Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist who wrote symphonies, concerti, chamber music, piano works, and choral compositions.
1833-1897
Charles Goren was an American lawyer and world champion bridge player known for his books and television program on the game.
1901-1991
1904-1991
Jesse James was a bank and train robber in the American Old West, best known as the leading member of the James-Younger gang of outlaws.
1847-1882
1618-1682
I.L. Peretz was a Jewish author who gained fame after writing folktales, ballads and plays about the ideals of Judaism.
1852-1915
American filmmaker Edwin S. Porter invented the Simplex camera for the Edison Company, and pioneered new techniques in films like The Great Train Robbery.
1870-1941
1927-1996
1904-1971
Sarah Vaughan was an American jazz vocalist known for her impressive three octave range. She was inducted into the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1990.
1924-1990
1924-1996
Carter G. Woodson was an African-American writer and historian known as the "Father of Black History Month." He penned the influential book The Mis-Education of the Negro.
1875-1950