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Aaliyah
(Best Known as 'Princess of R&B' & 'Queen of Urban Pop')
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: January 16, 1979
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: August 25
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George Harrison
(Achieved Fame As the Lead Guitarist of the Beatles)
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 25, 1943
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: November 29
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Dale Earnhardt
(American Professional Stock Car Driver and Team Owner)
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 29, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States
Died: February 18
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Sir Donald Bradman
(Australian Cricketer Who is Considered the Greatest Batsman of All Time)
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: August 27, 1908
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cootamundra, Australia
Died: February 25
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Jack Lemmon
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 8, 1925
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Died: June 27
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Anthony Quinn
(Best Known for His Roles in the films 'Viva Zapata!' and 'Lust for Life')
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 21, 1915
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chihuahua, Mexico
Died: June 3
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Carroll O’Connor
(Actor)
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Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: August 2, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: June 21
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
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Joey Ramone
(Lead vocalist of the punk rock band the Ramones)
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 19, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Forest Hills, New York, United States
Died: April 15
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Douglas Adams
(Author of the BBC Radio Comedy Series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy")
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 11, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cambridge, England
Died: May 11
Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
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Ahmad Shah Massoud
(Minister of Defense of Afghanistan (1992-2001))
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: September 2, 1953
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bazarak, Afghanistan
Died: September 9
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R. K. Narayan
(Writer)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 10, 1906
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Died: May 13
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Thuy Trang
(Vietnamese-American Actress, Known for Her Role as ‘Trini Kwan’ in the TV Series ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 14, 1973
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Died: September 3
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Troy Donahue
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 27, 1936
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: September 2
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Perry Como
(Singer)
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Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: May 18, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: May 13
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Rick Rescorla
(British American Private Security Specialist Who Saved Thousands of Lives During 9/11)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 27, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Died: September 11
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William Hanna
(Creator of Popular Cartoon Characters Such as 'Tom and Jerry', 'The Flintstones' and 'Scooby-Doo')
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: July 14, 1910
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Melrose, New Mexico, United States
Died: March 22
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Ray Walston
(Actor & Comedian)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 2, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Laurel, Mississippi, U.S.
Died: January 1
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Chet Atkins
(Guitarist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Jazz guitarist, Classical guitarist, Songwriter)
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Katharine Graham
(American Newspaper Publisher and Heiress Who Led 'The Washington Post' (1963 - 1991) Known for Her Memoir 'Personal History')
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: June 16, 1917
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: July 17
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Christiaan Barnard
(Cardiac Surgeon)
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 8, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Beaufort West, South Africa
Died: September 2
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Berry Berenson
(Actress, Model and Photographer)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 14, 1948
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Murray Hill, New York, United States
Died: September 11
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John Lee Hooker
(Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Composer)
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Eugene Sledge
(Biologist, Soldier, Academic, University teacher, Writer)
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Dieter Dengler
(Aviator)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 22, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wildberg, Germany
Died: February 7
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Carwood Lipton
(United States Army Officer)
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Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 30, 1920
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Huntington, West Virginia
Died: December 16
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Claude Shannon
(Mathematician, Engineer & Cryptographer Known as a 'Father of Information Theory')
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Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 30, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Petoskey, Michigan, United States
Died: February 24
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Dorothy McGuire
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 14, 1916
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Died: September 13
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Birendra of Nepal
(11th King of Nepal (1972-2001))
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: December 28, 1945
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Kathmandu, Nepal
Died: June 1
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Ken Kesey
(Novelist & Essayist Known for His Novels: ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest’ & ‘Sometimes a Great Notion’)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 17, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado, United States
Died: November 10
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Phoolan Devi
(Politician, Brigand)
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Michael Williams
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 9, 1935
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: January 11
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Kathleen Freeman
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 17, 1919
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: August 23
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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David Graf
(Best Known for His Role as ‘Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry’ in the ‘Police Academy’ Film Series)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 16, 1950
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio, United States
Died: April 7
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Mary Kay Ash
(Businesswoman)
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Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 12, 1918
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hot Wells, Cypress, Texas, United States
Died: November 22
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Ashok Kumar
(Indian Actor and a Member of the Cinematic ‘Ganguly Family')
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 13, 1911
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
Died: December 10
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Anne Haney
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 4, 1934
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Died: May 26
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Maureen Reagan
(Actor)
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 4, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Died: August 8
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Betty Ong
(Former Flight attendant known for alerting American Airlines staff of Flight 11's hijacking)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 5, 1956
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: September 11
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Tove Jansson
(Finnish Penwoman and the Author of the Children’s Book Series 'Moomin')
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: August 9, 1914
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Died: June 27
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Foster Brooks
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 11, 1912
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Died: December 20
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Arlene Francis
(Actress & Radio Talk Show Host)
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Birthdate: October 20, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: May 31
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Robert Ludlum
(Author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series.)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 25, 1927
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Died: March 12
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Anne Morrow Lindbergh
(Renowned Author & Aviator)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 22, 1906
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey
Died: February 7
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Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari
(Former Actress, Second wife of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 22, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Esfahan, Iran
Died: October 26
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Lewis Arquette
(Actor)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 14, 1935
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: February 10
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Milton William Cooper
(Conspiracy theorist, Radio Personality)
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Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: May 6, 1943
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Long Beach, California, United States
Died: November 5
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Emilie Schindler
(Known for Humanitarian work, with her husband Oskar Schindler helped to save the lives of 1,200 Jews during World War II)
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 22, 1907
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Moravia, Czechia
Died: October 5
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Imogene Coca
(Actress)
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Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 18, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: June 2
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
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Josef Bican
(Austrian-Czech Professional Footballer Who Played as a Forward)
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Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 25, 1913
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: December 12
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Eudora Welty
(Writer)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 13, 1909
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Died: July 23
