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Rafael Díaz Ycaza was an Ecuadorian poet, novelist, short story writer, and columnist for the Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo.
Rafael Díaz Ycaza, Ecuadorian journalist, author, and poet (born 1925)
Joan L. Krajewski was a Democratic politician and former member of the Philadelphia City Council who represented the Sixth District of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for almost thirty …
Joan L. Krajewski, American lawyer and politician (born 1934)
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was Zambia's first indigenous cardinal.
Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Zambian cardinal (born 1931)
Bruce Churchill Murray was an American planetary scientist. He was a director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and co-founder of The Planetary Society.
Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (born 1931)
William Cammack Campbell, often known as Bill Campbell or William C. Campbell, became one of the most distinguished amateur golfers in golf history. Campbell was two-time President…
William C. Campbell, American golfer (born 1923)
Howard Royce Crittenden was an American basketball player, best known for his college career at Murray State University and in the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).
Howie Crittenden, American basketball player and coach (born 1933)
Allan Stanley Gotthelf was an American philosopher. He was a scholar of the philosophies of both Aristotle and Ayn Rand.
Allan Gotthelf, American philosopher and academic (born 1942)
Seamus Justin Heaney was an Irish poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known works is Death of a Naturalist (1966), his f…
Seamus Heaney, Irish poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1939)
Leo Everett Lewis Jr. was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played college football as a running back for Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, from 1951…
Leo Lewis, American football player and coach (born 1933)
Alan Carrington CBE, FRS was a British chemist and one of the leading spectroscopists in Britain in the late twentieth century.
Alan Carrington, English chemist and academic (born 1934)
Sir David Paradine Frost was an English television host, journalist, comedian, and writer. He rose to prominence during the satire boom in the United Kingdom when he was chosen to …
David Frost, English journalist and game show host (born 1939)
James Radcliffe Greenhalgh was an English football player and manager. He played as a wing half and made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League for Hull City, Bury and Gilli…
Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (born 1923)
Jan Camiel Willems was a Belgian mathematical system theorist who has done most of his scientific work while residing in the Netherlands and the United States. He is most noted for…
Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and theorist (born 1939)
Ignacio Eizaguirre Arregui was a Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Ignacio Eizaguirre, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1920)
Tommy David Morrison was an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist who competed from 1988 to 2009. Best known for his left hook and formidable punching power, Morriso…
Tommy Morrison, American boxer and actor (born 1969)
Air Commodore Gordon Henry Steege, was a senior officer and pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He became a fighter ace in World War II, credited with eight aerial vict…
Gordon Steege, Australian soldier (born 1917)
Margaret Mary Vojtko was an American adjunct professor of French at Duquesne University. Her death caused controversy at Duquesne and prompted conversations about unions and the ro…
Margaret Mary Vojtko, American linguist and academic (born 1930)
Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis was a British aviator, engineer, and inventor. During the Second World War, Wallis served in the Royal Air Force and flew 28 bomber missions o…
Ken Wallis, English commander and pilot (born 1916)
Valérie Benguigui was a French actress and theater director. Born in Oran, Algeria, she took acting courses at the Cours Florent and the National Chaillot Theatre School. Her first…
Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (born 1965)
Terence A. Clawson was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played from the 1950s through to the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great…
Terry Clawson, English rugby player and coach (born 1940)
Ronald Harry Coase was a British economist and author. Coase was educated at the London School of Economics, where he was a member of the faculty until 1951. He was the Clifton R. …
Ronald Coase, English-American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910)
Frederik George Pohl Jr. was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning nearly 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem "Elegy to a De…
Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (born 1919)
Sir Paul Godwin Scoon was a Grenadian politician who served as governor-general of Grenada from 1978 to 1992. His tenure is notable for the hectic events related to the rise and fa…
Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (born 1935)
Ralph Milo Holman was an attorney and judge in the state of Oregon, United States. He was the 74th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously he was a circuit court judge for …
Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (born 1914)