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George Phydias Mitchell was an American businessman, real estate developer and philanthropist from Texas credited with pioneering the economic extraction of shale gas.
George P. Mitchell, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1919)
Fernando Alonso was a Cuban ballet dancer. He is a co-founder of the Cuban National Ballet and was part of the American Ballet Theatre company between 1940 until 1948. He received …
Fernando Alonso, Cuban dancer, co-founded the Cuban National Ballet (born 1914)
George Everette "Bud" Day was a United States Air Force officer, aviator, and veteran of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War. He was also a prisoner of war, and recipient of t…
Bud Day, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1925)
David Peter Cradick was an American radio host and television personality, known as Kidd Kraddick. His nationally syndicated morning radio show, The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, is …
Kidd Kraddick, American radio host (born 1959)
Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs was a politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was t…
Lindy Boggs, American politician and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (born 1916)
Ilya Valentinovich Segalovich was a co-founder of Russian company Yandex. He was CTO and director of Yandex since 2000 until his death in 2013. Segalovich proposed the name "Yandex…
Ilya Segalovich, Russian businessman, co-founded Yandex (born 1964)
Mustafa Adrisi Abataki was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third vice president of Uganda from 1977 to 1979 and was one of President Idi Amin's closest …
Mustafa Adrisi, Ugandan general and politician, 3rd Vice President of Uganda (born 1922)
Eileen Brennan was an American actress. She made her film debut in the satire Divorce American Style (1967), followed by a supporting role in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture S…
Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (born 1932)
Rita Reys was a jazz singer from the Netherlands. She was promoted as "Europe's First Lady of Jazz".
Rita Reys, Dutch jazz singer (born 1924)
William Warren Scranton was an American Republican Party politician and diplomat. Scranton served as the 38th governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967, and as United States Ambas…
William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1917)
Ersilio Tonini was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Ravenna-Cervia from 1975 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994. When Cardin…
Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal (born 1914)
Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1986)
Peter Magnus Flanigan was an American investment banker who later became an influential aide and fundraiser for President Richard M. Nixon.
Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (born 1923)
Frederick Anthony Owen Gaze, was an Australian fighter pilot and racing driver. He flew with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War, was a flying ace credited with 12.5 confir…
Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (born 1920)
Cecil Abraham Alexander, Jr. was an American architect, principally a designer of commercial architecture, best known for his work in Atlanta, Georgia. He worked with the firm FABR…
Cecil Alexander, American architect, designed the State of Georgia Building (born 1918)
Berthold Beitz was a German industrialist. He was the head of the Krupp steel conglomerate beginning in the 1950s. He was credited with helping to lead the re-industrialization of …
Berthold Beitz, German businessman (born 1913)
Robert Neelly Bellah was an American sociologist and the Elliott Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was internationally known for his work related…
Robert Neelly Bellah, American sociologist and author (born 1927)
Munir Hussain was a cricket commentator, administrator, and journalist from Pakistan who also played a first-class cricket match for Kalat in the 1969–70 season. He was the first t…
Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1929)
Harry Flood Byrd Jr. was an American newspaper publisher and politician. He served in the Senate of Virginia and then represented Virginia in the United States Senate, succeeding h…
Harry F. Byrd Jr., American lieutenant, publisher, and politician (born 1914)
Antoni Ramallets Simón was a Spanish football goalkeeper and manager.
Antoni Ramallets, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1924)
Oscar Benjamin "Ossie" Schectman was an American professional basketball player. He is credited with having scored the first basket in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), …
Ossie Schectman, American basketball player (born 1919)
Benjamin Walker was the truncated pen name of George Benjamin Walker, who also wrote under the pseudonym Jivan Bhakar. He was a British citizen, an Indian-born author on religion a…
Benjamin Walker, Indian-English author, poet, and playwright (born 1913)
Michael George Ansara was a Syrian‐American actor. He was often cast in Arab and Native American roles. His work in both film and television spanned several genres, including histo…
Michael Ansara, Syrian-American actor (born 1922)
Michel G. L. "Mike" Donnet, was a Belgian pilot who served in the Belgian Army and British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He shot down four enemy aircraft confi…
Michel Donnet, English-Belgian general and pilot (born 1917)