Marcus Antonius is best known as the Roman general who was a lover of Cleopatra. The two committed suicde after their defeat by Octavian.
83-30
Corazon Aquino was the 11th president (and first female president) of the Philippines. She restored democracy after the long dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos.
1933-2009
Calamity Jane was a woman of the Wild West who was respected for her talent with a gun and kindness toward others.
1852-1903
Broadway playwright Pddy Chayefsky picked up two Academy Awards for his films The Hospital and Network.
1923-1981
Cosimo de' Medici was the "Elder" and start of the Medici dynasty that ruled Florence (Italy) from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance, and after.
1389-1464
1913-1970
After earning a fortune in the cigar industry, Oscar Hammerstein I, grandfather of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, built numerous theaters and opera houses.
1847-1919
Tommy Makem was an internationally celebrated Irish folk musician, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
1932-2007
Manuel Quezon was leader of the Filipino independence movement and first president of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1935.
1878-1944
Poet and professor Theodore Roethke was best known for winning the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for his poetry volume The Wakening. His other works include "Open House" and "The Far Field."
1908-1963
Charles Whitman was a former Marine and sniper who killed 16 people at the University of Texas in 1966.
1941-1966