| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Abu Abbas |
Terrorist |
10-Dec-1948 |
9-Mar-2004 |
Masterminded the Achille Lauro hijacking |
| Max Abramovitz |
Architect |
23-May-1908 |
12-Sep-2004 |
Designed UN Headquarters |
| Red Adair |
Business |
18-Jun-1915 |
7-Aug-2004 |
Extinguished oil well fires |
| Brock Adams |
Politician |
13-Jan-1927 |
10-Sep-2004 |
US Senator from Washington, 1987-93 |
| Umberto Agnelli |
Business |
1-Nov-1934 |
27-May-2004 |
Chairman of Fiat, 2003-04 |
| Chris Alcaide |
Actor |
22-Oct-1922 |
30-Jun-2004 |
Gunslinger |
| Princess Alice |
Royalty |
25-Dec-1901 |
29-Oct-2004 |
Late Duchess of Gloucester |
| Dayton Allen |
Actor |
24-Sep-1919 |
11-Nov-2004 |
Voice actor |
| Gene Allison |
Singer |
29-Apr-1934 |
28-Feb-2004 |
You Can Make It If You Try |
| Susan Mary Alsop |
Socialite |
19-Jun-1918 |
18-Aug-2004 |
Washington DC Socialite |
| Mulk Raj Anand |
Novelist |
22-Dec-1905 |
28-Sep-2004 |
Untouchable |
| Elmer L. Andersen |
Politician |
17-Jun-1909 |
15-Nov-2004 |
Governor of Minnesota, 1961-63 |
| Carl Anderson |
Singer |
27-Feb-1945 |
23-Feb-2004 |
Jesus Christ, Superstar |
| Yasser Arafat |
Politician |
24-Aug-1929 |
10-Nov-2004 |
Palestinian leader, former terrorist |
| Victor Argo |
Actor |
5-Nov-1934 |
6-Apr-2004 |
Taxi Driver and Mean Streets |
| Thea Astley |
Novelist |
25-Aug-1925 |
17-Aug-2004 |
Girl with a Monkey |
| Paul Atkinson |
Guitarist |
19-Mar-1946 |
2-Apr-2004 |
Guitarist for The Zombies |
| Richard Avedon |
Photographer |
13-May-1923 |
1-Oct-2004 |
Photographer of the human predicament |
| Sergei Averintsev |
Author |
10-Dec-1937 |
21-Feb-2004 |
Myth of the Peoples of the World |
| Julius Axelrod |
Chemist |
30-May-1912 |
29-Dec-2004 |
Research of neurotransmitters |
| Harry Babbitt |
Musician |
2-Nov-1913 |
9-Apr-2004 |
Voice of Woody Woodpecker |
| Gaetano Badalamenti |
Criminal |
14-Sep-1923 |
29-Apr-2004 |
Don Tano, the Boss of Bosses |
| John Balance |
Electronic Musician |
16-Feb-1962 |
13-Nov-2004 |
Coil |
| Bill Ballance |
Radio Personality |
27-Oct-1918 |
23-Sep-2004 |
Shared naked pix of Dr. Laura |
| Alex Barris |
TV Personality |
16-Sep-1922 |
15-Jan-2004 |
Canadian TV star from the '50s and '60s |
| John Drew Barrymore |
Actor |
4-Jun-1932 |
29-Nov-2004 |
High School Confidential! |
| Ol' Dirty Bastard |
Rapper |
15-Nov-1968 |
13-Nov-2004 |
Profoundly deranged rapper, Wu-Tang Clan |
| Emily Morison Beck |
Editor |
c. 1916 |
28-Mar-2004 |
Editor of Bartlett's Quotations |
| Arnold Beckman |
Inventor |
10-Apr-1900 |
18-May-2004 |
Philanthropist who invented pH meter |
| Geoffrey Beene |
Fashion Designer |
30-Aug-1927 |
28-Sep-2004 |
Award-winning fashion designer |
| Alphonzo Bell |
Politician |
19-Sep-1914 |
25-Apr-2004 |
Congressman from California, 1961-77 |
| Nick Berg |
Victim |
2-Apr-1978 |
May-2004 |
US contractor, beheaded on Iraq videotape |
| Sune K. Bergström |
Scientist |
10-Jan-1916 |
15-Aug-2004 |
Prostaglandins |
| Prince Bernhard |
Royalty |
29-Jun-1911 |
1-Dec-2004 |
Prince of the Netherlands |
| Elmer Bernstein |
Composer |
4-Apr-1922 |
18-Aug-2004 |
Scored The Magnificent Seven |
| Jan Berry |
Musician |
3-Apr-1941 |
26-Mar-2004 |
Jan and Dean |
| Pierre Berton |
Author |
12-Jul-1920 |
30-Nov-2004 |
Canadian writer and TV personality |
| Richard Biggs |
Actor |
18-Mar-1961 |
22-May-2004 |
Dr. Stephen Franklin on Babylon 5 |
| Fanny Blankers-Koen |
Track and Field |
26-Apr-1918 |
25-Jan-2004 |
Four gold medals in 1948 |
| Pedro Bloch |
Playwright |
17-Apr-1914 |
23-Feb-2004 |
The Hands of Eurydice |
| Richard Bloch |
Business |
15-Feb-1926 |
21-Jul-2004 |
H&R Block, cancer activist |
| Dave Blood |
Bassist |
16-Sep-1956 |
10-Mar-2004 |
Bassist for the Dead Milkmen |
| Norberto Bobbio |
Philosopher |
18-Oct-1909 |
9-Jan-2004 |
Philosopher of politics and the law |
| Daniel Boorstin |
Historian |
1-Oct-1914 |
28-Feb-2004 |
The Creators |
| Aleksander Bovin |
Diplomat |
9-Aug-1930 |
29-Apr-2004 |
Russian Ambassador to Israel, 1991-7 |
| Marlon Brando |
Actor |
3-Apr-1924 |
1-Jul-2004 |
A Streetcar Named Desire |
| Laura Branigan |
Singer |
3-Jul-1957 |
26-Aug-2004 |
Gloria |
| Philippe de Broca |
Film Director |
15-Mar-1933 |
26-Nov-2004 |
King of Hearts |
| Lyndon Brook |
Actor |
10-Apr-1926 |
9-Jan-2004 |
Reach for the Sky |
| Reva Brooks |
Photographer |
May-1913 |
24-Jan-2004 |
Photographer |
| Herbert C. Brown |
Chemist |
22-May-1912 |
19-Dec-2004 |
Discovered organoboranes |
| Larry Brown |
Novelist |
9-Jul-1951 |
24-Nov-2004 |
Joe |
| Richard C. Brown |
Diplomat |
1-Nov-1939 |
2004 |
US Ambassador to Uruguay, 1990-93 |
| Rosey Brown |
Football |
20-Oct-1932 |
9-Jun-2004 |
NY Giants, Hall of Famer |
| Carlie Brucia |
Victim |
16-Mar-1992 |
1-Feb-2004 |
Little girl kidnapped and killed |
| David Brudnoy |
Radio Personality |
5-Jun-1940 |
8-Dec-2004 |
Boston talk radio host |
| Larry Buchanan |
Film Director |
31-Jan-1923 |
2-Dec-2004 |
Mars Needs Women |
| Lloyd Bucher |
Military |
1-Sep-1927 |
28-Jan-2004 |
Commander of USS Pueblo |
| Alan Bullock |
Historian |
13-Dec-1914 |
2-Feb-2004 |
Historian of Hitler, Stalin |
| Mary-Ellis Bunim |
Film/TV Producer |
9-Jul-1946 |
29-Jan-2004 |
Co-creator of The Real World, etc. |
| Acquanetta |
Actor |
17-Jul-1921 |
16-Aug-2004 |
Captive Wild Woman |
| George Busbee |
Politician |
7-Aug-1927 |
16-Jul-2004 |
Governor of Georgia, 1975-83 |
| Richard G. Butler |
Activist |
23-Feb-1918 |
8-Sep-2004 |
Founder of the Aryan Nations |
| Ken Caminiti |
Baseball |
21-Apr-1963 |
10-Oct-2004 |
Former National League MVP |
| Norman Campbell |
Film Director |
4-Feb-1924 |
12-Apr-2004 |
TV director, producer |
| Jim Cantalupo |
Business |
14-Nov-1943 |
19-Apr-2004 |
CEO of McDonald's, 2002-04 |
| Henri Cartier-Bresson |
Photographer |
22-Aug-1908 |
2-Aug-2004 |
Renowned photographer, photojournalist |
| Albert V. Casey |
Business |
28-Feb-1920 |
10-Jul-2004 |
CEO of American Airlines, 1974-85 |
| Andrew Cavendish |
Aristocrat |
2-Jan-1920 |
3-May-2004 |
11th Duke of Devonshire |
| Iris Chang |
Author |
28-Mar-1968 |
9-Nov-2004 |
The Rape of Nanking |
| Ray Charles |
Musician |
23-Sep-1930 |
10-Jun-2004 |
Georgia On My Mind |
| Julia Child |
Chef |
15-Aug-1912 |
13-Aug-2004 |
Haute cuisine with a unique voice |
| Brian Clough |
Soccer |
21-Mar-1935 |
20-Sep-2004 |
Renowned British soccer manager |
| Cy Coleman |
Composer |
14-Jun-1929 |
18-Nov-2004 |
Hey, Big Spender |
| Alistair Cooke |
Journalist |
20-Nov-1908 |
29-Mar-2004 |
Alistair Cooke's America |
| Gordon Cooper |
Astronaut |
6-Mar-1927 |
4-Oct-2004 |
Mercury 7 and Gemini 5 astronaut |
| Cid Corman |
Poet |
29-Jun-1924 |
12-Mar-2004 |
Founder of Origin poetry magazine |
| Don Cornell |
Singer |
21-Apr-1919 |
23-Feb-2004 |
Big band singer, It Isn't Fair |
| Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer |
Biologist |
24-Feb-1907 |
17-May-2004 |
Ichthyologist, discovered Coelacanth |
| Archibald Cox |
Government |
17-May-1912 |
29-May-2004 |
Target of Watergate Saturday Night Massacre |
| Jack Creley |
Actor |
6-Mar-1926 |
10-Mar-2004 |
Dr. Strangelove, Videodrome |
| Francis Crick |
Scientist |
8-Jun-1916 |
28-Jul-2004 |
Co-Discoverer of the structure of DNA |
| Philip Crosby |
Singer |
13-Jul-1934 |
13-Jan-2004 |
Son of Bing Crosby |
| Joseph F. Cullman III |
Business |
9-Apr-1912 |
30-Apr-2004 |
CEO of Philip Morris, 1957-78 |
| Rodney Dangerfield |
Comic |
22-Nov-1921 |
5-Oct-2004 |
Never did get no respect |
| Georgine Darcy |
Actor |
14-Jan-1931 |
18-Jul-2004 |
Miss Torso in Rear Window |
| Dimebag Darrell |
Guitarist |
20-Aug-1966 |
8-Dec-2004 |
Lead guitarist for Pantera |
| Sam Dash |
Government |
27-Feb-1925 |
29-May-2004 |
Chief counsel, Senate Watergate committee |
| Marvin Davis |
Business |
31-Aug-1925 |
25-Sep-2004 |
Oil magnate, former owner of 20th Century Fox |
| Skeeter Davis |
Country Musician |
30-Dec-1931 |
19-Sep-2004 |
Country vocalist at Grand Ole Opry |
| Gerard Debreu |
Economist |
4-Jul-1921 |
31-Dec-2004 |
Supply and demand theorist |
| Frances Dee |
Actor |
26-Nov-1907 |
6-Mar-2004 |
Finishing School |
| Jacques Derrida |
Philosopher |
15-Jul-1930 |
9-Oct-2004 |
Deconstructionism, Intellectual Terrorist |
| Doris Dowling |
Actor |
15-May-1923 |
18-Jun-2004 |
The Lost Weekend |
| Mac Dre |
Rapper |
5-Jul-1970 |
1-Nov-2004 |
Vallejo Rapper |
| Fred Ebb |
Musician |
8-Apr-1935 |
11-Sep-2004 |
Top Broadway lyricist, Cabaret |
| Larry Elikann |
Film Director |
4-Jul-1920 |
4-Feb-2004 |
One Against the Wind |
| Carl Esmond |
Actor |
14-Jun-1902 |
4-Dec-2004 |
Ministry of Fear |
| Max Faget |
Scientist |
26-Aug-1921 |
9-Oct-2004 |
Designer of NASA spacecraft |
| Brenda Fassie |
Singer |
3-Nov-1964 |
9-May-2004 |
South African pop diva |
| Malachi Favors |
Bassist |
22-Aug-1927 |
30-Jan-2004 |
Bass player for Art Ensemble of Chicago |
| Lisa Ferraday |
Actor |
10-Mar-1921 |
22-Mar-2004 |
Rancho Notorious |
| Cotton Fitzsimmons |
Basketball |
7-Oct-1931 |
24-Jul-2004 |
21 seasons as NBA head coach |
| Thomas Foglietta |
Politician |
3-Dec-1928 |
13-Nov-2004 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1981-97 |
| Hiram Fong |
Politician |
15-Oct-1906 |
18-Aug-2004 |
US Senator from Hawaii, 1959-77 |
| William D. Ford |
Politician |
6-Aug-1927 |
14-Aug-2004 |
Congressman from Michigan, 1965-95 |
| Kirk Fordice |
Politician |
10-Feb-1934 |
7-Sep-2004 |
Governor of Mississippi, 1992-2000 |
| Marshall Frady |
Journalist |
11-Jan-1940 |
9-Mar-2004 |
Wallace |
| Janet Frame |
Author |
28-Aug-1924 |
29-Jan-2004 |
Kiwi author, subject of An Angel at My Table |
| Rikki Fulton |
Comic |
15-Apr-1924 |
28-Jan-2004 |
Scotland's beloved comedian |
| Erle Chennault Galbraith |
Relative |
1-Dec-1922 |
11-Jan-2004 |
Widow of Al Jolson |
| Hank Garland |
Country Musician |
11-Nov-1930 |
27-Dec-2004 |
Country guitar virtuoso |
| Richard Gelb |
Business |
1924 |
4-Apr-2004 |
CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1972-93 |
| Max Geldray |
Jazz Musician |
12-Feb-1916 |
2-Oct-2004 |
Conks of The Goon Show |
| Genevieve |
Singer |
17-Apr-1920 |
14-Mar-2004 |
Singer on Jack Paar Show |
| W. H. Krome George |
Business |
27-Mar-1918 |
6-Sep-2004 |
Chairman and CEO of Alcoa, 1975-83 |
| Philip Geyelin |
Journalist |
27-Feb-1923 |
9-Jan-2004 |
Former editor, The Washington Post |
| Theo Van Gogh |
Film Director |
23-Jul-1957 |
2-Nov-2004 |
Controversial Director of Submission |
| Joe Gold |
Business |
10-Mar-1922 |
12-Jul-2004 |
Founder of Gold's Gym |
| Thomas Gold |
Scientist |
22-May-1920 |
22-Jun-2004 |
Certain that oil is not a fossil fuel |
| Jerry Goldsmith |
Composer |
10-Feb-1929 |
21-Jul-2004 |
Prominent soundtrack composer |
| Olivia Goldsmith |
Novelist |
c. 1949 |
15-Jan-2004 |
The First Wives Club |
| Anne Gorsuch |
Government |
21-Apr-1942 |
18-Jul-2004 |
Reagan's EPA administrator forced to resign |
| Spalding Gray |
Actor |
5-Jun-1941 |
11-Jan-2004 |
Swimming to Cambodia monologist |
| Virginia Grey |
Actor |
22-Mar-1917 |
31-Jul-2004 |
Hullabaloo |
| Helmut Griem |
Actor |
6-Apr-1932 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Cabaret |
| Jorge Guinle |
Socialite |
5-Feb-1916 |
5-Mar-2004 |
Brazilian playboy |
| Thom Gunn |
Poet |
29-Aug-1929 |
25-Apr-2004 |
The Man with Night Sweats |
| Uta Hagen |
Actor |
12-Jun-1919 |
14-Jan-2004 |
Renowned thespian and acting teacher |
| E. R. Haggar |
Business |
18-Sep-1916 |
29-Sep-2004 |
President/CEO of Haggar Clothing Co. |
| Arthur Hailey |
Novelist |
5-Apr-1920 |
24-Nov-2004 |
Hotel and Airport |
| Joseph Hansen |
Author |
19-Jul-1923 |
24-Nov-2004 |
Dave Brandstetter detective series |
| Chandler Harper |
Golf |
10-Mar-1914 |
8-Nov-2004 |
Winner, 1950 PGA Championship |
| David Harris |
Criminal |
19-Oct-1960 |
30-Jun-2004 |
Copkiller in The Thin Blue Line |
| Michael C. Hawley |
Business |
c. 1938 |
13-Jun-2004 |
CEO of Gillette, 1999-2000 |
| Ron Hayes |
Actor |
26-Feb-1929 |
1-Oct-2004 |
Ben Jones on The Rounders |
| Norman G. Heatley |
Scientist |
10-Jan-1911 |
5-Jan-2004 |
Isolated penicillin |
| Anthony Hecht |
Poet |
16-Jan-1923 |
20-Oct-2004 |
The Hard Hours |
| Marvin Heemeyer |
Criminal |
1952 |
4-Jun-2004 |
Killdozer pilot |
| John Hench |
Artist |
29-Jun-1908 |
5-Feb-2004 |
Disney artist, designed the Olympic torch |
| Betty Hill |
Hoaxer |
28-Jun-1919 |
17-Oct-2004 |
Self-proclaimed UFO abductee |
| Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch |
Football |
17-Jun-1923 |
28-Jan-2004 |
LA Rams halfback 1949-57 |
| Syd Hoff |
Author |
4-Sep-1912 |
12-May-2004 |
Danny and the Dinosaur |
| David Hookes |
Cricket |
3-May-1955 |
19-Jan-2004 |
Australian cricket's great white hope |
| Hume Alexander Horan |
Diplomat |
13-Aug-1934 |
22-Jul-2004 |
US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1988 |
| Frank J. Horton |
Politician |
12-Dec-1919 |
30-Aug-2004 |
Congressman from New York, 1963-93 |
| Godfrey N. Hounsfield |
Engineer |
28-Aug-1919 |
12-Aug-2004 |
Computerized axial tomography (CAT scans) |
| Russell Hunter |
Actor |
18-Feb-1925 |
25-Feb-2004 |
Scottish actor |
| Trina Schart Hyman |
Artist |
8-Apr-1939 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Children's book illustrator |
| Paul Iams |
Business |
11-Aug-1915 |
26-Oct-2004 |
Pet food manufacturer |
| Reed Irvine |
Activist |
29-Sep-1922 |
16-Nov-2004 |
Founder, Accuracy in Media |
| J. J. Jackson |
TV Personality |
8-Apr-1941 |
17-Mar-2004 |
One of five original MTV vj's |
| Illinois Jacquet |
Musician |
31-Oct-1922 |
22-Jul-2004 |
Squealing saxophone legend |
| Art James |
Game Show Host |
15-Oct-1929 |
28-Mar-2004 |
Announcer for Concentration |
| Rick James |
Musician |
1-Feb-1948 |
6-Aug-2004 |
Superfreak |
| Darrell Johnson |
Baseball |
25-Aug-1928 |
3-May-2004 |
Red Sox, Mariners manager |
| Elvin Jones |
Drummer |
9-Sep-1927 |
18-May-2004 |
Different Drummer |
| Nafisa Joseph |
Model |
28-Mar-1978 |
29-Jul-2004 |
Femina Miss India Universe 1997 |
| Princess Juliana |
Royalty |
30-Apr-1909 |
20-Mar-2004 |
Crown Princess of the Netherlands |
| Donald Justice |
Poet |
12-Aug-1925 |
6-Aug-2004 |
The Summer Anniversaries |
| Akhmad Kadyrov |
Politician |
23-Aug-1951 |
9-May-2004 |
President of Chechnya |
| Arthur Kane |
Bassist |
3-Feb-1949 |
13-Jul-2004 |
Former New York Dolls bassist |
| Fred Karlin |
Musician |
16-Jun-1936 |
26-Mar-2004 |
Won Oscar for For All We Know |
| Caron Keating |
TV Personality |
5-Oct-1962 |
13-Apr-2004 |
Host of Blue Peter |
| Howard Keel |
Actor |
13-Apr-1919 |
7-Nov-2004 |
Clayton Farlow on Dallas |
| Bob Keeshan |
Actor |
27-Jun-1927 |
23-Jan-2004 |
Captain Kangaroo |
| Dick Kelty |
Inventor |
13-Sep-1919 |
12-Jan-2004 |
Invented the modern backpack |
| Ed Kemmer |
Actor |
29-Oct-1921 |
9-Nov-2004 |
Cmdr. Buzz Corry on Space Patrol |
| Barney Kessel |
Guitarist |
17-Oct-1923 |
6-May-2004 |
Be-bop guitarist |
| Ancel Keys |
Scientist |
26-Jan-1904 |
20-Nov-2004 |
Nutritionist, created the K ration |
| Tom Kindness |
Politician |
26-Aug-1929 |
8-Jan-2004 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1975-87 |
| Alan King |
Comic |
26-Dec-1927 |
9-May-2004 |
Jewish comic and Friars Club fixture |
| Paul Klebnikov |
Journalist |
3-Jun-1963 |
9-Jul-2004 |
Forbes journalist, killed in Moscow |
| Thomas Klestil |
Head of State |
4-Nov-1932 |
6-Jul-2004 |
President of Austria, 1992-2004 |
| Billy Klüver |
Scientist |
13-Nov-1927 |
11-Jan-2004 |
The Mr. Fix-It of kinetic art |
| Elisabeth Kübler-Ross |
Activist |
8-Jul-1926 |
24-Aug-2004 |
On Death And Dying |
| Ryszard Kuklinski |
Spy |
13-Jun-1930 |
10-Feb-2004 |
Polish Cold War era spy who worked with CIA |
| Fred LaRue |
Government |
11-Oct-1928 |
24-Jul-2004 |
Nixon's bag man |
| Melvin J. Lasky |
Journalist |
15-Jan-1920 |
19-May-2004 |
Editor of journal Encounter |
| Estée Lauder |
Business |
1-Jul-1908 |
24-Apr-2004 |
Cosmetics magnate |
| Jerome Lawrence |
Playwright |
14-Jul-1915 |
29-Feb-2004 |
Inherit the Wind and Mame |
| Anna Lee |
Actor |
2-Jan-1913 |
14-May-2004 |
Lila Quartermaine on General Hospital |
| Janet Leigh |
Actor |
6-Jul-1927 |
4-Oct-2004 |
Psycho |
| Jozef Lenart |
Head of State |
3-Apr-1923 |
11-Feb-2004 |
Czech Prime Minister, 1963-68 |
| Donald James Leslie |
Inventor |
13-Apr-1911 |
2-Sep-2004 |
Invented the Leslie Speaker |
| Edward B. Lewis |
Scientist |
20-May-1918 |
21-Jul-2004 |
Drosophila researcher, Nobel laureate |
| John Mack |
Psychiatrist |
4-Oct-1929 |
27-Sep-2004 |
A Prince of Our Disorder |
| William Manchester |
Author |
1-Apr-1922 |
1-Jun-2004 |
The Arms of Krupp |
| Nino Manfredi |
Actor |
22-Mar-1921 |
28-May-2004 |
Bread and Chocolate |
| Irene Manning |
Actor |
17-Jul-1912 |
28-May-2004 |
Yankee Doodle Dandy |
| Trudy Marshall |
Actor |
14-Feb-1922 |
23-May-2004 |
The Sullivans |
| Brian Maxwell |
Inventor |
14-Mar-1953 |
19-Mar-2004 |
Inventor of the PowerBar |
| Frank Maxwell |
Actor |
17-Nov-1916 |
4-Aug-2004 |
Dan Rooney on General Hospital |
| John Maynard Smith |
Biologist |
6-Jan-1920 |
19-Apr-2004 |
Applied game theory to evolutionary biology |
| Harrison McCain |
Business |
3-Nov-1927 |
18-Mar-2004 |
Frozen french fry billionaire |
| Mercedes McCambridge |
Actor |
17-Mar-1916 |
2-Mar-2004 |
All the King's Men |
| John McGeoch |
Musician |
28-May-1955 |
4-Mar-2004 |
Siouxsie and the Banshees guitarist |
| Tug McGraw |
Baseball |
30-Aug-1944 |
5-Jan-2004 |
Pitcher for Mets, Phillies |
| Mary McGrory |
Journalist |
22-Aug-1918 |
21-Apr-2004 |
Pulitzer Prize-winning Liberal Icon |
| Norris McWhirter |
Author |
12-Aug-1925 |
19-Apr-2004 |
Co-founder, Guinness Book of World Records |
| Vaughn Meader |
Comic |
20-Mar-1936 |
29-Oct-2004 |
Comedian, JFK mimic |
| Terry Melcher |
Music Producer |
8-Feb-1942 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Songwriter for Byrds, Beach Boys |
| Robert Merrill |
Singer |
4-Jun-1917 |
23-Oct-2004 |
Operatic baritone, NY Metropolitan Opera |
| Russ Meyer |
Film Director |
21-Mar-1922 |
18-Sep-2004 |
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls |
| Inge Meysel |
Actor |
30-May-1910 |
11-Jul-2004 |
Popular German TV actress |
| Ann Miller |
Dancer |
12-Apr-1923 |
22-Jan-2004 |
Kiss Me Kate |
| J. Irwin Miller |
Business |
26-May-1909 |
16-Aug-2004 |
Former CEO of Cummins Engine |
| Czeslaw Milosz |
Poet |
30-Jun-1911 |
14-Aug-2004 |
Polish novelist and poet, The Captive Mind |
| Jan Miner |
Actor |
15-Oct-1917 |
15-Feb-2004 |
Soaking in Palmolive dishwashing liquid |
| Marvin Mitchelson |
Attorney |
7-May-1928 |
18-Sep-2004 |
Celebrity divorce lawyer |
| Thomas H. Moorer |
Military |
9-Feb-1912 |
5-Feb-2004 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1970-74 |
| Col. Robert Morgan |
Military |
31-Jul-1918 |
15-May-2004 |
Pilot of The Memphis Belle |
| Frank B. Morrison |
Politician |
20-May-1905 |
19-Apr-2004 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1961-67 |
| Jerry Nachman |
Journalist |
24-Feb-1946 |
19-Jan-2004 |
MSNBC reporter |
| Joergen Nash |
Artist |
1929 |
18-May-2004 |
Beheaded Copenhagen's Little Mermaid |
| Warren Nelson |
Business |
19-Jan-1913 |
23-Sep-2004 |
Co-Owner, Club Cal Neva |
| Helmut Newton |
Photographer |
31-Oct-1920 |
23-Jan-2004 |
Celebrity photographer |
| Richard Ney |
Actor |
12-Nov-1916 |
18-Jul-2004 |
Mrs. Miniver |
| Andrian Nikolayev |
Astronaut |
5-Sep-1929 |
3-Jul-2004 |
Third Russian cosmonaut in space |
| Paul Nitze |
Diplomat |
16-Jan-1907 |
19-Oct-2004 |
US cold warrior |
| Louie B. Nunn |
Politician |
8-Mar-1924 |
29-Jan-2004 |
Governor of Kentucky, 1967-71 |
| Mike O'Callaghan |
Politician |
10-Sep-1929 |
5-Mar-2004 |
Governor of Nevada, 1971-79 |
| Ron O'Neal |
Actor |
1-Sep-1937 |
14-Jan-2004 |
Youngblood Priest in Superfly |
| Johnny Oates |
Baseball |
21-Jan-1946 |
24-Dec-2004 |
Former Orioles and Rangers manager |
| Fred Olivi |
Military |
16-Jan-1922 |
8-Apr-2004 |
Co-pilot of Nagasaki bombing |
| Toni Onley |
Painter |
20-Nov-1928 |
29-Feb-2004 |
British Columbia's flying artist |
| Jerry Orbach |
Actor |
20-Oct-1935 |
28-Dec-2004 |
Lennie Briscoe from Law & Order |
| Robert D. Orr |
Politician |
17-Nov-1917 |
10-Mar-2004 |
Governor of Indiana, 1989-92 |
| Humphry Osmond |
Doctor |
1-Jul-1917 |
6-Feb-2004 |
LSD proponent, turned on Aldous Huxley |
| Jack Paar |
Talk Show Host |
1-May-1918 |
27-Jan-2004 |
Second host of the Tonight Show |
| George Pake |
Scientist |
1-Apr-1924 |
4-Mar-2004 |
First director of Xerox PARC |
| Bruce Palmer |
Bassist |
9-Sep-1946 |
1-Oct-2004 |
Bassist for Buffalo Springfield |
| Robert Pastorelli |
Actor |
21-Jun-1954 |
8-Mar-2004 |
Housepainter on Murphy Brown |
| John Peel |
Radio Personality |
30-Aug-1939 |
25-Oct-2004 |
Influential radio presenter |
| Daniel Petrie |
Film Director |
26-Nov-1920 |
22-Aug-2004 |
A Raisin in the Sun |
| Ben Pimlott |
Historian |
4-Jul-1945 |
10-Apr-2004 |
Definitive biography of Elizabeth II |
| Edward J. Piszek |
Business |
24-Oct-1916 |
27-Mar-2004 |
Co-founder of Mrs. Paul's frozen foods |
| Gilbert Plass |
Physicist |
22-Mar-1922 |
1-Mar-2004 |
Climate change scientist |
| Fernando Poe, Jr. |
Politician |
20-Aug-1939 |
13-Dec-2004 |
Filipino actor turned presidential candidate |
| John A. Pople |
Chemist |
31-Oct-1925 |
15-Mar-2004 |
Quantum mechanics of molecules |
| José López Portillo |
Head of State |
16-Jun-1920 |
17-Feb-2004 |
President of Mexico, 1976-82 |
| Maureen Potter |
Actor |
1925 |
7-Apr-2004 |
Beloved Irish actress and comic |
| Tim Prusmack |
Artist |
1962 |
26-Jan-2004 |
Recreated currency notes by hand |
| Robert Quine |
Guitarist |
30-Dec-1942 |
31-May-2004 |
Sonic punk rock guitarist |
| J. C. Quinn |
Actor |
30-Nov-1940 |
10-Feb-2004 |
The Abyss |
| Yordan Radichkov |
Author |
24-Oct-1929 |
21-Jan-2004 |
Bulgarian writer |
| Frances Rafferty |
Actor |
16-Jun-1922 |
18-Apr-2004 |
Ruth Henshaw in December Bride |
| Johnny Ramone |
Musician |
8-Oct-1951 |
15-Sep-2004 |
The Ramones |
| Tony Randall |
Actor |
26-Feb-1920 |
18-May-2004 |
Felix Unger in The Odd Couple |
| John Randolph |
Actor |
1-Jun-1915 |
24-Feb-2004 |
Prizzi's Honor |
| Abdel Aziz Rantisi |
Activist |
23-Oct-1947 |
17-Apr-2004 |
Hamas co-founder |
| Narasimha Rao |
Head of State |
28-Jun-1921 |
23-Dec-2004 |
Prime Minister of India, 1991-96 |
| Ronald Reagan |
Head of State |
6-Feb-1911 |
5-Jun-2004 |
40th US President, 1981-89 |
| Christopher Reeve |
Actor |
25-Sep-1952 |
10-Oct-2004 |
Superman |
| Serge Reggiani |
Musician |
2-May-1922 |
22-Jul-2004 |
French singer, actor, painter |
| David Reimer |
Victim |
1965 |
4-May-2004 |
Boy raised as a girl |
| Simone Renant |
Actor |
19-Mar-1911 |
29-Mar-2004 |
Quai des Orfèvres |
| Alexandra Ripley |
Author |
8-Jan-1934 |
10-Jan-2004 |
Scarlett |
| Eugene Roche |
Actor |
22-Sep-1928 |
28-Jul-2004 |
Bill Parker on Webster |
| Laurance Rockefeller |
Business |
26-May-1910 |
11-Jul-2004 |
Financier behind Eastern Airlines |
| Marvin Runyon |
Government |
16-Sep-1924 |
3-May-2004 |
US Postmaster General, 1992-98 |
| Françoise Sagan |
Novelist |
21-Jun-1935 |
24-Sep-2004 |
Bonjour Tristesse |
| Pierre Salinger |
Journalist |
14-Jun-1925 |
16-Oct-2004 |
Former ABC News Correspondent |
| Isabel Sanford |
Actor |
29-Aug-1917 |
9-Jul-2004 |
Louise Jefferson on The Jeffersons |
| Carmine De Sapio |
Government |
10-Dec-1908 |
27-Jul-2004 |
The Last Boss of Tammany Hall |
| Marge Schott |
Baseball |
18-Aug-1928 |
2-Mar-2004 |
Owner, Cincinnati Reds |
| Julius Schwartz |
Cartoonist |
19-Jun-1915 |
8-Feb-2004 |
Silver Age comics pioneer |
| Robert F. Seedlock |
Military |
6-Feb-1913 |
5-May-2004 |
Built the Burma Road in WWII |
| Hubert Selby |
Author |
23-Jul-1928 |
26-Apr-2004 |
Requiem for a Dream |
| John W. Seybold |
Business |
8-Mar-1916 |
14-Mar-2004 |
Computerized typesetting pioneer |
| Artie Shaw |
Musician |
23-May-1910 |
30-Dec-2004 |
Clarinetist, big band leader |
| Harold Shipman |
Criminal |
14-Jan-1946 |
13-Jan-2004 |
Serial killer had 215 victims |
| David Shoenberg |
Physicist |
4-Jan-1911 |
10-Mar-2004 |
Physicist at Cambridge |
| Loyd Sigmon |
Radio Personality |
6-May-1909 |
2-Jun-2004 |
SigAlert inventor |
| Joseph J. Sisco |
Diplomat |
31-Oct-1919 |
23-Nov-2004 |
Kissinger's Mideast Deputy |
| Jeff Smith |
Chef |
22-Jan-1939 |
7-Jul-2004 |
Former TV chef, alleged child molester |
| Robert E. Smylie |
Politician |
31-Oct-1914 |
17-Jul-2004 |
Governor of Idaho, 1955-67 |
| Carrie Snodgress |
Actor |
27-Oct-1946 |
1-Apr-2004 |
Diary of a Mad Housewife |
| Susan Sontag |
Author |
16-Jan-1933 |
28-Dec-2004 |
Novelist, critic, intellectual |
| Soundarya |
Actor |
17-Jul-1971 |
17-Apr-2004 |
Indian superstar actress, Dweepa |
| Janet Steiger |
Government |
10-Jun-1939 |
3-Apr-2004 |
FTC chairman, 1989-95 |
| Mattie Stepanek |
Poet |
17-Jul-1990 |
22-Jun-2004 |
Muscular-dystrophic boy-poet |
| Jan Sterling |
Actor |
3-Apr-1921 |
26-Mar-2004 |
Ace in the Hole |
| Niki Sullivan |
Guitarist |
23-Jun-1937 |
6-Apr-2004 |
Guitarist for The Crickets |
| Suraiya |
Musician |
15-Jun-1929 |
31-Jan-2004 |
Sexy Bollywood superstar of the '40s and '50s |
| June Taylor |
Dancer |
14-Dec-1917 |
17-May-2004 |
June Taylor Dancers choreographer |
| Ingrid Thulin |
Actor |
27-Jan-1926 |
7-Jan-2004 |
Swedish actress starred in 9 Ingmar Bergman films |
| Pat Tillman |
Military |
6-Nov-1976 |
22-Apr-2004 |
NFL player turned Army Ranger |
| John Toland |
Historian |
29-Jun-1912 |
4-Jan-2004 |
The Rising Sun |
| Boris Trajkovski |
Head of State |
25-Jun-1956 |
26-Feb-2004 |
President of Macedonia, 1999-2004 |
| John K. Turner |
Business |
8-Jul-1931 |
30-Sep-2004 |
Founder of Taco John's |
| Lew Urry |
Chemist |
29-Jan-1927 |
19-Oct-2004 |
Inventor of alkaline battery |
| Peter Ustinov |
Actor |
16-Apr-1921 |
28-Mar-2004 |
British stage actor |
| Jay Van Andel |
Business |
3-Jun-1924 |
7-Dec-2004 |
Amway billionaire |
| Mona Van Duyn |
Poet |
9-May-1921 |
1-Dec-2004 |
To See, To Take |
| John R. Vane |
Scientist |
29-Mar-1927 |
19-Nov-2004 |
Prostaglandins |
| Veerappan |
Criminal |
18-Jan-1952 |
18-Oct-2004 |
India's greatest Sandalwood smuggler |
| Joe Viterelli |
Actor |
10-Mar-1941 |
29-Jan-2004 |
Jelly in Analyze This |
| Hans Vonk |
Conductor |
18-Jun-1942 |
29-Aug-2004 |
Director, St. Louis Symphony, 1996-2002 |
| George Wackenhut |
Business |
1919 |
31-Dec-2004 |
Founder of Wackenhut |
| Randy Warmer |
Musician |
30-Mar-1955 |
12-Jan-2004 |
Just When I Needed You Most |
| Silas Warner |
Computer Programmer |
18-Aug-1949 |
26-Feb-2004 |
Castle Wolfenstein |
| Gary Webb |
Journalist |
31-Aug-1955 |
10-Dec-2004 |
Exposed CIA Nicaragua/drugs angle |
| John C. West |
Politician |
27-Aug-1922 |
21-Mar-2004 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-75 |
| Fred Whipple |
Astronomer |
5-Nov-1906 |
30-Aug-2004 |
Comet Guy |
| Reggie White |
Football |
19-Dec-1961 |
26-Dec-2004 |
NFL's Minister of Defense |
| John Whitehead |
Musician |
2-Jul-1948 |
11-May-2004 |
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now |
| Maurice Wilkins |
Biologist |
15-Dec-1916 |
5-Oct-2004 |
Took X-ray pictures of DNA |
| Noble Willingham |
Actor |
31-Aug-1931 |
17-Jan-2004 |
Hard-working supporting actor |
| Austin Willis |
Actor |
1917 |
4-Apr-2004 |
Adm. Fox on Seaway |
| Paul Winfield |
Actor |
22-May-1941 |
7-Mar-2004 |
Jim in the 1974 Huckleberry Finn |
| Fay Wray |
Actor |
15-Sep-1907 |
8-Aug-2004 |
King Kong |
| Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev |
Head of State |
12-Sep-1952 |
13-Feb-2004 |
President of Republic of Chechnya 1996-1997 |
| Sheikh Ahmed Yassin |
Religion |
18-Dec-1936 |
21-Mar-2004 |
Hamas spiritual leader |
| Yang Zhiya |
Criminal |
c. 1968 |
14-Feb-2004 |
Chinese serial killer, charged 65 murders |
| Warren Zimmermann |
Diplomat |
16-Nov-1934 |
2-Feb-2004 |
US Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1989-92 |
| Edward G. Zubler |
Inventor |
12-Mar-1925 |
20-Mar-2004 |
Inventor of the halogen lamp |
| Zulu |
Actor |
17-Oct-1937 |
3-May-2004 |
Kono on Hawaii 5-O |
