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01/16/1985 - 08/04/2008
Craig Jones, one of the rising stars of British motor sport, died on 4 August, 2008, after a high speed crash at Brands Hatch.
02/27/1897 - 04/08/1993
Marian Anderson was an American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century.An African-American, Anderson became an important figure in the struggle for black artists to overcome racial prejudice in the Unit...
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06/15/1880 - 03/21/1934
Fred Balzar (June 15, 1880 - March 21, 1934) was a governor of Nevada in 1927-34.
03/15/1953 - 03/19/2004
Brian Leigh Maxwell (1953, London, England – March 19, 2004, San Anselmo, California) was a Canadian athlete, track coach, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded PowerBar, a ma...
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02/29/1920 - 01/22/2010
James Mitchell (February 29, 1920 – January 22, 2010) was an American actor and dancer. Although he is best known to television audiences as Palmer Cortlandt on the soap opera All My Children (1979–2010),...
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06/22/1947 - 02/24/2006
Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer, one of the best-known among the few African-American women in the field.
04/02/1925 - 01/02/2008
George MacDonald Fraser, (2 April 1925 – 2 January 2008) was an English-born author of Scottish descent, who wrote both historical novels and non-fiction books, as well as several screenplays...
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Jack Dempsey (William Harrison Dempsey)
06/24/1895 - 04/31/1983
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey ("The Manassa Mauler") was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926. Dempsey's aggressive style and exceptional punching power made him one of the most popular...
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01/06/1954 - 03/18/2008
Anthony Minghella, (6 January 1954 — 18 March 2008) was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007.
He won the Academy Award f...
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05/01/1825 - 09/03/1894
George Inness (May 1, 1825 -August 3, 1894) was an American landscape painter; born in Newburgh, New York; died at Bridge of Allan in Scotland.
09/01/1875 - 03/19/1950
Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.
10/23/1949 - 07/09/2011
Michael Burston (23 October 1949 – 9 July 2011) commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician and formerly a guitarist in the British heavy metal band, Motörhead.
12/08/1916 - 03/25/2006
Richard O. Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director.
02/11/1926 - 11/28/2010
Leslie Nielsen was raised in Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Northwest Territories. Leslie studied at the Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto before moving on to New York's Neighborhood Playhouse. His acting career started at a much earlier...
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01/16/1925 - 09/26/2008
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best...
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