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Jan Matulka was a Czech-American modern artist originally from Bohemia. Matulka's style ranged from Abstract expressionism to landscapes, sometimes in the same day. He has directly…
Jan Matulka, Czech-American painter and illustrator (born 1890)
Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. was an American religious leader and writer who served as the tenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1970 until his death…
Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…
Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I, born Aristocles Matthaiou Spyrou, was the 268th Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from November 1948, until his death in July 1972, serving…
Athenagoras I of Constantinople (born 1886)
Ghassan Fayiz Kanafani was a prominent Palestinian author and militant, considered to be a leading novelist of his generation and one of the Arab world's leading Palestinian writer…
Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian writer and politician (born 1936)
Robert Weede was an American operatic baritone.
Robert Weede, American opera singer (born 1903)
Cora "Lovie" Austin was an American Chicago bandleader, session musician, composer, singer, and arranger during the 1920s classic blues era. She and Lil Hardin Armstrong are often …
Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1887)
Geeta Dutt was an Indian classical and playback singer. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema and Bengali cinema and is considered as one of the best…
Geeta Dutt, Indian singer and actress (born 1930)
Ralph Cook Craig was an American track and field athlete. He was the winner of the sprint double at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
Ralph Craig, American sprinter and sailor (born 1889)
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck was King of Bhutan from 30 March 1952 until his death in 1972.
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (born 1928)
Helen Francesca Traubel was an American opera and concert singer. A dramatic soprano, she was best known for her Wagnerian roles, especially those of Brünnhilde and Isolde.
Helen Traubel, American soprano and actress (born 1903)
Esther Applin was an American geologist and paleontologist. She completed her undergraduate degree in 1919 from the University of California, Berkeley. Later, she completed a maste…
Esther Applin, American geologist and paleontologist (born 1895)
Paul-Henri Charles Spaak was an influential Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat, and statesman who thrice served as the prime minister of Belgium and later as the second secreta…
Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Belgium, 1st President of the United Nations General…
Brian Leslie Cole was an American musician. He was the bass guitarist, bass vocalist and one of the founding members of the 1960s folk rock band the Association.
Brian Cole, American bass player (born 1942)
Paul Goodman was an American writer and public intellectual best known for his 1960s works of social criticism. Goodman was prolific across numerous literary genres and non-fiction…
Paul Goodman, American psychotherapist and author (born 1911)
Helen Lyman, commonly known as Helen Hoyt or Helen Hoyt Lyman, was an American poet.
Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (born 1887)
Giannis Papaioannou was a famous Greek musician and composer born in Kios, Ottoman Empire. In English his name is sometimes romanticized as Yannis, Ioannis or Yiannis. Most active …
Giannis Papaioannou, Turkish-Greek composer (born 1913)
Joi Lansing was an American model, film and television actress, and nightclub singer. She was noted for her pin-up photos and roles in B-movies, as well as a prominent role in the …
Joi Lansing, American model, actress, and singer (born 1929)
Sıddık Sami Onar was a Turkish academic specialized in administrative law at the Istanbul University.
Sıddık Sami Onar, Turkish lawyer and academic (born 1897)
Max Theiler was a South African-American virologist and physician. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1951 for developing a vaccine against yellow fever in…
Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)
Oscar Levant was an American concert pianist, composer, conductor and actor born in Pittsburgh, U.S., from Russian-emigrant parents. Levant studied under Zygmunt Stojowski and Arno…
Oscar Levant, American actor, pianist, and composer (born 1906)
Jules Romains was a French poet and writer and the founder of the Unanimism literary movement. His works include the play Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, and a cycle of works …
Jules Romains, French author and poet (born 1885)
Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.
Pierre Brasseur, French actor and screenwriter (born 1905)
Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor.
Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (born 1901)
Prince William of Gloucester was a member of the British royal family. The elder son of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, he was a grands…
Prince William of Gloucester (born 1941)