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Joaquín Balaguer
World Leader, Journalist / 1907 - 2002
Joaquín Balaguer was vice president of the Dominican Republic during President Hector Trujillo’s regime and was president 1960–1962, 1966–1978 and 1986–1996.
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(1907-2002)
World Leader, Journalist
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Edith Bouvier Beale
Actress, Model / 1917 - 2002
Edith Bouvier Beale ("Little Edie") was an eccentric cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. She became a cult figure and fashion icon after her appearance in the documentary Grey Gardens.
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(1917-2002)
Actress, Model
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Milton Berle
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality / 1908 - 2002
Milton Berle was a Jewish-American comedian who started in vaudeville acts, and was a success in the early days of TV, becoming known as "Uncle Miltie."
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(1908-2002)
Film Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality
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Bill Blass
Fashion Designer / 1922 - 2002
Bill Blass, American fashion designer, is known for building a fashion company on his approach to women's fashion that focused on ease and comfort.
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(1922-2002)
Fashion Designer
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Joseph Bonanno
Activist, Entrepreneur, White Collar Criminal, Organized Crime Boss / 1905 - 2002
Joseph Bonanno, known as Joe Bananas, led one of the top New York crime families in the New York from the 1930s to the 1960s.
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(1905-2002)
Activist, Entrepreneur, White Collar Criminal, Organized Crime Boss
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Ray Brown
Educator, Bassist / 1926 - 2002
Ray Brown was a Grammy Award-winning double-bassist who played a leading role in defining the modern jazz rhythm.
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(1926-2002)
Educator, Bassist
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Angelo Buono
Serial Killer / 1934 - 2002
Angelo Buono was a serial killer known as the “Hillside Strangler,” who was convicted of murdering nine women in the late 1970s.
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(1934-2002)
Serial Killer
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Rosemary Clooney
Film Actress, Singer / 1928 - 2002
Rosemary Clooney was a popular singer beginning in the 1950s and had a No. 1 hit with "Come On-a My House." She was aunt to actor George Clooney.
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(1928-2002)
Film Actress, Singer
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James Coburn
Actor / 1928 - 2002
James Coburn was a prolific Oscar-winning film and TV actor known for projects like Our Man Flint and Affliction.
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(1928-2002)
Actor
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Willie Davenport
Track and Field Athlete, Military Leader / 1943 - 2002
Willie Davenport was an Olympic athlete and medal winner and one of only a few Americans to compete in both the Summer and Winter games.
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(1943-2002)
Track and Field Athlete, Military Leader
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Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
General, Pilot / 1912 - 2002
Pilot and officer Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr. was the first African American general in the U.S. Air Force.
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(1912-2002)
General, Pilot
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Ted Demme
Director, Producer, Television Producer / 1963 - 2002
Director and producer Ted Demme created Yo! MTV Raps, and worked on the films Beautiful Girls, Life and Blow.
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(1963-2002)
Director, Producer, Television Producer
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John Entwistle
Bassist / 1944 - 2002
Nicknamed "The Ox," bass guitarist John Entwistle was a founding member of the legendary rock band the Who.
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(1944-2002)
Bassist
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Roy Fontaine
Serial Killer / 1924 - 2002
Serial killer Roy Fontaine, originally Archibald Hall, killed a former lover, his employers, an accomplice and another man in England in the 1970s.
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(1924-2002)
Serial Killer
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John Gotti
Organized Crime Boss / 1940 - 2002
John Gotti was an organized crime leader who became head of the Gambino family.
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(1940-2002)
Organized Crime Boss
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Stephen Jay Gould
Educator, Biologist, Journalist, Author / 1941 - 2002
Stephen Jay Gould was an American paleontologist and evolutionary biologist, and the best-selling writer of popular science books.
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(1941-2002)
Educator, Biologist, Journalist, Author
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Virginia Hamilton
Author / 1934 - 2002
Virginia Hamilton was a multiple award-winning children's author whose work celebrated diversity and the African-American experience.
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(1934-2002)
Author
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Lionel Hampton
Musician / 1908 - 2002
Lionel Hampton was a jazz musician and bandleader, known for the rhythmic vitality of his playing and his showmanship as a performer.
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(1908-2002)
Musician
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Richard Harris
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1930 - 2002
Irish actor Richard Harris is best known for his performances as King Arthur in Broadway's Camelot and Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films.
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(1930-2002)
Film Actor, Theater Actor
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Bob Hayes
Football Player, Track and Field Athlete / 1942 - 2002
Bob Hayes was a sprinter and NFL player who was remarkably powerful, with as much raw speed as any athlete in history.
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(1942-2002)
Football Player, Track and Field Athlete
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Thor Heyerdahl
Archaeologist, Explorer, Writer / 1914 - 2002
Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl made a celebrated journey aboard a raft called Kon-Tiki in 1947, and later wrote an international best-seller about his amazing expedition.
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(1914-2002)
Archaeologist, Explorer, Writer
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George Roy Hill
Director, Producer / 1921 - 2002
Director George Roy Hill produced some of the most popular films of the 1960s and 1970s, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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(1921-2002)
Director, Producer
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Myra Hindley
Serial Killer / 1942 - 2002
Myra Hindley was an serial killer of small children, murders she committed in partnership with boyfriend Ian Brady.
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(1942-2002)
Serial Killer
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Michael Houser
Guitarist / 1962 - 2002
Guitarist Michael was the lead guitarist for Widespread Panic, a jam band that recorded seven studio albums over a nearly 11-year career, including songs like "Ain't Life Grand" and "Blue Indian."
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(1962-2002)
Guitarist
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Waylon Jennings
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1937 - 2002
Musical rebel Waylon Jennings is best remembered for helping to popularize a grittier and more rock-influenced style of outlaw country music.
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(1937-2002)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Chuck Jones
Artist, Entrepreneur, Director, Screenwriter / 1912 - 2002
Chuck Jones was an animation director of critically acclaimed cartoon shorts including the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies film series at Warner Bros. studios.
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(1912-2002)
Artist, Entrepreneur, Director, Screenwriter
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June Jordan
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Journalist, Playwright, Poet / 1936 - 2002
June Jordan was an African American author who investigated both social and personal concerns through poetry, essays, and drama.
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(1936-2002)
Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Journalist, Playwright, Poet
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Ann Landers
Writer / 1918 - 2002
Ann Landers was the famous advice columnist who developed a newspaper readership counting into the millions.
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(1918-2002)
Writer
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Peggy Lee
Film Actress, Television Actress, Songwriter, Singer / 1920 - 2002
American singer and songwriter Peggy Lee is best known as one of the most influential jazz vocalists of all time, with a career spanning six decades.
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(1920-2002)
Film Actress, Television Actress, Songwriter, Singer
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Lisa Lopes
Rapper, Singer / 1971 - 2002
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes was a singer and rapper known for her work with the 1990s group TLC.
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(1971-2002)
Rapper, Singer
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Linda Lovelace
Film Actress / 1949 - 2002
Linda Lovelace is a pornographic actress who had instant success with the 1972 film Deep Throat.
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(1949-2002)
Film Actress
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Spike Milligan
Actor, Comedian, Radio Personality, Writer / 1918 - 2002
Spike Milligan was an Irish writer and comedian best known for his work on The Goon Show.
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(1918-2002)
Actor, Comedian, Radio Personality, Writer
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César Milstein
Immunologist / 1927 - 2002
César Milstein developed monoclonal antibody production and received a Nobel Prize in 1984. Monoclonal antibodies are used in pregnancy tests and diagnosing diseases.
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(1927-2002)
Immunologist
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Dudley Moore
Actor, Comedian / 1935 - 2002
British actor and comedian Dudley Moore starred in funny films such as Bedazzled (1967), 10 (1979), and Arthur (1981).
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(1935-2002)
Actor, Comedian
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U Ne Win
General, Political Leader / 1911 - 2002
U Ne Win was a Burmese military general who staged a coup and ruled his country from 1962 until 1988.
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(1911-2002)
General, Political Leader
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Chaim Potok
Religious Leader, Editor, Author / 1929 - 2002
Rabbi and author Chaim Potok wrote The Chosen, along with several other novels featuring characters grappling with clashing secular and religious views.
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(1929-2002)
Religious Leader, Editor, Author
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Princess Margaret
Philanthropist, Political Leader, Princess / 1930 - 2002
Princess Margaret was the youngest daughter of Queen Elizabeth and George VI. Her troubled private life aroused worldwide sympathy and constant controversy.
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(1930-2002)
Philanthropist, Political Leader, Princess
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Queen Mother Elizabeth
Political Leader, Queen / 1900 - 2002
Queen Elizabeth was the Queen consort of King George VI until his death in 1952. She is best known for her moral support to the British people during WWII and her longevity.
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(1900-2002)
Political Leader, Queen
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Byron R. White
Football Player, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official / 1917 - 2002
President John F. Kennedy appointed Byron R. White deputy U.S. attorney general in 1961. A year later White was appointed to the Supreme Court where he served until 1993.
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(1917-2002)
Football Player, Lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Government Official
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Sam Snead
Golfer / 1912 - 2002
Sam Snead was an American pro golfer who won a record 82 PGA tournaments.
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(1912-2002)
Golfer
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Rod Steiger
Film Actor / 1925 - 2002
Rod Steiger was an Academy Award-winning actor known for his roles in On the Waterfront and In the Heat of the Night.
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(1925-2002)
Film Actor
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Joe Strummer
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1952 - 2002
Joe Strummer was a British singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as the co-founder and member of the punk rock band The Clash.
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(1952-2002)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer
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Dave Thomas
Entrepreneur, Chef, Television Personality / 1932 - 2002
Dave Thomas is the founder of the hamburger chain Wendy's and was their TV spokesman starting in 1989.
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(1932-2002)
Entrepreneur, Chef, Television Personality
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Willie Thrower
Football Player / 1930 - 2002
Willie Thrower was a pioneer for African Americans in football, the first to play quarterback professionally.
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(1930-2002)
Football Player
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Robert Urich
Film Actor, Television Actor / 1946 - 2002
American actor Robert Urich is best known for his role as Dan Tanna in Vega$. He died at age 55 from a rare form of cancer, synovial cell sarcoma.
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(1946-2002)
Film Actor, Television Actor
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Billy Wilder
Director, Producer / 1906 - 2002
Billy Wilder is best known for the many films he directed and produced, like Some Like It Hot.
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(1906-2002)
Director, Producer
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Hoyt Wilhelm
Baseball Player / 1923 - 2002
Hoyt Wilhelm was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher known for his knuckleball and who set a pitching record.
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(1923-2002)
Baseball Player
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Ted Williams
Baseball Player, Coach / 1918 - 2002
Baseball legend Ted Williams was best known as the Boston Red Sox Player who had a contentious relationship with Boston fans, who he refused to tip his hat to during his career.
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(1918-2002)
Baseball Player, Coach
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Irene Worth
Film Actress, Theater Actress / 1916 - 2002
Irene Worth was an American and English actress, widely respected for her vast versatility. She was a leading actress on London and Broadway stages.
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(1916-2002)
Film Actress, Theater Actress
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Aileen Wuornos
Serial Killer / 1956 - 2002
An abused child who later earned her living as a sex worker, Aileen Wuornos was found guilty of killing six men and was later executed in a Florida prison.
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(1956-2002)
Serial Killer
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Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Photographer / 1902 - 2002
Influenced by Surrealism, Manuel Álvarez Bravo was a photographer known for his poetic images of Mexican people and places.
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(1902-2002)
Photographer