Wednesday, March 16, 2016

March 17 Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Deaths


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Birthdays

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1777 – Roger B. Taney  (d. 12 Oct 1864)
      American politician and jurist
      5th Chief Justice of the United States, 1836-1864
      12th United States Secretary of the Treasury, 1833-1834
      11th United States Attorney General, 1831-1833


Notable

1231 – Emperor Shijō of Japan (d. 1242)
1473 – James IV of Scotland  (d. 9 Sep 1513)
1628 – François Girardon  (French sculptor) (d. 1 Sep 1715)
1665 – Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre  (d. 1729)
      French harpsichord player and composer
1676 – Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian (d. 1732)
1686 – Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver (d. 1755)
1725 – Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (d. 1806)
1747 – Johannes Jährig, German linguist (d. 1795)
1754:  Madame Roland (born Marie-Jeanne Phlippon)  (d. 8 Nov 1793)
      French supporter of the French Revolution, member of the Girondist faction
1777 – Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author (d. 1861)
1780 – Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator (d. 1847)
1781 – Ebenezer Elliott, English poet and educator  (d. 1849)
1804 – Jim Bridger, American fur trader and explorer (d. 1881)
1820 – Jean Ingelow  (English poet) (d. 20 Jul 1897)
1834 – Gottlieb Daimler  (d. 1900)
      German engineer and businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft
1839 – Josef Rheinberger, Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer (d. 1901)
1846 – Kate Greenaway, English author and illustrator (d. 6 Nov 1901)
1849 – Charles F. Brush, American inventor, co-invented the Arc lamp (d. 1929)
1856 – Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (d. 1910)
1862 – Silvio Gesell, Belgian merchant and economist (d. 1930)
1864 – Joseph Baptista, Indian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1930)
1866 – Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1939)
1870 – Horace Donisthorpe, English entomologist and myrmecologist  (d. 1951)
1871 – Konstantinos Pallis, Greek general (d. 1941)
1872 – Konstantinos Skarlatos, Greek general and target shooter (d. 1969)
1874:  Stephen Samuel Wise  (Hungarian-American Rabbi) (19 Apr 1949)
1876 – Frederick Ayres, American composer (d. 1926)
1877 – Frank Castleman, American football player and coach (d. 1946)
1877 – Otto Gross, Austrian-German psychoanalyst and philosopher (d. 1920)
1880 – Patrick Hastings  (d. 1952)
      English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales
1880 – Lawrence Oates, English lieutenant and explorer (d. 1912)
1881 – Walter Rudolf Hess  (d. 12 Aug 1973)
      Swiss physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1883 – Demetru Dem. Demetrescu-Buzău (pen name Urmuz)  (d. 23 Nov 1923)
      Romanian writer, humorist, lawyer, judge, and civil servant
1884 – Alcide Nunez  (d. 1934)
      American clarinet player (Original Dixieland Jass Band and Louisiana Five)
1885 – Ralph Rose  (d. 1913)
      American shot putter, discus thrower, and tug of war competitor
1886 – Princess Patricia of Connaught (d. 1974)
1888 – Arthur Edward Barstow  (d. 1942)
      Scottish Major-General in the British Indian Army
1888 – Paul Ramadier, French politician, Prime Minister of France  (d. 1961)
1890 – Ted Adams, American film actor (d. 1973)
1892 – Sayed Darwish, Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1923)
1894 – Paul Green, American playwright and academic  (d. 1981)
1895 – Lloyd Rees, Australian painter (d. 1988)
1896:  Helen Merrell Lynd  (d. 30 Jan 1982)
      American sociologist and social philosopher
1897 – Jozef Mazur, American painter and sculptor (d. 1970)
1900 – Manuel Plaza, Chilean long-distance runner (d. 1969)
1901 – Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor  (d. 17 Feb 1970)
1902 – Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer  (d. 18 Dec 1971)
1904 – Chaim Gross, Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991)
1906 – Brigitte Helm, German-Swiss actress (d. 1996)
1907 – Jean Van Houtte  (d. 1991)
      Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium
1907 – Takeo Miki, Japanese politician, 41st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1988)
1910 – Sonny Werblin, American businessman (d. 1991)
1911 – Vello Kaaristo, Estonian skier (d. 1965)
1911 – John Patrick Spiegel, American psychiatrist and academic  (d. 1991)
1912 – Bayard Rustin, American activist  (d. 24 Aug 1987)
1914 – Sammy Baugh, American football player and coach (d. 2008)
1915 – Henry Bumstead, American art director and production designer (d. 2006)
1915 – Ray Ellington, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (d. 1985)
1915 – Hans Namuth, German-American photographer (d. 1990)
1915 – Bill Roycroft, Australian equestrian rider (d. 2011)
1917 – Takis Sinopoulos, Greek poet and critic (d. 1981)
1917:  Hank Sauer, American baseball player  (d. 24 Aug 2001)
1919 – Nat King Cole  (d. 15 Feb 1965)
      American singer, pianist, and television host
1920 – John La Montaine, American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
1920 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman  (d. 1975)
      Bangladeshi politician, 1st President of Bangladesh
1921 – Meir Amit  (d. 2009)
      Israeli general and politician, 12th Israeli Minister of Communications
1922 – Patrick Suppes, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 2014)
1924 – Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator  (d. 2013)
1925 – Gabriele Ferzetti, Italian actor  (d. 2015)
1926 – Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014)
1926 – Marjory Shedd, Canadian badminton player (d. 2008)
1927 – Betty Allen, American soprano (d. 2009)
1927 – Rudy Ray Moore, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2008)
1928 – William John McKeag  (d. 2007)
      Canadian politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
1929:  Peter L. Berger, Austrian-born American sociologist
1929 – Florence Howe
      American historian, author, and publisher, founded The Feminist Press
1930 – Paul Horn, American-Canadian flute player and saxophonist (d. 2014)
1930 – James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut  (d. 8 Aug 1991)
1931 – Patricia Breslin, American actress (d. 2011)
1931 – David Peakall, English-American chemist and toxicologist (d. 2001)
1932 – Donald N. Langenberg, American physicist and academic
1933 – Myrlie Evers-Williams, American journalist and activist
1933 – Penelope Lively, Egyptian-English author
1933 – Sándor Rácz, Hungarian politician (d. 2013)
1935 – Frederick T. Mackenzie, American sedimentary and global biogeochemist
1935 – Patrick Etolu, Ugandan high jumper (d. 2013)
1936 – Ladislav Kupkovič, Slovakian composer and conductor
1936 – Patty Maloney, American actress and puppeteer
1936 – Ken Mattingly, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut
1937 – Adam Wade, American singer, drummer, and actor
1937 – Galina Samsova, Russian ballet dancer
1938 – David Dilks, English historian and academic
1938 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
1938 – Keith O'Brien, Irish-Scottish cardinal
1938 – Izold Pustõlnik, Estonian astronomer and academic (d. 2008)
1938 – Zola Taylor, American singer (The Platters) (d. 2007)
1939 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (d. 2006)
1939 – Bill Graham, Canadian academic and politician
      4th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1939 – Robin Knox-Johnston, English sailor
1940 – Mark White
     American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Texas
1941 – Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese soldier and politician
1941 – Paul Kantner  (d. 2016)
      American singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and KBC Band)
1941 – Wang Jin-pyng, Taiwanese politician
1941 – Max Stafford-Clark, English director and academic
1942 – John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer (d. 1994)
1943 – Jeff Banks, Welsh fashion designer
1943 – Andrew Brook, Canadian philosopher, author, and academic
1943 – Don Mitchell, American actor (d. 2013)
1943 – Jim Weatherly, American singer-songwriter
1944 – Pattie Boyd, English model, author, and photographer
1944 – Cito Gaston, American baseball player and manager
1944 – John Lill, English pianist
1944 – John Sebastian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (The Lovin' Spoonful, Even Dozen Jug Band, and The Mugwumps)
1945 – Michael Hayden, American general
      20th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
1945 – Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982)
1945 – Dennis Joseph Sullivan, American bishop
1946 – John Baines, English egyptologist and academic
1946 – Harold Ray Brown, American drummer (War and Lowrider Band)
1946 – Gavin Campbell, English actor and television host
1946 – Michael Finnissy, English pianist and composer
1947 – Jan Andersson, Swedish educator and politician
1947 – Yury Chernavsky, Russian-American songwriter and producer
1947 – Tony Cole, Australian public servant
1947 – James Morrow, American author
1948 – William Gibson, American-Canadian author
1948 – Alex MacDonald, Scottish footballer and manager
1949 – Hartmut Briesenick, German shot putter (d. 2013)
1949 – Patrick Duffy, American actor and director
1949 – Daniel Lavoie, Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
1949 – Pat Rice, Irish footballer and coach
1949 – Stuart Rose, English businessman
1949 – Shih Wing-ching, Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
1950 – Patrick Adams, American songwriter and producer
1950 – Michael Been, American singer-songwriter (The Call) (d. 2010)
1950 – Mehmet Ali İrtemçelik, Turkish diplomat
1951 – Donald Findlay, Scottish lawyer and academic
1951 – Scott Gorham, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (Thin Lizzy, 21 Guns, and Black Star Riders)
1951 – Craig Ramsay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1951 – Kurt Russell, American actor and producer
1952 – Susie Allanson, American singer and actress
1952 – Barry Horne, English activist (d. 2001)
1952:  Gary Paul Nabhan, Agricultural Ecologist, Ethnobotanist, and Writer
1952 – Nikos Xydakis, Egyptian-Greek singer-songwriter and pianist
1953 – Filemon Lagman, Filipino activist (d. 2001)
1953 – Ken Lyons, American bass guitarist, (38 Special) (d. 2012)
1953 – Chuck Muncie, American football player (d. 2013)
1953:  Patricia A. Woertz, American businesswoman
      President and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland since 2007
1954:  Lesley-Anne Down  (English actress)
1954 – Jüri Pihl, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
1955 – Jyunichi Haruta, Japanese actor
1955 – Mark Boone Junior, American actor
1955 – Cynthia McKinney, American educator and politician
1955 – Paul Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (S-K-O)
1955 – Gary Sinise, American actor, director, and bass player (Lt. Dan Band)
1956:  Patti Hansen, American model and actress
1956 – Patrick McDonnell, American author and illustrator
1956 – Rory McGrath, English actor, comedian, and writer
1957:  David Joyce, American attorney and politician
      U.S. Representative, R. OH, 2013-present
1957 – Michael Kelly, American journalist and author (d. 2003)
1958 – José Manuel Abascal, Spanish runner
1958:  Pat Bolland
      American Canadian television host, media consultant, and lacrosse coach
1958 – Christian Clemenson, American actor
1958 – Jorge Ramos, Mexican journalist and author
1959 – Danny Ainge, American basketball player and coach
1959 – Paul Black, American singer-songwriter and drummer (L.A. Guns)
1960:  Rebeca Arthur, American actress
1960:  Arye Gross, American actor
1960 – Vicki Lewis, American actress and singer
1961 – Sam Bowie, American basketball player
1961 – Andrew Paul, English actor
1961 – Dana Reeve, American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2006)
1961 – Casey Siemaszko, American actor
1961 – Alexander Bard, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
      (Army of Lovers, Vacuum, and Bodies Without Organs)
1962 – Ank Bijleveld, Dutch politician
1962 – Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (d. 2003)
1962 – Janet Gardner, American singer and guitarist (Vixen)
1962 – Clare Grogan, Scottish singer and actress (Altered Images)
1962 – Roxy Petrucci, American drummer (Madam X and Vixen)
1962 – Rob Sitch, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1962:  Roustam Tariko, Russian businessman
      founder of Russian Standard Vodka and Russian Standard Bank
1963:  Alex Fong, Chinese actor
1963:  Jaggesh (born  Eeshware Gowda), Indian actor, politician and a director
1963 – Roger Harper, Guyanese cricketer
1963 – Nick Peros, Canadian guitarist and composer
1964 – Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (d. 2013)
1964 – Lee Dixon, English footballer and journalist
1964 – Rob Lowe, American actor and producer
1964 – Sulev Oll, Estonian journalist and poet
1964 – Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian footballer and coach
1965 – Andrew Hudson, South African cricketer
1966 – Espen Hammer, Norwegian philosopher
1966 – Andrew Rosindell, English journalist and politician
1966 – Jeremy Sheffield, English actor and dancer
1967 – Van Conner, American bass player (Screaming Trees)
1967 – Billy Corgan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
      (The Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, Spirits in the Sky, and Starchildren)
1967 – Barry Minkow, American pastor and businessman
1968 – Eri Nitta, Japanese singer, actress, and lyricist (Onyanko Club)
1968 – Mathew St. Patrick, American actor
1969 – Patricia Ford, American model
1969 – Alexander McQueen  (d. 11 Feb 2010)
      English fashion designer, founded Alexander McQueen
1969 – Hugo Speer, English actor
1969 – Hanna Stjärne, Swedish journalist
1970 – Juliet Campbell, Jamaican sprinter
1970 – Patrick Lebeau, Canadian ice hockey player
1970 – Yanic Truesdale, Canadian actor
1970 – Gene Ween, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ween)
1971 – Bill Mueller, American baseball player and coach
1972 – Melissa Auf der Maur
      Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player
      (Hole, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Tinker)
1972 – Torquil Campbell
      English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor (Stars and Memphis)
1972 – Marc Gunn, American harp player (Brobdingnagian Bards)
1972 – Mia Hamm, American soccer player
1972 – Sean Price  (d. 2015)
      American rapper and producer
      (Boot Camp Clik and Heltah Skeltah)
1973 – Rico Blanco
      Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Rivermaya)
1973 – Caroline Corr, Irish singer and drummer (The Corrs)
1973 – Amelia Heinle, American actress
1973 – Vance Wilson, American baseball player and manager
1973 – Jerome Woods, American football player
1974 – Marisa Coughlan, American actress
1974 – Mark Dolan, English comedian and television host
1974 – Tõnis Kasemets, Estonian race car driver
1974 – Oliver Palotai
      German keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
      (Kamelot, Circle II Circle, and Sons of Seasons)
1975 – Justin Hawkins, English singer-songwriter
      (The Darkness, British Whale, and Hot Leg)
1975 – Gina Holden, Canadian actress
1975 – Puneeth Rajkumar, Indian actor, singer, and producer
1975:  Natalie Zea, American actress
1976 – Brittany Daniel, American actress and producer
1976 – Cynthia Daniel, American actress and photographer
1976 – Scott Downs, American baseball player
1976 – Stephen Gately  (d. 2009)
      Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (Boyzone)
1976 – Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
1977 – Tamar Braxton
      American singer-songwriter and actress (The Braxtons)
1978 – Jason M. Burns, American author and publisher
1978 – Zachery Kouwe, American journalist
1978 – Saša Stanišić, Bosnian-German author
1979 – Coco Austin, American model and actress
1979 – Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Stephen Kramer Glickman
      Canadian actor, director, producer, and fashion designer
1979 – Jaime Lynne (bka Lollipop), American wrestler and manager
1979 – Million Wolde, Ethiopian runner
1980 – Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistani tennis player
1981 – Aaron Baddeley, American-Australian golfer
1981 – Eva Fislová, Slovak tennis player
1981 – Kyle Korver, American basketball player
1981 – Thorsten Stuckmann, German footballer
1982 – Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
1983 – Raul Meireles, Portuguese footballer
1984 – Ryan Rottman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1985 – Vassiliki Arvaniti, Greek volleyball player
1985 – Tuğba Karademir, Turkish-Canadian figure skater
1986 – Edin Džeko, Bosnian footballer
1986 – Miles Kane, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
      (The Little Flames, The Rascals, and The Last Shadow Puppets)
1986 – Nick Newell, American mixed martial artist
1986 – Olesya Rulin, Russian-American actress and singer
1986 – Silke Spiegelburg, German pole vaulter
1987 – Federico Fazio, Argentinian footballer
1987 – Krisnan Inu, New Zealand rugby player
1987 – Rob Kardashian, American model and businessman
1987 – Ryan Parent, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player
1988 – Claire Elise Boucher (bka Grimes)
      Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
1988 – Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer
1988 – Fraser Forster, English footballer
1988 – Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer
1989 – Mason Musso
      American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Metro Station)
1990 – Andrew Hozier-Byrne (bka Hozier)
      Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990 – Saina Nehwal, Indian Badminton player
1991 – Jack De Belin, Australian rugby league player
1992:  Eliza Bennett, English actress and singer
1992:  John Boyega, British actor


1993 – Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer
1995 – Akari Hayami
      Japanese actress, model, and singer (Momoiro Clover Z)
1995 – Ashley Taylor, Australian rugby league player
1997 – Katie Ledecky, American swimmer


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1953:  Bill Murray
Bailee Clark


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Anniversaries

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Mat & Roxanne Neilan


Dick & Cathy Heathman



Deaths

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Notable

45 BC – Titus Labienus, Roman lieutenant (b. 100 BC)
180 – Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor (b. 121)
659 – Gertrude of Nivelles, Belgian nun and saint (b. 626)
836 – Haito, German monk and bishop (b. 763)
1040 – Harold Harefoot, English king (b. 1015)
1058 – Lulach, Scottish son of Gille Coemgáin of Moray (b. 1030)
1199 – Jocelin of Glasgow, Scottish monk and bishop (b. 1130)
1272 – Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (b. 1220)
1425 – Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (b. 1407)
1516 – Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours (b. 1479)
1565 – Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500)
1573 – Reginald Grey, 5th Earl of Kent, English peer
1620 – John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
1640 – Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
1649 – Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and martyr (b. 1610)
1680 – François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
1704 – Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
1715 – Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
1741 – Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
1764 – George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield  (b. 1695)
      English astronomer and politician
1782 – Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
1828 – James Edward Smith  (b. 1759)
      English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society
1830 – Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr  (b. 1764)
      French general and politician, French Minister of War
1846 – Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1784)
1849 – William II of the Netherlands (b. 1792)
1853 – Christian Doppler, Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
1871 – Robert Chambers  (b. 1802)
      Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded Chambers Harrap
1875 – Ferdinand Laub, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
1893 – Jules Ferry  (b. 1832)
      French lawyer and politician, 44th Prime Minister of France
1917 – Franz Brentano, German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
1926 – Aleksei Brusilov, Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
1937 – Austen Chamberlain  (b. 1863)
      English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
      Nobel Prize laureate
1941 – Marguerite Nichols, American actress (b. 1895)
1946 – Dai Li, Chinese general (b. 1897)
1946 – William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1878)
1949 – Aleksandra Ekster, Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882)
1956 – Fred Allen, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1894)
1956 – Irène Joliot-Curie  (b. 1897)
      French physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1957 – Ramon Magsaysay  (b. 1907)
      Filipino captain and politician, 7th President of the Philippines
1958 – John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870)
1961 – Susanna M. Salter, American politician (b. 1860)
1962 – Pat Clayton, English soldier and surveyor (b. 1896)
1965 – Amos Alonzo Stagg, American football player and coach (b. 1862)
1969 – Frederick Garfield Gilmore, American boxer (b. 1887)
1974 – Louis Kahn, American architect, designed Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (b. 1901)
1976 – Luchino Visconti, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
1981 – Paul Dean, American baseball player (b. 1913)
1983 – Haldan Keffer Hartline  (b. 1903)
      American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1987 – Santo Trafficante, Jr., American mob boss (b. 1914)
1988 – Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1949)
1989 – Merritt Butrick, American actor (b. 1959)
1990 – Capucine, French model and actress (b. 1928)
1990 – Ric Grech  (b. 1946)
      Ukrainian-English bass player (Family, Blind Faith, and Traffic)
1992 – Grace Stafford, American actress (b. 1903)
1993 – Helen Hayes, American actress (b. 1900)
1994 – Mai Zetterling, Swedish actress and director (b. 1925)
1995 – Rick Aviles, American actor (b. 1952)
1995 – Ronald Kray, English gangster (b. 1933)
1996 – René Clément, French director and screenwriter (b. 1913)
1996 – Terry Stafford, American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
1997 – Jermaine Stewart, American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1957)
1998 – Harold Copp, Canadian biochemist and academic (b. 1915)
1999 – Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer (b. 1921)
1999 – Rod Hull, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1936)
1999 – Jean Pierre-Bloch, French activist (b. 1905)
2002 – Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (b. 1911)
2002 – Văn Tiến Dũng  (b. 1917)
      Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam
2002 – Sylvester "Pat" Weaver  (b. 1908)
      American broadcaster, created the Today Show and The Tonight Show
2003 – Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and academic (b. 1902)
2004 – Rachel Hudson, English murder victim (b. 1984)
2004 – J.J. Jackson, American radio and television host (b. 1941)
2005 – Royce Frith  (b. 1923)
      Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat
      Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
2005 – George F. Kennan  (b. 1904)
      American historian and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union
2005 – Andre Norton, American author (b. 1912)
2006 – Bob Blue, American songwriter and educator (b. 1948)
2006 – Oleg Cassini, French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)
2006 – Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)
2006 – İstemihan Taviloğlu, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)
2007 – John Backus  (b. 1924)
      American mathematician and computer scientist, designed Fortran
2007 – Roger Bennett  (b. 1959)
      American singer-songwriter and pianist (Legacy Five and Cathedral Quartet)
2007 – Jim Cronin  (b. 1951)
      English zoo keeper and activist, founded Monkey World
2008 – Roland Arnall  (b. 1939)
      French-American businessman and diplomat
      63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
2009 – Clodovil Hernandes, Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937)
2009 – Fernand Lindsay, Canadian organist and educator (b. 1929)
2010 – Alex Chilton  (b. 1950)
      American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
      (Box Tops and Big Star)
2010 – Sid Fleischman, American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2010 – Charlie Gillett, English musicologist and radio host (b. 1942)
2011 – Michael Gough, English actor (b. 1916)
2011 – Ferlin Husky, American singer and guitarist (b. 1925)
2012 – Paul Boyer, American historian and academic (b. 1935)
2012 – John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian Nazi guard (b. 1920)
2012 – Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (b. 1923)
2012 – Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)
2013 – Rudolf Battěk, Czech sociologist and politician (b. 1924)
2013 – William B. Caldwell, III, American general (b. 1925)
2013 – Steve Davis, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1952)
2013 – André Fontaine, French historian and journalist (b. 1921)
2013 – Olivier Metzner, French lawyer (b. 1949)
2013 – Jan van Houwelingen, Dutch politician (b. 1939)
2014 – Mercy Edirisinghe, Sri Lankan actress (b. 1945)
2014 – Gene Feist  (b. 1923)
      American director and playwright
      co-founded the Roundabout Theatre Company
2014 – Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (b. 1974)
2014 – Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)
2014 – Rachel Lambert Mellon  (b. 1910)
      American heiress, philanthropist, gardener, and art collector
2014 – Paddy McGuigan, Irish singer-songwriter (The Barleycorn) (b. 1939)
2014 – Oswald Morris, English cinematographer (b. 1915)
2014 – L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (b. 1964)
2015 – Ashley Adams, Australian target shooter (b. 1955)
2015 – Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (b. 1924)
2015 – Raymond D. Fowler, American psychologist and academic (b. 1930)
2015 – Kuniyoshi Kaneko, Japanese painter, photographer and illustrator (b. 1936)
2015 – Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)
2015 – Guido Zappa, Italian mathematician and theorist (b. 1915)


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