Cause of Death: Lou Gehrig's Disease

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Cause of Death: Lou Gehrig's Disease

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Amyotropic lateral sclerosis, named for baseball great Lou Gehrig.

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Jesse Brown Government 27-Mar-1944 15-Aug-2002 US Secretary of Veteran's Affairs, 1993-97

Harry Browne Politician 17-Jun-1933 1-Mar-2006 Libertarian candidate for President

Dennis Day Radio Personality 21-May-1918 22-Jun-1988 On Jack Benny's radio show

Jim Dooley Football 8-Feb-1930 8-Jan-2008 Chicago Bears Head Coach, 1968-71

Richard Ellmann Critic 15-Mar-1918 13-May-1987 James Joyce

Lou Gehrig Baseball 19-Jun-1903 2-Jun-1941 Played 2,130 consecutive games

Catfish Hunter Baseball 8-Apr-1946 9-Sep-1999 Pitched a perfect game in 1968

Jacob K. Javits Politician 18-Mar-1904 7-Mar-1986 US Senator from New York, 1957-81

Leadbelly Guitarist 29-Jan-1885 6-Dec-1949 Goodnight Irene

Charles Mingus Jazz Musician 22-Apr-1922 5-Jan-1979 Jazz bassist and legendary composer

Pauline Moore Actor 14-Jun-1914 7-Dec-2001 American character actress

David Niven Actor 1-Mar-1909 29-Jul-1983 Pencil-moustachioed actor

Lane Smith Actor 29-Apr-1936 13-Jun-2005 The Final Days

Maxwell D. Taylor Military 26-Aug-1901 19-Apr-1987 Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1962-64

Robert Webber Actor 14-Oct-1924 19-May-1989 12 Angry Men

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