Gennady Sarafanov (1942)
Gennady Vasiliyevich Sarafanov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974. This mission was intended to dock with the space station Salyut 3, but failed to do so after the…
Similar Posts
Subhash Ghai (1945)
Subhash Ghai is an Indian film director, producer, actor, lyricist, music director and screenwriter, primarily known for his work in Hindi cinema. He was one of the most prominent Hindi filmmakers…
Nicholas Ray (1911)
Nicholas Ray was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as “Hollywood’s last romantic” and “one of postwar American cinema’s supremely gifted and…
Peggy Fleming (1948)
Peggy Gale Fleming is a retired American figure skater. She is the 1968 Winter Olympic Champion in the ladies’ singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World…
Duck Baker (1949)
Richard Royall “Duck” Baker IV is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist who plays in a variety of styles: jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk, and Irish and Scottish music. He has written many…
Harlon Hill (1932)
Harlon Junius Hill was an American professional football end who played for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hill played for the Chicago Bears, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the…
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini (1711)
Giovanni Battista Guadagnini was an Italian luthier, regarded as one of the finest craftsmen of string instruments in history. The Guadagnini family was known for their violins, guitars and mandolins.