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Francisco Benjamín López Toledo was a Mexican painter, sculptor, and graphic artist. In a career that spanned seven decades, Toledo produced thousands of works of art and became wi…
Francisco Toledo, Mexican painter, sculptor, and graphic artist (born 1940)
Robert Gabriel Mugabe was a Zimbabwean revolutionary, politician, and dictator who led Zimbabwe from 1980 until 2017. He served as the country's first Prime Minister from 1980 to 1…
Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (born 1924)
Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie was an Indonesian statesman, engineer, scientist and inventor who served as the third president of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999. A little over two months a…
B. J. Habibie, 3rd President of Indonesia (born 1936)
Samiuela ʻAkilisi Pōhiva was a Tongan pro-democracy activist and politician. A key leader of the Democratic Party of the Friendly Islands (DPFI), he served as the Prime Minister of…
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Tongan politician and activist, Prime Minister of Tonga (born 1941)
Richard Theodore Otcasek, known as Ric Ocasek, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was the primary lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, songwriter, an…
Ric Ocasek, American musician (born 1944)
Harbrinderjit Singh Dillon was an Indonesian Sikh who occupied a variety of positions in Indonesian political life, including assistant to the Minister of Agriculture, and Commissi…
H. S. Dillon, Indonesian politician and human rights defender (born 1945)
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, commonly known as Ben Ali or Ezzine, was a Tunisian politician, military officer and dictator who served as the second President of Tunisia from 1987 to 20…
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier, politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (born 1936)
Elsie Vartanian was an American politician from New Hampshire. She served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1979 to 1990, and later served as the director of the U…
Elsie Vartanian, American politician and director of the United States Women's Bureau (born 1930)
Jacques René Chirac was President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to…
Jacques Chirac, French politician, President of France (born 1932)
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, known professionally as José José was a Mexican singer and actor. Dubbed as "El Príncipe de la Canción", his performance and vocal style have influenced man…
José José, Mexican musician and singer (born 1948)
Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne "Cokie" Roberts was an American journalist and author. Her career included decades as a political reporter and analyst for National Public Ra…
Cokie Roberts, American journalist and bestselling author (born 1943)
Martin Bernheimer was a German and American classical music critic. Described as "a widely respected and influential critic, who [was] particularly knowledgeable about opera and th…
Martin Bernheimer, German-American music critic (born 1936)
Victoria A. Braithwaite was an English scientist who was a Professor of Animal Behaviour and Cognition at Pennsylvania State University. She was the first person to demonstrate tha…
Victoria Braithwaite, British research scientist who proved fish feel pain (born 1967)
Karel Gott was a Czech singer, considered the most successful male singer in Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. He was voted the country's best male singer in the annual Český …
Karel Gott, Czech singer (born 1939)
Peter Edward "Ginger" Baker was an English drummer. His work in the 1960s and 1970s earned him the reputation of "rock's first superstar drummer", for a style that melded jazz and …
Ginger Baker, English drummer (born 1939)
Edmund Lumsden was an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He was a wing with the St. George Dragons during their eleven-year premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966,…
Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (born 1936)
Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr. was an American actor and comedian, known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality, including his wild moustache, toupee, and his habit of showe…
Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (born 1931)
Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut and aviator, Air Force major general, writer, and artist. On 18 March 1965, he became the first person to conduct a spa…
Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)
Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão was a Portuguese footballer.
Rui Jordão, Angolan-born Portuguese footballer (born 1952)
Deborah Jane Orr was a British journalist who worked for The Guardian, The Independent and other publications.
Deborah Orr, Scottish journalist (born 1962)
Dilip Ramanbhai Parikh was an Indian politician and industrialist. He was the 13th Chief Minister of Gujarat from 28 October 1997 to 4 March 1998. Dilip Parekh is also the most rec…
Dilip Parikh, Indian politician (born 1937)
The 2019 W Series was the inaugural motor racing season of the W Series, an all-female Formula Regional-level racing series.
The inaugural race of the W Series took place at Hockenheimring, Germany, and was won by Jamie Chadwick (pictured), who
Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the…
Harold Bloom, American literary critic (born 1930)
Choi Jin-ri, known professionally as Sulli, was a South Korean singer and actress. She first made her debut as a child actress, appearing as a supporting cast member on the SBS his…
Sulli, South Korean actress, singer, and model (born 1994)