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Catholic Church leader (1484-1492) Giovanni Battista Cibò elected 214th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church August 29, 1484
expired 7-25-1492 in Rome, Italy age 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox pitcher Edward Victor "Eddie" Cicotte banned from baseball after the 1919 Black Sox scandal born on 6-19-1884 in Detroit, Michigan expired 5-5-1969 in Farmington, Michigan age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920s/30s operatic soprano Geneviève "Gina" Cigna born on 3-6-1900 in Paris, France expired 6-26-2001 in Milan, Italy age 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| African Mendi chief Joseph Cinque kidnapped and enslaved, he lead a rebellion aboard the Le Amistad in 1839; his trials were the subject of the 1997 movie Amistad; ironically, he later became a slave trader himself born on --1811 in Africa expired ??-??-1852 in Africa age 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catholic Church leader (1550-1555) Giovanni Maria Ciocchi elected 222nd Pope of the Roman Catholic Church February 7, 1550
expired 3-23-1555 in Rome, Italy age 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv reporter Louis J. Cioffi covered the Korean War for CBS and the Vietman War for ABC born on 4-30-1926 expired 5-2-1998 in New York, New York age 72 cause: liver cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tobacco lawsuit plaintiff Antonio Cipollone husband of Rose Cipollone; in June 1988 awarded $100,000 in lawsuit against three tobacco companies; verdict overturned 1/5/1990 by appellate court born on 8-31-1923 expired 1-10-1990 in Toms River, New Jersey age 66 cause: pneumonia; heart failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dover Publications founder Hayward Cirker born on 6-1-1917 expired 3-8-2000 in Roslyn, New York age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
fashion designer Anne Elisabeth Jane "Liz" Claiborne
expired 6-26-2007 in Manhattan, New York, New York age 78 cause: complications from peritoneal mesothelioma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former New York Times food editor (1957-88) Craig Claiborne born on 9-4-1920 in Sunflower, Mississippi expired 1-22-2000 in New York, New York age 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former college football coach Jerry David Claiborne born on 8-26-1928 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky expired 9-24-2000 in Nashville, Tennessee age 72 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acme Packing Co. manager (1919-21) J. Emmett Clair Curly Lambeau's father convinced him to have the business sponsor an American Professional Football Association team; when he left town he sold the team to Curly; the team (named the "Green Bay Packers") later joined the NFL and went on to some success born on 6-16-1897 expired 4-9-2000 in Palos Heights, Illinois age 102 cause: pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
film director René Clair
expired 3-15-1981 in Neuilly, France age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| folk singer William "Liam" Clancy last surviving member of the Irish folk group (Clancy Brothers) born on 9-2-1935 in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland expired 12-4-2009 in Cork, Ireland age 74 cause: pulmonary fibrosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| industrialist George Hubbard Clapp a founder of the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) expired 3-31-1949 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania age 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| artificial heart recipient Dentist Barney Bailey Clark born on 1-21-1921 in Provo, Utah expired 3-23-1982 in Salt Lake City, Utah age 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Benjamin "Bob" Clark gave the world Porky's (1982); co-wrote & directed A Christmas Story (1983) born on 8-5-1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 4-4-2007 in Pacific Palisades, California age 65 cause: automobile crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| paper manufacturer Charles Benjamin Clark co-founder of Kimberly-Clark & Company (1872); Wisconsin rep. (1887-91) born on 8-24-1844 in Theresa, New York expired 9-10-1891 in Watertown, New York age 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Dane Clark
expired 9-11-1998 in Santa Monica, California age 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delecta "Dee" Clark Jr. recorded Raindrops in 1961 born on 11-7-1938 in Blytheville, Arkansas expired 12-7-1990 in Smyrna, Georgia age 52 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| frat band leader Douglas P. Clark leader of the Hot Nuts born on 6-18-1936 expired 9-16-2002 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina age 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former Life magazine staff photographer Ed Clark took memorable photo of bandsmen Graham Jackson's accordion tribute to FDRborn on 7-3-1911 in Nashville, Tennessee expired 1-22-2000 in Sarasota, Florida age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Fred Clark born on 3-9-1914 in Lincoln, California expired 12-5-1968 in Santa Monica, California age 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sports legend George "Potsy" Clark Michigan Agricultural College football coach (1920); Portsmouth (Ohio)/Detroit Lions coach (1931-37; 1940-42); Nebraska Athletic Director (1945-53) born on 3-20-1894 expired 11-8-1972 in La Jolla, California age 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Byrds co-founder Harold Eugene "Gene" Clark born on 11-17-1944 in Tipton, Missouri expired 5-24-1991 in Sherman Oaks, California age 46 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former American Express head (1960-77) Howard Longstreth Clark Sr. born on 3-14-1916 in South Pasadena, California expired 2-2-2001 in Greenwich, Connecticut age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| game show announcer Jack Clark expired 7-27-1988 age 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas death row inmate Jack Ward Clark rapist & murderer
expired 1-9-2001 in Huntsville, Texas age 37 cause: executed; lethal injection
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unrepentant former Dallas County (Alabama) Sheriff (1955-66) James Gardner Clark Jr. one of the doughy, good-ol'-boy racist peckerwood dopeheads that enforced the Jim Crow laws; along with Alabama State troopers was part of the March 7 1965 "Bloody Sunday" police riot against peaceful voting rights marchers, violently forcing them back across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, back to Selma where they had come from; in 1978 did 9 months in prison for marijuana smuggling; rot in hell, Jimboborn on 9-17-1922 in Elba, Alabama expired 6-4-2007 in Elba, Alabama age 84 cause: strokes; heart attacks; sheer spitefulness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shuttle STS-107 astronaut Laurel Blair Salton Clark born on 3-10-1961 in Ames, Iowa expired 2-1-2003 in over north-central Texas age 41 cause: disintegration of Shuttle Columbia during re-entry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Detroit Lions head coach (1978-84) Monte Dale Clark born on 1-24-1937 in Filmore, California expired 9-16-2009 in Detroit, Michigan age 72 cause: bone marrow maglignancy; lung & liver disease AKS: Montie Monty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Def Leppard guitarist Steve Clark born on 4-23-1960 in Sheffield, England expired 1-8-1991 age 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Truman Attorney General (1945-49) Tom Campbell Clark Supreme Court Associate Justice (1949-67); father of Ramsey born on 9-23-1899 in Dallas, Texas expired 6-13-1977 in New York, New York age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author Walter Van Tilburg Clark wrote The Ox-Bow Incident (1940) born on 8-3-1909 in East Orange, New Jersey expired 11-10-1971 in Reno, Nevada age 62 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Purchase co-explorer William Clark from 1804-1806 explored the region with Meriwether Lewis; Sacagawea was their guide born on 8-1-1770 in Caroline County, Virginia expired 9-1-1838 in Saint Louis, Missouri age 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
science fiction writer Sir Arthur Charles Clarke wrote 2001: A Space Odyssey book and screenplay for 1968 Kubrick movie; published a number of articles in Playboyborn on 12-16-1917 in Minehead, Somerset, England expired 3-19-2008 in Colombo, Sri Lanka age 90 cause: cardio-respiratory attack; post-polio syndrome
AKS: Clark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress/teacher Caitlin Clarke mostly remembered as Valerian in Dragonslayer (1981)
expired 9-9-2004 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania age 52 cause: ovarian cancer AKS: Clark Kaitlin Caitlyn Kaitlyn Catherine Dragon Slayer Valerion Valerien Valeryon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sci-fi magazine publisher/editor Frederick S. Clarke founded Cinefantastique (1970) born on 11-20-1948 in Steubenville, Ohio expired 10-17-2000 in Adair County, Iowa age 51 cause: suicide; depression | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| classically trained saxophonist/oboist Jon Christopher Clarke played in the Loggins & Messina band born on 8-19-1950 in California expired 6-9-2005 in Ha'ena, Kaua'i, Hawaii age 54 cause: kidney cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| historian Sir Kenneth MacKenzie Clarke born on 7-13-1903 in London, England expired 5-21-1983 in Hythe, Hampshire, England age 79
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| Kenneth Spearman "Kenny" Clarke original drummer in the Modern Jazz Quartet (1952-55) born on 1-19-1914 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 1-25-1985 age 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Mae Clarke got a grapefruit squished in her face by James Cagney in Public Enemy (1931)
expired 4-29-1992 age 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author & BBC broadcaster Nicholas Campbell "Nick" Clarke has cancer born on 6-9-1948 in Godalming, Surrey, England expired 11-23-2006 age 58 cause: cancer
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| British screenwriter Thomas Ernest Bennett Clarke born on 6-7-1907 in Watford, England expired 2-11-1989 age 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DD-movie actress Lana Jean Clarkson moviedom's legendary Barbarian Queen (two movies: 1985 & 1992); also appeared in Death Stalker and as Alpha Beta, Princess of the Moon, in Amazon Women on the Moon (1987; opposite Sybil Danning's own "talents")born on 4-5-1962 in Long Beach, California expired 2-3-2003 in Alhambra, California age 40 cause: Phil Spector's famed Wall of Bullets (gunshot to face) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
biologist Albert Claude shared the 1974 Nobel prize in medicineborn on 8-23-1899 in Longlier, Belgium expired 5-22-1983 in Brussels, Belgium age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| French inventor Georges Claude inventor of the neon light born on 9-24-1870 in Paris, France expired 5-23-1960 in Paris, France age 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
fourth Roman Emperor Claudius I nephew of Tiberius installed as Emperor by the Praetorian Guard after the assassination of Caligula; ruled the empire from 41 to 54; married his niece (Agrippina), adopted her son (Nero) as heir (over his natural son Brittanicus); poisoned by Agrippina; central figure in the books I, Claudius and Claudius the God by Robert Graves
expired 10-13-54 in Rome, Italy age 64 cause: muscarine poisoning; (poisoned mushrooms) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| novelist & screenwriter James Edmund DuMaresq Clavell wrote King Rat, Tai-Pan and Shogun, and screenplays for The Great Escape, To Sir With Love (1967; also directed) and the original version of The Fly (1958) born on 10-10-1924 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia expired 9-6-1994 in Vevay, Switzerland age 69 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. father of boxer Mohammed Ali born on 11-11-1912 expired 2-8-1990 age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| orator, U.S. Rep. & Senator Henry Clay born on 4-12-1777 in Hanover County, Virginia expired 6-29-1852 in Washington, District of Columbia age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas death row inmate Keith Bernard Clay
expired 3-20-2003 in Huntsville, Texas age 35 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| post WWII European commander General Lucius du Bignon Clay ordered the Berlin Airlift to counter the Russian blockade of the city born on 4-23-1897 in Marietta, Georgia expired 4-25-1978 in Chatham, Massachusetts age 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ballad singer Sonji Clay-Glover first wife of Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (8/14/1964-1/1966); later married to Reynaldo Glover Sr. (mother of Jr.) - also ended in divorce
expired 10-11-2005 in Chicago, Illinois age 59 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma death row inmate Robert William "Randy" Clayton born on 1-8-1961 expired 3-1-2001 in McAlester, Oklahoma age 40 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| Mormon pioneer William H. Clayton invented the odometer; said to have had 10 wives born on 7-17-1814 in Charock Moss, Lancastershire, England expired 12-4-1879 in Salt Lake City, Utah age 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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former Black Panther leader Leroy Eldridge Cleaver author of Soul on Ice (1968); no relation to Wally or the Beav born on 8-31-1935 in Wabbaseka, Arkansas expired 4-30-1998 in Pomona, California age 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author, publisher & lecturer Samuel Langhorne Clemens
expired 4-21-1910 in Redding, Connecticut age 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| film director René Clément directed Is Paris Burning? (1966) born on 3-18-1913 in Bordeaux, France expired 3-17-1996 age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente born on 8-18-1934 in Carolina, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico expired 12-31-1972 in San Juan, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico age 38 cause: plane crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bluegrass fiddler Vassar Clements born on 4-25-1928 in Kinard, Florida expired 8-16-2005 in Goodlettsville, Tennessee age 77 cause: lung cancer; liver cancer; brain cancer AKS: Kenard South Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Woodrow Wilson Clements former chairman of Dr. Pepper
expired 10-3-2002 in Dallas, Texas age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former NY Met player Donn Alvin Clendenon Sr. was the MVP of the 1969 World Series born on 7-15-1935 in Neosho, Missouri expired 9-17-2005 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota age 70 cause: leukemia
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| last Ptolemeic ruler of Egypt Cleopatra VII mistress of two Roman rulers --- first Julius Caesar, then Marc Antony born on --69 BC in Alexandria, Egypt expired 11-30-30 BC in Alexandria, Egypt age 39 cause: suicide; asp bite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Opera conductor (1922-71) Fausto Cleva born on 5-17-1902 in Trieste, Italy expired 8-6-1971 in Athens, Greece age 69 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playboy April 1979 Playmate of Month Amanda A. "Missy" Cleveland her first Playboy appearance was in the January 1979 "Great Playmate Hunt" feature born on 12-25-1959 in Jackson, Mississippi expired 8-14-2001 in Yazoo City, Mississippi age 41 cause: adverse reaction to prescription medication | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz trombonist James M. "Jimmy" Cleveland born on 5-3-1926 in Wartrace, Tennessee expired 8-23-2008 in Lynwood, California age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22nd (1885-89) and 24th (1893-97) U.S. president Stephen Grover Cleveland born on 3-18-1837 in Caldwell, New Jersey expired 6-24-1908 in Princeton, New Jersey age 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Secretary of Defense & oily BCCI dupe/flunky Clark McAdams Clifford born on 12-25-1906 in Fort Scott, Kansas expired 10-11-1998 in Bethesda, Maryland age 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Montgomery Edward Clift born on 10-17-1920 in Omaha, Nebraska expired 7-23-1966 in New York, New York age 45 cause: coronary artery occlusion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Edward F. Cline directed You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939), My Little Chickadee (1940), The Bank Dick (1940), Never Give a Sucker and Even Break (1941) & Hello, Sucker (1941) born on 11-7-1892 in Kenosha, Wisconsin expired 5-22-1961 in Hollywood, California age 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
country singer Patsy Cline first hit: Walkin' After Midnight (1957); aboard same plane as Cowboy Copas & Hawkshaw Hawkins
expired 3-5-1963 in Camden, Tennessee age 30 cause: plane crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jefferson 2nd term vice president (1805-09) & Madison 1st term vice president (1809-12) George Clinton opposed adoption of U.S. Constitution; New York governor 1777-95 & 1801-04 born on 7-26-1739 in Little Britain, New York expired 4-20-1812 in Washington, District of Columbia age 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Colin Clive played Dr. Henry Frankenstein in Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935); noted for the exclamation "Its Alive!"
expired 6-26-1937 in Hollywood, California age 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
stop-motion animator Art Clokey co-creator of Gumby & Davey and Goliath
expired 1-8-2010 in Los Osos, California age 88 cause: bladder infection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former Weekly World News editor (1981-2000) Harold Edward "Eddie" Clontz Jr. author of the vitriolic Ed Anger "opinion" column; gave the world Bat Boy; wrote 1988 headline The King of Rock 'N' Roll Faked His Death and Is Living in Kalamazoo, Michigan born on 7-26-1947 in Charlotte, North Carolina expired 1-26-2004 in Salt Springs, Florida age 56 cause: liver & kidney failure; diabetes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| singer Rosemary Clooney mother of Miguel Ferrer; aunt of George born on 5-23-1928 in Maysville, Kentucky expired 6-29-2002 in Beverly Hills, California age 74 cause: complications from lung cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| soccer "legend" Brian Howard Clough was a successful player and coach born on 3-21-1935 in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England expired 9-20-2004 in Derby, Derbyshire, England age 69 cause: stomach cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Henri-Georges Clouzot made The Wages of Fear (1952) & Diabolique (1954) expired 1-12-1977 in Paris, France age 69 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Carr Clover Jr. wrote the Mickey Mouse March ("Who's the leader of the club that's made for you and me?") expired 9-30-1988 age 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Ole Opry comic Jerry Clower born on 9-28-1926 in Liberty, Mississippi expired 8-24-1998 in Jackson, Mississippi age 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| theater producer/director/critic Harold Clurman born on 9-18-1901 in New York, New York expired 9-18-1980 in New York, New York age 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rear Admiral Wat Tyler Cluverius survived the 1898 sinking of the U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor expired 10-28-1952 in New Haven, Connecticut age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv & movie actor Andy Clyde born on 3-25-1892 in Blairgowrie, Scotland expired 5-18-1967 in Los Angeles, California age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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