James Armistead was an enslaved African American, best known for his work as a spy during the American Revolution.
1748-1830
Hieronymus Bosch was a European painter of the late Middle Ages. His two most famous works are The Garden of Earthly Delights and The Temptation of St. Anthony.
1450-1516
Jacqueline Cochran is a pioneering 20th century pilot who was an advocate for female aviators during WWII and the first woman to break the sound barrier.
1910-1980
1942-1995
A pioneer in early filmmaking, Léon Gaumont saw the possibilities of what moving pictures could be and making film equipment unavailable for the masses, establishing what is now the oldest surviving film company.
1864-1946
1877-1962
Gregory Hines began dancing as a child and went on to launch a successful Broadway, television and film career. His notable movies include The Cotton Club and White Nights.
1946-2003
1919-1988
1957-2008
Walter O'Malley was the influential president of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers for nearly 30 years.
1903-1979
1933-1967
1906-1975
Ted Stevens was a U.S. senator from Alaska, and the longest-serving Republican senator in American history (1968-2009).
1923-2010
Model and actress Sharon Tate is best remembered for her tragic and untimely death at the hands of serial killer Charles Manson.
1943-1969
Educational psychologist E.L. Thorndike pioneered the fields of animal learning and behavioral psychology with his theory of connectionism.
1874-1949