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Miller Westford Barber Jr. was an American professional golfer. He enjoyed significant success on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s, and a greater degree of success on the Senior…
Miller Barber, American golfer (born 1931)
Kristiāns Pelšs was a Latvian ice hockey player. He was the son of poet and translator Einārs Pelšs. At the time of his death, he played for the Oklahoma City Barons of the America…
Kristiāns Pelšs, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1992)
Robert William Fogel was an American economic historian and winner of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. As of his death, he was the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguis…
Robert Fogel, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
Vidya Charan Shukla was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan M…
Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (born 1929)
Teresita Barajuen was a Spanish Roman Catholic nun and member of the Order of Cistercians. Barajuen is believed to hold the world record for the longest service in cloister.
Teresita Barajuen, Spanish nun (born 1908)
Jason Charles Leffler nicknamed "LEFturn", was an American professional open-wheel and stock car racing driver. Leffler began racing in the open-wheel ranks, competing in the 2000 …
Jason Leffler, American racing driver (born 1975)
David Deutsch was an American advertising executive and artist. He founded David Deutsch Associates, now known as Deutsch Inc., in 1969. He served as the agency's CEO from 1969 un…
David Deutsch, American businessman, founded Deutsch Inc
Samuel Most was an American jazz flutist, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, based in Los Angeles. He was "probably the first great jazz flutist", according to jazz historian Leona…
Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (born 1930)
Albert White Hat was a teacher of the Lakota language, and an activist for Sičháŋǧu Lakȟóta traditional culture. He translated the Lakota language for Hollywood movies, including t…
Albert White Hat, American educator and activist (born 1938)
Elroy Schwartz was an American comedy and television writer.
Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (born 1923)
Heinz "Flocke" Flohe was a German footballer and manager.
Heinz Flohe, German footballer and manager (born 1948)
José Froilán González was an Argentine racing driver who competed in Formula One between 1950 and 1960. Nicknamed "the Pampas Bull" and "el Cabezón", González was runner-up in the …
José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver (born 1922)
Dennis O'Rourke was an Australian cinematographer and documentary filmmaker.
Dennis O'Rourke, Australian director and producer (born 1945)
Kenneth Geddes "Ken" Wilson was an American theoretical physicist and a pioneer in using computers for studying particle physics. He was awarded the 1982 Nobel Prize in Physics for…
Kenneth G
Samuel Farber was an American industrial designer and businessman.
Sam Farber, American businessman, co-founded OXO (born 1924)
Hans Hass was an Austrian biologist and underwater diving pioneer. He was known mainly for being among the first scientists to popularise coral reefs, stingrays, octopuses and shar…
Hans Hass, Austrian biologist and diver (born 1919)
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain was a leading postmodernist poet, essayist, translator, and editor from Bangladesh. He wrote more than eighteen titles.
Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (born 1950)
Norman Ian MacKenzie was a British journalist, academic and historian who helped in the founding of the Open University (OU) in the late 1960s.
Norman Ian MacKenzie, English journalist and author (born 1921)
Ottmar Kurt Herrmann Walter was a German footballer who played as a forward.
Ottmar Walter, German footballer (born 1924)
Michael Baigent was a New Zealand writer who published a number of popular works questioning traditional perceptions of history and the life of Jesus. He is known best as a co-auth…
Michael Baigent, New Zealand-English theorist and author (born 1948)
Atiqul Haque Chowdhury was a prominent media personality in Bangladesh. He significantly contributed to the development of Bangladesh television and radio.
Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, Bangladeshi playwright and producer (born 1930)
Pierre-Ferdinand Côté, was a Canadian civil servant and lawyer. Côté served as the first Chief Electoral Officer of Quebec from 1978 until 1997. The Chief Electoral Officer is the …
Pierre F
Edwin Sheffield "Bulbs" Ehlers was an American professional basketball player. Standing 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and weighing 198 pounds (90 kg), he played the Shooting Guard positions. …
Bulbs Ehlers, American basketball player (born 1923)
James Eubert Holshouser Jr. was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 68th Governor of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977. He was the first Republican candidate to be e…
James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (born 1934)