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Herb Sargent 2005 Deaths

Herb SargentAge: 81 Emmy Award–winning comedy writer who worked on Saturday Night Live for more than 20 years, penning the news satire “Weekend Update.” Died: Manhattan, May 6, 2005Nipsey…

Marie Antoinette

Name at birth: Maria AntoniaMarie Antoinette was the Queen of France during the French Revolution. Resented by the French citizenry for her foreign birth and extravagant lifestyle, Marie has gone…

Don Budge

Don BudgeBorn: June 13, 1915Tennis in 1938 became 1st player to win the Grand Slam— the French, Wimbledon, U.S. and Australian titles in 1 year; led U.S. to 2 Davis Cups (1937-38); turned pro…

William Pickering 2004 Deaths

William PickeringAge: 93 former director of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1954–1976) who oversaw many of the country's first exploits into space, including 1958's launch of the first…

Gnassingbé Eyadéma 2005 Deaths

Gnassingbé EyadémaAge: 69 president of Togo who came to power in a coup in 1967. The longest-reigning leader in Africa, he was considered a repressive and dictatorial leader, despite some…

Max Schmeling 2005 Deaths

Max SchmelingAge: 99 German heavyweight-boxing champion who in 1936 gave Joe Louis his first-ever defeat. The 1938 rematch was filled with charged political overtones, and Louis's first-round…

Tom Chandler 2001 Deaths

Tom ChandlerAge: 76 longtime Texas A&M baseball coach and major league scout; won 660 games and five conference titles in 26 years with the Aggies; lost only World Series appearance in…

Sir Alfred Hitchcock Biography

Sir Alfred HitchcockdirectorBorn: 8/13/1899Birthplace: London, England British director famous for his dark, voyeuristic suspense films. He is best known for Strangers on a Train (1951), Rear Window…

Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem OlajuwonBorn: Jan. 21, 1963Basketball C Nigerian native who was All-America in 1984 and Final Four MOP in 1983 for Houston; overall 1st pick by Houston Rockets in 1984 NBA draft; led…

1998 Alfred Dunhill Cup

at St. Andrews, Scotland (Oct. 8-11) South Africa def. Spain, 3-0 Semifinals (Spain def. United States, 2-1): John Daly (USA) def. Miguel Angel Jiménez (SPA), 73-75; Santiago Luna (SPA) def. Tiger…