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Robert Maxwell Biography

Robert Maxwell(Jan Ludvik Hoch)publisher, media mogulBorn: 6/10/1923Birthplace: Slatinske Dòly, Czech Republic He fled the Nazi invasion of Czecholovakia in 1939 and settled in Britain,…

Richard Roberts Biography

Richard RobertsinventorBorn: 4/22/1789Birthplace: Carreghova, Montgomeryshire, Wales A mechanical genius, Roberts is best known for having improved upon or invented several machine tools,…

Robert Townsend Biography

Robert Townsendbusiness executiveBorn: 1920Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Townsend used his early experiences as a banker at American Express Co (1948–62) to redirect Avis Rent-a-Car. Under his…

Robert Irsay Biography

Robert IrsayAge: 73 controversial NFL owner who moved the Colts from Baltimore to Indianapolis in 1984 overnight to avoid the media attention; became owner of the Baltimore team in 1972 by…

Anthony Roberts Biography

Anthony RobertsAge: 42 star basketball player at Oral Roberts from 1973–77; his 2,341 points has him third on the Golden eagles career scoring list; set a state single-game scoring record…

Robert Stanley Biography

Robert Stanleypop artist used photographs and newspapers to create commercial works of artBorn: 1932Died: 1997Walter Sorell1997 DeathsDawn Steel

Robert Shaw Biography

Robert ShawAge: 82 renowned choral music conductor who won 14 Grammy awards and one of the 1991 Kennedy Center Honors, among many other distinctions. Beginning his career as conductor of the…

Robert Smalls Biography

Robert SmallsCivil War hero, politicianBorn: 1839Birthplace: Beaufort, South Carolina Smalls was a slave and a pilot of the steamboat Planter, a 300-ton armed vessel. In 1862, while the white…