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Paula Jane Meehan was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She co-founded the Redken hair care products company. She briefly worked as an actress and fashion model.
Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (born 1931)
John Twining Clement was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament from 1971 t…
John Clement, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1928)
Marilyn Fisher Lundy was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. As the CEO and president of the League of Catholic Women, Lundy led the development of several organizations …
Marilyn Fisher Lundy, American businesswoman (born 1925)
Olga Kotelko was a Canadian track and field athlete. She held over 30 world records and won over 750 gold medals in her age category for the Masters competition, age 90–95, and was…
Olga Kotelko, Canadian runner and softball player (born 1919)
Ramón José Velásquez Mujica was a Venezuelan politician, historian, journalist, and lawyer. He served as the president of Venezuela between 1993 and 1994.
Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1916)
Eli Herschel Wallach was an American film, television, and stage actor from New York City. Known for his character actor roles, his entertainment career spanned over six decades. H…
Eli Wallach, American actor (born 1915)
Nigel David McKail Ritchie-Calder was a British science writer and climate change skeptic.
Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1931)
Ana María Matute Ausejo was a Spanish writer and member of the Real Academia Española. In 1959, she received the Premio Nadal for Primera memoria. The third woman to receive the Ce…
Ana María Matute, Spanish author and academic (born 1925)
Ivan Stepanovych Plyushch was a Ukrainian politician. He thrice served as the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, from 9 July to 23 July 1990 (acting), from 5 December 1991 to 11 May 1…
Ivan Plyushch, Ukrainian agronomist and politician (born 1941)
Howard Henry Baker Jr. was an American politician, diplomat and photographer who served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to t…
Howard Baker, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 12th White House Chief of Staff (born 1925)
William B. Frank, Jr. was a Canadian football offensive tackle in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He also was a me…
Bill Frank, American-Canadian football player (born 1938)
Rollin W. King was an American businessman and investment consultant. He is best known as the co-founder and former director of Southwest Airlines.
Rollin King, American businessman, co-founded Southwest Airlines (born 1931)
Robert Michael Mischak (Pronounced: MIH-shak) was a college and professional American football guard and tight end who played six seasons in the American Football League (AFL), fro…
Bob Mischak, American football player and coach (born 1932)
Julius Rudel was an Austrian-born American opera and orchestra conductor. He was born in Vienna and was a student at the city's Academy of Music. He immigrated to the United State…
Julius Rudel, Austrian-American conductor (born 1921)
Mary Rodgers was an American composer, screenwriter, and author. She wrote the 1972 novel Freaky Friday, which served as the basis of a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster, for which s…
Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (born 1931)
Edmond P. Blanchard was a Canadian jurist and politician.
Edmond Blanchard, Canadian jurist and politician (born 1954)
Allen R. Grossman was a noted American poet, critic and professor.
Allen Grossman, American poet, critic, and academic (born 1932)
Leslie François Saint Roc Manigat was a Haitian politician who was elected as President of Haiti in a tightly controlled military held election in January 1988. He served as Presid…
Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (born 1930)
Rachid Solh was a Lebanese politician and Prime Minister, kin of one of the most eminent Sunni Muslim families in the country several of whose members became prime ministers, and t…
Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1926)
Seymour Barab was an American composer of opera, songs and instrumental and chamber music, as well as a cellist, organist and pianist. He was best known for his fairy tale operas f…
Seymour Barab, American cellist and composer (born 1921)
Violet Milstead Warren was a Canadian aviator, noted for being the first female Canadian bush pilot and one of only four Canadian women to work in the British Air Transport Auxilia…
Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919)
James Patrick Brosnan was an American baseball player and author who played in Major League Baseball in 1954 and from 1956 through 1963. A right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 385 …
Jim Brosnan, American baseball player (born 1929)
On Kawara was a Japanese conceptual artist who lived in SoHo, New York City, from 1965 until his death. He took part in many solo and group exhibitions, including the Venice Bienn…
On Kawara, Japanese painter (born 1933)
Meshach Taylor was an American actor, widely known for his role as Anthony Bouvier on the CBS sitcom Designing Women (1986–93), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Aw…
Meshach Taylor, American actor (born 1947)