Bing Crosby sang such hit songs as the ever-popular holiday classic "White Christmas." The beloved crooner was also a star of radio, movies and television.

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was one of German's most popular generals during World War II, and gained his enemies' respect with his victories as commander of the Afrika Korps. Implicated in a plot to overthrow Hitler, Rommel took his life in 1944.

John Marshall Harlan served as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1877 until his death in 1911, and is remembered as one of the most forceful dissenters in the history of that tribunal.

Richard C. Boone was an African-American civil rights activist known for his involvement in the Selma march of 1965.

Australian actor Errol Flynn was celebrated as the screen's foremost swashbuckler. He had a reputation as an irrepressible drinker and womanizer.

Tanzanian statesman and president Julius Kambarage was premier when Tanganyika was granted internal self-government, and was made president on independence.

Dame Edith Mary Evans was an English stage and screen actress well-known for her roles in Oscar Wilde and Noel Coward plays.

Leonard Bernstein was one of the first American-born conductors to receive worldwide fame. He composed the score for the Broadway musical West Side Story.

Lou Albano was a professional wrestler-turned-wrestling personality in the hugely popular World Wrestling Federation of the 1980s.

Arlen Specter was Philadelphia District Attorney and was elected to the senate five times. He helped initiate the reauthorization of the Patriot Act.