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Alexander,
Lamar
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American
politician , a former two-term Governor of Tennessee. He declared his Presidential candidacy on 9/28/1995, 9:00 AM,
Maryville, TN, but did not continue in the race.
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Amritanandamayi
Ma
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Indian
Saint known as Ammachi, a remarkable contemporary woman. Severely abused as a child, she had only four years of formal
education before she was put to work full time. As a teen, she scandalized her family and community by
refusing to marry, devoting herself to a life of mystical contemplation
and social service. She soon
attracted a small group of dedicated devotees attracted to her spiritual
wisdom, her amazing command of advanced yogi states and her unceasing
radiance of unconditional love to all.
She
became one of the best loved saints in India. When she appeared in public, as many as a million people come to
receive her blessing. She
founded many hospitals, orphanages, cultural institutions and schools. Living the life of a simple village women, she has few
possessions. In the past
decade, she has spent a third of each year traveling around the world with
her teaching. In 1993 she was
elected one of three "presidents" of Hinduism, a lifetime
position. Hailed by many
Indian leaders as a woman of unassailable sanctity and selflessness.
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Baggett,
Florence
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British
test tube baby.
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Benni,
Stefano
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Italian
author of satirical texts who writes for Beppe Grillo.
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Berry,
Francis
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English-Malaysian
poet and critic who worked in a lawyer's office until his first poem was
published in 1934; by 1937 he had won awards. After the war, he lectured on English literature. His first book as a critic came out in 1958, "The Poet's
Grammar." He also wrote
"Poetry and the Physical Voice," 1962.
Married,
he had two kids. In 1941, he
converted to Catholicism.
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Bisson,
Alexandre
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French
dramatist and composer. He
wrote comedies and operettas, gaining instant celebrity with his
vaudeville presentation of "Four Cuts With a Penknife," 1873.
Died
on 1/27/1912, Paris.
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Bloch,
Marc
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French
historian who studied historical problems in a comparative framework. A professor at Strasbourg University from 1919-1936, he co-founded,
along with Febvre, one of the most influential journals in modern
historical studies. His most
important books include "The Royal Touch," 1924 "French
Rural History," 1931 and the two-volume "Feudal Society,"
1939-1940.
Died
on 6/16/1944, Les Roussilles, France.
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Bloomfield,
Mike
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American
musician, an important guitarist in American rock'n'roll who played with
the biggies from the time he was 15. He was born two days after Mick Jagger and the same day as Bill
Bradley. His research in
black urban ethnomusicology was superb, as he hung out at the black bars
on the southside while learning to play guitar. Bloomfield's career was cut short by an accidental drug overdose in
San Francisco on 2/15/1981.
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Bradley,
Bill
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American
politician, a former basketball star. While playing college ball, he was generally considered too slow -
but he ended up in the Basketball Hall of Fame. As a politician, he may be regarded as too plodding and too pure. Yet it was he who first put tax reform on the national agenda, back
in 1982 as a first-term Democratic Senator from New Jersey. He kept plugging away in his dogged fashion, even publishing a
book, "The Fair Tax."
A
former Rhodes scholar, Bradley always had a sense of where he wanted to
go, and once setting a goal, persistently and patiently achieved it.
As a high school basketball player in Crystal City, MO, he
practiced over three hours a day with lead weights in his sneakers. As a Princeton star, he awed classmates by pumping in 30 points a
game and then hitting the library until midnight. As a Senator, he slightly unnerved some of his colleagues by
relentlessly writing in a small notebook that he kept in his inside jacket
pocket.
The
son of a banker who was a Republican, Bradley grew up in a suburb of St.
Louis showing an independent streak from youth, a proclivity for hard work
and a thirst for perfection. By
his junior year he was 6' 5" and hotly sought after for basketball. He was also a straight-A student. While working the summer of 1964 on Capitol Hills, his
interest in politics was ignited. When
he finished Princeton, virtually everyone advised him to play pro ball,
but he turned down a contract in favor of a Rhodes scholarship in England. Only after his two years at Oxford were completed did he sign with
the Knicks, becoming the highest-paid basketball player in the world. When he retired in 1977 with two championship rings, Bradley went
for a Senate seat in New Jersey.
Bradley's
interest in tax reform began with his own experience. When he had reached the six-figure income mark as a sports star, he
found that he was a depreciable asset, and in his own typical fashion,
began to study heavy economic tomes to explain his position. As his
starring role in tax reform illustrates, Bradley plays politics as he
played basketball. He never
lets up.
He
was re-elected to a second Senate term in 1984 and is one of the most
popular politicians in New Jersey history. Friendly with his colleagues, he remained distant, passing up
Washington's social scene and eating a salad alone at his desk for lunch.
A
voracious reader and a rumpled dresser, Bradley has a former athlete's
disdain for exercise as well as a fondness for junk food that predictably added a few pounds in his 40s. He enjoys being unpredictable but would also enjoy being
less wooden in his speeches, which he writes himself. Though he may appear standoffish, he jokes easily with
voters and has a wry sense of humor. In an era of slick politicians, his very plainness is refreshing. Some call Bradley a plodder. He
never acts rashly but orients himself on issues before taking a stand. In Senate parlance, he is a work horse, not a show horse. But once committed, Bradley acts boldly. He is permissive on social issues such as abortion, supportive of
women's right and concerned about pollution.
A
devoted family man, Bradley is married to Ernestine, a professor of
comparative literature at Montclair; they have a daughter, Theresa Anne,
born in 1977.
On
4/02/1990, still a young man
in political terms, he announced that he was running for his third
six-year-term in the U.S. Senate. Bradley
is known for being concentrated, disciplined and polite. After 17 years on Capitol Hill, the New Jersey Democratic Senator
announced on 8/16/1995 that he was retiring, calling the U.S. political
system "broken." He
was worn out by the need to spend so much time raising money, and under whelmed
by the idea of working as a member of the minority fighting
the new conservatism. He
plans to remain in the public arena in some capacity, perhaps a
third-party presidential candidate or as a cerebral pathfinder outside the
system.
His
first book, "Life on the Run" was not so much a sports book as
the rumination of an innately private person who had to experience an
unwanted degree of fame in order to do something he loved. His latest book (1996) is an exceptional memoir about growing up in
Missouri, going to Princeton, and, above all, serving in the Senate,
"Time Present, Time Past." Intelligent, surprisingly candid and exceptionally well written, it
is a love letter to American from one who is aware of the country's
weaknesses and contradictions, but is still optimistic about the future.
On
12/11/1998, Bradley announced on his website that he was exploring a run
for the 2000 Democratic nomination.
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Brinon,
Ferdinand de
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French
author, politician, Secretary of War for the Vichy government and
Representative of the Government in Paris as Secretary of State. Accused of treason, he was condemned to death by the French
courts and executed in 1947.
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Carter,
Lillian
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American
noted family, the mom of President Jimmy Carter, the firstborn of her four
kids, followed by Ruth in 1929, Billy, 1937 and Gloria, 1939. Her son was sworn in as U.S. President 1/20/1977.
She
married in 1927 and they bought 700 acres in Georgia to farm peanuts,
eventually increasing to 4,000 acres.
Carter
died 10/30/1983.
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Cassin,
Rene
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French
jurist; President of the U.N.
Human Rights Commission 1946-1968 and principal author of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of Man,
adopted 1948. Cassin was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1968. He died 2/20/1976, Paris.
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Chalford,
Ginger
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American
psychologist, astrologer, writer, healer and PhD.
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Christensen,
Deanna
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American
astrologer, artist, screenwriter and columnist.
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Clark,
Marcia
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American
attorney who moved into a high profile as the prosecuting attorney on the
O.J. Simpson case.
The
daughter of a government administrator, she moved a lot as a kid when dad
relocated, a first-born child. Graduating
UCLA in 1974, she passed the bar in 1979. For the next two years she worked as a criminal defense lawyer with
a small Los Angeles firm and joined the D.A. office in 1981. Her salary was somewhere between $74 and $96 thousand.
She chalked up 20 murder prosecutions including the 1991 trial of
Robert Bardo.
Very
private, focused, ethical and tenacious, she is noted for a sense of humor
and personal warmth. She
likes the celebrity and the press conferences, which she handles with a
great deal of poise.
A
former ballet dancer, she works out with a regular trainer at a local gym. Said to be tough, a bone-buster, she can drink or cuss a guy under
the table when the occasion calls for it.
Married
for 12 years, she has two young sons and filed for divorce 6/09/1994. Her first husband was gambler Gabriel Horowitz and her
second, Gordon Clark. During
the media-circus-trial, her name was linked with that of her fellow
attorney, Chris Darden. Her
biography reveals that she was sexually assaulted at 17 by a hotel waiter
while on a trip to Europe.
The
notorious Simpson case began with a preliminary hearing on 7/01/1994 and
concluded with his acquittal on 10/03/1995, a sorry loss for Clark.
Her
memoir "Without a Doubt" came out in 1997 with a $4.2 million advance from her publisher. She was for the most part keeping out of the limelight except for
outings with her boyfriend, blues musician Mitch Kashmar, 36.
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Coue,
Emile
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French
self-proclaimed psychotherapist best known for his aphorism, "Every
day in every way I am getting better and better." An apothecary from 1882-1910, he studied hypnotism and suggestion
and opened a clinic in Nancy. Coue
wrote many books, including "Self Mastery through
Autosuggestion," 1922.
Died
on 7/02/1925, Nancy, France.
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Cross,
Thomas
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American
homicide. He and Robert Hilst
ambushed Donald Simpson 4/04/1974, about 10:00 PM CDT and fatally injured
him by kicking him with their cowboy boots. It was a case of mistaken identity as they thought that Simpson was
his twin brother. In spite of
witnesses, both men were released.
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Davidson,
William M.
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British-American
homeopathic physician and pro astrologer and teacher. He emigrated from England to the U.S. about 1924 and settled in
Chicago.
Died
of a heart attack 5/05/1964,
Chicago, IL
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Desjardins,
Laura
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American astrologer, author and lecturer, delving into the science of the cosmos and effects on life patterns since 1972. She worked
as counsel to many corporate executives, high-stakes decision makers and
private individuals. Her
experience included radio, TV
and magazine interviews including PM Magazine, Los Angeles Times, NBC
Today Show, People magazine and Elle magazine. She organized of an Eclipse Tour to Thailand 10/18-30/1995 for
$2,600 per person.
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Fearrington,
Basil T.
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American
astrologer and writer with articles in American Astrology, Dell Horoscope,
Considerations, plus a chapter in the Llewellyn book series,
"Astrology Looks at History," and an introduction to Noel Tyl's
book, "Astrology of the Famed."
A
professional musician, he started playing trumpet at nine, and read his
first astrology book at 13. An
older brother taught him the basics of the bass guitar at 15 and he made a
pro debut at 17. He has
credits as a sideman for popular artists, a session player for TV and
radio jingles, movies and TV shows.
Fearrington
has worked with such greats as Roberta Flack, Steve Wonder and Chaka Khan. He made the jazz circuit with Grover Washington, Jr. and Jean Luc
Ponty. In 1980, he was part
of a production team that won a Grammy for the Best R&B song of the
year, "Never Knew Love Like This Before" by Stephanie Mills. In 1996, he worked with a team of musicians who score music for the
TV series, "New York Undercover."
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Feliciano,
Jose
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American
musician blind from birth whose folks moved to New York when he was five. Feliciano was given his first guitar when he was nine and he played
pro from the time he was age 17, learning the lyrics by Braille.
His
awards include two Grammys in 1969, one for Best New Male Artist and one
for Best Male Vocal Performance for "Light my Fire." He and his wife Susan had a son, Michael, on 7/11/1995. Michael was the couple's third child, as Jose and Susan were
already the parents of a six-year-old daughter and a four-year-old son.
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Ferber,
Edna
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American
writer, a novelist and playwright known for stories of early Americana. A number of her books were made into motion pictures, including
"Show Boat" and "Cimarron." She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1925.
In
spite of being an avid health food advocate, Ferber died of cancer on
4/16/1968, New York, NY.
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Ferry,
Bryan
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British
musician, a singer, bandleader and keyboardist with "Roxy
Music." The group formed
in 1971 in London. He writes
most of their original material.
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Fischer,
Hans
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German
organic chemist and lecturer who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in
1930.
As
a young man, he studied chemistry and medicine simultaneously. He was lecturing on internal medicine in 1912, physiology
in 1913. A professor of
medical chemistry from 1916, and from 1921 until his death, he held the
Chair of Organic Chemistry in Munich.
He
died on March 31, 1945 in Munich.
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Ford,
Harrison
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American
actor, onscreen from 1965 and Hollywood's
hottest male star by 1983 after the space adventures in the trilogy,
"Star Wars," "The Empire Strikes Back" and
"Return of the Jedi" at three year intervals.
In
early 1983 he quietly married Melinda Matheson, writer of E.T. with whom
he shares a distaste of publicity. He
has two sons, Ben and Willard, from
his first marriage to Mary Marquardt, and a boy and a girl with Melissa,
born in 1988 and 1990.
With
a love of airplanes, Ford has his pilot's license, owning in 1998, three
planes and a helicopter. He
had to cut back on his tennis in the '90s when his knees and back began to
trouble him.
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Fugate,
Caril Ann
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American
homicide. With her beau,
Charles Starkweather, she murdered
her parents 1/21/1958 at 2:00 PM CST in Lincoln, NE. The couple stayed in the house until January 27, then went on a
killing spree for the next two days, murdering eight people.
Apprehended
on January 29, she became the youngest female ever to be tried as an adult
(at that time) for First Degree Murder. Convicted, she was sentenced to life.
A
model prisoner, she was paroled
in May of 1976, moved to another state and began work as a medical aide.
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Harris,
Greg
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American
baseball player who throws right and bats left. After attending Long Beach City College, he played with the
California Angels, New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, San
Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, and the
Houston Astros in 1991.
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Higgins,
Colin
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French
film director whose works include "Harold and Maude," "The
Best Little Whore House In Texas" and the Shirley MacLaine TV movie,
"Out On A Limb."
He
died of AIDS on 8/05/1988, Los Angeles, CA.
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Iglesias,
Julio
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Spanish
singer, known as the master of the love song, who has sold over 100 million albums. He studied law and played soccer until late in the summer of 1963
when he had a crippling car accident. During his long recovery, he learned
to play the guitar. In 1983
he made a debut, and, in a little over a decade's time, became a well-known superstar in more than 60 countries.
He
was married from 1971 to 1978 and had three kids.
He
and his long-time companion, Miranda Rynsburger, 31, had a baby in
mid-1987. The child was her
first and his fourth child.
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Jardine,
Al
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American
musician, one of the founders of the Beach Boys in 1961 with the three
Wilson brothers and their cousin Mike Love. He played rhythm guitar and they all sang vocals.
Jardine left the group after the first six months to put in one and
a half years in dental school, and then rejoined the B.B. They put out smash hits from 1962, one after the other, for years
on the California surfer theme along with wildly successful tours.
Known
as a nice guy, soft spoken and a private man, Jardine married, had two
kids and divorced after many years to remarry.
As a hobby, he raises Arabian horses.
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Jones,
Jennifer
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American
actress who won an Oscar in 1943 for her first important role in,
"The Song Of Bernadette." Her
other films include "Love Letters" and "Dual In The
Sun." Prior to her
success, her career began at the age of ten in her parents tent show in
the rural Midwest.
On
1/20/1940 she was married for the first time to Robert Walker, exactly one
year after they met. They had
two sons together. Her next
marriage was to David O. Selznick. Together
they had one daughter, but she was widowed in 1965 and fell into a long
period of depression. Six
years later she met and married Norton Simon after one month. In 1976, sadly, her daughter committed suicide.
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Landon,
Alf
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American
politician, Governor of Kansas January 1933 to January 1937. He was nominated on 6/08/1936 as the Presidential candidate
on the Republican ballot
opposing F.D. Roosevelt. After
winning only two states, he was defeated.
He
died at his home in Topeka, KS at the age of 100, 10/12/1987 at 5:25 PM
CDT.
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Lawrence, D.H.
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British
writer, novelist and poet. His
novels include "Sons and
Lovers" 1913, "Women in Love," 1920 and "Lady
Chatterley's Lover," 1928, which was banned for years. He was a champion of the concept that man should bring his
instincts and emotions into balance with his intellect.
Died
3/02/1930 Venice, Italy.
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Lennon,
Kathy
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American
noted family, a member of the four singing Lennon Sisters. They made their debut on the "Lawrence Welk Show" in
December 1955 and starred there for 12 years.
Her
second marriage is to chiropractor Jim Daris in 1982; they enjoy antique hunting, flea markets, shopping and decorating.
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Linn,
Roger
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American
musician and entrepreneur. He
built the prototype for the Drum Machine in 1977, selling his invention to famous musicians who included Stevie Wonder, Boz Skaggs, George
Harrison and Leon Russell. A
professional guitarist since 1973, he toured with Leon Russell in 1976 and
played on the album "Toto" in 1980. The founder of Linn Electronics, he still finds time to play on
various recording sessions.
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Longley,
Dr. Earl Granville
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American
astrologer, veteran and surgeon. A
military man in WW II, he was
injured during a bombing of his troop ship, Mongolia. He worked as a physician, surgeon for the Mayo Clinic and then
moved to Bremerton, WA. to
become a well-known physician, surgeon for the logging camps. Later moving to California, he
became one of Long Beach's best known surgeons.
Longley
became interested in medical astrology and hoped to start a massive
medical astrology research program. He
joined AFA 11/1955; and died
of a heart attack 9/28/1969.
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Morin,
Michel
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French-Canadian
astrologer, creator of "The Astro Diary," published by Quo Vadis.
He is a member of AFA and a Professor
of Astrology in Montreal.
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Mussolini,
Benito
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Italian
dictator who ruled the country from 1922-1945. After France fell in May 1940, he led Italy into war on the side of
the Germans. When the allies
invaded his country in July 1943, Mussolini was imprisoned, but the
Germans rescued him in September 1943. He was captured and assassinated by Italian partisans on 4/28/1945,
along with his mistress, Carla Pettaci, in Dongo, Lake Como, Italy. Their bodies were left hanging by the heels from lamp posts.
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Pina,
Ronald
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American
lawyer and district attorney for Bristol County, MA., a celebrity in
sensational cases. Elected to the legislature in 1970 and a practicing
D.A. since 1979, he is credited with prosecuting the hardest of criminals
and assigning special units and task forces to get the job done.
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Plantagenuet,
George
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British
nobility born in Ireland, the Duke of Clarence. He was the son of Richard, Duke of York and Cecilia Neville, and
the brother of Edward the IV and Richard the III.
A
weak and faithless man, he had unbounded ambition to shine before the
world. He was tall, handsome
and popular with the people. He
married Isabel Neville, the
first heiress of England, Warwick's co-heiress.
Plantagenet played false to his father-in-law and his brother Edward, who
ordered his murder. In vengeance, he was set upon and drowned in a butt of
wine.
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Ponty,
Jean-Luc
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French-American
musician, a multi-talented violinist, composer and music producer. He
started in classical violin 1964-1969, doing night clubs and music
festivals. He toured Europe
with his own group for two years in the early '70s and became a recording
artist with some of the top world musical groups. His LPs include
"Sunday Walk," 1967, "Electric Connection," 1968,
"Cosmic Messenger," 1978 and "Fables," 1985.
He
moved to the U.S. in 1973 and has been a guest on TV a number of times.
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Rigoli,
Rolando
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Italian
swordsman. He won a fencing
gold medal at Monaco Olympics 1972.
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Rimes,
LeAnn
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American
Country-Western singer with a mature voice at 13 that is similar to that of Patsy Cline. She is the daughter of Wilbur and Belinda, high-school sweethearts,
who were married 12 years and childless. Her mom prayed for a baby and got pregnant weeks later with LeAnn. She began to sing at 18 months, took first place in competitions by
the time she was six and went on TV's "Star Search" at eight. Her first major-label single, "Blue" sold over 100,000 in
the first week of its release, 6/96.
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Roberts,
Richard Oral
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American
noted family, the only son of Richard and grandson of evangelist Oral
Roberts. He died at age one
month of a pulmonary ailment 1/28/1984.
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Roundtree,
Richard
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American
black actor, a leading man of the '70s who starred in the big hit "Shaft," 1971 and its two sequels, "Shaft's
Big Score," 1972 and "Shaft in Africa," 1973, spinning off
into a TV series. He went to
college on a football
scholarship but dropped out, going through many jobs changes from janitor to model before joining the New York
Negro Ensemble Company, 1967. He
entered films in 1970, gaining fame as the super-sleuth, cool, ruthless
and hip.
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Rouveroy,
Freda
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Dutch
astrologer and author; also a nurse.
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Ryan,
Robert
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American
bullfighter.
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Sandrelli,
Stefania
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Italian
popular, innocent-looking actress known in the U.S. for her roles in
Bertolucci films.
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Schroeder,
Pat
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American
politician, Congresswoman from Colorado. A hard worker and
unpretentious, she has written ground-breaking legislation. She first ran for Congress in 1972 while still raising two small
children, remarking that, "I have a brain and a uterus and use
both."
A
Harvard lawyer and eight-term Congresswoman, she also has a formidable
gift for phrase, such as dubbing
Ronald Reagan, "the Teflon president." She is an opponent of Phyllis Schlafly and a strong supporter of the ERA.
Schroeder
learned to fly as a kid and worked her way through school doing what her
dad did, flying to crash sites to assess damage, attending the University of Colorado from 1969 to 1972. She met Jim Schroeder at Harvard and married him on 08/18/1962; they have three kids. He
went into politics first. She
taught school and worked as a field attorney.
She
announced in July 1996 that she would leave the House at the end of her
term for retirement at the age of 55 after 24 years in office at $75,000
per year.
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Stallone,
Sly
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American
actor who made a huge break-through to overnight success with writing and
starring in "Rocky," 1976, an Oscar winning picture.
He
grew up in New York's slums, the area known as Hell's Kitchen, living in a
broken home and even staying with foster parents for a while. Independent and rebellious, he was booted out of 14 schools in 11 years. He began in
small acting roles in 1970.
Stalone
married Brigitte Nielsen in 12/1985 for 18 months, ending with a
settlement of $6 million. His
first wife, Sasha Czack, who bore his two sons, Sage and Seargeoh, settled
for $10 million when their marriage ended in 1984 after ten years. Sage moved into acting at 20 and Searg is autistic.
He
and Jennifer Flavin married in London on 5/17/97. Their daughter, Sophia Rose, born on 8/27/96, underwent successful
surgery to repair a hole in her heart on 11/12/96 at the UCLA Medical
Center. In July 1997,
Jennifer miscarried a baby. Their
second daughter, Sistine Rose, was born 6/27/1998, Los Angeles, CA.
Stallone
also fathered a child with model Janice Dickinson on 2/24/1994 named
Savannah.
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Thomas,
Billy Joe
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American
singer of a mellow style which is suited to either formal or casual
material. He came into the
public view with his recording of "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry,"
which was followed by TV guest appearances.
Sexually
abused by his father as a child, he was an alcoholic by age 13 and a drug
abuser at age 15. Thomas
could not get his life under control until after rehab in 1986.
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Victoria,
Queen
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British
royal family, the Queen of England by the age of 18. She was the five-foot tall daughter of King Edward, who died when
she was eight months old. She
was brought up by her mother, who was so protective that the child even
slept in her mother's room. Uncle
William IV assumed the throne after the death of Edward, and she assumed
the throne after him. She
ruled Britain for 63 years, a time when the sun never set on the British
empire. Her reign marked the
height of power in industrial growth at home and imperial expansion
abroad. As the rural economy turned urban, England became the richest
nation on earth.
Three
years after assuming the throne she married her cousin, Prince Albert. It was a devoted match and they had four sons and five daughters
together, all of whom survived. They
worked well together, literally side by side at the same desk, and lived a lifestyle of modest affluence.
Albert built Osborne house on the Isle of Wight but perhaps their
favorite residence was in Scotland, where they built Balmoral castle. They were a domestic couple with an active family life, and very
popular. When Albert
died in 1861, Victoria dressed in mourning for the rest of her life and
withdrew for years. There was
speculation, never proven, that she had an intimate relationship with John
Brown, who served the royal family for 34 years. The children hated Brown, nonetheless, when he died in
1883, Victoria had a statue of him build for Balmoral.
She
died on 1/22/1901, Isle of Wight. She
was succeeded by her eldest son, Edward VII.
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Waters,
Ethel
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American
singer who, on her 14th birthday, sang at a local club and had a job by
17, making nine dollars a week working "from dusk to
exhaustion." She had
worked from the time she was 12, making $4.75 a week as a chambermaid. An illegitimate child, she was raised in the ghetto, stealing food
to survive. Eventually she
went on to do clubs, theater, radio, records, Broadway shows and movies.
In 3/1951, her autobiography was chosen as the Book of the Month
Club's selection.
Waters
died of a heart ailment on 9/01/1977, Chatsworth, CA.
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Welsh,
Irvine John
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Scottish
writer accused of glorifying the drug culture in works such as
"Trainspotting," now a hit film, "Marabou Stork
Nightmares" and "The Acid House." His true intentions, however, have appeared to be social
commentary.
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Young,
Sean
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American
actress onscreen from 1977 with film credits that included "Blade
Runner," "Dune," "No Way Out" and "Wall
Street." She began
filming "The Boost"
with James Woods in September 1987. They
began an affair that he broke off and she began a retaliatory vendetta of
hate mail with pictures of corpses and dismembered animals. Woods filed a $6 million harassment suit.
A
tempestuous screen beauty with a reputation of being difficult and
erratic, she was studied in the fine arts of dance, flute, voice and
writing.
Young
married actor Robert Lujan and their son, Rio Kelly, was born 11/22/1994 in Flagstaff, AZ.
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