Samuel Sam E. Langford (March 4 1883 – January 12 1956) was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. Called the Greatest Fighter Nobody […]
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Billy Papke
Billy Papke (born William Herman Papke and known as The Illinois Thunderbolt) (September 17 1886 – November 26 1936) was an American boxer. Born in Spring Valley Illinois he was […]
Habibullah Khan
Habibullah Khan (June 3 1872 – February 20 1919) was the Emir of Afghanistan from 1901 until 1919. He was born in Samarkand Uzbekistan the eldest son of the Emir […]
Louise Woodward case
The Louise Woodward manslaughter incident and trial concerned a young English au pair convicted at age 19 of the 1997 involuntary manslaughter of eight-month-old Matthew Eappen while he was in […]
Tony Ayala Jr.
Antonio Ayala Jr. (born February 13 1963) is a former American boxer in the Light Middleweight division. He began his professional career in 1980 and by 1982 he had compiled […]
Vivien Thomas
Dr. Vivien Theodore Thomas (August 29 1910 – November 26 1985) was an African-American surgical technician who developed the procedures used to treat blue baby syndrome in the 1940s. He […]
Kirk Stevens
Kirk Stevens (born August 17 1958) is a Canadian professional snooker player. Stevens started playing young achieving his first century break aged just 12. He turned professional aged 20 and […]
Walter Donaldson (snooker player)
Walter Donaldson (4 January 1907 – 1973) was a Scottish professional snooker player.Born in Coatbridge North Lanarkshire he was the first Scottish-born player to make a mark in the world […]
Rex Williams
Rex Williams (born 20 July 1933) son of Minnie Roberts and William Williams is a retired English professional snooker and billiards player. Williams was an excellent junior player in both […]
David Taylor (snooker player)
David Taylor (born 29 July 1943) is a semi-retired English professional snooker player. He won the World and English Amateur Championships in 1968 before the success of those wins encouraged […]