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Emmanuelle Riva
Name at birth: Paulette Germaine RivaFrench actress Emmanuelle Riva was 85 years old when she was nominated for an Oscar for her leading role in 2012's Amour (directed by Michael Haneke). Riva got…Grandpa Jones
Name at birth: Louis Marshall JonesGrandpa Jones was the folksy, joking banjo-picker inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1978. Louis Marshall Jones was born in rural Kentucky and began…Charlie Haden With Paul Motian and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
The Montreal Tapes Verve With Verve's recent release, we can all enjoy a great live jazz concert, one of eight performed in tribute to Charlie Haden. Each member of the trio is at his best in this…Which President Returned to the Senate?
The Question: What president became a U.S. Senator after he left office? The Answer: That distinction goes to the country's 17th president,…Nicolaus August Otto
Nicolaus August Otto Born: 1832 Birthplace: Holzhausen, Germany Gas motor engine—Otto introduced the four-stroke piston cycle on which most…Dana Plato Biography
Dana PlatoAge: 34 actress who won childhood fame as Kimberly Drummond on the popular 1980s TV show Diff'rent Strokes. Her highly publicized run-ins with the law kept her name in the news for…Don Hume 2001 Deaths
Don HumeAge: 86 Olympic rower who won a gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; charter member of the Univ. of Washington's Husky Hall of Fame; past president of the West Coast Mining…Earle Edwards Biography
Earle EdwardsAge: 88 coached N.C. State football for 17 seasons, the longest tenure for any Wolfpack football coach; won three ACC titles and made two Liberty Bowl appearances; won four ACC…Leon (Red) Romo Biography
Leon (Red) RomoAge: 78 athletic trainer at the Naval Academy from 1956-97; guided midshipmen like Roger Staubach and David Robinson; played running back at LSU in the 1940s; assistant and…Billy Soose 1998 Deaths
Billy SooseAge: 83 middleweight boxing champion in 1941; relinquished the title in 1942 when he joined the U.S. Navy and fought in World War II; inducted in to the World Boxing Hall of Fame…Trending
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