tito Puente, American drummer, composer, and producer (born 1923)
John H. Schlee was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.
John Schlee, American golfer (born 1939)
Gerald James Whitrow was a British mathematician, cosmologist and science historian.
Gerald James Whitrow, English mathematician, cosmologist, and historian (born 1912)
Donald Eugene Liddle was an American left-handed pitcher in professional baseball who played four seasons in the Major Leagues for the Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants and St. Lou…
Don Liddle, American baseball player (born 1925)
Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard ) also known under the pen name San-Antonio, was a French writer. Known as an author of crime fiction and as a humorist, he was noted for his ability …
Frédéric Dard, French author and screenwriter (born 1921)
John M. Abramovic Jr. was an American professional basketball player. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) for the Pittsburgh Ironmen, St. Louis Bombers and Bal…
John Abramovic, American basketball player (born 1919)
Svyatoslav Nikolayevich Fyodorov was a Russian ophthalmologist, politician, professor, full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. He is…
Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Russian ophthalmologist, academic, and politician (born 1927)
Jacob Armstead Lawrence was an American painter known for his portrayal of African-American historical subjects and contemporary life. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cu…
Jacob Lawrence, American painter and academic (born 1917)
Hafez al-Assad was a Syrian politician and military officer who served as the president of Syria from 1971 until his death in 2000. He was previously the prime minister from 1970 t…
Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 18th President of Syria (born 1930)
John Brian Statham, was an English professional cricketer from Gorton, in Manchester, who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1968 and for England from 1951 to 1…
Brian Statham, English cricketer (born 1930)