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Edward (Charles) Wagenknecht was an American literary critic and teacher who specialized in 19th-century American literature. He wrote and edited many books on literature and movie…
Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (born 1900)
Roger Williams Straus Jr. was an American publisher who was co-founder and chairman of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, a New York book publishing company, and member of the Guggenheim f…
Roger Williams Straus, Jr
Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh was a Russian-born Soviet astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyi, Crimea.
Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (born 1931)
Michael A. Buonauro was an American webcomic artist, and author. Best known for his webcomic Marvelous Bob, Buonauro had co-created various other webcomics in collaboration with Je…
Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (born 1979)
John Tolos, nicknamed "The Golden Greek", was a Canadian professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager.
John Tolos, Greek-Canadian wrestler (born 1930)
Archibald Cox Jr. was an American legal scholar who served as U.S. Solicitor General under President John F. Kennedy and as a special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. Durin…
Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (born 1912)
Samuel Joseph Dash was an American lawyer. He was chief counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee during the Watergate scandal. Dash became famous for his televised interrogations…
Samuel Dash, American academic and politician (born 1925)
Aiyathurai Nadesan, a prominent and veteran minority Sri Lankan Tamil journalist was shot dead on 31 May 2004 on his way to work in eastern Sri Lankan town of Batticaloa by gunmen …
Aiyathurai Nadesan, Sri Lankan journalist (born 1954)
Robert Wolfe Quine was an American guitarist. A native of Akron, Ohio, Quine worked with a wide range of musicians, though he himself remained relatively unknown. Critic Mark Demin…
Robert Quine, American guitarist (born 1941)
Étienne Roda-Gil was a songwriter and screenwriter. He was an anarchist and an anarcho-syndicalist.
Étienne Roda-Gil, French screenwriter and composer (born 1941)
William Raymond Manchester was an American author, biographer, and historian. He was the author of 18 books which have been translated into over 20 languages. He was awarded the Na…
William Manchester, American historian and author (born 1922)
Steve Lacy was an American jazz saxophonist and composer recognized as one of the important players of soprano saxophone. Coming to prominence in the 1950s as a progressive dixiela…
Steve Lacy, American saxophonist and composer (born 1934)
Saturnino "Nino" Manfredi was an Italian actor, voice actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, comedian, singer, author, radio personality and television presenter.
Nino Manfredi, Italian actor (born 1921)
Iona Brown, OBE, was a British violinist and conductor.
Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (born 1941)
Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an im…
Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th president of the United States (born 1911)
Charles Latif Hyder was an American astrophysicist and dissident from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who campaigned against arms race, nuclear weapons and nuclear waste, and ran for the …
Charles Hyder, American astrophysicist and academic (born 1930)
Mack Fletcher Jones, nicknamed "Mack The Knife", was an American Major League Baseball left fielder who played for the Milwaukee / Atlanta Braves (1961–1967), Cincinnati Reds (1968…
Mack Jones, American baseball player (born 1938)
Roosevelt Brown Jr. was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965. He played col…
Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (born 1932)
Brian Williamson was a Jamaican gay rights activist who co-founded the Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, All-Sexuals and Gays (J-FLAG). He was known for being one of the earliest openly …
Brian Williamson, Jamaican activist, co-founded J-FLAG (born 1945)
Odette Laure was a French actress and cabaret singer. She appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1950 and 2001. She was nominated for the César Award for Best …
Odette Laure, French actress and singer (born 1917)
Xenophon Euthymiou Zolotas was a Greek economist who served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece.
Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and politician, 177th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1904)
Prince Egon von Fürstenberg was a socialite, banker, fashion and interior designer, and a member of the former German princely family of Fürstenberg.
Egon von Fürstenberg, Swiss fashion designer (born 1946)
Ralph Heygood Wiley Jr. was an American sports journalist who wrote for Sports Illustrated and ESPN's Page 2. He was well known for his distinctive literary tone and his writings o…
Ralph Wiley, American journalist and author (born 1952)
Ulrich Inderbinen was a Swiss mountain guide famous for his longevity and love for mountain climbing. He had been on the top of Matterhorn over 370 times and made his last ascent o…
Ulrich Inderbinen, Swiss mountaineer and guide (born 1900)