- Paul Coverdell
Paul Douglas Coverdell was a United States Senator from Georgia and was also the director of the Peace Corps from 1989 until 1991. He was elected for the first time in 1992 and re-elected in 1998. He died while still in the Senate of a cerebral hemorrhage. Coverdell, a Republican, was often described as a quiet, soft-spoken man, but he left profound marks on the governments of both the state of Georgia and the nation in a relatively brief period of time. - Sabine Dünser
Sabine Dünser was the lead singer of the Liechtenstein band Elis. On July 8, 2006 an announcement was made on the band's website that she had died of a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 29 years old. She had released 4 albums, the first one was in 2001 when the band was know as Erben der Schöpfung, but by the second album, some of the the members of Erben Der Schöpfung left to form the band Elis. - Michael O'Donoghue
Michael O'Donoghue (January 5, 1940 - November 8, 1994) was a 20th century writer and performer noted for his dark and destructive style of comedy, and as the first head writer of the highly influential American television program "Saturday Night Live". He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 54, after a long history of chronic migraine headaches. - Andrew Wood
Andrew Wood (January 6, 1966 - March 19, 1990) was the lead singer of the band Mother Love Bone, and earlier of Malfunkshun. He died of a heroin overdose coupled with a cerebral hemorrhage just before the release of Mother Love Bone's debut album "Apple". He lived on Bainbridge Island in Washington state for the majority of his youth, forming Malfunkshun as a teenager. The only released material during Malfunkshun's existence was on the compilation, … - Janice Rule
Janice Rule (Norwood, Ohio, 15 August 1931 - New York, New York, 17 October 2003) was an American actress. Among her noteworthy film roles were her portrayal of Viriginia in "Goodbye My Fancy", Willie in Robert Altman's "3 Women" and as journalist Kate Newman in Costa Gavras' 1982 political thriller" Missing". She was married three times, to N. Richard Nash (1956 - 1956), Robert Thom (1960 - 1961), and Ben Gazzara (1961 - 1979). - Cathy O'Donnell
Actress Cathy O'Donnell (born Ann Steely July 6, 1923 - April 11, 1970) began her career on stage. She was born in Siluria, Alabama. She attended Oklahoma City University and studied drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before her career on stage and then movies. She was under contract with Samuel Goldwyn for her first film "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946), playing Wilma Cameron, a high school sweetheart of double amputee Homer Parrish, … - Sharon Sheeley
Sharon Sheeley (April 4, 1940 - May 17, 2002) was an American songwriter born in California in 1940 whose work brought success to artists like Glen Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, and Sheeley's former fiancee, Eddie Cochran. In 1958, Ricky Nelson reached the top of the charts with her song "Poor Little Fool." It was also the first number-one song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 list. At age 19, she was the youngest woman to write an American number-one hit. - Victor Young
Victor Young (August 8, 1899 - November 10, 1956) was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. He was born in Chicago. Young began as a concert violinist but moved into the popular music sphere when he joined Ted Fiorito's orchestra. In the mid-1930s he moved to Hollywood where he concentrated on film work as well as making a large number of recordings of light music and providing the backing for popular singers, including Bing Crosby. - Nardwuar The Human Serviette
Nardwuar the Human Serviette (born John Ruskin, July 5, 1968) is a Canadian celebrity interviewer and musician from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He is the lead singer and keyboardist for The Evaporators and plays in Thee Goblins. He legally changed his name in 1986, and argues that "no one refers to Iggy Pop as 'James Osterberg'". When asked to explain his name, Nardwuar once quipped "Nardwuar" equals dumb silly name, … - Franky Gee
Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez (February 19, 1962 - October 22, 2005), more familiarly known as Franky Gee, was a former American soldier who became the frontman for the German Europop group Captain Jack. Though born in Havana, his family emigrated to Miami, and he then went on to Mallorca when he was young. After college, he enlisted in the United States Army, and was stationed in Germany. While there, he began his career as a disc jockey. - Corinne Calvet
Corinne Calvet, stage name of Corinne Dibos, (30 April 1925-23 June 2001) was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films. Born in Paris, Calvet studied criminal law at the Sorbonne and made her debut in French radio, stage plays and cinema in the 1940s before being brought to Hollywood in the 1940s by producer Hal Wallis. He cast her in "Rope of Sand" (1949) opposite Burt Lancaster and Paul Henreid. - Yves Robert
Yves Robert was a French actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. Born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, in his teens Robert went to Paris to pursue a career in acting, starting with unpaid parts on stage in the city's various theatre workshops. To support himself, he worked at a variety of jobs including that of a typesetter at a print shop. In 1949 he made his motion picture debut with one of the secondary roles in the film, "Les Dieux du dimanche". - Bess Streeter Aldrich
Bess Streeter Aldrich (b. 1881 - d. 1954) was an American author. Bess Streeter was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. After graduating from Iowa State Normal School, she taught school at several locations in the west, later returning to Cedar Falls to earn an advanced degree in education. A writer since early childhood, she won a writing contest at age fourteen and another at seventeen. In 1906, she married Charles Aldrich. - Cissy Houston
Cissy Houston (born Emily Drinkard on September 30, 1933) is a gospel and soul singer. She led a successful career as a backup singer for such artists as Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, and Aretha Franklin, and is now primarily a solo artist. She is the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Houston was the youngest of eight children of parents Nicholas (aka Nitch) and Delia Drinkard. - Steve Clemente
Steve Clemente (November 22, 1885—May 7, 1950) is a Mexican actor known for his many villainous roles. He began acting in his teens, signing up for his first movie, "The Secret Man", in 1917. His later, numerous roles were usually bit parts. As a child, Clemente developed a passion for knife throwing. In 1922, he came to Hollywood to put on a knife demonstration for a disbelieving director. - Jules Furthman
Jules Furthman (March 5, 1888 - September 22, 1966) was a magazine and newspaper writer before working as a screenwriter. Born in Chicago, Illinois, during World War I he wrote under the name "Stephen Fox." Furthman wrote screenplays for a number of popular films including "Merely Mary Ann" (1931), "Shanghai Express" (1932), "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935), "To Have and Have Not" (1944), … - Tony Banks Baron Stratford
Anthony Louis Banks, Baron Stratford (8 April 1943 - 8 January 2006), usually known as Tony Banks, was a British politician and Labour Party MP and member of the House of Lords. He was formerly the Member of Parliament for West Ham and served as Sports Minister from 1997 to 1999. On 5 January 2006 he suffered a serious cerebral hemorrhage while on holiday in Florida, and died in hospital on 8 January, aged 62. He was known for his acid tongue and sharp wit. - Kit Lambert
Christopher "Kit" Sebastian Lambert (11 May, 1935 - 7 April, 1981) was a record producer and the manager for The Who. He was born in 1935, the son of noted composer, Constant Lambert. Constant Lambert was the son of George Washington Lambert a sculptor and painter who was an official war artist for the Australian government at Gallipolli during WW1. Lambert served in the British Army after studying at Oxford University. - Elmer Clifton
Elmer Clifton, (14 March 1890, Chicago - 15 October 1949, Los Angeles) was an American writer, director, and actor from the early silent days. A collaborator of D. W. Griffith, he appeared in "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) and "Intolerance" (1916) before giving up acting in 1919 to concentrate on work behind the camera. In the sound era, Clifton wrote and directed many low-budget Westerns, … - Charlotta Bass
Charlotta Amanda Spears Bass (14 February 1874 –12 April 1969) was an American educator, newspaper publisher-editor, and civil rights activist. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, United States, she moved to California in 1910. Bass published the "California Eagle" from 1912 until 1951. In 1952 Bass became the first African-American woman to run for national office as the Progressive Party's Vice Presidential candidate. Bass died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Los Angeles. - Duncan T. O'Brien
Duncan T. O'Brien was born on March 28, 1895 in New York. He was an Irish-Catholic insurance broker and a politician, of the Democratic Party, who served as a member of the New York State Senate, 19th District from 1923 until his death on September 14, 1938 of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a member of the Elks, Redmen and Knights of Columbus and is buried at Saint Raymond's Cemetery in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx in New York. - Boudewijn Bouckaert
Boudewijn Bouckaert is a Belgian liberal thinker and politician, adhering to more radical-liberal views than the vast majority of Flemish liberals. He is chairman of the classical liberal Nova Civitas think tank and a member of List Dedecker. Boudewijn Bouckaert holds a PhD and works as a University Professor at the Law School of the University of Ghent, the University of Paris and the University of Aix-Marseille. - Melba Rae
Melba Rae was an American soap opera actress. She was a key figure in early daytime television, playing the wife of the couple next door on "Search for Tomorrow" for 20 years — from its inception in 1951 until her untimely death of a cerebral hemorrhage. Her character, Marge Bergman, was best friends with the main character of the series, Joanne (played by Mary Stuart). - Dolph Camilli
Adolph Louis Camilli (April 23 1907 - October 21 1997) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies and Brooklyn Dodgers. He was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1941 after leading the league in home runs and runs batted in as the Dodgers won the pennant for the first time since 1920. He was the ninth NL player to hit 200 career home runs, … - Philip G. Johnson
Philip G. Johnson (November 5, 1894-September 14, 1944) was an American executive, president of Boeing. Trained as an engineer, Johnson started working for Boeing in 1917. He was named president in 1926. Afterwards, he headed United Airlines and, later, its whole aeronautical conglomerate, United Aircraft and Transport Corporation. In the aftermath of the Air Mail Scandal of 1934, he was officially banned from the industry for several years, … - Shaughnessy Cohen
Elizabeth Shaughnessy Cohen was a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Windsor—St. Clair for the Liberal Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998. She was born in London, Ontario, and worked as a lawyer before entering politics. She stood as the Liberal candidate in Windsor—St. Clair in the 1988 election, but lost to New Democratic Party incumbent Howard McCurdy. However, in the 1993 election, Cohen defeated McCurdy for the seat. Cohen was then reelected in 1997. - Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
Eleanor Randolph Wilson McAdoo was an American author who wrote about her famous father, Woodrow Wilson. She usually went by the nickname, Nellie. Born in Middletown, Connecticut, she married Wilson's Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo at the White House on May 7, 1914. They had a daughter Ellen Wilson McAdoo (1915-1946) and a second daughter, Mary Faith McAdoo (1920-1988). She divorced McAdoo in 1934. - Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln
Mary Johnson Bailey Lincoln, (July 8, 1844-December 2, 1921) was an influential teacher and cookbook author whose students included Fannie Farmer. Considered one the pioneers of the domestic science movement in the United States she emphasized the scientific and nutritional basis of food preparation. Born in South Attleboro, Massachusetts she contributed to the family income due to the death of her father when she was aged seven. - Joan Targ
Joan Fischer Targ, was a pioneer in computing education. She was the sister of chess champion Bobby Fischer. Born in Moscow, Joan arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area to acquire a Masters degree in education at the College of Notre Dame in Belmont. Joan founded a number of innovative programs to study the teaching of computer literacy, including programs in the Palo Alto School District, as well as the Institute of Microcomputing in Education at Stanford University. - Arthur J. O. Anderson
Arthur James Outram Anderson was an anthropologist specializing in Aztec culture and translator of the Nahuatl language. He was renowned for his and Charles E. Dibble's translation of the Florentine Codex by fray Bernardino de Sahagún, a project which took 30 years. Anderson died of a cerebral hemorrhage on June 3 1996. - Jan P. Syse
(November 25, 1930 - September 17, 1997) was a lawyer and Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1989 to 1990. He also served as Minister of Industry from 1983 to 1985. He served in the Norwegian parliament for over 25 years until his sudden death from a cerebral hemorrhage in 1997. - Nicke Lignell
Nicke Lignell is a Finnish actor, who has acted in many TV shows and movies. In addition to his acting career, he writes a regular column for the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti and does voiceovers. His wife, Raakel Lignell, is also a celebrity in her own right. Together they have 5 children. On December 30, 2006, the car Lignell and his mother were travelling in was hit in Ekenäs by a drunk driver who blew 2.41‰ on a breathalyzer test. - Anne Howard
Anne Howard, was an American actress. She is the grandmother of Rachel Snow. Anne Howard was born on March 18 1925, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was married to Leonard Caulfield (?-1980) and they had one daughter, Vicki Caulfied. Anne retired from acting in 1966, then became active in civic affairs. She died on April 22, 1991, in Los Angeles, California, of a cerebral hemorrhage. - Charlie Gardiner
Charles Robert Gardiner was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Gardiner moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba with his family at age seven. He played junior hockey with the Winnipeg Tigers from 1921 to 1924, and then joined the Selkirk Fishermen senior team for the 1924-25 season. The next year, Gardiner joined the Winnipeg Maroons of the Central Hockey League, … - Shi Guangnan
Shi Guangnan (Chinese: 施光南; b. Chongqing Municipality, China, August 22, 1940; d. May 2, 1990) was a Chinese composer, best known for his patriotic and nationalistic songs from the Cultural Revolution era that combine traditional melodies with westernized accompaniment. He attended the middle school division of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and graduated with a degree in composition from the Tianjin Conservatory in 1964, … - Rob de Wit
Rob de Wit (born 1963-09-08 in Utrecht) is a former Dutch football player. De Wit made his debut for FC Utrecht in the 1982-83 season. He was transferred to Ajax two seasons later. There, he quickly became a crowd favourite, and played nearly all of the matches. On 1985-05-01, still in his first season at Ajax, De Wit made his debut for the Netherlands national football team in a World Cup qualifier against Austria. - Knut Frydenlund
Knut Frydenlund (March 31, 1927-February 26, 1987) was a Norwegian diplomat. His most significant achievement was as Norwegian foreign minister between 1973 and 1981, and again between 1986 and 1987. Frydenlund was born in Drammen and began his diplomatic career in the 1950s, initially serving at the Norwegian embassy in Bonn, and served in various diplomatic positions during the '50s and the 1960s. - George Weissinger Smith
George Weissinger Smith was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1917 to 1921. His maternal grandfather, George Weissinger, published the Louisville Journal (which became the Courier-Journal) during the controversial tenure of George D. Prentice. George Smith graduated from Louisville Male High School in 1883, from the University of Virginia in 1886, and from the University of Louisville School of Law in 1887. He practiced law throughout the rest of his life. - Henk Duut
Henk Duut (born 14 January, 1964 in Rotterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. Currently he is active as an assistent manager at Feyenoord Rotterdam. Duut started his football career at amateur side Transvalia ZW in his hometown Rotterdam before being scouted by Feyenoord. At Feyenoord he made his professional debut on 13 March 1982 when Feyenoord won 1-2 in Eindhoven against PSV. - Tsuda Sen
;, and where received a lesson on Western agricultural techniques, particularly artificial crop pollination. After returning to Japan in May 1874, he opened the "Gakunosha Nogakko" (Gakunosha School of Agriculture) in Azabu, Tokyo and worked to introduce and promote Western vegetables (particularly corn) and fruits. He initially sold the corn by mail advertisement, and is thus also the first such entrepreneur in Japan.
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