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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 18, 2024 20:06:00 GMT
Stefan Zweig - Austrian writer who, in the ‘20’s and 30’s was one of the most popular and translated writers in the world. Sadly, he and his wife committed suicide in 1942 in despair at the state of the world.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 19, 2024 6:13:27 GMT
Frédéric Beigbeder - French writer and literary critic
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 19, 2024 7:31:38 GMT
Eric Clapton - guitarist
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 19, 2024 11:40:36 GMT
Riccardo Scamarcio - Italian actor who also appears in French and American films
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 20, 2024 4:05:43 GMT
Christina Ricci -- American actress who has been acting since she was a child
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 20, 2024 9:10:45 GMT
Aristotle Onassis - a very rich man once upon a time.
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Post by whatagain on Jan 20, 2024 12:31:51 GMT
Hans-Juergzn von Arnim. German general in command of the DAK after Rommel left for good. Rommel blamed him for not cooperating fg well during the battle of Kasserine making it a semi success.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 20, 2024 15:52:39 GMT
Anselmo Feleppa - Brazilian fashion designer and love of George Michael's life
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 20, 2024 16:22:08 GMT
Zeppo Marx - youngest of the Marx brothers whose last film was in 1933.
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Post by bjd on Jan 21, 2024 7:25:49 GMT
Karl Marx 19th century German political philosopher, economist and journalist. Buried in Highgate cemetery in London where it now costs £25,000 to be buried nearby.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 21, 2024 10:27:51 GMT
Mark Regev - Australian Israeli diplomat spokesman for Netanyahu
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 21, 2024 13:27:27 GMT
Daniel Křetínský - Czech billionaire currently investing heavily in France
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Post by mossie on Jan 21, 2024 15:30:21 GMT
Igor Sikoreky - inventor and builder of the first practical helicopter
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2024 15:35:52 GMT
Joseph Sikora -- American actor
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 21, 2024 17:08:03 GMT
Rita Ora- singer but a bit of a dimwit. On The Masked Singer last week she thought one of them was Muhammad Ali.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 24, 2024 7:39:38 GMT
Dora Maar -- French photographer, painter, and poet.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 24, 2024 8:07:03 GMT
Ram John Holder - Guyanese-British actor and musician
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Post by mossie on Jan 24, 2024 8:15:20 GMT
Brsm Stoker - Irishman who wrote Dracula
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Post by whatagain on Jan 24, 2024 10:30:08 GMT
Abraham. Prophet who was ready to sacrifice his son Isaac because told to do so. Died at 175. Stupid obedience seems to be rewarded in some ancient books.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 24, 2024 13:00:24 GMT
Armie Hammer - American actor
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 25, 2024 4:19:34 GMT
John Grisham - American author of crime novels
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 25, 2024 5:38:39 GMT
Elton John -- English singer, pianist, & composer
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Post by mossie on Jan 25, 2024 8:16:25 GMT
Tony Blackburn - English entertainer
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 25, 2024 8:28:42 GMT
Rabbie Burns - Scottish poet famous for Burns Night which is tonight!
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Post by whatagain on Jan 25, 2024 11:44:23 GMT
Roger Rabbit. Cartoon character in a movie of r Zemeckis if my memory is correct
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 25, 2024 11:51:52 GMT
Gerald Ford - former US President
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 25, 2024 13:15:47 GMT
Vera Miles - American actress who worked mostly in the 1950s and 60s
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 25, 2024 13:31:11 GMT
Millie Small - Jamaican singer who had a big hit in 1964 with My Boy Lollipop, bixa’s favourite song.
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Post by mossie on Jan 25, 2024 15:26:01 GMT
Les Dawson - English comedian
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Post by whatagain on Jan 25, 2024 16:10:22 GMT
Max Leslie. US aviator. In command of a dive bomb squadron with McClusky in charge of another dive squadron, they sunk 3 carrier vessels at Midway.
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