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Baby Theresa Ann Pearson -- b.3/21/1992 d.3/30/1992 (0)
HeroMisc: baby born with anencephaly, a grossly underdeveloped brain
Pyotr Bagration -- b.7/10/1765 Ju-1 d.9/24/1812 Ju-1 (47)
General, Prince, Russian
William Bainbridge -- b.5/7/1774 d.7/27/1833 (59)
Naval Officer
Mikhail Bakunin -- b.5/18/1814 Ju-1 or 5/30/1814 N.S. d.7/1/1876 (62)
Philosopher, Revolutionary, Russian
Albert Ball -- b.8/21/1896 d.5/7/1917 (20)
Hero, EnglishMisc: fighter ace during World War I who achieved 43 victories in air combat.
Robert Ballard -- b.6/30/1942
Author, Naval Officer, Explorer, GeologistMisc: discovered the sunken Titanic in 1985
Elliott Barker -- b.12/25/1886 d.4/3/1988 (101)
FiremanMisc: created the character Smokey Bear.
Joshua Barney -- b.7/6/1759 d.12/1/1818 (59)
Naval Officer
Justo Rufino Barrios -- b.7/19/1835 d.4/2/1885 (49)
General, Head of State, GuatemalaMisc: President of Guatemala
John Barry -- b.3/25/1745 d.9/13/1803 (58)
Revolutionary, Military LeaderMisc: Commodore; the first American commodore to fight in the Revolutionary War and the father of the U.S. Navy
Josiah Bartlett -- b.11/21/1729 J-LD or 12/2/1979 N.S. d.5/19/1795 (65)
Revolutionary, Physician, Judge/Jurist, StatesmanMisc: Declaration of Independence signer
Richard Bassett -- b.4/2/1745 d.8/15/1815 (70)
RevolutionaryMisc: Constitution signer
John B. Bayard -- b.8/11/1738 d.1/7/1807 (68)
Revolutionary, Statesman, Merchant
Pierre Beauregard -- b.5/28/1818 d.2/20/1893 (74)
GeneralMisc: Confederate
Egbert Benson -- b.6/21/1746 d.8/24/1833 (87)
Revolutionary, Scholar
Mary Ann Bickerdyke -- b.7/19/1817 d.11/8/1901 (84)
Hero, NurseMisc: organizer and chief of nursing, hospital and welfare services for General Grant during the Civil War, improved the medical health of Union soldiers, born in Knox County, Ohio.
Colonel Clement Biddle -- b.5/10/1740 d.7/14/1814 (74)
Revolutionary, Soldier
James Biddle -- b.2/18/1783 d.10/1/1848 (65)
Naval OfficerMisc: negotiated the first treaty between the United States and China.
Nicholas Biddle -- b.9/10/1750 d.3/7/1778 (27)
Naval OfficerMisc: Captain in the Continental Army
John Birch -- b.5/8/1918 N.S. d.8/25/1945 N.S. (27)
Military LeaderMisc: WWII hero captain
William Avery Bishop -- b.2/8/1894 d.9/11/1956 (62)
Hero, CanadianMisc: fighter ace who shot down 72 German aircraft during World War I.
Theodorick Bland -- b.3/21/1741 d.6/1/1790 (49)
RevolutionaryMisc: War colonel; some say b. 1742
Captain William Bligh -- b.9/9/1754 N.S. d.12/7/1817 N.S. (63)
Naval Officer, EnglishMisc: captain of HMS Bounty who was cast adrift by a mutinous crew
François Blondel -- b.6/15/1618 N.S. d.1/21/1686 N.S. (67)
Soldier, Engineer, Diplomat, French
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher -- b.12/16/1742 d.9/12/1819 (76)
Army Officer, Prussian
John Wayne Bobbitt -- b.3/23/1967
HeroMisc: had his p*n*s cut off by his wife
Simon Bolivar -- b.7/24/1783 d.12/17/1830 (47)
Revolutionary, Statesman, VenezuelanNames/Places: b. in Caracas, Venezuela; NN:El Libertador; d. in ColombiaMisc: liberator of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, & Bolivia; Latin American revolt leader for independence from Spain; Bolivia was named for him
Benjamin Bonneville -- b.4/14/1796 N.S. d.6/12/1878 N.S. (82)
Hero, Fur Trader, FrenchMisc: U.S. Army Officer
Evangeline Cory Booth -- b.12/25/1865 d.7/17/1950 (84)
Author, General, Religionist, ComposerMisc: Salvation Army gen'l
William Booth -- b.4/10/1829 d.8/20/1912 (83)
General, Missionary, Preacher, Social Reformer, Humanitarian, British, EnglishMisc: Salvation Army founder
Cesare Borgia -- b.9/13/1475 d.3/11/1507 (31)
Soldier, Politician
James Bowdoin -- b.8/7/1726 d.11/6/1790 (64)
RevolutionaryMisc: Political leader in Massachusetts during the era of the American Revolution (1775-83) and founder and first president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1780).
Jim Bowie -- b.4/10/1796 d.3/6/1836 (39)
Soldier, Explorer, Frontiersman
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington -- b.12/4/1912 d.1/11/1988 (75)
Military LeaderMisc: colorful World War II flying ace who shot down 28 enemy Japanese planes, organized the legendary Black Sheep Squadron in the South Pacific in 1943, and was awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor.
Edward Braddock -- b.1/??/1695 d.7/13/1755
Soldier, British
William Bradford III -- b.1/19/1719 d.9/25/1791 (72)
Revolutionary, Publisher, FounderMisc: supported cause of liberty
William Bradford IV -- b.9/14/1755 N.S. d.8/23/1795 N.S. (39)
Revolutionary, Judge, Government Official, LawyerMisc: the second Attorney General
Omar Nelson Bradley -- b.2/12/1893 d.4/8/1981 (88)
GeneralNames/Places: b. in Clark, Missouri; NN:The GI's General; d. in New YorkMisc: 5-star WWII; commanded the highly effective 12th Army Group, which helped ensure the Allied victory over Germany during World War II; later he served as first chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (1949-53)
Braxton Bragg -- b.3/22/1817 d.9/27/1876 (59)
GeneralGroup Names: Confederates
David L. Brainard -- b.12/21/1856 d.3/22/1946 (89)
Military Leader, Explorer
John Bratton -- b.3/7/1831 d.1/12/1898 (66)
General, PhysicianMisc: Old Reliable Brig General of Confederate Army
Carter Braxton -- b.9/10/1736 d.10/10/1797 (61)
Revolutionary, StatesmanMisc: Declaration of Independence signer
David Brearly -- b.6/11/1745 d.8/16/1790 (45)
Revolutionary, Soldier, Judge/Jurist
John Breckinridge -- b.12/2/1760 d.12/14/1806 (46)
Policeman, Statesman, LawyerNames/Places: b. in Staunton, Va., d. Lexington, Ky., U.S.Misc: Kentucky politician who sponsored Thomas Jefferson's Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions advocating a states' rights view of the Union.
Lou Brissie -- b.6/5/1924 d.11/25/2013 (89)
Hero, MLB Pitcher
Sir Isaac Brock -- b.10/6/1769 d.10/13/1812 (43)
Soldier, CanadianMisc: administrator in Canada, popularly known as the "Hero of Upper Canada" during the War of 1812 against the United States.
Sir James Brooke -- b.4/29/1803 d.6/11/1868 (65)
Soldier, Hero, British
John Mercer Brooke -- b.12/18/1826 d.12/14/1906 (79)
Naval Officer, Scientist, Engineer, Educator
John Brooks -- b.5/4/1752 d.3/1/1825 (72)
Revolutionary, Soldier
Arthur Roy Brown -- b.12/23/1893 d.3/9/1944 (50)
Hero, Aviator, CanadianNames/Places: aka Captain Roy Brown or Roy BrownMisc: WWII Canadian fighter pilot who downed Germany's Baron von Richthofen; The Red Baron's nemisis; Rank: Captain; Service: Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force; Units: 4 Naval, 9 Naval, 11 Naval (RNAS) 209 (RAF); Victories: 10
Franklin Buchanan -- b.9/17/1800 d.5/11/1874 (73)
Naval Officer
Frank Buckles -- b.2/1/1901 d.2/27/2011 (110)
HeroMisc: America's last surviving World War I veteran
Simon Bolivar Buckner -- b.4/1/1823 d.1/8/1914 (90)
General, GovernorMisc: Confederate general
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. -- b.7/18/1886 d.6/18/1945 (58)
General, GovernorMisc: U.S. Army general in World War II who climaxed his career of more than 41 years by leading the successful invasion of the Japanese-held Ryukyu Islands in the Pacific Ocean (1945).
Buffalo Bill -- b.2/26/1846 d.1/10/1917 (70)
Hero, Frontiersman, ScoutNames/Places: b. in Davenport, Iowa; RN:William Frederick Cody
Nikolai Bukharin -- b.10/9/1888 N.S. or 9/27/1888 Ju-1 d.3/15/1938 N.S. (49)
Revolutionary, Economist, Russian
John Bunyan -- b.11/28/1628 J-LD d.8/31/1688 J-LD (59)
Author, Novelist, Soldier, Preacher, EnglishBook Titles: The Pilgrim's Progress
John Burgoyne -- b.2/24/1722 d.8/4/1792 (70)
Dramatist/Playwright, Army Officer, Politician, British
E. Michael Burke -- b.8/6/1916 N.S. d.2/5/1987 N.S. (70)
Naval Officer, TV Executive, MLB Executive, NBA Executive, NHL ExecutiveNames/Places: RFN: EdmundMisc: C.I.A. agent, O.S.S. agent, President of Madison Square Garden, General Manager of Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey CircusSports Teams: New York Yankees, New York Knichs, New York RangersTV Shows: CBS TV (executive)
Frederick Gustavus Burnaby -- b.3/3/1842 d.1/19/1885 (42)
Soldier, Traveler, Correspondent, BritishMisc: balloon pioneer
William Burns -- b.10/19/1861 d.4/14/1932 (70)
DetectiveMisc: founded William J. Burns National Detective Agency
Ambrose Everett Burnside -- b.5/23/1824 d.9/13/1881 (57)
Soldier, Policeman, Inventor, BusinesspersonMisc: sideburns were named after him
Captain John Burton-Hall -- b.7/30/1936
Captain, British
George H. W. Bush -- b.6/12/1924 N.S. d.11/30/2018 N.S. (94)
Naval Officer, President/Vice President, Ambassador, Golfer, Baseball FigureNames/Places: b. in Milton, MA; MN:Herbert Walker; Barbara's hubbyMisc: Lt. Navy; WWII pilot; 43rd U.S. Vice President (1981-89); 41st U.S. President (1989-93); U.S. Ambassador to China; College baseball player; avid sportsman; played 1B on 1947 and '48 Yale baseball teams that placed second in College World Series; captain of 1948 team. In the Golf Hall of Fame
Michel-Celse-Roger de Bussy-Rabutin -- b.4/13/1618 N.S. d.4/9/1693 N.S. (74)
Writer, Soldier, Religionist, Diplomat, French
Pierce Butler -- b.7/11/1744 d.2/15/1822 (77)
Revolutionary, Politician, Irish
Smedley Darlington Butler -- b.7/30/1881 d.6/21/1940 (58)
Naval Officer