Jan de HartogAge: 88 Dutch writer whose play The Fourposter won the 1952 Tony Award for Best Play. He frequently wrote about fleeing from the Nazis during World War II and about his exploits…
Felix de WeldonAge: 96 sculptor who created the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Va., which depicts marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. Weldon crafted more than 2,000 other…
Ninette de ValoisAge: 102 choreographer and dance teacher who founded England's Royal Ballet, one of the world's most respected ballet companies. Her dances include Job (1931) and Bar aux…
Oscar De La HoyaBorn: Feb. 4, 1973Boxer 1992 Olympic gold medallist (lightweight); has held world titles in 4 weight classes (lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight and jr.…
(Encyclopedia) Bertrand de BornBertrand de Bornbûrˈtrənd də bôrn [key] or Bertran de BornBertran de BornbĕrträNˈ [key], c.1140–c.1214. French troubadour of Limousin. Some of his 40 surviving poems (…
(Encyclopedia) Marcos de NizaMarcos de Nizamärˈkōs dā nēˈsä [key], c.1495–1558, missionary explorer in Spanish North America. A Franciscan friar, he served in Peru and Guatemala before going to…
(Encyclopedia) de Larrocha, Alicia (Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle), 1923–2009, Spanish pianist, b. Barcelona. One of the outstanding pianists of the 20th cent., she gave her first recital when she…
(Encyclopedia) Diane de PoitiersDiane de Poitiersdyän də [key]Diane de Poitierspwätyāˈ [key], 1499–1566, duchess of Valentinois, mistress of King Henry II of France. Noted for her beauty, Diane, who…
(Encyclopedia) Alain de LilleAlain de LilleälăNˈ də lēl [key], c.1128–c.1202, French scholastic philosopher, a Cistercian, honored by his contemporaries as the Universal Doctor. He was born in Lille…
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