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Biggie Smalls
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- Mysterious Deaths
- Famous Geminis
- Famous Rappers
Biggie Smalls
Rapper / 1972 - 1997
Biggie Smalls, also known as Notorious B.I.G., was a revered hip-hop artist and face of East Coast gangsta rap. He was shot and killed on March 9, 1997.
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George Burns
George Burns
Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian, Radio Personality, Television Personality / 1896 - 1996
George Burns was a comedian who worked in vaudeville, radio, film and television. His long-time performance partner and wife was comedienne Gracie Allen. Burns lived until age 100.
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Matthew Henson
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- Famous Leos
- Famous Explorers
- Famous People Named Matthew
Matthew Henson
Explorer / 1866 - 1955
Matthew Henson was an African American explorer best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
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- Famous Capricorns
- Famous Women's Rights Activists
- Famous Suffragettes
Carrie Chapman Catt
Women's Rights Activist / 1859 - 1947
Women’s rights activist and suffragette Carrie Chapman Catt came up with the “Winning Plan” to pass the 19th amendment in 1920. -
Charles Bukowski
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- Imbibers
- Famous Leos
- Famous People Named Charles
Charles Bukowski
Author, Poet / 1920 - 1994
Author and poet Charles Bukowski wrote the gritty poetry book Love is a Dog from Hell, and the novels Barfly and Factotum, both of which were made into films.
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Robert Mapplethorpe
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- Famous Scorpios
- Famous Painters
- Famous Photographers
Robert Mapplethorpe
Activist, Painter, Photographer, Sculptor / 1946 - 1989
Robert Mapplethorpe, recognized as a giant of late 20th century photography, is best known for his large-scale, highly stylized black and white portraits.
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