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LaGuardia Airport is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, United States, situated on the northwestern shore of Long Island, bordering Flushing Bay. It covers 68…
The New York Municipal Airport (later renamed LaGuardia Airport) is dedicated.
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many eng…
World War II: No. 603 Squadron RAF intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer born to Irish parents. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, s…
Dusty Springfield, English singer and record producer (died 1999)
Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran war. A member of …
Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran (died 2026)
Robert Jacob Alexander Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, was a British economic historian, author and crossbench life peer in the House of Lords. He is best known for his award-winning t…
Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic (died 2026)
Mariotto "Mario" Segni is a retired Italian politician and professor of civil law. He founded several parties, which focused on fighting for electoral reform through referendums. H…
Mario Segni, Italian professor and politician
Livio Berruti is an Italian former athlete who was the winner of the 200-meter dash in the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Livio Berruti, Italian sprinter
James William Fox is an English actor, known for his work in film and television. He is a member of the Fox family of actors. Fox's career began in the 1960s through leading roles …
James Fox, English actor
Nancy Kwan Ka-shen is a Chinese-American actress whose career benefited from Hollywood's casting of more Asian roles in the 1960s, especially in comedies. She was considered an Eas…
Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist
Jānis Lūsis was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed in javelin throw.
Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower and coach (died 2020)
Francis Richard Scobee was an American pilot, engineer, and astronaut. He was killed while commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster fail…
Dick Scobee, American pilot, and astronaut (died 1986)
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran, commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan Tamil cinematographer, director, screenwriter, actor and film editor who worked in various Indian f…
Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
Heinz Robert Holliger is a Swiss composer, virtuoso oboist, and conductor. Celebrated for his versatility and technique, Holliger is among the most prominent oboists of his generat…
Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboist, composer, and conductor
Paul Edward Winfield was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landma…
Paul Winfield, American actor (died 2004)
Michel Colombier was a French composer, arranger, and conductor.
Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (died 2004)
Reinhard Hauff is a German film director. His works, which were mostly carried out in the late 1960s to early 1990s, are known for their social and political commentary. Stammheim,…
Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter
Dixie Virginia Carter was an American actress. She starred as Julia Sugarbaker on the sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993) and as Randi King on the drama series Family Law (1999–2002…
Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (died 2010)
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is an English actor. He has played roles on the screen and stage in genres ranging from Shakespearean dramas and modern theatre to popular fantasy and scien…
Ian McKellen, English actor
Simon Dallas Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns,, styled Viscount Garmoyle between 1946 and 1989, is a British businessman.
Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, English courtier and businessman
Yves Duhaime is a former politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Cabinet Member and Member of the National Assembly of Quebec.
Yves Duhaime, Canadian captain and politician
Sokratis Kokkalis is a Greek businessman, founder and principal shareholder of Intracom Holdings.
Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
Sir Gerald Maurice Ronson is a British businessman, philanthropist, and convicted criminal. In the 1980s, he was one of the 'Guinness Four' involved in a trading fraud, for which h…
Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist
Lionel Sosa is a Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive.
Lionel Sosa, Mexican-American advertising and marketing executive
Donald Ray Williams was an American country music singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular balla…
Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)