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Horst Faas was a German photo-journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. He is best known for his images of the Vietnam War.
Horst Faas, German photographer and journalist (born 1933)
Carroll Hall Shelby was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.
Carroll Shelby, American race car driver and designer (born 1923)
Gunnar Fridtjof Thurmann Sønsteby DSO was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway in World War II. Known by the nickname "Kjakan" and a…
Gunnar Sønsteby, Norwegian captain and author (born 1918)
Jan Bens was a Dutch professional football player and coach; he was also an amateur boxer and trainer.
Jan Bens, Dutch footballer and coach (born 1921)
Edouard Paape, commonly known as Eddy Paape, was a Belgian comics artist best known for illustrating the science fiction comic series Luc Orient.
Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (born 1920)
Arsala Rahmani Daulat was selected to serve in the Meshrano Jirga, the upper house of Afghanistan's national assembly, in 2005 and 2010. He was appointed a Deputy Minister for High…
Arsala Rahmani Daulat, Afghan politician (born 1937)
Ada María Isasi-Díaz was a Cuban-American theologian who served as professor emerita of ethics and theology at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. As a Hispanic theologian, she…
Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz, Cuban-American theologian, author, and academic (born 1943)
Lee Stewart Richardson was a British international motorcycle speedway rider.
Lee Richardson, English speedway rider (born 1979)
Donald Taylor Ritchie was an Australian who intervened in many suicide attempts. He officially rescued at least 180 people but his family says he helped save up to 500 people who h…
Don Ritchie, Australian humanitarian (born 1925)
Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện was a Vietnamese Roman Catholic bishop and the oldest of the Catholic Church at 106 years of age. He was also one of the last living bishops to have served…
Nguyễn Văn Thiện, Vietnamese bishop (born 1906)
Ernst Hinterberger was an Austrian writer of novels, particularly detective novels, plays and successful sitcoms. His first TV scripts were unusual for their use of genuine Vienna …
Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and screenwriter (born 1931)
Donald "Duck" Dunn was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter. Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a…
Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (born 1941)
Mario Trejo was an Argentine poet, playwright, screenwriter, and journalist.
Mario Trejo, Argentinian poet, playwright, and journalist (born 1926)
Carlos Fuentes Macías was a Mexican novelist, essayist and ambassador to France. Among his works are The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962), Aura (1962), Terra Nostra (1975), The Old Gri…
Carlos Fuentes, Mexican novelist and essayist (born 1928)
Arno Lustiger was a German historian and author of Jewish origin. Lustiger made significant contributions to research and document the history of Jewish resistance under Nazi rule.
Arno Lustiger, German historian and author (born 1924)
Zakaria Mohieddin was an Egyptian military officer, politician who served as the 3rd prime minister of Egypt and head of the first Intelligence body in Egypt, the Egyptian General …
Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian soldier and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1918)
Gideon Ezra was an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 1996 and 2012 and also held several ministerial portfolios.
Gideon Ezra, Israeli geographer and politician, Israeli Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (born 1937)
Patrick Mutesa Mafisango was a Rwandan international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (born 1980)
Donna Adrian Gaines, known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Q…
Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder performers of the post-war period, he is best known as a singer…
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (born 1925)
Peter Robert Jones was an English-born Australian musician. He replaced Paul Hester on drums for Crowded House in mid-1994. After the band split up in June 1996, he played in Deads…
Peter Jones, English-Australian drummer and songwriter (born 1967)
Alan Oakley was a British bicycle designer from Nottingham who worked for the Raleigh Bicycle Company.
Alan Oakley, English bicycle designer, designed the Raleigh Chopper (born 1927)
Patricia "Patty" Aakhus, also known by her maiden name and pseudonym Patricia McDowell, was an American novelist and director of International Studies at the University of Southern…
Patricia Aakhus, American author and academic (born 1952)
Ellis James Abdnor was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. He was also the 15th administrator of the Small Business Adminis…
James Abdnor, American soldier and politician (born 1923)