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George Abbott
Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter / 1887 - 1995
Director, producer and playwright George Abbott lived to be 107 and participated in such Broadway productions as Boy Meets Girl, The Fall Guy and Our Town.
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(1887-1995)
Director, Producer, Playwright, Screenwriter
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John Atanasoff
Inventor, Physicist / 1903 - 1995
U.S. physicist John Atanasoff, with Clifford Berry, developed the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, capable of solving differential equations using binary arithmetic.
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(1903-1995)
Inventor, Physicist
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Jeremy Brett
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor / 1933 - 1995
Jeremy Brett was a British actor and singer known for his roles in My Fair Lady and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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(1933-1995)
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor
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Warren Burger
Supreme Court Justice / 1907 - 1995
Warren Burger was the 15th chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court after being nominated by President Richard Nixon.
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(1907-1995)
Supreme Court Justice
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Peter Cook
Film Actor, Comedian / 1937 - 1995
British comedian Peter Cook is best known for his work in comedy; he is regarded as one of the leading figures in the British satire boom of the 1960s.
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(1937-1995)
Film Actor, Comedian
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Howard Cosell
Talk Show Host, News Anchor / 1918 - 1995
Howard Cosell was a sports broadcaster who had a distinctive and influential on-air personality.
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(1918-1995)
Talk Show Host, News Anchor
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Ann Dunham
Anthropologist / 1942 - 1995
Ann Dunham was the mother of Barack Obama, who became the 44th president of the United States and the first African-American to hold this office.
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(1942-1995)
Anthropologist
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J. Presper Eckert Jr.
Academic, Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Engineer / 1919 - 1995
J. Presper Eckert Jr. was the award-winning co-inventor of the first general purpose digital computer.
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(1919-1995)
Academic, Entrepreneur, Computer Programmer, Engineer
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Alfred Eisenstaedt
Photographer / 1898 - 1995
Alfred Eisenstaedt was German-born, U.S. photojournalist. He was one of the first four photographers hired by Life Magazine.
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(1898-1995)
Photographer
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Eva Gabor
Actress / 1919 - 1995
Actress Eva Gabor played the socialite turned farm wife, Lisa Douglas, on the TV series Green Acres. Her sisters Zsa Zsa and Magda were also entertainers.
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(1919-1995)
Actress
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Jerry Garcia
Songwriter, Guitarist / 1942 - 1995
Jerry Garcia was the lead guitarist, as well as one of the principal vocalists and songwriters of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead.
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(1942-1995)
Songwriter, Guitarist
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Lita Grey Chaplin
Film Actress / 1908 - 1995
Lita Grey Chaplin was an actress known mostly for her tumultuous marriage to screen legend Charlie Chaplin.
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(1908-1995)
Film Actress
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James Herriot
Medical Professional, Author / 1916 - 1995
James Herriot was a British veterinarian and author best known for his books detailing life as a country vet. Two films and a TV series were based on his book All Creatures Great and Small.
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(1916-1995)
Medical Professional, Author
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Burl Ives
Film Actor, Singer / 1909 - 1995
Actor and singer Burl Ives recorded more than 100 albums during his lifetime. His hits include “Frosty the Snowman” and “The Blue Tail Fly.”
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(1909-1995)
Film Actor, Singer
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Rose Kennedy
Activist, Philanthropist / 1890 - 1995
The matriarch of the Kennedy clan, Rose Kennedy saw three of her sons, Robert, John, and Edward, elected to public office and two of them killed by assassins.
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(1890-1995)
Activist, Philanthropist
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Georges J.F. Köhler
Physiologist / 1946 - 1995
Georges Kohler, a German immunologist that won a Nobel Prize, with two other scientists, for his work on a technique to produce monoclonal antibodies.
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(1946-1995)
Physiologist
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Ida Lupino
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Screenwriter / 1918 - 1995
Ida Lupino was a famous mid-20th century film actress who was also a trailblazing director and producer in a male-dominated industry.
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(1918-1995)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Director, Screenwriter
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Louis Malle
Director / 1932 - 1995
Louis Malle was a French film director whose eclectic films were noted for their emotional realism and stylistic simplicity.
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(1932-1995)
Director
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Mickey Mantle
Baseball Player / 1931 - 1995
Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees from 1951 to 1968, and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.
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(1931-1995)
Baseball Player
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Dean Martin
Actor, Comedian, Singer / 1917 - 1995
Actor, singer Dean Martin starred in several films with Jerry Lewis and belonged to the "Rat Pack," which included Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr.
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(1917-1995)
Actor, Comedian, Singer
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Elizabeth Montgomery
Television Actress, Pin-up / 1933 - 1995
Actress Elizabeth Montgomery made magic on TV's top-rated sitcom Bewitched from 1964 to 1972.
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(1933-1995)
Television Actress, Pin-up
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Yitzhak Rabin
Prime Minister / 1922 - 1995
Yitzhak Rabin was Israeli statesman who, as prime minister of Israel, led his country toward peace with its Palestinian and Arab neighbors.
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(1922-1995)
Prime Minister
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Orville Redenbacher
Entrepreneur / 1907 - 1995
Popular popcorn salesman, Orville Redenbacher got his start selling kernels from the back of his car. He’s now recognized as the face of Orville Redenbacher Popcorn.
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(1907-1995)
Entrepreneur
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Charlie Rich
Guitarist, Pianist, Singer / 1932 - 1995
Musician Charlie Rich had several No. 1 country songs in the 1970s, including "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl."
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(1932-1995)
Guitarist, Pianist, Singer
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Bobby Riggs
Tennis Player / 1918 - 1995
Bobby Riggs was an American tennis player best known for playing in the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" with Billie Jean King.
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(1918-1995)
Tennis Player
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Ginger Rogers
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Dancer, Pin-up / 1911 - 1995
Ginger Rogers was a prolific Oscar-winning actress, singer and dancer who was revered for her cinematic footwork with Fred Astaire.
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(1911-1995)
Film Actress, Theater Actress, Television Actress, Dancer, Pin-up
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Bob Ross
Painter, Television Personality / 1942 - 1995
Known for his fast and easy "wet-on-wet" painting technique, Bob Ross reached millions of art lovers with his popular television program The Joy of Painting.
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(1942-1995)
Painter, Television Personality
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Jonas Salk
Doctor, Scientist / 1914 - 1995
Jonas Salk was an American physician and medical researcher who developed the first safe and effective vaccine for polio.
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(1914-1995)
Doctor, Scientist
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May Sarton
Journalist, Author, Poet / 1912 - 1995
May Sarton was a writer of poetry, novels and memoirs including her Journal of a Solitude.
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(1912-1995)
Journalist, Author, Poet
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Selena
Singer / 1971 - 1995
Known as the "Queen of Tejano Music," Selena was a beloved Latin recording artist who was killed by the president of her fan club.
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(1971-1995)
Singer
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Margaret Chase Smith
Political Leader / 1897 - 1995
Margaret Chase Smith is best known for her independent American political career.
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(1897-1995)
Political Leader
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Alison Steele
Disc Jockey, Television Personality / 1937 - 1995
Alison Steele Radio disc jockey from Brooklyn, NY. She broadcast on WNEW-FM as “Nightbird” and was one of the first female disc jockeys on the radio.
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(1937-1995)
Disc Jockey, Television Personality
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Lana Turner
Actress, Pin-up / 1921 - 1995
Lana Turner was a film actress and sex symbol who was "discovered" while drinking soda at a diner counter. She made over 50 films and was married seven times.
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(1921-1995)
Actress, Pin-up
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Fred West
Murderer / 1941 - 1995
Fred West is best known for the gruesome murders and brutal sexual assaults in 1960's and 1970's England.
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(1941-1995)
Murderer