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Harry Reasoner was an American journalist for CBS and ABC News. He is known for his adroit use of language as a television commentator and as one of the original hosts of the news …
Harry Reasoner, American journalist, co-created 60 Minutes (born 1923)
James Benson Irwin was an American astronaut, aeronautical engineer, test pilot, and a United States Air Force pilot. He served as Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15, the fourth huma…
James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut, eighth man to walk on the moon (born 1930)
Lưu Trọng Lư (1911–1991) was a Vietnamese poet, play writer, and novelist. He was born in 1911 at Cao Lao Hạ village, Bố Trạch District, Quảng Bình Province, North Central Coast, V…
Lưu Trọng Lư, Vietnamese poet and playwright (born 1912)
John Delphus McDuffie Jr. was an American racing driver. He competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from 1963 to 1991, collecting 106 Top 10 finishes during his career, despite n…
J. D. McDuffie, American race car driver (born 1938)
James Roosevelt II was an American businessman, Marine officer, activist, and Democratic Party politician. The eldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, …
James Roosevelt, American general and politician (born 1907)
Alberto Augusto Crespo was a racing driver from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He entered one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix, the 1952 Italian Grand Prix, with a Maserati ente…
Alberto Crespo, Argentinian race car driver (born 1920)
Luigi Zampa was an Italian film director.
Luigi Zampa, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1905)
Colleen Rose Dewhurst was a Canadian-American actress mostly known for theatre roles. She was a renowned interpreter of the works of Eugene O'Neill on the stage, and her career als…
Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (born 1924)
Boris Karlovich Pugo was a Soviet communist politician of Latvian origin.
Boris Pugo, Russian soldier and politician, Soviet Minister of Interior (born 1937)
Bernard Castro was the inventor of the modern convertible couch.
Bernard Castro, Italian-American inventor (born 1904)
Alekos Sakellarios was a Greek writer and a director.
Alekos Sakellarios, Greek director and screenwriter (born 1913)
Cyril Barry Knowles was a footballer who played left-back for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He was the son of the rugby league footballer Cyril Knowles, and the older brother of f…
Cyril Knowles, English footballer and manager (born 1944)
Vladimír Padrůněk was a Czech jazz and rock bass guitarist. He is known for his work with the groups Jazz Q, Energit, Etc..., Abraxas, and others.
Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech bass player (born 1952)
Jean Tinguely was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines that extended the Dada tradition into the later part of the 20th century. Tinguely's art satir…
Jean Tinguely, Swiss painter and sculptor (born 1925)
Mildred Elizabeth Albert was an American fashion commentator, modeling agency director, fashion show producer, radio and television personality, and society columnist. Known as the…
Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (born 1905)
Libero Grassi was an Italian clothing manufacturer from Palermo, Sicily, who was killed by the Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands. The businessman …
Libero Grassi, Italian businessman (born 1924)
Clifford Douglas "Cliff" Lumsdon Jr., was a Canadian world champion marathon swimmer.
Cliff Lumsdon, Canadian swimmer and coach (born 1931)
Otto "Otl" Aicher was a German graphic designer and typographer. Aicher co-founded and taught at the influential Ulm School of Design. He is known for having led the design team of…
Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer (born 1922)
Alfonso García Robles was a Mexican diplomat and politician who, in conjunction with Sweden's Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982.
Alfonso García Robles, Mexican politician and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
Frank Russell Capra was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940…
Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1897)
Charles Daly Barnet was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1913)
Thomas Lester Tryon was an American actor and novelist. As an actor, he was billed as Tom Tryon and is best known for playing the title role in the film The Cardinal (1963), featur…
Tom Tryon, American actor and author (born 1926)
Dottie West was an American country singer and songwriter. She also had several credits as an actress. A distinguished figure in the country genre, West was among several women who…
Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1932)
Sharad Joshi was an Indian poet, writer, satirist and a dialogue and scriptwriter in Hindi films and television. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990.
Sharad Joshi, Indian author and poet (born 1931)