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 Matthew Love  Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0 
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1936 Radish Tordia, painter of Figurative Art from Georgia 1967 Tuineau Alipate, NLF/WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, Minn Vikings) 1968 Shinichi Iwasaki, hockey goaltender (Team Japan 1998) 1971 Matthew Noonan, American Concert Organist 1974 Amy Fisher, Long Island NY, shot Mary Jo Buttafucco 1983 Scott McDonald, Australian footballer   LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 927760 ·  |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Georges Cuvier (1769) Cuvier was a renowned French naturalist and zoologist considered the founder of comparative anatomy and paleontology. He is well known as the most influential early 19th-century proponent of catastrophism, which proposes the theory that major changes in the Earth result from catastrophes rather than evolutionary processes. He showed that species can become extinct, and he opposed early evolutionary theories LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 928226 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Julio Cortázar (1914) Cortázar was an Argentinean novelist who gained recognition as one of the century's major experimental writers. A permanent resident of France after 1951, his works reflect his interest in French Surrealism, psychoanalysis, photography, jazz, and revolutionary Latin American politics. His masterpiece, Rayuela, translated as Hopscotch, is a dazzling literary experiment that is considered one of the best novels written in Spanish in the past century. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 928875 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Francisco de Quevedo (1580) Quevedo was a Spanish satirist and novelist and one of the great writers of the Spanish Golden Age. A determined opponent of culteranismo—a writing movement of the Baroque period characterized by the use of as many words as possible to convey little meaning or to conceal meaning—Quevedo championed conceptismo, a movement that aimed to convey multiple meanings in as few words as possible. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 934074 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Lance Armstrong (1971) Armstrong is an American cyclist who has been hailed as one of the finest in the sport. He is best known for overcoming testicular cancer to win the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, he has devoted a considerable amount of time to his charity, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which provides support for people with cancer. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 934421 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Mika Waltari (1908) Waltari was a prolific Finnish author, best known for the 1945 historical novel The Egyptian, which chronicles the rise and fall of the Pharaoh Akhenaten and was hailed by Egyptologists for its historical accuracy. Its theme of corruption of humanist values in a materialist world was curiously topical in the aftermath of World War II, and the book became an international bestseller, serving as the basis for the 1954 Hollywood movie of the same name. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 934615 · |
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Sophia Loren (1934 - ) Born illegitimate in Rome, Italy, actress Sophia Loren began as a teenage beauty queen and model, then worked with film producer Carlo Ponti (1912– ), whom she later married. She won an 'Oscar for Two Women' (1961), and often teamed with actor Marcello Mastroianni. Loren received an honorary Academy Award in 1991. ... BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD ... ID: 934817 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Stephen King (1947) King is a popular American author of horror stories and one of the best-selling writers worldwide. His work bears the mark of the 19th-century Gothic tradition, often taking everyday situations and revealing their macabre and horrific potential. He is noted for his cinematic style, and several of his novels and stories have been made into successful movies, including The Shining, Stand by Me, and The Shawshank Redemption. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 934996 · |
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Andrea Bocelli (1958 - ) Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli became blind at the age of 12, and later studied law, but decided on a singing career. His break came in 1992 when star opera singer Luciano Pavarotti recorded with him. International success followed. ... BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD ... ID: 935310 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Ben Chifley (1885) Chifley was the 16th prime Minister of Australia and one of its most influential leaders. His career in politics began with his participation in the founding of the Australian engine drivers' union and his active membership in the Labor Party. Throughout the Great Depression and WWII, he oversaw numerous reforms in the fields of immigration, citizenship, social security, and intelligence gathering. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 935335 · |
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klc53* Send message Joined: 14 Nov 07 Posts: 3052 Credit: 7,320,707 RAC: 0 |
F. Scott Fitzgerald Biography (born Sept. 24, 1896,—died Dec. 21, 1940) American short-story writer and novelist famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age (the 1920s), his most brilliant novel being The Great Gatsby (1925). His private life, with his wife, Zelda, in both America and France, became almost as celebrated as his novels. ... BETTER THE WORLD ~ PAY IT FORWARD ... ID: 935629 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Dmitri Shostakovich (1906) Although Shostakovich was the most popular Soviet composer of his generation, he was denounced several times by the authorities and had his work banned during his lifetime. He used traditional forms in his music, which is accessibly tonal, yet distinctly 20th century. His response to life in the USSR has been the subject of much political and musical debate LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 935814 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Mohandas Gandhi (1869) Gandhi is remembered as one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century for his success in securing India's independence from British rule through non-violent civil disobedience. After India won its independence, Gandhi focused on promoting Hindu-Muslim peace and unity, but he was assassinated in 1948 by a Hindu fanatic. His methods have inspired notable civil rights leaders throughout the world, including Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 937563 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Alfred Nobel (1833) Nobel was a Swedish chemist and engineer who invented dynamite, the smokeless powder Ballistite, and an explosive gelatin more powerful than dynamite. In his last will, he left his enormous fortune in trust for the endowment of the Nobel Prizes, which recognize outstanding achievements in the fields of science, literature, economics, and the promotion of peace LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 941852 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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1929 George H Crumb, Charleston WV, composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time) 1947 Edgar Broughton, rocker 1953 Jonathan di Donato, twin who swam the butterfly 406 miles 1955 Ghulam Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman v England 1982) 1973 Levi Leipheimer, American cyclist 1979 Amanda Aardsma, Miss Colorado Teen USA (1997) LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 942624 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Walter Cronkite (1916) "Uncle Walter" served as CBS Evening News anchor from 1962 to 1981, during which time viewer opinion polls found him to be the "most trusted man in America." He reported the newsworthy events of the era so effectively that his image and voice have become closely associated with the Cuban missile crisis, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the Watergate scandal. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 945074 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Rodney Dangerfield (1921) Best known for his trademark line, "I don't get no respect," Dangerfield was an American comedian and actor who appeared in a slew of movies, including Caddyshack, Easy Money, and Back To School. His Manhattan nightclub, "Dangerfield's," was the venue for an HBO show that helped popularize many stand-up comics, including Jerry Seinfeld and Roseanne Barr. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 949128 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Reggie White (1961) White, an ordained Evangelical Christian minister, was known as the "Minister of Defense" in the National Football League (NFL). He led the Green Bay Packers to two Super Bowls, including one victory, and was the NFL's all-time sack leader at the time of his retirement. Two years after his untimely death in 2004, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 957375 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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David H. Hubel (1926) In 1981, neurobiologist David Hubel and his research partner, Torsten Wiesel, received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their research in visual neurophysiology and their discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system. LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 974416 · |
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Matthew Love Send message Joined: 26 Sep 99 Posts: 7763 Credit: 879,151 RAC: 0
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Mario Andretti (1940) Mario Andretti is the only racecar driver to have won the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500, and the international Formula One championship. He retired from Indy-car racing in 1994 with 52 victories but continued his attempts to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans sports-car endurance race until the age of 60. The Italian-American legend has been called the "Driver of the Century." LETS BEGIN IN 2010 ID: 974894 · |
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