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John Wayne
(A Popular Icon During Hollywood's Golden Age)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 26, 1907
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Winterset, Iowa, United States
Died: June 11
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Josef Mengele
(German Physician Known for His Atrocities at the Auschwitz II Concentration Camp)
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Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: March 16, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bavaria, Germany
Died: February 7
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Sid Vicious
(Musician)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 10, 1957
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lewisham, South London
Died: February 2
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Nelson Rockefeller
(41st Vice President of the United States (1974 - 1977))
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 8, 1908
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bar Harbor, Maine, United States
Died: January 26
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Minnie Riperton
(Singer, Singer-songwriter)
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Ted Cassidy
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Lurch’ in the TV Series ‘The Addams Family’)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 31, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 16
Height: 6'9" (206 cm)
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Conrad Hilton
(American Businessman and Founder of the ‘Hilton Hotels’ Chain)
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 25, 1887
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Antonio, New Mexico, United States
Died: January 3
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)
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Vivian Vance
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 26, 1909
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Cherryvale, Kansas
Died: August 17
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Jean Seberg
(Known for Her Performance in the French Film ‘Breathless’)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 13, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Marshalltown, Iowa, United States
Died: August 30
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Dhyan Chand
(One of the Greatest Field Hockey Players in History)
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 29, 1905
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: December 3
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Lord Mountbatten
(Last Viceroy of British India)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: June 25, 1900
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Frogmore House, Windsor, England
Died: August 27
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Donny Hathaway
(Singer, Singer-songwriter, Conductor, Musician, Pianist, Record producer)
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(Prime Minister of Pakistan (1973-77))
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 5, 1928
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Larkana, Pakistan
Died: April 4
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Mary Pickford
(One of the Most Popular Actresses of the 1910s and 1920s)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 8, 1892
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Toronto, Canada
Died: May 29
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Joan Blondell
(American Actress Best Known for Her Film 'The Blue Veil')
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 30, 1906
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
Died: December 25
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Charles Mingus
(One of The Greatest Jazz Musicians & Composers in History)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 22, 1922
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nogales, Arizona, United States
Died: January 5
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Mamie Eisenhower
(First Lady of the United States as the Wife of President Dwight D. Eisenhower)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 14, 1896
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boone, Iowa, United States
Died: November 1
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Jack Haley
(Vaudevillian)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 10, 1897
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: June 6
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Jayaprakash Narayan
(Political Leader)
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Merle Oberon
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 19, 1911
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died: November 23
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Barbara Hutton
(Socialites)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 14, 1912
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 11
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Thomas DeSimone
(Gangster)
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Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: May 24, 1950
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Died: January 14
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Edgar Buchanan
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 20, 1903
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Humansville, Missouri, United States
Died: April 4
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Carmine Galante
(Gangster)
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Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: February 21, 1910
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: July 12
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Zeppo Marx
(Actor, Comedian)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 25, 1901
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 30
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Jack Soo
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 28, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Oakland, California, USA
Died: January 11
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Richard Rodgers
(Composer – First Person To Win EGOT)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 28, 1902
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Arverne, New York, United States
Died: December 30
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Thurman Munson
(Baseball Player)
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 7, 1947
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: August 2
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Fulton J. Sheen
(Archbishop)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 8, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: El Paso, Illinois
Died: December 9
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A. Philip Randolph
(Leader of the African-American civil-rights movement,)
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Alvin Karpis
(Depression-Era Gangster and Leader of the 'Barker–Karpis' Gang )
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Listed In: Criminals
Birthdate: August 10, 1907
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Montreal, Canada
Died: August 26
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Herbert Marcuse
(Philosopher and Sociologist His Best-Known Works are "Eros and Civilization" (1955) and "One-Dimensional Man.")
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Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: July 19, 1898
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: July 29
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Peggy Guggenheim
(Art Collector)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 26, 1898
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: December 23
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Darla Hood
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 8, 1931
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leedey, Oklahoma, United States
Died: June 13
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Elizabeth Bishop
(Poet)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 8, 1911
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Died: October 6
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Nicholas Ray
(Director)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 7, 1911
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Galesville, Wisconsin, USA
Died: June 16
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Lowell George
(Musician, Singer, Composer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Record producer)
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George Brent
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 15, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ballinasloe, Ireland
Died: May 26
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Park-Chung-hee
(Former President of South Korea)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 14, 1917
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gumi, South Korea
Died: October 26
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Barnes Wallis
(Scientist)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: September 26, 1887
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ripley, Derbyshire, England
Died: October 30
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Abul A'la Maududi
(Philosopher)
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Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: September 25, 1903
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Aurangabad, India
Died: September 22
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Hafizullah Amin
(Former Foreign Minister of Afghanistan)
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Peter Butterworth
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 4, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bramhall, Cheshire, England, UK
Died: January 16
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Nadia Boulanger
(One of the Most Influential Teachers of Musical Composition of the 20th Century)
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Birthdate: September 16, 1887
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: October 22
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Jean Renoir
(French Film Director & Screenwriter Known for His Films 'La Grande Illusion' and 'The Rules of the Game')
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 15, 1894
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montmartre, Paris, France
Died: February 12
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Nino Rota
(Composer)
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Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: December 3, 1911
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: April 10
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Sara Carter
(Singer-songwriter, Singer)
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 21, 1898
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Copper Creek, Virginia
Died: January 8
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
(Astronomer, Astrophysicist)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: May 10, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Died: December 7
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Richard Beckinsale
(TV & Film Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 6, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England
Died: March 19
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Agostinho Neto
(Former President of Angola)
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Birthdate: September 17, 1922
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ícolo e Bengo
Died: September 10
