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Rafael Pérez y Pérez, was a popular Spanish writer of over 160 romantic novels from 1909 to 1971. He was one of the first writers to publish romance novels written in Spanish langu…
Rafael Pérez y Pérez, Spanish author (born 1891)
William James "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a l…
Count Basie, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1904)
Jüri Lossmann was an Estonian long-distance runner. He finished second in the marathon at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, at 2:32:48.6, trailing Hannes Kolehmainen by 13 secon…
Jüri Lossmann, Estonian-Swedish runner (born 1891)
Jack Barry was an American game show host, television personality and executive who made a name for himself in the game show field. Barry served as host of several game shows in hi…
Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (born 1918)
Robert Emerson Clampett Sr. was an American animator, director, producer and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated series from Warner B…
Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (born 1913)
Diana Dors was an English actress and singer.
Diana Dors, English actress (born 1931)
Mary Dawson Cain was an American newspaper editor, political activist, and gubernatorial candidate in Mississippi. A Democrat, she advocated for conservative causes and is particul…
Mary Cain, American journalist and politician (born 1904)
Ralph Bonner Pink was a British Conservative politician.
Bonner Pink, English politician (born 1912)
Lila Bell Wallace was an American magazine publisher and philanthropist. She co-founded Reader's Digest with her husband Dewitt Wallace, publishing the first issue in 1922.
Lila Bell Wallace, American publisher, co-founded Reader's Digest (born 1890)
Luigi Emilio Rodolfo Bertetti Bianco, better known as Gino Bianco was a racing driver from Brazil. Born in Milan, Italy, he emigrated to Brazil as a child and started racing there.…
Gino Bianco, Italian-Brazilian race car driver (born 1916)
Sir Edwin William "Ted" Hicks was a senior Australian public servant and diplomat. He was Secretary of the Department of Defence from 1956 to 1968.
Ted Hicks, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (born 1910)
Hermann Julius Walther Rauff, also Walther Rauff was a mid-ranking SS commander in Nazi Germany. From January 1938, he was an aide of Reinhard Heydrich firstly in the Security Serv…
Walter Rauff, German SS officer (born 1906)
Francis August Schaeffer was an American evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor. He co-founded the L'Abri community in Switzerland with his wife Edith Schaeff…
Francis Schaeffer, American pastor, theologian, and philosopher (born 1912)
Sir John Betjeman was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and first presiden…
John Betjeman, English poet and academic (born 1906)
Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman was an American entertainer and performance artist. He has sometimes been called an "anti-comedian". He disdained telling jokes and engaging in comedy as it…
Andy Kaufman, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (born 1949)
Irwin Shaw was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best known for two of his nov…
Irwin Shaw, American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer (born 1913)
Ann Little, also known as Anna Little, was an American film actress whose career was most prolific during the silent film era of the early 1910s through the early 1920s. Today, mos…
Ann Little, American actress (born 1891)
Karl-August Fagerholm was a Finnish politician. Fagerholm served as Speaker of Parliament and three times as Prime Minister of Finland. Fagerholm became one of the leading politici…
Karl-August Fagerholm, Finnish politician, valtioneuvos, the Speaker of the Parliament and the Prime Minister of Finland
Vincent James McMahon, also referred to as Vince McMahon Sr., was an American professional wrestling promoter. He is best known for running the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, later…
Vince McMahon Sr
Elizabeth Clow Peer Jansson was an American journalist who worked for Newsweek from 1958 until her death in 1984. She began her career at Newsweek as a copy girl, at a time when op…
Elizabeth Peer, American journalist (born 1936)
Vasilije Mokranjac was a Serbian composer, professor of composition at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He was one of the …
Vasilije Mokranjac, Serbian composer (born 1923)
John Eric Bartholomew, known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted…
Eric Morecambe, English actor and comedian (born 1926)
D'Urville Martin was an American actor in both film and television. He appeared in numerous 1970s movies in the blaxploitation genre. He also appeared in two unaired pilots of what…
D'Urville Martin, American actor and director (born 1939)
Manuel Buendía Tellezgirón was a Mexican journalist and political columnist who last worked for the daily Excélsior, one of the most-read newspapers in Mexico City. His direct repo…
Manuel Buendía, Mexican journalist and political columnist (born 1926)