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21 hours ago · George Raymond Richard Martin [1] (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), [2] also known by his initials G.R.R.M., [3] is an American author, television writer, and television producer. He is best known as the author of the series of epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which were adapted into the Primetime Emmy Award ...
21 hours ago · The death of Aeschylus, killed by a turtle dropped onto his head by a falcon, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini. This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
21 hours ago · David Cheriton, who graduated from UBC in 1973, is a Google founding investor and computer science professor at Stanford University. Science fiction writer William Gibson, who coined the term "cyberspace", earned his bachelor's degree in English at UBC. Actor Manny Jacinto graduated with a degree in civil engineering.
21 hours ago · Ben Carson. Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, academic, author, and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 ...
21 hours ago · from the BBC programme Desert Island Discs, 29 May 2011. [1] George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. In 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the songwriter, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Waters became Pink Floyd's lyricist, co-lead vocalist and ...
21 hours ago · History 1958–1961: Formation Historical landmark in Hawthorne, California, marking where the Wilson family home once stood At the time of his 16th birthday on June 20, 1958, Brian Wilson shared a bedroom with his brothers, Dennis and Carl —aged 13 and 11, respectively—in their family home in Hawthorne. He had watched his father Murry Wilson play piano, and had listened intently to the ...
21 hours ago · Barron Hilton (1946) – co-chairman of the Hilton Hotels chain, and the original owner of the San Diego Chargers. Daisy Ho (何超鳳) (B.A.) – chairman of SJM Holdings and executive director of Shun Tak Holdings. David T. Hon (Ph.D. 1971) – physicist and founder of Dahon folding bicycles.
