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Ian Stuart Donaldson, more commonly known as Ian Stuart, was an English neo-Nazi musician. He was best known as the front-man of Skrewdriver, originally a punk band which, from 198…
Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1957)
Bruno Pontecorvo was an Italian–Russian nuclear physicist, an early assistant of Enrico Fermi and the author of numerous studies in high energy physics, especially on neutrinos. A …
Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (born 1913)
James Harold "Jimmy" Doolittle was an American military general and aviation pioneer who received the Medal of Honor for his raid on Japan during World War II, known as the Doolitt…
Jimmy Doolittle, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1896)
John Fraser MacPherson CM was a Canadian jazz musician from Saint Boniface, Manitoba.
Fraser MacPherson, Canadian saxophonist and educator (born 1928)
Peter De Vries was an American editor and novelist known for his satiric wit.
Peter De Vries, American editor and novelist (born 1910)
Sgt. Alexander Albert Drabik was the first American soldier to cross the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine river at Remagen, Germany in World War II during the Battle of Remagen. He…
Alexander A. Drabik, American sergeant (born 1910)
Gordon Douglas Brickner was an American film director and actor, who directed many different genres of films over the course of a five-decade career in motion pictures.
Gordon Douglas, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1907)
Katerina Gogou was a Greek poet, author and actress.
Katerina Gogou, Greek actress, poet, and author (born 1940)
Randall David Shughart was a United States Army Delta Force operator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu, during Operatio…
Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1958)
Gary Ivan Gordon was a master sergeant in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. At the time of his death in the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, he was a non-co…
Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1960)
Mehmet Nejat Ferit Eczacıbaşı was a Turkish chemist, industrialist, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He was a second-generation member of the Turkish Eczacıbaşı family.
Nejat Eczacıbaşı, Turkish chemist, businessman, and philanthropist, founded Eczacıbaşı (born 1913)
On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters made a 45-minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons. The aircraft rose to an altitude…
Larry Walters, American truck driver and pilot (born 1949)
Cyril James Cusack was an Irish stage and screen actor with a career that spanned more than 70 years. During his lifetime, he was considered one of Ireland's finest thespians, and …
Cyril Cusack, South African-born Irish actor (born 1910)
Andrew Stewart MBE was a Scottish singer and entertainer. He presented the BBC TV variety show The White Heather Club throughout the 1960s, and his song "Donald Where's Your Troose…
Andy Stewart, Scottish singer and entertainer (born 1933)
Leon Ames was an American film and television actor. He is best remembered for playing father figures in such films as Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), Little Women (1949), On Moonligh…
Leon Ames, American actor (born 1902)
Otmar Gutmann was a German filmmaker who specialised in animation. He co-created the stop-motion television series Pingu alongside Erika Brueggemann.
Otmar Gutmann, German filmmaker (born 1937)
Aydın Sayılı was a Turkish historian of science. Sayılı's portrait is depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 5 lira banknote issued in 2009. He was the first PhD recipient in the w…
Aydın Sayılı, Turkish historian and academic (born 1913)
Christopher Michael Oliva was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and co-founder of the heavy metal band Savatage. During his lifetime, he released seven studio albums …
Criss Oliva, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1963)
Yasushi Sugiyama was a Japanese painter of the Shōwa and Heisei eras, who practiced the nihonga style of watercolour painting.
Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter (born 1909)
Samuel Tecumseh Zolotow was an American theater reporter for The New York Times who was known for his tenacity in getting the details about how Broadway shows were performing, rele…
Sam Zolotow, American journalist and critic (born 1899)
Robert McGregor Innes Ireland was a British racing driver and journalist, who competed in Formula One from 1959 to 1966. Ireland won the 1961 United States Grand Prix with Lotus.
Innes Ireland, English racing driver and engineer (born 1930)
Heinz Kubsch was a German football goalkeeper.
Heinz Kubsch, German footballer (born 1930)
Bahrija Nuri Hadžić was a Bosnian soprano and prima donna who was one of the first Yugoslav Muslim opera singers. She is best known for playing the titular roles in Richard Strauss…
Bahrija Nuri Hadžić, Bosnian opera singer (born 1904)
Danny Chan Pak-Keung was a Hong Kong singer, songwriter and actor. One of the first Cantopop idols in Hong Kong, he gained fame alongside performers Alan Tam, Anita Mui, and Leslie…
Danny Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1958)