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Copeland</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Nov-1868</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1938</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Senator from New York, 1923-38</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/313/000022247/"><font size=-1>Walter Cronkite</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Journalist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Nov-1916</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2009</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>America's most trusted newscaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/770/000050620/"><font size=-1>Thayer David</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Mar-1927</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1978</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Jergens in <i>Rocky</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/034/000085776/"><font size=-1>Dizzy Dean</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Baseball</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Jan-1910</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1974</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>MVP in 1934, won two World Series</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/990/000278156/"><font size=-1>Alan Dinehart</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>3-Oct-1889</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1944</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Born to Dance</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/415/000115070/"><font size=-1>Dorothea Dix</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Activist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>4-Apr-1802</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1887</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Activist for the insane</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/763/000093484/"><font size=-1>King Edward the Elder</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Royalty</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>c. 871 AD</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-924 AD</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>King of England 899-924 AD</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/710/000161227/"><font size=-1>Cliff Edwards</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Musician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Jun-1895</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1971</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Ukulele Ike</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/360/000110030/"><font size=-1>Geraldine Fitzgerald</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Nov-1913</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2005</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Wuthering Heights</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/032/000209402/"><font size=-1>Isabella Stewart Gardner</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Philanthropist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>14-Apr-1840</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1924</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Prominent art patron, collector</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/007/000137593/"><font size=-1>Bernard Giraudeau</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Jun-1947</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2010</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Water Drops on Burning Rocks</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/533/000051380/"><font size=-1>Katharine Graham</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Publisher</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Jun-1917</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2001</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Washington Post</i> publisher, 1966-79</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/155/000130762/"><font size=-1>Harry Guardino</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-Dec-1925</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1995</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Houseboat</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/993/000027912/"><font size=-1>Edward Heath</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Head of State</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Jul-1916</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2005</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>British Prime Minister, 1970-74</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/918/000031825/"><font size=-1>Rudolf Hess</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Government</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>26-Apr-1894</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1987</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Deputy Fuhrer flew unauthorized to Scotland</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/106/000023037/"><font size=-1>Billie Holiday</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Singer</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>7-Apr-1915</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1959</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Lady Sings the Blues</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/957/000170447/"><font size=-1>Leszek Kolakowski</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Philosopher</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-Oct-1927</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2009</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Polish refugee philosopher</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/315/000095030/"><font size=-1>Pope Leo IV</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Religion</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>?</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-855 AD</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Roman Catholic Pope, 847-55</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/282/000203670/"><font size=-1>Joseph Luns</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>28-Aug-1911</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2002</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Dutch Foreign Minister, 1952-71</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/137/000354072/"><font size=-1>Joseph Maher</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Dec-1933</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1998</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Chancellor Willoughby on <i>Goode Behavior</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/141/000135733/"><font size=-1>Margo</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>10-May-1917</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1985</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Lost Horizon</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/534/000051381/"><font size=-1>Eugene Meyer</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Publisher</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>31-Oct-1875</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1959</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Washington Post</i> publisher, 1933-47</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/222/000092943/"><font size=-1>Tsar Nicholas II</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Royalty</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-May-1868</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1918</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Last of the Russian Tsars</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/968/000342939/"><font size=-1>Anastasia Nikolaevna</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Royalty</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>18-Jun-1901</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1918</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Youngest Daughter of Tsar Nicholas II</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/675/000178141/"><font size=-1>Gerald P. Nye</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Dec-1892</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1971</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/161/000132762/"><font size=-1>Álvaro Obregón</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Head of State</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>19-Feb-1880</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1928</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>President of Mexico, 1920-24</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/027/000028940/"><font size=-1>Jack Parsons</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Scientist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>2-Oct-1914</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1952</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Satanic rocket scientist</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/374/000353312/"><font size=-1>Morgan Paull</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Actor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>15-Dec-1944</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2012</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Blade Runner</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/697/000196109/"><font size=-1>Herbert C. Pell</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Diplomat</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>16-Feb-1884</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1961</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>US Ambassador to Portugal, 1937-41</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/581/000078347/"><font size=-1>Tsar Peter III</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Royalty</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>21-Feb-1728</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1762</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Tsar of Russia, 1762 for six months</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/358/000087097/"><font size=-1>Henri Poincaré</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Mathematician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>29-Apr-1854</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1912</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>Poincaré Conjecture</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/085/000029995/"><font size=-1>Samuel J. Popeil</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Inventor</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>22-Jan-1915</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1984</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Veg-O-Matic</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/109/000050956/"><font size=-1>John A. Quitman</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>1-Sep-1799</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1858</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Twice Governor of Mississippi</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/961/000353899/"><font size=-1>William Raspberry</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Columnist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>12-Oct-1935</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2012</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Washington Post</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/700/000174178/"><font size=-1>Stephen Roberts</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Film Director</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>23-Nov-1895</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1936</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Ex-Mrs. Bradford</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/309/000030219/"><font size=-1>Adam Smith</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Economist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>5-Jun-1723</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1790</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>The Wealth of Nations</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/553/000053394/"><font size=-1>Robert E. Smylie</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Politician</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>31-Oct-1914</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2004</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Governor of Idaho, 1955-67</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/532/000025457/"><font size=-1>Mickey Spillane</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Author</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>9-Mar-1918</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-2006</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1>Mike Hammer novels</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/315/000116964/"><font size=-1>I. F. Stone</a></td> <td><font size=-1><center><nobr>Journalist</nobr></center></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>24-Dec-1907</nobr></tt></td> <td align=right><tt><nobr>17-Jul-1989</nobr></tt></td> <td><font size=-1><i>I. F. 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