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| sporting goods maker George A. Reach in 1910 invented the cork-center baseball expired 12-7-1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia U. English professor Allen Walker Read researched the origins of common words & phrases (like "O.K.", "Dixie", "blizzard" & "podunk"); wrote Lexical Evidence of Epigraphy in Western North America: A Glossarial Study of the Low Element in the English Vocabulary (1935) born on 6-2-1906 in Winnebago, Minnesota expired 10-16-2002 in New York, New York age 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| corrupt Detroit mayor (1937-39) Richard W. Reading sent to slammer for shielding local rackets expired 12-9-1952 in Brighton, Michigan age 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
presidential daughter Maureen Elizabeth Reagan daughter of Jane Wyman
expired 8-8-2001 in Granite Bay, California age 60 cause: brain cancer; melanoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
actor and 40th U.S. president (1981-89) Ronald Wilson Reagan Sr. played George Gipp in the movie Knute Rockne, All American and George Custer in Santa Fe Trail; wounded by John Hinckley
expired 6-5-2004 in Bel Air, California age 93 cause: pneumonia; Alzheimer's disease
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| automotive engineer Louis Réard created a swimsuit "smaller than an Atome" — he called it the Bikini (debuted on July 5, 1946) born on --1897 in France expired 9-16-1984 in Lausanne, Switzerland age 87 cause: complications following surgery AKS: Reard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 Minutes newsman Harry Reasonerborn on 4-17-1923 in Dakota City, Iowa expired 8-6-1991 in Norwalk, Connecticut age 68
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radio engineer Grote Reber following up on Karl Jansky's work built backyard antenna to map the sky (1937); his mother Harriet was Edwin Hubble's 7th grade teacherborn on 12-22-1911 in Wheaton, Illinois expired 12-20-2002 in Bothwell, Tasmania, Australia age 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nixon friend Charles Gregory "Bebe" Rebozo born on 11-17-1912 in Tampa, Florida expired 5-8-1998 in Miami, Florida age 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
entrepreneur Jheri Redding hair dresser that started Jheri Redding Products, Redken, Jhirmack and Nexxus
expired 3-15-1998 in Santa Barbara, California age 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist Noel Redding
expired 5-11-2003 in Clonakilty, Eire age 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| soul singer Otis Redding had posthumous hit with (Sittin' on the) Dock of the Bay (1968) born on 9-9-1941 in Dawson, Georgia expired 12-10-1967 in Lake Monona, Wisconsin (near Madison) age 36 cause: plane crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
popcorn king Orville Clarence Redenbacher with partner Charlie Bowman developed America's favorite popcorn hybrid
expired 9-19-1995 in Coronado, California age 88 cause: drowned; heart attack in whirlpool bath AKS: Reddenbacher Redenbacker Reddenbacker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nazi war criminal Walter Reder born on 2-4-1915 in Freiwaldau, Austria-Hungary expired 4-26-1991 in Vienna, Austria age 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| columnist Virginia Redfern born on 12-19-1914 expired 2-11-1981 age 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor William Redfield played Harding in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) born on 1-26-1927 in New York, New York expired 8-17-1976 in New York, New York age 49 cause: respiratory infection; leukemia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bisexual actor Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave father of Vanessa and Lynn born on 3-20-1908 in Bristol, Avon, England expired 3-21-1985 in Denham, England age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iditarod race founder (1973) Joe Redington born on 2-1-1917 in Chisholm Trail, Oklahoma expired 6-24-1999 in Knik, Alaska age 82 cause: cancer of the esophagus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz saxophonist Walter Dewey Redman born on 5-17-1931 in Fort Worth, Texas expired 9-2-2006 in Brooklyn, New York, New York age 75 cause: liver failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Alan Reed voice of Fred Flintsone
expired 6-14-1977 in Los Angeles, California age 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| trial lawyer Barry C. Reed wrote The Verdict born on 1-28-1927 in Alameda, California expired 7-19-2002 in Norwood, Massachusetts age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Sir Carol Reed won Best Director Academy Award for Oliver! (1968); directed The Third Man (1949) expired 4-25-1976 in London, England age 69 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Donna Reed George Bailey's wife in Its A Wonderful Life
expired 1-14-1986 in Beverly Hills, California age 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
blues singer/guitarist/
expired 8-29-1976 in Oakland, California age 50 cause: respiratory failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cramp Shipbuilding president James Reed Sr. also built the Golden Gate Bridge expired 7-23-1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
country singer/actor Jerry Reed played Cledus Snow in the Smokey and the Bandit movies; had musical hits with "Eastbound and Down", "When You're Hot, You're Hot" & "The Bird"
expired 9-1-2008 age 71 cause: emphysema
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| journalist John Silas Reed wrote Ten Days That Shook the World (1919); co-wrote The Left Wing Manifesto, co-founding the U.S. Communist Party (1919) born on 10-22-1887 in Portland, Oregon expired 10-19-1920 in Moscow, Russia age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tap dance pioneer Leonard Reed co-originator of the Shim Sham Shimmy format born on 1-7-1907 in Lightning Creek, Oklahoma Territory expired 4-5-2004 in Covina, California age 97 cause: congestive heart failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
litigant Mary Maxine "Sally" Reed initiated lawsuit that resulted in a 1971 Supreme Court ruling (9-0) that voided laws giving arbitrary preference to men over women
expired 9-26-2002 in Boise, Idaho age 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brady Bunch actor Robert Reed
expired 5-12-1992 in Los Angeles, California age 59 cause: colon cancer; AIDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor & legendary drunk Robert Oliver Reed played Bill Sikes in Oliver (1968) born on 2-13-1938 in Wimbledon, London, England expired 5-2-1999 in Valetta, Malta age 61 cause: heart attack while carousing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Alaina Reed-Amini widow of Kevin Peter Hall; played Olivia on Sesame Street (1976-88) & Rose Holloway on 227 (1985-90)
expired 12-17-2009 in Santa Monica, California age 63 cause: breast cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| first professional World Dart-throwing champion (1978) Leighton Rees born on 1-17-1940 in Mountain Ash, Wales expired 6-8-2003 in Pontypridd, Wales age 63 cause: cardiac arrest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| poker champion David Edward "Chip" Reese born on 3-28-1951 in Centerville, Ohio expired 12-4-2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada age 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brooklyn Dodgers Hall of Fame shortstop Harold Henry "Pee Wee" Reese Team Captain of the "Boys of Summer"
expired 8-14-1999 in Louisville, Kentucky age 81 cause: lung cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Angels baseball coach James H. "Jimmie" Reese born on 10-1-1901 expired 7-13-1994 age 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| paralyzed actor Christopher Reeve played Superman in four movies born on 9-25-1952 in New York, New York expired 10-10-2004 in Bedford, New York age 52 cause: cardiac arrest; system infection; bed sores
AKS: Reeves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dana Reeve widow of Christopher
expired 3-6-2006 in New York, New York age 45 cause: lung cancer
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| electronics inventor Dr. Alec Harley Reeves invented PCM (Pulse-Code-Modulation) in 1938, permitting multiplexing of many signals on a single wire or radio frequency born on --1902 in Redhill, Surrey, England expired 10-13-1971 in London, England age 69 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cowgirl Hall-of-Fame member Connie Reeves
expired 8-17-2003 in San Antonio, Texas age 101 cause: cardiac arrest; broken neck from fall off horse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| one-time Rams football team principal owner Daniel F. Reeves bought team in 1941; moved team from Cleveland to Los Angeles in 1946; hired Kenny Washington & Woody Strode to play on that team born on 6-30-1912 in New York, New York expired 4-15-1971 in New York, New York age 58 cause: Hodgkin's lymphoma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| country singer Franklin Delano Reeves born on 7-14-1933 in Sparta, North Carolina expired 1-1-2007 in Centerville, Tennessee age 73 cause: emphysema AKS: Del | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor George Reeves played "twin" Brent Tarleton in Gone With The Wind; played Superman on tv in early 1950s; death occurred under suspicious circumstances; subject of 2006 movie Hollywoodland
expired 6-16-1959 in Beverly Hills, California age 45 cause: suicide; gunshot to head AKS: Bessalo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Old Opry star Jim Reeves expired 7-31-1964 in Nashville, Tennessee age 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940s & 50s bodybuilder & actor Stephen Lester "Steve" Reeves former Mr. America (1947), Mr. World, Mr. Universe; played Hercules in several Italian movies (1957 & 1959); also did Ed Wood's Jail Bait (1954) born on 1-21-1926 in Glasgow, Montana expired 5-1-2000 in Escondido, California age 74 cause: complications from lymphoma
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| one-time Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith head Donald Thomas Regan Reagan Treasury Secretary (1981-1985); later was his Chief of Staff born on 12-21-1918 in Cambridge, Massachusetts expired 6-10-2003 in Williamsburg, Virginia age 84 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| songwriter Noel Regney co-wrote Do You Hear What I Hear? (1962; with wife Gloria Shayne); translated song Dominique into English (1963) born on 8-19-1922 in Strasbourg, France expired 11-24-2002 in Danbury, Connecticut age 80 cause: Pick's disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supreme Court justice William Hubbs Rehnquist was an associate justice (1972-86), then elevated to chief (1986-2005); presided over the impeachment trial of Bubba born on 10-1-1924 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin expired 9-3-2005 in Arlington, Virginia age 80 cause: complications from anaplastic thyroid cancer
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Bohemian seaman Stephan Rehorek on April 20, 1912 took best(/only) picture of iceberg that the Titanic collide with
expired ??-??-1935 age 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Tadeus Reichstein shared the 1950 Nobel prize in medicineborn on 7-20-1897 in Wloclawek, Poland expired 8-1-1996 in Basel, Switzerland age 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Beryl Reid born on 6-17-1920 in Hereford, England expired 10-13-1996 in Wraysbury, England age 76 cause: pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former advertising executive David William Reid lead team that created Elsie the Cow (1938), her "mate Elmer (1940; as in "Elmer's Glue") and other bovine trademarks for Borden Dairy; also worked on the Paul Masson "We'll sell no wine before its time" campaign born on 6-24-1917 in Detroit, Michigan expired 12-13-2003 in San Rafael, California age 86 cause: "old age" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Frances Reid widow of Philip Bourneuf; appeared in Stage Door (1932); played Alice Horton on Days of Our Lives (1965-2007) born on 12-9-1914 in Wichita Falls, Texas expired 2-3-2010 in Beverly Hills, California age 95
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| Whitelaw Reid former chairman of the New York Herald Tribune (1955-8) born on 7-26-1913 in Purchase, New York expired 4-18-2009 in White Plains, New York age 95 cause: complications from lung & heart failure
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| longtime NBC staff announcer (1952-2005) Howard Reig was announcer for the NBC Nightly News (1983-2007) & Meet the Press born on 5-31-1921 in New York, New York expired 11-10-2008 in Venice, Florida age 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor & game show panelist Charles Nelson Reilly won a Tony Award for playing Bud Frump in the original production of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (1962)born on 1-13-1931 in The Bronx, New York, New York expired 5-25-2007 in Los Angeles, California age 76 cause: complications from pneumonia
AKS: Reily Riely | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Hugh Reilly played Timmy's father (Paul Martin) on Lassie (1958-64) opposite June Lockhart (Ruth Martin) born on 10-30-1915 in Newark, New Jersey expired 7-17-1998 in Burbank, California age 82 cause: emphysema | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
British "Ace of Spies" Sidney George Reilly worked to overthrow the Bolseviks in Russia
expired 11-??-1925 in Moscow, Russia, USSR age 51 cause: executed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| medical malpractice victim David Reimer subject of John/Joan Case; after a botched circumcision the quacks gave him female hormones; he was raised as a girl (named "Brenda"); had identical twin brother Brian (d.2002) born on 8-22-1965 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada expired 5-4-2004 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada age 38 cause: suicide; gunshot to head | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Allstate Insurance pitchman Edwin Warren Reimers did a bit of acting — played Admiral Fitzpatrick in original Star Trek episode The Trouble With Tribbles (1968) .. "You're in good hands with Tribbles" born on 10-26-1912 in Moline, Illinois expired 8-16-2009 in Saratoga Springs, New York age 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Honduran president (1994-98) Carlos Roberto Reina Idiáquez a one-time political prisoner born on 3-13-1926 in Comayaguela, Honduras expired 8-19-2003 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras age 77 cause: suicide; pancreatic problems; gallbladder problems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Meathead's mom Estelle Reiner wife of Carl; appeared in a number of movies — her most memorable appearance being in When Harry Met Sally where she delivered the line "I'll have what she's having."; was the model for the Laura Petrie character on the Dick Van Dyke Show (created by her husband)
expired 10-28-2008 in Beverly Hills, California age 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| orchestra conductor Fritz Reiner born on 12-19-1888 expired 11-15-1963 in New York, New York age 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary M. "Lynn" Reiner one of the victims of the 1982 Chicago-area poisoned Tylenol murder spree born on 4-15-1955 expired 9-30-1982 in Winfield, Illinois age 27 cause: murdered; cyanide-laced Tylenol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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physicist Frederick Reines shared the 1995 Nobel physics prize for his discovery of the neutrino (1955) born on 3-16-1918 in Paterson, New Jersey expired 8-26-1998 in Orange, California age 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
legendary jazz artist Django Reinhardt founding member of the Hot Club Quintet with Stephane Grappelli
expired 5-16-1953 in Fontainebleau, France age 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Max Reinhardt made A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) born on 9-9-1873 in Baden, Austria expired 10-30-1943 in New York, New York age 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pianist Nadia Reisenberg sister of Clara Rockmore born on 7-14-1904 in Vilna, Lithuania (now Vilnius) expired 6-10-1983 in New York, New York age 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| early movie director Charles Reisner made Chasing Rainbows (1929), the movie that introduced the song Happy Days Are Here Again born on 3-14-1887 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 9-24-1962 in La Jolla, California age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Free Cinema" movement director Karel Reisz made Morgan (1966), Isadora (1968), The Gambler (1974), Who'll Stop the Rain (1978), The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) & Sweet Dreams (1985) born on 7-21-1926 in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia expired 11-25-2002 in London, England age 76 cause: blood disorder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author/illustrator Seymour Victory Reit created Caspar the Friendly Ghost (1940; first illustrated by Joe Oriolo); also wrote for Archie & Little Lulu comics and MAD Magazine born on 11-11-1918 in New York, New York expired 11-21-2001 in New York, New York age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BBC founder Lord John Charles Walsham Reith BBC Director-General (1927-38) born on 7-20-1889 in Stonehaven, Scotland expired 6-16-1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland age 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanislaw Wladyslaw Rejment was the 1924 Nobel literature prize winner
expired 12-5-1925 in Warsaw, Poland age 58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Lee Remick born on 12-14-1935 in Quincy, Massachusetts expired 7-2-1991 age 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Bert Remsen born on 2-25-1925 in Glen Cove, New York expired 4-22-1999 in San Fernando Valley, California age 74 cause: natural causes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Duncan Renaldo tv's Cisco Kid (1950-56); did 18 months in Federal prison for perjury
expired 9-3-1980 in Goleta, California age 76 cause: lung cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sorbonne University professor Louis Renault shared the 1907 Nobel peace prize born on 5-21-1943 in Autun Saône-et-Loire, France expired 2-8-1918 in Barbizon, France age 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| automobile pioneer Louis Renault expired 10-24-1944 in Paris, France age 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former kid actor turned adult junkie Bradley Barron Renfro was into it all: booze, marijuana, cocaine, heroine, methadone, ...; once busted for trying to steal a boat — he was too stupid (or smashed) to remember to untie it before trying to pull away from the dock born on 7-25-1982 in Knoxville, Tennessee expired 1-15-2008 in Los Angeles, California age 25 cause: heroin overdose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
super-geezer Maggie Mae Renfro had been the 3rd-oldest U.S. citizen
expired 1-22-2010 in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana age 114
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| actor Michael Rennie played the alien visitor Klaatu in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) born on 8-25-1907 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England expired 6-10-1971 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England age 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cinematographer Claude Renoir son of Pierre Jr.; worked on a number of James Bond films born on 12-4-1914 in Paris, France expired 9-5-1993 in Troyes, France age 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie screenwriter & director Jean Renoir son of Pierre; brother of Pierre Jr.; made Le Grande Illusion (1937), La Bête humaine (1938; The Human Beast) & La Règle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game; 1939) born on 9-15-1894 in Paris, France expired 2-12-1979 in Beverly Hills, California age 84 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir Sr. father of Jean & Pierre Jr. born on 2-25-1841 in Limoges, France expired 12-3-1919 in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France age 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Pierre-Auguste Renoir Jr. son of noted painter; brother of Jean; father of Claude born on 3-21-1885 in Paris, France expired 3-11-1952 in Paris, France age 66 cause: complications following kidney operation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cinematographer Jay Gayne Rescher shot Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) & A Bunny's Tale (1985) born on 12-19-1924 expired 2-29-2008 in Gig Harbor, Washington age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shuttle STS-41--D & 51--L astronaut Judith Arlene Resnik born on 4-5-1949 in Akron, Ohio expired 1-28-1986 in Cape Canaveral, Florida age 36 cause: Shuttle Challenger explosion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| composer Ottorino Respighi wrote The Pines of Rome and the arrangement Ancient Dances and Airs born on 7-9-1879 in Bologna, Italy expired 4-18-1935 in Rome, Italy age 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Times columnist (1974-87) James Barrett Reston born on 11-3-1909 in Clyde Bank, Scotland expired 12-6-1995 in Washington, District of Columbia age 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former child actor Thomas Noel "Tommy" Rettig played Jeff Miller, Lassie's 1st tv owner; was in River of No Return with Marilyn Monroe & The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. Tborn on 12-10-1941 in New York, New York expired 2-15-1996 in Marina del Rey, California age 54 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
widow Marguerite Reuter list member of the family that founded the international news agency (her husband Oliver, the 4th Baron de Reuter, was the grandson of Paul Julius Reuter); the title (and family name) died with her - she had no children
expired 1-25-2009 in Beausoleil, France age 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paul Julius Reuter founded news agency bearing his name (October 1858)
expired 2-25-1899 in Nice, France age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| labor organizer Victor George Reuther brother of Walter born on 2-17-1916 in Wheeling, West Virginia expired 6-3-2004 in Washington, District of Columbia age 92 cause: pneumonia; renal failure
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| United Auto Workers union leader (1946-70) Walter Philip Reuther born on 9-1-1907 in Wheeling, West Virginia expired 5-9-1970 in Pellston, Michigan age 62 cause: plane crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| playboy Lance Reventlow son of Woolworth heir Barbara Hutton; was married to Jill St.John (1960-63) & former Mouseketeer Cheryl Holdridge (1964-his death) born on 2-24-1936 in London, England expired 7-24-1972 in Aspen, Colorado age 36 cause: plane crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Anne Revere born on 6-25-1903 in New York, New York expired 12-18-1990 in Locust Valley, New York age 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| silversmith Paul Revere American revolutionary; famed for his "midnight ride" from Boston to Lexington Massachusetts April 18, 1775 - "The Redcoats are coming..." born on 1-1-1735 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 5-10-1818 in Boston, Massachusetts age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
silent movie actress Dorothy Revier original model for the Columbia Pictures logo
expired 11-19-1993 in Hollywood, California age 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revlon co-founder (1932) Charles Haskell Revson president (1932-62), chairman (1962-75) born on 10-11-1906 in Manchester, New Hampshire expired 8-24-1975 in New York, New York age 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revlon co-founder (1932) Joseph Revson corporate treasurer (1932-56) born on 6-6-1905 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 12-19-1971 in New York, New York age 66 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| auto racer Peter Revson finished second in 1971 Indianapolis 500; nephew of Charles born on 2-27-1939 in New York, New York expired 3-22-1974 in Johannesburg, South Africa age 35 cause: auto crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Rosaura Revueltas starred in the only blacklisted U.S. film - Salt of the Earth (1953)
expired 4-30-1996 in Cuernavaca, Mexico age 86 cause: lung cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albanian geezer Hava Rexha born on 8-22-1880 in Shushice, Albania expired 11-9-2003 in Shushice, Albania age 123 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
instrumentalist/bandleader Alvino Rey changed name in 1929
expired 2-25-2004 in Sandy, Utah age 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Fernando Rey
expired 3-9-1994 in Madrid, Spain age 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
Playboy February 1971 Playmate of Month Willy Rey a rendering of her gatefold was used as the artwork on Playboy's original stock certificates (IPO: 11/3/1971)
expired 8-13-1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada age 23 cause: barbituate overdose AKS: Willi Willie Ray Rae Wilhemina Rietveldt Reitveld Reitveldt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author Wallace Reyburn wrote Flushed With Pride (1969); wrote the purely fictional Bust- born on 7-13-1913 in Auckland, New Zealand expired 7-10-2001 age 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Riviera Beach, Florida police chief Burton Leon Reynolds Sr. father of actor born on 7-9-1906 in Aurelius, Michigan expired 4-20-2002 in Jupiter Beach, Florida age 95 cause: heart failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ABC News anchor (1978-83) Frank Reynolds born on 11-29-1923 in East Chicago, Indiana expired 7-20-1983 in Washington, District of Columbia age 59
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| movie producer J. Edward Reynolds produced Plan 9 From Outer Space, as well as playing one of the film's gravediggers (1958) born on 5-24-1886 in Kansas expired 6-21-1963 in Los Angeles, California age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| banker John J. Reynolds developed the Master Card charge card for Citibank in 1967 born on 6-19-1923 expired 10-14-1993 age 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Marjorie Reynolds Bing Crosby's love interest in Holiday Inn; Mrs. Peg Riley on The Life of Riley (1953-58)
expired 2-1-1997 in Manhattan Beach, California age 75 cause: congestive heart failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| patent infringer Milton Reynolds created the first mass-produced ball point pen by ripping-off the inventors & the company (Everhard) that held the U.S. rights to the invention born on 7-10-1892 expired 1-23-1976 in Mexico City, Mexico age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| folk balladeer Nicholas Wells "Nick" Reynolds partnered with Dave Guard & Bob Shane to form the Kingston Trio; left the group in 1967; had a hit with Tom Dooley (1958) born on 7-27-1933 in Coronado, California expired 9-24-2008 in San Diego, California age 75 cause: removed from life support; acute respiratory disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author Quentin Reynolds born on 4-11-1902 in New York, New York expired 3-17-1965 in San Francisco, California age 62 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. Walker Reynolds Jr. invented surgical staples born on 3-30-1916 expired 5-17-2001 in Anniston, Alabama age 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R.J. Reynolds president William Neal Reynolds brother of firm founder Richard Joshua Reynolds Sr. expired 9-10-1951 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catholic Church leader (1758-1769) Carlo Della Torre Rezzonico elected 249th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church July 6, 1758
expired 2-2-1769 in Rome, Italy age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
republic of Korea founder and president (1948-60) Syngman Rhee
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| cartoon artist Fred Rhoads drew Sad Sack strip for 27 years born on 10-17-1921 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania expired 2-20-2000 in Greenwood, South Carolina age 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| diamond plutocrat Cecil John Rhodes founded De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. (1881); helped precipitate the Boer War; founded the Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford born on 7-5-1853 in Hertfordshire, England expired 3-26-1902 age 48 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| piano teacher Harold Burroughs Rhodes invented electric piano (1940s) born on 12-28-1910 in San Fernando, California expired 12-17-2000 in Canoga Park, California age 89 cause: complications from pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| four-time Ohio governor (1963-71; 1975-83) James Allen Rhodes sent in the National Guard to quell rioting at Kent State University in 1970 born on 9-13-1909 in Coalton, Ohio expired 3-4-2001 in Columbus, Ohio age 91 cause: heart failure; complications from infection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona representative (1953-82) John Jacob Rhodes II helped convince Nixon to resign before being impeached born on 9-18-1916 in Council Grove, Kansas expired 8-23-2003 in Mesa, Arizona age 86 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World War II/Korean War combat pilot Raleigh Ernest "Dusty" Rhodes Sr. shot down in Ovtober 1942 & spend three years in a Japanese POW camp; was the third leader of the Blue Angels flight team born on 6-26-1918 in Madera, California expired 11-26-2007 in San Jose, California age 89 cause: lung cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Madlyn Rhue played Lt. Reid in Operation Petticoat (1959), secretary Schwartz in Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) & Lt. Marla McGivers on original Star Trek tv series (1967); was married to Tony Young (1962-70)
expired 12-16-2003 in Woodland Hills, California age 68 cause: pneumonia; multiple sclerosis AKS: Madalyn Madelain Rue Ruh Ruhe Rew | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| attorney Charles Sylvanus Rhyne argued the Baker et al. v. Carr et al. case before the Supreme Court (1962) that established one man-one vote criteria in elections & redistricting born on 6-23-1912 in Charlotte, North Carolina expired 7-27-2003 in McLean, Virginia age 91 cause: drowned in swimming pool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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