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11/14/1916 - 07/12/2011
Sherwood Charles Schwartz (November 14, 1916 – July 12, 2011) was an American television producer. Schwartz created the sitcoms Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch. He also co-wrote the unforgettable themes for both shows.
01/26/1918 - 02/25/2009
Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.
01/15/1909 - 05/16/1973
Gene Krupa (January 15, 1909 – October 16, 1973) was an influential American jazz and big band drummer and composer, known for his highly energetic and flamboyant style.
05/16/1943 - 07/02/2011
Ross Martin (16 May 1943 - 2 July 2011) was an Australian cross country skier who competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics. He came 60th out of 72 competitors in the 15 km event and 60th out of 63 in the 30 km event.
10/05/1829 - 11/18/1885
Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) served as the 21st President of the United States (1881–1885). Arthur was a member of the Republican Party and worked as a lawyer before becoming the 20th Vice President under J...
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11/07/1917 - 01/01/2009
Helen Suzman, DBE (November 7, 1917 – January 1, 2009) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician.
03/06/1923 - 06/15/1968
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery (March 6, 1923 – June 15, 1968) was an American jazz guitarist. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists. DigitalDreamDoor named Montgomery the greatest jazz gui...
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Louie Bluie (Howard Donald Armstrong)
03/04/1909 - 07/30/2003
Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong was an African American string band and cantry blues musician who played fiddle, mandolin and guitar and also sang. He was also a notable visual artist and raconteur.
11/14/1915 - 06/16/2005
Billy Bauer (November 14, 1915 – June 16, 2005) was an American cool jazz guitarist.
Bauer was an impressive jazz guitarist. He was a melodic, tasteful and sensitive improviser, and a superb accompanist and rhythm-section member with Her...
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03/14/1879 - 04/18/1955
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who discovered the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father o...
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08/29/1915 - 08/29/1982
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982) was a Swedish actress who starred in a variety of European and American films. She won three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and the Tony Award for Best Actress. She is ranked as the fourth g...
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12/26/1914 - 03/24/2008
Richard Widmark (December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008) was an American actor of films, stage, radio and television.
01/11/1942 - 06/18/2011
Clarence Anicholas Clemons, Jr. (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011), also known as The Big Man, was an American musician and actor. From 1972 until his death, he was a prominent member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, playing the sax...
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02/27/1923 - 04/25/1990
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and an Academy Award-nominated actor (Round Midnight, Warner Bros, 1986). He is regarded as one of the first and most importan...
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06/08/1916 - 07/28/2004
Francis Harry Compton Crick (8 June 1916 – 28 July 2004) was an English molecular biologist, biophysicist, and neuroscientist, and most noted for being one of two co-discoverers of the structure of the DNA...
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