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John Paul II
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- Failed Assassinations
- Famous Taureans
- Famous Popes
John Paul II
Pope / 1920 - 2005
Pope John Paul II made history in 1978 by becoming the first non-Italian pope in more than four hundred years.
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Mickey Rooney
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- Numerous Nuptials
- Celebrity Enlistees
- USO Entertainers
Mickey Rooney
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Singer / 1920 -
Mickey Rooney was a child star best known for his role as Andy Hardy in a long-running film series. He a starred in a number of musicals with Judy Garland.
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Ray Bradbury
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- Sci-Fi and Fantasy Writers
- Famous Leos
- Famous Poets
Ray Bradbury
Author, Poet / 1920 - 2012
American fantasy and horror author Ray Bradbury is best known for his novels Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man and The Martian Chronicles.
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Maureen O'Hara
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- Irish Eyes
- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
- Famous Leos
Maureen O'Hara
Film Actress, Pin-up, Singer / 1920 -
Maureen O'Hara was an Irish-born actress who was billed alongside Hollywood's leading men in a slew of swashbuckling features in the 1940s.
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Otis Boykin
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- Famous Black Inventors
- Famous Black Scientists
- Famous Virgoans
Otis Boykin
Inventor / 1920 - 1982
Otis Boykin’s noteworthy inventions include a wire precision resistor and a control unit for the pacemaker. When he died in 1982, he had 26 patents in his name. -
Rosalind Franklin
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- Famous Leos
- Famous Chemists
- Famous Scientists
Rosalind Franklin
Chemist / 1920 - 1958
British chemist Rosalind Franklin is best known for her role in the discovery of the structure of DNA ,and for her pioneering use of X-ray diffraction.
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Kate Hudson and Owen Wilson
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