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Melchor Gastón Ferrer was an American actor, director, and producer, active in film, theatre, and television. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits wi…
Mel Ferrer, American actor (born 1917)
Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration wi…
Algis Budrys, Lithuanian-American author and critic (born 1931)
Suleiman Mousa was a Jordanian author and historian born in Al-Rafeed, a small village north of the city of Irbid. He wrote up to fifty books of which most prominent are Biography …
Suleiman Mousa, Jordanian historian and author (born 1919)
Chinghiz Torekulovich Aitmatov was a Kyrgyz author who wrote mainly in Russian, but also in Kyrgyz. He is one of the best known figures in Kyrgyz literature.
Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyzstani author and diplomat (born 1928)
Ove Andersson, nicknamed Påven, was a Swedish rally driver and the first head of Toyota's F1 programme.
Ove Andersson, Swedish race car driver (born 1938)
Võ Văn Kiệt whose real name is Phan Văn Hòa, and includes aliases Sáu Dân, Chín Dũng, Chín Hòa, Tám Thuận. Was a Vietnamese politician and economic reformer who served as the Prime…
Võ Văn Kiệt, Vietnamese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1922)
Miroslav Dvořák was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played three seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1982 to 1985. The rest of hi…
Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (born 1951)
Derek Robert Tapscott was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward. Tapscott played for Barry Town, Arsenal, Cardiff City, Newport County, Cinderford Town, Haverford…
Derek Tapscott, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1932)
Raymond Getliffe was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. Born in Galt, …
Ray Getliffe, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1914)
Mario Rigoni Stern was an Italian author and World War II veteran.
Mario Rigoni Stern, Italian soldier and author (born 1921)
Cyd Charisse was an American dancer and actress.
Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (born 1922)
Jean Delannoy was a French actor, film editor, screenwriter and film director.
Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1908)
Timothy John Russert was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a senior …
Tim Russert, American journalist and lawyer (born 1950)
Tasha Tudor was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (born 1915)
Hans Theodor Steinbrenner was a German painter and sculptor based in Frankfurt who focused on abstract figures in wood and stone. Many of his works are in public space.
Hans Steinbrenner, German sculptor (born 1928)
Barun Sengupta, the founder-editor of Bartaman newspaper, was a Bengali journalist and popular political critic. He is remembered for his bold and simple diction of political analy…
Barun Sengupta, Bengali journalist, founded Bartaman (born 1934)
Danica Sue Patrick is an American former professional racing driver who competed in the IndyCar Series from 2005 to 2011 and the NASCAR Cup Series from 2012 to 2018. She is the mos…
American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race
Fernando Armindo Lugo Méndez is a Paraguayan politician and laicized Catholic bishop who was President of Paraguay from 2008 to 2012. Previously, he was a Roman Catholic priest and…
Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61
The Trump International Hotel and Tower, or simply the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in the Near North Side community area in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. …
The 1,388-foot-tall (423
Tim Buckley is an American webcomic artist and writer. He is best known for creating the gaming webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del. Buckley lives in Secaucus, New Jersey with his wife and two c…
Artist Tim Buckley published "Loss" as part of his webcomic Ctrl+Alt+Del
Chaitén is a volcanic caldera 3 kilometres (2 mi) in diameter, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the elongated ice-capped Michinmahuida volcano and 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of th…
The Chaitén volcano in Chile began to erupt for the first time since around 1640
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions that originated from the Inns of Court in the medieval English legal system. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom a…
British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London
Postville is a city in Allamakee and Clayton counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. It lies near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of U.S. Routes 18 and 52 and Iow…
In Postville, Iowa, U
Indian Mujahideen (IM) is an Islamic jihadist and terrorist group which has been particularly active in India. The group was founded as an offshoot of the Students' Islamic Movemen…
Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, I