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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Aaliyah
Singer
16-Jan-1979 25-Aug-2001 R&B singer, died in plane crash
Roald Amundsen
Explorer
16-Jul-1872 18-Jun-1928 First to reach South Pole
Steven R. Appleton
Business
11-Mar-1960 3-Feb-2012 CEO of Micron Technology
John H. Austin
Doctor
c. 1944 29-May-2009 Arcadian Management Services
Frederick G. Banting
Scientist
14-Nov-1891 21-Feb-1941 Discovered insulin
Nicholas J. Begich
Politician
6-Apr-1932 16-Oct-1972 Congressman from Alaska, 1971-72
Alan Blumlein
Inventor
29-Jun-1903 7-Jun-1942 Stereophonic recording
Hale Boggs
Politician
15-Feb-1914 16-Oct-1972 Congressman from Louisiana, 1941-72
The Big Bopper
Musician
24-Oct-1930 3-Feb-1959 Chantilly Lace
Ron Brown
Government
1-Aug-1941 3-Apr-1996 US Commerce Secretary, 1993-96
Mel Carnahan
Politician
11-Feb-1934 16-Oct-2000 Dead man, still defeated John Ashcroft
Vernon Castle
Dancer
2-May-1887 15-Feb-1918 Vernon & Irene Castle
Buddy Clark
Singer
26-Jul-1912 1-Oct-1949 How Are Things in Glocca Mora
Roberto Clemente
Baseball
18-Aug-1934 31-Dec-1972 Puerto Rican baseball star
Patsy Cline
Country Musician
8-Sep-1932 5-Mar-1963 I Fall To Pieces
George Washington Collins
Politician
5-Mar-1925 8-Dec-1972 Congressman from Illinois, 1970-72
Frank Corder
Aviator
26-May-1956 12-Sep-1994 Crashed a Cessna into White House lawn
Jim Croce
Singer/Songwriter
10-Jan-1943 20-Sep-1973 Time in a Bottle
John Denver
Country Musician
31-Dec-1943 12-Oct-1997 Rocky Mountain High
Robert Francis
Actor
26-Feb-1930 31-Jul-1955 The Caine Mutiny
Yuri Gagarin
Astronaut
9-Mar-1934 27-Mar-1968 First person to orbit earth
Dag Hammarskjold
Diplomat
29-Jul-1905 18-Sep-1961 UN Secretary General, 1953-61
John Heinz
Politician
23-Oct-1938 4-Apr-1991 US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-91
Larry Hillblom
Business
12-May-1943 21-May-1995 DHL billionaire
Helen Hokinson
Cartoonist
29-Jun-1893 1-Nov-1949 Cartoonist for The New Yorker
Buddy Holly
Musician
7-Sep-1936 3-Feb-1959 Buddy Holly and The Crickets
Phillips Holmes
Actor
22-Jul-1907 12-Aug-1942 The Criminal Code
Pedro Infante
Actor
18-Nov-1917 15-Apr-1957 Idolo de Guamúchil
Ryszard Kaczorowski
Head of State
26-Nov-1919 10-Apr-2010 President-in-exile of Poland, 1989-90
Lech Kaczynski
Head of State
18-Jun-1949 10-Apr-2010 President of Poland, 2005-10
John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Relative
25-Nov-1960 16-Jul-1999 Son of John F. Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Relative
20-Feb-1920 13-May-1948 Sister of John F. Kennedy
Nile Kinnick
Football
9-Jul-1918 2-Jun-1943 Winner, 1939 Heisman Trophy
Salem bin Laden
Relative
1946 29-May-1988 Osama's brother
Mickey Leland
Politician
27-Nov-1944 7-Aug-1989 Congressman from Texas, 1979-89
Tony Lema
Golf
25-Feb-1934 24-Jul-1966 Winner, 1964 British Open
Cory Lidle
Baseball
22-Mar-1972 11-Oct-2006 Yankees pitcher flew his plane into a high rise
Jerry Litton
Politician
12-May-1937 3-Aug-1976 Congressman from Missouri, 1973-76
Carole Lombard
Actor
6-Oct-1908 16-Jan-1942 My Man Godfrey
Samora Machel
Head of State
29-Sep-1933 19-Oct-1986 President of Mozambique, 1975-86
Ramon Magsaysay
Head of State
31-Aug-1907 17-Mar-1957 7th President of the Philippines
Rocky Marciano
Boxing
1-Sep-1924 31-Aug-1969 Undefeated heavyweight
Dean-Paul Martin
Relative
17-Nov-1951 21-Mar-1987 Son of Dean Martin
Eduardo Mata
Conductor
5-Sep-1942 4-Jan-1995 Music Director, Dallas Symphony, 1977-93
George S. Mickelson
Politician
31-Jan-1941 19-Apr-1993 Governor of South Dakota, 1987-93
Glenn Miller
Musician
1-Mar-1904 15-Dec-1944 Popular bandleader and trombonist
Grace Moore
Singer
5-Dec-1898 26-Jan-1947 One Night of Love
DeLesseps S. Morrison
Politician
18-Jan-1912 22-May-1964 Mayor of New Orleans, 1946-61
Thurman Munson
Baseball
7-Jan-1947 2-Aug-1979 Yankees catcher, killed in plane crash
Audie Murphy
Actor
20-Jun-1924 28-May-1971 War hero turned cowboy actor
Ricky Nelson
Musician
8-May-1940 31-Dec-1985 I'm Walkin'
Donald G. Nutter
Politician
28-Nov-1915 25-Jan-1962 Governor of Montana, 1961-62
Toni Onley
Painter
20-Nov-1928 29-Feb-2004 British Columbia's flying artist
Rafael Osuna
Tennis
15-Sep-1938 4-Jun-1969 Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles
Joseph P. Overton
Activist
4-Jan-1960 30-Jun-2003 The Overton Window
Robert P. Patterson
Judge
12-Feb-1891 22-Jan-1952 US Secretary of War, 1945-47
Wiley Post
Aviator
22-Nov-1898 15-Aug-1935 First pilot to fly solo round the world
Ralph Rainger
Composer
7-Oct-1901 23-Oct-1942 Thanks For The Memory
Arnold L. Raphel
Diplomat
16-Mar-1943 17-Aug-1988 US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1987-88
Otis Redding
Singer/Songwriter
9-Sep-1941 10-Dec-1967 Dock of the Bay
Jim Reeves
Country Musician
20-Aug-1923 31-Jul-1964 He'll Have to Go
Walter Reuther
Labor Leader
1-Sep-1907 9-May-1970 UAW and CIO labor leader
Randy Rhoads
Guitarist
6-Dec-1956 19-Mar-1982 Ozzy's guitarist dies joyriding airplane
Knute Rockne
Football
4-Mar-1888 31-Mar-1931 Notre Dame Head Coach, 1918-30
Will Rogers
Comic
04-Nov-1879 15-Aug-1935 American Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist
Charles Stewart Rolls
Business
27-Aug-1877 12-Jul-1910 Co-Founder of Rolls-Royce
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Author
29-Jun-1900 31-Jul-1944 The Little Prince
Wilbur Shaw
Auto Racing
31-Oct-1902 30-Oct-1954 Three time Indianapolis 500 Winner
Larkin Smith
Politician
26-Jun-1944 13-Aug-1989 Congressman from Mississippi, 1989
Lawrence B. Sperry
Inventor
22-Dec-1892 13-Dec-1923 Invented the autopilot
Laurence A. Steinhardt
Diplomat
6-Oct-1892 28-Mar-1950 US Ambassador to USSR, 1939-41
Ted Stevens
Politician
18-Nov-1923 10-Aug-2010 US Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009
Payne Stewart
Golf
30-Jan-1957 25-Oct-1999 Winner of the US Open, 1982 and 1999
June Thorburn
Actor
8-Jun-1931 4-Nov-1967 The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
Michael Todd
Film/TV Producer
22-Jun-1909 22-Mar-1958 Around the World in Eighty Days
Fritz Todt
Government
4-Sep-1891 8-Feb-1942 Nazi engineer, finished the Autobahn
Peter Tomarken
Game Show Host
7-Dec-1942 13-Mar-2006 Host of Press Your Luck
Omar Torrijos
Head of State
13-Feb-1929 1-Aug-1981 Dictator of Panama, 1968-81
John Tower
Politician
25-Sep-1925 5-Apr-1991 US Senator from Texas, 1961-85
Boris Trajkovski
Head of State
25-Jun-1956 26-Feb-2004 President of Macedonia, 1999-2004
Ritchie Valens
Musician
13-May-1941 3-Feb-1959 La Bamba
Ronnie Van Zant
Musician
15-Jan-1948 20-Oct-1977 Frontman of Lynyrd Skynyrd
Walther von Reichenau
Military
16-Aug-1884 17-Jan-1942 Nazi general, encouraged atrocities
Anna Walentynowicz
Activist
13-Aug-1929 10-Apr-2010 Catalyst for the Solidarnosc union
John T. Walton
Relative
8-Oct-1946 27-Jun-2005 World's 11th richest man, 2005
Paul Wellstone
Politician
21-Jul-1944 25-Oct-2002 US Senator from Minnesota, 1991-2002
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Head of State
12-Aug-1924 17-Aug-1988 Ruler of Pakistan, 1977-88



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