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Murtha Jr., John Patrick b. June 17, 1932 d. February 8, 2010
American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Murtha, a Democrat, represented Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010. A former Marine Corps officer, Murtha was the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. A member of the Pennsylvania House from 1969 to 1974, in 1974 he narrowly won the special election held to choose the successor to the incumbent, who died in office. In...[Read More]
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Szold, Henrietta b. December 21, 1860 d. February 13, 1945
Jewish Zionist Leader. Founder of Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America. She was the daughter of Rabbi Benjamin Szold and Sophie Schaar Szold who emigrated from Hungary in 1859. Her father taught her the Jewish texts and languages. She and her father would also assist new immigrants mainly from Russia, and she developed her Zionist ideas about the creation of a Jewish community in Palestine. She was the only female member of the Jewish Publication Society where she worked for...[Read More] (Bio by: Donna)
Mount of Olives Cemetery, Jerusalem, Yerushalayim (Jerusalem District), Israel
Ini, Nyuserre
Egyptian Pharaoh. He reigned for approximately twenty-five years from 2416 BC until 2392 BC. During his reign he carried out many important building projects, including a pyramid complex for himself and two smaller ones for his wives. He also completed the unfinished tombs of his predecessors, Neferirkare Kakai, Khentkhaus II and Neferefra, and finished Neferefra's sun temple at Abu Gurab. Contemporary documents suggest that he ordered military expeditions to Libya and also into Asia. His...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Abusir Pyramid Complex, Cairo, Al Qahirah Governorate, Egypt
Plot: Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini
McInerny, Dr. Ralph b. February 24, 1929 d. January 29, 2010
Author. Though a respected scholar and a leading authority on the life and work of St. Thomas Aquinas, he is probably best remembered as the creator of the "Father Dowling" series of mysteries. Raised in Minnesota, he served in the US Marine Corps in 1946 and 1947. Following graduation from St. Paul Seminary in 1951, he took his master's from the University of Minnesota in 1952, then earned his Ph.D. at Quebec's Laval University in 1954. After teaching at Creighton University in Omaha for a...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Dankworth, Sir. John Philip William b. September 20, 1927 d. February 6, 2010
Musician. A saxophonist, he was one of Britain's best known jazz performers and composers for nearly 60 years. Raised by a musical family in Walthamstow, Essex, he studied piano and violin from early childhood. In his mid-teens, inspired by records of Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, he took up the clarinet and started his own amateur ensemble before being accepted into the Royal Academy of Music in 1944. There he began playing the alto saxophone, though he had to make a secret of his new...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Stevens, Ray (Carl Ray) 'The Crippler' b. September 5, 1935 d. May 3, 1996
Professional Wrestler. One of the earliest television wrestling superstars. During his 42 years in the ring (1950 to 1992) he almost always portrayed the "heel" (bad guy). He was already a main event talent by the age of 17, and over his long career he held 22 singles championships from various promotions. Stevens was also a very successful tag team wrestler, holding 16 tag titles with many different partners. He died in his sleep at the age of 60. Ten years after his death Stevens was...[Read More] (Bio by: Miss Hildy)
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, Ashes given to his ex-wife
Cary, George Booth b. 1811 d. March 5, 1850
US Congressman. He was a successful planter at his "Bonny Doon Estate" in Southampton County, Virginia when elected as Democrat to represent Virginia's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843. An unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his agricultural pursuits until his death. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Bonny Doon Estate Grounds, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Family cemetery
Heftel, Cecil Landau b. September 30, 1924 d. February 4, 2010
US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served the state of Hawaii in the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until 1986. Born in Chicago, he attained his bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and served in the United States Army during World War II. In the post-war years, he became proprietor of radio and television stations, relocating to Hawaii during the mid-1960s. Prior to his election to Congress, Heftel represented the state as a delegate at the 1972...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Rainier, Adm. Peter b. 1741 d. April 7, 1808
British Naval Officer. Washington's Mount Rainier is named after him. In 1756, at age fifteen, he joined the Royal Navy, serving aboard HMS Yarmouth, HMS Norfolk and HMS Burford, rising to the rank of lieutenant in 1768. He gave distinguished service in the American Revolutionary War and was severely wounded in 1778 while capturing an American privateer ship. He was then promoted to Captain of HMS Astraea, which he commanded on the Jamaica Station for four years from 1786 until 1790, when he...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Sandwich, St Mary's Church, Sandwich, Kent, England
Plot: Memorial in the nave.
Dudley, Bill 'Bullet' b. December 24, 1921 d. February 4, 2010
Hall of Fame Professional Football Player. For nine seasons (1942, 1945 to 1951, 1953), he played at the halfback, tailback and defensive back positions in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. Born William McGarvey Dudley, he attended Graham High School in Bluefield, Virginia, and played collegiate football at the University of Virginia. While a member of the Cavaliers, Dudley became the school's first All-American and was recipient...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Owades, Joseph Lawrence b. July 9, 1919 d. December 16, 2005
Brewmaster, Chemist. Inventor of light beer. A native New Yorker, Owades graduated from the City College of New York in 1939 and received his doctorate in biochemistry from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in 1950. In 1948 he entered the beer industry as a chemist for Fleischman's Yeast, and in 1951 he went to work for Rheingold Breweries, where he rose to become vice-president and technical director. In 1967 he discovered a process that prompted yeast to digest all of the starch in malt, which...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer)
Home of Peace Cemetery and Emanu-El Mausoleum, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA
Reid, Frances b. December 9, 1914 d. February 3, 2010
Actress. She is fondly remembered for her role of Alice Horton in the daytime TV serial "The Days of Our Lives", from the show's debut in 1965 until 2007. Raised in Berkeley, California, the daughter of a banker, she studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse and made her Broadway debut in the 1939 play "Where There's a Will", followed by roles in the stage productions "The Rivals" (1942), "Hamlet" (1946 to 1946) and "Cyrano de Bergerac" as 'Roxane' (1946 to 1947), which starred [Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Baker, Kage b. June 10, 1952 d. January 31, 2010
Science Fiction and Fantasy Author. She shall be best remembered for the "Company" series, a group of 11 novels and numerous short stories about a troupe of time-traveling cyborgs who plunder history on behalf of their 24th. century masters. Living in southern California her entire life, she spent many years in theater, as a historical reenactor and as a teacher of Elizabethan English, before deciding to become a writer. She published her first short stories in "Asimov's Science Fiction" in...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Body donated to medical science
Brown, David b. July 28, 1916 d. February 1, 2010
Motion Picture Producer. He was a journalist for such magazines as "The Saturday Evening Post", "Harper's" and "Liberty" before beginning his Hollywood career in 1951. 20th Century-Fox mogul Darryl F. Zanuck hired him to head the studio's story department and later promoted him to executive vice president of creative operations, during which time he formed a lifelong friendship with Zanuck's son, Fox executive Richard D. Zanuck. The elder Zanuck fired both in 1971 because he feared they were...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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McGuire, Dick b. January 26, 1926 d. February 3, 2010
Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Player. He was a star guard for the New York Knicks during the 1950s. Raised in Rockaway Beach, he graduated from La Salle Academy, then attended St. John's University. (He also played in five games for Dartmouth as part of a Navy team). McGuire was the seventh overall pick in the 1949 NBA draft; he was to lead the Knicks into the NBA finals three straight years, from 1951 to 1953, though they never won the title. After eight seasons in New York, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Saint Patrick's Cemetery, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, USA
Brisco, Jack b. September 21, 1941 d. February 1, 2010
Professional Wrestler. After becoming the first American Indian to win an NCAA wrestling title, he had a professional career of about 20 years during which he was twice National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Champion. Born Freddie Joe Brisco, he was raised in northern Oklahoma and attended Oklahoma State University on a wrestling scholarship; shortly after winning the college championship in 1965 he turned professional and captured the first of his numerous local and regional NWA...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
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Ruben, Aaron b. March 1, 1914 d. January 30, 2010
Television Screenwriter, Producer, Director. He was a creative force behind such popular TV comedy series as "The Andy Griffith Show", "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." and "Sanford and Son". Born in Chicago to parents of Polish-Jewish descent, he studied at Lewis Institute (without graduating) and began his career in the Chicago Theatre, before his service in the United States Army during World War II. Following his return home, he worked in radio as a writer for such entertainers as George Burns, Gracie...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Constantine VIII b. 960 d. November 15, 1028
Byzantine Emperor. He was named as co-emperor by his father, Romanos II, in 962 AD, but for more than sixty years afterwards he stood by while real power was held by a succession of other rulers, including Nikephoros II, John I, and Basil II. He did however put down rebellions by the nobility and undertook some diplomatic work for Basil II, but otherwise led a life of leisure until finally becoming Emperor in his own right on Basil's death in 1025. He was aged sixty-three when he came to the...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Istanbul, Istanbul Province, Turkey
Kirk, Sir. John b. December 19, 1832 d. January 15, 1922
Naturalist, Explorer, Diplomat. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh before joining the civil medical staff during the Crimean War. In 1858 he was made the physician and naturalist on David Livingstone's second expedition to Central Africa. He accompanied Livingstone for the next five years and in 1859 became one of the first four Europeans to reach Lake Nyassa. Ill health forced him to return to Britain in 1863, but in 1866 he was appointed acting surgeon to the political agency...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
St Nicholas Churchyard, Sevenoaks, Kent, England
Plot: Churchyard (extension).
Idris I b. March 12, 1890 d. May 25, 1983
King of Libya. A grandson of the founder of the Senussi Muslim sect, he became leader of the group in 1917. Idris was acknowledged in 1920 by the Italian government as emir of Cyrenaica, but had to flee to Egypt in 1922 after quarreling with the Italy's new fascist government. He was restored to power by the British in 1943 and became Libya's first king when independence was granted in 1951. Throughout his reign, Idris grew unpopular in Libya due to the close ties he had with Great Britain...[Read More] (Bio by: LeRoy A.)
Maqbarat Al Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia

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