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June 9, 1941

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Richard A. Cash

1941Richard A. Cash, American global health researcher (died 2024)[โ€ ]

Richard Alan Cash was an American global health researcher, public health physician, and internist. He was a pioneer of oral rehydration therapy for lethal diseases such as cholera. This simple, practical therapy is estimated to have saved over 50 million lives since.

Jon Lord

1941Jon Lord, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2012)[โ€ ]

John Douglas "Jon" Lord was an English keyboardist and composer. In 1968, Lord co-founded the hard rock band Deep Purple. Lord performed on most of the band's most popular songs; he and drummer Ian Paice were the only continuous members in the band between 1968 and 1976, and also from its revival in 1984 until his retirement in 2002. He also played for the bands Whitesnake, Paice Ashton Lord, the Artwoods, the Flower Pot Men and Santa Barbara Machine Head.