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Viscount Ilya Romanovich Prigogine was a Belgian physical chemist, noted for his work on dissipative structures, complex systems, and irreversibility.
Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
Martha Ellen Scott was an American actress. She was featured in major films such as Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments (1956), and William Wyler's Ben-Hur (1959). Martha playe…
Martha Scott, American actress (born 1912)
Allan David Jefferies was an English professional motorcycle racer. He died after crashing during practice for the 2003 Isle of Man TT races.
David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (born 1972)
Frederick Kenneth Blassie was an American professional wrestler and manager, known by the ring name "Classy" Freddie Blassie. His achievements in the ring included holding the Los …
Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (born 1918)
Alma Ricard, née Vézina was a Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist. A partner with her husband F. Baxter Ricard in his broadcasting holdings, including Northern Cable and Mid-Ca…
Alma Ricard, Canadian broadcaster and philanthropist (born 1906)
Felix Weihs de Weldon was an Austrian sculptor. His most famous pieces include the United States Marine Corps War Memorial in the Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, US, and the…
Felix de Weldon, Austrian-American sculptor, designed the Marine Corps War Memorial (born 1907)
Jürgen Wilhelm Möllemann was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Minister of State at the Foreign Office (1982–1987), as Minister of Education and …
Jürgen Möllemann, German soldier and politician, 10th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (born 1945)
Manuel Rosenthal was a French composer and conductor who held leading positions with musical organizations in France and the United States. He was friends with many contemporary co…
Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (born 1904)
Donald Thomas Regan was an American government official and business executive who served as the 66th United States secretary of the treasury from 1981 to 1985 and as the 11th Whit…
Donald Regan, American colonel and politician, 11th White House Chief of Staff (born 1918)
Sir Bernard Arthur Owen Williams was an English philosopher. His publications include Problems of the Self (1973), Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (1985), Shame and Necessity (…
Bernard Williams, English philosopher and academic (born 1929)
Philip James Stradling Williams was a Welsh politician for Plaid Cymru and scientist.
Phil Williams, Welsh academic and politician (born 1939)
David McClure Brinkley was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997.
David Brinkley, American journalist and author (born 1920)
Eldred Gregory Peck was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male…
Gregory Peck, American actor and political activist (born 1916)
Malik Meraj Khalid was a Pakistani barrister, politician and Marxist philosopher who served as the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 1996 to 1997. He also served as the chi…
Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1916)
Dale Lindsey Whittington was an American racing driver. Born in Farmington, New Mexico, he was the youngest of four sons born to 1950s race car owner Dick Whittington. Dale Whittin…
Dale Whittington, American race car driver (born 1959)
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. was a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter and playwright. He appeared in many stage productions, television and film roles throughout his career, and receiv…
Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor (born 1911)
Pierre Bourgault was a politician and essayist, as well as an actor and journalist, from Quebec, Canada. He is most famous as a public speaker who advocated sovereignty for Quebec …
Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (born 1934)
Georg Henrik von Wright was a Finnish philosopher. He is particularly known for his work in philosophical logic, especially deontic logic, his work on Ludwig Wittgenstein's later p…
Georg Henrik von Wright, Finnish–Swedish philosopher and author (born 1916)
Lawrence Eugene Doby was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who was the second black player to break baseball's color bar…
Larry Doby, American baseball player and manager (born 1923)
Roger Paul Neilson was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, most notably in the NHL, where he served with eight teams. Known as "Captain Video" because of his technological co…
Roger Neilson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1934)
Leon Marcus Uris was an American author of historical fiction who wrote many bestselling books, including Exodus and Trinity.
Leon Uris, American soldier and author (born 1924)
Vasil Uladzimiravič Bykaŭ was a Belarusian dissident and opposition politician, junior lieutenant, and author of novels and novellas about World War II. A significant figure in Sov…
Vasil Bykaŭ, Belarusian war novelist (born 1924)
Lester Garfield Maddox Sr. was an American politician who served as the 75th governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971.
Lester Maddox, American businessman and politician, 75th Governor of Georgia (born 1915)
Marc-Vivien Foé was a Cameroonian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.
Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroon footballer (born 1975)