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Derek Robert Tapscott was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward. Tapscott played for Barry Town, Arsenal, Cardiff City, Newport County, Cinderford Town, Haverford…
Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1932)
Albert Hofmann was a Swiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann's team also is…
Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic (born 1906)
Fredric John Baur Jr. was an American organic chemist and food storage scientist notable for designing the Pringles packaging. Baur filed for a patent for the tubular Pringles cont…
Fred Baur, American chemist and founder of Pringles (born 1918)
Jerry Leon Wallace was an American country and pop singer. Between 1958 and 1964, Wallace charted nine hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the No. 8 "Primrose Lane" that was l…
Jerry Wallace, American singer and guitarist (born 1928)
Milton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century art movements including t…
Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and illustrator (born 1925)
Vijay Dhondopant Tendulkar was an Indian playwright, movie and television writer, literary essayist, political journalist, and social commentator primarily in Marathi. His Marathi …
Vijay Tendulkar, Indian playwright and screenwriter (born 1928)
Luc Bourdon was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2006 until 2008. After overcoming …
Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)
Raymond Getliffe was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. Born in Galt, …
Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1914)
Mario Rigoni Stern was an Italian author and World War II veteran.
Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian soldier and author (born 1921)
Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress.
Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (born 1922)
Jean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1908)
Joseph "Tommy" Lapid was a Yugoslav-born Israeli radio and television presenter, playwright, journalist, politician and government minister known for his sharp tongue and acerbic w…
Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (born 1931)
Miroslav Dvořák was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1982 to 1985. The rest of hi…
Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (born 1951)
Timothy John Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior …
Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)
Tasha Tudor was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (born 1915)
Hans Theodor Steinbrenner was a German painter and sculptor based in Frankfurt who focused on abstract figures in wood and stone. Many of his works are in public space.
Hans Steinbrenner, German sculptor (born 1928)
Barun Sengupta, the founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper, was a Bengali journalist and popular political critic. He is remembered for his bold and simple diction of political analy…
Barun Sengupta, Bengali journalist, founded Bartaman (born 1934)
Scott D. Kalitta was an American drag racer who competed in the Funny Car and Top Fuel classes in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. He had 1…
Scott Kalitta, American race car driver (born 1962)
Natalia Petrovna Bekhtereva was a Soviet and Russian neuroscientist and psychologist who developed neurophysiological approaches to psychology, such as measuring the impulse activi…
Natalia Bekhtereva, Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (born 1924)
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor and author. He was known for his dark comedy and reflections on politics, English, psychology, r…
George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (born 1937)
Dody Goodman was an American character actress. She played the mother of the title character in the television series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, her distinctive high-pitched voice…
Dody Goodman, American actress and dancer (born 1914)
Claudio Capone was an Italian actor, voice actor and narrator.
Claudio Capone, Italian-Scottish actor (born 1952)
Arthur Raymond Chung was President of Guyana from 17 March 1970 to 6 October 1980. He was the first ethnic Chinese president and head of state of a non-Asian country. A leader in G…
Arthur Chung, Guyanese surveyor and politician, 1st President of Guyana (born 1918)
Marian Witold Glinka was a Polish actor and bodybuilder. He appeared in many Polish movies.
Marian Glinka, Polish actor and bodybuilder (born 1943)