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| Little Rascals producer Hal Roach father of Maria; father-in-law of astronaut Scott Carpenter born on 1-14-1892 expired 11-2-1992 age 100 cause: pneumonia
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| bebop/jazz drummer Maxwell Lemuel Roach born on 1-10-1924 in New Land, North Carolina expired 8-15-2007 in Manhattan, New York, New York age 83 cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Adam Roarke played CPO Garrison in original Star Trek pilot (1964) and Uncle Carl in The Beach Girls (1982)
expired 4-27-1996 in Euless, Texas age 58 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Jason Nelson Robards Jr. won two Best Supporting Actor oscars for playing Ben Bradlee in All the President's Men (1976) & Dashiell Hammett in Julia (1977); also played Howard Hughes in Melvin and Howard (1980) title role in The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970) born on 7-26-1922 in Chicago, Illinois expired 12-26-2000 in Bridgeport, Connecticut age 78 cause: brain cancer
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| old Titanic sinking survivor Marjorie Newell Robb born on 2-12-1889 expired 6-11-1992 age 103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins founder (1965) Joseph "Joe" Robbie Jr. born on 7-7-1916 in Sisseton, South Dakota expired 1-7-1990 in Miami, Florida age 73 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author Clarence Aaron "Tod" Robbins wrote Spurs which was made into the movie Freaks (1932) expired 5-10-1949 in Saint Jean, Cap Ferrat, France age 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Institute for Defense Analysis mathematician Dr. David Peter Robbins derived formula for predicting numbers of alternating- born on 8-12-1942 in New York, New York expired 9-4-2003 in Princeton, New Jersey age 61 cause: pancreatic cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
pediatrician Dr. Frederick Chapman Robbins shared the 1954 Nobel prize in medicine for developing techniques to grow polio virus in a test tubeborn on 8-25-1916 in Auburn, Alabama expired 8-4-2003 in Cleveland, Ohio age 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960s folk singer Gilbert Lee Robbins sang with The Highwaymen (1962-5); father of actor Tim Robbins born on 4-3-1931 in Spokane, Washington expired 4-5-2011 in Esteban Cantú, Baja California; Mexico age 80 cause: prostate cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
author Harold Robbins
expired 10-14-1997 in Palm Springs, California age 81 cause: pulmonary arrest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baskin-Robbins co-founder (1945) Irvine Robbins born on 12-6-1917 in Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada expired 5-5-2008 in Rancho Mirage, California age 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
choreographer and director Jerome Robbins choreographed & directed The King and I, Peter Pan, West Side Story, Gypsy and Fiddler on the Roof
expired 7-29-1998 in New York, New York age 79 cause: stroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
country singer Marty Robbins
expired 12-8-1982 in Nashville, Tennessee age 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| newscaster Pauline Frederick Robbins born on 2-13-1906 in Gallitzen, Pennsylvania expired 5-9-1990 in Lake Forest, Illinois age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scottsboro Boys defendant Willie Roberson at time of "attacks" suffering from acute syphilis & gonorrhea born on 7-4-1915 in Columbus, Georgia expired ??-??-19?? age ?? cause: asthma attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augusta National Golf Club co-founder Clifford Roberts Masters Golf Tournament chairman for 43 years born on 3-6-1894 expired 9-29-1977 in Augusta, Georgia age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas death row inmate Douglas Alan Roberts
expired 4-20-2005 in Huntsville, Texas age 42 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| Dallas, Texas boarding house operator Earline Roberts Lee Harvey Oswald's landlady in 1963 expired 1-9-1966 in Dallas, Texas age 66 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| faith-healing preacher Granville Richard James Oral Roberts Sr. born on 1-24-1918 in Ada, Oklahoma (nearby) expired 12-15-2009 in Newport Beach, California age 91 cause: pneumonia; fall
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one-time Cochran, Georgia physician Henry Edward Roberts as founder/president of Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) designed the Altair 8800 Computer (1975)born on 9-13-1941 in Miami, Florida expired 4-1-2010 in Macon, Georgia age 68 cause: pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
O. L. Roberts claimed to have been outlaw Billy the Kid
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| actor Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. played Adam Cartright on Bonanza and had title role in Trapper John: M.D. tv series born on 5-18-1928 in Waycross, Georgia expired 1-24-2010 in Malibu, California age 81 cause: prostate cancer
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| Hall of Fame baseball player Robin Evan Roberts came here to MSU on a basketball scholarship but soon switch to playing baseball for John Kobs born on 9-30-1926 in Springfield, Illinois (outside) expired 5-6-2010 in Temple Terrace, Florida age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Roy Roberts played C&FW railroad president Norman Curtis on Petticoat Junction born on 3-19-1906 in Tampa, Florida expired 5-28-1975 in Los Angeles, California age 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903 U of Mich football team student manager Thomas Roberts Sr. purchased a "Little Brown (water) Jug" for use by team which was abandoned by team after riot at that year's U of Minnesota game --- seven years later (1910) at the team's next meeting the jug became the "trophy" awarded to the winner of the game. born on 9-30-1882 expired 1-8-1966 in Laguna Beach, California age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bit-part actress Carmencita B. Johnson Robertson appeared in som e Lttle Rascals shorts; worked as a stand-in for Lana Turner and did synchronized swimming in Esther William's MGM pool pix born on 3-31-1923 expired 9-26-2000 in Ventura, California age 77 cause: car crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| child murder victim Carole Rosamond Robertson killed by KKK goons in church bombing born on 4-24-1949 in Birmingham, Alabama expired 9-15-1963 in Birmingham, Alabama age 14 cause: murdered; bomb explosion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Clifford Parker Robertson III won best actor Oscar for Charly (1968); portrayed Hugh Hefner in Star 80 (1983); blew the whistle on David Begelman (who had forged his signature on a check to buy more drugs)
expired 9-10-2011 in Stony Brook, New York age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merchant Marine officer & pulp fiction author Morgan Andrew Robertson in 1898 wrote The Wreck of the Titan ... or, Futility foreshadowing the wreck of the Titanic in 1912 born on 9-30-1861 in Oswego, New York expired 3-24-1915 age 53 cause: heart disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. Patricia Hilliard Robertson slated to be an ISS crew support astronaut born on 3-12-1963 in Indiana, Pennsylvania expired 5-24-2001 in Houston, Texas age 38 cause: burns suffered in small plane crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| singer & actor Paul Robeson noted for playing title role in Othello and for singing Old Man River born on 4-9-1898 in Princeton, New Jersey expired 1-23-1976 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 77 cause: complications from stroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prince Edward Island politician Gary Robichaud leader of the New Democrat Party born on 9-13-1962 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada expired 9-8-2005 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada age 42 cause: cancer
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| cartographer Arthur H. Robinson came up with a projection that attempted to solve the "Greenland problem" — the Robinson projection — now used by the National Geographic Society & federal agencies born on 1-5-1915 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 10-10-2004 in Madison, Wisconsin age 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Gay "Eddie" Robinson Sr. spent 55 years as coach of the Grambling football team (1941-1997), compiling a 408-165-15 record; second-winningest coach in college football born on 2-13-1919 in Jackson, Louisiana expired 4-3-2007 in Ruston, Louisiana age 88 cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease
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actor Edward G. Robinson Sr. played gangster Little Caesar (1930); his final film — Soylent Green (1973)
expired 1-26-1973 in Hollywood, California age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| problem offspring Edward G. Robinson Jr. born on 3-19-1933 expired 2-26-1974 in West Hollywood, California age 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| early tv actress Giovanna Calistri "Joan" Robinson appeared on The Edge of Night tv soap born on 11-28-1928 expired 1-5-2001 in Palm Springs, California age 72 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco Examiner photographer Gregory Alan Robinson murdered after visiting People's Temple cult headquarters in Jonestown, Guyana born on 10-21-1951 in Burbank, California expired 11-18-1978 in Port Kaituma, Guyana age 27 cause: bullet wounds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaiian Island matriarch Helen Marion Matthew Robinson head of family that privately owns the island of Niihau born on 8-2-1910 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 7-31-2002 in Makaweli, Kauai, Hawaii age 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington Bridge designer Holton D. Robinson expired 5-7-1945 in New York, New York age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| first black major league player of modern era Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson Sr. played with the Brooklyn Dodgers born on 1-31-1919 in Cairo, Georgia expired 10-24-1972 in Stamford, Connecticut age 53 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| troubled son of baseball star Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson Jr. born on 11-9-1946 in Los Angeles, California expired 6-17-1971 in Norwalk, Connecticut age 24 cause: car crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida death row inmate Johnny Robinson born on 7-25-1952 expired 2-4-2004 in Starke, Florida age 51 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| 1936 200m sprint Olympic silver medalist Matthew Mack Robinson older brother of Jackie born on 7-18-1914 in Cairo, Georgia expired 3-12-2000 in Pasadena, California age 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Thomas Robinson Jr. first actor to play Gordon on Sesame Street (1969-71); also a writer on Sanford and Son, Eight is Enough & the Cosby Show; father of actress Holly Robinson Peete born on 1-1-1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 8-5-2002 in Los Angeles, California age 65 cause: complications from Parkinson's disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former ABC news anchor Max C. Robinson born on 5-1-1939 in Richmond, Virginia expired 12-20-1988 age 49 cause: AIDS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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organic chemist Sir Robert Robinson winner of the 1947 Nobel Prize in chemistry born on 9-13-1886 in Rifford, Derbyshire, England expired 2-8-1975 in Great Missenden, England age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ruby Doris Smith Robinson a co-founder of SNCC expired 10-7-1967 in Atlanta, Georgia age 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comic book artist Sherrill David "Jerry" Robinson while working on the early Batman comics co-created The Joker (1940) and created Robin born on 1-1-1922 in Trenton, New Jersey expired 12-7-2011 in Staten Island, New York, New York age 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
boxer "Sugar" Ray Robinson
expired 4-12-1989 in Culver City, California age 67 cause: heart disease; diabetes; Alzheimer's disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
famed vaudeville tap dancer and movie actor William "Bill" Robinson mostly remembered for tap dancing with Shirley Temple in a number of 1930s films
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| former Detroit Pistons scout William Joseph Robinson Sr. was the first black coach of an NCAA division 1 basketball team (at Illinois State) born on 6-3-1911 in Wadesboro, North Carolina expired 4-28-2008 in Harper Woods, Michigan age 96 cause: pneumonia; "a long illness"
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| Texas death row inmate Larry Keith Robison murdered five people born on 8-12-1957 expired 1-21-2000 in Huntsville, Texas age 42 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| film director Mark Robson directed Home of the Brave (1949), Champion (1949), Peyton Place (1957), Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Von Ryan's Express (1965), Valley of the Dolls (1967) & Earthquake (1974) born on 4-12-1913 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 6-20-1978 in London, England age 64 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Robert Wilson "Bobby" Robson managed a soccer team born on 2-18-1933 in Sacriston, County Durham, England expired 7-31-2009 in County Durham, England age 76 cause: lung cancer
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| French mathematician Yves-André Rocard born on 5-22-1903 in Vannes, France expired 3-16-1992 in Paris, France age 88 AKS: Andre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Eugene H. Roche played Pinky Peterson on All in the Family & Luther Gillis on Magnum P.I. born on 9-22-1928 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 7-28-2004 in Encino, California age 75 cause: heart attack AKS: Roash Roach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former General Motors CEO (1967-71) James M. Roche born on 12-16-1906 in Elgin, Illinois expired 6-6-2004 in Belleair, Florida age 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
advertising executive John Doyle Roche Sr. designed & built the HOLLYWOODLAND sign on Mount Lee for Harry Chandler (the "LAND" letters were torn down in 1947); helped raise the money used to restore the sign (1978)born on 1-14-1897 expired 11-17-1978 in Los Angeles, California age 81 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Be-Bopp/blues singer Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Roche sang with the Duke Ellington orchestra in the 1940s and 50s born on 1-9-1918 in Wilmington, Delaware expired 2-16-1999 in Pleasantville, New Jersey age 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| teacher & filmmaker Louis de Rochemont III made Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich (1958) born on 12-14-1930 in New York, New York expired 7-11-2001 in Oslo, Norway age 70 cause: complications from diabetes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sub-atomic physicist Dr. George Dixon Rochester co-discovered the K-meson (kaon) (1946/7) born on 2-4-1908 expired 12-26-2001 in Durham, England age 93 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Blossom Rock older sister of Jeanette MacDonald; played grandma Addams on the Addams Family tv series
expired 1-14-1978 in Woodland Hills, California age 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Citicorp president James Stillman Rockefeller Sr. a grand-nephew of John D. Rockefeller; an old Olympian (1924 rowing gold medal) born on 6-8-1902 in New York, New York expired 8-10-2004 in Greenwich, Connecticut age 102 cause: stroke
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| Standard Oil co-founder John Davison Rockefeller Sr. born on 7-8-1839 in Richford, New York expired 5-23-1937 in Ormond Beach, Florida age 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| rich person John Davison Rockefeller Jr. son of Standard Oil billionaire John D. Sr.; father of Nelson Rockefeller born on 1-29-1874 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 5-11-1960 in Tucson, Arizona age 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| rich person John Davison Rockefeller III grandson of billionaire; brother of Nelson; father of J.D.R. IV born on 3-21-1906 in New York, New York expired 7-10-1978 in Mount Pleasant, New York age 72 cause: car crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| businessman Laurance Spelman Rockefeller a grandson of John D. Rockefeller born on 5-26-1910 in New York, New York expired 7-11-2004 in New York, New York age 94 cause: pulmonary fibrosis
AKS: Lawrence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary French Rockefeller wife of Laurance Rockefeller born on 5-1-1910 in New York, New York expired 4-17-1997 in New York, New York age 86 cause: injuries from a fall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mary Todhunter Clark Rockefeller Nelson's first wife; dumped for "Happy" in 1961
expired 4-21-1999 age 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ford Vice President (1975-76) Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller "close personal friend" of Megan Marshack born on 7-8-1908 in Bar Harbor, Maine expired 1-26-1979 in New York, New York age 70 cause: heart attack
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| former Arkansas governor (1967-70) Winthrop Rockefeller succeeded Orval Faubus; grandson of billionaire born on 5-1-1912 in New York, New York expired 2-22-1973 in Palm Springs, California age 60 cause: liver & pancreas cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas Lt. Governor Winthrop Paul "Win" Rockefeller son of a former Arkansas governor born on 9-17-1948 in New York, New York expired 7-16-2006 in Little Rock, Arkansas age 57 cause: pneumonia; myeloproliferative disorder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former SNL comic Charles Rocket was the "Weekend Host" (1980-81) — got fired for using the "F" word on-air; played Jippeq in the season 5 Star Trek: Voyager episode The Disease (1999); appeared in Dumb & Dumber (1994)
expired 10-7-2005 in Canterbury, Connecticut age 56 cause: suicide; cut own throat with razor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
premiere Theremin performer Clara Rockmore sister of Nadia Reisenberg; lover of Leon Theremin
expired 5-10-1998 in New York, New York age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| legendary University of Notre Dame football coach (1918-31) Knute Kenneth Rockne turned down head coaching position at Michigan Agricultural College (1917); delivered legendary halftime speech to his team (11-10-1928) born on 3-4-1886 in Voss, Norway expired 3-31-1931 in Bazaar, Kansas age 45 cause: plane crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
American Nazi Party organizer (1958) George Lincoln Rockwellborn on 3-9-1918 in Bloomington, Illinois expired 8-25-1967 in Arlington, Virginia age 49 cause: assassinated; two shots by sniper - 1 head, 1 thorax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday Evening Post cover illustrator (1916-63) Norman Rockwellborn on 2-3-1894 in New York, New York expired 11-8-1978 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comic stripbook artist Richard Waring "Dick" Rockwell nephew of Norman; for 35 years was a ghost artist on the Steve Canyon strip born on 12-11-1920 in Mamaroneck, New York expired 4-18-2006 in Cortland Manor, New York age 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Robert Rockwell best known for playing biology teacher Philip Boynton on Our Miss Brooks tv series born on 10-15-1920 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-25-2003 in Malibu, California age 82 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| industrialist Willard F. Rockwell Jr. born on 3-3-1914 expired 9-24-1992 age 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| organic farmer Jerome Irving Rodale founded publishing company; died during taping of tv interview with Dick Cavett born on 8-16-1898 in New York, New York expired 6-7-1971 in New York, New York age 72 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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biochemist Martin Rodbell a 1994 Nobel medicine laureate born on 12-1-1925 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 12-7-1998 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina age 73 cause: multiple organ failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Star Trek creator Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Sr. co-wrote screenplay for Pretty Maids All in a Rowborn on 8-19-1921 in El Paso, Texas expired 10-24-1991 in Los Angeles, California age 70
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Gene Roddenberry's widow Majel Barrett Roddenberry played lots of characters on the Star Trek tv series & movies; played Lumpy's sister on Leave It To Beaver
expired 12-18-2008 in Bel-Air, California age 76 cause: leukemia
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The Price Is Right announcer Robert Ray "Rod" Roddy responded to the Grim Reaper's call to "Come on down!"born on 9-18-1937 in Fort Worth, Texas expired 10-27-2003 in Century City, California age 66 cause: colon & breast cancer
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| inventor & writer Dorothy F. Rodgers widow of Richard born on 5-4-1909 expired 8-17-1992 in New York, New York age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| composer Richard C. Rodgers worked with Oscar Hammerstein II and Lorenz Hart; wrote numerous Broadway musicals; wrote music for NBC series Victory At Sea born on 6-28-1902 in New York, New York expired 12-30-1979 in New York, New York age 77
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Dorothy Emma Howell Rodham Hillary's mom
expired 11-1-2011 in Georgetown, Maryland age 92
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| former First Lady's father Hugh E. Rodham born on 4-2-1911 expired 4-7-1993 age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
construction worker Simon "Sam" Rodia built the famous Watts Towers of L.A. (1921-1954)
expired 7-16-1965 in Martinez, California age 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former New Jersey congressman (1949-89) Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. chaired the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate impeachment hearings born on 6-7-1909 in Newark, New Jersey expired 5-7-2005 in West Orange, New Jersey age 95 cause: congestive heart failure
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| filmmaker James Lewis "Jim" Rudnunsky developer of the Cablecam System (1989) born on 7-18-1956 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada expired 6-10-2011 in Granda Hills, California age 54 cause: brain cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| blind Spanish classical composer Joaquín Rodrigo lost eyesight at age 3 during a diphtheria epidemic; wrote Concierto de Aranjuez (1940) born on 11-22-1901 in Sagunto, Valencia, Spain expired 7-6-1999 in Madrid, Spain age 97
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| character actor Percy Rodrigues played Commodore Stone on original Star Trek series "Court Martial" (1967), narrated the original movie trailer for Jaws (1975), provided the voice of Ordic in Galaxina (1980) & voiced Loknar in Heavy Metal (1981) born on 6-13-1918 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada expired 9-6-2007 in Indio, California age 89 cause: kidney failure AKS: Rodriguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Detroit Tigers third-baseman Aurelio Ituarte Rodríguez Jr. born on 12-28-1947 in Cananea Sonora, Mexico expired 9-23-2000 in Detroit, Michigan age 52 cause: run down by automobile AKS: Rodriguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| recaptured Texas prison escapee Anthony Michael Rodriguez born on 10-29-1962 expired 8-14-2008 in Huntsville, Texas age 45 cause: executed; lethal injection
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Susan Jane "Sue" Rodriguez Canadian woman suing for an assisted suicide
expired 2-12-1994 in Sidney, British Columbia, Canada age 43 cause: ALS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Shakespeare Company actor Norman Rodway born on 2-7-1929 in Dublin, Ireland expired 3-13-2001 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England age 72 cause: strokes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| conductor Artur Rodzinski has led the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony expired 11-27-1958 in Boston, Massachusetts age 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| "Boys of Summer" pitcher Elwin Charles "Preacher" Roe was an All-Star pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers; an accomplished spitballer born on 2-26-1916 in Ash Flat, Arkansas expired 11-9-2008 in West Plains, Missouri age 92 cause: complications from colon surgery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio death row inmate John Glenn Roe born on 4-4-1962 expired 2-3-2004 in Lucasville, Ohio age 41 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| engineer John Augustus Roebling designed the Brooklyn Bridge; died at the start of construction, leaving it to his son Washington to finish born on 6-12-1806 in Mulhouse, France expired 7-22-1869 in New York, New York age 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brooklyn Bridge builder Washington Augustus Robling Chief Engineer for construction of the Brooklyn Bridge (1869-83) born on 5-26-1837 in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania expired 7-21-1926 in Trenton, New Jersey age 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sears Roebuck co-founder Alvah Curtis Roebuck expired 6-18-1948 in Chicago, Illinois age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor William Roerick did Hamlet with Gielgud; played Henry Chamberlain on Guiding Light born on 12-17-1911 expired 11-30-1995 age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Detroit shortstop (1930-39) William George "Billy" Rogell served on the Detroit City Council (1942-80) born on 1-24-1904 in Springfield, Illinois expired 8-9-2003 in Warren, Michigan age 99 cause: pneumonia
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| psychologist Carl Ransom Rogers pioneered encounter groups & "self- born on 1-8-1902 in Oak Park, Illinois expired 2-4-1987 in La Jolla, California age 85
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| actor & bandleader Charles "Buddy" Rogers husband of Mary Pickford; star of Wings (1927) born on 8-13-1904 in Olathe, Kansas expired 4-21-1999 in Rancho Mirage, California age 94
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| political/media advisor Edward A. Rogers involved in arranging, producing and/or writing Nixon's "Checkers" speech born on 10-21-1920 in Cleveland, Ohio expired 3-13-2003 in Sarasota, Florida age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Elizabeth Rogers a friend of Irwin Allen; played Lt. Palmer in original Star Trek series episodes The Doomsday Machine (11/1967) & The Way to Eden (2/1969) as well as the voice of The Companion in Metamorphosis (11/1967)
expired 11-6-2004 age 70 cause: complications from strokes; lung cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian minister Fred McFeely Rogers WQED/PBS neighbor (1968-2001) born on 3-20-1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania expired 2-27-2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania age 74 cause: stomach cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morro Castle radio operator George W. Rogers sent SOS during September 8, 1934 ship fire expired 1-10-1958 in Trenton, New Jersey age 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Ginger Rogers made a number of movie musicals with Fred Astaire; won 1940 Best Actress oscar for Kitty Foyle
expired 4-25-1995 in Rancho Mirage, California age 83
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actress Jean Rogers played Dale Arden in 30's Flash Gordon serials
expired 2-25-1991 in Sherman Oaks, California age 74 cause: complications from surgery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| retired high school biology teacher Lida Rogers proposed an annual Tulip Time Festival for Holland MI (1927); first event held in 1929 expired 6-14-1963 in Holland, Michigan age 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miss America 1938 Marilyn Meseke Rogers
expired 9-12-2001 in Mount Dora, Florida age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
cowboy star Roy Rogers
expired 7-6-1998 in Apple Valley, California age 86
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| kid speakeasy runner Thomas Russell Rogers worked for a while as a Hollywood script doctor; later went to work for the Leo Burnett Co.; creator of Charlie the Tuna (1961) born on 4-29-1918 in Minneapolis, Minnesota expired 6-24-2005 in Charlottesville, Virginia age 87 cause: drowned in swimming pool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Texas congressman (1951-67) Walter Edward Rogers born on 7-19-1908 in Texarkana, Texas expired 5-31-2001 in Naples, Florida age 92 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| humorist William Penn Adair "Will" Rogers killed along with pilot Wiley Post born on 9-5-1879 in Oologah, Oklahoma expired 8-15-1935 in Point Barrow, Alaska age 55 cause: plane crash | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| second Eisenhower Attorney General William Pierce Rogers also first Nixon Secretary of State born on 6-23-1913 in Norfolk, New York expired 1-2-2001 in Bethesda, Maryland age 87 cause: congestive heart failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| physician & philologist Peter Mark Roget compiled the first thesaurus (1852) born on 1-17-1779 in London, England expired 9-12-1869 in West Malvern, Worcestershire, England age 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| documentary photographer Milton Rogovin born on 12-30-1909 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 1-18-2011 in Buffalo, New York age 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pedophilic Nazi thug Ernst Rohm leader of the Brownshirts, Storm Troopers from 1930-34 born on 11-28-1887 in München, Germany expired 7-2-1934 in München, Germany age 46 cause: executed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
film director Eric Rohmer
expired 1-11-2010 in Paris, Île-de-France, France age 89
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writer Sax Rohmer authored more than 30 Dr. Fu Manchu detective novels
expired 6-1-1959 in London, England age 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Roxie Roker Helen Willis on The Jeffersons (1975-85); mother of Lenny Kravitz born on 8-28-1929 in Miami, Florida expired 12-4-1995 in Los Angeles, California age 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Gilbert Roland born on 12-11-1905 in Juarez, Mexico expired 5-15-1994 age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| biochemist Dr. Ida Pauline Rolf developed soft body tissue "manipulation" technique called "Rolfing" (1940) born on 5-19-1896 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 3-19-1979 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Guy Rolfe had title role on Baron Sardonicus Mr. Sardonicus (1961); also played Andre Toulon in several Puppetmaster horror flicksborn on 12-27-1911 in London, England expired 10-19-2003 age 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia planter John Rolfe introduced tobacco cultivation to Virginia in 1612; husband of Pocahontas (1614-17) born on --1585 expired ??-??-1622 in Bermuda Hundred, Virginia age 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv show creator Sam H. Rolfe created Have Gun, Will Travel & The Man from U.N.C.L.E. born on 2-18-1924 in New York, New York expired 7-10-1993 in Los Angeles, California age 69 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Romain Rolland Nobel literature laureate for 1915 born on 1-29-1866 in Clamency, Nièvre, France expired 12-30-1944 in Vézelay, France age 78 cause: tuberculosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Esther Rolle played the mother on Good Times born on 11-8-1920 in Pompano Beach, Florida expired 11-17-1998 in Los Angeles, California age 78 cause: complications from diabetes; kidney failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  
Playboy May 1975 Playmate of Month Bridgett Ann Rollins
expired 2-12-2011 in Austin, Texas age 54 cause: cancer AKS: Bridget | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Howard Rollins born on 10-17-1950 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 12-8-1996 in New York, New York age 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| luxury automobile pioneer Charles Stewart Rolls co-founded Rolls-Royce Ltd. in 1906 born on 8-27-1877 in Hendre, England expired 7-12-1910 age 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World War II French resistance leader Henri Rol-Tanguy
expired 9-9-2002 age 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| restauranteur Tony Roma famous for their ribs born on 12-9-1923 expired 6-13-2003 in Hemet, California age 79 cause: lung cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
movie actress Ruth Roman with son Dickie survived sinking of the Andrea Doria liner (1956)
expired 9-9-1999 in Laguna Beach, California age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicaraguan president (8/15/1947-5/6/1950) Víctor Manuel Román y Reyes born on --1872 in Carazo, Nicaragua expired 5-6-1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 77 cause: pneumonia; stomach cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma death row inmate John Joseph Romano born on 11-23-1958 expired 1-29-2002 in McAlester, Oklahoma age 43 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| daughter of last Czar Anastasia Romanov killed by Bolsheviks along with her parents and siblings; long rumored to have survived the massacre, the last pretender died in the 1990s born on 6-5-1901 in Saint Petersburg, Russia expired 7-16-1918 in Ekaterinburg, Russia age 17 cause: executed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czar Nicholas Romanov II last Czar of Russia (1894-1917); killed by Bolsheviks along with his wife, children and doctor born on 5-18-1868 in Tsarskoe Selo, Russia expired 7-16-1918 in Ekaterinburg, Russia age 50 cause: executed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| exiled Russian Princess Vera Constantinovna Romanov born on 4-11-1906 expired 1-11-2001 in Valley Cottage, New York age 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Joy of Cooking author Irma von Starkloff Rombauer born on 10-30-1877 in Saint Louis, Missouri expired 10-14-1962 in Saint Louis, Missouri age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| operetta composer Sigmund Romberg wrote The Student Prince and The Desert Song expired 11-9-1951 in New York, New York age 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
geezer Carmelita de Mara Romero her 1909 marriage certificate claimed a 1890 birth date
expired 1-17-2001 age 110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| classical guitarist Celedonio P. Romero father of Pepe, Celin and Angel born on 4-2-1913 in Malaga, Spain expired 5-8-1996 in San Diego, California age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Cesar Romero born on 2-15-1907 in New York, New York expired 1-1-1994 in Santa Monica, California age 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| leftist Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez born on 8-15-1917 in Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador expired 3-24-1980 in San Salvador, El Salvador age 62 cause: assassinated; bullet in head | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World War II German Field Marshall Erwin Johannes Eugin Rommel head of the Afrika Corps; in charge of Normandy defenses; part of plot to kill Hitler 1944
expired 10-15-1944 in Herrlingen, Germany age 52 cause: executed; forced to take poison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Wilcken Romney former AMC president, Michigan governor, Nixon HUD secretary born on 7-8-1907 in Chihuahua, Mexico expired 7-26-1995 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan age 88
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| George's widow Lenore L. Romney 1968 Michigan senate candidate born on 11-9-1908 expired 7-7-1998 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan age 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Tulsa Central High School English & speech teacher Isabelle E. Ronan trained at Ypsilanti Normal School (now Eastern Michigan University); three of her students were Danny Dark, Tony Randall & Paul Harvey born on 11-14-1887 expired 5-??-1980 in Albuquerque, New Mexico age 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catholic Church leader (1958-1963) Angelo Guisseppe Roncalli elected 262nd Pope of the Roman Catholic Church October 28, 1958
expired 6-3-1963 in Vatican City age 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| rocker Mick Ronson born on 5-26-1946 expired 4-30-1993 age 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Pétur Rögnvaldsson Ronson competed in the 1960 Olympic games; played Hans in Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) born on 4-22-1934 in Iceland expired 1-16-2007 in Orange County, California age 72 AKS: Peter Rognvaldsson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered X-rays in 1895; awarded first Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 born on 3-27-1845 in Lennep, Lower Rhine, Germany expired 2-10-1923 in München, Bavaria, Germany age 77 cause: carcinoma of the intestines AKS: Rontgen Roentgen Konrad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
pro wrassler Richard E. Rood
expired 4-20-1999 in Atlanta, Georgia age 40 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| retired 60 Minutes kvetch Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney had been on CBS since before the invention of pixels born on 1-14-1919 in Albany, New York expired 11-4-2011 in New York, New York age 92 cause: complications from surgery
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| Pittsburgh Steelers founder & owner Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr. born on 1-27-1901 in Coulterville, Pennsylvania expired 8-26-1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania age 87
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| original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer Timothy Hayes Rooney brother of Mickey Jr.; son of Mickey Sr.; never actually appeared on series; got canned for vandalism in Disney paint department before series began filming born on 1-40-1947 in Birmingham, Alabama expired 9-23-2006 in Hemet, California age 59 cause: dermatomyositis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| engineering vice president of Willys-Overland Delmar G. Roos co-designer of the original World War II jeep expired 2-13-1960 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Allen "Stu" Roosa born on 8-16-1933 in Durango, Colorado expired 12-12-1994 age 61 cause: viral pneumonia; pancreatitis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt widow of Teddy expired 9-30-1948 in Oyster Bay, New York age 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eleanor Roosevelt Mrs. FDR expired 11-7-1962 in New York, New York age 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elliott Roosevelt born on 9-23-1910 in New York, New York expired 10-27-1990 in Scottsdale, Arizona age 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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four-term president Franklin Delano Roosevelt Sr. New York governor (1929-33); led U.S. during most of WWII; a letter from Albert Einstein caused him to launch the Manhattan Project born on 1-30-1882 in Hyde Park, New York expired 4-12-1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia age 63 cause: stroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. born on 8-17-1914 in Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada expired 8-17-1988 in Poughkeepsie, New York age 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Roosevelt born on 12-23-1907 in New York, New York expired 8-13-1991 in Newport Beach, California age 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teddy's grandson Kermit Roosevelt as CIA Middle East chief directed the 1953 coup that overthrew Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh & ensured the continuance in power of the Shah born on 2-16-1916 in Buenos Aires, Argentina expired 6-8-2000 in Cockeysville, Maryland age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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26th U.S. president Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Jr. "big game" hunter; noted for his expression "Bully!"; led the charge up San Juan Hill; namesake of the childs toy the Teddy Bear, given to a small bear cub that he refused to shoot while on a hunting trip; awarded the 1906 Nobel Peace prize born on 10-27-1858 in Manhattan, New York, New York expired 1-6-1919 in Oyster Bay, New York age 60 cause: arterial blood clot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs pitcher (1926-41) Charlie Root in 1932 World Series threw pitch that Babe Ruth predicted would be a home run; had 201 career wins born on 3-17-1899 expired 11-5-1970 in Hollister, California age 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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active public citizen Elihu Root was McKinley & Theodore Roosevelt's Secretary of War (1899-1904), Theodore Roosevelt's Secretary of State (1905-09) and a U.S. Senator (1909-15); founded the U.S. Army's war college; received the 1912 Nobel peace prize born on 2-15-1845 in Clinton, New York expired 2-7-1937 in New York, New York age 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playboy December 1969 Playmate of Month Gloria M. Root born on 5-28-1948 in Chicago, Illinois expired 1-8-2006 in San Francisco, California age 57 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pollster Burns W. "Bud" Roper son of company founder born on 2-26-1925 in Creston, Iowa expired 1-20-2003 in Bourne, Massachusetts age 77 cause: lung cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FDR Commerce Secretary (1933-38) Daniel Calhoun Roper born on 4-1-1867 in Marlboro County, South Carolina expired 4-11-1943 in Washington, District of Columbia age 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pioneering polster Elmo Burns Roper Jr. born on 7-31-1900 in Hebron, Nebraska expired 4-30-1971 in West Redding, Connecticut age 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| attorney Catherine Gertrude Roraback represented Estelle Griswold & Dr. Charles Buxton in a court case concerning their New Haven birth control clinic; it became Griswold v. Connecticut born on 9-17-1920 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 10-17-2007 in Salisbury, Connecticut age 87 AKS: Rorabeck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Hayden Rorke played Dr. Bellows on I Dream of Jeannie tv series born on 10-23-1910 in New York, New York expired 8-19-1987 in Toluca Lake, California age 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas death row inmate Michael A. Rosales born on 1-11-1974 expired 4-15-2009 in Huntsville, Texas age 35 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| florist Sir Alec Rose a solo circumnavigator of the globe aboard the 36' Lively Lady born on 7-13-1908 in Canterbury, Kent, England expired 1-12-1991 age 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
song writer, producer, impresario Billy Rose Mr. Fanny Brice & Eleanor Holm
expired 2-10-1966 in Montego Bay, Jamaica age 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| pianist & composer David Rose first husband of Judy Garland (1941-45); wrote The Stripper born on 6-15-1910 in London, England expired 8-23-1990 in Burbank, California age 80 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CNN Entertainment reporter Judd C. Rose formerly with ABC born on 7-6-1954 in Chicago, Illinois expired 6-10-2000 in New York, New York age 45 cause: brain cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
puppeteer Margo Rose co-designed the Howdy Doody puppet with her husband Rufus Rose (1947)
expired 9-13-1997 in New London, Connecticut age 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mauri Rose born on 5-26-1906 expired 12-31-1980 age 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Norman Rose played roles on the CBS Radio Mystery Theater; one of the voices of Juan Valdez in coffee commercials born on 6-23-1917 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 11-12-2004 in Upper Nyack, New York age 87 cause: pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| tv/movie writer Reginald Rose wrote Twelve Angry Men tv script (1956) & movie screenplay (1957); wrote pilot for The Defenders tv series born on 12-10-1920 in New York, New York expired 4-19-2002 in Norwalk, Connecticut age 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| puppeteer Rufus C. Rose the man who pulled the strings of Howdy Doody (1947-60); husband of Margo born on 3-24-1904 expired 5-29-1975 in New London, Connecticut age 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| novelist/screenwriter William Rose his novel The Off Islanders was the basis for The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966); wrote screenplays for Its A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World & Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967) born on --1918 in Jefferson City, Missouri expired 2-10-1987 in Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom age 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| old politician Albert Dean Rosellini was governor of Washington State (1957-65); had been the oldest living (ex-)governor at the time of his death born on 1-21-1910 in Tacoma, Washington expired 10-10-2011 in Seattle, Washington age 101 cause: pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actor "Big" Albert Rosen one of the bar flies on Cheers born on 5-9-1910 in Maryland expired 8-2-1990 in Hollywood, California age 80 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comic book letterer Joseph W. "Joe" Rosen started his career at Harvey Comics born on 12-25-1920 expired 10-10-2009 in Rockville, Maryland age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nazi minister of the (occupied) Eastern Territories Alfred Rosenberg indicted, tried & executed as a war criminal born on 1-12-1893 in Reval, Estonia (now Tallin) expired 10-16-1946 in Nuremburg, Germany age 53 cause: executed; hanged | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| chemist Barnett Rosenberg discovered that platinum-based compounds could arrest cancer growth (cisplatin & carboplatin) born on 11-16-1926 in New York, New York expired 8-8-2009 in Lansing, Michigan age 82 cause: "a long illness: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joan Rivers' husband Edgar Rosenberg expired 8-14-1987 age 62 cause: suicide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| purported Soviet atomic spy Ethel Rosenberg wife of Julius expired 6-19-1953 in Ossining, New York age 37 cause: executed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie producer Frank P. Rosenberg produced One- born on 11-22-1913 in New York, New York expired 10-18-2002 in Thousand Oaks, California age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet atomic spy Julius Rosenberg husband of Ethel expired 6-19-1953 in Ossining, New York age 35 cause: executed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie director Stuart Rosenberg made Cool Hand Luke (1967) & The Amityville Horror (1979) born on 8-11-1927 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 3-15-2007 in Beverly Hills, California age 79 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| master gastronaut William "Bill" Rosenberg pioneered the canteen truck (roach coach/ born on 6-10-1916 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 9-20-2002 in Mashpee, Cape Cod, Massachusetts age 86 cause: bladder cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L.A. Rams owner Carroll Rosenbloom bought team from second owner; his widow inherited the team after his death expired 4-2-1972 in Golden Beach, Florida age 72 cause: drowned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| boxer/actor "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom played punch-drunk pugs in the movies born on 9-6-1904 in New York, New York expired 3-6-1976 in South Pasadena, California age 71 cause: pugilistica dementia; Paget's disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| airship pioneer Charles E. Rosendahl retired Navy Vice Admiral; survived Shenandoah crash (9/3/1925); commander of Lakehurst Naval Air Station the day the Hindenburg crashed (5/6/1937) born on 5-15-1892 in Chicago, Illinois expired 5-14-1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz drummer Robert Marshall "Bobby" Marshall was the band leader on the 1970s Dick Cavett tv show born on 4-23-1924 in Elgin, Illinois expired 2-27-2007 in Sarasota, Florida age 82 cause: kidney failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| film/tv composer Leonard Rosenman won two Best Adapted Score Barry Lyndon (1975) & Bound For Glory (1976); also scored Fantastic Voyage (1966), Cross Creek (1983) & Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) born on 9-7-1924 in Brooklyn, New York, New York expired 3-4-2008 in Woodland Hills, California age 83 cause: heart attack; frontotemporal dementia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FDR speechwriter & confidant Samuel I. Rosenman one of several claiming to have coined phrase "New Deal" born on 2-13-1896 expired 6-24-1973 in New York, New York age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hollywood drama coach Sophie Rosenstein wife of Gig Young expired 11-10-1952 in Hollywood, California age 45 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former New York Times managing editor (1969-85 Abraham Michael "Abe" Rosenthal won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting born on 5-2-1922 in Sault Saint Marie, Ontario, Canada expired 5-10-2006 in Manhattan, New York, New York age 84 cause: complications from stroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| playwright Jack Morris Rosenthal husband of Maureen Lipman; co-wrote Yentl screenplay (1983) born on 9-8-1931 in Manchester, England expired 5-29-2004 in London, England age 72 cause: multiple myeloma
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retired Associated Press & San Francisco Chronicle photographer Joseph John "Joe" Rosenthal Sr. took famous photo of Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mt. Suribachi during World War II; won Pulitzer Prize for that photoborn on 10-9-1911 in Washington, District of Columbia expired 8-20-2006 in Novato, California age 94 cause: "natural causes"
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| former CIA spook Heinrich August "Harry" Rositzke headed Soviet covert operations unit born on 2-25-1911 in New York, New York expired 11-4-2002 in Warrenton, Virigina age 91 cause: pneumonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catholic Church leader (1667-1669) Giulio Rospigliosi elected 239th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church June 20, 1667
expired 12-9-1669 in Rome, Italy age 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| vintage bodybuilder Clarence "Clancy" Ross was the 1945 amateur Mr. America, 1946 professional Mr. America, 1948 Mr. USA & 1953 Mr. World born on 10-26-1923 in Oakland, California expired 4-30-2008 in Concord, California age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| revolutionary symbol sewer Elizabeth Griscom "Betsy" Ross at the request of George Washington made the first U.S. flag (1775) born on 1-1-1752 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 1-30-1836 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| movie producer Francis Joseph "Frank" Ross Jr. born on 8-12-1904 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 2-18-1990 in Los Angeles, California age 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Yorker magazine co-founder & editor (1925-51) Harold Wallace Ross member of the Algonquin Round Table born on 11-6-1892 in Aspen, Colorado expired 12-6-1951 in Boston, Massachusetts age 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| choreographer & director Herbert Ross did choreography for Carmen Jones (1954); directed Play It Again Sam (1972), Funny Lady (1975), The Sunshine Boys (1975), California Suite (1978) & Steel Magnolias (1989) born on 5-13-1927 in New York, New York expired 10-9-2001 in New York, New York age 74 cause: heart failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broadway lyricist Jerry Ross with composer Richard Adler wrote music for Damn Yankees & The Pajama Game expired 11-11-1955 age 29 cause: lung disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comedian Joe E. Ross born on 3-15-1905 in New York, New York expired 7-13-1982 in Los Angeles, California age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World War I veteran John Campbell Ross served with the First & Second Australian Imperial Force born on 3-11-1899 in Newtown, Victoria, Australia expired 6-3-2009 in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia age 110
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| Canadian horse racer Commander John K.L. Ross owner of Sir Barton, only Canadian horse to win the Kentucky Derby expired 7-25-1951 in Jamaica age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
confessed serial killer Michael Bruce Ross
expired 5-13-2005 in Somers, Connecticut age 45 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| Nellie Tayloe Ross first woman U.S. governor (Wyoming, 1924-26), replacement candidate elected to position in 1924 when her candidate husband died just before the election; Director of U.S. Mint (1933-53) born on 11-29-1876 in Saint Joseph, Missouri expired 12-19-1977 in Washington, District of Columbia age 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Edina, Minnesota millionaire Percy Nathan Ross gave his fortune away through his newspaper column, Thanks a Million (ran 3/83-9/99) born on 11-22-1916 in Laurium, Michigan expired 11-10-2001 in Minneapolis, Minnesota age 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
former Leo Burnett Agency advertising executive Robert Burnett another person who claims involvement in the creation of Poppin' Fresh the Pillsbury Doughboy; in retirement wrote novels — The French Finish (1978) won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for best first mystery by a "new" writerexpired 12-23-2003 in Hendersonville, North Carolina age 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dr. Ronald Ross second recipient of the Nobel prize in medicine for his work on malaria (1902) born on 5-13-1857 in Almora, British India expired 9-16-1932 in London, England age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actress Shirley Ross sang, with Bob Hope, 1938 Academy award-winning song Thanks for the Memories
expired 3-9-1975 age 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| record producer & engineer Stanley Herbert Ross (with Daivd S. Gold) founded Gold Star Studios in Hollywood where Phil Spector did a number of his 'Wall of Sound' productions; hits recorded in his studio include: You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, Be My Baby, La Bamba, Summertime
Blues, Inna-Gadda-Da-Vida, I Got You Babe, The Big Hurt & Tequila born on 12-15-1928 in New York, New York expired 3-11-2011 in Burbank, California age 82 cause: complications from surgery; abdominal aneurysm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time-Warner chairman Steven J. Ross born on 9-19-1927 in New York, New York expired 12-20-1992 in Los Angeles, California age 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
actor Ted Ross won a Tony Award for playing the Cowardly Lion in The Wiz
expired 9-3-2002 in Dayton, Ohio age 68 cause: complications from stroke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| director Roberto Rossellini second husband of Ingrid Bergman (1950-57); father of Isabella Rossellini & her twin sister Isotta born on 5-8-1906 in Rome, Italy expired 6-3-1977 in Rome, Italy age 71 cause: heart attack
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| movie director Robert Rossen directed All the King's Men (1949) & The Hustler (1961) born on 3-16-1908 in New York, New York expired 2-18-1966 age 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| publisher Barnet Lee "Barney" Rosset Jr. brought "Tropic of Cancer" & "Lady Chatterly's Lover" to American reading rooms born on 5-28-1922 in Chicago, Illinois expired 2-21-2012 in Manhattan, New York, New York age 89 cause: complications from double heart valve replacement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| biophysicist Dr. Harald Hermann Rossi expert in radiation measurement --- microdosimetry born on 9-3-1917 expired 1-1-2000 in Upper Nyack, New York age 82 cause: heart disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
writer Judith Rossner author of Looking for Mr. Goodbar, based upon the brtual 1973 murder of a teacher
expired 8-9-2005 in New York, New York age 70 cause: leukemia; diabetes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Forest Service illustrator Harry L. Rossoll drew the Smokey The Bear cartoons for many years born on 9-20-1909 expired 2-25-1999 in Atlanta, Georgia age 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yiddish humorist Leo Calvin Rosten born on 4-11-1908 in Łódź, Poland expired 2-19-1997 in New York, New York age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| corrupt former Illinois politician Daniel David Rostenkowski born on 1-2-1928 in Chicago, Illinois expired 8-11-2010 in Benedict Lake, Wisconsin age 82 cause: lung cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| hawkish Johnson undersecretary of State Walt Whitman Rostow an architect of U.S. Southeast Asian war policy born on 10-7-1916 in New York, New York expired 2-13-2003 in Austin, Texas age 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carpathia captain Arthur Henry Rostron rescued the 700+ survivors of the Titanic sinking in 1912 expired 11-4-1940 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England age 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cellist/conductor Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich born on 3-27-1927 in Baku, Azerbaijan, USSR expired 4-27-2007 in Moscow, Russia age 80 cause: intestinal cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Cal State - East Bay historian & author Theodore Roszak coined the term counterculture in his book The Making of a Counter Culture (1969) born on 11-15-1933 in Chicago, Illinois expired 7-5-2011 in Berkeley, California age 77 cause: cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| flm composer Nino Rota scored The Godfather (1972) & The Godfather II (1979) born on 12-3-1911 in Milan, Italy expired 4-10-1979 in Rome, Italy age 67 cause: blood clot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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nuclear physicist Dr. Joseph Rotblat quit the Manhattan Project; founder of the Pugwash Conference (1957); shared 1995 Nobel Peace prize born on 11-4-1908 in Warsaw, Poland expired 8-31-2005 in London, England age 96
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| former Green Bay Packers (1950-56) and Detroit Lions (1957-59) quarterback Tobin Cornelius Rote Jr. led Lions in their last NFL championship game (1957) born on 1-18-1928 in San Antonio, Texas expired 6-27-2000 in Saginaw, Michigan age 72 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former N.Y. Giants football player William Kyle Rote Sr. born on 10-27-1928 in Bellevue, Texas expired 8-14-2002 in Baltimore, Maryland age 73 cause: pneumonia following hernia surgery; emphysema | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
funny car painter/designer Edward "Big Daddy" Roth known for his "Rat Fink" cartoon creationborn on 3-4-1932 in Beverly Hills, California expired 4-4-2001 in Manti, Utah age 69 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| author Henry Roth born on 2-8-1906 in Tysmenica, Austria expired 10-15-1995 in Albuquerque, New Mexico age 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| cartoonist & illustrator Hyman Lloyd "Hy" Roth his work appeared frequently in Playboy from the 1960s through the 1990s; he also did illustrations for "Chicago" & the "Chicago Tribune" magazines; he did promo materials for Dick Orkin's 1960 radio serials (Chicken Man, The Secret Adventures of the Tooth Fairy & You Had to be There) born on 4-12-1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin expired 12-21-2011 in Evanston, Illinois age 74 cause: cardiac arrest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actor Philip Roth played the Doctor in Catch-22 (1970) & Woolsey in One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest (1975) born on --1928 in Kansas City, Missouri expired 7-15-2002 in Los Angeles, California age 74 cause: colon cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Delaware senator (1971-2000) William Victor Roth Jr. creator of popular Individual Retirement Account (1998) born on 7-22-1921 in Great Falls, Montana expired 12-13-2003 in Washington, District of Columbia age 82 cause: heart failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
impressario Samuel Lionel Rothafel built the Roxy Theater in New York City
expired 1-13-1936 in New York, New York age 53 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell mathematician Oscar S. Rothaus helped create the Hidden Markov Model born on 10-21-1927 expired 5-24-2003 in Ithaca, New York age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finnish geezer Lempi Maria Sparfven "Maija" Rothovius born on 10-2-1887 expired 6-17-2000 age 112 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| financier Baron Edmond de Rothschild born on 9-30-1926 in Paris, France expired 11-2-1997 in Geneva, Switzerland age 71 cause: emphysema AKS: Rothchild | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia University materials scientist Gertrude Fanny Neumark Rothschild studied the optical properties of wideband semiconductors; developed diodes capable of upper-spectrum light (green, blue, violet, ultra-violet); led to the development of those giant active billboards you see all over, as well as DVDs & blue-ray discs; won big bix suing the pants off of electronics manufacturers for patent violation born on 4-29-1927 in Nuremberg, Germany expired 11-11-2010 in Rye, New York age 83 cause: heaart failure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| international banker Baron Guy Édouard Alphonse Paul de Rothschild kept having to rebuild the French branch of the family's banking empire (Nazis, Socialists, etc.) born on 5-21-1909 in Paris, Île-de-France, France expired 6-12-2007 in Paris, Île-de-France, France age 98 AKS: Edouard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French social leader Baroness Marie-Helene de Rothschild
expired 3-1-1996 in Paris, France age 68 cause: cancer; "arthritic disease" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meyer Amschel Rothschild founded family financial empire born on 2-23-1743 in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany expired 9-19-1812 age 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sleazy gambler Arnold Rothstein masterminded & bankrolled the 1919 Black Sox scandal born on 1-24-1882 in New York, New York expired 11-6-1928 in New York, New York age 46 cause: shot to death during card game by man he had accused of cheating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broadway producer Norman E. Rothstein born on 4-3-1936 expired 12-23-1999 in New York, New York age 63 cause: pancreatic cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
el-drecho director William Rotsler gave us The Agony of Love (1966) another "housewife moonlights as hooker" opus (see Belle de Jour; 1967)born on 7-3-1926 in Los Angeles, California expired 10-8-1997 age 71 cause: complications from radiation therapy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| composer Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle wrote La Marseillaise (1792) born on 5-10-1760 in Lons-le-Saunier, France expired 6-20-1836 in Choisy le Roi, France age 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| lawyer Fuad Rouhani first Secretary-General of OPEC (1959-64) born on 10-23-1907 in Tehran, Persia expired 1-30-2004 in London, England age 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Meet the Press co-creator Martha Rountree first moderator of program, starting on radio June 24, 1945 and moving to television in 1947
expired 8-23-1999 in Washington, District of Columbia age 87 cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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pathologist Francis Peyton Rous shared the 1966 Nobel prize in medicine for the discovery of tumor-inducing viruses born on 10-5-1879 in Baltimore, Maryland expired 2-16-1970 in New York, New York age 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
wrassler & actor André René Roussimoff
expired 1-27-1993 in Paris, France age 46 cause: congestive heart failure AKS: Andre Rene Renae Rousimoff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former bodybuilder Raymond Routledge was the AAU Mr. America and Amateur Mr. Universe in 1961 born on 10-9-1931 expired 11-12-2008 in San Bernardino, California age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Aurania Rouverol author of Andy Hardy radio & tv series expired 6-23-1955 in Palo Alto, California age 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| diminutive bell boy Johnny Roventini noted for being a cigarette spokesman (since 1933); "Call for Philip Mor-rees" born on 8-15-1910 in New York, New York expired 11-30-1998 in Suffern, New York age 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gun toting gun opponent Carl Thomas Rowan Sr. also pened syndicated rants for newspapers born on 8-11-1925 in Ravenscraft, Tennessee expired 9-23-2000 in Washington, District of Columbia age 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laugh-In comedian (1968-73) Dan Rowan half of Rowan and Martin comedy team born on 7-2-1922 in Beggs, Oklahoma expired 9-22-1987 in Englewood, Florida age 65 cause: complications from diabetes | former Los Angeles County librarian Dorothy Stine Pratt Rowe ex-wife of Boris Karloff (1928-46) & mother of his only child, Sarah Jane Karloff; widow of Edgar Healey Rowe Jr.
expired 10-??-1991 in Rancho Mirage, California age 91 |
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FBI informant Gary Thomas Rowe Jr. testified against three other Klansmen (Eugene Thomas, William Orville Eaton & Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr.) involved in the killing Viola Liuzzo (subsequent evidence suggested that he was the trigger man)
expired 5-25-1998 in Savannah, Georgia age 65 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rowe Industries founder William Henry Rowe invented first automatic cigarette vending machine expired 7-22-1945 in Delmar, California age 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| showman Edward C.H. Rowland wrote lyrics for Mademoiselle from Armentieres (to music by Gitz Rice) expired 3-12-1955 in Surrey, England age 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Sherwood Rowland shared the 1995 Nobel prize in chemistry born on 6-28-1927 in Delaware, Ohio expired 3-10-2012 in Corona del Mar, California age 84 cause: Parkinson's disease | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actress Patsy Rowlands appeared in the Carry On ... comedy films born on 1-19-1934 in London, England expired 1-22-2005 in Hove, East Sussex, England age 71 cause: breast cancer AKS: Rolands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz pianist James G. "Jimmy" Rowles born on 8-19-1918 expired 5-28-1996 age 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| character actress Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Rowles played Inspector No.12 in a series of Hanes underwear commercials born on 1-10-1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania expired 10-7-2001 in Concord, New Hampshire age 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina death row inmate Raymond Dayle Rowsey born on 4-11-1971 expired 1-6-2004 in Raleigh, North Carolina age 32 cause: executed; lethal injection
AKS: Dale Dail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippine Republic first president Manuel Acuna Roxas expired 4-15-1948 in Clark Field, Philippines age 56 cause: heart attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| rock music authority Lillian Roxon wrote famous Rock Encyclopedia born on 2-1-1932 in Australia expired 8-9-1973 in New York, New York age 41 cause: asthma attack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former New Hampshire state senator Vesta M. Roy for seven days served as governor (1982) born on 3-26-1925 expired 2-9-2002 in Kenmore, New York age 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| retired Minute Maid vice president Wallace R. Roy biochemist who co-developed frozen orange juice concentrate and Coke's Fresca & Fanta flavors born on 6-11-1906 in Chicago, Illinois expired 6-16-2003 in Orlando, Florida age 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| luxury automobile pioneer Sir Frederick Henry Royce co-founded Rolls-Royce Ltd. in 1906 born on 3-27-1863 in Peterborough, England expired 4-22-1933 age 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| songwriter William Royce wrote Irish Lullaby expired 5-20-1946 in Pontiac, Michigan age 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| former Olympic equestrian James William George "Bill" Roycroft won medals at three games: gold (1960), bronze at 1868 & 1976 games born on 3-17-1915 in Flowerdale, Victoria, Australia expired 5-29-2011 in Camperdown, Victoria, Australia age 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Tribune columnist Michael "Mike" Royko Jr. won Pulizer prize for commentary in 1972 born on 9-19-1932 in Chicago, Illinois expired 4-29-1997 in Chicago, Illinois age 64 cause: aneurism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| playwright Edwin Milton Royle wrote The Squaw Man which was adapted into the first big Hollywood movie (all 3 productions by Cecil B. DeMille) expired 2-16-1942 in New York, New York age 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle third NFL Commissioner (1960-89) born on 3-1-1926 in Southgate, California expired 12-6-1996 in Rancho Santa Fe, California age 70 cause: brain cancer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| film composer Miklos Rozsa born on 4-18-1907 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary expired 7-27-1995 in Los Angeles, California age 88
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