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Bernard Vitet was a French trumpeter, multi-instrumentist and composer, co-founder of the first free jazz band in France (1964) together with François Tusques, Michel Portal Unit (…
Bernard Vitet, French trumpet player and composer (born 1934)
Andrew James Wilson, better known as Snoo Wilson, was an English playwright, screenwriter and director. His early plays such as Blow-Job (1971) were overtly political, often combin…
Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (born 1948)
David Onllwyn Brace was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Newport and Aberavon. He won nine caps for Wales and would captain the team twice in the early 19…
Onllwyn Brace, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (born 1932)
John Crompton was an English professional footballer. Born in Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire, he was a goalkeeper for Manchester United between 1944 and 1956. He was part of the tea…
Jack Crompton, English footballer and manager (born 1921)
Dr. James E. Fulton Jr., M.D., was an American dermatologist and medical researcher who co-invented Retin-A, a popular acne medication, in 1969.
James Fulton, American dermatologist and academic (born 1940)
Charles Alfonso Hines was an American Army major general, university administrator, and sociology professor.
Charles A. Hines, American general (born 1935)
Bernadette Therese Doneathy was an Irish actress, singer and television personality. She was a member of the girl group the Nolans, which she formed with her sisters. From the age …
Bernie Nolan, Irish singer (born 1960)
Baron Henry "Bud" Asher was an American politician, football coach and former lawyer. Asher served as the mayor of Daytona Beach, Florida, for eight years from 1995 until 2003. Bef…
Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (born 1925)
David Francis Cargo was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of New Mexico between 1967 and 1971.
David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (born 1929)
William Henry Tebeau in 1948 became the first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State College (OSU). He was an engineer for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT…
William Tebeau, American engineer, first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State University (born 1925)
Vice Admiral Lambert Jackson Woodburne was Chief of the South African Navy from 1 July 1990 to 31 August 1992. He is one of only two people to have been awarded the Van Riebeeck De…
Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939)
Lo Hsing Han or Law Sit Han was a Burmese businessman and drug trafficker. He later became a major business tycoon across Burma, with financial ties to Singapore. He was an ethnic …
Lo Hsing Han, Burmese businessman, co-founded Asia World (born 1935)
Artur Henryk "Słon” Hajzer was a Polish mountaineer. Hajzer summitted seven eight-thousanders, several via new routes and made the first winter climb of Annapurna on February 3, 19…
Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer (born 1962)
Robert Gerald Hamerton-Kelly was a Christian theologian, ordained United Methodist pastor, ethics scholar, and author and editor of several books on religion and violence. He serve…
Robert Hamerton-Kelly, South African-American pastor, theologian, and author (born 1938)
Donald Jay Irwin was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district, Connecticut State Treasurer and mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut.
Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut (born 1926)
Benito Modesto "Ben" Pucci was an American professional football tackle who played three seasons for the Buffalo Bisons, Chicago Rockets and Cleveland Browns in the All-America Foo…
Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (born 1925)
Richard Benjamin Gray was an American professional baseball player. He was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and …
Dick Gray, American baseball player (born 1931)
Claudiney Ramos was a professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was nicknamed Rincón, because of his physical resemblance to former Corinthians player, Colom…
Claudiney Ramos, Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
Rubby Sherr was an American nuclear physicist who co-invented a key component of the first nuclear weapon while participating in the Manhattan Project during the Second World War. …
Rubby Sherr, American physicist and academic (born 1913)
Sundri Uttamchandani was a noted Indian writer. She wrote mostly in Sindhi language. She was married to progressive writer A. J. Uttam.
Sundri Uttamchandani, Indian author (born 1924)
Carl Brett Walker was an American songwriter, musician, and record producer.
Brett Walker, American songwriter and producer (born 1961)
Markus Büchel was a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein in 1993. Serving for just under 7 months, he is the shortest serving prim…
Markus Büchel, Liechtensteiner politician, 9th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (born 1959)
Edmund Sears Morgan was an American historian and an authority on early American history. He was the Sterling Professor of History at Yale University, where he taught from 1955 to …
Edmund Morgan, American historian and author (born 1916)
Andrew Nori was a Solomon Islands lawyer and politician, arguably best known for his role in the ethnic conflict on Guadalcanal in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Andrew Nori, Solomon lawyer and politician (born 1952)