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renowned domestic servant Joan of Arc hotel room cleaner-turned teenage French military leader (defeated English troops in 1429); tried for heresy, convicted, and burned at the stake by Bill Kennedy; her life story was retold in the Hazel tv series
expired 5-30-1431 in Rouen, France age 19 cause: immolation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Biblical opportunist Joan of Ark married Noah for his gopher wood; turned to a pilar of potassium nitrate by wrathful Diety expired ??-??-1748 BC in Mount Ararat age 43 cause: transmutation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim co-wrote Garota de Ipanema (The Girl from Ipanema; 1962)
expired 12-8-1994 in New York, New York age 67 cause: heart failure; complications following bladder tumor surgery AKS: Antonio Carlos Jobim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| orchestra conductor Eugen Jochum born on 11-11-1902 in Babenhausen, Germany expired 3-26-1987 in München, Germany age 84
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| Nazi Army Chief of Staff Col.General Alfred Jodl born on --1890 expired 10-16-1946 in Nuremburg, Germany age 56 cause: hanged | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| retired Bell Labs electrical engineer Amos Edward Joel Jr. invented the switching technology that permits cell phones to move tower-to-tower without the call being dropped (1972) born on 3-12-1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 10-25-2008 in Maplewood, New Jersey age 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| agent/producer Charles Harris Joffe partnered with Jack Rollins; produced Annie Hall born on 7-16-1929 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 7-9-2008 in Los Angeles, California age 78 cause: lung disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
choreographer Robert Joffrey
expired 3-25-1988 age 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| soccer player Kai Johansen born on 7-23-1940 in Odense, Denmark expired 5-13-2007 in Scotland age 66 cause: cancer
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| retired boxer Ingemar Johansson won heavyweight crown (over Floyd Patterson) in 1959 born on 9-22-1932 in Gothenburg, Sweden expired 1-29-2009 in Onsala, Sweden age 76 cause: pneumonia; Alzheimer's disease
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English king (1199-1216) John I son of Henry II; weak, inept king; forced to sign the Magna Carta June 15, 1215 at Runnymeade
expired 10-29-1216 in Newark, England age 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
teenaged civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns was a niece of Rev. Vernon Johns; on April 212, 1951 organized a student strike at the all-black Fairview VA school over deplorable conditions; the strike led to the Davis v. Prince Edward County School Board case that became part of Brown v. Board of Education civil rights case; as adult became a librarian in the Philadelphia, PA schools
expired ??-??-1991 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 56 cause: breast cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
pheromone researcher Dr. Margaret Anne Johns proved that the vomeronasal organ still worked in mammals
expired 10-25-2003 in Boston, Massachusetts age 75 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Mervyn Johns father of Glynis; played Bob Cratchit in Scrooge (1951) born on 2-18-1899 in Penbroke, Wales expired 9-6-1992 age 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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17th U.S. president Andrew Johnson Vice President in Lincoln's second term; impeached and tried by congress in 1868; acquitted by a single vote born on 12-29-1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina expired 7-31-1875 in Carter Station, Tennessee age 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cowboy, stuntman, actor Ben Johnson won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his appearance in The Last Picture Show (1971); starred opposite Terry Moore in original Mighty Joe Young (1949) born on 6-13-1920 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma expired 4-8-1996 in Mesa, Arizona age 77 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hockey coach "Badger" Bob Johnson born on 3-4-1931 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 11-26-1991 age 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Kansas City Monarchs baseball player Byron "Mex" Johnson he played shortstop born on 9-16-1911 in Little Rock, Arkansas expired 9-25-2005 in Denver, Colorado age 94 cause: prostate cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Dame Celia Johnson born on 12-18-1908 in Richmond, England expired 4-25-1982 in Nettlebed, England age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| oblivious fundamentalist Charles Kenneth Johnson head of the International Flat Earth Society (1972-2001) born on 7-24-1924 in San Angelo, Texas expired 3-19-2001 in Lancaster, California age 76 cause: lung ailments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former first lady Claudia Alta Taylor "LadyBird" Johnson was a major stockholder in Halliburton! born on 12-22-1912 in Karnack, Texas expired 7-11-2007 in Austin, Texas age 94
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| 1936 Olympic high-jump champion Cornelius Johnson born on 8-21-1913 in Los Angeles, California expired 2-15-1946 in San Francisco, California age 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cartoonist Crockett Johnson created the Barnaby comic strip (1943) born on 10-20-1906 in New York, New York expired 7-11-1975 in Norwalk, Connecticut age 68 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Victor Talking Machine founder Eldridge Reeves Johnson expired 11-14-1945 in Moorestown, New Jersey age 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
jazz singer Ella Johnson
expired 2-16-2004 in New York, New York age 84 cause: Alzheimer's disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eyvind Olov Verner Johnson shared the 1974 Nobel prize in literatureborn on 7-29-1900 in Svartbjörnsbyn, Sweden expired 8-25-1976 in Saltsjöbaden, Sweden age 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal judge Frank Minis Johnson Jr. Eisenhower appointee to bench (1955); issued numerous rulings against segregation; repeated foe of Alabama governor George Wallace born on 10-30-1918 in Haleyville, Alabama expired 7-23-1999 in Haleyville, Alabama age 80 cause: pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas death row inmate Gary James Johnson
expired 1-12-2010 in Huntsville, Texas age 49 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| World War I non-combat veteran George Johnson was the oldest man in California — ate a died of mostly sausage & waffles! born on 5-11-1894 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 8-30-2006 in Richmond, California age 112 cause: pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz drummer Gus Johnson Jr. born on 11-15-1913 in Tyler, Texas expired 2-6-2000 in Westminster, Colorado age 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comedian Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson partner in the Olsen and Johnson vaudeville team born on 3-5-1891 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-26-1962 in Las Vegas, Nevada age 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| restauranteur Howard Deering Johnson founded the orange-roofed restaurant and motel chain that bears his name in 1924 born on 2-2-1897 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 6-20-1972 in New York, New York age 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
jazz trombonist J. J. Johnson
expired 2-4-2001 in Indianapolis, Indiana age 77 cause: suicide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri death row inmate James Johnson
expired 1-9-2002 age 52 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| boxer John Arthur "Jack" Johnson first black man to win the heavyweight boxing title (1908-15); subject of movie The Great White Hope born on 3-31-1878 in Galveston, Texas expired 6-10-1946 in Raleigh, North Carolina age 68 cause: injuries sustained in auto accident | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| magazine publisher John Harold Johnson Sr. founder/publisher of Ebony (Nov. 1945) & Jet (1951) born on 1-19-1918 in Arkansas City, Arkansas expired 8-8-2005 in Chicago, Illinois age 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pianist/bandleader Johnnie Clyde Johnson collaborated with Chuck Berry on Roll Over Beethoven, School Days, Back in the U.S.A. Rock and Roll Music & Sweet Little Sixteen; purported to have been the inspiration for Johnny B. Goode born on 7-8-1924 in Fairmont, West Virginia expired 4-13-2005 in Saint Louis, Missouri age 80 cause: pneumonia; kidney failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas death row inmate Johnny Ray Johnson
expired 2-12-2009 in Huntsville, Texas age 51 cause: executed; lethal injection
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Lyndon Baines Johnson 36th U.S. president from November 1963 to January 1969; committed his administration to a military stalemate in Vietnam born on 8-27-1908 in Hye, Texas expired 1-22-1973 in Johnson City, Texas age 64 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pulitzer prize-winning New York Sun writer Malcolm Johnson wrote a series of articles "Crime on the Waterfront" which became the basis for the movie On The Waterfront (1955) born on 9-27-1904 expired 6-18-1976 in Middletown, Connecticut age 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motown recording star Marv Johnson born on 10-15-1938 in Detroit, Michigan expired 5-16-1993 in Columbia, South Carolina age 54 cause: stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas death row inmate Michael Dewayne Johnson
expired 10-19-2006 in Huntsville, Texas age cause: suicide; slashed throat 18 hours before scheduled execution
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| actor Noble Mark Johnson as the native chief of Skull Island tried to sacrifice Fay Wray to King Kong (1933) and the head porter in Lost Horizon (1937) born on 4-18-1881 in Marshall, Missouri expired 1-9-1978 in Yucaipa, California age 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie producer, director, writer Nunnally Johnson wrote screenplay for The Grapes of Wrath (1940); directed The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit (1955) born on 12-5-1897 in Columbus, Georgia expired 3-25-1977 in Hollywood, California age 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ice Follies co-founder (1936) Oscar Johnson expired 3-27-1970 in Rochester, Minnesota age 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| architect Philip Cortalyou Johnson in the 1930s flirted with facism, working for Huey Long & Father Coughlin; designed the AT&T (now Sony) & Seagrams Buildings in New York as well as "The Glass House" born on 7-8-1906 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 1-26-2005 in New Canaan, Connecticut age 98
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| original radio Inner Sanctum host (1941-45) Raymond Edward Johnson born on 7-24-1911 in Kenosha, Wisconsin expired 8-15-2001 in Wallingford, Connecticut age 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| lawyer Reverdy Johnson argued the 1857 Scott vs. Sanford Supreme Court that ruled that slaves were property born on 5-21-1796 in Annapolis, Maryland expired 2-10-1876 in Annapolis, Maryland age 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| inventor Reynold B. Johnson invented the machine-scorable form (#2 pencils only); invented the first commercial computer disc drive, the RAMAC (1956), containing 50 24-inch diameter double-sided aluminum discs ... with 5Mb capacity! born on 7-16-1906 expired 9-15-1998 in Palo Alto, California age 92 cause: metastatic melanoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Van Buren vice president (1837-41) Richard Mentor Johnson born on 10-17-1781 in Beargrass, Kentucky expired 11-19-1850 in Frankfort, Kentucky age 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi blues guitarist Robert Johnson called the "Father of the Blues" my many; his last gig was at the Three Forks juke joint in Greenwood, Mississippi on August 13, 1838
expired 8-16-1938 in Greenwood, Mississippi age 27 cause: strychnine-laced whiskey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| poet, critic, writer Dr. Samuel Johnson published Dictionary of the English Language (1755) & Lives of the English Poets (1779-81); originator of many well-known sayings — our favorite: "It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt." born on 9-18-1709 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England expired 12-13-1784 in London, England age 75 cause: complications from stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| purveyor of waxy substances Samuel Curtis Johnson III chairman emeritus of S.C. Johnson born on 3-2-1928 in Racine, Wisconsin expired 5-22-2004 in Racine, Wisconsin age 76 cause: stomach cancer
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lumbering "actor" Tor Johnson played Inspector Daniel Clay in Plan 9 From Outer Space (1958); did some time as a pro wrassler
expired 5-12-1971 in San Fernando, California age 67 cause: heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Van Johnson
expired 12-12-2008 in Nyack, New York age 92
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circus sideshow performer William Henry Johnson given first nickname by Charles Dickens
expired 4-24-1926 in New York, New York age 84 cause: pneumonia; bronchitis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emma Verona Johnston was the oldest in the U.S./2nd oldest in world at time of death born on 8-6-1890 in Indianola, Iowa expired 12-1-2004 in Worthington, Ohio age 114
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| retired Disney animator Oliver Martin "Ollie" Johnston Jr. born on the Stanford University campus (his father was a professor); animated Pinnochio, designed the characters Bambi & Thumper + the penguin waiters in Mary Poppins (1964); was also a train enthusiast; received the National Medal of Arts (2005) born on 10-31-1912 in Palo Alto, California expired 4-14-2008 in Sequin, Washington age 95 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Velma Johnston led campaign to stop the hunting of wild Mustang horses in U.S. southwest
expired 6-27-1977 in Reno, Nevada age 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jean-Frédéric Joliot shared the 1935 Nobel Prize in chemistry with his wife for discovering artificial radioactivity born on 3-19-1900 in Paris, France expired 8-14-1958 in Arcouest, France age 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv/movie writer Norman D. Jolley wrote for Space Patrol, Wagon Train & Cimarron City; co-wrote screenplay for Monolith Monsters (1957) born on 2-21-1916 expired 8-13-2002 in Scottsdale, Arizona age 86 cause: cardiac arrest following cancer surgery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| explorer Louis Jolliet traversed the western Great Lakes in a canoe; first white man (along with Pere Marquette) to travel down the Mississippi River (1672); a city in Illinois is named for him born on --1645 in Beaupre, Quebec, Canada expired 5-15-1700 in Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada age 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
jazz keyboardist Pete Jolly performed on a lot of tv series theme songs & movie soundtracks; composed "Little Bird" (1962)
expired 11-6-2004 in Pasadena, California age 72 cause: complications from bone marrow cancer & irregular heartbeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
singer, actor Al Jolson ran away from home (Riga, Latvia) to come to U.S.; star of the first movie "talkie" The Jazz Singer (1927); married to Ruby Keeler for 5 years
expired 10-23-1950 in San Francisco, California age 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austrian president (1965-74) Franz Joseph Jonas born on 9-28-1898 expired 4-23-1974 in Vienna, Austria age 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor (in Marx Brothers films) and singer Allan Jones father of singer Jack Jones born on 10-14-1907 in Old Forge, Pennsylvania expired 6-27-1992 age 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
health lifestyle businessman Arthur A. Jones created the Nautilus exercise machine & MedXborn on 11-22-1926 in Arkansas expired 8-28-2007 in Ocala, Florida age 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| evangelist Bob Jones Sr. founder of Bob Jones University (1927) born on 10-30-1883 in Dale County, Alabama expired 1-16-1968 in Greenville, South Carolina age 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| evangelist Bob Jones Jr. leader of Bob Jones University born on 10-19-1911 expired 11-12-1997 in Greenville, South Carolina age 86 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rolling Stones lead guitarist Brian Lewis Jones born on 2-26-1943 in Cheltenham, England expired 7-3-1969 in Hartfield, Sussex, England age 26 cause: drug overdose/drowned in swimming pool | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Carolyn Jones Morticia on tv Addams Family born on 4-28-1929 in Amarillo, Texas expired 8-3-1983 in West Hollywood, California age 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Looney Tunes animator Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones creator of the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe Le Pew & Marvin the Martian; co-wrote the lyrics to "The Michigan Rag" (music by Milt Franklyn) for One Froggy Evening born on 9-12-1912 in Spokane, Washington expired 2-22-2002 in Corona del Mar, California age 89 cause: congestive heart failure
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| former Detroit Tigers baseball player David Jefferson "Davy" Jones helped organize forerunner of today's Major League Baseball Players Association (1912) born on 6-30-1880 in Cambria, Wisconsin expired 3-30-1972 in Mankato, Minnesota age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author Dennis Feltham Jones wrote Colossus (1966: aka: The Forbin Project), The Fall of Colossus (1974) and Colossus and the Crab (1977) born on --1915 in England expired 4-??-1981 in England age 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma death row inmate Dorsie. Leslie "Wayne" Jones Jr. born on 11-6-1939 expired 2-1-2001 in McAlester, Oklahoma age 61 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| jazz trumpeter Jonah Elliott Jones born on 12-31-1908 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 4-30-2000 in New York, New York age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| one-armed college/pro football player Ellis N. Jones born on 3-16-1921 expired 2-24-2002 in Greeley, Colorado age 80 cause: complications from broken neck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz artist Elvin Ray Jones performed with John Coltrane & other jazz greats born on 9-9-1927 in Pontiac, Michigan expired 5-18-2004 in New York, New York age 76
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| jazz singer Etta Jones born on 11-27-1919 in Aiken, South Carolina expired 10-16-2001 in New York, New York age 82 cause: complications from cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| doo-wop balladeer George "Wydell" Jones wrote & performed Rama Lama Ding Dong as a member of The Edsels (1961) born on 10-5-1936 in Richmond, Virginia expired 9-27-2008 in Youngstown, Ohio age 71 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New-York Daily Times co-founder George Jones first publisher of the newspaper (first edition September 18, 1851) born on 8-16-1811 in Poultney, Vermont expired 8-12-1891 in Poland Springs, Maine age 79 cause: "a derangement of the bowels" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gynecological endocrinologist Dr. Georgeann Seegar Jones in the 1940s proved that chorionic gonadotropin (a pregnancy hormone) was produced in the placenta — the starting point in the development of the at-home pregnancy test; identified the lutealphase defect; with husband responsible for the first U.S. "test-tube" (in-vitro fertilization) baby born on 7-6-1912 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 3-26-2005 in Norfolk, Virginia age 92 cause: heart failure; Alzheimer's disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
film/stage actor Griffith Jones spent decades at the Royal Shakespeare Company
expired 1-30-2007 in London, England age 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Henry B. Jones appeared in Dirty Dingus Magee 1970), Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971), Nine to Five (1980), Dick Tracey (1990) & Arachnophobia (1990) born on 8-1-1912 in Atlantic City, New Jersey expired 5-17-1999 in Los Angeles, California age 86 cause: injuries sustained in fall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| be-bop jazz pianist Henry W. "Hank" Jones Jr. born on 7-31-1918 in Vicksburg, Mississippi expired 5-16-2010 in The Bronx, New York, New York age 91 cause: cancer
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| Calumet Farms racehorse trainer Horace Allyn "Jimmie" Jones won Kentucky Derby eight times with his father Ben born on 11-24-1906 in Parnell, Missouri expired 9-2-2001 in Maryville, Missouri age 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| novelist James Jones wrote book From Here to Eternity (1951) born on 11-6-1921 in Robinson, Illinois expired 5-9-1977 in Southampton, New York age 55 cause: heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People's Temple cult leader Rev. James Warren "Jim" Jones amateur mixologist --- served Guyana Cocktails to 1,000 followers in the jungle after ambushing congressional investigator; his last (tape recorded) words: ...mother...mother...mother... born on 5-31-1931 in Lynn, Indiana expired 11-18-1978 in Jonestown, Guyana age 47 cause: suicide; gunshot to head | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Jennifer Jones won 1943 Best Actress oscar for playing the titel role in The Song of Bernadette; also appeared in Duel in the Sun (as Pearl Chavez; 1946) & Love is a Many-Splendored Thing (as Dr. Han Suyin; 1955); was married to Robert Walker, David O. Selznick & Norton Simon
expired 12-17-2009 in Malibu, California age 90
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| railroad engineer John Luther "Casey" Jones engineer of the Cannon Ball Express which crashed into a stalled freight April 30, 1900; Casey went down with the locomotive; his fireman jumped for it born on 3-14-1864 in Cayce, Kentucky expired 4-30-1900 in Vaughn, Mississippi age 36 cause: train wreck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| wacky bandleader Lindley Armstrong "Spike" Jones his band: The City Slickers born on 12-14-1911 in Long Beach, California expired 5-1-1965 in Los Angeles, California age 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| country comedian Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones former Hee-Haw star (1968-93) born on 10-20-1913 in Niagra, Kentucky expired 2-19-1998 in Nashville, Tennessee age 84
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child/adolescent actress Marcia Mae Jones appeared in The Champ (1931; as Mary Lou), The Garden of Allah (1936), These Three (1936; as Rosalie Wells), Heidi (1937; as Klara Segermann opposite Shirley Temple's title roll performance) & The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938; as Mary
Sawyer)
expired 9-2-2007 in Woodland Hills, California age 83 cause: pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| classical trumpeter Philip Jones leader of a noted brass ensemble (1951-86) born on 3-12-1928 in Bath, Somerset, England expired 1-17-2000 age 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Earl Jones father of actor James Earl Jones born on 2-3-1910 in Senatobia, Mississippi expired 9-7-2006 in Englewood, New Jersey age 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| golf course designer Robert Trent Jones Sr. born on 6-20-1906 in Ince, England expired 6-14-2000 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida age 93 cause: complications from stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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lawyer & legendary amateur golfer Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. founded the Augusta National Golf course; founded Masters Golf Tournament (1934); first recipient of the Sullivan Award (1930) born on 3-17-1902 in Atlanta, Georgia expired 12-18-1971 in Atlanta, Georgia age 69 cause: burst abdominal aneurysm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wu-Tang Clan rapper Russell Tyrone Jones
expired 11-13-2004 age 35 cause: heart attack; cocaine & Tramadol
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| transplant recipient Stormie Dawn Jones she was born without low-density lipoprotein receptors born on 5-30-1977 in Borger, Texas expired 11-11-1990 in White Settlement, Texas age 13 cause: rejected heart transplant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sculptor Thomas Hudson Jones carved the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for Arlington National Cemetery born on 7-24-1892 in Buffalo, New York expired 11-4-1969 in Hyannis, Massachusetts age 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British author & adventurer Tristan Jones born on 5-8-1924 in at sea near Tristan da Cunha expired 6-21-1995 age 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vivian Juanita Malone Jones one of the students barred at the University of Alabama "door" by George Wallace (1963); subsequently admitted & graduated born on 7-15-1942 in Mobile, Alabama expired 10-13-2005 in Atlanta, Georgia age 63 cause: stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coasters basso-profundo Will J. "Dub" Jones known for singing the lines "Don't talk back." in Yakety-Yak and "Why's everybody always picking on me?" in Charlie Brown (1959) born on 5-14-1928 expired 1-16-2000 in Long Beach, California age 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barrow gang member William Daniel Jones a model for the C.W. Moss character in Bonnie and Clyde born on 5-15-1916 in Dallas, Texas expired 8-20-1974 in Houston, Texas age 58 cause: shotgun wounds (3) to chest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgian composer and organist Joseph Jongen best known composition: Symphonie Concertante for Organ and Orchestra born on 12-14-1873 in Liège, Belgium expired 7-12-1953 in Sart-les-Spa, Belgium age 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Instruments co-founder John Erik Jonsson born on 9-6-1901 in New York, New York expired 8-31-1995 age 93 AKS: Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bluesy rock vocalist Janis Joplin born on 1-19-1943 in Port Arthur, Texas expired 10-4-1970 in Hollywood, California age 27 cause: heroin overdose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ragtime pianist and composer Scott Joplin wrote Maple Leaf Rag, amongst many compositions born on 11-24-1868 in Marshall, Texas expired 4-1-1917 in New York, New York age 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Texas congresswoman (1973-78) Barbara Charline Jordan on House Watergate impeachment panel (1974) born on 2-21-1936 expired 1-17-1996 age 59 cause: viral pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
saxophonist Clifford Jordan
expired 3-27-1993 in New York, New York age 61 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz pianist Irving Sidney "Duke" Jordan performed with the likes of Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons & Stan Getz born on 4-1-1922 in New York, New York expired 8-8-2006 in Valby, Denmark age 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Edward "Jim" Jordan radio's Fibber McGee born on 11-6-1896 in Peroria, Illinois expired 4-1-1988 in Los Angeles, California age 91 cause: blood clot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marian Driscoll Jordan Fibber McGee's Molly born on 11-16-1896 in Peoria, Illinois expired 4-7-1961 in Encino, California age 64 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Auburn football coach (1951-75) Ralph "Shug" Jordan Sr. born on 9-25-1910 in Selma, Alabama expired 7-17-1980 in Auburn, Alabama age 69 cause: leukemia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carter chief-of-staff William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan born on 9-21-1944 in Charlotte, North Carolina expired 5-20-2008 in Atlanta, Georgia age 63 cause: cancer
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pioneering sex change recipient (1952) Christine Jorgensen
expired 5-3-1989 in San Clemente, California age 62 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| geezer Earle M. Jorgensen born on 6-22-1898 expired 8-11-1999 age 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Victor Jory born on 11-23-1902 in Dawson City, Alaska expired 2-11-1982 in Santa Monica, California age 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Drexel Burnham Lambert CEO Frederick Harold Joseph his not-so-hands-on supervision of Michael Milken cost the firm big-time: felony convictions & fines approximating $650,000,000.00, chapter 11 bankruptcy + loss of being a CEO or chairman at a securities firm for 10 years born on 4-22-1937 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 11-27-2009 in Manhattan, New York, New York age 72 cause: complications from multiple myeloma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former pro-bowler Joseph G. "Joe" Joseph born on 4-11-1918 expired 6-9-1988 age 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Allyn Morgan Joslyn born on 7-21-1901 in Milford, Pennsylvania expired 1-22-1981 in Woodland Hills, California age 79 cause: cardiac failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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French trade union federation president Léon Jouhaux 1951 Nobel peace prize winner born on 7-1-1879 in Paris, France expired 4-28-1954 in Paris, France age 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| physicist and electricity researcher James Prescott Joule advanced what is now known as Joule's Law (1840); eponymous unit of energy born on 12-24-1818 in Salford, Lancashire, England expired 10-11-1889 in Sale, England age 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| auto industry analyst Arvid F. Jouppi born on 3-14-1918 expired 6-22-1995 age 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former publishing company head (1954-90) William Jovanovich headed Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich
expired 12-4-2001 in San Diego, California age 81 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| toy & coin designer Marcel Jovine came up with the Visible Man / Woman anatomy dolls (1960); designed medals awarded at 1980 Lake Placid Olympic games born on 7-26-1921 in Naples, Italy expired 1-20-2003 in Greenwich, Connecticut age 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
long-ago movie actress Brenda Joyce did five Tarzan movies as Jane (replacing Maureen O'Sullivan in the role)
expired 7-4-2009 in Santa Monica, California age 92
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| Irish author James Augustine Aloysius Joyce writer of Finnegan's Wake and Ulysses (banned in U.S. from 1922 until 1933); his coined word "quark" (used in Finnegan's Wake) whimsically became the name of the most elemental physical particle of matter born on 2-2-1882 in Dublin, Ireland expired 1-13-1941 in Zürich, Switzerland age 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
much-married "actress" and Ziegfeld Follies girl Peggy Hopkins Joyce appeared in International House with W.C. Fields and Burns and Allen
expired 6-12-1957 age 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| British fascist William Joyce male equivalent of Axis Sally during World War II; derisively called "Lord Haw-Haw"; hanged for treason born on 4-26-1906 in New York, New York expired 1-3-1946 in Wandsworth Prison, England age 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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track and field star Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner won 1988 Sullivan Award born on 12-21-1959 in Los Angeles, California expired 9-21-1998 in Mission Viejo, California age 38 cause: "heart seizure" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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