December 18 Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Deaths

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December 18 in history

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Birthdays

VIP

1878 – Joseph Stalin  (d. 5 Mar 1953)

      Georgian-Russian marshal and politician

      4th Premier of the Soviet Union, 1922-1952

1927 – Ramsey Clark
      American lawyer and politician
      66th United States Attorney General

Notable

1507 – Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyo (d. 1551)

1602 – Simonds d'Ewes  (d. 1650)

      English historian and politician

1610 – Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange  (d. 1688)

      French philologist and historian

1620 – Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (d. 1668)

1626 – Christina, Queen of Sweden (d. 1689)

1660 – Countess Johanna Magdalene  (d. 1715)

      Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg

      Countess consort of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

1661 – Christopher Polhem  (d. 1751)

      Swedish physicist and inventor

1662 – James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry  (d. 1711)

      Scottish colonel and politician

      Secretary of State for Scotland

1707 – Charles Wesley  (d. 29 Mar 1788)

      English missionary and composer

1725 – Johann Salomo Semler  (d. 1791)

      German historian and theologian

1734 – Jean-Baptiste Rey  (d. 1810)

      French conductor and composer

1778 – Joseph Grimaldi, English actor and dancer (d. 1837)

1800 – James Watney, English brewer and landowner (d. 1884)

1825 – Charles Griffin, American general (d. 1876)

1825 – John S. Harris  (d. 1906)

      American surveyor and politician

1835 – Lyman Abbott  (d. 22 Oct 1922)

      American minister, theologian, and author

1847 – Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (d. 1903)

1849 – Henrietta Edwards  (d. 1931)

      Canadian activist and author

1851 – Graciano López Jaena, Filipino journalist (d. 1896)

1852:  George Henry White  (d. 28 Dec 1918)

      American attorney, politician, and banker

      U.S. Representative, R. NC, 1897-1901

1856 – J. J. Thomson (d. 1940)

      English physicist and academic

      Nobel Prize laureate

1859:  Francis Thompson  (d. 13 Dec 1907)

      English poet and ascetic

1860 – Edward MacDowell  (d. 1908)

      American pianist and composer

1861 – Lionel Monckton, English composer and critic (d. 1924)

1863 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (d. 28 Jun 1914)

      Archduke of Austria-Este, 1875-1914

1867 – Foxhall P. Keene  (d. 1941)

      American polo player and horse breeder

1869 – Edward Willis Redfield, American painter (d. 1965)

1870 – Hector Hugh Munro (pen name Saki)  (d. 14 Nov 1916)

      Burmese-English author and playwright

1873 – Francis Burton Harrison  (d. 1957)

      American general and politician

      6th Governor-General of the Philippines

1875 – Matt McGrath  (d. 1941)

      Irish-American hammer thrower

1879 – Paul Klee, Swiss-German painter and educator (d. 1940)

1882 – Richard Maury  (d. 1950)

      American-Argentinian engineer

      designed the Salta–Antofagasta railway

1883 – Raimu, French actor (d. 1946)

1884 – Emil Starkenstein  (d. 1942)

      Czech pharmacologist, co-founded clinical pharmacology

1886 – Ty Cobb  (d. 17 Jul 1961)

      American baseball player and manager

1886 – Martin Dooling, American soccer player (d. 1966)

1887 – Bhikhari Thakur

      Indian actor, singer, and playwright (d. 1971)

1888 – Gladys Cooper, English actress and singer (d. 1971)

1888 – Robert Moses  (d. 1981)

      American urban planner, designed the Northern State

            Parkway and Southern State Parkway

1890 – Edwin Howard Armstrong  (d. 1954)

      American engineer, invented FM radio

1896 – Gerald Barry  (d. 1977)

      English Army officer and cricketer

1897 – Fletcher Henderson  (d. 1952)

      American pianist and composer

1899 – Peter Wessel Zapffe  (d. 1990)

      Norwegian philosopher and author

1904 – George Stevens  (d. 1975)

      American director, producer, screenwriter,

            and cinematographer

1907:  Christopher Fry  (d. 30 Jun 2005)

      English poet and playwright

1907 – Bill Holland, American race car driver (d. 1984)

1907 – Lawrence Lucie  (d. 2009)

      American guitarist (Mills Blue Rhythm Band)

1908 – Celia Johnson, English actress (d. 1982)

1908 – Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (d. 1969)

1910 – Abe Burrows  (d. 1985)

      American author, playwright, and director

1910 – Eric Tindill  (d. 2010)

      New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and umpire

1911 – Jules Dassin  (d. 2008)

      American-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1912 – Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.  (d. 2002)

      American pilot and general

1913 – Alfred Bester  (d. 1987)

      American author and screenwriter

1913 – Willy Brandt  (d. 8 Oct 1992)

      German politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany

      Nobel Prize laureate

1913 – Ray Meyer  (d. 2006)

      American basketball player and coach

1916 – Douglas Fraser  (d. 2008)

      Scottish-American union leader and academic

1916 – Betty Grable  (d. 3 Jul 1973)

      American actress, singer, and dancer

1917 – Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (d. 2005)

1919:  James Pinckney Miller  (d. 1 Nov 2001)

      American novelist and screenwriter

1920:  Willis Conover  (d. 17 May 1996)

      jazz producer and broadcaster on the Voice of America

1920 – Robert Leckie, American soldier and author (d. 2001)

1922 – Jack Brooks  (d. 2012)

      American colonel, lawyer, and politician

1922 – Tony Melody, English actor (b. 2008)

1923 – Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall

      English field marshal and politician

      Lord Lieutenant of Greater London

1924 – Cicely Tyson, American actress

1927 – Roméo LeBlanc

      Canadian journalist and politician

      25th Governor General of Canada (d. 2009)

1928 – Mirza Tahir Ahmad  (d. 2003)

      Indian-English caliph and author

1929 – Gino Cimoli, American baseball player (d. 2011)

1929 – Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (d. 2013)

1930 – Moose Skowron, American baseball player (d. 2012)

1931 – Allen Klein  (d. 2009)

      American talent agent and businessman

1931 – Alison Plowden, English historian and author (d. 2007)

1931 – Bill Thompson, American television host (d. 2014)

1932 – Roger Smith, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

1933 – Lonnie Brooks, American singer and guitarist

1934 – Marc Rich  (d. 2013)

      Belgian-American businessman, founded Glencore

1934 – Boris Volynov, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut

1935 – Rosemary Leach, English actress

1935 – Jacques Pépin, French-American chef and author

1936 – Malcolm Kirk  (d. 1987)

      English rugby player and wrestler

1937:  Karen DeCrow  (6 Jun 2014)

      American attorney, author, and activist

1938 – Chas Chandler  (d. 1996)

      English bass player and producer (The Animals)

1938 – Joel Hirschhorn  (d. 2005)

      American songwriter and composer

1938 – Roger E. Mosley, American actor

1939 – Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter

1939 – Harold E. Varmus

      American biologist and academic

      Nobel Prize laureate

1940 – John Cooper, English sprinter and hurdler (d. 1974)

1941 – Sam Andrew

     American singer-songwriter and guitarist

      (Big Brother and the Holding Company)

1941 – Wadada Leo Smith

      American trumpet player and composer

      (Creative Construction Company)

1941 – Joan Wallach Scott

      American historian, author, and academic

1942 – Harvey Atkin, Canadian actor

1943 – Bobby Keys, American saxophonist (d. 2014)

1943 – Keith Richards

      English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

      (The Rolling Stones, The Dirty Mac, and The New Barbarians)

1943 – Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter

1944 – Crispian Steele-Perkins

      English trumpet player and educator

1945 – Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1946 – Steven Biko  (d. 1977)

      South African activist

      founded the Black Consciousness Movement

1946 – Alex Ligertwood

      Scottish singer (Average White Band and The Senate)

1946 – Steven Spielberg

      American director, producer, and screenwriter

      co-founded DreamWorks

1947 – Leonid Yuzefovich, Russian author and screenwriter

1948 – Edmund Kemper, American serial killer

1948 – Bill Nelson

      English singer-songwriter and guitarist

      (Be-Bop Deluxe and Bill Nelson's Red Noise)

1948 – Mimmo Paladino, Italian visual artist

1948 – Laurent Voulzy

      French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1949 – David A. Johnston  (d. 1980)

      American volcanologist and geologist

1950 – Gillian Armstrong

      Australian director, producer, and screenwriter

1950 – Randy Castillo  (d. 2002)

      American drummer (Red Square Black and Mötley Crüe)

1950 – Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician

1950 – Leonard Maltin, American historian, author, and critic

1952 – John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer

1953:  Sir David Chipperfield, British architect

1953 – Elliot Easton

      American guitarist and singer

      (The Cars, The New Cars, and Creedence Clearwater Revisited)

1953 – Khas-Magomed Hadjimuradov

      Kazakhstani singer-songwriter and guitarist

1954 – John Booth, English race car driver

1954 – Ray Liotta, American actor, singer, and producer

1954 – Willi Wülbeck, German runner

1955 – Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician

1955 – Bogusław Mamiński, Polish runner

1956 – Ron White

      American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter

1957 – Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author

1957:  Randi Weingarten

      American labor leader, attorney, and educator

      president of the American Federation of Teachers

1958 – Geordie Walker

      English guitarist

     (Killing Joke, The Damage Manual, and Murder, Inc.)

1958 – Julia Wolfe, American composer and educator

1960 – Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist and academic

1961 – Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater and coach

1961 – Leila Steinberg

      American singer, producer, author, and poet

1961 – Daniel S. Loeb, American businessman

1961:  Angie Stone (born Angela Laverne Brown)

      American recording artist, producer, and actress

1962 – Renaldo Lapuz, Filipino-American singer-songwriter

1963 – Norman Brown, American singer and guitarist (BWB)

1963 – Greg D'Angelo

      American drummer

      (White Lion, Britny Fox, Pride and Glory)

1963 – Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach

1963 – Pauline Ester, French singer

1963 – Allan Kayser, American actor

1963 – Rikiya Koyama, Japanese actor

1963 – Pierre Nkurunziza

      Burundian soldier and politician, President of Burundi

1963 – Charles Oakley, American basketball player and coach

1963 – Brad Pitt, American actor and producer

1964 – Stone Cold Steve Austin

      American wrestler, actor, and producer

1964 – Don Beebe, American football player and coach

1964 – Robson Green, English actor, singer, and producer

1965 – Shawn Christian

      American actor, director, and screenwriter

1965 – Mick Collins

      American singer-songwriter and guitarist

      (The Gories and The Dirtbombs)

1965 – Manuel Peña Escontrela, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)

1965 – Fawna MacLaren, American model and actress

1966 – Makiko Esumi, Japanese actress

1966 – Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian footballer and sportscaster

1966 – Mille Petrozza

      German singer-songwriter and guitarist

      (Kreator and Voodoocult)

1967 – Mario Frangoulis, Greek tenor and actor

1967 – Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch journalist

1968 – Mario Basler, German footballer and manager

1968 – Rachel Griffiths

      Australian actress, director, and screenwriter

1968 – Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1968 – Casper Van Dien, American actor and producer

1968 – Nina Wadia, Indian-English actress

1969 – Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer

1969 – Justin Edinburgh, English footballer and manager

1969 – Akira Iida, Japanese race car driver

1970 – Lucious Harris, American basketball player

1970 – Giannis Ploutarhos, Greek singer-songwriter

1970 – Victoria Pratt, Canadian actress and model

1970 – Earl Simmons (stage names DMX and Dark Man X)

      American rapper and actor

1970 – Cowboy Troy, American rapper (MuzikMafia)

1970 – Rob Van Dam, American wrestler and actor

1970 – Jonathan Yeo, English painter

1971:  Lucy Deakins, American actress

1971 – Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist

1971 – Jason Hughes, Welsh actor

1971 – Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer

1971 – Arantxa Sánchez Vicario

      Spanish tennis player and sportscaster

1972 – Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukrainian pole vaulter

1972 – Rah Digga (born Rashia Fisher)

      American rapper and actress (The Conglomerate)

1972 – Leor Dimant (bka DJ Lethal)

      Latvian-American DJ and producer

      (House of Pain, Limp Bizkit, and La Coka Nostra)

1972 – Raymond Herrera

      American drummer (Fear Factory, Arkaea, and Brujeria)

1972:  Jason Mantzoukas, American comedic actor

1973 – Leila Arcieri, American actress and model

1973 – Neil Busch

      American singer-songwriter and bass player

      (...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead)

1973 – Fatuma Roba, Ethiopian runner

1974 – Peter Boulware, American football player and politician

1974 – Kari Byron, American sculptor and television host

1974 – Bill Duggan, American actor

1974 – Mutassim Gaddafi, Libyan colonel (d. 2011)

1974 – Knut Schreiner

      Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer

      (Turbonegro, Euroboys, and Mirror Lakes)

1975 – Jessica Feshbach

      American spokesperson in the Church of Scientology

1975 – Sia Furler, Australian singer-songwriter

1975 – Randy Houser

      American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1975 – David O'Doherty, Irish comedian, actor, and singer

1975 – Trish Stratus, Canadian wrestler and actress

1975 – Masaki Sumitani, Japanese wrestler and comedian

1975 – Vincent van der Voort, Dutch darts player

1976 – Koyuki, Japanese actress and model

1977 – Sven Axel Christofer Hedfors (bka Axwell)

      Swedish DJ and producer (Swedish House Mafia)

1977 – José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player

1977 – Maria Brink

      American singer-songwriter (In This Moment)

1977 – Claudia Gesell, German runner

1978 – Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player

1978 – Ali Curtis, American soccer player

1978:  Josh Dallas, American actor

1978 – Katie Holmes, American actress

1978 – Funky Kato

      Japanese singer-songwriter (Funky Monkey Babys)

1978 – Naomi Lang, American ice dancer

1979 – Eric Pérez, Puerto Rican wrestler

1979:  Amnat Ruenroeng, Thai boxer

1979 – Mamady Sidibé, Malian footballer

1980 – Christina Aguilera

      American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

1980 – Heinz Inniger, Swiss snowboarder

1980 – Benjamin Watson, American football player

1983 – Andy Fantuz, Canadian football player

1984 – Paul Harrison, English footballer

1984 – Derrick Tribbett

      American bass player and singer

      (Twisted Method and Dope)

1985 – Tara Conner, American model, Miss USA 2006

1985 – Natalie Gal, Russian-American model and actress

1985 – Hana Soukupová, Czech model

1986 – François Hamelin, Canadian speed skater

1986 – Usman Khawaja, Australian cricketer

1986 – Bill Stull, American football player

1987 – Ayaka, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer

1987 – Miki Ando, Japanese figure skater

1987 – Yuki Furukawa, Japanese actor

1987 – Fernando Jara, Panamanian jockey

1987 – Minami Tsukui, Japanese actress

1988 – Lizzie Armitstead, English cyclist

1988 – Seth Doege, American football player

1988 – Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Canadian heptathlete

1989 – Emily Atack, English actress

1989 – Ashley Benson, American actress

1989 – Ashley Slanina-Davies, English actress

1990 – Sierra Kay, American singer-songwriter (Versa)

1992 – Bridgit Mendler

      American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress

1993 – Riria, Japanese actress

1993 – Byron Buxton, American baseball player

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Anniversaries

Coulee City

Deaths

VIP

Notable

821 – Theodulf of Orléans, Spanish bishop and poet (b. 750)
1075 – Edith of Wessex (b. 1025)
1133 – Hildebert, French poet and scholar (b. 1055)
1495 – Alfonso II of Naples (b. 1448)
1591 – Marigje Arriens  (b. 1520)
      Dutch woman accused of witchcraft
1651 – William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath (b. 1580)
1692 – Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff  (b. 1626)
      German scholar and politician
1737 – Antonio Stradivari, Italian instrument maker (b. 1644)
1787 – Soame Jenyns, English poet and politician (b. 1704)
1799 – Jean-Étienne Montucla  (b. 1725)
      French mathematician and historian
1803 – Johann Gottfried Herder  (b. 1744)
      German philosopher, theologian, and poet
1829 – Jean-Baptiste Lamarck  (b. 1744)
      French soldier, biologist, and academic
1843 – Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch  (b. 1748)
      Scottish-English general and politician
1848 – Bernard Bolzano  (b. 1781)
     Bohemian priest and mathematician
1869 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk  (b. 1829)
      American pianist and composer
1880 – Michel Chasles  (b. 1793)
      French mathematician and academic
1892 – Richard Owen  (b. 1804)
      English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist
1922 – Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet  (b. 1851)
      German-English banker and businessman
1936 – Andrija Mohorovičić  (b. 1857)
      Croatian meteorologist and seismologist
1939 – Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (b. 1873)
1944 – Alexander Cudmore, American soccer player (b. 1888)
1950 – Johnny Hyde, Russian-American talent agent (b. 1895)
1961 – Leo Reisman  (b. 1897)
      American violinist and bandleader
1968 – Joan Tabor, American actress (b. 1932)
1969 – Charles Dvorak  (b. 1878)
      American pole vaulter and coach
1971 – Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)
1971 – Diana Lynn, American actress and singer (b. 1926)
1973 – Allamah Rasheed Turabi  (b. 1908)
      Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher
1974 – Harry Hooper  (b. 1887)
      American baseball player, coach, and manager
1975 – Theodosius Dobzhansky  (b. 1900)
      Ukrainian geneticist and biologist
1977 – Michio Nishizawa  (b. 1921)
      Japanese baseball player and manager
1980 – Dobriša Cesarić, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1902)
1980 – Alexei Kosygin  (b. 1904)
      Russian soldier and politician
      8th Premier of the Soviet Union
1980 – Gabrielle Robinne, French actress (b. 1886)
1982 – Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
1984 – Aris Maliagros, Greek actor and tenor (b. 1895)
1985 – Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet and author (b. 1916)
1987 – Conny Plank  (b. 1940)
      German keyboard player and producer
      (Moebius & Plank and Cluster)
1988 – Niyazi Berkes  (b. 1908)
      Cypriot-English sociologist and academic
1990 – Anne Revere, American actress (b. 1903)
1990 – Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (b. 1914)
1990 – Joseph Zubin  (b. 1900)
      Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic
1991 – George Abecassis, English race car driver (b. 1913)
1992 – Mark Goodson  (b. 1915)
      American game show producer
      created Family Feud and The Price Is Right
1993 – Helm Glöckler, German racing driver (b. 1909)
1993 – Sam Wanamaker  (b. 1919)
      American-English actor, director, and producer
1994 – Roger Apéry  (b. 1916)
      Greek-French mathematician and academic
1994 – Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (b. 1896)
1995 – Brian Brockless  (b. 1926)
      English organist, composer, and conductor
1995 – Ross Thomas, American author (b. 1926)
1995 – Konrad Zuse  (b. 1910)
      German engineer, designed the Z3 computer
1996 – Yulii Borisovich Khariton  (b. 1904)
      Russian physicist and academic
1996 – Irving Caesar, American lyricist (b. 1895)
1997 – Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (b. 1964)
1998 – Lev Dyomin  (b. 1926)
      Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1999 – Robert Bresson  (b. 1901)
      French director and screenwriter
2000 – Stan Fox, American race car driver (b. 1952)
2000 – Randolph Apperson Hearst  (b. 1915)
      American businessman
2000 – Kirsty MacColl  (b. 1959)
      English singer-songwriter
2001 – Gilbert Bécaud  (b. 1927)
      French singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
2001 – Dimitris Dragatakis  (b. 1914)
      Greek violinist and composer
2001 – Marcel Mule, French saxophonist and educator (b. 1901)
2002 – Ray Hnatyshyn  (b. 1934)
      Canadian lawyer and politician
      24th Governor General of Canada
2002 – Wayne Owens, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
2004 – Anthony Sampson  (b. 1926)
      English journalist and author
2005 – Alan Voorhees  (b. 1922)
      American engineer and urban planner
2006 – Joseph Barbera  (b. 1911)
      American animator, director, and producer
      co-founded Hanna-Barbera
2006 – Ruth Bernhard  (b. 1905)
      German-American photographer
2006 – Mike Dickin, English radio host (b. 1943)
2006 – Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (b. 1923)
2007 – Hans Billian  (b. 1918)
      German film director, screenwriter, and actor
2007 – Gerald Le Dain, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1924)
2007 – Jack Linkletter, American television host (b. 1937)
2007 – William Strauss  (b. 1947)
      American author and playwright
2007 – Alan Wagner  (b. 1931)
      American businessman and critic
2008 – Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (b. 1932)
2008 – Mark Felt, American FBI agent (b. 1913)
2010 – Phil Cavarretta  (b. 1916)
      American baseball player and manager
2010 – Jacqueline de Romilly  (b. 1913)
      French philologist, author, and scholar
2010 – Tasso Kavadia, Greek actress (b. 1921)
2010 – Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa  (b. 1940)
      Italian economist and politician
      Italian Minister of Economy and Finances
2010 – James Pickles, English judge and journalist (b. 1925)
2011 – Václav Havel  (b. 1936)
      Czech poet, playwright, and politician
      1st President of the Czech Republic
2012 – Koko, Australian acting dog (b. 2005)
2012 – Frank Macchiarola  (b. 1941)
      American lawyer and academic
2012 – Mustafa Ould Salek  (b. 1936)
      Mauritanian colonel and politician
      President of Mauritania
2012 – Jim Whalen, American football player (b. 1943)
2012 – Anatoliy Zayaev  (b. 1931)
      Ukrainian footballer, coach, and manager
2013 – Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (b. 1929)
2013 – Ken Hutcherson, American football player (b. 1952)
2013 – Gonzalo Inzunza Inzunza, Mexican drug lord (b. 1971)
2013 – Larry Lujack, American radio host (b. 1940)
2013 – Graham Mackay  (b. 1949)
      South African-English businessman
2014 – Donald J. Albosta  (b. 1925)
      American soldier and politician
2014 – Gideon Ben-Yisrael, Israeli politician (b. 1923)
2014 – Larry Henley  (b. 1937)
      American singer-songwriter (The Newbeats)
2014 – Virna Lisi, Italian actress (b. 1936)
2014 – Mandy Rice-Davies  (b. 1944)
      English model and actress
2014 – Robert Simpson  (b. 1912)
      American meteorologist and author

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