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Colin Marsh Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, was a British businessman and member of the House of Lords.
Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (born 1933)
Ruud van Hemert was a Dutch film director known especially for (dark) comedy. In the 1970s he helped produce and direct TV shows on VPRO before starting a career as a film director…
Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938)
Hani al Hassan, also known as Abu Tariq and Abu-l-Hasan, was a leader of the Fatah organization in Germany and member of the Palestinian Authority Cabinet and the Palestinian Natio…
Hani al-Hassan, Palestinian engineer and politician (born 1939)
Dennis Flemion was a founding member, with his younger brother Jimmy, of the controversial independent rock band the Frogs. He was the primary percussionist for the band and was al…
Dennis Flemion, American drummer (born 1955)
Gerrit Jan Komrij was a Dutch poet, novelist, translator, critic, polemic journalist and playwright. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s, writing poetry that sharply contraste…
Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1944)
Ronaldo Cunha Lima was a Brazilian poet and politician. He served as the governor of Paraíba from 1991 to 1994.
Ronaldo Cunha Lima, Brazilian poet and politician (born 1936)
Doris M. Neal was an infielder and outfielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5' 4", 128 lb., she batted and threw right hande…
Doris Neal, American baseball player (born 1928)
Jerry Lee Norman was an American sinologist and linguist known for his studies of varieties of Chinese, particularly Min varieties, and also of the Manchu language. Norman had a la…
Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (born 1936)
Leon Schlumpf was a Swiss politician and a member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979–1987).
Leon Schlumpf, Swiss politician (born 1927)
Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud was a Saudi royal and politician. He was a son of King Saud and one of the grandsons of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdulaziz. He served as the Saudi Arab…
Muhammed bin Saud Al Saud, Saudi Arabian politician (born 1934)
Ernest Borgnine was an American actor whose career spanned over six decades. He was noted for his gruff but relaxed voice and gap-toothed Cheshire Cat grin. A popular performer, he…
Ernest Borgnine, American actor (born 1917)
Gyang Dalyop Datong was a Nigerian senator who represented the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State. He became a member of the Nigerian Senate in 2007. On 12 April 2003…
Gyang Dalyop Datong, Nigerian physician and politician (born 1959)
Martin Pakledinaz was an American costume designer for stage and film.
Martin Pakledinaz, American costume designer (born 1953)
Jae-chul Shin was a Korean martial artist and founder of the World Tang Soo Do Association.
Shin Jae-chul, South Korean-American martial artist (born 1936)
Charles Gilbert "Chick" King was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Detroit Tigers (1954–1956), Chicago Cubs (1958–1959), and St. Louis Cardinals (1959…
Chick King, American baseball player (born 1930)
Sir Terepai Tuamure Maoate was Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 18 November 1999 to 11 February 2002. He was a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Terepai Maoate, Cook Islander physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (born 1934)
Eugênio de Araújo Sales was a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, having been elevated by Pope Paul VI on 28 April 1969. He served as archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janei…
Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (born 1920)
Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr., known professionally as Dolphy, was a Filipino comedian and actor. Widely regarded by Philippine media as the country's "King of Comedy", he starred in a l…
Dolphy, Filipino actor, singer, and producer (born 1928)
Peter Nicholas Kyros was an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as a Democratic U.S. representative from Maine from 1967 to 1975.
Peter Kyros, American lawyer and politician (born 1925)
Berthe Meijer was a Dutch Holocaust survivor and author. In her memoir of her time imprisoned in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, she wrote of knowing Anne Frank, which was corrob…
Berthe Meijer, German-Dutch journalist and author (born 1938)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the…
Fritz Langanke, German lieutenant (born 1919)
Viktor Yevseyevich Suslin was a Russian composer. An associate of Sofia Gubaidulina's, together with her and Vyacheslav Artyomov he formed the improvisatory ensemble 'Astraea' in 1…
Viktor Suslin, Russian-German composer (born 1942)
Alimuddin was a Pakistani cricketer who played 25 Tests for Pakistan between 1954 and 1962. His name is sometimes rendered Alim-ud-Din. A fast-scoring, right-handed opening batsman…
Alimuddin, Pakistani cricketer (born 1930)
Dara Singh was an Indian professional wrestler, actor, and politician. Widely regarded as one of India's greatest wrestlers, Singh earned international recognition during the 1950s…
Dara Singh, Indian wrestler, actor, and politician (born 1928)