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Edward the Elder (Old English: Eadweard se Ieldra) (c. 874-7 – 17 July 924) was an English king. He became king in 899 upon the death of his father, Alfred the Great. His court was at Winchester, previously the capital of Wessex. He captured the ea
Kenneth Paul Venturi (May 15, 1931 – May 17, 2013) was an American professional golfer and golf broadcaster. In a career shortened by injuries, he won 14 events on the PGA Tour including a major, the U.S. Open in 1964. Shortly before his death, Ve
Sunshine Parker (June 10, 1927 – February 17, 1999) was an American actor. He was born as Lloyd Olen Parker in Lawn, Texas.
Roger Thorpe Peckinpaugh (February 5, 1891 – November 17, 1977) was an American professional baseball player. A shortstop, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1910 through 1927, during which he played for the Cleveland Naps, New York Yan
Edward Akufo-Addo (26 June 1906 – 17 July 1979) was a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He was a member of the “Big Six” leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), which engaged in the fight for Ghana’s independence. He became the Chief Just
Homero Cárpena (14 February 1910 – 17 January 2001) was an Argentine film actor. He appeared in 72 films between 1933 and 1972 although the bulk of his work was in the late 1930s and 1940s. He starred in El hombre señalado, which was entered into
Nobuo Nakagawa (中川 信夫, Nakagawa Nobuo, 18 April 1905 – June 17, 1984) was a Japanese film director, most famous for the stylized, folk tale-influenced horror films he made in the 1950s and 1960s.
James Edwards “Jimmy” Yancey (February 20, 1894 – September 17, 1951) was an African American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist. One reviewer noted him as “one of the pioneers of this raucous, rapid-fire, eight-to-the-bar piano style”.
Frank McGee (September 12, 1921 – April 17, 1974) was an American television journalist, best known for his work with NBC from the late 1950s into the early 1970s.
Biography by Hans J. Wollstein [-]A silent star of some magnitude, brunette Marguerite Snow (“Peggy” to her friends), is perhaps best remembered as the wife of actor/director James Cruze, opposite whom she starred in innumerable one- and two-reel me