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Irving Bluestone Biography

union negotiatorDied: Nov. 17, 2007 (Brookline, Massachusetts) Best Known as: Chief negotiator for General Motors employees Chief negotiator for General…

Irving Kristol Biography

political commentator and neoconservativeBorn: January 20, 1920Died: September 18, 2009 (New York, USA) Best Known as: Political commentator, architect of neoconservatism…

Jack Simplot Biography

American billionaireDied: May 25, 2008Best Known as: American potato farmer and billionaire Deathplace: Boise, Idaho Jack Simplot developed the first frozen…

Jack Valenti Biography

head of MPAADied: April 26, 2007 (Washington) Best Known as: Aide to President Lyndon Johnson and head of MPAA Head of the Motion Picture Association of…

James Sorenson Biography

entrepeneurDied: January 20, 2008 (Salt Lake City, Utah) Best Known as: Utah's wealthiest man who overcame a learning disability James Sorenson…

Jean-Claude Vrinat Biography

restaurant ownerDied: January 7, 2008 (Paris, France) Best Known as: owner and director of Taillevent restaurant in Paris Owner of the famous Taillevent…

Jeanne Holm Biography

American air force generalBorn: 6/23/1921Birthplace: Portland, Ore.Died: 2/15/2010 (Annapolis, Md.) Jeanne Holm was born in 1921 in Portland, Oregon. In July 1942…

Jérí´me Kerviel Biography

French bankerBorn: Birthplace: Best Known as: French bank employee of Société Générale who lost $7.1 billion In January 2008, 31-year-old Jérí´me Kerviel…

John P. Henebry Biography

pilotDied: Sept. 30, 2007 (Evanston, Illinois) Best Known as: pilot of low-level bombing missions Innovative combat pilot who played a leading role in Army…

Khun Sa Biography

guerrilla leaderDied: Oct. 26, 2007 (Yangon, Myanmar) Best Known as: drug lord of Myanmar Drug lord of Myanmar (formerly Burma), a country that once…