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Debonair British actor at home on stage (since the age of 15), screen and TV. Initially, his roles tended to be dramatic but, by his 40s, he was increasingly playing tongue-in-cheek comedy parts. His smooth lounge-lizard voice has frequently been used for voice-overs on television advertisements (most famously a long-running campaign for Schweppes drinks) and TV trailers.

Stuart Knowlton was born on 30 April 1931 in Petoskey, Emmet County, Michigan, United States. He died on 31 October 2006 in Oak Park Heights, Washington County, Minnesota, United States.

This diminutive actress is without a doubt one of Norway's most beloved entertainer. A gripping dramatic actress as well as a world class comedienne, you wouldn't know it by looking at her. After debuting on stage just after the German occupation of Norway ended in 1945 she went on to became one of the countries most versatile performers. Her starring role as Mrs Piper (aka Lily Hansen) in the farce "Busybody" ("Skulle det dukke opp flere lik er det bare å ringe") is legendary. The part won her the Norwegian Critic's Award in 1969 and resulted in a Norwegian film version in 1970. The movie was seen by roughly 15% of the Norwegian public. On screen she was also memorable as Valborg, the wife of criminal Kjell, in 14 crime-comedies about "Olsenbanden" from 1968 to 1999. On TV she will be fondly remembered as Modern (Mom) in "Fleksnes fataliteter" (1973), the most popular sitcom in Scandinavian history. She re-teamed with "Fleksnes"-writer/director Bo Hermansson to star in two other popular sitcoms, "Fredrikssons fabrikk" in 1990 and "Nr 13" in 1999.

Carlo Baccarini was born on 13 March 1930 in Forlì, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for Treasure Planet (2002), I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 (1984) and Autopsy (1975). He died on 31 October 2006 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Huracan Ramirez was born on 9 April 1926 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Huracán Ramírez contra los terroristas (1989), El torito puños de oro (1979) and Huracán Ramírez y la monjita negra (1973). He died on 31 October 2006 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Described in his obituary in The Guardian as "one of the most evil men of the 20th century", P.W. Botha was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1978 until 1984 and State President from 1984 until 1989. Under his rule, South Africa was a pariah in the world, Botha continuing to defend the white rule system of apartheid in spite of international pressure and increasingly damaging sanctions imposed on the country. While he did make some concessions to reform of apartheid, such as legalizing mixed race sex and marriages in 1985, he proved a consistent obstacle to the release of Nelson Mandela, the world's most famous prisoner. In 1989, Botha was forced out of office and replaced by the more moderate F.W. de Klerk, who within a few months had released Mandela and begun negotiations to remove apartheid and give black people full political representation, which would ultimately lead to the first multi-racial elections in 1994.

Yevgeniya Kovalyova was born on 28 August 1924. She was an actress, known for Vy chyo, starichyo? (1988), Obochina (1978) and Chasy ostanovilis v polnoch (1959). She died on 31 October 2006.

Composer, author and songwriter, educated at Coll. Business School. He joined ASCAP in 1955, and his chief musical collaborators included Paul Herrick, Dick Hughes, and Jerry Winn. His popular song compositions include "One Finger Symphony"; "Dreamer"; "Love Plays the Strings of My Banjo"; "Angelita"; "Never Alone"; "Black Sunday"; "Give Me Love"; "Lost, Lonely, and Looking for Love"; "I'm Gonna Be by You"; "Passing By"; "Pistolero"; and "The Ring". His film themes include "Magnificent Matador" and "Ride on a Dead Horse".

Josef Bohác was born on 26 March 1929 in Wien, Austria. He was a composer, known for Pozáry a spáleniste (1981), Historie zacíná pod kastany (1979) and Adieu, mládí (1986). He died on 31 October 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic.

John Wyre was born on 17 May 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for Monkeys in the Attic (1974), Mountain Gorilla (1992) and H-A (1975). He died on 31 October 2006 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.

Rocky Nelson was born on 18 November 1924 in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA. He was married to Alberta Burns. He died on 31 October 2006 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA.