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Francis OuimetBorn: May 8, 1893Golfer won 1913 U.S. Open as 20-year-old amateur playing on Brookline, Mass. course where he used to caddie; won U.S. Amateur twice; 8-time Walker Cup player.…Jesse Owens Biography
Jesse OwensBorn: Sept. 12, 1913Track & Field broke 4 world records in one afternoon at Big Ten Championships (May 25, 1935); a year later, he upstaged Hitler by winning 4 golds (100m,…Mike Powell
Mike PowellBorn: Nov. 10, 1963Track & Field broke Bob Beamon's 23-year-old long jump world record by 2 inches with leap of 29-ft., 41/2 in. at the 1991 World Championships; Sullivan Award…Svyatoslav Fyodorov 2000 Deaths
Svyatoslav FyodorovAge: 72 pioneering Russian eye surgeon who developed radial keratotomy, an operation on the cornea that improves the vision of the nearsighted. He was also one of the…Nicole Reinhart 2000 Deaths
Nicole ReinhartAge: 24 two-time U.S. national track cycling champion killed in an accident during the final lap of the BMC Tour of Arlington (Mass.); nine-time junior national champion; won…Charles Guggenheim 2002 Deaths
Charles GuggenheimAge: 78 Academy Award–winning documentary filmmaker and producer of political campaign commercials. His film credits include The Johnstown Flood and Robert Kennedy…Bob McFadden 2000 Deaths
Bob McFaddenAge: 76 behind-the-scenes voiceover artist who was the tongue behind the squeaky-voiced parrot who chortled "Ring around the collar" in Wisk commercials; of Amyotrophic lateral…Carl Bert Albert 2000 Deaths
Carl Bert AlbertAge: 91 Oklahoma politician who served as Democratic Speaker of the House from 1971 to 1976. Albert was elected to Congress in 1947 and never left until his 1976 retirement.…Helene Hanff Biography
Helene Hanffwriter A struggling writer for years, Hanff found unexpected fame when her affectionate and at times acerbic letters to a London bookseller were published. 84 Charing Cross Road…Orville Wright
Orville Wright Born: 1871Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio Flying machine—The Wright brothers achieved the first powered, sustained and controlled flight of a heavier than air machine at Kitty Hawk,…Trending
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