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DAZN

Advertising and media

DAZN is a British over-the-top sports streaming and entertainment platform. Founded in 2015, it is majority owned by Access Industries, the investment group founded by&nb

Roald Dahl

Born: September 13, 1916 Llandaff, South Wales Died: November 23, 1990 Oxford, England Welsh author A writer of both ...

Apple Daily

Advertising and media

Apple Daily was a popular tabloid published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021. Founded by Jimmy Lai, it was one of the best-selling Chinese language newspapers in Hong Kong. Along with ent

Johnny Damon

Professional baseball player Born Johnny David Damon, November 5, 1973, in Fort Riley, KS; son of Jimmy (a retired army sergeant) and Yome Damon; married Angie Vannice, 1992 ...

Rodney Dangerfield

Born Jacob Cohen, November 22, 1921, in Babylon, NY; died from complications from heart valve replacement surgery, October 5, 2004, in Los Angeles, CA. Comedian and actor. When most people...

Hattie Mc Daniel

Born: June 10, 1898 Wichita, Kansas Died: October 26, 1952 Hollywood, California African American actress and singer ...

Edwidge Danticat

Author Born January 19, 1969, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; immigrated to United States, 1981; daughter of André Miracin (a cab driver) and Rose Souvenance (a textile worker) Da...

Darktrace

Security

Darktrace is a British cyber security company, established in 2013 and headquartered in Cambridge, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the&nb

Clarence Darrow

Born: April 18, 1857 Farmdale, Ohio Died: March 13, 1938 Chicago, Illinois American lawyer As an American labor lawye...

Charles Darwin

Born: February 12, 1809 Shrewsbury, England Died: April 19, 1882 Kent, England English naturalist In ...

George David

Chief executive officer of United Technologies Corporation Born George Alfred Lawrence David, April 7, 1942, in Bryn Mawr, PA; son of Charles David (a history professor); married ...

Raymond Davis

Born October 14, 1914, in Washington, DC; died of complications of Alzheimer's disease, May 31, 2006, in Blue Point, NY. Physicist. Raymond Davis Jr. won the 2002 Nobel Prize in physics fo...

Bette Davis

Born: April 5, 1908 Lowell, Massachusetts Died: October 6, 1989 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France American actress Bette Davi...

Ossie Davis

Born: December 18, 1917 Cogdell, Georgia African American actor, playwright, director, and activist Ossie Davis is a leading African American playwrigh...

Paige Davis

Host of Trading Spaces Born Mindy Paige Davis, October 15, 1969, in Philadelphia, PA; married Patrick Page (a stage actor), 2001. Education:...

Miles Davis

Born: May 25, 1926 Alton, Illinois Died: September 28, 1991 Santa Monica, California African American musician, composer, and trumpe...

Paige Davis

October 15, 1969 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Television host When Paige Davis signed on in 2001 as the host of Trading Spaces, a home-impro...

Crispin Davis

Chief Executive Officer of Reed Elsevier Born March 19, 1949, in England; married; children: three daughters. Education: Oriel College, Oxford University, ...

Ossie Davis

Born Raiford Chatman Davis, December 18, 1917, in Cogdell, GA; died of natural causes, February 4, 2005, in Miami Beach, FL. Actor. Actor Ossie Davis, along with his wife, Ruby Dee, were p...

Rosario Dawson

Actress Born May 9, 1979, in New York, NY; daughter of a construction worker father and Isabel (a professional singer, plumber, and electrician) Dawson. Addre...