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Birthdays
VIP
1779 – Joel Roberts Poinsett (d. 12 Dec 1851)
American physician and politician
15th United States Secretary of War, 1837-1841
United States Minister to Mexico, 1825-1829
U.S. Representative, SC, 1816-1819, 1821-1825, 1830-18311829 – Carl Schurz (d. 14 May 1906)
German-American general, lawyer, journalist, and politician
13th United States Secretary of the Interior, 1877-1881
U.S. Senator, MO, 1869-1875
1836 – Henry Billings Brown (d. 4 Sep 1913)
American lawyer and jurist
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906
1836: John W. Foster (d. 15 Nov 1927)
American lawyer, journalist, and military officer
32nd United States Secretary of State, 1892-1893
1931 – Mikhail Gorbachev
Russian lawyer and politician
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist
Party of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991
President of the Soviet Union, 1990-1991
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, 1989–1990
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, 1988–1989
1990 Nobel Peace Prize
Notable
1409 – John II of Alençon (d. 8 Sep 1476)
Duke of Alençon and Count of Perche, 1415-1474
1459 – Adrian VI (d. 14 Sep 1523)
218th Pope of Rome, 1522-1523
1545 – Thomas Bodley (d. 28 Jan 1613)
English diplomat and scholar
founder of the modern Bodleian Library, Oxford
1578 – George Sandys (d. March 1644)
English traveller, colonist, and poet
1705 – William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (d. 20 Mar 1793)
Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician
Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, 1756-1788
1760 – Camille Desmoulins (d. 1794)
French journalist and politician
1769 – DeWitt Clinton (d. 11 Feb 1828)
American politician and naturalist
6th Governor of New York, 1817-1822, 1825-1828
Mayor of New York City, 1803-1807, 1808-1810, 1811-1815
U.S. Senator, NY, 1802-1803
1770 – Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (d. 1826)
1793 – Sam Houston (d. 26 Jul 1863)
American soldier and politician
7th Governor of Texas, 1859-1861
U.S. Senator, TX, 1846-1859
3rd President of the Republic of Texas, 1841-1844
1st President of the Republic of Texas 1836-1838
7th Governor of Tennessee, 1827-1829
U.S. Representative, TN, 1823-1827
1800 – Yevgeny Baratynsky (d. 1844)
Russian-Italian poet and philosopher
1810 – Leo XIII (d. 20 Jul 1903)
256th Pope of Rome, 1878-1903
1816 – Alexander Bullock (d. 17 Jan 1882)
American lawyer, politician, and businessman
26th Governor of Massachusetts, 1866-1869
1817 – János Arany, Hungarian journalist and poet (d. 1882)
1820 – Multatuli, Dutch-German author (d. 1887)
1821: George Linnaeus Banks (d. 3 May 1881)
British journalist, editor, poet, playwright, amateur actor,
orator, and Methodist
1824 – Bedřich Smetana, Czech pianist and composer (d. 1884)
1842 – Carl Jacobsen (d. 1914)
Danish brewer, art collector, and philanthropist
1843 – Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy (d. 1911)
1846 – Marie Roze, French soprano (d. 1926)
1849 – Robert Means Thompson (d. 1930)
American commander, lawyer, and businessman
1859 – Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich (d. 13 May 1916)
bka Sholem Aleichem
Ukrainian-American author and playwright
1860 – Susanna M. Salter, American politician (d. 1961)
1862 – John Jay Chapman (d. 4 Nov 1933)
American lawyer, author, and poet
1862 – Boris Borisovich Golitsyn (d. 1916)
Russian physicist and seismologist
1876 – Pius XII (d. 9 Oct 1958)
260th Pope of Rome, 1939-1958
1878 – William Kissam Vanderbilt II (d. 1944)
American sailor and race car driver
1885 – Victor Houteff (d. 1955)
Bulgarian religious reformer and author
1886 – Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director (d. 1962)
1886 – Friedebert Tuglas, Estonian author and critic (d. 1971)
1900 – Harri Moora, Estonian archeologist and academic (d. 1968)
1900 – Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (d. 1969)
1900 – Kurt Weill, German-American composer (d. 1950)
1902 – Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (d. 1972)
1902 – Edward Condon (d. 1974)
American physicist and academic
1904 – Theodor Seuss Geisel (bka Dr. Seuss) (d. 24 Sep 1991)
American author, poet, and illustrator
1905 – Marc Blitzstein, American composer (d. 1964)
1905 – Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic (d. 1985)
1908 – Walter Bruch, German engineer (d. 1990)
1908 – Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant (d. 1968)
1909 – Mel Ott (d. 1958)
American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
1912 – Henry Katzman (d. 2001)
American pianist, composer, and painter
1912 – William Thayer Tutt, American businessman (d. 1989)
1913 – Godfried Bomans (d. 1971)
Flemish television host and author
1913 – Mort Cooper, American baseball player (d. 1958)
1913 – Celedonio Romero (d. 1996)
Spanish guitarist and songwriter (The Romeros)
1914 – Mayo Kaan, American bodybuilder and model (d. 2002)
1914 – Martin Ritt (d. 1990)
American actor, director, and playwright
1915 – John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat (d. 2010)
1917 – Desi Arnaz (d. 2 Dec 1986)
Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer
1917 – David Goodis, American author and screenwriter (d. 1967)
1917 – Jim Konstanty, American baseball player and coach (d. 1976)
1918 – Michael Rye, American actor (d. 2012)
1919 – Jennifer Jones, American actress (d. 2009)
1919 – Eddie Lawrence (d. 2014)
American actor, singer, lyricist, director, and playwright
1919 – Tamara Toumanova (d. 1996)
Russian-American ballerina and actress
1920 – Heinz-Ludwig Schmidt (d. 2008)
German footballer and manager
1921 – Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and coach (d. 2006)
1921 – Ernst Haas (d. 1986)
Austrian-American photographer and journalist
1922 – Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American saxophonist (d. 1986)
1922: David Greenglass (d. 1 Jul 2014)
Atomic spy for the Soviet Union
1922 – Bill Quackenbush (d. 1999)
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1923 – Basil Hume, English cardinal (d. 1999)
1923 – Orrin Keepnews, American songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
1923 – Robert H. Michel, American soldier and politician
1923 – Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (d. 2014)
1924 – Cal Abrams, American baseball player (d. 1997)
1924 – Renos Apostolidis, Greek philologist, author, and critic (d. 2004)
1926 – Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (d. 2014)
1926 – Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (d. 1995)
1927 – Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and economist
1928 – John S. Romanides, Greek priest and author (d. 2001)
1929 – Donald Gosling, English admiral and businessman
1930 – John Cullum, American actor and singer
1930 – Emma Penella, Spanish actress (d. 2007)
1930 – Dominique Zardi, French actor (d. 2009)
1931 – Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author
1932 – Gun Hägglund, Swedish journalist and translator (d. 2011)
1932: Frank E. Petersen Jr. (d. 25 Aug 2015)
American Marine Corps general
1934 – Dottie Rambo (d. 2008)
American singer-songwriter (The Rambos)
1935 – Gene Stallings, American football player and coach
1935 – Al Waxman, Canadian actor and director (d. 2001)
1936 – Haroon Ahmed, Pakistani-English engineer and academic
1936 – John Tusa, Czech-English journalist and academic
1937 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Algerian soldier and politician, 5th President of Algeria
1937 – Denny Crum, American basketball player and coach
1938 – Ricardo Lagos
Chilean economist, lawyer, and politician
33rd President of Chile
1938 – Lawrence Payton (d. 1997)
American singer-songwriter and producer (Four Tops)
1939 – Jan Howard Finder, American author and academic (d. 2013)
1939 – BarBara Luna, American actress
1940 – Tony Croatto, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
1940 – Mamnoon Hussain
Pakistani businessman and politician, 12th President of Pakistan
1941 – John Cornell
Australian actor, director, producer, and businessman
1941 – Jon Finch, English actor (d. 2012)
1941 – David Satcher
American admiral and physician
16th Surgeon General of the United States
1942 – Kwang Jo Choi, South Korean martial artist
1942 – John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter
1942 – Claude Larose, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1942 – Mir-Hossein Mousavi
Iranian architect and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran
1942 – Lou Reed (d. 27 Oct 2013)
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
(The Velvet Underground and Metal Machine Trio)
1943: Rosa DeLauro
US. Representative, D. CT, 1991-present
1943 – George Layton, English actor, director, and screenwriter
1943 – Tony Meehan (d. 2005)
English drummer
(The Shadows and The Vipers Skiffle Group)
1943 – Peter Straub, American novelist and poet
1943 – Robert Williams, American painter and cartoonist
1944 – Uschi Glas, German actress and screenwriter
1945 – Derek Watkins (d. 2013)
English trumpet player and composer
1947 – Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1947 – Harry Redknapp, English footballer and manager
1948 – Rory Gallagher (d. 1995)
Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Taste)
1948 – Jeff Kennett, Australian politician, 43rd Premier of Victoria
1949 – Alain Chamfort, French singer
1949 – Gates McFadden, American actress and choreographer
1949: Eddie Money (born Edward Joseph Mahoney)
American rock guitarist, saxophonist and singer-songwriter
1949 – J.P.R. Williams, Welsh rugby player and surgeon
1950 – Karen Carpenter (d. 1983)
American singer and drummer (The Carpenters)
1950 – Jeffrey Chodorow, American lawyer and businessman
1952 – Mark Evanier, American author and screenwriter
1952 – Laraine Newman, American actress
1953 – Russ Feingold, American lawyer and politician
1954 – Ed Johnstone, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1955 – Shoko Asahara
Japanese cult leader, founded Aum Shinrikyo
1955 – Dale Bozzio, American singer (Missing Persons)
1955 – Jay Osmond, American drummer (The Osmonds)
1955 – Ken Salazar
American lawyer and politician
50th United States Secretary of the Interior
1955 – Terrence Stone
Irish-American voice actor and casting director
1956: Melody Carlson, American author
1956 – John Cowsill
American singer and drummer (The Cowsills)
1956 – Mark Evans
Australian bass player (AC/DC, Finch, and Heaven)
1957 – Hossein Dehghan, former IRGC air force officer
1957 – Mark Dean, American inventor and a computer engineer
1957 – Fernando Ortega, American singer-songwriter
1958 – Kevin Curren, South African-American tennis player
1958 – Grace Kennedy, Jamaican-English singer and television host
1958 – Ian Woosnam, English-Welsh golfer
1959 – Larry Stewart
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Restless Heart)
1960 – Hector Calma, Filipino basketball player
1960: Peter F. Hamilton, British author
1960 – Debra Marshall, American wrestler and manager
1961 – Simone Young
Australian conductor, director, and composer
1962 – Jon Bon Jovi
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Bon Jovi)
1962 – Paul Farrelly, English journalist and politician
1962 – Scott La Rock (d. 1987)
American DJ and producer (Boogie Down Productions)
1962 – Hiroyuki Morioka, Japanese author
1962 – Tom Nordlie, Norwegian footballer and coach
1962 – Michael Salinger, American poet and educator
1962 – Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
1962 – Gabriele Tarquini, Italian race car driver
1963 – Alvin Youngblood Hart, American singer and guitarist
1963 – Anthony Albanese
Australian politician, 15th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
1964 – Laird Hamilton, American surfer and actor
1964 – Mike Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1987)
1965: Ami Bera
American physician and politician
U.S. Representative, D. CA, 2013-present
1965 – Ron Gant, American baseball player and journalist
1965 – Lembit Öpik, Northern Irish politician
1966 – Simon Reevell, English lawyer and politician
1968 – Daniel Craig, English actor
1969 – Ben Oxenbould, Australian actor
1969 – Mark Selbee, American kick-boxer (d. 2014)
1970 – Alexander Armstrong, English comedian and actor
1970 – James Purnell
English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1970 – Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer
1970: Matt Taibbi, American author and journalist
1971 – Dave Gorman, English comedian and author
1971 – Lisa Lackey, Australian actress
1971 – Clifford Smith (bka Method Man)
American rapper, record producer and actor (Wu-Tang Clan)
1971 – Amber Smith, American model and actress
1971 – Manami Toyota, Japanese wrestler
1972 – Richard Ruccolo, American actor
1972 – Mauricio Pochettino, Argentinian footballer and manager
1973 – Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player
1973 – Trevor Sinclair, English footballer and manager
1974 – Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and television host
1975 – Jaime Meline (bka El-P)
American rapper and producer
(Company Flow and The Weathermen)
1977 – Dominique Canty, American basketball player and coach
1977 – Chris Martin
English singer-songwriter and producer (Coldplay)
1977 – Stephen Parry, English swimmer and sportscaster
1977 – Andrew Strauss, South African-English cricketer
1978 – Gabby Eigenmann, Filipino actor and singer
1978 – Lee Hodges, English footballer
1978 – Tomáš Kaberle, Czech ice hockey player
1978 – Giannis Skopelitis, Greek footballer
1979 – Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater
1979 – Damien Duff, Irish footballer
1979 – Jim Troughton, English cricketer
1979 – Nicky Weaver, English footballer
1980 – Chris Barker, English footballer and manager
1980 – Rebel Wilson, Australian actress and screenwriter
1980 – Maomi Yuki, Japanese entertainer
1981 – Lance Cade, American wrestler (d. 2010)
1981 – Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
1977 – Andrew Strauss, South African-English cricketer
1978 – Gabby Eigenmann, Filipino actor and singer
1978 – Lee Hodges, English footballer
1978 – Tomáš Kaberle, Czech ice hockey player
1978 – Giannis Skopelitis, Greek footballer
1979 – Sergei Davydov, Belarusian figure skater
1979 – Damien Duff, Irish footballer
1979 – Jim Troughton, English cricketer
1979 – Nicky Weaver, English footballer
1980 – Chris Barker, English footballer and manager
1980 – Rebel Wilson, Australian actress and screenwriter
1980 – Maomi Yuki, Japanese entertainer
1981 – Lance Cade, American wrestler (d. 2010)
1981 – Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress
1982 – Jade Galbraith, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
1982 – Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
1982 – Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
1982 – Corey Webster, American football player
1983 – Kolawole Agodirin, Nigerian footballer
1983 – Aron Erlichman (bka Deuce)
American singer-songwriter and producer (Hollywood Undead)
1983 – Mimi Imfurst, American drag queen and actor
1983 – Lisandro López, Argentinian footballer
1983 – Jay McClement, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Glen Perkins, American baseball player
1983 – Ryan Shannon, American ice hockey player
1984: Blake Anderson
American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1984 – Elizabeth Jagger, American model and actress
1985 – Reggie Bush, American football player
1985 – Robert Iler, American actor
1985 – Suso Santana, Spanish footballer
1986 – Jon D'Aversa, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Jonas Jerebko, Swedish basketball player
1988 – Édgar Andrade, Mexican footballer
1988 – James Arthur, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Nicola Geuer, German tennis player
1988 – Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver
1988 – Chris Rainey, American football player
1988 – Geert Arend Roorda, Dutch footballer
1989 – Alemão, Brazilian footballer
1989 – Toby Alderweireld, Belgian footballer
1989 – André Bernardes Santos, Portuguese footballer
1989: Nathalie Emmanuel, English actress
1989 – Marcel Hirscher, Austrian skier
1989 – Shane Vereen, American football player
1990 – Rauno Alliku, Estonian footballer
1990 – Malcolm Butler, American football player
1990 – Lee Hong-gi, South Korean singer and actor (F.T. Island)
1990 – Josh McGuire, Australian rugby league footballer
1992 – Jack Stockwell, Australian rugby league player
1993 – Mariya Yaremchuk, Ukrainian singer
1995 – Ange-Freddy Plumain, French footballer
1997 – Rebbeca Marie Gomez (bka Becky G), American rapper
1982 – Kevin Kurányi, German footballer
1982 – Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
1982 – Ben Roethlisberger, American football player
1982 – Corey Webster, American football player
1983 – Kolawole Agodirin, Nigerian footballer
1983 – Aron Erlichman (bka Deuce)
American singer-songwriter and producer (Hollywood Undead)
1983 – Mimi Imfurst, American drag queen and actor
1983 – Lisandro López, Argentinian footballer
1983 – Jay McClement, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Glen Perkins, American baseball player
1983 – Ryan Shannon, American ice hockey player
1984: Blake Anderson
American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1984 – Elizabeth Jagger, American model and actress
1985 – Reggie Bush, American football player
1985 – Robert Iler, American actor
1985 – Suso Santana, Spanish footballer
1986 – Jon D'Aversa, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Jonas Jerebko, Swedish basketball player
1988 – Édgar Andrade, Mexican footballer
1988 – James Arthur, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Nicola Geuer, German tennis player
1988 – Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver
1988 – Chris Rainey, American football player
1988 – Geert Arend Roorda, Dutch footballer
1989 – Alemão, Brazilian footballer
1989 – Toby Alderweireld, Belgian footballer
1989 – André Bernardes Santos, Portuguese footballer
1989: Nathalie Emmanuel, English actress
1989 – Marcel Hirscher, Austrian skier
1989 – Shane Vereen, American football player
1990 – Rauno Alliku, Estonian footballer
1990 – Malcolm Butler, American football player
1990 – Lee Hong-gi, South Korean singer and actor (F.T. Island)
1990 – Josh McGuire, Australian rugby league footballer
1992 – Jack Stockwell, Australian rugby league player
1993 – Mariya Yaremchuk, Ukrainian singer
1995 – Ange-Freddy Plumain, French footballer
1997 – Rebbeca Marie Gomez (bka Becky G), American rapper
Family
Coulee City
1953; Pete Thiry
1989: Marcus Dingman
Alan Higginbotham
Donna Dormaier
Lee McLean
Margaret Evans
Ted McLean
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Deaths
VIP
1921 – Champ Clark (b. 1850)
American lawyer and politician
41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
2007 – Thomas S. Kleppe (b. 1919)
American soldier and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Interior
Notable
672 – Chad of Mercia, English bishop and saint (b. 634)
1316 – Marjorie Bruce, Scottish daughter of Robert the Bruce (b. 1296)
1572 – Mem de Sá, Portuguese-Brazilian politician (b. 1500)
1589 – Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal (b. 1520)
1619 – Anne of Denmark (b. 1574)
1625 – James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton, Scottish politician (b. 1589)
1729 – Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher (b. 1662)
1755 – Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1675)
1758 – Pierre Guérin de Tencin, French cardinal (b. 1679)
1791 – John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (b. 1703)
1793 – Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-Danish painter and academic (b. 1711)
1797 – Horace Walpole, English historian and politician (b. 1717)
1829 – Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Mexican conspirator (b. 1768)
1830 – Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring (b. 1755)
German physician, anatomist, and anthropologist
1835 – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1768)
1840 – Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (b. 1758)
1855 – Nicholas I of Russia (b. 1796)
1864 – Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (b. 1842)
1865 – Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (b. 1819)
1880 – John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (b. 1790)
1895 – Berthe Morisot, French painter (b. 1841)
1895 – Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (b. 1830)
1919 – Melchora Aquino, Filipino activist (b. 1812)
1930 – D. H. Lawrence, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1885)
1938 – Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)
1939 – Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)
1942 – Tyler Brooke, American actor and singer (b. 1886)
1943 – Charlie Christian, American guitarist (b. 1916)
1945 – Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (b. 1871)
1946 – Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1895)
1946 – George E. Stewart, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
1947 – Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels, Dutch architect and urban planner (b. 1882)
1949 – Sarojini Naidu, Indian poet and activist (b. 1879)
1950 – Rosli Dhobi, Malaysian rebel (b. 1932)
1953 – James Lightbody, American runner (b. 1882)
1957 – Selim Sırrı Tarcan, Turkish educator and politician (b. 1874)
1958 – Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager (b. 1888)
1958 – Nikolaos Tselementes, Greek chef and author (b. 1878)
1959 – Eric Blore, English-American actor and singer (b. 1887)
1962 – Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician and academic (b. 1866)
1967 – José Martínez Ruiz, Spanish author and critic (b. 1873)
1970 – Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Canadian painter (b. 1888)
1972 – Herbert Feis, American historian and economist (b. 1893)
1972 – Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer (b. 1877)
1973 – Cleo A. Noel, Jr., American academic and diplomat (b. 1918)
1974 – Salvador Puig Antich, Spanish anarchist (b. 1948)
1975 – Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, Kenyan politician (b. 1929)
1979 – Christy Ring, Irish hurler (b. 1920)
1982 – Philip K. Dick, American philosopher and author (b. 16 Dec 1928)
1987 – Randolph Scott, American actor and director (b. 1898)
1987 – Lolo Soetoro, Indonesian geographer (b. 1935)
1991 – Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (b. 1928)
1991 – Mary Howard, English author (b. 1907)
1992 – Sandy Dennis, American actress (b. 1937)
1994 – Maurice Bambier, French politician (b. 1925)
1994 – Anita Morris, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1943)
1999 – David Ackles, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1937)
1999 – Dusty Springfield (b. 1939)
English singer (The Lana Sisters and The Springfields)
2000 – Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler (b. 1963)
2001 – John Diamond, English journalist (b. 1953)
2003 – Hank Ballard, American singer-songwriter (The Midnighters) (b. 1927)
2003 – Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (b. 1931)
2004 – Cormac McAnallen, Irish footballer (b. 1980)
2004 – Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (b. 1916)
2004 – Marge Schott, American businesswoman (b. 1928)
2005 – Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (b. 1911)
2005 – Rick Mahler, American baseball player and coach (b. 1953)
2007 – Clem Labine, American baseball player (b. 1926)
2007 – Ivan Safronov, Russian colonel and journalist (b. 1956)
2007 – Henri Troyat, French historian and author (b. 1911)
2008 – Jeff Healey, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1966)
2009 – Chris Finnegan, English boxer (b. 1944)
2009 – João Bernardo Vieira (b. 1939)
Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau
2010 – Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician (b. 1940)
2012 – Lawrence Anthony (b. 1950)
South African environmentalist, explorer, and author
2012 – Van T. Barfoot, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1919)
2012 – Doug Furnas, American wrestler and powerlifter (b. 1959)
2012 – Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley (b. 1929)
English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
2012 – James Q. Wilson, American political scientist and academic (b. 1931)
2012 – Isagani Yambot, Filipino journalist and publisher (b. 1934)
2013 – Tom Borland, American baseball player (b. 1933)
2013 – Peter Harvey, Australian journalist (b. 1944)
2013 – Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek basketball player (b. 1945)
2013 – Shabnam Shakeel, Pakistani poet and author (b. 1942)
2014 – Ryhor Baradulin, Belarusian poet and translator (b. 1935)
2014 – Molly Bobak, Canadian painter and educator (b. 1922)
2014 – Porky Chedwick, American radio announcer (b. 1918)
2014 – Gail Gilmore, Canadian-American actress and dancer (b. 1937)
2015 – Leslie Chamberlain, English rugby player (b. 1934)
2015 – Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (b. 1917)
2015 – Dave Mackay, Scottish-English footballer and manager (b. 1934)
2015 – Jenna McMahon, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1925)
2015 – Mal Peet, English author and illustrator (b. 1947)
2016 – Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern (b. 1932)
2016 – Benoît Lacroix, Canadian priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1915)
2016 – Aubrey McClendon, American businessman (b. 1959)
Family
Coulee City
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