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Koko Taylor was an American singer whose style encompassed Chicago blues, electric blues, rhythm and blues, and soul blues. Sometimes called "The Queen of the Blues", she was known…
Koko Taylor, American singer (born 1928)
Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas "Charles" Nanda, PVSM, AVSM was an Indian Navy admiral who served as the 6th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 March 1970 until 28 February 1973. He led …
Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda, Indian admiral (born 1915)
Roderick Anthony Burton II better known by his stage name Dolla, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. Burton embarked on his music career in 2003, with hip hop group Da Ra…
Dolla, American rapper (born 1987)
Wayne Anthony Allwine was an American voice actor, sound effects editor, and foley artist. He was best remembered as the third official voice of Mickey Mouse and the first official…
Wayne Allwine, American voice actor, sound effects editor and Foley artist (born 1947)
Velupillai Prabhakaran was an Eelam Tamil revolutionary, guerrilla leader and a major figure of Tamil nationalism, being the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ee…
Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (born 1954)
Arthur Charles Erickson was a Canadian architect and urban planner. He studied at the University of British Columbia and, in 1950, received his B.Arch. (Honours) from McGill Univer…
Arthur Erickson, Canadian architect and urban planner, designed Roy Thomson Hall (born 1924)
Sir Clive William John Granger was a British econometrician known for his contributions to nonlinear time series analysis. He taught in Britain, at the University of Nottingham and…
Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)
Jeff Hanson was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, whose voice was described in a 2005 Paste review as an "angelic falsetto, a cross between Alison…
Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1978)
Omar Bongo Ondimba was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon from 1967 until his death in 2009. A member of the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), Bongo was pro…
Omar Bongo, Gabonese captain and politician, President of Gabon (born 1935)
Richard Shelton May was an American NASCAR driver who competed in 185 races in the NASCAR Grand National/Winston Cup Series between 1967 and 1985.
Dick May, American race car driver (born 1930)
Stelios Skevofilakas was a Greek professional footballer who played as a midfielder mostly for AEK Athens and later a manager.
Stelios Skevofilakas, Greek footballer (born 1940)
Michael Vincent O'Brien was an Irish race horse trainer from Churchtown, County Cork, Ireland. In 2003 he was voted the greatest influence in horse racing history in a worldwide p…
Vincent O'Brien, Irish horse trainer (born 1917)
Jean-Baptiste-Gabriel-Joachim Dausset was a French immunologist born in Toulouse, France. Dausset received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1980 along with Baruj Benace…
Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic; awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his s
Mitsuharu Misawa was a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter. Regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, he is primarily known both his 18-year stint with All Ja…
Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler (born 1962)
Fathi Yakan, February 9, 1933 – June 13, 2009) was an Islamic cleric who held a seat in the parliament of Lebanon in 1992. He was born in Tripoli.
Fathi Yakan, Lebanese scholar and politician (born 1933)
Robert Lenard Bogle was an American musician who was a founding member of the instrumental rock band the Ventures. He and Don Wilson founded the group in 1958. Bogle was the lead g…
Bob Bogle, American musician (born 1934)
William Rogers McIntyre, was a Canadian Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
William McIntyre, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1918)
Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf, was a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and liberal politician. A class conflict theorist, Dahrendorf was a lea…
Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (born 1929)
Darrell Cecil "Shifty" Powers was a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II…
Darrell Powers, American sergeant (born 1923)
Raymond Berthiaume was a Canadian jazz singer, musician, producer and composer from Quebec, Canada.
Raymond Berthiaume, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1931)
Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer, and combat aviator. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their firs…
Ed McMahon, American game show host and announcer (born 1923)
Jerri Lin Nielsen was an American physician with extensive emergency room experience, who self-treated her breast cancer while stationed at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Ant…
Jerri Nielsen, American physician and explorer (born 1952)
Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc was a Canadian journalist and politician who served as the 25th governor general of Canada from 1995 to 1999.
Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (born 1927)
Mary Ferrah Leni "Farrah" Fawcett was an American actress. A four-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and six-time Golden Globe Award nominee, Fawcett rose to international fame when…
Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (born 1947)