Born: June 1, 1961Hockey D 3-time Norris Trophy winner; member of four Stanley Cup championship teams at Edmonton (1984-85,87) and Pittsburgh (1991); ranks 10th on NHL all-time scoring list.
Born: Dec. 23, 1935Football HB-PK only Heisman Trophy winner to play for losing team (2-8 Notre Dame in 1956); 3-time NFL scoring leader (1959-61) at Green Bay; 176 points in 1960, an all-time…
Born: Jan. 6, 1960Golf PGA Player of Year (1987); 12 career wins, including '93 PGA Championship; missed most of '94 season overcoming lymphoma (a form of cancer) in right shoulder blade; member of…
inventorBorn: 1926 Baran developed one of the fundamental concepts behind todayâs advanced computer networking systems. Digital packet switching allowed for better…
politicianDied: Sept. 5, 2007 (Arlington, Virginia) Best Known as: Republican senator and representative An Ohio Republican in the House of Representatives, who…
inventorBorn: 1929Died: March 27, 2007 Lauterbur made the widespread application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology possible by devising a practical way to…
poetDied: Oct. 30, 2007 (Sóller, Majorca) Best Known as: English poet and translator English poet and translator who was one of the last living members of…
pilotDied: Nov. 1, 2007 (Columbus, Ohio) Best Known as: commander of the Enola Gay Commander and pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb…
lawyer, founder of Rotary InternationalBorn: 1868Birthplace: Racine, Wis. Having grown up in Vermont and studied law in Iowa, he set up a practice in Chicago, where he founded an informal…
scientist, activistBorn: 2/28/1901Birthplace: Portland, Oregon Although he earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry (1925), Linus Pauling's willingness and ability to cross disciplinary boundaries…