Famous people born in the year 1918

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J rn Utzon

J rn Utzon


Jrn Oberg Utzon, AC , Hon. FAIA was a Danish architect, most notable for designing the Sydney Opera House in Australia. When it was declared a World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007, Utzon became only the second person to have received such recognition for one of his works during his lifetime. Other noteworthy works include Bagsvrd Church near Copenhagen and the National Assembly Building in Kuwait. He also made important contributions to housing design, especially with his Kingo Houses near Helsi....
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E Howard Hunt

E Howard Hunt


Everette Howard Hunt, Jr. was an American intelligence officer and writer. From 1949 to 1970, Hunt served as a CIA officer. Along with G. Gordon Liddy and others, Hunt was one of the Nixon White House plumbers a secret team of operatives charged with fixing leaks . Hunt and Liddy engineered the Watergate burglaries and other undercover operations for the Nixon Administration. In the ensuing Watergate scandal, Hunt was convicted of burglary, conspiracy, and wiretapping, eventually serving 33 mo....
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G nther Hilt

G nther Hilt


Gnther Hilt was a Major of the Reserves in the Wehrmacht during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Gnther Hilt died on 21 August 1944 near Wyszkw, Poland.....
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G nther Rall

G nther Rall


LieutenantGeneral Gnther Rall was the third most successful fighter ace in history. He achieved a total of 275 victories during World War II 272 on the Eastern Front, of which 241 were against Soviet fighters. He flew a total of 621 combat missions, was shot down eight times and was wounded three times. He fought 1940 in the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain, 1941 in the Balkan Campaign and over Crete. He began the conflict as a young Second Lieutenant, and was a Major and Geschwaderkommo....
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G nther Sempert

G nther Sempert


Gnther Sempert was a highly decorated Major in the Fallschirmjger during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership.....
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H M Fowler

H M Fowler


Martin High School in Martin, Red River Parish....
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Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser


Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt, serving from 1956 until his death. Nasser led the 1952 overthrow of the monarchy and introduced farreaching land reforms the following year. Following a 1954 attempt on his life by a Muslim Brotherhood member acting on his own, he cracked down on the organization, put President Muhammad Naguib under house arrest, and assumed executive office, officially becoming president in June 1956.....
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Edmund Ro mann

Edmund Ro mann


Edmund Paule Romann was a German World War II fighter ace and was credited with 93 aerial victories achieved in 640 combat missions, among the numerous ground attack missions. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. He is also noted as being an early mentor of Erich Hartmann, historys leading fighter ace.....
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Edward L Beach Jr

Edward L Beach Jr


Edward Latimer Beach Jr. , nicknamed Ned, was a highly decorated United States Navy submarine officer and bestselling author.....
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David C Schilling

David C Schilling


David Carl Schilling was a U.S. Air Force officer, fighter ace, and leading advocate of longrange jet fighter operations. Kansas Schilling Air Force Base was named in his memory.....
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Edward Wilmot Blyden III

Edward Wilmot Blyden III


Edward Wilmot Blyden III was a diplomat, political scientist and educator born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He distinguished himself as an educator and contributor to postcolonial discourse on African selfgovernment, and Third World nonalignment. He was the grandson of Edward Wilmot Blyden.....
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Harrison Thyng

Harrison Thyng


Brigadier General Harrison Reed Thyng was a fighter pilot and a general in the United States Air Force . He is notable as one of only six USAF fighter pilots to be recognized as an ace in two wars. On retiring from the military, Thyng became a New Hampshire candidate to the United States Senate.....
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Edwin Q Cannon

Edwin Q Cannon


Edwin Quayle Ted Cannon, Jr. was a Utah politician and businessman and was a prominent leader and missionary in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints . Cannon was among the first missionaries in the LDS Church to preach to black people in Africa and was part of the first group missionaries sent to establish official congregations of the LDS Church in West Africa.....
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Efrem Zimbalist Jr

Efrem Zimbalist Jr


Efrem Zimbalist Jr. was an American actor known for his starring roles in the television series 77 Sunset Strip and The F.B.I. He is also known as recurring character Dandy Jim Buckley in the series Maverick and as the voice behind the character Alfred Pennyworth in Batman The Animated Series and associated spinoffs. He also voiced Doctor Octopus from the 1990s SpiderMan animated series, and Justin Hammer from the second season of 1994 Iron Man animated series.....
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Egmont Prinz zur Lippe Wei enfeld

Egmont Prinz zur Lippe Wei enfeld


Egmont Prinz zur LippeWeienfeld was a Luftwaffe night fighter flying ace of royal descent during World War II. A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. Prinz zur LippeWeienfeld was credited with 51 aerial victories, all of them claimed in nocturnal combat missions.....
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Harry Welsh

Harry Welsh


First Lieutenant Harry F. Welsh was a commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. Welsh was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Rick Warden.....
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David Opatoshu

David Opatoshu


David Opatoshu was an American film, stage and television actor. He was born as David Opatovsky in New York City, where he was reared and educated. His father was the Yiddish writer Joseph Opatoshu.....
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David R Kingsley

David R Kingsley


David Richard Kingsley was a United States Army Air Forces officer and a recipient of the United States militarys highest decorationthe Medal of Honorfor his actions in World War II.....
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Hector Macpherson Jr

Hector Macpherson Jr


Hector Huck Macpherson, Jr. was an American dairy farmer and politician in the state of Oregon. Macpherson was a member of the Oregon State Senate from 1971 to 1974 and is best remembered as a primary author of the seminal 1973 Land Conservation and Development Act which established the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission and statewide land use planning regulation.....
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George Lincoln Rockwell

George Lincoln Rockwell


George Lincoln Rockwell was the founder of the American Nazi Party. He was a major figure in the neoNazi movement in the United States, and his beliefs and writings have continued to be influential among white nationalists and neoNazis.....
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