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Canadian professional wrestler known for his intense in-ring style, whose career ended tragically with a murder-suicide

German composer, music theorist, and university teacher, widely recognized as the "father of electronic music" and pioneer of musical spatialization

Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor who inspired and premiered over 100 new works, greatly expanding the cello repertoire

Swedish physicist who shared the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in electron spectroscopy

French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate whose work generalized methods for studying order phenomena to complex forms of matter like liquid crystals and polymers

The last King of Afghanistan, who reigned for almost 40 years from 1933 to 1973, becoming the longest-serving ruler since the Durrani Empire

Scottish actress widely praised for her portrayals of proper, ladylike women, earning six Academy Award nominations for Best Actress and becoming one of the most popular actresses in the world from the 1940s to the late 1960s

Italian film director and screenwriter best known for his 'alienation trilogy' and influential contributions to world art cinema

French sociologist, philosopher, and cultural theorist known for his analyses of media, contemporary culture, and concepts like hyperreality

Austrian politician and diplomat who served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of Austria

Italian operatic tenor famed for his powerful voice, recordings, and crossover into popular music, known as the 'King of the High Cs'

Pakistan's 11th and 13th prime minister, and the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country

Soviet and Russian politician who served as the first President of Russia from 1991 to 1999