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Willie Davenport 2002 Deaths
Willie DavenportAge: 59 four-time Olympic hurdler, who in 1980 reached his fifth Olympics as a member of the U.S. bobsled team, becoming one of eight athletes to participate in both the…Willis Hudlin 2002 Deaths
Willis HudlinAge: 96 Cleveland Indians pitcher, who gave up Babe Ruth's 500th home run in a 6-5 victory on Aug. 11, 1929; played 15 of his 16 pro seasons with the Tribe; ranks third in team…Willie Pep 2006 Deaths
Willie PepAge: 84 boxer who was the featherweight champion for most of the 1940s; his lifetime record was 230–11–1. Known for his speed and dexterity, he deliberately won a round in 1949…Ellen Willis 2006 Deaths
Ellen WillisAge: 64 feminist journalist, cultural critic, and university professor who was a founder of the radical Redstockings group in 1969. Her books include No More Nice Girls:…Willie Stargell 2001 Deaths
Willie StargellAge: 61 one of baseball's greatest home-run hitters and the intimidating but amicable leader of the great Pittsburgh Pirates teams of the 1970s; nicknamed "Pops" after…Willis GREEN, Congress, KY
GREEN, Willis, a Representative from Kentucky; born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia; birth date unknown; attended the public schools; settled in that part of Virginia which is now the…Robertson, Pat
(Encyclopedia) Robertson, Pat (Marion Gordon Robertson), 1930–2023, American evangelist and politician, b. Lexington, Va. The son of U.S. Senator A.…Smoot, Reed
(Encyclopedia) Smoot, ReedSmoot, Reedsm&oomacr;t [key], 1862–1941, U.S. senator (1903–33), b. Salt Lake City, Utah. He became successful as a banker and was prominent in the affairs of the Church…Petronas Towers
(Encyclopedia) Petronas Towers, twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that are the world's tallest twin towers. Standing 1,483 ft (452 m) high, they were designed by the Argentinian-American…Willis Chatman HAWLEY, Congress, OR (1864-1941)
HAWLEY Willis Chatman , a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm in the old Belknap settlement near Monroe, Benton County, Oreg., May 5, 1864; attended the country schools and was graduated…