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  1. Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
    1: ... Hopper.jpg|thumbnail|200px|Grace Hopper (January 1984)]] Rear Admiral '''Grace Murray Hopper''' ([[Dec...
    12: ... an indefinite assignment. She was promoted to Captain in [[1973]] by Admiral [[Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.]...
  2. Sofia Kovalevskaya (3306 bytes)
    15: ...e came across [[trigonometry|trigonometric]] concepts unfamiliar to her at the time, which she tried t...
    20: ...cs of Sonya Kovalevskaya</cite> (Springer-Verlag, 1984)
  3. Anna Maxwell (1551 bytes)
    12: ...: ''Practical Nursing''. Maxwell Hall ([[1928]]-[[1984]]) at Presbyterian Hospital was named for her.
  4. Aretha Franklin (7875 bytes)
    2: ...ed for her soul and R&B recordings but is also adept at [[jazz]], [[rock]], [[blues]], [[pop]], [[hip-...
    10: ... of live gospel music recorded in a Los Angeles Baptist church. Surprisingly she never made it to numb...
    21: ...tha Franklin was sued for breach of contract in [[1984]] when she was unable to star in the [[Broadway]]...
    74: *[[1984]] ''[[Never Grow Old]]''
    79: *[[1987]] ''[[One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism]]''
  5. Sofia Gubaidulina (8325 bytes)
    11: ...rding to John"). The two works together form a "diptych" on the death and resurrection of Christ, her ...
    38: ...''Quasi hoquetus'' for viola, bassoon, and piano (1984)
    63: *''Impromptu'' for flute (flute and alto flute), violin, and ...
  6. Catherine Deneuve (2766 bytes)
    26: * ''[[Fort Saganne]]'' (1984)
  7. Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
    7: ...(Matthew, Sascha, and Fletcher) together and [[adopted]] three children, Soon-Yi, Lark Song, and Daisy...
    9: ...tions by his open relationship with one of her adopted teenage daughters, [[Soon-Yi Previn]].
    11: ...opted) and 3 from her time with Woody Allen (2 adopted).
    13: Farrow's adopted daughter Tam Farrow died of a heart ailment at ...
    19: ...dren. Woody is now married to Soon-Yi, and has adopted two children with her.
  8. Jodie Foster (4460 bytes)
    40: *''[[The Blood of Others]]'' (1984)
    41: *''[[The Hotel New Hampshire]]'' (1984)
  9. Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
    2: ...her 13th nomination for ''[[Adaptation (movie)|Adaptation]]''. Hepburn won an [[Emmy Award]] in [[197...
    12: ...e to S. Ogden Ludlow, so she would not have to adopt the "too ordinary" name of "Mrs. Smith." Hepburn...
    30: ...tead of glamorous clothing fit for a starlet, prompting RKO executives to confiscate her overalls when...
    32: ...hat same year, Hepburn played Jo in the screen adaptation of ''[[Little Women]]'', which broke box-off...
    60: ...le. Blanchett, who thanked Hepburn during her acceptance speech, carried one of Hepburn's silk gloves ...
  10. Helen Hunt (3298 bytes)
    51: *''[[Sweet Revenge]]'' (Made for TV) (1984)
  11. Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
    3: '''Sophia Loren''' (born [[September 20]], [[1934]]) is considered to be the most...
    9: ...ter more early film roles that emphasized her voluptuous physique (she even appeared topless in the fi...
    19: ...wn mother) in a made-for-television [[biopic]] adaptation of her autobiography bestseller ''Sophia: Li...
    48: *''[[I Am the Captain]]'' (1950)
    53: *''[[Brief Rapture]]'' (1951)
  12. Marilyn Monroe (30186 bytes)
    6: ...andmother, Della Monroe Grainger, later had her baptized ''Norma Jeane Baker''. Biographers used to di...
    8: ...ed that she and Wayne had seriously considered adopting her, which they could not have done without Gl...
    12: ...erated information about her childhood. Then in September [[1941]], Grace took her in again. She was t...
    34: ...immie," Dougherty *[http://www.familyforest.com/captainslog/64.html ]confirms that they were in love a...
    38: ...he culmination of a two-year courtship that had captivated the nation.
  13. Meryl Streep (12114 bytes)
    7: ...ns by her happy home life&mdash;marriage to [[sculptor]] [[Don Gummer]], with four children&mdash;and ...
    13: ...'', played four different roles in the [[HBO]] adaptation of [[Tony Kushner]]'s six-hour play ''[[Ange...
    31: ...en Globe]] for best supporting actress, in ''[[Adaptation]]''
    43: *[[1984]] - [[Golden Globe]] Best Actress, in ''[[Silkwoo...
    44: *[[1984]] - [[Academy Award]] Best Actress, in ''[[Silkwo...
  14. Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
    41: ...ickly, but was unable to shake off Gardner, who kept close until the finish line, and the two finished...
    47: ...1900), [[Jesse Owens]] (1936) and [[Carl Lewis]] (1984) have also won four golds in one Olympics. Dubbed...
    53: ...en on the team at the time suspect it was an attempt by Jan and Fanny Blankers to eliminate a possible...
  15. Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
    13: ...ry competition but was hospitalized prior to the optional portion of the team competition for blood po...
    17: ...emselves provided half the judges here. Between [[1984]] and [[1989]] she was a member of the [[Romanian...
  16. Steffi Graf (16410 bytes)
    2: ...rst player to achieve the "Golden Slam" &ndash; capturing all four Grand Slam titles and the [[Olympic...
    10: ... tour were often declined as Steffi's focus was kept very much on on-court play. Working with her fath...
    38: The psychological effects of the attack kept Seles away from the tour for the next 28 months. ...
    42: Injury kept Graf out of the Australian Open in [[1995]]. She ...
    56: ...year ranked World No. 9 (her lowest ranking since 1984).
  17. Jackie Joyner-Kersee (2098 bytes)
    2: ...he world and the all-time greatest [[heptathlon|heptathlete]]. She has won three gold, one silver and ...
    4: ... was the first woman to score 7,000 points in a heptathlon event (during the 1986 [[Goodwill Games]])....
    6: ...Olympic [[triple jump]] in [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]. [[Sports Illustrated]] voted her the greatest ...
    17: {{Footer_Olympic_Champions_Heptathlon_Women}}
  18. Suzanne Lenglen (11495 bytes)
    20: ...edon singles championship every year with the exception of 1924. Health problems due to her asthma whi...
    30: ...healthy, she set about preparing herself for redemption. In the singles final at Wimbledon the followi...
    38: ...don singles title. However, Lenglen unknowingly kept [[Mary of Teck|Queen Mary]] waiting in the Royal ...
    77: * Gianni Clerici (1984). ''Suzanne Lenglen &ndash; La Diva du Tennis''.
    78: ...ernational Tennis Hall of Fame].'' Retrieved 12 September 2004.
  19. Shirley Muldowney (1811 bytes)
    2: ...980]]. She retired from racing after a crash in [[1984]] but returned to the circuit in [[1998]] when sh...
  20. Martina Navratilova (16246 bytes)
    15: ...e defeated Evert in three sets in the final and captured the World No. 1 ranking for the first time. S...
    19: ...nded a [[Navratilova's 74-match winning streak in 1984|74-match winning streak]] (a record for a profess...
    21: ...our of the Grand Slam women’s doubles titles in 1984, partnering [[Pam Shriver]]. This was part of a r...
    64: 1984 French Open Chris Evert ...
    65: 1984 Wimbledon Chris Evert ...

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