Freddy E

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors:

Brief Facts:

Song Like Wow!, in animated movie Shrek

Angelo Dundee

boxing

Real/Birth Name:

Angelo Mirena Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 30, 1921

Death Date:

February 1, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Boxing promoter and trainer of many champions, including Muhammad Ali. International Boxing Hall of Fame 1994. Florida Sports Hall of Fame 1976. National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.

Don Cornelius

tv, producer, actor, criminal, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Donald Cortez Cornelius

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 27, 1936

Death Date:

February 1, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Creator and host of TV show Soul Train. Movie Tapeheads. Probation for spousal abuse. Self-inflicted gunshot. Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

Ben Gazzara

actor, director, Tony Award, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Biagio Anthony Gazzara

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 28, 1930

Death Date:

February 3, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Janice Rule

Older than Janice Rule by less than 1 year.

East Orange, New Jersey, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Anatomy of a Murder, The Thomas Crown Affair, Illuminata, Voyage of the Damned, The Bridge at Remagen. Broadway play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - nominated for Tony Award. Boys and Girls Clubs Alumni Hall of Fame.

Janice E. Voss

space, engineer

Real/Birth Name:

Janice Elaine Ford

Also Known As:

Janice E. Voss

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

October 8, 1956

Death Date:

February 6, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

South Bend, Indiana, USA

Brief Facts:

NASA shuttle astronaut and engineer and mission specialist. Participated in the first Shuttle rendezvous with the Mir space station. Flew around the station, but did not actually dock.

Space Missions:

Mir

STS-57
Shuttle Endeavour, launched June 21, 1993
Duration: 9d 23h.

STS-63
Shuttle Discovery, launched February 03, 1995
Duration: 8d 6h.

STS-83
Shuttle Columbia, launched April 04, 1997
Duration: 3d 23h.

STS-94
Shuttle Columbia, launched July 01, 1997
Duration: 15d 16h.

STS-99
Shuttle Endeavour, launched February 11, 2000
Duration: 11d 5h.

Peter Breck

actor, western, educator

Real/Birth Name:

Joseph Peter Breck

Nickname(s):

Buddy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 13, 1929

Death Date:

February 6, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Brief Facts:

Movies Benji, The Crawling Hand. TV series The Big Valley, Maverick in role of Doc Holliday

Whitney Houston

actor, singer, model, accident, drowned

Real/Birth Name:

Whitney Elizabeth Houston

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

August 9, 1963

Death Date:

February 11, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

mother of

Bobbi Kristina Brown

ex-wife of

Bobby Brown (singer)

Older than Bobby Brown (singer) by 5 years.

daughter of

first cousin of

first cousin of

half-sister of

Younger than Gary Garland by 5 years.

daughter of

John Houston

niece of

Lee Drinkard

Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Ancestors:

Descendants:

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Brief Facts:

Movies The Bodyguard, Waiting to Exhale, The Preacher's Wife. Song I Will Always Love You written by Dolly Parton. Producer of movie The Princess Diaries. Album Just Whitney. Accidental drowning in a bathtub in a hotel due to the effects of cocaine use and heart disease. New Jersey Hall of Fame 2013.. SoulMusic Hall of Fame 2014. Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2014. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2020.

Elyse Knox

actor, style, model

Real/Birth Name:

Elsie Lilian Kornbrath

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

December 14, 1917

Death Date:

February 15, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

grandmother of

mother of

mother of

mother of

grandmother of

grandmother of

grandmother of

wife of

Tom Harmon, until his earlier death.

Older than Tom Harmon by 1 year.

grandmother of

Tracy Nelson

Culver City, California, USA

Descendants:

Mark Harmon

Sean Harmon

Brief Facts:

Movies The Mummy's Tomb, Sweetheart of Sigma Chi, Joe Palooka, Champ, Gentleman Joe Palooka, Joe Palooka in the Knockout and sequels.

Gary Carter

baseball, coach

Real/Birth Name:

Gary Edmund Carter

Nickname(s):

Kid

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

April 8, 1954

Death Date:

February 16, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Catcher. Teams Montreal Expos, New York Mets. Named an All-Star 11 times, coached after retirement. Died of brain cancer. National Baseball Hall of Fame 2003. New York Mets Hall of Fame 2001. Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame 2003. Florida Sports Hall of Fame 1998. Roberto Clemente Award 1989. Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame 2001. Boys and Girls Clubs Alumni Hall of Fame.

Trayvon Martin

murdered

Real/Birth Name:

Trayvon Benjamin Martin

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 5, 1995

Death Date:

February 26, 2012

Age at Death:

17, 21 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Miami, Florida, USA

Brief Facts:

Shot by George Zimmerman as he was walking home. No conviction.

Davy Jones

actor, horse racing, singer, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

David Thomas Jones

Also Known As:

David Jones

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 30, 1945

Death Date:

February 29, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Manchester, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Group The Monkees and TV show The Monkees. Song I'm a Believer. Broadway (and London) musical Oliver! with a Tony Award nomination.

Bands, Groups, Honored by Halls of Fame:

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2008 as a member of The Monkees

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2007 as a member of The Monkees

Andrew Breitbart

writer, columnist, activist

Real/Birth Name:

Andrew James Breitbart

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 1, 1969

Death Date:

March 1, 2012

Age at Death:

43, 29 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Relationships:

husband of

Susannah Breitbart

San Francisco, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Conservative founder of a political commentary web site. Book Righteous Indignation: Excuse Me While I Save the World. Died when he collapsed while taking a walk, possibly of heart failure.

Ronnie Montrose

musician, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Ronald Douglas Montrose

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 29, 1947

Death Date:

March 3, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Rock guitarist. Played in his own bandsand as a session musician. Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot.

Robert B. Sherman

composer, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Bernard Sherman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 19, 1925

Death Date:

March 5, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

older brother of

Richard M. Sherman

Older than Richard M. Sherman by 2 years.

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs it's a small world (after all), Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, Feed the Birds, Chim Chim Cher-ee, Let's Get Together. Movies The Jungle Book, The Aristocats, The Parent Trap, Charlotte's Web, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Snoopy, Come Home, Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Songwriters Hall of Fame 2005. National Medal of Arts 2008.

Bert Sugar

boxing, publisher, writer, lawyer

Real/Birth Name:

Bert Randolph Sugar

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 7, 1937

Death Date:

March 25, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Boxing writer and sports historian. Boxing magazines Boxing Illustrated, The Ring, Bert Sugar's Fight Game and over 80 books, mostly about boxing history. International Boxing Hall of Fame 2005. Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Adrienne Rich

poet, writer, activist

Real/Birth Name:

Adrienne Cecile Rich

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

May 16, 1929

Death Date:

March 27, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Brief Facts:

Poet, essayist, and feminist. Books Change of World, Diving into the Wreck. Won numerous honors and awards.

Earl Scruggs

musician, bluegrass

Real/Birth Name:

Earl Eugene Scruggs

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 6, 1924

Death Date:

March 28, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Shelby, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs Foggy Mountain Breakdown, The Ballad of Jed Clampett with Lester Flatt in duo Flatt & Scruggs. Invented the three-finger roll on the banjo. Joined the group Blue Grass Boys. International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame 1991. Country Music Hall of Fame 1985. North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2009. National Medal of Arts 1992. Grand Ole Opry. American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame 2014.

Bands, Groups, Honored by Halls of Fame:

Country Music Hall of Fame 1985 as a member of Flatt & Scruggs

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 2007 as a member of Flatt & Scruggs

Mike Wallace

tv, commentator, news, actor, radio

Real/Birth Name:

Myron Leon Wallace

Also Known As:

Myron Wallace

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 9, 1918

Death Date:

April 7, 2012

Age at Death:

93, 32 days before his 94^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Buff Cobb

Older than Buff Cobb by 9 years.

father of

Chris Wallace

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Descendants:

Chris Wallace

Brief Facts:

Best known for long CBS News involvement, especially TV series 60 Minutes. Announcer on radio programs Sky King, Green Hornet. TV show All Around the Town. Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame 1998. Television Academy Hall of Fame 1990. Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Jonathan Frid

actor, soap, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

John Herbert Frid

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 2, 1924

Death Date:

April 14, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV series Dark Shadows in role of Barnabas Collins. Movie House of Dark Shadows. Broadway revival play Arsenic and Old Lace

Teddy Charles

jazz, musician, composer

Real/Birth Name:

Theodore Charles Cohen

Also Known As:

Teddy Cohen

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

April 13, 1928

Death Date:

April 16, 2012

Age at Death:

84, 3 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

Instruments: vibraphone, piano, and drums. In 1951 he changed his last name to Charles. Long Island Music Hall of Fame 2010.

Dick Clark

producer, tv, radio

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Wagstaff Clark

Nickname(s):

America's Oldest Teenager
The World's Oldest Teenager

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 30, 1929

Death Date:

April 18, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

TV show American Bandstand. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1993. Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame 1987. Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. Guitar Center RockWalk 1991. National Radio Hall of Fame 1990. Television Academy Hall of Fame 1992. Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame 1992.

Levon Helm

singer, musician, actor

Real/Birth Name:

Matt Lavon Helm

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 26, 1940

Death Date:

April 19, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Marvell, Arkansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Vocalist and drummer. Band The Band. Songs The Weight, Up on Cripple Creek, Ophelia, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Movies Shooter, The Right Stuff, Coal Miner's Daughter. Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame 1998.

Bands, Groups, Honored by Halls of Fame:

Canada's Walk of Fame 2014 as a member of The Band

Canadian Music Hall of Fame 1989 as a member of The Band

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994 as a member of The Band

Amarillo Slim

actor, writer, billiards

Real/Birth Name:

Thomas Austin Preston Jr.

Nickname(s):

World's Greatest Gambler

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 31, 1928

Death Date:

April 29, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Johnson, Arkansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Professional poker player. Winner of World Series of Poker in 1972. Once bet Minnesota Fats he could win at billiards with a broomstick handle. Movie California Split. Poker Hall of Fame 1992.

Billy Neighbors

football

Real/Birth Name:

William Wesley Neighbors

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 4, 1940

Death Date:

April 30, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Offensive guard. Teams University of Alabama, Boston Patriots, Miami Dolphins. Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1983. College Football Hall of Fame 1973. Senior Bowl Hall of Fame 2019.

Junior Seau

football, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Tiaina Baul Seau Jr.

Nickname(s):

Tasmanian Devil

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 19, 1969

Death Date:

May 2, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

San Diego, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Name pronounced SAY-ow. Linebacker for teams San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots. Named to NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. Found dead in his Oceanside, California home of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. USC Athletics Hall of Fame 2009. San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame 2011. Boys and Girls Clubs Alumni Hall of Fame. Pro Football Hall of Fame 2015. Breitbard Hall of Fame 2013. NFL Player of the Year 1994. Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award 1994. Polynesian Football Hall of Fame 2014.

MCA

rapper, singer, musician, director, skateboard

Real/Birth Name:

Adam Nathaniel Yauch

Also Known As:

Nathaniel Hörnblowér

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 5, 1964

Death Date:

May 4, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Founding member of group Beastie Boys. Album Simply Mortified. Directs music videos for the group.

Bands, Groups, Honored by Halls of Fame:

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012 as a member of Beastie Boys

Maurice Sendak

writer, painter

Real/Birth Name:

Maurice Bernard Sendak

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 10, 1928

Death Date:

May 8, 2012

Age at Death:

83, 33 days before his 84^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Children's book author and illustrator, wrote Where the Wild Things Are. National Medal of Arts 1996. New York State Writers Hall of Fame 2013.

Carroll Shelby

auto racing, business, inventor

Real/Birth Name:

Carroll Hall Shelby

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 11, 1923

Death Date:

May 10, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Leesburg, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Automotive designer and racing driver. Known for the AC Motors-based Shelby American Cobra and later the Mustang-based performance cars for Ford Motor Company known as Mustang Cobras. International Motorsports Hall of Fame 1991. Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1992. Cruisin' Hall of Fame 1997. Automotive Hall of Fame 1992. Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

Evelyn Johnson

aviator, educator, business, hero

Real/Birth Name:

Evelyn Stone

Also Known As:

Evelyn Bryan Johnson
Evelyn Bryan
Evelyn Stone Bryan

Nickname(s):

Mama Bird

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

November 4, 1909

Death Date:

May 10, 2012

Age at Death:

102

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Corbin, Kentucky, USA

Brief Facts:

Logged more flight hours than any other woman - over 57,000. Taught thousands of pilots to fly. Owned a plane dealership. Managed a local air strip. Carnegie Foundation award for heroism. Women in Aviation, International Pioneers Hall of Fame 1994. Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame. Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame. National Aviation Hall of Fame 2007. National Flight Instructors Hall of Fame 1999.

Mary Richardson Kennedy

architect, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Mary Kathleen Richardson

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

October 4, 1959

Death Date:

May 16, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Relationships:

mother of

Kyra Kennedy

ex-wife of

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Younger than Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by 5 years.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants:

Kyra Kennedy

Brief Facts:

Suicide by hanging.

Donna Summer

singer, composer, painter, actor, producer, activist

Real/Birth Name:

LaDonna Andrea Gaines

Also Known As:

Donna Gaines

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

December 31, 1948

Death Date:

May 17, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

German production of musical Hair. Album Bad Girls. Songs Last Dance, She Works Hard for the Money, Bad Girls. Movie Thank God It's Friday. Donates some proceeds to causes she cares for (mostly medical charities.) Paintings are highly regarded. Dance Music Hall of Fame 2004. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2013. Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame 2010. SoulMusic Hall of Fame 2015. Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2012.

Robin Gibb

singer, composer, actor

Real/Birth Name:

Robin Hugh Gibb

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 22, 1949

Death Date:

May 20, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Douglas, Isle of Man, Crown Dependencies

Relationships:

older brother of

Andy Gibb

Older than Andy Gibb by 8 years.

younger brother of

Barry Gibb

Younger than Barry Gibb by 3 years.

twin brother of

Maurice Gibb

The same age as Maurice Gibb.

Deep Gap, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Member of band The Bee Gees. CBE awarded 2001. Song Stayin' Alive. Songwriters Hall of Fame 1994. Movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Bands, Groups, Honored by Halls of Fame:

ARIA Hall of Fame 1997 as a member of The Bee Gees

Dance Music Hall of Fame 2004 as a member of The Bee Gees

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2008 as a member of The Bee Gees

London Avenue of Stars 2004 as a member of The Bee Gees

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1997 as a member of The Bee Gees

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2001 as a member of The Bee Gees

Doc Watson

bluegrass, musician

Real/Birth Name:

Arthel Lane Watson

Nickname(s):

Doc

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 3, 1923

Death Date:

May 29, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Perfected "flatpicking." Also played folk music. Blind by age 1. North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2010. International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame 2000. National Medal of Arts 1997. International Guitar Hall of Fame.

Richard Dawson

tv, actor, game show

Real/Birth Name:

Colin Lionel Emm

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 20, 1932

Death Date:

June 2, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Gosport, Hampshire, England, UK

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Diana Dors

Younger than Diana Dors by 1 year.

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

TV game show host, TV series Family Feud. TV show Hogan's Heroes. Movie The Running Man

Herb Reed

singer

Real/Birth Name:

Herbert Reed

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 7, 1931

Death Date:

June 4, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

A founder and bass singer, group The Platters. Songs Only You, My Prayer, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, The Great Pretender, Twilight Time

Bands, Groups, Honored by Halls of Fame:

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009 as a member of The Platters

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990 as a member of The Platters

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 1998 as a member of The Platters

Ray Bradbury

writer

Real/Birth Name:

Ray Douglas Bradbury

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 22, 1920

Death Date:

June 5, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Waukegan, Illinois, USA

Brief Facts:

Books The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Something Wicked this Way Comes. Book and movie Fahrenheit 451. National Medal of Arts 2004. Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame 1999.

Bob Welch (musician)

musician, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Lawrence Welch Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 31, 1945

Death Date:

June 7, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Union, South Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Member of band Fleetwood Mac. Song Hypnotized. Committed suicide by gunshot to the chest.

Bands, Groups, Honored by Halls of Fame:

Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009 as a member of Fleetwood Mac

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1998 as a member of Fleetwood Mac

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame 2005 as a member of Fleetwood Mac

Cotton Owens

auto racing, NASCAR

Real/Birth Name:

Cotton Owens

Also Known As:

Everett "Cotton" Owens

Nickname(s):

King of the Modifieds

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 21, 1924

Death Date:

June 7, 2012

Age at Death:

88, 17 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Sprint Cup (then known as Grand National) winner five straight years (1957-61). Won NASCAR's first live televised race. South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame 2009. International Motorsports Hall of Fame 2008. National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame 1970. Occoneechee-Orange Speedway Hall of Fame 2008. NASCAR Mechanics Hall of Fame. NASCAR Hall of Fame 2013.

Lil Phat

rapper, murdered

Real/Birth Name:

Melvin Vernell III

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 25, 1992

Death Date:

June 7, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Waco, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Shot in Atlanta. Unrelated to suicide of Bob Welch (musician) the same day.

Ann Rutherford

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Real/Birth Name:

Therese Ann Rutherford

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

November 2, 1917

Death Date:

June 11, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

younger sister of

Judith Arlen

Younger than Judith Arlen by 3 years.

Throckmorton County, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Gone with the Wind, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Pride and Prejudice. Also a series of Andy Harvey movies.

Jerry Tubbs

football, coach

Real/Birth Name:

Gerald J. Tubbs

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 23, 1935

Death Date:

June 13, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Linebacker. Teams University of Oklahoma, Chicago Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys. Cowboys linebackers coach for 21 years. College Football Hall of Fame 1996. Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy 1956. Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame 1999. Texas High School Football Hall of Fame 1971. UPI Lineman of the Year 1956.

Rodney King

criminal, accident, drowned

Real/Birth Name:

Rodney Glen King

Nickname(s):

Glen

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

April 2, 1965

Death Date:

June 17, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Sacramento, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Beaten by L A police on March 3, 1991. Los Angeles riots ensued when a trial let the police go. He was quoted as saying, "can't we all just get along." He was found dead in his pool in 2012, ruled an accidental drowning, and alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and PCP found in his system were contributing factors.

Victor Spinetti

actor, director, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Vittorio Georgio Andrea Spinetti

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 2, 1929

Death Date:

June 18, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Gwent, Wales, UK

Brief Facts:

Movies A Hard Day's Night, Help!, Magical Mystery Tour, Start the Revolution Without Me, Voyage of the Damned, The Return of the Pink Panther

Richard Lynch

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Hugh Lynch

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 12, 1940

Death Date:

June 19, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV series Battlestar Galactica, Galactica 1980, Starsky and Hutch, T. J. Hooker, The A-Team, Charmed, Star Trek: The Next Generation

LeRoy Nieman

painter

Real/Birth Name:

LeRoy Leslie Runquist

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 8, 1921

Death Date:

June 20, 2012

Age at Death:

91, 12 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Branham, Minnesota, USA

Brief Facts:

Painter of sports themed images, using bright colors.

Nora Ephron

writer, director, actor, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Nora Ephron

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

May 19, 1941

Death Date:

June 26, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Carl Bernstein

daughter of

Henry Ephron

daughter of

Phoebe Ephron

San Diego, California, USA

Ancestors:

Brief Facts:

Movies Julie & Julia, Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally..., This Is My Life, You've Got Mail, My Blue Heaven. New York State Writers Hall of Fame 2014.

Don Grady

actor, composer, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Don Louis Agrati

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 8, 1944

Death Date:

June 27, 2012

Age at Death:

68, 19 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

older brother of

Lani O'Grady

Older than Lani O'Grady by 10 years.

Pasadena, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Original Mousketeer Don. TV series My Three Sons

Alan Poindexter

space, aviator, educator, military, accident, engineer

Real/Birth Name:

Alan Poindexter

Also Known As:

Alan G. Poindexter

Nickname(s):

Dex

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 5, 1961

Death Date:

July 1, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Naval officer, aerospace engineer, test pilot and astronaut. Died in a personal watercraft accident off Pensacola Beach, Florida.

Space Missions:

STS-122
Shuttle Atlantis, launched February 07, 2008
Duration: 12d 18h 21m 50s.

STS-131
Shuttle Discovery, launched April 05, 2010
Duration: 15d 2h 47m 11s.

Andy Griffith

actor, singer, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Andrew Samuel Griffith

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 1, 1926

Death Date:

July 3, 2012

Age at Death:

86, 32 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series The Andy Griffith Show, Matlock. Movie A Face in the Crowd. North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2010. Presidential Medal of Freedom 2005. Television Academy Hall of Fame 1991.

K.M.G the Illustrator

rapper

Real/Birth Name:

Kevin Michael Gulley

Also Known As:

Kevin Gulley
KMG
KMG The Illustrator

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 21, 1969

Death Date:

July 7, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Brief Facts:

KMG stands for "Knowledge Most Greatly". Co-founder, group Above the Law. Gangsta style. Responsible for G-Funk sound. Albums Livin' Like Hustlers, Forever: Rich Thugs. Heart attack.

Ernest Borgnine

actor, western

Real/Birth Name:

Ermes Effron Borgnino

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 24, 1917

Death Date:

July 8, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Ethel Merman

Younger than Ethel Merman by 9 years.

Brief Facts:

Noted for gap in front teeth. Movies A Grandpa for Christmas, Marty, From Here to Eternity, Emperor of the North Pole, The Dirty Dozen. TV series McHale's Navy. Marriage to Ethel Merman lasted 32 days in 1964. Hall of Great Western Performers 1996. Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Richard D. Zanuck

producer

Real/Birth Name:

Richard Darryl Zanuck

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 13, 1934

Death Date:

July 13, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Relationships:

son of

Darryl F. Zanuck

Ancestors:

Darryl F. Zanuck

Brief Facts:

Movies Jaws, Driving Miss Daisy, Big Fish, Cocoon, Deep Impact, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sage Stallone

Real/Birth Name:

Sage Moonblood Stallone

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 5, 1976

Death Date:

July 13, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

son of

Sasha Czack

son of

Sylvester Stallone

Ancestors:

Brief Facts:

Movies Rocky V, Daylight. Found dead in his home, possibly dead for days. Death date estimated. Coroner ruled the cause was a heart condition.

Celeste Holm

soap, actor, Broadway, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Celeste Holm

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

April 29, 1917

Death Date:

July 15, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies All About Eve, Gentleman's Agreement, High Society. TV series Touched by an Angel, Falcon Crest. Broadway musical Oklahoma!. Theater Hall of Fame 1992. National Broadcasters Hall of Fame 2007. Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame 1995.

Bob Babbitt

musician, bassist

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Kreinar

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 26, 1937

Death Date:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Bassist for band The Funk Brothers. Song Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours. Music City Walk of Fame 2012.

Bands, Groups, Honored by Halls of Fame:

Guitar Center RockWalk 2002 as a member of The Funk Brothers

Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum 2007 as a member of The Funk Brothers

Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2014 as a member of The Funk Brothers

Jon Lord

musician, composer, metal

Real/Birth Name:

Jonathan Douglas Lord

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 9, 1941

Death Date:

Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Classically trained organist. Hammond organ. Keyboardist for groups Deep Purple, Whitesnake. Score for movie The Last Rebel

Bands, Groups, Honored by Halls of Fame:

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016 as a member of Deep Purple

Kitty Wells

country, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Ellen Muriel Deason

Nickname(s):

Queen of Country Music

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

August 30, 1919

Death Date:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Relationships:

wife of

Johnnie Wright, until his earlier death.

Younger than Johnnie Wright by 5 years.

Brief Facts:

Song It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels. Country Music Hall of Fame 1976. NACMAI Hall of Fame 1999. Grand Ole Opry.

Stephen Covey

writer, business

Real/Birth Name:

Stephen Richards Covey

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 24, 1932

Death Date:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Books The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit.. Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum Hall of Fame 2009.

Sally Ride

space, scientist, educator, writer, kids, tennis

Real/Birth Name:

Sally Kristen Ride

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

May 26, 1951

Death Date:

July 23, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Encino, Los Angeles, California, USA

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Steven Hawley

Older than Steven Hawley by less than 1 year.

Brief Facts:

The first American female astronaut in space. Professor of physics at the University of California, San Diego. California Hall of Fame 2006. National Women's Hall of Fame 1988. Children's books on space. International Space Hall of Fame 1985. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2003. Texas Women's Hall of Fame 1986. Presidential Medal of Freedom 2013. National Aviation Hall of Fame 2007. Women in Aviation, International Pioneers Hall of Fame 2014. San Diego Women's Hall of Fame. Theodore Roosevelt Award 2005. Legacy Walk 2014. International Air & Space Hall of Fame 2009.

Space Missions:

STS-41-G
Shuttle Challenger, launched October 05, 1984
Duration: 8d 5h.

STS-7
Shuttle Challenger, launched June 18, 1983
Duration: 6d 2h.

Chad Everett

Real/Birth Name:

Raymon Lee Cramton

Also Known As:

Chas Everett
Chad York

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 11, 1936

Death Date:

July 24, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

South Bend, Indiana, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Shelby Grant, until her earlier death.

Older than Shelby Grant by less than 1 year.

Brief Facts:

Role of Dr. Joe Gannon in the TV show Medical Center, on CBS from 1969 to 1976. Movies Airplane II: The Sequel, Mulholland Dr., The Singing Nun

Sherman Hemsley

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Real/Birth Name:

Sherman Alexander Hemsley

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 1, 1938

Death Date:

July 24, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV series The Jeffersons, Amen, Sister, Sister, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Television Academy Hall of Fame 2012.

Tony Martin

actor, dancer, singer

Real/Birth Name:

Alvin Morris

Also Known As:

Anthony Martin

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 25, 1913 (Christmas Day)

Death Date:

July 27, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Alice Faye

Older than Alice Faye by 1 year.

husband of

Cyd Charisse, until her earlier death.

Older than Cyd Charisse by 8 years.

West Point, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Hit the Deck, Till the Clouds Roll By, Singin' in the Rain, Brigadoon. Song To Each His Own

Gore Vidal

writer, politician, actor

Real/Birth Name:

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal

Also Known As:

Edgar Box
Katherine Everard
Cameron Kay

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 3, 1925

Death Date:

July 31, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Books Myra Breckinridge, Williwaw. Movie Gattaca. Founded US Peace Party with Dr. Benjamin Spock.

Jimmy Jones

singer, R&B

Real/Birth Name:

James Jones

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 2, 1937

Death Date:

August 2, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs Handy Man, Good Timin'. Birth year may be 1930 or 1942. Nebraska Football Hall of Fame 2011.

Marvin Hamlisch

composer, conductor, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Marvin Frederick Hamlisch

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 2, 1944

Death Date:

August 6, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Brief Facts:

Composer for Broadway plays A Chorus Line, The Goodbye Girl, Sweet Smell of Success. Also movies Sophie's Choice, Ordinary People. Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1976. Long Island Music Hall of Fame 2008. Songwriters Hall of Fame 1986. Theater Hall of Fame 2008.

Robert Hughes

critic, writer, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Studley Forrest Hughes

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 28, 1938

Death Date:

August 6, 2012

Age at Death:

74, 9 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Art critic. Book The Fatal Shore. Officer of the Order of Australia.

Albert Freeman Jr.

actor, director, writer, soap

Real/Birth Name:

Albert Cornelius Freeman Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 21, 1934

Death Date:

August 9, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Malcolm X, My Sweet Charlie, Finian's Rainbow. TV series One Life to Live, Hot L Baltimore

Helen Gurley Brown

publisher, writer, activist

Real/Birth Name:

Helen Gurley

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

February 18, 1922

Death Date:

August 13, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Green Forest, Arkansas, USA

Relationships:

wife of

David Brown, until his earlier death.

Younger than David Brown by 5 years.

Brief Facts:

Editor-in-chief of magazine Cosmopolitan for 32 years, Book Sex and the Single Girl

Phyllis Thaxter

Cheshire, Connecticut, USA

Real/Birth Name:

Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

November 20, 1921

Death Date:

August 14, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Portland, Maine, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Superman, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Ron Palillo

actor, painter, writer, educator, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Ronald Gabriel Paolillo

Also Known As:

Ronald G. Paolillo

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

April 2, 1949

Death Date:

August 14, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

TV show Welcome Back, Kotter. New York plays Amadeus, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Bob Birch

musician, suicide, bassist

Real/Birth Name:

Robert Wayne Birch

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 14, 1956

Death Date:

August 15, 2012

Age at Death:

56, 32 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Brief Facts:

Bass and saxophone. Session musician, sideman, toured with band of Elton John, recorded with a large number of famous people. Badly injured and disabled years before death. Suicide by self-inflicted gunshot.

Harry Harrison

writer

Real/Birth Name:

Henry Maxwell Dempsey

Also Known As:

Harry Max Harrison
Leslie Charteris
Wade Kaempfert
Philip St. John
Felix Boyd
Hank Dempsey

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 12, 1925

Death Date:

August 15, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Brief Facts:

Science fiction author. Did not know his birth name until age 30, at which point he changed his name to Harry Max Harrison in court. Book Make Room! Make Room! the basis for movie Soylent Green. Books Deathworld, The Stainless Steel Rat, Wheelworld. Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame 2004.

William Windom

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Real/Birth Name:

William Windom

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 28, 1923

Death Date:

August 16, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies Uncle Buck, Miracle on 34th Street (1994), To Kill a Mockingbird. TV series Murder, She Wrote

Scott McKenzie

singer, musician

Real/Birth Name:

Philip Wallach Blondheim

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 10, 1939

Death Date:

August 18, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA

Brief Facts:

Group The Journeymen. Songs San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair), Like an Old Time Movie, Kokomo

Tony Scott

director, producer, actor, writer, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Anthony David Scott

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

June 21, 1944

Death Date:

August 19, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Relationships:

younger brother of

Ridley Scott

Younger than Ridley Scott by 6 years.

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Days of Thunder, Unstoppable. TV series Numb3rs, The Good Wife. Committed suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California.

Phyllis Diller

tv, comedy, actor, soap, Broadway, game show

Real/Birth Name:

Phyllis Ada Driver

Also Known As:

Dame Illya Dillya

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

July 17, 1917

Death Date:

August 20, 2012

Age at Death:

95, 34 days after her birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Lima, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Often appeared on TV game shows, like Hollywood Squares. Voice actor in animated movie A Bug's Life. TV show The Bold and the Beautiful. Movies Splendor in the Grass, The Boneyard. Broadway musical play Hello, Dolly!. Known for her distinctive laugh. Ohio Women's Hall of Fame 1981.

William Thurston

mathematician, educator

Real/Birth Name:

William Paul Thurston

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 30, 1946

Death Date:

August 21, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Solved a problem crucial to the solution for the Poincaré conjecture.

Steve Van Buren

football

Real/Birth Name:

Stephen W. Van Buren

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 28, 1920

Death Date:

August 23, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

La Ceiba, Honduras

Brief Facts:

Halfback. Teams Louisiana State University, Philadelphia Eagles. Eagles Hall of Fame 1987. Orange Bowl Hall of Fame 1976. Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame 1964. Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2004. Pro Football Hall of Fame 1965. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame 1961. NFL Player of the Year 1949.

Neil Armstrong

space, educator, aviator, engineer, moon, X-15

Real/Birth Name:

Neil Alden Armstrong

Also Known As:

Neil A. Armstrong

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 5, 1930

Death Date:

August 25, 2012

Age at Death:

82, 20 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot. Astronaut. Aerospace engineer. Flew the X-15. First person on the Moon. International Space Hall of Fame. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 1993. Presidential Medal of Freedom 1969. Congressional Space Medal of Honor 1978. Congressional Gold Medal 2009. Aerospace Walk of Honor 1991. National Aviation Hall of Fame 1979. International Air & Space Hall of Fame 1971. United States Naval Aviation Hall of Honor 2010.

Space Missions:

Apollo 11 (1969)
First manned landing, in Sea of Tranquility.

Gemini 8 (1966)
Accomplished first docking with another space vehicle, an unmanned Agena Target Vehicle. While docked, a Gemini spacecraft thruster malfunction caused near-fatal tumbling of the craft, which, after undocking, Armstrong was able to overcome; the crew effected the first emergency landing of a manned U.S. space mission.

X-15
Multiple flights by a rocket-powered aircraft. Some qualified by the US Air Force for an Astronaut Medal, exceeding 50 miles altitude.

Kleph Dollaz

rapper, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Daniel K. Durant

Gender:

Male

Death Date:

August 28, 2012

Birth Place:

Germany

Brief Facts:

Born in Germany to a military family. Worked in Ricmond, Virginia. Duo Ill Biskits. Died of a heart attack, age 41.

Hal David

lyricist, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Harold Lane David

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 25, 1921

Death Date:

September 1, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Duquesne, Pennsylvania, USA

Brief Facts:

Lyricist with Burt Bacharach on songs Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, I'll Never Fall in Love Again, Do You Know the Way to San Jose, Walk on By, What the World Needs Now Is Love, I Say a Little Prayer, Alfie, What's New Pussycat. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1984. Songwriters Hall of Fame 1972. Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song 2012.

Joe South

singer, composer, radio, musician

Real/Birth Name:

Joseph Alfred Souter

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 28, 1940

Death Date:

September 5, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Brief Facts:

Penned the song (I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden for Lynn Anderson. Songs Games People Play, Walk a Mile in My Shoes, The Purple People Eater Meets the Witch Doctor, Down in the Boondocks. Guitarist for famous artists. Georgia Music Hall of Fame 1981. Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame 1979. Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame 1987. Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum 2019.

Mo Scarry

football, coach

Real/Birth Name:

Michael Joseph Scarry

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

February 1, 1920

Death Date:

September 9, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Center, tackle. Teams Waynesburg College, Cleveland Rams, Cleveland Browns

Andy Williams

singer, tv, actor

Real/Birth Name:

Howard Andrew Williams

Nickname(s):

Andy
Paul

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 3, 1927

Death Date:

September 25, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Wall Lake, Iowa, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Claudine Longet

Older than Claudine Longet by 14 years.

Brief Facts:

Songs Moon River, The Hawaiian Wedding Song, Are You Sincere, Can't Get Used to Losing You, Days of Wine and Roses, Butterfly. TV show The Andy Williams Show. Former member group Williams Brothers. Hit Parade Hall of Fame 2009. National Broadcasters Hall of Fame 2007. Missouri Walk of Fame 2016. Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Johnny Lewis

actor, criminal, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Jonathan Kendrick Lewis

Also Known As:

Johnny K. Lewis

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 29, 1983

Death Date:

September 26, 2012

Age at Death:

28, 33 days before his 29^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movie Alien vs. Predator: Requiem. TV series Sons of AnarchyApparently murdered an 81 year old woman, attacked others, the jumped or fell from a house roof to his death.

Herbert Lom

(then part of Austria-Hungary), Prague, Czech Republic

Real/Birth Name:

Herbert Karel Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 11, 1917

Death Date:

September 27, 2012

Age at Death:

95, 16 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Movies A Shot in the Dark, The Pink Panther Strikes Again, The Dead Zone, King Solomon's Mines, Count Dracula

Chris Economaki

auto racing, sports analyst, actor

Real/Birth Name:

Christopher Constantine Economaki

Nickname(s):

The Dean of American Motorsports

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 15, 1920

Death Date:

September 28, 2012

Age at Death:

91, 17 days before his 92^nd birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

Role of a pit reporter in the movies Stroker Ace, Six Pack. Daytona Beach Stock Car Racing Hall of Fame 1993. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame. Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1994. National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame. National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame 2009. National Sprint Car Hall of Fame 1993.

Boo Morcom

track, coach

Real/Birth Name:

Albert Richmond Morcom

Nickname(s):

Boo
One Shoe Boo
The Barefoot Boy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 1, 1921

Death Date:

October 3, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Pole vaulter and high jumper. His record in the long jump lasted for 67 years. Braintree High School Athletic Hall of Fame. UNH Athletic Hall of Fame. National Pole Vault Hall of Fame 2003. Massachusetts Track Coaches Hall of Fame.

Sheriff John

kids, tv, radio

Real/Birth Name:

John Rovick

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 2, 1919

Death Date:

October 6, 2012

Age at Death:

93, 4 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Hosted TV show Sheriff John's Lunch Brigade, Sheriff John's Cartoon Time on Los Angeles station KTTV from 1952 for 18 years. Known for the song Birthday Party Polka "Put another Candle on the Birthday Cake."

Alex Karras

football, actor, producer

Real/Birth Name:

Alexander George Karras

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 15, 1935

Death Date:

October 10, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Gary, Indiana, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Susan Clark, until he died.

Older than Susan Clark by 7 years.

Brief Facts:

Tackle for the team Detroit Lions. Movies Blazing Saddles, Porky's. TV series Webster. College Football Hall of Fame 1991. Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 1980. Outland Trophy 1957. Iowa Sports Hall of Fame 1977. Indiana Football Hall of Fame. UPI Lineman of the Year 1957. Pro Football Hall of Fame 2020.

Gary Collins

actor, tv, criminal

Real/Birth Name:

Gary Ennis Collins

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

April 30, 1938

Death Date:

October 13, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Venice, California, USA

Relationships:

husband of

Mary Ann Mobley, until he died.

Younger than Mary Ann Mobley by 1 year.

Wanblee, South Dakota, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series Born Free, The Wackiest Ship in the Army. Host of TV show Hour Magazine, The Home Show. DUI conviction, 120 days "home detention" and other fines for infractions. DeMolay International Alumni Association Hall of Fame 1986.

Slater Martin

basketball, coach

Real/Birth Name:

Slater Nelson Martin Jr.

Also Known As:

Slater N. Martin

Nickname(s):

Dugie

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 22, 1925

Death Date:

October 18, 2012

Age at Death:

86, 4 days before his 87^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Elmina, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Point guard. Teams Minneapolis Lakers, New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks. As coach, teams St. Louis Hawks, Houston Mavericks. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1982. National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame 2006. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Longhorn Men's Hall of Honor 1962. Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013.

George McGovern

writer, aviator, military, politician, US Representative, Senator, educator, ambassador, activist

Real/Birth Name:

George Stanley McGovern

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 19, 1922

Death Date:

October 21, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Avon, South Dakota, USA

Brief Facts:

Democratic candidate for president 1972. Pilot of a B-24 Liberator bomber for 35 missions in World War II. History professor. US House of Representatives 1957-1961. Senator from South Dakota 1963-1981. The first UN Global Ambassador on World Hunger. Presidential Medal of Freedom 2000. South Dakota Hall of Fame 1994.

Russell Means

actor, activist, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Russell Charles Means

Also Known As:

Oyate Wacinyapin

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 10, 1939

Death Date:

October 22, 2012

Age at Death:

72, 19 days before his 73^rd birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

Native American, Oglala Sioux tribe. A prominent member of the American Indian Movement. Movies Thomas and the Magic Railroad, Buffalo Girls, Pathfinder, The Last of the Mohicans. Voice actor in animated movie Pocahontas. In 1987, candidate for president with the U.S. Libertarian Party.

Mitch Lucker

singer, metal, accident, motorcycle, vehicle crash

Real/Birth Name:

Mitchell Adam Lucker

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

October 20, 1984

Death Date:

November 1, 2012

Age at Death:

28, 12 days after his birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Brief Facts:

Member and frontman for deathcore metal band Suicide Silence. Died the day after a motorcycle crash on Halloween night. Raised in Riverside, California.

Milt Campbell

track, football

Real/Birth Name:

Milton Gray Campbell

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 9, 1933

Death Date:

November 2, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

Brief Facts:

Decathlete. One season, team Cleveland Browns. Olympic Gold Medal 1956. National High School Hall of Fame 1991. National Track and Field Hall of Fame 1989. New Jersey Sports Hall of Fame 1993. New Jersey Hall of Fame 2012. United States Olympic Hall of Fame. IU Athletics Hall of Fame 1982.

Darrell Royal

football, coach

Real/Birth Name:

Darrell K Royal

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 6, 1924

Death Date:

November 7, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Hollis, Oklahoma, USA

Brief Facts:

Middle name is "K" rather than an initial. Head coach for teams Mississippi State University, University of Washington, University of Texas, Edmonton Eskimos. College Football Hall of Fame 1983. Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame 1992. Orange Bowl Hall of Fame 1984. Austin City Limits Hall of Fame 2014. Oklahoma Hall of Fame 2000. Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Hall of Fame 1998. Texas Sports Hall of Fame. Reds Bagnell Award 2005. Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award 1961. Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award 1963. Amos Alonzo Stagg Award 2010. Longhorn Men's Hall of Honor 1976. Southwest Conference Hall of Fame 2013.

Harold Gould (baseball)

baseball

Real/Birth Name:

Harold Lorenzo Gould

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 29, 1924

Death Date:

November 9, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Fairfield, New Jersey, USA

Brief Facts:

Pitcher for team Philadelphia Stars of the Negro Leagues 1947-1948.

Deborah Raffin

actor, producer, director, writer, model, business

Real/Birth Name:

Deborah Iona Raffin

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

March 13, 1953

Death Date:

November 21, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Relationships:

daughter of

Trudy Marshall

Ancestors:

Trudy Marshall

Brief Facts:

Movie Death Wish 3, Forty Carats, Once Is Not Enough. TV series (mini) James Clavell's Noble House. Died of leukemia.

Larry Hagman

actor, producer, director, singer, soap

Real/Birth Name:

Larry Martin Hagman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 21, 1931

Death Date:

November 23, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Relationships:

son of

Mary Martin

Bayamón, Puerto Rico, USA

Ancestors:

Mary Martin

Brief Facts:

TV series Dallas, Knots Landing, I Dream of Jeannie, Nip/Tuck, Search for Tomorrow. Movies Fail-Safe, Primary Colors, Mother, Jugs & Speed, The Eagle Has Landed, Superman, Nixon. Texas Film Hall of Fame 2009.

Héctor Camacho

boxing, murdered, criminal

Real/Birth Name:

Héctor Camacho Matías

Also Known As:

Macho Camacho
Hector 'Macho' Camacho
Hector Camacho

Nickname(s):

Macho

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

May 24, 1962

Death Date:

November 24, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Birth Place:

Brief Facts:

79 wins (45 by KO), six losses, and three draws. Shot while sitting in a car. Died 4 days later.

Jovan Belcher

football, criminal, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Jovan Allen Belcher

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 24, 1987

Death Date:

December 1, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

West Babylon, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Linebacker for team Kansas City Chiefs. Shot his girlfriend, drove to Chiefs office, shot himself to death.

Dave Brubeck

musician, composer, jazz, bandleader

Real/Birth Name:

David Warren Brubeck

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 6, 1920

Death Date:

December 5, 2012

Age at Death:

91, 1 day before his 92^nd birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Concord, California, USA

Brief Facts:

Pianist. Compositions and performed music were sometimes in unusual time signatures. Songs Take Five, Unsquare Dance, Blue Rondo à la Turk. California Hall of Fame 2008. DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1994. Kennedy Center Honors 2009. Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1989. National Medal of Arts 1994.

Jenni Rivera

singer, actor, producer, accident, air crash

Real/Birth Name:

Dolores Janney Rivera

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

July 2, 1969

Death Date:

December 9, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Long Beach, California, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series I Love Jenni. Album Jenni. Died in a plane crash in Mexico.

Joseph Woodland

inventor

Real/Birth Name:

Norman Joseph Woodland

Also Known As:

N.J. Woodland
N. J. Woodland
N. Joseph Woodland

Nickname(s):

Joe

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 6, 1921

Death Date:

December 9, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Brief Facts:

Helped design the UPC barcode while working for IBM after earlier co-inventing and patenting an earlier barcode. National Medal of Technology and Innovation 1992. National Inventors Hall of Fame 2011.

Patrick Moore

scientist, educator, knighted, writer, tv, activist, actor, musician

Real/Birth Name:

Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore

Also Known As:

Sir Patrick Moore

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

March 4, 1923

Death Date:

December 9, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Pinner, Middlesex, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Astronomer. TV series The Sky at Night. Played the xylophone. Author of many books. Appointed OBE 1968 and promoted to CBE in 1988. Knighted in 2001.

Ravi Shankar

musician, composer, educator

Real/Birth Name:

Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

April 7, 1920

Death Date:

December 11, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Varanasi, India

Relationships:

father of

Norah Jones

West Orange, New Jersey, USA

Descendants:

Norah Jones

Brief Facts:

Hindustani classical music on the sitar. Worked with George Harrison. In 2001, awarded an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Elizabeth II for his services to music. French Legion of Honor.

Daniel Inouye

Senator, hero, military, US Representative

Real/Birth Name:

Daniel Ken Inouye

Also Known As:

Daniel K. Inouye

Nickname(s):

Dan

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 7, 1924

Death Date:

December 17, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Brief Facts:

Democrat. Senator from Hawaii January 1963 until his death. Lost his right arm in battle in Italy during World War II. Awarded the Medal of Honor. Award was by President Clinton at a later time. Presidential Medal of Freedom 2013. French Legion of Honor 2007. Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Lee Dorman

bassist, musician

Real/Birth Name:

Douglas Lee Dorman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 15, 1942

Death Date:

December 21, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

Bassist, band Iron Butterfly

Evelyn Ward

actor, singer, dancer

Real/Birth Name:

Evelyn Ward

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

May 21, 1923

Death Date:

December 23, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

Relationships:

mother of

David Cassidy

grandmother of

Katie Cassidy

Descendants:

David Cassidy

Katie Cassidy

Brief Facts:

Broadway musical play New Girl in Town

Capital STEEZ

rapper, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Courtney Everald Dewar Jr.

Also Known As:

Capital Steez
Jay Steez
Steelo
King Steelo
King Capital

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

July 7, 1993

Death Date:

December 24, 2012

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place: