Jean Harlow (b. Harlean Harlow Carpenter, March 3, 1911 - June 7, 1937) was an American film actress and top sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the "Platinum Blonde" for her famous hair, Harlow starred in several films mainly designed to showcase her magnetic sex appeal and strong screen presence before transitioning to more developed roles and achieving massive fame under contract to MGM. Known as "The Baby" to family and close friends, …

Steve Smyth is a guitarist for the heavy metal band, Nevermore. At the time he was asked to join Nevermore, Smyth played in the thrash metal band, Testament. Nevermore had been friends with Smyth prior to his joining of the band. Initially jokingly, he asked if he could join Nevermore. This became a reality in 2004, when Smyth officially joined the band after helping them tour in Europe (according to Smyth, …

Daniel "Dan" Duchaine (1952 - January 12 2000) was a former American bodybuilder, author, two time convicted felon and philosopher. Nicknamed "The Steroid Guru", Duchaine gained worldwide notoriety due to his outspoken opinions on the use of performance enhancing drugs, and made numerous television appearances discussing the subject on shows such as 20/20, Geraldo and 60 Minutes.

Wu Xianghu (born c. 1964 - died February 2, 2006) was a Chinese journalist who became the editor of the "Taizhou Evening News" or "Taizhou Wanbao" before being severely beaten by traffic police in 2005. This led to his death in February 2006. On October 19 2005, Xianghu published an article critical of local traffic police over what he claimed was exorbitant electric bicycle fees.

Joyce Jillson was a syndicated astrologer. At the time of her death, her column was syndicated to over 200 publications. Born in Cranston, Rhode Island, Jillson originally pursued a career in the performing arts. She attended Boston University on an opera scholarship. After graduation, she moved to New York to act.

Robert Marshall (Bobby) Rosengarden (April 23, 1924 - February 27, 2007) was a jazz drummer, percussionist and bandleader. A native of Elgin, Illinois, he was a solid and versatile contributor on countless recording sessions and playing in TV network orchestras and talk-show bands. Rosengarden began playing drums when he was 12, and later studied at the University of Michigan. After playing drums in Army bands in World War II, he moved to New York City, …

Emory Hale (1969 December 13 - 2006 January 28) was a professional wrestler and bodyguard. He made appearances for World Championship Wrestling and the X Wrestling Federation. Emory Hale was brought in to WCW by Jimmy Hart to be the "Next Big Thing" in line for a Main Event program/angle with Hulk Hogan and also managed the big man. During Emory's WCW stint he was in line for somewhat of push which began with WCW running vignettes featuring the big man.

Shirley Ann Hemphill (July 1, 1947 - December 10, 1999) was born in West Covina, California. She was an American comedic actress best known for her role on the television sitcom "What's Happening!!", playing Shirley Wilson, the waitress at Rob's Place, a fictitious restaurant that was one of the show's primary settings.

Lucy Davis (born 2 January 1973) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the character Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy, "The Office". Davis played Maria Lucas in the BBC's 1995 production of "Pride and Prejudice". She has also appeared in the films "Sex Lives of the Potato Men" (2004), had a role in "Shaun of the Dead" (2004), …

David Michael William Heath (Hall Green, Birmingham 14 December 1931 - Solihull 13 June 1994) was an English cricketer and cricket administrator. David Heath was educated at Moseley Grammar School, where he captained the cricket and rugby union teams. At 16, he scored a century for Warwickshire Amateurs versus Staffordshire. A year later, he made his first-class county debut. During his RAF service, he represented Combined Sevices and scored his only first-class century, …

Floyd Dixon (8 February 1929 - July 26 2006) was an American rhythm and blues pianist. Dixon was born Jay Riggins Jr. in Marshall, Texas. He was influenced by blues, gospel, jazz and country music growing up. His family moved to Los Angeles in 1942 and Dixon met his influence Charles Brown there. Self-dubbed "Mr. Magnificent," Dixon signed with Modern Records in 1949, specializing in jump blues and sexualized songs like "Red Cherries", "Wine Wine Wine", …

William Boyett (1927 - December 29, 2004) was an American actor best known for his work as the low-key but authoritative Sgt. Macdonald on the police drama "Adam 12". "Adam 12" producer Jack Webb recommended him for the role after his performance in an episode of Webb's "Dragnet", and Boyett stayed with the series for its entire 1968-1975 run. Boyett appeared in a number of TV shows, such as "Highway Patrol", "Perry Mason", …

Leo Anthony Nobile (September 22, 1922 - November 14, 2006) was an American football player for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. Born in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Nobile played college football as a a guard for Penn State. Before he graduated, he served in the United States Army during World War II as a radio operator in the Aleutian Islands.

Sally Francesca Hayfron (1933 - 1992) was the first wife of Robert Mugabe, the President of Zimbabwe. She was born in Ghana, where she met Mugabe. She married him in 1961 in Salisbury. They had a son, Nhamodzenyika, who died in 1966 from malaria. Sally Mugabe was a trained teacher who asserted her position as an independent political activist and campaigner.

Katy Jurado was a Mexican actress. Born María Cristina Estela Marcela Jurado García in Guadalajara, Jalisco, she started her career in Hollywood and moved back to continue filming in Mexico. Her role in the Mexican movie "Nosotros Los Pobres" opposite the well-known Mexican actor Pedro Infante brought her fame. She subsequently appeared in many Hollywood movies including "The Bullfighter and the Lady", …

Octavio Frias de Oliveira was a Brazilian executive who built Grupo Folha, one of Brazil's largest media empires. Frias was born in Rio de Janeiro, and family moved to São Paulo in 1918. He left school at 14 and worked for a bank, a real estate company, and as a civil servant before founding Grupo Folha in 1962 with his business partner Carlos Caldeira Filho. They own or control newspapers "Folha de São Paulo", "Agora", and "Valor Econômico", …

Harrison McCain, CC, ONB, (November 3, 1927 - March 18, 2004) was a Canadian businessman, co-founder of McCain Foods Limited. Born in Florenceville, New Brunswick, he was the co-founder, along with his brothers Andrew, Robert and Wallace, of McCain Foods. Harrison was the 4th son and Wallace the 5th son of the family. Their father was a well respected seed potato farmer.

Anne Rogers Clark was an American dog breeder and trainer and one of the few people licensed to judge all 165 breeds and varieties recognized by the American Kennel Club. She was co-author of "The International Encyclopedia of Dogs" and a fixture at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show since 1941. Clark, who stood an imposing 6'2" tall, was the first woman to win best in show as a professional handler, …

Yusuf Kironde Lule (1912 - January 21, 1985) was interim president of Uganda between 13 April and 20 June 1979. His name is sometimes spelled Yusufu. As the leader of the Uganda National Liberation Front (UNLF), Lule was installed as President by neighbouring Tanzania who had toppled Idi Amin with help from the UNLF after his failed attempt to annex portions of Tanzania (see Uganda-Tanzania War).

Otto Wilhelm Fischer was an Austrian actor. A leading man of German cinema, he began his career with Max Reinhardt's stage company. He was born in Klosterneuburg near Vienna. While he enjoyed a great career, unlike countrymen Oskar Werner, Curd Jürgens, Maria Schell and Romy Schneider, he never made it internationally. Worse, his American break ended before it began: he was signed to star with June Allyson in a remake of "My Man Godfrey" in 1956, …

Jack Bradbury was an American animator and comic book artist. Bradbury began working for Disney at age 20 and was responsible for key scenes in movies like "Bambi", "Fantasia", and "Pinocchio". After working briefly for Friz Freleng at Warner Brothers, he began working for Western Publishing in 1947, illustrating Little Golden Books, other children’s books, and comic books for the Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics imprints.

Walter Gilbert Dinsdale, D.F.C. (April 3, 1916 - November 20, 1982) was a Canadian politician. Born in Brandon, Manitoba, he graduated from Brandon College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937 from McMaster University. He received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 1951. Dinsdale was a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1951 until his death in 1982. During his tenure in the Canadian House of Commons, …

Fabio Ochoa Restrepo was a Paso Fino enthusiast, rancher, businessman, and patriarch of a notorious Colombian crime family associated with the Medellín drug cartel of Pablo Escobar. It is generally assumed that Ochoa himself was not linked to drug trafficking, although his sons and grandsons are well-known for their involvement in the trade.

Arthur Harold Babitsky, better known as Art Babbitt (October 8, 1907 - March 4, 1992), was an American animator, best known for his work at The Walt Disney Company. He received over 80 awards as animation director and animator, but is most famous for creating Goofy. He worked as an animator or animation director on such fims as "The Three Little Pigs" (1933), "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937), "Fantasia" (1940), …

Buteur Métayer was a rebel leader in Haïti during the 2004 Haïti rebellion. Following the assassination of his brother, Amiot Métayer, in 2003, he became the leader of his brother's gang, then known as the "Cannibal Army". He renamed the gang the "Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front" and participated in the seizure of the northern city of Gonaïves at the start of the rebellion against Haïtian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide on February 5, 2004.

Bernard Odum (1932 - August 17, 2004) was an American bass player best known for performing in James Brown's band in the 1960s. Odum started playing with Brown in 1956 and became a full-time member of Brown's band in 1958. Odum worked in the James Brown band until the end of the 1960s, and played on such hits as "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" (1964), "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (1965), and "Cold Sweat" (1967).

Jack Howarth was a British actor best known for his role as Albert Tatlock in Coronation Street between 1960 and 1984. Born in Rochdale, Lancashire, he was the son of comedian Bert Howarth, and went to school with Gracie Fields. As a child he sold theatre programmes at the Theatre Royal, Rochdale and in 1908 at the age of twelve he began playing juvenile roles on stage.

John Leonard Dawson MS, FRCS, CVO (1932-1999) was the Serjeant Surgeon to the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. Born in Leicester, in 1932. He graduated from King's College in 1955 and after training at St James’s Hospital, Balham, and at Harvard he was appointed as a consultant surgeon at King's College Hospital where he studied the causes of postoperative kidney failure and liver disease. He pioneered surgery techniques, including radical tumour resection, …

William Frederick Pavy (1829-1911) was a British physician and physiologist and the discoverer of Pavy's disease, a cyclic or recurrent physiologic albuminuria. Pavy worked with Richard Bright at Guy's Hospital in London, England, in the study of Bright's disease or kidney failure. He was also a leading expert in diabetes, and spent almost 20 years trying to disprove Claude Bernard's theory of the glycogen-glucose metabolic cycle.

Zilphia Horton (1910-1956) was American musician, community organizer, educator, Civil Rights activist, and folklorist. She is best-known for her work with her husband Myles Horton at the Highlander Folk School where she is generally credited with turning such songs as "We Shall Overcome", "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize," "We Shall Not Be Moved, " and "This Little Light of Mine" from hymns into songs of the Civil Rights movement.

Timoci Naivaluwaqa (1953 - 16 January 2006) was a Fijian trade unionist and a founding member of the Fiji Labour Party in 1985. Naivaluwaqa was General Secretary of the Fiji Hotel and Catering Union FHCU from 1999 till his death, and also served as President of the Fiji Trade Union Congress. Prior to working for the FHCU, Naivaluwaqa worked in the sugar industry and was based in Labasa. Naivaluwaqa died of kidney failure on 16 January 2006 at the age of 52.

Hai-Sha Ni is a controversial traditional Chinese medicine doctor and licensed acupuncturist in Merritt Island, FL. He harshly condemns contemporary modern medicine for its damages to patients and passionately promotes a less popular branch of traditional Chinese medicine, Jingfang school(Chinese: 经方派). He claims that his theories and formulas are rooted from Han and Tang dynasty, …