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Porfirio Rubirosa Ariza was a Dominican diplomat, race car driver, soldier and polo player. He was a supporter of dictator Rafael Trujillo, and was rumored to be a political assass…
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (born 1909)
Christfried Burmeister was an Estonian speed skater and bandy player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.
Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (born 1898)
Photis Kontoglou was a Greek writer, painter and icon painter.
Photis Kontoglou, Greek painter, illustrator and writer (born 1895)
Francis Adams Cherry was an American judge and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as probate judge of the Twelfth Chancery District Court of Arkansas in 1942 a…
Francis Cherry, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Arkansas (born 1908)
Walter Reginald Hammond was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning as a professional, he later became …
Wally Hammond, English cricketer (born 1903)
Moshe Sharett was an Israeli politician who was Prime Minister of Israel from 1954 to 1955 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1948 to 1956. He signed the Israeli Declaration of I…
Moshe Sharett, Ukrainian-Israeli lieutenant and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (born 1894)
Thomas Sigismund Stribling was an American writer. Although he acquired a law degree and practiced law for a few years, his career was mainly that of an author of fiction. Known fi…
Thomas Sigismund Stribling, American lawyer and author (born 1881)
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II was an American politician and diplomat who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965. He served as the 31st…
Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1900)
Boris Mikhailovich Artzybasheff was a Russian and American illustrator notable for his strongly worked and often surreal designs.
Boris Artzybasheff, Ukrainian-American illustrator (born 1899)
Syngman Rhee, also known by his art name Unam, was a Korean politician who served as the first president of South Korea from 1948 until his resignation in 1960. His administration …
Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (born 1875)
Batukeshwar Dutta was an Indian socialist and independence fighter in the early 1900s. He is best known for having exploded two bombs, along with Bhagat Singh, in the Central Legis…
Batukeshwar Dutt, Indian activist (born 1910)
Henri Jules Charles Petiot, known by the pen name Henri Daniel-Rops, was a French Catholic writer and historian.
Daniel-Rops, French historian and author (born 1901)
Tarō Hirai , better known by the pen name Edogawa Ranpo or Edogawa Rampo , was a Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery and thril…
Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (born 1894)
Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American writer known primarily for her works of horror and mystery. Her writing career spanned over two decades, during which she composed six novels…
Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (born 1916)
Constance Campbell Bennett was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress and producer. She was a major Hollywood star during the 1920s and 1930s; during the early 1930…
Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (born 1904)
Sheikh Attallah Suheimat or Attlallah Pasha Suheimat was a Jordanian leader, politician, and a statesperson. Born in the historic city of Al Karak, south of Jordan. He was the son …
Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (born 1875)
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki was a Japanese author who is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in modern Japanese literature. The tone and subject matter of his work range fr…
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese author and playwright (born 1886)
William Maldon Woodfull was an Australian cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s. He captained both Victoria and Australia, and was best known for his dignified and moral conduct during …
Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (born 1897)
Hayato Ikeda was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964. He is best known for his Income Doubling Plan, which promised to double the size of…
Hayato Ikeda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1899)
Vello Kaaristo was the first Estonian cross-country skier to compete in the Olympics. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he placed 30th in the 18 km event with …
Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (born 1911)
Giulio (Yoel) Racah was an Italian–Israeli physicist and mathematician. He was Acting President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem from 1961 to 1962.
Giulio Racah, Italian-Israeli physicist and mathematician (born 1909)
Eliyahu Ben-Shaul Cohen was an Egyptian-born Israeli spy. He is best known for his espionage work in Syria between 1961 and 1965, where he developed close relationships with the Sy…
Eli Cohen, a spy who is credited with gathering significant intelligence used by Israel during the Six-Day War, was publ
Jonathan Myrick Daniels was an Episcopal seminarian and civil rights activist. In 1965, he was killed by Tom Coleman, a highway worker and part-time deputy sheriff, in Hayneville, …
Jonathan Daniels, American seminarian and civil rights activist (born 1939)
Archibald Wright "Moonlight" Graham was an American professional baseball player and physician who appeared as a right fielder in a single major league game for the New York Giants…
Moonlight Graham, American baseball player and physician (born 1879)