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Steve Biko. Bantu Stephen Biko OMSG (18 December 1946 – 12 September 1977) was a South African anti-apartheid activist. Ideologically an African nationalist and African socialist, he was at the forefront of a grassroots anti-apartheid campaign known as the Black Consciousness Movement during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Earl Simmons was born on December 18, 1970, in Mount Vernon, New York. [11] He was the son of 19-year-old Arnett Simmons and 18-year-old Joe Barker. [12] Simmons was the middle child of the family; his mother had given birth to a daughter, Bonita, two years prior, and later gave birth to one daughter, Shayla, and two stillborn sons. [1]
Born and lived entire life in Chicago metropolitan area. [8] Barbara Acklin (1943–98), singer. Came to Illinois aged five and resided until her death. [9] Ron Acks (1944–living), NFL linebacker 1968–76. Acks was born, attended high school and college in Illinois. [10] Valdas Adamkus (1926–living), president of Lithuania 1998–2009 ...
born in Atlanta. André 3000, real name André Lauren Benjamin. rapper, actor, record producer, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; half of the rap group OutKast. born and raised in Atlanta. Big Boi, real name Antwan Patton. rapper, actor, record producer, songwriter; half of the rap group OutKast.
Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. [1][2][3][4][5][6] She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and appeared in 61 films in total over 37 years. The press coined the term "The Love Goddess" to describe ...
trumpet [1][5] Musical artist. Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack[6] (née Bertolotti; November 10, 1977 – December 20, 2009) was an American actress and singer, known for her proficiencies in both comedy and drama. [7][8][9][10] Born in Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to pursue a career in acting.
Jim Morrison. James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer, songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his energetic persona, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, erratic and unpredictable performances, along with the dramatic circumstances surrounding ...
Christmas. Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 [a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the liturgical year in Christianity, it follows the season of Advent (which begins four Sundays before) or the Nativity ...