England Soccer Worldcup 1954. Former soccer player for Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic & Stockport County Football Clubs. Also played 5 times for England National team
Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo (born November 26, 1931) is an Italian former alpine skier.At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Minuzzo was bronze medalist in the downhill. At the 1960 Olympics in Squaw Valley she was bronze medalist in the giant slalom
American former professional basketball player. Mrazovich was selected in the third round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Indianapolis Olympians after a collegiate career at Eastern Kentucky. Played in the ABL
American Comedian, Actor and Writer: born 1927. 'Eight Crazy Nights', 'Johnny Carson Tonight', 'Dean Martin Comedy Hour', 'Adam-12', 'Liars Club', 'Phyllis Diller Show'
British Stage and Movie Actor born 1931.'Trials of Oscar Wilde','Tunes of Glory','El Cid','Toreadors Waltz','Operation Crossbow','Repulsion',Schizo','Isadora','Young Sherlock Holmes'.Provided his Biographie'Close Up-an Actor telling Tales'in 2004
Centenarian American physicist and author of textbooks on thermodynamics. Chair of the physics department at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1972 and President of Hope College in Holland, Michigan, from 1972 to 1987
Russian Male Former Canoeist - Soviet Union. Club Dynamo Moscow . Olympic Bronze Medal Winner Twice C-1 1000 M And C-1 10000 M (Melbourne 1956). World Championships Gold Medal Winner Twice C-1 1000 M And C-1 10,000 M (Prague 1958)
WWII: Battle of the Atlantic. He survived the sinking of the USS Block Island (CVE-21) that was the only US aircraft carrier sunk by Nazi Germany on 29 May 1944 by U-549 by 3 torpedo hits
Actress: The Amityville Horror, The Honeymoon Killers, Fatso, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Quincy ME, The A-Team, Back to the Future, Amen, Wiseguy, Another You, In the Line of Fire, Seinfeld, Titanic, The Cutter
WW2/B-17 'Miss Carriage' bombardier/306th BG/POW Stalag Luft 3 Sagan Silesia Bavaria Move/forced to march 300 miles and held for a year at the Nazi prison Stalag Luff 7 until liberated by troops under Gen. George Patton's in April 1945
American Actress born 1935.married with Actor Dom DeLuise.Mother of Actors David,Peter and Michael DeLuise.'Sunshine Boys','Silent Movie','Hot Stuff','Almost Pregnant','Between the Sheets','Dracula-Dead and Loving It','The Dom DeLuise Show'
US WWII WAC (1920-2020). Aircraft radio mechanic, then trained to decode msgs, sent to Europe to work in a US military court. Flew to bring back a secretary of Hitler's to face military charges, made a trip to view Dachau alone, toured of Hitler's bunker
Belgian Former Male Journalist And Author. 'Flemish Public Radio' (1965-1970). Television Political Journalist (1981-1985). BRT Television Program Director (1989-1996). Novel - 'Looking Out. My Wonder Years' (1999)
aged 85, suffered from Alzheimer’s and opted for euthanasia
Last survivor of the Gresford mine disaster of 1934. It is one of Britain's worst coal mining disasters. He was a teenager at the time. Also a WW2 veteran. He recently celebrated his 100th birthday. He lives in the UK
Actor - 7 James Bond films (007), The Untouchables, Marnie, The Hill, Anderson Tapes, Wind & The Lion, Man Who Would Be King, Robin & Marian, The Rock, Russia House, The Presidio, Outland, Zardoz, Hunt For Red Oct., Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
WWII: D-Day paratrooper, 101st Airborne, 501 PIR, G Company Trained at Camp Toccoa (Band of Brothers). Mission Albany at D-Day (drop at Sainte-MÚre-Ã-glise). Wounded on June 8, 1944
Died 2 days after falling and hitting his head on a night table
WWII - D-Day, 9th Parachute Battalion (UK). On D-Day his glider was hit by flak and he was wounded in both legs, became a POW, later escaped with help of the French Resistance
On 10/20/95 - 11 seconds into his first-ever shift for Boston U men's ice hockey team, Roy cracked his 4th and 5th vertebra leaving him a quadriplegic. Started 'The Travis Roy Foundation' to help spinal cord injury survivors
Chinese - Born American Former Female Restaurateur, Chef And Author - Mandarin Restaurant In San Francisco. Novel - 'The Seventh Daughter: My Culinary Journey from Beijing' (2007), 'The Mandarin Way' (1974)
WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, 7 December 1941. Serving on Hickam Field, Guilliams was strafed and then fired upon Japanese planes. Later fought on Saipan. Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient
American Former Female Author And Poet. Novel - 'Messages From Amma: In The Language Of The Heart' (2013), 'Journeys With Justine' (2007), 'Shapes Of Self' (1982), 'Walk Now In Beauty: The Legend Of Changing Woman'(2007), 'Changing Woman'(2000)
US musician/songwriter (born Aug. 11, 1928, Abbeville, MS) at Sam Phillips' Sun Studio in Memphis. Elvis recorded 5 of his songs incl. 2 of the legendary Sun singles: 'I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone', 'I Forgot to Remember to Forget'
WWII: PTO. USS Hornet (CV-8); Doolittle Raid witness (Apr. 1942); Battle of Midway (June 1942); Battle of Santa Cruz (Oct. 1942) when the Hornet was sunk (part of the salvage team who were the last men to leave the ship)
American Singer And Actress - Country Music Movie - 'The Golden Guitar' (1966), 'Cottonpickin' Chickenpickers ' (1967), 'The Jimmy Dean Show' (Performer)(1966)
Sci-fi/Mystery author, also humor, satire, non-fiction & reviews. Plus 24 novels & 40+ short stories, also edited science-fantasy anthologies. Expert on writing of Edgar Rice Burroughs and has an equally strong interest in H. P. Lovecraft
American Former Female Dancer, Actress And Choreographer. Model for Disney's Snow White. Movie - 'Show Boat' (1951), 'Jupiter's Darling' (1955), 'Lovely To Look At' (1952), 'Queen Of The Stardust Ballroom' - Choreographer (1975)
Was one of the first Swing female drummers. Born: 11/28/1912 In 2016, she was reportedly still actively drumming at the age of 105 in a Costa Mesa band called Forever Young Band, as one of the oldest mainstream musicians still alive
WWII: Pearl Harbor survivor, USS West Virginia. Navy chief petty officer. Trapped inside the West Virginia and hardly escaped. Also in the Battle of Midway
Centenarian American sports journalist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the WCCO 830 AM radio station. For 20 years, he was also a panelist on the weekly television program 'Sports Show with Mike Max.'
Survivor of 1944 Hartford Circus Fire/Burned but not taken to Hartford Hospital for 4 days. Then taken to hospital run by Army doctors - so could be given penicillin for the infections. It had not yet been released for use by civilians
(Born December 24, 1912) is a former American football player who played four seasons as a guard for the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns. Raised in Fort Worth, Texas, he was a member of the team from 1932 through 1936. Guinness World Records recen
Lieutenant General William Keir 'Bill' Carr, CMM, DFC, OStJ, CD (born March 19, 1923) is a retired Canadian Air Force officer. As the first commander of Air Command, he has been described as the father of the modern Canadian Air Force
former college/NFL defensive end; played for Louisiana Tech, 49ers & Chargers; All-American; 4X Pro Bowler; 2X Super Bowl champion; member of both College & Pro Hall of Fames
Actress - Spellbound, Out Of The Past, The Spiral Staircase, A Conn. Yankee, Little Egypt, Gunfight-OK Corral, Slightly Scarlet, Hong Kong, Serpent Of The Nile, Abilene Town, Cry Danger, While The City Sleeps, Alias Jesse James,The Big Circus, Backtrack
Journalist/Lyricist; best know for the English version of the musical adaptation of Les Misérables, and for the English words to the Charles Aznavour song 'Hier Encore' titled 'Yesterday, When I Was Young'
French Former Male Sculptor, Famous Paris Sculptors - 'Sir Winston Churchill' (1998), 'General Charles de Gaulle' (2000), And ' Thomas Jefferson' (2006)
Belgian Former Female TV Host - TV Series - 'Boeketje Vlaanderen' (1984), 'Rijker dan je denkt (2002)', 'De drie wijzen' (1991-1992), 't Is maar TV' (2000), 'Personal Upgrade' (1992), 'Domino' (1994), 'Het ei van Christoffels' (1989-1991)
American actor born 1924.brother of + actor Guy Madison.movies from 1952-63.'Reprisal!','The Storm Rider','Bullwhip','Twilight Zone','Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok','Sea Hunt','The Cisco Kid'
former major league infielder/catcher/outfielder; played for St. Louis Browns/Cardinals, Indians, Senators & Tigers;former minor league manager West Palm Beach Expos