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Born Jan. 29, 1967, the Lawton, Okla., native became a star playing at Oklahoma from 1985-1989, leading the Sooners to the national championship game in 1988 and back into the Sweet 16 the following year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Born in Cardiff in 1949 to a Royal Air Force officer and his wife, Sullivan first found a taste for business selling football programmes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson, Monroe grew up in foster homes and was discovered by an army photographer while working in an aircraft factory during World War Two.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Born in 1969 in Rasht in northern Iran, Satrapi arrived in France in 1994 and gained French nationality in 2006.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Born at Castelnuovo, near Naples, on 28 January 1608, Borelli studied mathematics in Rome and became professor of mathematics at Messina some time before 1640, although the exact date is not known.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin