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Born: Oct. 9, 1970Swedish golfer has won 7 women’s majors through 2004; 6- time Rolex Player of the Year (1995,97-98, 2001-03); shot an LPGA-record 59 in round 2 of the 2001 Standard Register Ping…
(Donna Gaines)singerBorn: 12/31/1948Birthplace: Boston Grammy Award-winning singer who was disco's diva and, surviving the period, emerged as a 1980s pop star. Her recordings include Bad Girls (…
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(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald), 1896–1940, American novelist and short-story writer, b. St. Paul, Minn. He is ranked among the great American writers of the 20th…