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Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich was a Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commis…
Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (born 1927)
Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker was a German physicist and philosopher. He was the longest-living member of the team which performed nuclear research in Nazi Germany during …
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (born 1912)
Bertha Wernham Wilson was a Canadian jurist and the first female puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Before her ascension to Canada's highest court, she was the first fe…
Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist (born 1923)
Mitiarjuk Attasie Nappaaluk was an Inuk author, educator, and sculptor from Kangiqsujuaq in Nunavik, in northern Quebec, Canada. She was noted for writing Sanaaq, one of the first …
Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk, Inuk writer (born 1931)
Thomas Gordon Poston was an American actor, appearing in television roles from the 1950s through the early to mid-2000s, reportedly appearing in more sitcoms than any other actor. …
Tom Poston, American actor, comedian, and game show panelist (born 1921)
Walter Marty Schirra Jr. was an American naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. In 1959, he became one of the original seven astronauts chosen for Project Mercury, which wa…
Wally Schirra, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (born 1923)
Charles Nelson Reilly was an American actor, comedian, director and drama teacher. He performed in the original Broadway casts of Bye Bye Birdie; Hello, Dolly!; and How to Succeed …
Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian, and director (born 1931)
Uładzimir Łeanidavič Katkoŭski was a Belarusian blogger, web designer, Wikipedian and website creator.
Uładzimir Katkoŭski, Belarusian blogger, web designer and website creator (born 1976)
Jack Edward Oliver was a British cartoonist. He is more usually known as J. Edward Oliver.
Jack Edward Oliver, English illustrator (born 1942)
Howard Porter was an American professional basketball player. He played as a power forward and a center.
Howard Porter, American basketball player (born 1948)
Theodore Harold Maiman was an American engineer and physicist who is widely credited with the invention of the laser. Maiman's laser led to the subsequent development of many other…
Theodore Harold Maiman, American-Canadian physicist and engineer, created the laser (born 1927)
Enéas Ferreira Carneiro was a Brazilian polymath, cardiologist, physicist, mathematician, professor, writer, military serviceman and politician. He represented the state of São Pau…
Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (born 1938)
Gene Curtis Harrington was an American film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. He emerged in the experimental film scene of the 1940s and ‘50s, notably as a colla…
Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926)
Yahweh ben Yahweh was an American religious leader and founder of the black separatist and black supremacist Nation of Yahweh, a new religious movement headquartered in Florida tha…
Yahweh ben Yahweh, American cult leader, founded the Nation of Yahweh (born 1935)
Sachiko Kamachi , known professionally as Izumi Sakai , was a Japanese pop singer and core member of the group Zard. As Sakai was the only member in the group for the majority of t…
Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1967)
Gretchen Wyler was an American actress and dancer. She was also an animal rights advocate and founder of the Genesis Awards for animal protection.
Gretchen Wyler, American actress and dancer (born 1932)
Paul Edward Yost was the American inventor of the modern hot air balloon and is referred to as the "Father of the Modern Day Hot-Air Balloon." He worked for a high-altitude researc…
Ed Yost, American inventor, created the modern hot air balloon (born 1919)
Jörg Immendorff was a German painter, sculptor, stage designer and art professor. He was a member of the art movement Neue Wilde.
Jörg Immendorff, German painter, sculptor, and academic (born 1945)
Toshikatsu Matsuoka was a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 2006 until his suicide in 2007 amid a financial scandal.
Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Agriculture (born 1945)
David Alexander Balon was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. Balon played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1959 and 1973 along with nine games in …
Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1938)
Dame Lois Marie Browne-Evans DBE JP was a lawyer and political figure in Bermuda. She led the Progressive Labour Party (PLP) in opposition before being appointed Bermuda's first fe…
Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian lawyer and politician (born 1927)
Jean-Claude Brialy was a French actor and film director.
Jean-Claude Brialy, Algerian-French actor and director (born 1933)
Birgit Ellenora Johanne Dalland was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party.
Birgit Dalland, Norwegian politician (born 1907)
Gunturu Seshendra Sarma B.A. B.L., also known as Yuga Kavi, was a Telugu poet, critic and litterateur. He is well known for his works Naa Desam, Naa Prajalu and Kaala Rekha. He aut…
Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, Indian poet and critic (born 1927)