Famous people born in the year 1909

Dom Hlder Pessoa Cmara was a Brazilian Roman Catholic Archbishop. He was the Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, serving from 1964 to 1985, during the military regime of the country.....
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Earl Lauer Butz was a United States government official who served as Secretary of Agriculture under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. His policies favored largescale corporate farming and an end to New Deal programs, but he is best remembered for a series of verbal gaffes that eventually cost him his job.....
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Gnther Hessler was a Kriegsmarine Fregattenkapitn during World War II. He commanded the Type IXB Uboat U107, sinking twentyone ships on three patrols, totalling 118,822160GRT of Allied shipping, of which 86,699160GRT was sunk on one patrol alone. He stands 21st on the list of highest scoring UBoat aces of World War II. Hessler was also a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross . The Knights Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme bravery in combat or successful militar....
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Jitsumi Ggen Yamaguchi , also known as Ggen Yamaguchi, was a Japanese martial artist and student of Gjry Karate under Chjun Miyagi. He was one of the most wellknown karated masters from Japan and he founded the International Karated Gj Kai Association.....
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Clarence Douglas Dillon was an American diplomat and politician, who served as U.S. Ambassador to France and as the 57th Secretary of the Treasury . He was also a member of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council during the Cuban Missile Crisis.....
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Edward Emanuel Eddie Barefield was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist and arranger most noteworthy for his work with Bennie Moten, Fletcher Henderson, Don Redman, Coleman Hawkins, Sammy Price, Bernie Young, and Ben Webster. Barefields musical career also included work with ABC and WOR radio as well as appearances in several films.....
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Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai , popularly called Anna or Arignar Anna , was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, a state in South India, from 1967 to 1969. He was the first member of a Dravidian party to hold that post.....
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Gabrielle Roy, CC FRSC was a French Canadian author.....
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Eddie Freeman was a noted English jazz musician of the first half of the 20th century and a transcriber and teacher of flamenco guitar music in the latter half. Born Edward F. Freeman in London, England, the jazz guitarist and flamenco enthusiast spent time pursuing his music career in England, Spain, and the United States, eventually moving to Dallas, Texas, where he lived with his family until his death in 1987. His experience playing the tenor banjo led him to create the Eddie Freeman Specia....
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Danny Barker , born Daniel Moses Barker, was a jazz banjoist, singer, guitarist, songwriter, ukulele player and author from New Orleans. Reverend Andrew Darby, Jr. served as Pastor of Fairview Baptist Church at the time that Danny Barker became a member of Fairview Baptist Church. Mr. Barker asked Pastor Darby what would he want him to do in the church. Reverend Darby commissioned Brother Barker to form a Christian Band, composed of young musicians. Thus, The Fairview Christian Marching Band wa....
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Shri Samartha Sadaguru Ganapatrao Maharaj Kannur was a guru in the Inchegeri Sampradaya.....
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Hans Erni was a Swiss graphic designer, painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor. Born in Lucerne, the third of eight siblings, to a cabin cruiser engineer, he studied art in France and Berlin, and admired artist such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. He is known for having illustrated postage stamps, his lithographs for the Swiss Red Cross, his participation on the Olympic Committee as well as his activism. His 1939 works and first major public success was a mural titled Switzerland Vaca....
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Father Edward Leo Krumpelmann was an American Maryknoll Catholic priest, missionary, relief worker, medical aid worker and educator working in Kongmoon , Guangdong Province, China and Hong Kong in the mid 20th century. He served as vice rector of Mountain View, California, and established the Catholic parish of Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, and the local Catholic school whose buildings hosted the parish church.....
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Eugene Bertram Gene Krupa was an American jazz and big band drummer, band leader, actor, and composer. Known for his highly energetic, flamboyant style and for his showmanship, Krupa is considered one of the most influential drummers in jazz history and one of the first major percussive soloists.....
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Harriet Nelson was an American singer and actress. Nelson is best known for her role on the longrunning sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.....
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David Frankfurter was a Croatian Jew known for assassinating Swiss branch leader of the German NSDAP Wilhelm Gustloff in 1936 in Davos, Switzerland.....
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Harry Herrmann was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Fallschirmjger during World War II and in the Bundeswehr. He was also a recipient of the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross, which was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Harry Herrmann was captured by Soviet troops in May 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, he was held prisoner until 1955. He joined the Bundeswehr in 1957, retiring in 1967 as an Oberst serving in the position of deputy com....
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Charles Elden Kingston was the founder of The Latter Day Church of Christ and the Davis County Cooperative Society.....
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George Alphonso Headley OD was a West Indian cricketer who played 22 Test matches, mostly before the Second World War. Considered one of the best batsmen to play for West Indies and one of the greatest cricketers of all time, Headley also represented Jamaica and played professional club cricket in England. West Indies had a weak cricket team through most of Headleys playing career as their one worldclass player, he carried a heavy responsibility and the side depended on his batting. He batted a....
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Elia Kazan was an American director, producer, writer and actor, described by The New York Times as one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history.....
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