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Mary Louise Smith (October 6, 1914–August 22, 1997), a U.S. political organizer and women’s rights activist, was the second woman to become chairwoman of a major political party in the United States.
Daniel David “Dan” Rostenkowski (January 2, 1928 – August 11, 2010) was a United States Representative from Chicago, serving from 1959 to 1995. He become one of the most powerful legislators in Washington, especially in matters of taxation, until h
Howard Joseph Pollet (June 26, 1921 – August 8, 1974) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball during the 1940s and 1950s. A three-time All-Star in 1943, 1946 and 1949, he twice led the National League in earned run average (1.7
Rin Tin Tin (often billed as Rin-Tin-Tin in the 1920s and 1930s) was the name given to several related German Shepherd dogs featured in fictional stories on film, radio and television.
Ernst Bloch (July 8, 1885 – August 4, 1977) was a German Marxist philosopher.
Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont PC (19 August 1710 – 21 August 1763) of Orchard Wyndham, Somerset and Petworth House in Sussex, was a British statesman who served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1761-63.OriginsHe was th
Muriel Faye “Mickie” Siebert (September 12, 1928 – August 24, 2013) was known as The First Woman of Finance despite being preceded in owning a brokerage by the controversial Victoria Woodhull. Siebert was the first woman to own a seat on the New Yo
William George “Wheezer” Dell (June 11, 1886 – August 24, 1966), was a Major League Baseball pitcher during 1912 and 1915–17. Dell pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Robins. He was the first Nevada-born player in Major League histor
Xie Zhenhua (Chinese: 谢振华; 1916 – August 3, 2011) was a People’s Liberation Army major general and People’s Republic of China politician. He was born in Chongyi County, Jiangxi. He joined the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army in 1929 an
Jean-Pierre Melville (born Jean-Pierre Grumbach; 20 October 1917 – 2 August 1973) was a French filmmaker.