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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Joy Adamson
Naturalist
20-Jan-1910 3-Jan-1980 Born Free
Moustapha Akkad
Film/TV Producer
1-Jul-1930 10-Nov-2005 Halloween producer
Albert Anastasia
Criminal
26-Feb-1902 25-Oct-1957 Gambino crime boss
Archimedes
Mathematician
c. 290 BC 211 BC Greatest of the ancient mathematicians
Notorious B.I.G.
Rapper
21-May-1972 9-Mar-1997 I love it when you call me big poppa
Bonny Lee Bakley
Victim
7-Jun-1956 4-May-2001 Baretta's wife, got whacked
Judith Barsi
Actor
6-Jun-1978 25-Jul-1988 Murdered child actress
Harry Baur
Actor
12-Apr-1880 8-Apr-1943 Un carnet de bal
David Beaton
Religion
c. 1494 29-May-1546 Cardinal, Archbishop of St. Andrews
Zdzislaw Beksinski
Painter
24-Feb-1929 22-Feb-2005 Fantastic-Realist Painter
Pierre Belon
Naturalist
1517 Apr-1564 L'histoire de la nature des oyseaux
Nancy Benoit
Wrestling
21-May-1964 22-Jun-2007 Wife, murder victim of Chris Benoit
Alan Berg
Radio Personality
Jan-1934 18-Jun-1984 Murdered radio host
Steve Biko
Activist
18-Dec-1946 12-Sep-1977 Father of Black Consciousness
Marc Blitzstein
Composer
2-Mar-1905 22-Jan-1964 The Cradle Will Rock
Carlie Brucia
Victim
16-Mar-1992 1-Feb-2004 Little girl kidnapped and killed
Bugz
Rapper
5-Jan-1978 21-May-1999 Young rapper was original D12 member
Gerald Bull
Inventor
8-Mar-1928 22-Mar-1990 Supergun builder
Bill The Butcher
Boxing
Jul-1821 8-Mar-1855 Inspired Gangs of New York
Susan Cabot
Actor
9-Jul-1927 10-Dec-1986 The Wasp Woman
Roberto Calvi
Business
13-Apr-1920 17-Jun-1982 Vatican banker who died mysteriously
Caracalla
Royalty
4-Apr-188 AD 8-Apr-217 AD Roman Emperor, 198-217 AD
Polidoro Caldara da Caravaggio
Painter
1495 1543 Italian frieze painter
Paul Castellano
Criminal
20-Jun-1915 16-Dec-1985 Gambino crime boss
Lana Clarkson
Actor
5-Apr-1962 3-Feb-2003 Barbarian Queen
Claudius
Royalty
1-Aug-10 BC 13-Oct-54 AD Roman Emperor, 41-54 AD
William Colby
Spy
4-Jan-1920 27-Apr-1996 CIA Director, 1973-75
Commodus
Royalty
31-Aug-161 AD 31-Dec-192 AD Roman Emperor, 177-192 AD
James Cook
Explorer
27-Oct-1728 14-Feb-1779 Explorer of the South Pacific
Bob Crane
Actor
13-Jul-1928 29-Jun-1978 Hogan on Hogan's Heroes
Crazy Horse
Military
c. 1842 5-Sep-1877 Bayonetted in the back
Jeffrey Dahmer
Criminal
21-May-1960 28-Nov-1994 Homosexual serial killer cannibal
Thomas Dangerfield
Criminal
1650 1685 English conspirator
Lord Darnley
Royalty
7-Dec-1545 9-Feb-1567 Husband of Mary, Queen of Scots
Dimebag Darrell
Guitarist
20-Aug-1966 8-Dec-2004 Lead guitarist for Pantera
Arrigo Caterino Davila
Historian
30-Oct-1576 26-May-1631 Istoria delle guerre civili di Francia
John Davis
Explorer
c. 1550 29-Dec-1605 Discovered Falkland Islands
Nicholas L. Deak
Business
8-Oct-1905 18-Nov-1985 Deak-Perera
Albert DeSalvo
Criminal
3-Sep-1931 25-Nov-1973 Rapist, confessed Boston Strangler
Amadou Diallo
Victim
2-Sep-1975 4-Feb-1999 Shot dead by the NYPD
Domitian
Royalty
24-Oct-51 AD 18-Sep-96 AD Roman Emperor, 81-96 AD
Mac Dre
Rapper
5-Jul-1970 1-Nov-2004 Vallejo Rapper
Lucky Dube
Singer
3-Aug-1964 18-Oct-2007 South African reggae star
Adolph Dubs
Diplomat
4-Aug-1920 14-Feb-1979 US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 1978-79
Dominique Dunne
Actor
23-Nov-1959 4-Nov-1982 Poltergeist
Morgan Earp
Government
24-Apr-1851 18-Mar-1882 Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
King Edmund I
Royalty
921 AD 26-May-946 AD King of England 939-46 AD
King Edward II
Royalty
25-Apr-1284 11-Oct-1327 King of England, 1307-27
King Edward V
Royalty
4-Nov-1470 c. 1483 King of England, 1483
Elagabalus
Royalty
204 AD 222 AD Roman Emperor, 218-222 AD
Erik XIV
Royalty
13-Dec-1533 26-Feb-1577 King of Sweden, 1560-68
Medgar Evers
Activist
2-Jul-1925 12-Jun-1963 Civil rights activist murdered in 1963
Lolo Ferrari
Pornstar
9-Feb-1970 5-Mar-2000 Double Airbags
Jim Fisk
Business
1-Apr-1834 6-Jan-1872 Business partner of Jay Gould
Robert Ford
Criminal
31-Jan-1862 8-Jun-1892 Shot and killed Jesse James
Dian Fossey
Anthropologist
16-Jan-1932 26-Dec-1985 Gorillas in the Mist
Leo Frank
Victim
17-Apr-1884 17-Aug-1915 Innocent man, lynched by mob
Joe Fulks
Basketball
26-Oct-1921 21-Mar-1976 Scored 63 points in a 1949 NBA game
Gallienus
Royalty
c. 218 AD 268 AD Roman Emperor, 253-68 AD
Marvin Gaye
Singer
2-Apr-1939 1-Apr-1984 Heard It Through the Grapevine
Kitty Genovese
Victim
7-Jul-1935 13-Mar-1964 Allegedly killed by collective apathy
Sam Giancana
Criminal
24-May-1908 19-Jun-1975 Chicago Mafia boss, 1957-66
Ron Goldman
Victim
2-Jul-1968 12-Jun-1994 Murder victim, OJ Simpson trial
Robert Gottschalk
Inventor
12-Mar-1918 3-Jun-1982 Wide-screen motion picture technology
Hugo Haase
Politician
29-Sep-1863 7-Nov-1919 German parliamentarian, Marxist, pacifist
Harald IV
Royalty
? 1136 King of Norway
Phil Hartman
Actor
24-Sep-1948 28-May-1998 Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure
King Henry VI
Royalty
6-Dec-1421 21-May-1471 King of England, 1422-61
Wild Bill Hickok
Actor
27-May-1837 2-Aug-1876 Buffalo Bill's Wild West show
Jimmy Hoffa
Labor Leader
14-Feb-1913 30-Jul-1975 International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Natalee Holloway
Victim
21-Oct-1986 30-May-2005 Disappeared in Aruba
DeShaun Holton
Rapper
2-Oct-1975 11-Apr-2006 D-12
David Hookes
Cricket
3-May-1955 19-Jan-2004 Australian cricket's great white hope
Hypatia of Alexandria
Curator
c. 370 AD Mar-415 AD Librarian of Alexandria
Jesse James
Criminal
5-Sep-1847 3-Apr-1882 Bank robber, with James Gang
Jam Master Jay
Disc Jockey
21-Jan-1965 30-Oct-2002 Run-D.M.C.
Pope John VIII
Religion
? 16-Dec-882 AD Roman Catholic Pope, 872-882
Pope John X
Religion
? 928 AD Roman Catholic Pope, 914-28
Pope John XIV
Religion
? 20-Aug-984 AD Roman Catholic Pope, 983-84
Robert Johnson
Guitarist
8-May-1911 16-Aug-1938 Influential blues guitarist
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa
Relative
1-Feb-1957 31-Jan-2007 Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law
Victor Kilian
Actor
6-Mar-1891 11-Mar-1979 Raymond Larkin on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Polly Klaas
Victim
3-Jan-1981 Nov-1993 Murdered by Richard Allen Davis
Leon Klinghoffer
Victim
24-Sep-1916 7-Oct-1985 Shot and thrown overboard by terrorists
Vardan Kushnir
Criminal
22-Nov-1969 24-Jul-2005 Russian spammer, murdered
Big L
Rapper
30-May-1974 15-Feb-1999 Ebonics
Ladislas IV
Royalty
1262 10-Jul-1290 King of Hungary, 1272-90
Alexander Gordon Laing
Explorer
27-Dec-1793 26-Sep-1826 Explorer killed returning from Timbuktu
Chandra Levy
Victim
14-Apr-1977 1-May-2001 Gary Condit's dead intern
Daniel Lewin
Mathematician
14-May-1970 11-Sep-2001 Co-founder of Akamai, died in 9/11
Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
Victim
22-Jun-1930 Mar-1932 The Lindbergh Baby
Danny Lockin
Actor
13-Jul-1943 21-Aug-1977 Stage actor, murdered in 1977
Allard Lowenstein
Politician
16-Jan-1929 14-Mar-1980 Congressman, New York 5th
Rosa Luxemburg
Activist
5-Mar-1871 15-Jan-1919 Co-Founder, Communist Party of Germany
Salvatore Maranzano
Criminal
1868 10-Sep-1931 Capo di tutti capi
Christopher Marlowe
Playwright
6-Feb-1564 30-May-1593 Doctor Faustus
Joe Masseria
Criminal
1879 15-Apr-1931 NY mobster, killed by Luciano
Maximinus
Royalty
c. 170 AD 238 AD Roman Emperor, 235-38
Steve McNair
Football
14-Feb-1973 4-Jul-2009 Baltimore Ravens QB
Ross McWhirter
Author
12-Aug-1925 27-Nov-1975 Co-founder, Guinness Book of World Records
Sergio de Mello
Government
15-Mar-1948 19-Aug-2003 UN Representative to Iraq killed by carbomb
Sal Mineo
Actor
10-Jan-1939 12-Feb-1976 Dies in Rebel Without A Cause
Ernesto Miranda
Criminal
9-Mar-1941 31-Jan-1976 Miranda v. Arizona
Artie Mitchell
Film Director
12-Dec-1945 27-Feb-1991 Pornographer; shot and killed by brother Jim
Aldo Moro
Head of State
23-Sep-1916 9-May-1978 Kidnapped and murdered PM of Italy
Jean Moulin
Government
20-Jun-1899 8-Jul-1943 Martyr of the French Resistance
Martha Moxley
Victim
16-Aug-1960 30-Oct-1975 Murdered by Michael Skakel
Jack Nance
Actor
21-Dec-1943 30-Dec-1996 Eraserhead
Huey Newton
Activist
17-Feb-1942 22-Aug-1989 Black Panther
Haing S. Ngor
Victim
22-Mar-1940 25-Feb-1996 The Killing Fields
Anastasia Nikolaevna
Royalty
18-Jun-1901 17-Jul-1918 Youngest Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II
Nick De Noia
Dancer
c. 1941 7-Apr-1987 First choreographer for Chippendales
Ramon Novarro
Actor
6-Feb-1899 30-Oct-1968 Ben-Hur
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Religion
13-Apr-1919 Sep-1995 Atheist spokeswoman
John P. O'Neill
Government
6-Feb-1952 11-Sep-2001 Anti-Terrorism expert, died in 9/11
Odoacer
Royalty
c. 433 AD 15-Mar-493 AD First Barbarian King of Italy
Barbara Olson
TV Personality
27-Dec-1955 11-Sep-2001 Conservative TV pundit
Joe Orton
Playwright
1-Jan-1933 9-Aug-1967 Prick Up Your Ears
Sir Thomas Overbury
Poet
18-Jun-1581 15-Sep-1613 The Wife
Mungo Park
Explorer
10-Sep-1771 1806 Scottish explorer of the Niger
Emin Pasha
Explorer
28-Mar-1840 23-Oct-1892 German colonial traveller in Africa
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Film Director
5-Mar-1922 2-Nov-1975 Salo: The 120 Days of Sodom
Jaco Pastorius
Jazz Musician
1-Dec-1951 21-Sep-1987 Bassist for Weather Report
Daniel Pearl
Journalist
10-Oct-1963 21-Feb-2002 Murdered Wall Street Journal reporter
Pedro the Cruel
Royalty
30-Aug-1334 23-Mar-1369 King of Castile 1333-69
Laci Peterson
Victim
4-May-1975 23-Dec-2002 Pregnant mother's body found in bay
David Graham Phillips
Journalist
31-Oct-1867 24-Jan-1911 Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
Pompey
Military
29-Sep-106 BC 29-Sep-48 BC Roman general, part of First Triumvirate
Pontiac
Head of State
c. 1720 20-Apr-1769 Chief of the Ottawa
William Quantrill
Criminal
31-Jul-1837 6-Jun-1865 Quantrill's Raiders
JonBenét Ramsey
Victim
6-Aug-1990 26-Dec-1996 6-year-old murdered pageant winner
Rasputin
Religion
23-Jan-1871 30-Dec-1916 Russia's Greatest Love Machine
Rick Rescorla
Victim
27-May-1939 11-Sep-2001 Anticipated both WTC attacks, died in 9/11
Scott La Rock
Disc Jockey
2-Mar-1962 27-Aug-1987 Boogie Down Productions
John M. Roll
Judge
8-Feb-1947 8-Jan-2011 US District Court Judge, murdered
Chalino Sanchez
Singer
30-Aug-1960 16-May-1992 Prominent narcocorrido singer
Merlin Santana
Actor
14-Mar-1976 9-Nov-2002 The Steve Harvey Show
Rebecca Schaeffer
Actor
6-Nov-1967 18-Jul-1989 Actress murdered by stalker
Moritz Schlick
Philosopher
14-Apr-1882 22-Jun-1936 Positivist philosopher, Vienna Circle
Dutch Schultz
Criminal
6-Aug-1902 24-Oct-1935 Bootlegger, murderer, numbers racketeer
Barry Seal
Criminal
19-Jul-1939 19-Feb-1986 DEA informant, CIA contract pilot
Selena
Singer
16-Apr-1971 31-Mar-1995 Crossover Tejano music star
Tupac Shakur
Rapper
16-Jun-1971 13-Sep-1996 All Eyez on Me
Alan Shalleck
Author
14-Nov-1929 6-Feb-2006 Curious George writer
Adrienne Shelly
Actor
24-Jun-1966 1-Nov-2006 Waitress
Matthew Shepard
Victim
1-Dec-1976 12-Oct-1998 Gay hate crime victim
Elizabeth Short
Victim
29-Jul-1924 15-Jan-1947 The Black Dahlia
Bugsy Siegel
Criminal
28-Feb-1906 20-Jun-1947 Brought the mob to Las Vegas
Nicole Brown Simpson
Victim
19-May-1959 12-Jun-1994 OJ's murdered ex-wife
Joseph Smith
Religion
23-Dec-1805 27-Jun-1844 Founded the Mormon faith
Pinetop Smith
Pianist
11-Jun-1904 15-Mar-1929 Inventor of Boogie-Woogie
Nancy Spungen
Victim
27-Feb-1958 12-Oct-1978 Sid Vicious's girlfriend
Belle Starr
Criminal
5-Feb-1848 3-Feb-1889 Bandit Queen of the Old West
Alessandro Stradella
Composer
1642 28-Feb-1682 S. Giovanni Battista
Dorothy Stratten
Actor
28-Feb-1960 14-Aug-1980 Actress, centerfold
Carl Switzer
Actor
7-Aug-1927 21-Jan-1959 Alfalfa in Our Gang
Sharon Tate
Actor
24-Jan-1943 8-Aug-1969 Polanski's wife murdered by Manson family
Sean Taylor
Football
1-Apr-1983 27-Nov-2007 Washington Redskins safety, murdered 2007
William Desmond Taylor
Film Director
26-Apr-1872 1-Feb-1922 Early Hollywood director, murdered
Tiberius
Royalty
16-Nov-42 BC 16-Mar-37 AD Roman Emperor, 14-37 AD
Emmett Till
Victim
25-Jul-1941 28-Aug-1955 Black boy, murdered brutally in Mississippi
Peter Tosh
Musician
19-Oct-1944 11-Sep-1987 Legalise It and I'll Advertise It
Marie Trintignant
Actor
21-Jan-1962 1-Aug-2003 Popular French actress, beaten to death
Krishna Venta
Religion
29-Mar-1911 10-Dec-1958 W.K.F.L. Fountain of the World
Gianni Versace
Fashion Designer
2-Dec-1946 16-Jul-1997 Fashion designer murdered by Andrew Cunanan
Tsar Ivan VI
Royalty
12-Aug-1740 5-Jul-1764 Tsar of Russia, 1740-41
Vitellius
Royalty
24-Sep-15 AD 20-Dec-69 AD Roman Emperor, 69 AD
Kurt von Schleicher
Politician
4-Jul-1882 30-Jun-1934 German chancellor, murdered by the SS
Albrecht von Wallenstein
Military
24-Sep-1583 25-Feb-1634 Attempted to unite Germany
Stella Walsh
Track and Field
3-Apr-1911 4-Dec-1980 Olympic sprinter found to be actually male
Horst Wessel
Activist
9-Oct-1907 23-Feb-1930 Nazi martyr
John Whitehead
Musician
2-Jul-1948 11-May-2004 Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
Brad Will
Journalist
14-Jun-1970 27-Oct-2006 American journalist murdered in Oaxaca
Darrent Williams
Football
27-Sep-1982 1-Jan-2007 Murdered Denver Broncos cornerback
Johann Winckelmann
Archaeologist
9-Dec-1717 8-Jun-1768 Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums
Johan de Witt
Politician
24-Sep-1625 20-Aug-1672 Leader of Holland, 1653-72
Basilis Xanthopoulos
Physicist
1951 27-Nov-1990 Gravitational physics
Joseph Yablonski
Labor Leader
3-Mar-1910 31-Dec-1969 UMW executive, murdered



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