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former CBS-TV head James Thomas Aubrey Jr. his lifestyle was the basis for Jacqueline Susan's The Love Machine
expired 9-9-1994 age 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Jacques Aubuchon played Chief Urulu on McHale's Navy born on 10-30-1924 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts expired 12-28-1991 age 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington D.C. stockbroker Hugh D. Auchincloss husband of Janet; Jackie O's step- born on 8-28-1897 expired 11-20-1976 in Georgetown, Maryland age 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackie O's mom Janet Lee Auchincloss born on 12-3-1907 expired 7-22-1989 age 81
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| lawyer/writer Louis Stanton Auchincloss born on 9-27-1917 in Lawrence, Long Island, New York expired 1-26-2010 in Manhattan, New York, New York age 92 cause: complications from stroke
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| British poet and essayist Wystan Hugh Auden won 1948 Pulitzer prize born on 2-21-1907 in York, England expired 9-28-1973 in Vienna, Austria age 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ornithologist John James Audubon wrote illustrated folios Birds of America (1827-38) born on 4-26-1785 in Les Cayes, Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) expired 1-27-1851 in Manhattan, New York, New York age 65 cause: senility; complications from stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
character actor Mischa Auer
expired 3-5-1967 in Rome, Italy age 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Boston Celtics coach Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach born on 9-20-1917 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 10-28-2006 in Bethesda, Maryland age 89 cause: heart attack
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| Der Spiegel founder (1947) & publisher Rudolf Augstein born on 11-5-1923 in Hannover, Prussia, Germany expired 11-7-2002 in Berlin, Germany age 79 cause: pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
philosopher and theologian Saint Augustine of Hippo wrote The City of God (413-426)
expired 8-28-430 in Hippo, Numidia age 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| first Archbishop of Canterbury (601-605) Saint Augustine dispatched by Pope Gregory to Britain to re-found the church; converted Ethelbert to Christianity; Ethelbert gave him land at Canterbury to build his church expired 5-26-605 in Canterbury, Kent, England age 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
first Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar month of August is named for him; became sole ruler of the empire after the Battle of Actium where he defeated Marc Antony; Livia was his wife and first Roman Empress
expired 8-19-14 in Nola, Italy age 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Jean-Pierre Aumont
expired 1-30-2001 in Saint Tropez, France age 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French composer George Auric member of Les Six born on 2-15-1899 in Lodeve, France expired 7-23-1983 in Paris, Île-de-France, France age 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| aviatrix Jacqueline Douet Auriol 1950s test pilot born on 11-5-1917 in Challans, France expired 2-12-2000 in Paris, Île-de-France, France age 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| retired Lt.General Jagjit Singh Aurora lead the Indian Army forces in their 1971 war with Pakistan — it fostered the creation of Bangladesh born on 2-13-1916 in Kalle Gujran, Jehlum District, Punjab State, India expired 5-3-2005 in New Delhi, India age 89 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author Dominique Aury wrote the S&M opus The Story of O under the pen name Pauline Réage (1954)
expired 4-26-1998 in Paris, Île-de-France, France age 90 AKS: Reage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| interior designer Frank P. Austin helped Hef select location of and decor for the L.A. Playboy Mansion born on 12-30-1936 in Montclair, New Jersey expired 11-20-2002 in Los Angeles, California age 65 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
popular 1920s singer Gene Austin had hit with My Blue Heaven
expired 1-24-1972 in Palm Springs, California age 71 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
illustrator Reid Stewart Austin was Playboy's assistant art director under Arthur Paul; lucky dog got to draw the lipstick Rabbit Head logo on Cynthia Maddox's tummy for the July 1964 coverborn on 3-11-1931 in New Jersey expired 9-14-2006 in Port Townsend, Washington age 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Michigan Secretary of State (1971-94) Richard H. Austin born on 5-6-1913 in Stouts Mountain, Alabama expired 4-20-2001 in Detroit, Michigan age 87 cause: heart attack; Alzheimer's disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Pennsylvania researcher Dr. Robert Austrian developed the pneumonia vaccine (1976); received the 1978 Lasker Award born on 4-12-1916 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 3-25-2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 90 cause: stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French movie actor Claude Luzarches Autant-Lara born on 8-5-1901 in Luzarches, France expired 2-5-2000 age 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frosty the Snowman singer & former California Angels owner Orvon Gene Autry born on 9-29-1907 in Tioga, Texas expired 10-2-1998 in Studio City, California age 91 cause: lymphoma
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prolific writer Michael Angelo Avallone Jr. creator of the Ed Noon detective series ("The Tall Dolores" (1953), ""Dead Game" (1954), ...); wrote under numerous pseudonyms; did the first Man From Uncle novelization (1965)born on 10-27-1924 in New York, New York expired 2-26-1999 in Los Angeles, California age 74 cause: heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Klan member Ernest Henry Avants in 2003 convicted of murdering Ben Chester White in Natchez, Mississippi (1966) born on 1-23-1931 expired 6-15-2004 in Fort Worth, Texas age cause: complications from heart problems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| feminist screenwriter Barbara Hammer Avedon co-created Cagney & Lacey tv series born on 6-29-1930 expired 8-31-1994 age 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| photographer Richard Avedon born on 5-13-1923 in New York, New York expired 9-30-2004 in San Antonio, Texas age 81 cause: complications from cerebral hemorrhage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| businessman Joseph Louis Anne Avenol second secretary- born on --1879 in France expired 9-2-1952 in Duillier, Switzerland age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor, tv producer/director Hyman J. Averback radio announcer for Bob Hope & Jack Paar; directed episodes of F Troop & M*A*S*H; directed I Love You, Alice B. Toklas (1968) born on 10-21-1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 10-14-1997 in Los Angeles, California age 76 cause: "complications" following surgery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cartoonist Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery started at Warner Brothers in the 1930s, then went over to MGM, where he created, amongst others, the Droopy Dog character born on 2-26-1908 in Taylor, Texas expired 8-27-1980 age 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bacteriologist & medical researcher Dr. Oswald Theodore Avery with McCarty & Macleod published seminal 1944 research report in Experimental Medicine that identified DNA as the stuff that genes are made of born on 10-21-1877 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada expired 2-20-1955 in Nashville, Tennessee age 77 cause: liver cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Avery Dennison Corp label tycoon Ray Stanton Avery invented self-adhesive labels/ born on 1-13-1907 expired 12-12-1997 in Pasadena, California age 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
tough-guy character actor Val Avery
expired 12-12-2009 in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, New York age 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Detroit-area auto dealer Warren Edward Avis Sr. founded the car rental business that bears his name (1946) — it started with two locations: Miami, FL & Ypsilanti, MI (Willow Run airport); he later sold the company (1954) born on 4-8-1915 in Onaway, Michigan expired 4-23-2007 in Ann Arbor, Michigan age 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| physicist Amedeo Avogadro coined term "molecule"; determined number of molecules in a "mole" of a substance, also known as Avogadro's Number (6.02544×1022 molecules/mole) born on 6-9-1776 in Turin, Italy expired 7-9-1856 in Turin, Italy age 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
early computer systems analyst Henriette Regina Avram led the Library of Congress' development of the Marc (Machine readable cataloging) computer system that replaced 3-by-5 cards (1965-68)
expired 4-22-2006 in Miami, Forida age 86 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| children's story author Rev. Wilbert Vere Awdry created Thomas the Tank Engine for his kids (published 1946) born on 6-15-1911 in Romsey. Hampshire, England expired 3-21-1997 in Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England age 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| playwright George Axelrod wrote plays The Seven Year Itch (1953) & Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1955); movie screenplays include Bus Stop, Breakfast at Tiffany's (1959), The Manchurian Candidate (1962) & How To Murder Your Wife (1965) born on 6-9-1922 in New York, New York expired 6-21-2003 in Los Angeles, California age 81 cause: heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
neuroscientist Dr. Julius Axelrod shared the 1970 Nobel physiology award
expired 12-29-2004 in Rockville, Maryland age 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
homosexual rights activist Axel Axgil companion/spouse of Eigil Axil
expired 10-29-2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark age 96 cause: complications from fall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
homosexual rights activist Eigil Axgil companion/spouse of Axel Axgil; co-founded F-48 (Forbundet af 1948))
expired 9-22-1995 age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ardent Nazi & Hitler Youth leader Artur Axmann claimed to be last person to see Hitler alive (big deal) born on 2-18-1913 in Hagen, Germany expired 10-24-1996 in Berlin, Germany age 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESPN commentator Pete Macrae Axthelm born on 8-27-1943 in New York, New York expired 2-2-1991 age 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stax Records co-founder Estelle S. Axton the label began as Satellite Records in 1957
expired 2-24-2004 in Memphis, Tennessee age 85 cause: strokes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| country singer Hoyt Wayne Axton son of Mae Boren Axton; wrote Kingston Trio hit Greenback Dollar (1963) and Three Dog Night band hit Joy To The World (1971) born on 3-25-1938 in Duncan, Oklahoma expired 10-26-1999 in Victor, Montana age 61 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hoyt's mom Mae Boren Axton co-wrote Heartbreak Hotel born on 9-14-1914 expired 4-9-1997 in Hendersonville, Tennessee age 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miss America 1954 Evelyn Margaret Ay
expired 10-18-2008 in Malvern, Pennsylvania age 75 cause: colorectal cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv actor/producer/comedy writer John Bansley Aylesworth creator of Front Page Challenge & co-creator of the Hee-Haw tv series born on 8-18-1928 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 7-28-2010 in Rancho Mirage, California age 81 cause: complications from pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
silent movie star Agnes Ayres was Rudolph Valentino's leading lady in The Sheik
expired 12-25-1940 in Hollywood, California age 42 cause: cerebral hemorrhage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Lew Ayres played Dr. Kildare in the movies born on 12-28-1908 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 12-30-1996 in Los Angeles, California age 88
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| former Pakistani ruler (1958-69) Field Marshall Mohammad Ayub Khan deposed first president Iskander Mirza in 1958 born on 5-14-1907 in Rehanna, India expired 4-19-1974 in Islamabad, Pakistan age 66 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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