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Daniel Defoe
Daniel Defoe
Journalist, Author / 1660 - 1731
English novelist, pamphleteer and journalist Daniel Defoe is best known for his novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders.
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Oliver Tambo
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Activists
- Famous People Born in 1917
Oliver Tambo
Activist / 1917 - 1993
Oliver Tambo was the acting president of the African National Congress, the South African anti-apartheid political party. Tambo served primarily in exile.
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Wallis Simpson
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- Numerous Nuptials
- Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson
- Famous Geminis
Wallis Simpson
Duchess / 1896 - 1986
American socialite Wallis Simpson became the mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales. Edward abdicated the throne to marry her, a period known as the Abdication Crisis.
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Willa Cather
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- Famous Sagittarians
- Famous Poets
- Famous Fiction Authors
Willa Cather
Author, Poet / 1873 - 1947
Willa Cather was a writer of poetry and novels known for such works as O Pioneers! and My Antonia.
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Estée Lauder
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- Name Changers
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous People Born in 1908
Estée Lauder
Entrepreneur / 1908 - 2004
Estée Lauder started her own beauty company in 1946. Her business, which includes such product lines as Estée Lauder, MAC Cosmetics and Clinique, continues to thrive to this day.
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Bud Abbott
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- Famous Epileptics
- Famous Libras
- Famous Actors
Bud Abbott
Film Actor, Theater Actor / 1895 - 1974
Bud Abbott was a comedian best known for playing the "straight man" of the Abbott and Costello comedy duo.
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View groupWill Smith met Jada Pinkett in 1995 when she auditioned for the role of his girlfriend on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. She was considered too short for the part, but a real-life romance ensued. The couple wed in 1997 in a secret New Year's Eve ceremony at Baltimore's Cloisters Mansion. Will was 29 and Jada was 26. In addition to their entertainment careers, they founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation to benefit inner-city community development, youth educational projects and underprivileged children and their families. The Smiths live on a 100-acre ranch near Malibu, California, with their three children (one from Smith's previous marriage) and four rottweilers.
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