Born: May 13, 1914Boxer world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937 to Mar. 1, 1949; his reign of 11 years, 8 months longest in division history; successfully defended title 25 times; retired in…
directorBorn: 10/30/1932Birthplace: Thumeries, France Film director best known in the United States for Atlantic City (1980) and My Dinner With Andre (1981). He was first associated with the…
Born: 1822Birthplace: Dôle, France Brewing beer and ale—Pasteur formulated the fundamental tenets of the germ theory of fermentation and of diseases which led to his pasteurization process of…
Louis Gendre (or Gendice)actorBorn: 6/19/1919Birthplace: Marseilles, France This prolific French actor played urbane, charming screen heroes in his native France until his refusal to participate in…
jazz musicianBorn: 8/4/1901Birthplace: New Orleans Jazz musician known for his virtuosic skills on the cornet and trumpet. Armstrong popularized the scat style of singing and remains one of jazz's…
(Lazar Meir, Eliezer Mayer)movie executiveBorn: 7/4/1885Birthplace: Minsk, Russia From 1924 to 1951, Mayer reigned over Metro-Goldwin-Mayer (MGM). With his production supervisor, Irving Thalberg,…
Born: 1914Birthplace: Moirans, France Photo composing machine—Moyroud and Higonnet developed the first practical phototypesetting machine, the Lumitype—later known as the Photon—which was first…
Born: 1906Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary Television receiver—Parker is best known for the “Intercarrier Sound System” used in all television receivers in the world. He also invented the first color…
actressBorn: 1/13/1961Birthplace: New York City Film and television actress best known as Elaine Benes on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1990–98). Louis-Dreyfus got her start in the famous Chicago Second…
actorBorn: 5/27/1936Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Lanky actor equally able to play the hero or the villain, Gossett won an Emmy for his appearance in the TV mini-series Roots (1977) and an Oscar…
