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| UMW presidential challenger (of Tony Boyle) Joseph A. Yablonski born on --1910 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania expired 1-5-1970 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania age 59 cause: murdered | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NKVD thug (1934-36) Genrikh Yagoda Menzhinski's assistant/successor; liked to fly paper airplanes during meetings; may have been nuts born on --1891 in Łódź, Poland expired ??-??-1938 age 47 cause: executed; shot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dow chemical engineer Michael Yakubic invented Saran Wrap (original name: Eonite) expired 7-18-1996 age 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| philanthropist Elihu Yale Yale University named for him; governor Fort Saint George, Madras, India (1687-92) born on 4-5-1649 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 7-8-1721 in England age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| lock developer/manufacturer Linus Yale born on 4-4-1821 in Salisbury, New York expired 12-25-1868 in New York, New York age 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
medical physicist Rosalyn Yalow shared the 1977 Nobel prize in medicine for her co-discovery of radioimmunoassay
expired 5-30-2011 in The Bronx, New York, New York age
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| two-time Nukie Award winner Tsutomu Yamaguchi was an engineer for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries during World War II; while in Hiroshima on a business trip got nuked; after a few days he was home to recuperate & got nuked again; one of the few known individuals to be on the receiving end of a double shot of "love" from the boys down Alamagordo way born on 3-16-1916 expired 1-4-2010 in Nagasaki, Japan age 93 cause: stomach cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pearl Harbor attack architect Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
expired 4-18-1943 in Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, Western Pacific age 59 cause: plane shot down | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
architect Minoru Yamasaki designed the now-born on 12-1-1912 in Seattle, Washington expired 2-7-1986 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan age 73 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bandai Toy Co. founder Naoharu Yamashina behind the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers and Tamagotchi virtual pet fads expired 10-28-1997 age 79 cause: respiratory failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alhoa & Hula Bowl founder Mackay U. Yanagisawa born on 9-25-1912 expired 5-30-2000 in Honolulu, Hawaii age 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
failed coup plotter Gennadi Ivanovich Yanayev a long-term party hack/apparatchik, had been Gorby's vice president; his half-assed attempt to stymie liberalization backfired and put the whole USSR in the dustbin of history (1991)born on 8-26-1937 in USSR expired 9-24-2010 in Moscow, Russia age 73
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| 1930s & 40s Boogie Woogie jazz musician James Edward "Jimmy" Yancey born on 2-20-1898 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-17-1951 in Chicago, Illinois age 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mr. Fatburger restaurant chain co-founder (1947) Lovie Yancey when partner Charles Simpson was bought out (1952) dropped the "Mr." from the burger palace's name born on 1-3-1912 in Texas expired 1-26-2008 in Los Angeles, California age 96 cause: pneumonia AKS: Lovey Yancie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Chechen Republic of Ichkerin acting president (1996-97) Zelimkhan Abdulmuslimovich Yandarbiyev linked to al-Qaeda; wanted by the Russians for his involvement in the October 2002 Moscow theater hostage debacle (129 dead, mostly by police-introduced narcotic gas) born on 9-12-1952 in Kazakhstan expired 2-13-2004 in Doha, Qatar age 51 cause: car bomb blast AKS: Yanderbiyev | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| mechanical engineer Dr. An Tzu "Andy" Yang credited with modernizing the Theory of Screws, employed by personel departments across the nation when dealing with their "human resources" born on 10-5-1923 in Shanghai, China expired 11-21-2003 in Woodland, California age 80 cause: "a number of medical problems" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Chinese president (1988-92) Yang Shang Kun behind the 1989 Tiananman Square massacre born on --1907 in Tongnan County, Sichuan Province, China expired 9-14-1998 in Beijing, China age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| polka king Frankie Yankovic born on 7-28-1915 expired 10-14-1998 in New Port Richey, Florida age 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| original Lovin' Spoonful guitarist Zalman Yanovsky co-owner of Chez Piggy/Pan Chancho restaurant/bakery born on 12-19-1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada expired 12-15-2002 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada age 57 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| last surviving member of China's "Gang of Four" Yao Wenyuan propagana officer for the "Cultural Revolution" debacle born on ??-??-1931 in Zhuji County, Zhejiang Province, China expired 12-23-2005 in Shanghai, China age 74 cause: complications from diabetes
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| Nigerian president (2007-2010) Umaru Musa Yar'Adua he needs your help in transferring $50,000,000 from an offshore account ... born on 8-16-1951 in Katsina, Nigeria expired 5-5-2010 in Lagos, Nigeria age 58 cause: heart failure; kidney failure
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| former Texas senator (1957-71) Ralph Webster Yarborough born on 6-8-1903 in Chandler, Texas expired 1-27-1996 in Austin, Texas age 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former N.O.W. president (1987-91) Mary Alexander "Molly" Yard
expired 9-21-2005 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania age 93
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| basketball Hall-of-Famer George Yardley played for the Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons & the Syracuse Nationals (1953-60); first player in the NBA to score 2,000 points in a season (1957-58 season), breaking George Mikan's record of 1932 points (1950-51 season) born on 11-3-1928 in Hollywood, California expired 8-12-2004 in Newport Beach, California age 75 cause: ALS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| singer & actor Bruce Yarnell born on 12-28-1938 in Los Angeles, California expired 11-20-1973 in Los Angeles County, California age 35 cause: plane crash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former dancer & mime Lorene Yarnell half of theShields & Yarnell comedy mime duo; performed as the robot Dot Matrix in Spaceballs (1987) born on 3-21-1944 in Inglewood, California expired 7-29-2010 in Sandefjord, Norway age 66 cause: brain aneurysm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| retired dairy farmer Max B. Yasgur the Woodstock Music Festival was held on his farm born on 12-15-1919 in New York, New York expired 2-9-1973 in Marathon, Florida age 53 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sheik Ahmed Yassin founder of Hamas (12-14-1987) born on 12-18-1936 in Jorah «or» Jawarah «or» Majdel, Palestine (near Ashkelon) expired 3-22-2004 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip age 67 cause: assassinated; missile strike AKS: Ahmad Amed Amad Yassine Yassim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British tv personality Paula Yates mother of three kids (Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches & Pixie) by ex-husband Bob Geldof (1989-95) and one kid (Heavenly Hirrani Tiger Lily) by Michael Hutchence born on 4-24-1960 expired 9-16-2000 in London, England age 40 cause: heroin overdose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Peter James Yates made Bullitt (1968), The Hot Rock (1972), Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976), The Deep (1977), Breaking Away (1979), Eyewitness (1981) & Krull (1983) born on 7-24-1929 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England expired 1-9-2011 in London, England age 81 cause: "a long illness" AKS: Juggs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Illinois rep. (1949-62) Sidney Richard Yates born on 8-27-1909 in Chicago, Illinois expired 10-5-2000 in Washington, District of Columbia age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox majority owner Jean R. Yawkey widow of Thomas born on 1-24-1909 expired 2-26-1992 age 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
industrialist Thomas Austin Yawkey owned the Boston Red Sox (1933-76)
expired 7-10-1976 in Boston, Massachusetts age 73 cause: leukemia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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author William Butler Yeats recipient of the 1923 Nobel prize in literature born on 6-13-1865 in Dublin, Ireland expired 1-28-1939 in Roquebrune, France age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| writer, soldier & aviator Francis Charles Claypon Yeats-Brown wrote Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1930) born on 8-15-1886 in Genoa, Italy expired 12-19-1944 in London, England age 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christian filmmaker Irwin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr. achieved immortality directing The Blob (1958), 4D Man (1959) & Dinosaurus (1960) born on 2-14-1926 in Berlin, Germany expired 7-12-2004 in Amman-to-Petra Highway, Jordan age 78 cause: car crash AKS: Irvin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
another victim of Dr. Acer's magic drill John Yecs Jr.
expired 7-5-1993 in Akron, Ohio age 36 cause: AIDS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boris Efimovich Yefimov a Soviet political & propaganda cartoonist; his brother — Mikhail Koltsov (a Soviet journalist) — was purported to be the model for the character Karkov in For Whom The Bell Tolls (that didn't stop Stalin from having him executed in 1940)
expired 10-1-2008 in Moscow, Russia age 109
AKS: Yefimovich Efimov b.9/15/1899 old style | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voskhod 1 cosmonaut cosmonaut Boris Borisovich Yegorov born on 11-26-1937 in Moscow, Russia, USSR expired 9-12-1994 age 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| lyricist Jack Yellen co-wrote Ain't She Sweet (1927) about his partner's daughter & Happy Days Are Here Again for the movie Chasing Rainbows (1929) born on 7-6-1892 in Razcki, Poland expired 4-17-1991 in Springville, New York age 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
formerly blotto former Russian president (1991-99) Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin wound up in charge after a failed coup and Gorbachev ditched the USSR; now pickled in formaldehydeborn on 2-1-1931 in Butko, Sverdlovsk District, Siberia, Russia, USSR expired 4-23-2007 in Moscow, Russia age 76 cause: heart failure
AKS: Yeltsen Yeltson Yeltsun Yeltsyn Yelltsin Yelltsen Yelltson Yelltsun Yelltsyn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| guitarist Narciso Yepes born on 11-14-1927 in Lorca, Spain expired 5-3-1997 in Murcia, Spain age 69 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author Frank Garvin Yerby born on 9-5-1916 in Augusta, Georgia expired 11-29-1991 in Madrid, Spain age 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NKVD State criminal (1936-38) Nikolai I Yezhov Yagoda's successor; launched the great 1936 purges born on --1895 expired ??-??-1939 age 44 cause: executed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Ying Ruocheng played Kublai Khan in Marco Polo tv miniseries & the Governor of the Foo Shoe Detention Center in The Last Emperor (1987) born on --1929 in Beijing, China expired 12-27-2003 in Beijing, China age 74 cause: liver disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| lawyer Pascal Yoadimnadji was prime minister of Chad born on --1950 in Chad expired 2-23-2007 in Paris, France age 56 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| junk food purveyor Morrie Robert Yohai came up with Cheez Doodles (1950s) while at company his father had founded (Old London Foods) born on 3-4-1920 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York expired 7-27-2010 in Kings Point, New York age 90 cause: ancer AKS: Chease Cheeze Cheese Doodles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World War II aviator Francis Yohannan inspiration for Catch-22 protagonist Yossarian born on 3-9-1922 expired 3-17-2001 in Spokane, Washington age 79 cause: complications from stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Schoolhouse Rock co-creator (1971) Thomas George Yohe born on 4-26-1937 in New York, New York expired 12-20-2000 in Norwalk, Connecticut age 63 cause: pancreatic cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former UAW president (1995-2002) Stephen P. Yokich born on 8-20-1935 in Detroit, Michigan expired 8-16-2002 in Detroit, Michigan age 66 cause: stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dancer & "actress" Yolanda half of the dance team Yolanda and Velez; played Trampolina Whambang in Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
expired 3-24-1995 in Burbank, California age 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| screenwriter Philip Yordan Sr. won screenplay oscar for Broken Lance (1954); fronted for a number of blacklisted screenwriters — "wrote" Krakatoa, East of Java (1969) born on 4-1-1914 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-24-2003 in La Jolla, California age 88 cause: pancreatic cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World War I military hero Alvin Cullum York won 50 medals, including the Congressional Medal of Honorborn on 12-13-1887 in Pell Mell, Tennessee expired 12-2-1964 in Nashville, Tennessee age 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bewitched actor Richard Allen "Dick" York original actor to play Samantha's husband Darin Stevens; also played John Scopes in Inherit the Wind (1960) born on 9-4-1928 in Fort Wayne, Indiana expired 2-20-1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan age 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers slugger Rudolph Preston "Rudy" York born on 8-17-1913 in Ragland, Alabama expired 2-6-1970 in Rome, Georgia age 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Susannah York appeared in A Man For All Seasons (1966), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) & Superman (1978; as Supie's mom Lara-El)
expired 1-14-2011 in London, England age 72 cause: bone marrow cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Los Angeles mayor (1961-73) Samuel William Yorty born on 10-1-1909 in Lincoln, Nebraska expired 6-5-1998 in Studio City, California age 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japanese Emperor Yoshihito 123rd Japanese Emperor (-1926); husband of Empress Sadako; father of Emperor Hirohito born on 8-31-1879 in Tokyo, Japan expired 12-25-1926 in Hayama, Japan age 47 cause: pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
master paper folder Akira Yoshizawa started doing it full-time in the late 1940s
expired 3-14-2005 in Ogikubo, Japan age 94 cause: heart failure; pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classics IV vocalist & drummer Dennis Yost had hits with "Spooky", "Stormy" & "Traces of Love" born on 7-20-1943 in Detroit, Michigan expired 12-7-2008 in Hamilton, Ohio age 65 cause: respiratory failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former University of Michigan football coach (1901-25) Fielding Harris Yost won the first Rose Bowl game (1902); the UofM ice arena (formerly field house) is named for him
expired 8-20-1946 in Ann Arbor, Michigan age 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "modern" hot air ballooning pioneer Paul Edward Yost on October 22, 1960 in Bruning, Nebraska used a propane burner to heat the air in his newly designed balloon (at the time hydrogen was used in hot air ballooning) born on 6-30-1919 in BRistow, Iowa expired 5-27-2007 in Vadito, New Mexico age 87 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv weatherman (January 1949-59) John Clinton Youle did first national weather forecasts from Chicago station WNBQ (now WMAQ) in 1949 as part of the Camel News Caravan show with John Cameron Swayze born on 4-4-1916 in Illinois expired 7-23-1999 in Galena, Illinois age 83 cause: complications from stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| corrupt politician Fulbert Youlou first president of the Republic of the Congo-Brazzaville (1960-63); deposed born on 7-9-1917 in Brazzaville, Congo expired 5-5-1972 in Madrid, Spain age 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| composer Vincent Mille Youmans wrote scores for Flying Down to Rio (1933), No, No, Nanette (1925) and the song Tea For Two (1926) born on 9-27-1898 in New York, New York expired 4-5-1946 in Denver, Colorado age 47 cause: tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mormon leader Brigham Young led Mormon Church relocation to Utah (1848); Utah governor (1850-58); had 27 wives born on 6-1-1806 in Whitingham, Vermont expired 8-29-1877 in Salt Lake City, Utah age 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Detroit Mayor (1974-93) Coleman Alexander Young born on 5-24-1918 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama expired 11-29-1997 in Detroit, Michigan age 79 cause: respiratory failure
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| famous baseball pitcher (1890-1911) Denton True "Cy" Young pitched first perfect game (5/5/1904) born on 3-29-1867 in Gilmore, Ohio expired 11-4-1955 in Peoli, Ohio age 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| stage actress Dorothy Young was Harry Houdini's stage assistant (1925-26); appeared in Flying Down to Rio with Fred Astaire (1933); widow of Gilbert Kiamie born on 5-3-1907 in Orange Grove, New York expired 3-20-2011 in Tinton Falls, New Jersey age 103 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| country singer Faron Young born on 2-25-1932 in Shreveport, Louisiana expired 12-10-1996 in Nashville, Tennessee age 64 cause: suicide; gunshot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cinematographer Frederick Archibald "Freddie" Young 3-time oscar recipient; Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, Ivanhoe and Mogambo born on 10-9-1902 in London, England expired 12-1-1998 in London, England age 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Georgiana Young half-sister of Loretta Young; wife of Ricardo Montalban
expired 11-13-2007 in West Hollywood, California age 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Gig Young won Best Supporting Actor oscar for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969); replaced as Waco Kid in Blazing Saddles (1974) by Gene Wilder; widower of Sophie Rosenstein; murdered 31 year old wife of three weeks Kim Schmidt before taking his own life
expired 10-19-1978 in New York, New York age 60 cause: suicide; gunshot to head; cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Orr Young Philadelphia ad agency co-founder (1923; Young & Rubicam) born on 6-25-1886 in Iowa expired 5-1-1976 in Southbury, Connecticut age 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| inventor Julius Young invented Jiffy Pop popcorn born on 4-11-1921 expired 3-31-1996 age 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma death row inmate Julius Ricardo Young Sr.
expired 1-14-2010 in McAlester, Oklahoma age 60 cause: executed; lethal injection
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Playboy October 1962 Playmate of Month Laura Youngborn on 5-22-1938 in Long Branch, New Jersey expired 11-27-1999 age 61 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Loretta Gretchen Young won Best Actress oscar for The Farmer's Daughter (1947); sister of Sally Blane and Polly Ann Young; half-sister of Georgiana Young
expired 8-12-2000 in Los Angeles, California age 87 cause: ovarian cancer
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| murder victim Martha Sue Young victim of serial killer born on 4-27-1957 in Lansing, Michigan expired 12-31-1976 in Prigoris Park, Bath, Michigan age 19 cause: murdered; strangled; raped | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
socialist welfare statist Michael Dunlop Young coined word meritocracy (1958)
expired 1-14-2002 in London, England age 86 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
cartoonist Murat Bernard "Chic" Young created the Blondie strip (1930); Blondie Boopadoop started out as a gold-born on 1-9-1901 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-14-1973 in Saint Petersburg, Florida age 72 cause: pulmonary embolism | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blacklisted screenwriter Nedrick Young wrote Academy Award-winning movie The Defiant Ones (1958)
expired 9-17-1968 in Los Angeles, California age 54 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former actor Otis E. Young co-starred on The Outcasts playing former slave Jemal David (1968-69) born on 7-4-1932 in Providence, Rhode Island expired 10-12-2001 in Los Angeles, California age 69 cause: stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playboy November 1968 Playmate of Month Paige L. Young born on 3-16-1944 in Los Angeles, California expired 7-14-1974 in Los Angeles, California age 30 cause: sleeping pill overdose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Polly Ann Young sister of Loretta Young born on 10-25-1908 in Denver, Colorado expired 1-21-1997 in Los Angeles, California age 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Robert George Young played title roles on Father Knows Best & Marcus Welby, M.D. tv series born on 2-22-1907 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-21-1998 in Westlake Village, California age 91
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| actor Roland Young played Cosmo Topper in the movies born on 11-11-1887 in London, England expired 6-5-1953 in New York, New York age 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Terence Young directed Dr. No (1963), From Russia With Love (1965), Wait Until Dark (1967), and Thunderball (1967) as well as The Valachi Papers (1969) born on 6-20-1915 in Shanghai, China expired 9-7-1994 in Cannes, France age 79 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Tony Young played Kryton in original Star Trek series episode Elaan of Troyius (1968) born on 6-28-1937 in New York, New York expired 2-26-2002 in Hollywood, California age 64 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie music composer Victor Young received oscar for Around the World in Eighty Days (1956); wrote Sweet Sue (1928) born on 8-8-1900 in Chicago, Illinois expired 11-10-1956 in Palm Springs, California age 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Victor Sen Young played the cook Hop Sing on Bonanza expired 11-9-1980 age 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| civil rights leader Whitney Moore Young Jr. 4th executive director of the Urban League (1961-71) born on 7-31-1921 in Lincoln Ridge, Kentucky expired 3-11-1971 in Lagos, Nigeria age 49 cause: heart attack while swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry "Henny" Youngman catch phrase: "Take my wife, please!" born on 3-16-1906 in Liverpool, England expired 2-24-1998 in New York, New York age 91 cause: pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former North Carolina State women's basketball coach Sandra Kay Yow stepped aside from coaching to battle recurrent breast cancer weeks before she died born on 3-14-1942 in Gibsonville, North Carolina expired 1-24-2009 in Cary, North Carolina age 66 cause: breast cancer
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| president of China (1913-16) Yuan Shih-Kai political opponent of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen born on --1859 in Henan Province, China expired 6-6-1916 in Beijing, China age 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| low-powered astronomer Yuji Hyakutake discovered 1996 comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) using ony binoculars born on --1950 expired 4-10-2002 in Kokubu, Japan age 51 cause: heart attack following rupture of aorta during surgery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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theoretical physicist Hideki Yukawa Nobel physics laureate (1949); predicted existence of meson subatomic particles (1935) born on 1-3-1907 in Tokyo, Japan expired 9-8-1981 in Kyoto, Japan age 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| retired silkworm breeder Yukichi Chuganji was the world's oldest man born on 3-23-1889 in Chikushino, Kyushu, Japan expired 9-28-2003 in Orori, Japan age 114
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| showman Joe Yule Sr. father of Mickey Rooney expired 3-30-1950 in Hollywood, California age 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Korean Queen Yun I last of the Yi dynasty expired 2-3-1966 in Seoul, South Korea age 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| mechanic Henry "Smokey" Yunick 1950s stock car racing pioneer born on 5-24-1923 in Neshaminy, Pennsylvania expired 5-9-2001 in Daytona Beach, Florida age 77 cause: leukemia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
retired kindergarden teacher Yun Tau Chee first Miss Hawaii (1948); first contestant of Asian ethnicity to compete in the Miss America pageant (named Miss Congeniality)
expired 2-21-2002 in Kailua, Hawaii age 73 cause: cancer of duodenum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former South African prosecutor Percy Yutar convicted Nelson Mandela of "sabotage" against the white state at 1964 Rivonia trial born on 7-29-1911 in Cape Town, South Africa expired 7-13-2002 age 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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