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Famous People Who Died on December 11
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Lewis Howard Latimer
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- Famous Virgoans
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Lewis Howard Latimer
Engineer, Inventor / 1848 - 1928
Lewis Howard Latimer was an inventor and draftsman best known for his contributions to the patenting of the light bulb and the telephone.
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Ravi Shankar
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- Name Changers
- Woodstock Performers
- Famous Arians
Ravi Shankar
Musician / 1920 - 2012
Ravi Shankar was an Indian musician and composer best known for popularizing the sitar and Indian classical music in Western culture.
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Sam Cooke
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- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Singers
Sam Cooke
Songwriter, Singer / 1931 - 1964
Sam Cooke, commonly known as the King of Soul, was an African-American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer and songwriter. He had 29 top-40 hits from 1957-1964.
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Bettie Page
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- Famous Recluses
- Famous People Involved in Sex Scandals
- Playboy Playmates
Bettie Page
Pin-up / 1923 - 2008
Bettie Page was a Playboy pin-up model and sex symbol of the 1950s. Her straight black bangs and innocent, playful attitude made her a fashion icon.
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Oliver Winchester
Oliver Winchester
Entrepreneur / 1810 - 1880
Oliver Fisher Winchester operated the Winchester Repeating Arms Co., which provided rifles and ammunition used in the Civil War and by American settlers. -
Charles Hamilton
Charles Hamilton
Entrepreneur, Writer / 1914 - 1996
Charles Hamilton was an autograph dealer, handwriting expert and author of works like Great Forgers and Famous Fakes.
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