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Famous People Who Died on August 5
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Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn Monroe
Film Actress, Pin-up / 1926 - 1962
Actress Marilyn Monroe overcame a difficult childhood to become of the world's biggest and most enduring sex symbols. She died of a drug overdose in 1962.
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Susan Butcher
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- Daring Female Adventurers
- Famous Capricorns
- Famous People Named Susan
Susan Butcher
Athlete / 1954 - 2006
Susan Butcher was a champion American dog musher and four-time winner of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
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Richard Burton
Richard Burton
Film Actor / 1925 - 1984
Richard Burton was a highly regarded Welsh actor of stage and screen. He earned seven Oscar nominations and was married twice to actress Elizabeth Taylor.
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Peter Minuit
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- Famous People Who Died in Accidents
- Famous Explorers
- Famous People Named Peter
Peter Minuit
Explorer / 1580 - 1638
Peter Minuit was a Dutch colonial governor of New Amsterdam who is best known for purchasing Manhattan Island from the Indians for 60 Dutch guilders.
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Empress Frederick
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Empresses
- Famous Queens
Empress Frederick
Empress, Queen / 1840 - 1901
Empress Frederick was the oldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of England. She married the future German Emperor Frederick III in 1858, thusly becoming empress of Germany and queen of Prussia.
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Alec Guinness
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- Best Actor Oscar Winners
- Honorary Oscar Recipients
- Famous Arians
Alec Guinness
Film Actor, Television Actor, Screenwriter / 1914 - 2000
Alec Guinness is an Oscar-winning British actor known for his roles in films like Lawrence of Arabia, Dr. Zhivago and Star Wars.
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