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Bemba Gombo, Jean-Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Bemba Gombo, Jean-Pierre, 1962–, Congolese politician. Born to wealthy parents, he was educated in Brussels and built a business empire in what was then Zaïre. In the early 1990s he…

East India Company, French

(Encyclopedia) East India Company, French, 1664–1769, commercial enterprise planned by Jean Baptiste Colbert and chartered by King Louis XIV for the purpose of trading in the Eastern Hemisphere. It…

Jean MacArthur 2000 Deaths

Jean MacArthurAge: 101 widow of Gen. Douglas MacArthur who stood steadfast by her husband through both war and peace. After her husband's death in 1964, Mrs. MacArthur continued the social…

Jean-Pierre Leduc Biography

Jean-Pierre LeducAge: 45 a French cyclist competing in the Dakar-Agades-Dakar rally; the rally claimed its 34th fatality since the inaugural event in 1979; of injuries sustained when he fell…

Jean Dalrymple 1998 Deaths

Jean Dalrympleproducer dynamic producer who turned New York's City Center into a theater powerhouse, by attracting actors such as Jose Ferrer and Orson WellesBorn: 1902Died: 1998Thomas…

Jean Howard 2000 Deaths

Jean HowardAge: 89 star, socialite, and photographer whose close relationship with Hollywood's elite (Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Gary Cooper, Marilyn Monroe) produced scores…

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…

Jeane Dixon 1997 Deaths

Jeane Dixon seer Dixon became famous for predicting an infamous event. In a 1956 interview, she said a Democratic President, elected in 1960, would die in office. After President Kennedy's…

Jean Patchett 2002 Deaths

Jean PatchettAge: 75 model who appeared on more than 40 magazine covers in the 1950s. Died: La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 22, 2002 Carl (Bobo) OlsonM - QDolores Olmedo Patiño

Jeane Kirkpatrick 2006 Deaths

Jeane KirkpatrickAge: 80 first woman to be the American ambassador to the United Nations, and influential member of the National Security Council during President Reagan's first term of…