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Idi AminAge: 80 mercurial Ugandan military dictator whose brutal, tyrannical rule left his country economically and socially devastated. Human rights groups estimate that he ordered the…
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.…
Brendan GillAge: 83author, preservationist The quintessential urban society man, Gill wrote for The New Yorker for more than 60 years. A champion of architectural preservation and other…
Fausto VitelloAge: 59 maverick skateboarder and publisher who, in the late 1970s, helped to popularize street skateboarding—using curbs, steps, and railings to launch jumps and tricks—with…
Isabel AllendeAuthorBorn: 8/2/1942Birthplace: Lima, Peru The daughter of a diplomat, best-selling author Isabel Allende spent her childhood in South America, Europe, and the Middle East. As a…
Bo JacksonBorn: Nov. 30, 1962Baseball OF and Football RB won Heisman Trophy in 1985 and MVP of baseball All-Star Game in 1989; starter for both baseball's KC Royals and NFL's LA Raiders in…
ROCKHILL William , a Representative from Indiana;
born in Burlington, N.J., February 10, 1793;
attended the public schools;
moved to Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1822;
engaged in agricultural pursuits…
Billy Crudup
actorBorn: 7/8/1968Birthplace: Manhasset, New York
Critically acclaimed actor whose Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's Arcadia (1995) earned him an Outer Critics Circle Award. His…
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