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Ruth Marianna Handler was an American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with he…
Ruth Handler, American inventor and businesswoman, created the Barbie doll (born 1916)
Lieutenant General Alexander Ivanovich Lebed was a Soviet and Russian military officer and politician who held senior positions in the Airborne Forces before running for president …
Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (born 1950)
Aloysius Martin Thesz, known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Considered to be one of the last true shooters in professional w…
Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (born 1916)
Robert Macomber Akin, III was an American business executive, journalist, television commentator and champion sports car racing driver.
Bob Akin, American race car driver and journalist (born 1936)
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf was a well-known transgender woman in East Germany and founded the Gründerzeit Museum in Berlin-Mahlsdorf. Later she became a LGBT-icon in Germany because o…
Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, German philanthropist, founded the Gründerzeit Museum (born 1928)
Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh Ibrahim Al-Arrayedh was a celebrated Bahraini poet and writer, widely regarded as one of the most influential literary figures in Bahrain’s modern history. His …
Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, Indian poet and author (born 1908)
William Thomas Tutte was an English and Canadian code breaker and mathematician. During the Second World War, he made a fundamental advance in cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher, a…
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Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist.
Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1928)
Hugo Banzer Suárez was a Bolivian politician and military officer who served as the 51st president of Bolivia. He held the Bolivian presidency twice: from 1971 to 1978 as a militar…
Hugo Banzer, Bolivian general and politician, 62nd President of Bolivia (born 1926)
Barbara Anne Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, Baroness Castle, was a British Labour Party politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1979, making her one of the lo…
Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, English politician, First Secretary of State (born 1910)
Paul Wilbur Klipsch was an American engineer and high fidelity audio pioneer, known for developing a high-efficiency folded horn loudspeaker. Unsatisfied with the sound quality of …
Paul Wilbur Klipsch, American engineer, founded Klipsch Audio Technologies (born 1904)
George Sidney was an American film director and producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His work includes cult classics Bye Bye Birdie (1963) and Viva Las Vegas (1964…
George Sidney, American director and producer (born 1916)
Louis Crosby Wyman was an American politician and lawyer. He was a United States representative and a U.S. senator from New Hampshire. He was a member of the Republican Party.
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Murray Adaskin, was a Canadian violinist, teacher, and composer.
Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (born 1906)
Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter whose work influenced rock and roll. His compositions include "Fever", "Great Balls of Fire" and "Breathless", "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shoo…
Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1932)
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn, was a Dutch politician, author, civil servant, businessman, sociologist and academic who founded the party Pim Fortuyn List i…
Pim Fortuyn, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (born 1948)
Bjørn John Johansen was a Norwegian jazz musician, known from a number of recordings and international cooperation. He has been one of the most influential Norwegian saxophonists o…
Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1940)
Louise Marguerite Renaude Lapointe, was a Canadian journalist and a Senator. She was among the first Canadian women to work as a professional journalist and the first French-Canadi…
Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (born 1912)
William Bartlett Peet was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Bill Peet, American animator and screenwriter (born 1915)
Kaifi Azmi was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he particip…
Kaifi Azmi, Indian poet and songwriter (born 1919)
Yves Robert was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.
Yves Robert, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1920)
Valeriy Vasylyovych Lobanovskyi was а Soviet and Ukrainian football player and manager. He was Master of Sports of the USSR, Distinguished Coach of the USSR, and a laureate of the …
Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1939)
László Kubala was a professional footballer. He played as a forward for Ferencváros, Slovan Bratislava, Barcelona, and Espanyol, among other clubs. Regarded as one of the greatest …
László Kubala, Hungarian-Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (born 1927)
Şerif Cırık, popularly known as Aşık Mahsuni Şerif, was a Turkish ashik, folk musician, composer, poet, and author. Aşık is a title used to indicate his position as a respected mus…
Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, Turkish poet and composer (born 1940)