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Percy McRae 2000 Deaths

Percy McRaeAge: 65 retired New York letter carrier who sang the national anthem at the Chicago Cubs game on July 31. He suffered a heart attack during the first inning and later died.Died:…

Estienne

(Encyclopedia) Estienne,&sp;ÉtienneEstienne,both: ātyĕnˈ [key], or, Latinized, StephanusEstienne,stĕfˈənəs [key], family of Parisian and Genevan printers of the 16th and 17th cent., distinguished…

Lee, Robert Edward

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Robert Edward, 1807–70, general in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, b. Jan. 19, 1807, at Stratford, Westmoreland co., Va.; son of Henry (“Light-Horse…

Jeff MacNelly 2000 Deaths

Jeff MacNellyAge: 52 Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist whose elaborate comic strips and political cartoons were syndicated nationally; won Pulitzer in 1972, 1978 and 1985; debuted the strip "…

Mondavi, Robert Gerald

(Encyclopedia) Mondavi, Robert GeraldMondavi, Robert Geraldməndäˈvē [key], 1913–2008, American vintner who was in the forefront of establishing California as a major table-wine-producing region and…

1991 Academy Awards

The 1991 Academy Awards were presented March 30, 1992 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureBeauty and the Beast, Don Hahn, producer (Buena Vista)Bugsy, Barry Levinson…

1998 Academy Awards

The 1998 Academy Awards were presented March 21, 1999 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. Best in category is bold.Best PictureElizabeth, Alison Owen, Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan,…

Grosseteste, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Grosseteste, RobertGrosseteste, Robertgrōsˈtĕst [key], c.1175–1253, English prelate. Educated at Oxford and probably also at Paris, he became one of the most learned men of his time.…

Brownists

(Encyclopedia) Brownists: see Browne, Robert.

Nancy Marchand 2000 Deaths

Nancy MarchandAge: 71 versatile character actress who most recently portrayed feisty matriarch Livia Soprano on HBO's Sopranos. Theatrically trained, Marchand started her career on stage,…