1898 - 07/21/1967
Albert John Lutuli (c. 1898 – 21 July 1967), also known by his Zulu name Mvumbi, was a South African teacher and politician. Lutuli was elected president of the African National Congress...
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Ed Friendly (Edwin Friendly)
04/08/1922 - 06/17/2007
Edwin "Ed" S. Friendly Jr. (April 8, 1922 – June 17, 2007) was a multiple-Emmy-nominated television producer who was responsible for creating several successful television programs, including Rowan & Martin...
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11/10/1697 - 10/26/1764
William Hogarth (10 November 1697 – 26 October 1764) was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western...
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07/07/1907 - 05/08/1988
Robert Anson Heinlein (July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction writer. Often called "the dean of science fiction writers", he was one of the most influential and controversial authors of the genre. He set a high...
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02/18/1919 - 09/10/2006
Volodymyr Palahniuk (Ukrainian: Володимир Палагнюк; February 18, 1919 – November 10, 2006), known professionally as Jack Palance, was an American film actor. During half a century of film and television appearances he was no...
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02/21/1933 - 04/21/2003
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), also known by her stage name Nina Simone, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music.
Simone aspired to...
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04/04/1979 - 01/22/2008
Heath Andrew Ledger was an Australian television and film actor. After performing roles in Australian television and film during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998. His work encompassed nineteen films, including 10 Things I Hate...
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Bob Keeshan (Robert James Keeshan)
06/27/1927 - 01/23/2004
Robert James "Bob" Keeshan (June 27, 1927 – January 23, 2004) was an American television producer and actor. He is most famous as the title character of the children's television program Captain Kangaro...
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04/01/1920 - 12/24/1997
Toshirō Mifune (April 1, 1920 – December 24, 1997) was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, from 1948 to 1965,...
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Kim Jong-il (Yuri Irsenovich Kim)
02/16/1941 - 12/17/2011
Kim Jong-il (born: Yuri Irsenovich Kim; 16 February 1941/2 – 17 December 2011), was the supreme Leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He was the General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, the rulin...
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03/29/1917 - 04/14/2008
Thomas Francis Holmes (March 29, 1917 — April 14, 2008) was an American right and center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played nearly his entire career for the Boston Braves.
Tom Poston (Thomas Gordon Poston)
10/17/1927 - 04/30/2007
Thomas Gordon "Tom" Poston (October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American television and film actor.
04/22/1922 - 01/05/1979
Charles Mingus Jr. (April 22, 1922 – January 5, 1979) was an American jazz musician, composer, bandleader, and civil rights activist.
05/10/1950 - 27/05/2011
Conaway was an actor who is best known for his roles in the movie Grease and the television series Taxi and Babylon 5.
04/24/1941 - 12/13/2010
Richard Charles Albert Holbrooke (April 24, 1941 – December 13, 2010) was an American diplomat, magazine editor, author, professor, Peace Corps official, and investment banker.