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Celia Cruz 2003 Deaths
Celia CruzAge: 77 Cuban singer whose rich contralto voice, persistently upbeat songs, and effusive stage presence earned her the title of Queen of Salsa. Cuban-born, Cruz arrived in the U.S.…Alex Lowe Biography
Alex LoweAge: 40 perhaps the greatest American mountaineer in recent years. Lowe climbed the nose of El Capitan in 10 hrs. and made the first solo ascent of the north face of Wyoming's Grand…J.W. (Wobble) Davidson 1998 Deaths
J.W. (Wobble) DavidsonAge: 79 a three-sport star at Mississippi who was an assistant football coach for 22 seasons under John Vaught; as an assistant from 1947-68 he saw the Rebels win 16…John Bardeen
John BardeenBorn: 1908Birthplace: Madison, Wisconsin Transistor—Bardeen, Shockley and Brattain shared the 1956 Nobel Prize for Physics for the invention of the transistor. The transistor replaced…Arnold O. Beckman
Arnold O. BeckmanBorn: 1900Birthplace: Cullom, Ill. Apparatus for testing acidity—Beckman founded Beckman Instruments, Inc. in 1935 with the development of a pH meter for measuring acidity…Herman Hollerith
Herman HollerithBorn: 1860Birthplace: Buffalo, N.Y. Art of compiling statistics—Hollerith invented a punch card tabulation machine system that revolutionized statistical computation. His…Dean Kamen Biography
Dean KamenBorn: 1951 Medication Infusion Pumps. Kamen's first major innovation was the AutoSyringe, a wearable device that delivered precise doses of medication to diabetics and other…Bette Davis Biography
Bette Davis(Ruth Elizabeth Davis)actressBorn: 5/5/1908Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Academy Award -winning film and television actress known for her distinctive appearance and voice, as well as…Donna Summer Biography
Donna Summer(Donna Gaines)singerBorn: 12/31/1948Birthplace: Boston Grammy Award-winning singer who was disco's diva and, surviving the period, emerged as a 1980s pop star. Her recordings…August 2016: Trump Campaign Reboot: Manafort Resigns; New CEO and Manager
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