Francis Thompson

Francis Thompson

male, deceased (1907)
Francis Thompson was an English poet and ascetic. After attending college, he moved to London to become a writer, but in menial work, became...

Arthur Jones

male, deceased (1914)
Arthur Owen Jones (16 August, 1872 - 21 December, 1914), was a cricketer, noted as an all-rounder. He was born in Shelton, Nottinghamshire, and...
Link Wray

Link Wray

male, deceased (2005)
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr was an American rock and roll guitar player most noted for pioneering a new sound for electric guitars in his hit 1958...
Armand Frappier

Armand Frappier

male, deceased (1991)
Dr. Armand Frappier CC (November 26, 1904 - December 17, 1991) was a physician, microbiologist and expert on tuberculosis from Quebec, Canada. Born...
Niels Ryberg Finsen

Niels Ryberg Finsen

male, deceased (1904)
Niels Ryberg Finsen (December 15, 1860 - September 24, 1904) was a Faroese/Danish physician and scientist. In 1903 he became the first Danish Nobel...
Gemma Galgani

Gemma Galgani

female, deceased (1903)
Saint Gemma Galgani (born March 12, 1878 in Camigliano, Italy, died April 11, 1903) is a Catholic saint who was canonized by Pope Pius XII on May...
Pablo Iglesias

Pablo Iglesias

male, deceased (1925)
Pablo Iglesias Posse (October 18, 1850, Ferrol, Galicia - December 9, 1925, Madrid) led the Spanish socialist movement. He founded the Spanish...
Andrew Clark

Andrew Clark

male, deceased (1893)
Sir Andrew Clark, 1st Baronet (October 28, 1826 - November 6, 1893), Scottish physician and pathologist, was born at Aberdeen. His father, who also...
Ferdinand Sauerbruch

Ferdinand Sauerbruch

male, deceased (1951)
Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch (3 July 1875-2 July 1951) was a German surgeon. Sauerbruch was born in Barmen (now a district of Wuppertal), Germany. He...
Sonia Brownell

Sonia Brownell

female, deceased (1980)
Sonia Brownell (1918-1980) was the second and last wife of writer George Orwell. She was also known as Sonia Blair or Sonia Orwell. Brownell was...