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writer & theatrical director George Tabori
expired 7-23-2007 in Berlin, Germany age 93
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19th century London prostitute Martha Tabram once thought to be the first victim of Jack the Ripper
expired 8-7-1888 in London, England age 39 cause: murdered; throat slit; body mutilated | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Abyssinian feudal lord Ras Hailu Taclehaimenot led a revolt against Haile Selassie in 1917; his father was the last King of Gojjam (now an Ethiopian province) expired 5-12-1951 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia age 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| presidential widow Helen Herron Taft mother of Illinois senator Robert expired 5-22-1943 in Washington, District of Columbia age 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio senator (1939-53) Robert Alphonso Taft co-author of the Taft-Hartley Act; son of William Howard & Helen H.; lost 1952 Republican presidential nomination to Eisenhower born on 9-8-1889 in Cincinnati, Ohio expired 7-31-1953 in New York, New York age 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 
27th U.S. president (1909-13) William Howard Taft also served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1921-1930); husband of Helen H.; father of Illinois senator Robertborn on 9-15-1857 in Cincinnati, Ohio expired 3-8-1930 in Washington, District of Columbia age 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ducati motorcycle designer Fabio Taglioni born on 9-10-1920 in Lugo di Romagna, Italy expired 7-18-2001 in Bologna, Italy age 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
poet & playwrite Radindrath Tagore recipient of the 1913 Nobel literature prizeborn on 5-6-1861 in Calcutta, British India expired 8-7-1941 in Calcutta, British India age 80 AKS: Rabindrath | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French composer Germaine Tailleferre only female member of Les Six born on 4-19-1892 in Pau-St. Maur, France expired 11-7-1983 in Paris, France age 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vincent T. Tajiri was the first photo editor of Playboy magazine born on 5-15-1919 expired 2-7-1993 in Van Nuys, California age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| composer Jenö Takács born on 9-25-1902 in Siegendorf, Hungary expired 11-14-2005 in Eisenstadt, Austria age 103
AKS: Jeno Takacs Takacz | |||||||||||||||||||||
| cartoon animator Iwao Takamoto while working for Hanna-Barbera created the characters of Scooby-Doo, Penelope Pitstop, Atom Ant & George Jetson's dog Tralfaz (better known as Astro) born on 4-29-1925 in Los Angeles, California expired 1-8-2007 in Los Angeles, California age 81 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||
| former Nissan president (1977-85) Takashi Ishihara born on 3-3-1912 expired 12-31-2003 in Tokyo, Japan age 91 cause: heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||
| World War II interment camp detainee Fumiko Emily Takei mother of actor George born on 9-29-1912 in Florin, California expired 5-25-2002 in Los Angeles, California age 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu born on 10-8-1930 in Tokyo, Japan expired 2-20-1996 in Tokyo, Japan age 65 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| scandal-plagued former Japanese prime minister (1987-89) Noboru Takeshita born on 2-26-1924 in Kakeya, Japan expired 6-19-2000 in Tokyo, Japan age 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jordanian monarch (1951-52) King Talal I son of Abdullah; father of Hussein I; abdicated in favor of son after being declared unfit as a result of mental illness (schizophrenia) expired 7-8-1972 in Istanbul, Turkey age 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Free Press columnist (1968-99) Robert Beveridge "Bob" Talbert born on 5-28-1936 in Spartanburg, South Carolina expired 11-19-1999 in Royal Oak, Michigan age 63 cause: complications from burst duodenal ulcer | |||||||||||||||||||||
actor Lyle Talbot played Ozzie Nelson's best friend Joe Randolph on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (his mother's surname was Hollywood)
expired 3-3-1996 in San Francisco, California age 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| women's clothing store co-founder Nancy Orr Talbot with husband Rudolf founded the Talbot's chain born on 8-17-1920 in Charlevoix, Michigan expired 8-30-2009 in Boulder, Colorado age 89 cause: complications from Alzheimer's disease | |||||||||||||||||||||
| father of photography William Henry Fox Talbot born on 2-11-1800 in Lacock Abbey, England expired 9-17-1877 in Lacock Abbey, England age 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| silent movie actress Constance Talmadge sister of Natalie & Norma; another squeaky- born on 4-19-1900 in New York, New York expired 11-23-1973 in Los Angeles, California age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| politician Herman Eugene Talmadge Georgia governor (1948-55) & senator (1957-80) born on 8-9-1913 in McRae, Georgia expired 3-21-2002 in Hampton, Georgia age 88
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| silent movie actress Natalie Talmadge sister of Constance & Norma born on 4-29-1899 in New York, New York expired 6-19-1969 in Santa Monica, California age 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| silent movie actress Norma Talmadge sister of Constance & Natalie expired 12-24-1957 in Las Vegas, Nevada age 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| actor William Talman played District Attorney Hamilton Burger on Perry Mason television series born on 2-4-1917 in Detroit, Michigan expired 8-30-1968 in Encino, California age 51 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| African National Congress leader Oliver Tambo born on 10-27-1917 in Transkei, South Africa expired 4-24-1993 age 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| movie character actor Akim Tamiroff born on 10-29-1901 in Baku, Russia expired 9-17-1972 in Palm Springs, California age 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1958 Nobel physics laureate Igor Tamm born on 7-8-1895 in Vladivostok, Siberia, Russia expired 4-12-1971 in Moscow, Russia, USSR age 75 AKS: b.6/26/1895 old style | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japanese geezer Sadayoshi Tanabe born on 10-20-1888 expired 1-18-2000 age 111 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| super-geezer Tomoji Tanabe had been the Guinness-certified oldest man in the world born on 9-18-1895 expired 6-19-2009 in Miyakonijo City, Miyazaki, Japan age 113
AKS: Tanabie | |||||||||||||||||||||
| disgraced former Japanese Prime Minister (1972-74) Kakuei Tanaka born on 5-4-1918 in Kariwa, Japan expired 12-16-1993 age 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| film producer Tomoyuki Tanaka produced 22 Godzilla movies for Toho studios; produced Kagemusha with director Akira Kurosawa born on 4-26-1910 in Osaka, Japan expired 4-2-1997 in Tokyo, Japan age 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MIT biophysicist & polymer chemist Dr. Toyoichi Tanaka invented `smart' gels born on 1-4-1946 in Nagaoka, Japan expired 5-20-2000 in Wellesley, Massachusetts age 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| industrialist Charles David Tandy transformed his family's leather business into the conglomerate that owns Radio Shack born on 5-15-1918 expired 11-4-1978 in Fort Worth, Texas age 60 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||
| actress Jessica Tandy had title role in Driving Miss Daisy; wife of Hume Cronyn born on 6-7-1909 in London, England expired 9-11-1994 in Easton, Connecticut age 85 cause: ovarian cancer
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| Japanese oldster Tane Ikai born on 1-18-1879 expired 7-12-1995 age 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| vaudeville & musical comedy singer Eva Tanguay had hit with I Don't Care expired 1-11-1947 in Hollywood, California age 68 cause: stroke | |||||||||||||||||||||
1940s/50s bodybuilder Armand Tanny brother of Vic; father of Mandy; won the 1949 Pro Mr. America & 1950 Pro Mr. USA; one of the 9 original bodybuilders who were Mae West's on-stage stud brigade
expired 4-4-2009 in Westlake Village, California age 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||
fitness guru Victor Tanny
expired 6-11-1985 in Tampa, Florida age 73 AKS: Iannidinardo | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gladys Iola Tantaquidgeon last surviving individual that was a full-blooded Mohegan Pequot; a Mohegan tribal elder; a descendant of Uncas born on 6-15-1899 expired 11-1-2005 in Uncasville, Connecticut age 106
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| Samoan head of state (1962-2007) Mālietoa Tanumafili II had been King of Western Samoa born on 1-4-1913 in Apia, Samoa expired 5-11-2007 in Apia, Samoa age 94
AKS: Malietoa | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicaraguan president (1/1/1929-1/1/1933) José Mariá Moncada Tapia born on --1868 expired 2-23-1945 in Managua, Nicaragua age 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| actor Horst Tappert played Oberinspektor Stephen Derrick on "Derrick" tv series born on 5-26-1923 in Elberfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (now Wuppertal) expired 12-13-2008 in München, Bavaria, Germany age 85
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| lawyer/screenwriter Daniel Taradash wrote screenplays for Golden Boy (1939), From Here to Eternity (1953; won screenplay oscar), Picnic (1955), Bell, Book & Candle (1958) and Hawaii (1966); a former president of the Motion Picture Academy (1970-73) born on 1-29-1913 in Louisville, Kentucky expired 2-22-2003 in Los Angeles, California age 90 cause: pancreatic cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "muckraker" Ida Minerva Tarbell wrote expose on the Standard Oil "Trust"; biographer of Abraham Lincoln born on 11-5-1857 in Erie County, Pennsylvania expired 1-6-1944 in Bridgeport, Connecticut age 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| first Saudi Oil minister Sheik Abdullah al-Tariki a co-founder of OPEC (1960) expired 9-7-1997 in Cairo, Egypt age 80 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||
| novelist & playwright Newton Booth Tarkington winner of two Pulitzer prizes; wrote novel The Magnificent Ambersons (1918) born on 7-29-1869 in Indianapolis, Indiana expired 5-19-1946 in Indianapolis, Indiana age 76 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| blacklisted oscar winning movie and tv writer Frank Tarloff co-wrote screenplay for Father Goose (1964); also wrote A Guide for the Married Man and for Make Room for Daddy, The Andy Griffith Show and The Jeffersons born on 2-4-1916 in New York, New York expired 6-25-1999 in Beverly Hills, California age 83 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Scarsdale Diet Dr. Herman Tarnower victim of Jean Harris born on 3-18-1910 in New York, New York expired 3-10-1980 in Purchase, New York age 69 cause: shot to death | |||||||||||||||||||||
former NBC programming chief Brandon Tartikoff introduced The A-Team to the worldborn on 1-13-1949 in Los Angeles, California expired 8-27-1997 in Los Angeles, California age 48 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippine Hakbalahap guerrilla leader Pedro Taruc expired 10-16-1970 in Angeles City, Philippines age 66 cause: shot to death | |||||||||||||||||||||
noted cartoon director Franklin Tashlin also directed Son of Paleface (1952)
expired 5-5-1972 age 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz saxophonist George Holmes "Buddy" Tate born on 2-22-1912 in Sherman, Texas expired 2-10-2001 in Chandler, Arizona age 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| retired Rear Admiral Jackson Rogers Tate unknowingly fathered a daughter by Russian actress Zoya Fyodorova while stationed in Moscow during WWII; Zoya was immediately shipped to Siberia by Stalin when he found out about the affair; he finally succeeded in arranging his daughter's release from the Soviet Union in 1975 born on 10-15-1898 in Tate's Island, Florida expired 7-19-1978 in Orange Park, Florida age 79 cause: cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| retired army intelligence officer Paul James Tate father of murdered actress Sharon Tate born on 6-23-1922 in Houston, Texas expired 5-18-2005 in Couperville, Washington age 82 cause: congestive heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||
 
actress Sharon Marie Tate wife of Roman Polanski; appeared in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) as Sarah, Don't Make Waves as Malibu (1967 the inspiration for the Malibu Barbie), Valley of the Dolls (1967), The Wrecking Crew as Freya Carleson (1969; the "shagadelic" inspiration for Felicity Shagwell in 2nd Austin Powers movie) and The Beverly
Hillbillies (as Milburn Drysdale's secretary Janet Trego); did March 1967 Playboy pictorial; brutally murdered by Charles Manson's gang of thugs at her home in Bel Air (10050 Cielo Drive) in what became known as the Helter Skelter murders; she was >8 months pregnant at the timeborn on 1-24-1943 in Dallas, Texas expired 8-9-1969 in Los Angeles, California age 26 cause: stabbed to death | |||||||||||||||||||||
| near-blind jazz pianist Art Tatum expired 11-5-1956 in Los Angeles, California age 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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geneticist Edward Lawrie Tatum shared the 1958 Nobel prize in medicine born on 12-14-1909 in Boulder, Colorado expired 11-5-1975 in New York, New York age 65 cause: heart failure; emphysema | |||||||||||||||||||||
| former Harlem Globetrotter Reece "Goose" Tatum born on 5-3-1921 expired 1-18-1967 in El Paso, Texas age 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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chemist Henry Taube was the 1983 Nobel chemistry laureate born on 11-30-1915 in Neudorf, Saskatchewan, Canada expired 11-16-2005 in Stanford, California age 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tonga Islands King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV son of Queen Salote Tupou III; on throne since 1965 born on 7-4-1918 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga expired 9-10-2006 in Auckland, New Zealand age 88
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| director Norman Taurog won oscar for Skippy (1931); made The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1937), Boys Town (1938), Young Tom Edison (1940), Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965); uncle of Jackie Cooper born on 2-23-1899 in Chicago, Illinois expired 4-7-1981 in Rancho Mirage, California age 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| French merchant Jean Baptiste Tavernier during a 1668 visit to India "acquired" a 112 carat blue diamond (the Tavernier Blue) that he sold to Louis XIV (who had it cut down to 67 carats) born on --1605 in Paris, France expired ??-??-1689 age 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||
actor Victor Tayback played diner owner Mel in Alice tv series
expired 5-25-1990 in Glendale, California age 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| former Bay City, Michigan school teacher Anna Edson Taylor widow; first person to go over Niagara Falls as a stunt, in a barrel (October 24, 1901) born on 10-24-1838 in Auburn, New York expired 4-29-1921 in Lockport, New York age 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| jazz drummer and bandleader Arthur Taylor born on 4-6-1929 expired 2-6-1995 age 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| dancer Burton Taylor born on 8-19-1943 expired 2-13-1991 age 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles H. Taylor founder of the Boston Globe expired 8-18-1941 in Boston, Massachusetts age 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| music critic Deems Taylor born on 12-22-1885 expired 7-3-1966 in New York, New York age 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| actor and director Don Taylor directed Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971); husband of actress Hazel Court born on 12-13-1920 in Freeport, Pennsylvania expired 12-29-1998 in Los Angeles, California age 78 cause: heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||
Texas death row inmate Elkie Lee Taylor
expired 11-6-2008 in Huntsville, Texas age 46 cause: executed; lethal injection
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| former Ohio State basketball coach Fred R. Taylor won 1960 NCAA basketball championship born on 12-3-1924 in Zanesville, Ohio expired 1-6-2002 in Hilliard, Ohio age 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| comedian Frederick Chase Taylor played Colonel Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle on the radio expired 5-29-1950 in Boston, Massachusetts age 52 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Broadway & movie actress Ida Estelle Taylor wife of Jack Dempsey expired 4-15-1958 in Hollywood, California age 58 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah death row inmate John Albert Taylor expired 1-27-1996 age 36 cause: executed; firing squad | |||||||||||||||||||||
| singer Johnnie Harrison Taylor had hits with Who's Making Love (1968) and Disco Lady (1976) born on 5-5-1938 in Crawfordsville, Arkansas expired 5-31-2000 in Dallas, Texas age 62 cause: heart attack | |||||||||||||||||||||
choreographer June Taylor created the chorus line for Jackie Gleason's tv show; her sister Marilyn is Jackie Gleason's widow
expired 5-16-2004 in Miami, Florida age | |||||||||||||||||||||
blues singer KoKo Taylor recorded Wang Dang Doodle in 1964 — it was a big hit!
expired 6-3-2009 in Chicago, Illinois age 80 cause: complications from surgery
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| model Kristen E. "Krissy" Taylor born on 5-15-1978 expired 7-2-1995 age 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventures drummer Mel Taylor born on 9-24-1933 expired 8-11-1996 in Tarzana, California age 62 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||
movie actor Robert Taylor
expired 6-8-1969 in Santa Monica, California age 57 cause: lung cancer | |||||||||||||||||||||
| blues singer Ronald E. Taylor voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy on The Simpsons born on 1-9-1953 in Galveston, Texas expired 1-15-2002 in Los Angeles, California age 49 cause: heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||
| playwright Samuel Albert Taylor wrote The Pleasure of His Company, Sabrina Fair (1953) and screenplay for Vertigo (1958) born on 6-13-1912 in Chicago, Illinois expired 5-26-2000 in Blue Hill, Maine age 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Liz's mom Sara Sothern Taylor expired 9-11-1994 age 99 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sha-Na-Na lead guitarist Vinnie Taylor expired 4-20-1974 in Charlottesville, Virginia age 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
character actor Walter Clarence "Dub" Taylor II invented process of high-
expired 10-3-1994 in Westlake Village, California age 86 cause: congestive heart failure | |||||||||||||||||||||
| former Boston Globe publisher (1955-77) William Davis Taylor grandson of newspaper founder born on 4-2-1908 in Boston, Massachusetts expired 2-19-2002 in Brookline, Massachusetts age 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||
director William Desmond Taylor friend of Fatty Arbuckle; his murder became another big Hollywood scandal
expired 2-1-1922 in Los Angeles, California age 49 cause: shot to death | |||||||||||||||||||||
12th U.S. president (1849-50) Zachary Taylor U.S.-Mexican War hero
expired 7-9-1850 in Washington, District of Columbia age 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky works include Swan Lake and The Nutcracker ballets born on 5-7-1840 in Votiwsk, Russia expired 11-6-1893 in Saint Petersburg, Russia age 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| composer Alexander Tcherepnin expired 9-29-1977 in Paris, France age 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||
ballerina Ludmilla Tcherina appeared in the film The Red Shoes (1948)
expired 3-21-2004 in Paris, France age 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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