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Famous People Who Died on October 21
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Jack Kerouac
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Jack Kerouac
Journalist, Author, Poet / 1922 - 1969
Jack Kerouac was an American writer best known for the novel On the Road, which became an American classic, pioneering the Beat Generation in the 1950s.
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George McGovern
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- U.N. Goodwill Ambassadors
- Famous Cancerians
- Famous People Named George
George McGovern
U.S. Representative / 1922 - 2012
Though he helped reform the Democratic Party, U.S. Senator George S. McGovern lost his 1972 presidential campaign to Richard Nixon.
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Dan White
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- Infamous Serial Killers
- Famous Virgoans
- Famous People Named Dan
Dan White
Assassin, Government Official / 1946 - 1985
Dan White assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist, in 1978.
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John Scopes
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- Famous Academics
- Famous Teachers
- Famous Leos
John Scopes
Educator / 1900 - 1970
John Scopes is best known as the Tennessee teacher found guilty of breaking the law for teaching evolution in his class room.
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François Truffaut
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- Best Foreign Language Film Oscar Winners
- Famous Aquarians
- Famous Film Critics
François Truffaut
Film Critic, Director, Producer / 1932 - 1984
French director François Truffaut established the New Wave movement in film. He won an Oscar for his 1972 film, Day for Night.
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Luis A. Ferré
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- Famous Aquarians
- Famous People Born in 1904
- Famous People Born on February 17
Luis A. Ferré
Governor / 1904 - 2003
Luis A. Ferré was a Puerto Rican industrialist who formed the New Progressive Party and was governor of Puerto Rico.
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