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Babatunde Olatunji 2003 Deaths
Babatunde OlatunjiAge: 76 influential Nigerian drummer whose 1959 album Drums of Passion, the first African drumming album recorded in stereo in the U.S., created a wide interest in African…Alex Lowe Biography
Alex LoweAge: 40 perhaps the greatest American mountaineer in recent years. Lowe climbed the nose of El Capitan in 10 hrs. and made the first solo ascent of the north face of Wyoming's Grand…J.W. (Wobble) Davidson 1998 Deaths
J.W. (Wobble) DavidsonAge: 79 a three-sport star at Mississippi who was an assistant football coach for 22 seasons under John Vaught; as an assistant from 1947-68 he saw the Rebels win 16…Dave DeBusschere 2003 Deaths
Dave DeBusschereAge: 62 Hall of Fame basketball forward who played for the New York Knicks when the team won NBA Championship titles in 1970 and 1973. He started his career in 1962 with the…Celia Cruz 2003 Deaths
Celia CruzAge: 77 Cuban singer whose rich contralto voice, persistently upbeat songs, and effusive stage presence earned her the title of Queen of Salsa. Cuban-born, Cruz arrived in the U.S.…József Csérmák 2001 Deaths
József CsérmákAge: 68 first Olympic champion to break the 60-meter mark in the hammer throw at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics; won 1954 European Championships; coached 1968 Olympic hammer…Bette Davis Biography
Bette Davis(Ruth Elizabeth Davis)actressBorn: 5/5/1908Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Academy Award -winning film and television actress known for her distinctive appearance and voice, as well as…Donna Summer Biography
Donna Summer(Donna Gaines)singerBorn: 12/31/1948Birthplace: Boston Grammy Award-winning singer who was disco's diva and, surviving the period, emerged as a 1980s pop star. Her recordings…John Bardeen
John BardeenBorn: 1908Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of the transistor. The transistor replaced…Arnold O. Beckman
Arnold O. BeckmanBorn: 1900Birthplace: Cullom, Ill. Apparatus for testing acidity—Beckman founded Beckman Instruments, Inc. in 1935 with the development of a pH meter for measuring acidity…Trending
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