| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Aaliyah |
Singer |
16-Jan-1979 |
25-Aug-2001 |
R&B singer dies in plane crash |
| Roald Amundsen |
Explorer |
16-Jul-1872 |
18-Jun-1928 |
First to reach South Pole |
| Frederick G. Banting |
Scientist |
14-Nov-1891 |
21-Feb-1941 |
Discovered insulin |
| Albert Bassermann |
Actor |
7-Sep-1867 |
15-May-1952 |
German actor |
| Alan Blumlein |
Inventor |
29-Jun-1903 |
7-Jun-1942 |
Stereophonic recording |
| Hale Boggs |
Politician |
15-Feb-1914 |
16-Oct-1972 |
Congressman from Louisiana, 1941-72 |
| The Big Bopper |
Musician |
24-Oct-1930 |
3-Feb-1959 |
Chantilly Lace |
| Ron Brown |
Government |
1-Aug-1941 |
3-Apr-1996 |
US Commerce Secretary 1993-96 |
| Mel Carnahan |
Politician |
11-Feb-1934 |
16-Oct-2000 |
Dead man, still defeated John Ashcroft |
| Roberto Clemente |
Baseball |
18-Aug-1934 |
31-Dec-1972 |
Puerto Rican baseball star |
| Patsy Cline |
Country Musician |
8-Sep-1932 |
5-Mar-1963 |
I Fall To Pieces |
| George Washington Collins |
Politician |
5-Mar-1925 |
8-Dec-1972 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1970-72 |
| Frank Corder |
Aviator |
c. 1966 |
12-Sep-1994 |
Crashed a Cessna into White House lawn |
| Jim Croce |
Singer/Songwriter |
10-Jan-1943 |
20-Sep-1973 |
Time in a Bottle |
| John Denver |
Country Musician |
31-Dec-1943 |
12-Oct-1997 |
Rocky Mountain High |
| Yuri Gagarin |
Astronaut |
9-Mar-1934 |
27-Mar-1968 |
First person to orbit earth |
| Dag Hammarskjold |
Diplomat |
29-Jul-1905 |
18-Sep-1961 |
UN Secretary General, 1953-61 |
| John Heinz |
Politician |
23-Oct-1938 |
4-Apr-1991 |
US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1977-91 |
| Helen Hokinson |
Cartoonist |
29-Jun-1893 |
1-Nov-1949 |
Cartoonist for The New Yorker |
| Buddy Holly |
Musician |
7-Sep-1936 |
3-Feb-1959 |
Buddy Holly and The Crickets |
| Pedro Infante |
Actor |
18-Nov-1917 |
15-Apr-1957 |
Idolo de Guamúchil |
| John F. Kennedy, Jr. |
Relative |
25-Nov-1960 |
16-Jul-1999 |
Son of John F. Kennedy |
| Kathleen Kennedy |
Relative |
20-Feb-1920 |
13-May-1948 |
Sister of John F. Kennedy |
| Nile Kinnick |
Football |
9-Jul-1918 |
2-Jun-1943 |
Winner, 1939 Heisman Trophy |
| Salem bin Laden |
Relative |
1946 |
29-May-1988 |
Osama's brother |
| Mickey Leland |
Politician |
27-Nov-1944 |
7-Aug-1989 |
Congressman from Texas, 1979-89 |
| Cory Lidle |
Baseball |
22-Mar-1972 |
11-Oct-2006 |
Yankees pitcher flew his plane into a high rise |
| Jerry Litton |
Politician |
12-May-1937 |
3-Aug-1976 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1973-76 |
| Carole Lombard |
Actor |
6-Oct-1908 |
16-Jan-1942 |
My Man Godfrey |
| Samora Machel |
Head of State |
29-Sep-1933 |
19-Oct-1986 |
President of Mozambique, 1975-86 |
| Ramon Magsaysay |
Head of State |
31-Aug-1907 |
17-Mar-1957 |
7th President of the Philippines |
| Rocky Marciano |
Boxing |
1-Sep-1924 |
31-Aug-1969 |
Undefeated heavyweight |
| Dean-Paul Martin |
Relative |
17-Nov-1951 |
21-Mar-1987 |
Son of Dean Martin |
| George S. Mickelson |
Politician |
31-Jan-1941 |
19-Apr-1993 |
Governor of South Dakota, 1987-93 |
| Glenn Miller |
Musician |
1-Mar-1904 |
15-Dec-1944 |
Popular bandleader and trombonist |
| Grace Moore |
Singer |
5-Dec-1898 |
26-Jan-1947 |
One Night of Love |
| DeLesseps S. Morrison |
Politician |
18-Jan-1912 |
22-May-1964 |
Mayor of New Orleans, 1946-61 |
| Thurman Munson |
Baseball |
7-Jan-1947 |
2-Aug-1979 |
Yankees catcher, killed in plane crash |
| Audie Murphy |
Actor |
20-Jun-1924 |
28-May-1971 |
War hero turned cowboy actor |
| Ricky Nelson |
Musician |
8-May-1940 |
31-Dec-1985 |
I'm Walkin' |
| Donald G. Nutter |
Politician |
28-Nov-1915 |
25-Jan-1962 |
Governor of Montana, 1961-62 |
| Toni Onley |
Painter |
20-Nov-1928 |
29-Feb-2004 |
British Columbia's flying artist |
| Robert P. Patterson |
Judge |
12-Feb-1891 |
22-Jan-1952 |
US Secretary of War, 1945-47 |
| Wiley Post |
Aviator |
22-Nov-1898 |
15-Aug-1935 |
First pilot to fly solo round the world |
| Arnold L. Raphel |
Diplomat |
16-Mar-1943 |
17-Aug-1988 |
US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1987-88 |
| Otis Redding |
Singer/Songwriter |
9-Sep-1941 |
10-Dec-1967 |
Dock of the Bay |
| Jim Reeves |
Country Musician |
20-Aug-1923 |
31-Jul-1964 |
He'll Have to Go |
| Walter Reuther |
Labor Leader |
1-Sep-1907 |
9-May-1970 |
UAW and CIO labor leader |
| Randy Rhoads |
Guitarist |
6-Dec-1956 |
19-Mar-1982 |
Ozzy's guitarist dies joyriding airplane |
| Knute Rockne |
Football |
4-Mar-1888 |
31-Mar-1931 |
Notre Dame Head Coach, 1918-30 |
| Will Rogers |
Comic |
04-Nov-1879 |
15-Aug-1935 |
American Cowboy, Entertainer, Humorist |
| Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
Author |
29-Jun-1900 |
31-Jul-1944 |
The Little Prince |
| Larkin Smith |
Politician |
26-Jun-1944 |
13-Aug-1989 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 1989 |
| Laurence A. Steinhardt |
Diplomat |
6-Oct-1892 |
28-Mar-1950 |
US Ambassador to USSR, 1939-41 |
| Michael Todd |
Film/TV Producer |
22-Jun-1909 |
22-Mar-1958 |
Around the World in Eighty Days |
| Fritz Todt |
Government |
4-Sep-1891 |
8-Feb-1942 |
Nazi engineer, finished the Autobahn |
| Peter Tomarken |
Game Show Host |
7-Dec-1942 |
13-Mar-2006 |
Host of Press Your Luck |
| Omar Torrijos |
Head of State |
13-Feb-1929 |
1-Aug-1981 |
Dictator of Panama, 1968-81 |
| John Tower |
Politician |
25-Sep-1925 |
5-Apr-1991 |
US Senator from Texas, 1961-85 |
| Boris Trajkovski |
Head of State |
25-Jun-1956 |
26-Feb-2004 |
President of Macedonia, 1999-2004 |
| Ritchie Valens |
Musician |
13-May-1941 |
3-Feb-1959 |
La Bamba |
| Ronnie Van Zant |
Musician |
15-Jan-1948 |
20-Oct-1977 |
Frontman of Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Walther von Reichenau |
Military |
16-Aug-1884 |
17-Jan-1942 |
Nazi general, encouraged atrocities |
| John T. Walton |
Relative |
8-Oct-1946 |
27-Jun-2005 |
World's 11th richest man, 2005 |
| Paul Wellstone |
Politician |
21-Jul-1944 |
25-Oct-2002 |
US Senator killed in plane crash |
| Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
Head of State |
12-Aug-1924 |
17-Aug-1988 |
Ruler of Pakistan, 1977-88 |
