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Air Marshal Sir Richard Bruce Bolt, was a bomber pilot in the Second World War and a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force officer in the post-war years. He was Chief of the Air Staff…
Richard Bolt, New Zealand air marshal and pilot (born 1923)
George Walter Freese was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Detroit Tigers in 1953, Pittsburgh Pirates in 1955 and Chicago Cubs in 1961. Freese a…
George Freese, American baseball player and coach (born 1926)
Wallace Clayton "Wah Wah" Jones was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1949 to 1952 with the Indianapolis Olymp…
Wallace Jones, American basketball player and coach (born 1926)
Francesco Marchisano was an Italian Cardinal who worked in the Roman Curia from 1956 until his death.
Francesco Marchisano, Italian cardinal (born 1929)
Paul Schell was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 50th mayor of Seattle, Washington, from 1998 to 2002.
Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (born 1937)
Alexander Rooney Forbes was a Scottish football player and manager.
Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1925)
Alakbar Mammadov was a Soviet and Azerbaijani footballer best known as a striker for FC Dynamo Moscow in the 1950s and later as the first manager of the independent Azerbaijan nati…
Alakbar Mammadov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager (born 1930)
Manley Caldwell Butler was an American lawyer and politician widely admired for his integrity, bipartisanship and courage. A native of Roanoke, Butler served his hometown and wider…
M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1925)
Jonathan Robert Cavaiani was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War…
Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1943)
Giorgio Gaslini was an Italian jazz pianist, composer and conductor.
Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (born 1929)
María Antonia Iglesias González was a Spanish writer and journalist.
María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (born 1945)
Péter Kiss was a Hungarian Socialist politician. In Bajnai's government, he was a minister without portfolio. He was one of the candidates to succeed Péter Medgyessy as prime minis…
Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (born 1959)
Idris Muhammad was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such as Ahmad Jamal, L…
Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (born 1939)
Thomas R. St. George was an American author, World War II veteran, reporter, editor, columnist and screenwriter. He was born in Simpson, Minnesota.
Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (born 1919)
Robert Lincoln Drew was an American documentary filmmaker known as a pioneer—and sometimes called the father—of cinéma vérité, or direct cinema, in the United States. Two of his fi…
Robert Drew, American director and producer (born 1924)
Harun Farocki was a German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film.
Harun Farocki, German director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944)
Julio Humberto Grondona was an Argentine football executive. He served as president of the Argentine Football Association from 1979 until his death in 2014. He also served as Senio…
Julio Grondona, Argentinian businessman (born 1931)
Sir Peter Geoffrey Hall was an English town planner, urbanist and geographer. He was the Bartlett Professor of Planning and Regeneration at The Bartlett, University College London …
Peter Hall, English geographer, author, and academic (born 1932)
Richard Emerson Smith was an American special make-up effects artist and author, known for his work on such films as Little Big Man (1970), The Godfather (1972), The Exorcist (1973…
Dick Smith, American make-up artist (born 1922)
Richard Allen Wagner was an American rock guitarist, songwriter and author best known for his work with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, and Kiss. He also fronted his own Michigan-based ban…
Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942)
Warren Gamaliel Bennis was an American scholar, organizational consultant and author, widely regarded as a pioneer of the contemporary field of Leadership studies. Bennis was Unive…
Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (born 1925)
Nabarun Bhattacharya was an Indian writer who wrote in the Bengali language. He was born at Berhampore, West Bengal. He was the only child of actor and playwright Bijon Bhattachary…
Nabarun Bhattacharya, Indian journalist and author (born 1948)
Jeffrey Albert Bourne was an English footballer who played as a striker. Born in Linton, Derbyshire, he spent most of his early career in the lower English divisions before moving …
Jeff Bourne, English footballer (born 1948)
Wilfred Feinberg was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United Stat…
Wilfred Feinberg, American lawyer and judge (born 1920)