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| Remington Shaver fan Victor Kermit Kiam II he liked them so much he bought the company! born on 12-7-1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 5-27-2001 in Stamford, Connecticut age 74 cause: heart condition | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Guy Bridges Kibbee played Captain January opposite Shirley Temple born on 3-6-1882 in El Paso, Texas expired 5-24-1956 in East Islip, New York age 74 cause: Parkinson's disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| choreographer Michael Kidd winner of 5 Tony Awards for choreography: Finian's Rainbow Guys and Dolls, Destry Rides Again, L'il Abner & Can Can born on 8-12-1915 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 12-23-2007 in Los Angeles, California age 92 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Catholic priest (1954-74) William Xavier Kienzle author of The Rosary Murders (1979) & Death Wears a Red Hat born on 9-11-1928 in Detroit, Michigan expired 12-28-2001 in West Bloomfield, Michigan age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| retired Engelhard Industries chemist Carl Donald Kieth co-inventor of the 3-way catalytic converter used in most of the world's automobiles born on 5-29-1920 in Stewart Creek, West Virginia expired 11-9-2008 in New Bern, North Carolina age 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBC newsman Douglas Kiker born on 1-7-1930 in Griffin, Georgia expired 8-14-1991 age 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysian anti-colonial fighter (against the British in late 19th century) Mat Kilau expired 8-16-1970 in Palau Tawar, Malaysia age 122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Percy Kilbride Pa Kettle in The Egg and I (1947) and numerous Ma and Pa Kettle films born on 7-16-1888 in San Francisco, California expired 12-11-1964 in Los Angeles, California age 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jack St. Clair Kilby invented the Germanium Integrated Circuit (microchip) while working for Texas Instruments (1958); he shared the 2000 Nobel physics prize for itborn on 11-8-1923 in Jefferson City, Missouri expired 6-20-2005 in Dallas, Texas age 81 cause: non-Hodgkins lymphoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| personal computing pioneer Gary Kildall created Control Program/Monitor (CP/M) PC operating system (1973); founder of (Intergalactic) Digital Research (1974; DR- born on 5-19-1942 in Seattle, Washington expired 7-11-1994 in Monterey, California age 52 cause: head injuries suffered in biker brawl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broadway and film actor Richard Kiley original Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha; no expense was spared to make him the narrator of Jurassic Park's movie- born on 3-31-1922 in Chicago, Illinois expired 3-5-1999 in Middletown, New York age 76 cause: blood disorder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv personality Dorothy Mae Kilgallen wife of Dick Kollmer born on 7-3-1913 in Chicago, Illinois expired 11-8-1965 in New York, New York age 52 cause: fatal mix of booze & pills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Kilgallen born on 7-11-1888 expired 12-2-1982 age 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| songwriter/singer/character actor Wyatt Merle Kilgore performed on tour with Elvis in the mid-1950s; wrote Johnny Reb (1959) & Wolverton Mountain (1962); co-wrote Ring of File (1963); at time fo death was undergoing "experimental" treatments for his cancer born on 8-9-1934 in Chickasaw, Oklahoma expired 2-6-2005 in Mexico age 70 cause: congestive heart failure; lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Gridley Kilgour founded the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) in 1967 (name changed to Online Computer Library Center in 1981) born on 1-6-1914 in Springfield, Massachusetts expired 7-31-2006 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina age 92 cause: cerebral hemorrhage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago television pioneer Fred Kilian creator of Super Circus & The Mary Hartline Show born on 1-4-1911 expired 4-25-1994 age 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| syndicated Chicago Tribune columnist Michael Kilian son of Chicago tv personality Fred Kilian; wrote the Dick Tracy comic strip (1993-2005; drawn by Dick Locher); wrote about a New York Dead Pools contest (1985) born on 7-16-1939 in Toledo, Ohio expired 10-26-2005 in Chicago, Illinois age 66 cause: liver failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Victor Kilian played the Fernwood Flasher on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman tv series born on 3-6-1891 in Jersey City, New Jersey expired 3-11-1979 in Hollywood, California age 88 cause: beaten to death during robbery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Art executive (1955-78) William Casley Killgallon acquired rights to the DoodleMaster Magic Screen; renamed it the Etch-A-Sketch born on 1-9-1913 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania expired 6-8-2000 in Charlottesville, Virginia age 87 cause: heart attack; stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| labor lawyer Leo V. Killion co-wrote (with Ted McMichael & Jack Owens) the Hut Sut Song (1941), a spoof of Swedish folk songs, that was recorded by Dinah Shore & the Andrews Sisters born on 5-1-1908 in Towner, North Dakota expired 10-24-2000 in Mill Valley, California age 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| journalist & poet Alfred Joyce Kilmer wrote "Trees" (1913) born on 12-6-1886 in New Brunswick, New Jersey expired 7-30-1918 in Seringes, France age 31 cause: combat casualty; sniper fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Lincoln Kilpatrick played Father Paul, the priest, in Soylent Green (1973) born on 2-12-1932 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 5-18-2004 in Los Angeles, California age 72 cause: complications from lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
born on 3-6-1923 in Pforzheim, Germany expired 8-8-2009 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida age 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| familiar character actor Kim Chan played Mr. Kim in The Fifth Element born on 12-28-1917 in Canton Province, China (now Guangdong Province) expired 10-5-2008 in Brooklyn, New York, New York age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former South Korean president (1998-2003) Kim Dae-jung was the 2000 Nobel peace prize recipientborn on 12-3-1925 in Hacuido, Cholla Province, Korea expired 8-18-2009 in Seoul, South Korea age 83 cause: heart failure; pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former S.Korean C.I.A. head Kim Jae-Kyu assassinated Park Chung Hee born on 3-6-1926 expired 5-24-1980 age 54 cause: executed
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| retired mail carrier Narvin Kimball the last founding member of the New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band (1961) — he played banjo and did vocals born on 3-2-1909 in New Orleans, Louisiana expired 3-17-2006 in Charleston, South Carolina age 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mormon elder Spencer Woolley Kimball born on 3-28-1895 in Salt Lake City, Utah expired 11-5-1985 age 90
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| Disney animator Ward Kimball created Jiminy Cricket born on 3-4-1914 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 7-8-2002 in Arcadia, California age 88
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| paper company president (1872-1928) John Alfred Kimberly co-founded Kimberly-Clark & Company with Charles Clark, Havilah Babcock & Franklyn C. Shattuck (1872); introduced Kleenex in 1920 born on 1--1838 in Troy, New York expired 1-22-1928 in Redlands, California age 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| scientific equipment maker Kimble Glass Co. founder Evan Ewan Kimble his company makes test tubes, beakers, flasks, etc. expired 3-15-1956 in Ventnor, New Jersey age 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author Emily Kimbrough born on 10-23-1899 in Muncie, Indiana expired 2-11-1989 in New York, New York age 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Korean dictator (1948-94) Kim Il Sung started the Korean War born on 4-15-1912 in Mangyongdae, Korea expired 7-9-1994 in Pyongyang, North Korea age 82
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| Rear Admiral Husband Edward Kimmel commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet at time of Pearl Harbor attack born on 2-26-1882 in Henderson, Kentucky expired 5-14-1968 in Groton, Connecticut age 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawaiian geezer Ito Kono Kinase
expired 1-24-2003 in Kaneohe, Hawaii age 113 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Korean War ace & test pilot Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr. on 9/7/1956 piloted the Bell X-2 to 126,200 feet, becoming the first "spaceman"; gave name to former Michigan Air Force base born on 7-2-1928 in Detroit, Michigan expired 7-26-1958 in Rosamond Dry Lake, California age 30 cause: plane crash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas death row inmate Kevin Christopher Kincy
expired 3-29-2006 in Huntsville, Texas age 38 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| harpsichord performer/instructor Silvia Kind born on 8-15-1907 in Chur, Switzerland expired 5-30-2002 in Port Angeles, Washington age 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
standup comedian Alan King was Abbot of the New York Friar's Club, attending all of their "roasts"
expired 5-9-2004 in New York, New York age 76 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alberta Christine Williams King wife of Martin Luther Sr.; mother of Martin Luther Jr. born on 9-13-1903 expired 6-30-1974 in Atlanta, Georgia age 70 cause: shot to death | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| civil rights movement pioneer Alfred Daniel Williams King brother of Martin Luther King Jr. born on 7-3-1930 expired 7-21-1969 in Atlanta, Georgia age 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida death row inmate Amos L. King
expired 2-26-2003 in Starke, Florida age 48 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| MLK's widow Coretta Scott King born on 4-27-1927 in Marion, Alabama expired 1-30-2006 in Rosarito Beach, Mexico age 78 cause: ovarian cancer; heart attack; stroke
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blues guitarist Earl King
expired 4-17-2003 in New Orleans, Louisiana age 69 cause: complications from diabetes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
song writer Frank Anthony "Pee Wee" King co-wrote The Tennessee Waltz (1948)
expired 3-7-2000 in Louisville, Kentucky age 86 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
cartoonist Frank Oscar King created the Gasoline Alley comic strip; was the 1958 Reuben Award winner as best cartoonist of the yearborn on 4-9-1883 in Cashton, Wisconsin expired 6-24-1969 in Winter Park, Florida age 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Henry King one of the 36 founders of AMPAS; directed Stella Dallas (1925), State Fair (1933), Seventh Heaven (1937), The Song of Bernadette (1943), Captain from Castile (1947), Twelve O'Clock High (1949), Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955) & Carousel (1956) born on 1-24-1886 in Christiansburg, Virginia expired 6-29-1982 in Toluca Lake, California age 96 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Hewlett-Packard microwave technician Howard King discovered Santa Cruz Mountains Big Basin redwood stand (1958); designed/built many of the trails in the park born on 6-1-1906 in Otisco, New York expired 6-29-2003 in Boulder Creek, California age 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Mabel King played Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West in the stage (1975) & movie (1978) production of The Wiz; also played Mrs. Thomas (mama) on What's Happening tv series (1976-79) born on 12-25-1932 in Charleston, South Carolina expired 11-9-1999 in Woodland Hills, California age 66 cause: complications from diabetes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. born on 12-19-1899 in Stockbridge, Georgia expired 11-11-1984 in Atlanta, Georgia age 84
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Nobel Peace Prize-winning civil rights advocate Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated by James Earl Rayborn on 1-15-1929 in Atlanta, Georgia expired 4-4-1968 in Memphis, Tennessee age 39 cause: gunshot wounds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| riverboat captain Richard King founded King Ranch (1853) born on 7-10-1824 in Orange County, New York expired 4-14-1885 in Corpus Christi, Texas age 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv syndication executive Roger M. King took over father's Charles' company (King World) in 1964, running it with brother Michael; syndicated Oprah, Dr. Phil, Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! as well as creator of Inside Edition; in 2007 merged company into CBS & became it's head of distribution born on 8-22-1944 in New Jersey expired 12-8-2007 in Boca Raton, Florida age 63 cause: stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| biologist Dr. Thomas J. King devised microsurgical techniques of transplanting cell nuclei (1952) born on 6-4-1921 expired 10-25-2000 in Baltimore, Maryland age 79 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Waltz King" Wayne King born on 2-16-1901 in Savanna, Illinois expired 5-16-1985 in Phoenix, Arizona age 84
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| Pierce vice president (1853) William Rufus de Vane King took oath of office in Cuba while searching for a cure for his tuberculosis born on 4-7-1786 in Sampson County, North Carolina expired 4-18-1853 in Cahaba, Alabama age 67 cause: tuberculosis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| motivational speaker Yolanda Denise King daughter of Martin Luther King II & Coretta Scott King born on 11-17-1955 in Montgomery, Alabama expired 5-15-2007 in Santa Monica, California age 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author Sidney Kingsley wrote Dead End (1935)
expired 3-20-1995 in Oakland, New Jersey age 88 cause: stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comedian Samuel Burl Kinison born on 12-8-1953 in Yakima, Washington expired 4-10-1992 in Needles, California age 38 cause: car crash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
geezer Kin Narita at time of death one of world's oldest twins
expired 1-23-2000 in Nagoya, Japan age 107 cause: heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottish geezer Agnes Kinnear born on 11-5-1891 in Glasgow, Scotland expired 6-2-2001 in Monifieth, Angus, Scotland age 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| oscar-winning Disney animator John "Jack" Kinney born on 3-29-1909 expired 2-9-1992 age 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Iowa halfback & quarterback (1937-39) Nile Clarke Kinnick Jr. winner of the Heisman Trophy (1939); in World War II was a U.S. Navy pilotborn on 7-9-1918 in Omaha, Nebraska expired 6-2-1943 in Gulf of Paria (off Venezuela) age 24 cause: plane crash | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japanese film director Keisuke Kinoshita born on 12-5-1912 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan expired 12-30-1998 in Tokyo, Japan age 86 cause: stroke AKS: Keisuku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| attorney Arthur Kinoy worked on the Chicago Seven trial & appeals with William Kuntsler & Leonard Weinglass born on 9-29-1920 in New York, New York expired 9-19-2003 in Montclair, New Jersey age 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| entomologist Dr. Alfred Charles Kinsey zoology professor at Indiana University; author of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female born on 6-23-1894 in Hoboken, New Jersey expired 8-25-1956 in Bloomington, Indiana age 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| blues guitarist Lester "Big Daddy" Kinsey born on 3-18-1927 expired 4-3-2001 in Gary, Indiana age 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Klaus Kinski father of model/actress Nastassja
expired 11-23-1991 in Lagunitas, California age 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Casablanca actor Leonid Kinsky played Sascha, the bartender born on 4-18-1903 in Saint Petersburg, Russia expired 9-8-1998 in Fountain Hills, California age 95 cause: complications from stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former tv network executive Robert E. Kintner born on 9-12-1909 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania expired 12-20-1980 in Washington, District of Columbia age 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former University of Michigan football coach Harry Kipke lead team from 1929 to 1937; responsible for the Wolverine's distinctive helmet design born on 3-26-1899 expired 9-14-1972 in Port Huron, Michigan age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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author Joseph Rudyard Kipling wrote The Jungle Book, Captains Courageous, The Man Who Would Be King, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Gunga Din and Wee Willie Winkie; recipient of the 1907 Nobel Prize in literature born on 12-30-1865 in Bombay, British India expired 1-18-1936 in Burwash, Sussex, England age 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagnerian basso profundo Alexander Kipnis born on 2-1-1891 in Schitomir, Ukraine expired 5-14-1978 in Westport, Connecticut age 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| harpsichord virtuoso Igor Kipnis son of Alexander Kipnis born on 9-27-1930 in Berlin, Germany expired 1-23-2002 in Fairfield County, Connecticut age 71 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "revolutionary" Hungarian general Béla Kalman Király was under death sentence by Stalin when the Hungarian prime minister tried to reform the government; he was released from prison and put in charge of the armed forces ... just before the Russian tanks rolled in; fled the country, became a U.S. citizen (1965), but returned and joined the government once the commies were gone born on 4-14-1912 in Kaposvár, Hungary expired 7-4-2009 in Budapest, Hungary age 97 AKS: Bela Kiraly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dobro/guitar/banjo player Beecher Pete Kirby performed with the Smokey Mountain Boys band (1936-1992)
expired 10-17-2002 in Nashville, Tennessee age 90 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Kirby Jr. born on 4-28-1949 in New York, New York expired 8-14-2006 in Los Angeles, California age 57 cause: complications from leukemia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
radio & tv announcer Durward Kirby side-kick of Gary Moore; namesake of the Curwood Derby
expired 3-15-2000 in Fort Myers, Florida age 87 cause: congestive heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comedian & impressionist George Kirby born on 6-8-1923 in Chicago, Illinois expired 9-30-1995 in Las Vegas, Nevada age 72
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comic book artist Jack Kirby co-creator of the Silver Surfer & Captain America characters
expired 2-6-1994 in Thousand Oaks, California age 76 cause: heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Johanna D. Kirby born on 1-26-1973 expired 12-29-1992 age 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ski resort owner Everett Kircher owned Boyne Mountain (Michigan), Big Sky (Montana), Crystal Mountain (Washington) & Cypress Mountain (British Columbia) ski resorts born on 7-15-1916 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 1-16-2002 in Petoskey, Michigan age 85 cause: complications from kidney dialysis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Super Circus ringmaster Claude Kirchner born on 2-11-1916 expired 3-8-1993 in Hawthorne, New York age 77 cause: lymphoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Austrian president (1974-86) Rudolf Kirchschläger born on 3-28-1915 in Niederkappel, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary expired 3-30-2000 in Vienna, Austria age 85 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| vaudeville comic Joseph "Joe" Kirk played Mr. Bacciagalupe on the Abbott and Costello tv show born on 10-1-1903 expired 4-16-1975 in Hollywood, California age 71 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Phyllis Kirk was stalked by Vincent Price in House of Wax (1953) and engaged in snappy banter opposite Peter Lawford on the Thin Man tv series
expired 10-19-2006 in Woodland Hills, California age 77 cause: post cerebral aneurysm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| conservative author Russell Amos Kirk born on 10-19-1918 in Plymouth, Michigan expired 4-29-1994 in Mecosta, Michigan age 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| special education pioneer Samuel A. Kirk born on 9-1-1904 expired 7-21-1996 in Tucson, Arizona age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| civil rights pioneer Irene Morgan Kirkalde in July of 1944 she refused to surrender her seat on a Greyhound Bus to a white couple; the bus driver had her arrested — in addition to being charged with violating Virginia's segregation laws she was charged with resisting arrest (a kick to a cop's nads!); she plead guilty to the reisting charge & paid a $100 fine but rplead innocent to the segregation charge and refused to pay the $10 fine when convicted; the case worked it's way up to the U.S. Supreme Court (Irene Morgan v. Commonwealth of Virginia 328 U.S. 373 (1946)) where Thurgood Marshall argued her case; the thrust of his argument was that the local segregation laws violated the interstate commerce clauses of the Constitution when applied to modes of transportation that cross state lines; by a 6-1 vote the justices agreed, voiding the application of the local laws (and starting the process of unraveling the precedent set in Plessy v. Ferguson); the first "Freedom Ride" was conducted in 1947 to test whether the ruling would be observed (numerous arrests later it was proven to be universally ignored in the South); it took another 16 years for the Feds to get serious about enforcing the ruling born on 4-9-1917 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 8-10-2007 in Gloucester, Virigina age 90 cause: Alzheimer's disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former AFL-CIO president (1979-95) Joseph Lane Kirkland born on 3-12-1922 in Camden, South Carolina expired 8-14-1999 in Washington, District of Columbia age 77 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| one-time college professor Jeane Duane Jordan Kirkpatrick was Reagan's first U.N. envoy (1981-85) born on 11-19-1926 in Duncan, Oklahoma expired 12-7-2006 in Bethesda, Maryland age 80 cause: heart disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| novelist/actor/playwright James Kirkwood Jr. wrote P.S. Your Cat is Dead (1972); co-wrote A Chorus Line (1974) for which he shared a 1975 Tony & 1976 Pulitzer born on 8-22-1925 in Hollywood, California expired 4-21-1989 in New York, New York age 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H. William "Bill" Kirschner Sr. invented the first commercially practical fiberglass ski; founded the K2 Corporation born on 5-16-1918 in Seattle, Washington expired 4-22-2006 in Seattle, Washington age 87 cause: pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York City ballet impresario Lincoln Edward Kirstein born on 5-4-1907 in Rochester, New York expired 1-5-1996 in New York, New York age 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Met Opera lyric soprano Dorothy Kirsten born on 7-6-1910 in Montclair, New Jersey expired 11-18-1992 in Los Angeles, California age 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| archaeologist Sir Archibald Laurence Patrick Kirwan did planning and arranged financing for the 1953 Mount Everest Expedition born on --1907 in Cregg, County Galway, Ireland expired 4-16-1999 in London, England age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Michigan statistician/polster Leslie Kish co-founder of the Institute for Social Research (1947) born on 7-27-1910 in Poprad, Slovakia, Austria-Hungary expired 10-7-2000 in Ann Arbor, Michigan age 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pharmacist Max Kiss developed Ex-Lax in 1906; he's been on the run ever since expired 6-22-1967 in Atlantic Beach, New York age 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
calypso musician "Lord" Kitchener got nickname in 1944 from calyspo artist Growling Tiger
expired 2-11-2000 in Port of Spain, Barbados age 77 cause: severe infection; organ failure; blood disorder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas death row inmate William Joseph Kitchens born on 4-27-1963 expired 5-9-2000 in Huntsville, Texas age 37 cause: executed; lethal injection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress/singer Eartha Mae Kitt
expired 12-25-2008 in New York, New York age 81 cause: colon cancer
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| former Thai field marshall Thanom Kittikachorn was the country's prime minister for a number of years born on 8-11-1911 in Tak, Tak Province, Siam expired 6-16-2004 in Bangkok, Thailand age 92 cause: complications from aneurysm AKS: Kitikachorn Kittakachorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| geezer David Klaffer born on 8-6-1891 expired 6-22-2001 in Henderson, Kentucky age 109 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| businessman Jules J. Klapman former owner of Dad's Root Beer born on 5-4-1918 expired 10-9-2002 in Skokie, Illinois age 84 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| electrical engineer Philip Julian Klass worked as an aviation journalist; coined the term avionics; a debunker of UFO stories; he is NOT the sci-fi author of the same name who publishes under the name "William Tenn" born on 11-18-1919 in Des Moines, Iowa expired 8-9-2005 in Cocoa, Florida age 85 cause: prostate cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| nudie/bondage photographer Irving Klaw with sister Paula helped to "develop" Bettie Page's career; driven out of the business by congressional/Justice Department harassment born on 11-9-1907 in New York, New York expired 9-3-1966 in New York, New York age 58 cause: peritonitis; complications from appendicitis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bettie Page photographer Paula Klaw with brother Irving ran Movie Star News selling glossies of actors/actresses & other models
expired 6-6-1996 age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| King Ranch owner Robert Justus Kleberg Jr. son of Sr. & ranch founder's daughter Alice King Kleberg; owned Kentucky Derby winners Assault (1946; won triple Crown) & Middleground (1950; also won the Preakness) born on 5-29-1896 in Corpus Christi, Texas expired 10-13-1974 in Houston, Texas age 78 cause: stomach cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| orchestra conductor Carlos Kleiber son of Erich Kleiber; buried in Konjšica, Zasavje region, Slovenia born on 7-3-1930 in Berlin, Germany expired 7-13-2004 in «unknown» age 74 cause: "a long illness" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
fashion designer Anne Klein
expired 3-19-1974 in New York, New York age 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Marvin Adolph Klein the father of Barbi Benton born on 8-1-1922 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 10-12-2009 in Carmichael, California age 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz trumpeter Oscar Klein born on 1-5-1930 in Graz, Austria expired 12-12-2006 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany age 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Bulls founder (1965) Richard Oland "Dick" Klein owned team for six years born on 9-16-1920 expired 10-10-2000 in Greenville, South Carolina age 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Nixon Attorney General (1972-73) Richard Gordon Kleindienst convicted of a misdemeanor in the ITT scandal born on 8-5-1923 in Winslow, Arizona expired 2-3-2000 in Prescott, Arizona age 76 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| venture capitalist Eugene Kleiner left Shockley Labs to co-found Fairchild Semiconductor (1957); launched Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byer (1972); they contributed to the startup of such firms as Tandem Computer, Genentech, Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems, Compaq Computer & America Online born on 5-12-1923 in Austria expired 11-20-2003 in Los Altos Hills, California age 80 cause: heart problems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| screenwriter Harry Kleiner penned the screenplays for Carmen Jones (1954), Fantastic Voyage (1966) & Bullitt (1968) born on 9-10-1915 in Tiflis, Russian (now Tbilissi, Georgia) expired 10-17-2007 in Northbrook, Illinois age 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| documentary/public affairs tv producer Isaac I. Kleinerman produced the 1960 condensed version of Victory at Sea; co-produced CBS' The 20th Century series (with Burton Benjamin) born on 7-21-1916 in New York, New York expired 3-7-2004 in Bucerias, Mexico age 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| musician & stop motion animator "Sneaky" Peter E. Kleinow a steel guitarist; played with the Flying Burrito Brothers; his stop motion special effects photography was seen in The Terminator, Robocop II, Starship Troopers & The Empire Strikes Back, as well as the The Outer Limits and Gumby tv shows and the original Pillsbury Poppin' Fresh doughboy commercials born on 8-20-1934 in South Bend, Indiana expired 1-6-2007 in Petaluma, California age 72 cause: Alzheimer's disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Friedrich Rudolf Klein-Rogge married to Thea von Harbou (1914-21); played the mad scientist Rotwang in Metropolis (1927) born on 11-24-1885 in Köln, Germany expired 5-30-1955 in Graz, Austria age 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| inventor Edward E. Kleinschmidt created the high speed teletype machine (1914), stock market ticker tape and automatic fishing reel; his company eventually became a subsidiary of Smith-Corona-Marchand born on 9-9-1875 in Bremen, Germany expired 8-9-1977 in Canaan, Connecticut age 101 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sleep researcher Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman co-discoverer of REM sleep; wrote Sleep and Wakefulness (1939, revised 1963 & 1987); now researching Dirt Naps born on 4-26-1895 in Kishinev, Russia expired 8-13-1999 in Beverly Hills, California age 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| conductor Otto Klemperer fled Nazi Germany; father of Werner (Col. Klink) Klemperer born on 5-14-1885 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland) expired 7-6-1973 in Zürich, Switzerland age 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Werner Klemperer Hogan's Heroes commandant Col. Klink (1965-71) born on 3-22-1920 in Köln, Germany expired 12-6-2000 in New York, New York age 80 cause: throat cancer
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| former North Dakota congressman (1967-71) Thomas Savis "Tom" Kleppe served as Ford's Interior Secretary (October 1975 - January 1977) born on 7-1-1919 in Kintyre, North Dakota expired 3-2-2007 in Bethesda, Maryland age 87 cause: complications from Parkinson's & Alzheimer's diseases | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austrian president (1992-2004) Thomas Klestil succeeded Kurt Waldheim in the position born on 11-4-1932 in Vienna, Austria expired 7-6-2004 in Vienna, Austria age 71 cause: heart failure; multiple organ failure | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cartoonist Bernard "Hap" Kliban drew cats, cats & more cats born on 1-1-1935 in Norwalk, Connecticut expired 8-12-1990 age 55 cause: choked on hairball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| math professor & author Morris Kline wrote Why Johnny Can't Add born on 5-1-1908 in New York, New York expired 6-10-1992 in New York, New York age 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| wheelchair-bound tourist Leon Klinghoffer was aboard the Achille Lauro cruise ship when it was hijacked in 1985 born on 9-24-1916 expired 10-8-1985 in Port Said, Egypt age 69 cause: murdered; shot; body dumped overboard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| loudspeaker manufacturer Paul Wilbur Klipsch founded Klipsch and Associates in Hope, Arkansas (1946) born on 3-9-1904 in Elkhart, Indiana expired 5-5-2002 in Hope, Arkansas age 98 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| audio equipment engineer/deisgner Henry E. Kloss co-founder of Acoustic Research, co-founder of KLH, Kloss Video Corp. (Novatron projection systems), Cambridge Soundworks & Tivolia Audio born on 2-21-1929 in Altoona, Pennsylvania expired 1-31-2001 in Cambridge, Massachusetts age 71 cause: subdural hematoma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
artist Balthasar Klossowski
expired 2-18-2001 in Rossinière, Switzerland age 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shimson Klueger last surviving Jew of Oswiecim (Auschwitz), Poland expired 5-??-2000 age 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ex-baseball player Theodore Bernard "Ted" Kluszewski born on 9-10-1924 in Argo, Illinois expired 3-29-1988 in Chicago, Illinois age 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| animator Herbert D. Klynn co-created Gerald McBoing- born on 11-11-1917 expired 2-3-1999 in Tarzana, California age 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| aviation pioneer Roy Knabenshue flew first blimp in U.S.; general manager for the Wright Brothers expired 3-6-1960 in Los Angeles, California age 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Floral City Furniture Co. co-founder (1927) Edward M. Knabusch with his cousin co-invented the reclining lounge chair (the La-Z-Boy, patented in 1929) born on 1-7-1900 in Monroe, Michigan expired 2-25-1988 in Monroe, Michigan age 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| one-time yeast salesman Clinton B. "Bill" Knapp co-founded the now-defunct Bill Knapp's restaurant chain (1948) born on 3-13-1907 expired 10-15-1974 in Battle Creek, Michigan age 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| centenarian Sarah Clark Knauss born on 9-24-1880 in Hollywood, Pennsylvania expired 12-30-1999 in Allentown, Pennsylvania age 119 cause: "natural causes"
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| tv/movie writer Thomas Nigel Kneale scripted the original BBC productions of The Quatermass Experiment 1953; also did screenplay for First Men in the Moon (1964) born on 4-28-1922 in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England expired 10-29-2006 in London, England age 84 cause: complications from strokes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| columnist & author Fletcher Knebel wrote Seven Days in May born on 10-1-1911 in Dayton, Ohio expired 2-26-1993 in Honolulu, Hawaii age 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Hildegard Frieda Albertina Knef born on 12-28-1925 in Ulm, Würtemberg, Germany expired 2-1-2002 in Berlin, Germany age 76 cause: lung infection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baker College (Owosso) associate Dean of Education Toni M. Kneiding born on 11-5-1973 expired 9-7-2008 in Straits of Mackinac, Michigan age 34 cause: suicide; jumped from Mackinac Bridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz trombonist James Minter "Jimmy" Knepper born on 11-22-1927 in Los Angeles, California expired 6-14-2003 in Triadelphia, West Virginia age 75 cause: Parkinson's disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wham-O co-founder (1948) Richard P. Knerr born on 6-30-1925 in San Gabriel, California expired 1-14-2008 in Arcadia, California age 82 cause: stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former daredevil Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel Sr. born on 10-17-1938 in Butte, Montana expired 11-30-2007 in Clearwater, Florida age 69 cause: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; diabetes
AKS: Evil Kneivel Knieval Kneival | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| film historian & author Arthur Knight co-author of Playboy's The History of Sex in Cinema series (starting in 1965) born on 9-3-1916 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 7-25-1991 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia age 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| science fiction writer/editor Damon Knight wrote short story To Serve Man (1950) which later became a popular episode of The Twilight Zone (1962); Kate Wilhelm was second wife born on 9-19-1922 in Baker, Oregon expired 4-15-2002 in Eugene, Oregon age 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1940s & 50s singer Evelyn Knight retired from singing at age 36
expired 9-28-2007 in San Jose, California age 89 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor James Forrest "Fuzzy" Knight played Pvt. Fuzzy Knight on Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion tv series (1955-7) born on 5-9-1901 in Fairmont, West Virginia expired 2-23-1976 in Hollywood, California age 74 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| newspaper publisher James L. Knight born on 7-21-1909 in Akron, Ohio expired 2-5-1991 age 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ramtha-channeler's ex-husband Jeffrey Knight born on ??-??-19?? expired ??-??-19?? age ?? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| neswapaper chain founder John Shively Knight I won 1968 Pulitzer prize for his column born on 10-26-1894 in Bluefield, West Virginia expired 6-16-1981 in Akron, Ohio age 86 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army First Lt. John Shively Knight Jr. awarded the Bronze Star for his conduct in the December 1944 battle of the Ardennes bulge born on --1923 expired 3-29-1945 in Münster, Germany age 22 cause: ambushed during military operation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| newspaper publishing heir John Shively Knight III born 5 days after his father's death born on 4-3-1945 in Columbus, Georgia expired 12-7-1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 30 cause: stabbed to death | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| trumpet player Pedro Knight Caraballo widower of Celia Cruz born on 9-30-1921 expired 2-3-2007 in Los Angeles, California age 85 cause: complications from strokes; diabetes
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| weasel county prosecutor Thomas E. Knight Jr. railroaded the Scottsboro Boys through three bogus sets of trials born on --1898 in Greensboro, Alabama expired 5-??-1937 age 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former military X-15 test pilot William J. "Pete" Knight as a California state senator wrote the state's Defense of Marriage Act (2000) born on 11-18-1929 in Noblesville, Indiana expired 5-7-2004 in Duarte, California age 74 cause: acture myelogenous leukemia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| publisher Alfred Abraham Knopf born on 9-12-1892 in New York, New York expired 8-11-1984 in Purchase, New York age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| book publisher Alfred A. Knopf Jr. left the firm his father founded to co-found Atheneum Publishers (1959) born on 6-17-1918 in White Plains, New York expired 2-14-2009 in New York, New York age 90 cause: complications from a fall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| widow of publisher Alfred writer Helen Knopf born on 10-28-1902 expired 1-14-1995 age 92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| playwright Frederick Major Paull Knott wrote Dial M for Murder (1952) & Wait Until Dark (1966) born on 8-28-1916 in Hankow, China expired 12-17-2002 in New York, New York age 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| berry farm co-founder Walter Knott started the operation with wife Cordelia (d.1974) born on 12-11-1889 in San Bernardino, California expired 12-3-1981 in Buena Park, California age 91 cause: Parkinson's disease | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former pro wrassler Herbert Glen Knotts
expired 1-3-1970 age 55 cause: leukemia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comedian Jesse Donald Knotts Deputy Barney Fife on Andy Griffith Show/ born on 7-21-1924 in Morgantown, West Virginia expired 2-24-2006 in Beverly Hills, California age 81 cause: pulmonary & respiratory complications; lung cancer
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| author John Knowles author of A Separate Peace (1960) born on 9-16-1926 in Fairmont, West Virginia expired 11-29-2001 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida age 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Alexander Knox born on 1-16-1907 in Strathroy, Ontario, Canada expired 4-25-1995 in Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England age 88 cause: bone cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| late-1970s to early-1980s fashion model Bitten Knudsen did February 1987 Playboy pictorial; a "best buddy" of (trainwreck) model Gia Carangi expired 3-22-2008 in Denmark age 50s cause: "died in her sleep" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doobie Brothers drummer Keith Knudsen born on 2-18-1948 in LeMars, Iowa expired 2-8-2005 in San Francisco, California age 56 cause: pneumonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morris Hans Knudsen co-founder of Morrison-Knudsen construction firm (1912) expired 11-15-1943 in San Diego, California age 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| auto executive Semon Emil "Bunkie" Knudsen born on 10-2-1912 in Buffalo, New York expired 7-6-1998 in Royal Oak, Michigan age 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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