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12/28/1903 - 04/22/1983
Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983) was "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz
11/19/1831 - 09/19/1881
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) served as the 20th President of the United States, after completing nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives; he is the only incumbent Representative in Congres...
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09/11/1929 - 03/09/2011
David Salzer Broder (September 11, 1929 – March 9, 2011) was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, writing for The Washington Post for over forty years. He also was an author, television news show pundit, and university lecturer.
06/03/1906 - 04/12/1975
Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975) was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress. Nicknamed the "Bronze Venus", the "Black Pearl", and even the "Créole Goddess" in anglophone nation...
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01/16/1950 - 09/03/2010
Robert George "Bob" Schimmel (January 16, 1950 – September 3, 2010) was an American stand-up comedian whose material was often X-rated and controversial. He was perhaps best known for his comedy albums and his appearances on HBO an...
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01/09/1931 - 07/09/2008
Algis Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic.
03/06/1923 - 06/23/2009
Edward Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's sidekick and announcer on The Tonight Show f...
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07/29/1916 - 03/02/1942
Charles Henry "Charlie" Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist. He was one of the first to produce improvised masterpieces using electrically amplified equipment.
03/02/1950 - 02/04/1983
Karen Anne Carpenter (March 2, 1950 – February 4, 1983) was an American singer and was the lead singer for the soft-rock duo the Carpenters, who scored a string of Top 10 hits in the early
02/10/1926 - 04/15/2008
Hazel Court (10 February 1926 – 15 April 2008) was an English actress best known for her roles in horror films during the 1950s and early 1960s.
01/31/1921 - 10/07/1959
Mario Lanza (January 31, 1921 - October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and Hollywood movie star of the late 1940s and the 1950s.The son of Italian immigrants, he began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 15.
Sandy Courage (Alexander Mair Courage)
12/10/1919 - 05/15/2008
Alexander "Sandy" Mair Courage Jr. (December 10, 1919 –May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
Charles Lane (Charles Gerstle Levison)
01/26/1905 - 07/09/2007
Charles Gerstle Levison (January 26, 1905 – July 9, 2007), better known as Charles Lane, was an American character actor seen in many movies and TV shows, and at the time of his death may have been the oldest li...
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03/05/1975 - 09/24/2009
Nelly Arcan (March 5, 1975 – September 24, 2009) was a Canadian novelist.She was hardly known at all in English Canada, but there has never been a figure like her in Canadian literature.
