Ed Asner is an American actor best known as gruff-but-lovable newsman Lou Grant, who debuted on the television sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
1929-
1930-2009
Associate Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter was a noted law scholar who served as the high court's leading exponent of the doctrine of judicial self-restraint.
1882-1965
1907-1944
Norwegian singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad and her band, ABBA, became an overnight sensation in 1974 with their first hit single, "Waterloo."
1945-
Clyde McPhatter was a popular rhythm-and-blues singer in the 1950s. One of the most dramatic vocalists of his generation, his style anticipated soul music.
1932-1972
British actor Jonny Lee Miller cracks cases weekly on TV as Sherlock Holmes on Elementary and has starred in many movies, like the Academy Award-nominated Trainspotting.
1972-
1887-1972
Georgia O'Keeffe is a 20th century American painter best known for her flower canvases and southwestern landscapes.
1887-1986
Bill Richardson served in Clinton's cabinet and as New Mexico’s governor but he was unsuccessful in his bid for a 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
1947-
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was one of German's most popular generals during World War II, and gained his enemies' respect with his victories as commander of the Afrika Korps. Implicated in a plot to overthrow Hitler, Rommel took his life in 1944.
1891-1944
Santo Trafficante is best known for running casinos in Cuba, prior to Castro's revolution.
1914-1987
Sam Waterston is an acclaimed actor known for his film, TV and stage work, including roles in Law & Order and Gore Vidal's Lincoln.
1940-