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Chen Xitong was a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and the Mayor of Beijing until he was removed from office on charges of corruption in 1995.
Chen Xitong, Chinese politician, 8th Mayor of Beijing (born 1930)
Mandawuy Djarrtjuntjun Yunupingu, formerly Tom Djambayang Bakamana Yunupingu, and also known as Dr Yunupingu, was a teacher and musician, and frontman of the Aboriginal rock group …
Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1956)
Atul Chitnis was an Indo-German consulting technologist. He was one of the organizers of FOSS.IN, which was one of Asia's free and open source software (FOSS) conferences.
Atul Chitnis, German-Indian technologist and journalist (born 1962)
Józef Czyrek was a Polish politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs of the People's Republic of Poland from 1980 to 1982.
Józef Czyrek, Polish economist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1928)
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001, and again from 2003 unti…
Frank Lautenberg, American soldier and politician (born 1924)
Walter Charles Arfons was the half brother of Art Arfons, his former partner in drag racing, and his competitor in jet-powered land speed record racing. Along with Art, he was a pi…
Walt Arfons, American race car driver (born 1916)
Joseph Edward Covington was an American drummer, best known for his involvements with Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna and Jefferson Starship.
Joey Covington, American drummer (born 1945)
Hermann Gunnarsson commonly referred to by his nickname, Hemmi Gunn, was an Icelandic television and radio personality, performer and former football and handball player at an inte…
Hermann Gunnarsson, Icelandic footballer, handball player, and sportscaster (born 1946)
William Wynn was an American professional football defensive end who played for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1973–1976, and W…
Will Wynn, American football player (born 1949)
Helen Margaret McElhone was a Scottish politician. She worked together with her husband, Frank McElhone, during his time as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Glasgow from 19…
Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (born 1933)
Stanisław Kazimierz Nagy, SCI was a Polish member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians) and a cardinal. He was born in 1921 in Bieruń, Silesia, Poland, to a Hunga…
Stanisław Nagy, Polish cardinal (born 1921)
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh was an Irish republican political and military leader. He was Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1958 to 1959 and again from 1960 to 1962, pre…
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish republican activist and politician (born 1932)
Michel Ostyn was a Belgian physiologist, sports physician and sports medicine pioneer.
Michel Ostyn, Belgian physiologist and physician (born 1924)
Jerome Karle was an American physical chemist. Jointly with Herbert A. Hauptman, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985, for the direct analysis of crystal structures …
Jerome Karle, American crystallographer and academic; awarded the 1985 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into the mo
Esther Jane Williams was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to …
Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (born 1921)
Pierre Mauroy was a French politician who was Prime Minister of France from 1981 to 1984 under President François Mitterrand. Mauroy also served as Mayor of Lille from 1973 to 2001…
Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1928)
Argeo Paul Cellucci was an American politician, lawyer, and diplomat. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 69th governor of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2001 and as the…
Paul Cellucci, American soldier and politician, 69th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1948)
Yoram Kaniuk was an Israeli writer, painter, journalist, and theatre critic.
Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter, journalist, and critic (born 1930)
Iain Menzies Banks was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio, and televis…
Iain Banks, Scottish author (born 1954)
John Burke was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Normant…
John Burke, English rugby player (born 1948)
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez, better known as Richard Ramirez, was an American serial killer, sex offender and burglar whose killing spree occurred in Greater Los Angeles and the Sa…
Richard Ramirez, American serial killer and sex offender (born 1960)
Muhammad Taufiq Kiemas was an Indonesian politician who served as the Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia from 2009 until his death in 2013. A member of the …
Taufiq Kiemas, Indonesian politician, 5th First Spouse of Indonesia (born 1942)
Bruno Bartoletti was an Italian operatic conductor. His active international career lasted from 1953 to 2007, and he specialized in the Italian repertory and contemporary works. He…
Bruno Bartoletti, Italian conductor (born 1926)
Walter Jens was a German philologist, literature historian, critic, university professor and writer.
Walter Jens, German philologist, historian, and academic (born 1923)