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Secondo "Conte" Candoli was an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast. He played in the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, Benny Goodman, and Dizzy Gillespie, and in …
Conte Candoli, American trumpet player (died 2001)
John Elvin Harshman was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Giants, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and Cleveland Indians between 1948…
Jack Harshman, American baseball player (died 2013)
Ian Manley Reed was a discus thrower, who represented Australia at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal at the 1950 Commonwealth Games in the men's discus throw event.
Ian Reed, Australian discus thrower (died 2020)
John William Chancellor was an American journalist who spent most of his career with NBC News. He is considered a pioneer in television news. Chancellor served as anchor of the NBC…
John Chancellor, American journalist (died 1996)
Harley Norman Hotchkiss was a Canadian business and community leader who was best known for his contributions to health and sports development in Canada. He was part of the consort…
Harley Hotchkiss, Canadian businessman (died 2011)
Simone Veil was a French magistrate, Holocaust survivor, and politician. Deported as a teenager to Auschwitz-Birkenau and later Bergen-Belsen, she became a prominent advocate for h…
Simone Veil, French lawyer and politician, President of the European Parliament (died 2017)
Michael "Mike" Esposito, who sometimes used the pseudonyms Mickey Demeo, Mickey Dee, Michael Dee, and Joe Gaudioso, was an American comic book artist whose work for DC Comics, Marv…
Mike Esposito, American author and illustrator (died 2010)
Nan Martin was an American actress and comedian who starred in movies and on television.
Nan Martin, American actress (died 2010)
Carmen Margarita Zapata often referred to as "The First Lady of the Hispanic Theater" was an American actress best known for her role in the PBS bilingual children's program Villa …
Carmen Zapata, American actress (died 2014)
Håkon Brusveen was a Norwegian cross-country skier. He competed in the individual 15 km and 4 × 10 km relay events at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won two medals in 1960: a gold …
Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier (died 2021)
Pierre-Ferdinand Côté, was a Canadian civil servant and lawyer. Côté served as the first Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec from 1978 until 1997. The Chief Electoral Officer is the …
Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (died 2013)
Winifred Shirley Hughes was an English author and illustrator. She wrote more than fifty books, which have sold more than 11.5 million copies, and illustrated more than two hundred…
Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator (died 2022)
Derek Marshall Hawksworth was a footballer who played in the position of winger for Sheffield United.
Derek Hawksworth, English footballer (died 2021)
Mehdi Hassan Khan, known as Mehdi Hassan, was a Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer of great renown. Known as Shahenshah-e-Ghazal, he is widely regarded as one of the great…
Mehdi Hassan, Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer (died 2012)
Antonio García-Trevijano Forte was a Spanish republican lawyer, notary public, jurist, philosopher, art critic, author and political activist. Born in Alhama de Granada, he was a p…
Antonio García-Trevijano, Spanish republican, political activist, and author (died 2018)
Keith Ostrander MacDonald was a politician in Ontario, Canada.
Keith MacDonald, Canadian politician (died 2021)
Anthony "Tony" Mirra was an American mobster, soldier and later caporegime for the Bonanno crime family. He is known for introducing FBI Special Agent Joseph "Donnie Brasco" Piston…
Anthony Mirra, American gangster, member of the Bonanno Crime Family (died 1982)
Kurt Masur was a German conductor. Called "one of the last old-style maestros", he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era. He had a long career as the Kapellmeister o…
Kurt Masur, German conductor and educator (died 2015)
Barbara Rose Bergmann was a feminist economist. Her work covers many topics from childcare and gender issues to poverty and Social Security. Bergmann was a co-founder and president…
Barbara Bergmann, American economist and academic (died 2015)
Heather Jean Chasen was an English actress, known for her roles in soap operas; playing Valerie Pollard in the ITV soap opera, Crossroads, from 1982 to 1986 and guest roles in Doct…
Heather Chasen, English actress (died 2020)
Michael Andreas Gielen was an Austrian conductor and composer known for promoting contemporary music in opera and concert. Principally active in Europe, his performances are charac…
Michael Gielen, Austrian conductor and composer (died 2019)
Ian Porteus Howard was a Canadian psychologist and researcher in visual perception at York University in Toronto.
Ian P. Howard, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (died 2013)
Johan Martin Ferner was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, toget…
Johan Ferner, Norwegian sailor (died 2015)
Gérard Brach was a French screenwriter best known for his collaborations with the film directors Roman Polanski and Jean-Jacques Annaud. He directed two movies: La Maison and Le Ba…
Gérard Brach, French director and screenwriter (died 2006)