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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 …
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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)
Brent F. Anderson was an American politician and electrical engineer who served as the fourth mayor of West Valley City, Utah, from 1987 until 1994.
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Alastair Donaldson was a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, and was the bassist for the Scottish punk/pop band the Rezillos, for whom he played under the stage name of William Myste…
Alastair Donaldson, Scottish bass player (born 1955)
Garde Basil Gardom, was a Canadian politician, lawyer, and the 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
Garde Gardom, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (born 1924)
Michael Mahon Hastings was an American journalist, author, contributing editor to Rolling Stone, and reporter for BuzzFeed. He was raised in New York, Canada, and Vermont, and he a…
Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (born 1980)
David Richard Wall CBE was an English ballet dancer of The Royal Ballet, where he was promoted to the rank of principal at the age of 21, the youngest in company history at the tim…
David Wall, English ballet dancer (born 1946)
Vincent Joseph Flynn was an American author of political thriller novels featuring the fictional assassin Mitch Rapp. He was a story consultant for the fifth season of the televisi…
Vince Flynn, American author (born 1966)
James John Gandolfini was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano, the Italian-American Mafia crime boss in HBO's television series The Sopranos (199…
James Gandolfini, American actor (born 1961)
Gyula János Horn was a Hungarian politician who was the Prime Minister of Hungary from 1994 to 1998.
Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (born 1932)
David Tuthill Jennings was an American professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1987. He played for the New York Giants and …
Dave Jennings, American football player and sportscaster (born 1952)
Filip Topol was a Czech singer, songwriter, pianist and writer. He was best known as leader of the alternative rock band Psí vojáci, but he also performed as a solo artist. Topol w…
Filip Topol, Czech singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1965)
Ottis Dewey "Slim" Whitman Jr. was an American country music singer and guitarist known for his yodeling abilities and his use of falsetto. Recorded figures show 70 million sales, …
Slim Whitman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)
Gustav Ingvar Rydell was a Swedish football forward who played for Malmö FF. He also represented Sweden in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. and won a bronze medal at the 1952 Su…
Ingvar Rydell, Swedish footballer (born 1922)
Edgeworth Blair "Elliott" Reid was an American actor.
Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (born 1920)
Henning Larsen was a Danish architect. He is internationally known for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Riyadh and the Copenhagen Opera House.
Henning Larsen, Danish architect, designed the Copenhagen Opera House (born 1925)
Allan Weel Simonsen was a Danish racing driver, born in Odense. He died after a crash during the third lap of the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (born 1978)