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Alene Bertha Duerk became the first female admiral in the U.S. Navy in 1972. She was also the director of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps from 1970 to 1975. She is a 1974 recipient of a …
Alene Duerk, U.S. Navy first female admiral (born 1920)
Frank Benjamin Havens was an American sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. He was born in Arlington, Virginia. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he…
Frank Havens, American canoeist (born 1924)
Sergio Marchionne was an Italian-Canadian businessman, widely known for his turnarounds of the automakers Fiat and Chrysler, his business acumen and his outspoken and often frank a…
Sergio Marchionne, Italian-Canadian businessman (born 1952)
Adem Demaçi was a Kosovo Albanian author, politician, and human rights defender. He became notable during the breakup of Yugoslavia for suggesting the creation of Balkania in 1996,…
Adem Demaçi, Kosovo Albanian politician and writer (born 1936)
John Kline was an American basketball player for the Harlem Globetrotters (1953–1959) who founded the Black Legends of Professional Basketball in 1996.
John Kline, American basketball player (born 1931)
Marco Aurelio Denegri Santa Gadea was a Peruvian intellectual, literary critic, television host and sexologist.
Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian literature critic, television host and sexologist
Wanny van Gils was a Dutch football player and coach.
Wanny van Gils, Dutch footballer (born 1959)
Oliver Dragojević was a Croatian singer and composer, who was considered one of the most enduring musical stars and cultural icons in Croatia with a discography that spanned nearly…
Oliver Dragojević, Croatian recording artist (born 1947)
Josip Hrvoje Peruzović, better known by his ring name Nikolai Volkoff, was a Croatian-American professional wrestler, best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF…
Nikolai Volkoff, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (born 1947)
Michael A. Sheehan was an American author and former government official and military officer. He was a Distinguished Chair at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York and…
Michael A. Sheehan, American author, former government official and military officer (born 1955)
Tony Bullimore was a British businessman and international yachtsman. During the 1996–97 Vendée Globe solo round-the-world yacht race, his vessel lost its keel and capsized in the …
Tony Bullimore, British sailor & businessman (born 1939)
Alan Robert Rabinowitz was an American zoologist who served as the president, CEO, and chief scientist at Panthera Corporation, a nonprofit conservation organization devoted to pro…
Alan Rabinowitz, American zoologist (born 1953)
Margaret Mary Heckler was an American politician and diplomat who represented Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 un…
Margaret Heckler, American politician (born 1931)
Joël Robuchon was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named "Chef of the Century" by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France in cuisine in 197…
Joël Robuchon, French Chef (born 1945)
Anya Krugovoy Silver was an American poet. She won a Guggenheim fellowship, and a Georgia Author of the Year Award.
Anya Krugovoy Silver, American poet (born 1968)
Muthuvel Karunanidhi, popularly known as Kalaignar was an Indian politician, writer and screenwriter who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for five terms between 1969 and 2011…
M. Karunanidhi, Indian politician, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and prominent leader of Tamils (born 1924)
Stanley Mikita was a Slovak-born Canadian ice hockey player who played his entire 22-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Chicago Black Hawks.
Stan Mikita, Slovak hockey player (born 1940)
Nicholas Kiplagat Bett was a Kenyan track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best for the event is 47.79 seconds. He was a world champion in the…
Nicholas Bett, Kenyan track and field athlete (born 1990)
Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad and Tobago-born British writer renowned for his works of fiction and nonfiction in English. He is known for his comic early novels …
V S Naipaul, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932)
Terrence Andrew Davis was an American electrical engineer, computer programmer, and outsider artist best known for creating and designing TempleOS, a public domain operating system…
Terry A. Davis, American computer programmer, creator of TempleOS (born 1969)
Jill Janus was an American singer who was the lead vocalist of heavy metal bands Huntress, The Starbreakers and Chelsea Girls.
Jill Janus, American singer (born 1975)
Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Regarded as the "Queen of Soul", she was twice named by Rolling Stone magazine as the greatest singer of all …
Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
Wakako Yamauchi was a Japanese American playwright and short story writer. Her plays are considered pioneering works in Asian-American theater.
Wakako Yamauchi, American-Japanese writer (born 1924)
Dennis Edozie was a Nigerian jurist who was Judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 2003 until his retirement in 2005.
Denis Edozie, Nigerian Supreme Court judge (born 1935)