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People died on 17 July

(24 found)

John Lewis
activist, US Representative, politician

Real/Birth Name:
John Robert Lewis
Nickname(s):
Uncle Robert
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
21 February 1940
Death Date:
17 July 2020
Age at Death:
80
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20
Birth Place:
Troy, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

A civil rights activist as Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Democrat. US Representative from Georgia from 1987.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2020.
International Civil Rights Walk of Fame 2004.
Liberty Medal 2016.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1964.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 2011.
Profile in Courage Award 2001.

Dennis W. Day
actor, murdered, singer, dancer, director, mouseketeer

Real/Birth Name:
Dennis W. Day
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
12 July 1942
Death Date:
17 July 2018
Age at Death:
76, 5 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Brief Facts:

A Mousketeer. TV show The Mickey Mouse Club. Disappeared, body found later, a handyman/roomer charged with manslaughter.

Gary S. Paxton
singer, producer, composer, adopted, gospel

Real/Birth Name:
Larry Wayne Stevens
Also Known As:
Flip
Gary Sanford Paxton
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
18 May 1939
Death Date:
17 July 2016
Age at Death:
77
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Coffeyville, Kansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Adopted at age 3. Member of duo Skip & Flip. Producer, songs Alley Oop, It Was I, Cherry Pie. Produced songs Monster Mash, Sweet Pea, Cherish, Along Comes Mary.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Country Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1999.

Bill Arnsparger
football, coach

Real/Birth Name:
William Stephen Arnsparger
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
16 December 1926
Death Date:
17 July 2015
Age at Death:
88
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Paris, Kentucky, USA

Brief Facts:

Teams coached Baltimore Colts, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, Louisiana State University, San Diego Chargers and several universities.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame 1995.
Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame 2010.
Miami Dolphin Honor Roll 2012.

Elaine Stritch
actor, singer, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:
Elaine Stritch
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
2 February 1925
Death Date:
17 July 2014
Age at Death:
89
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Detroit, Michigan, USA

Brief Facts:

TV series 30 Rock. Broadway plays Bus Stop, Company. Movie Out to Sea.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Theater Hall of Fame 1995.

Henry Hartsfield
aviator, space

Real/Birth Name:
Henry Warren Hartsfield Jr.
Nickname(s):
Hank
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
21 November 1933
Death Date:
17 July 2014
Age at Death:
80
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

Test pilot in the Air Force. Astronaut. Commanded the first Shuttle mission, using Discovery.

Space Missions:

STS-4
Shuttle Columbia, launched June 27, 1982
Duration: 7d 1h.
STS-41-D
Shuttle Discovery, launched August 30, 1984
Duration: 6d 0h.
STS-61-A
Shuttle Challenger, launched October 30, 1985
Duration: 7d 0h.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame 1983.
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2006.

Briony McRoberts
actor, suicide

Real/Birth Name:
Briony McRoberts
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
10 February 1957
Death Date:
17 July 2013
Age at Death:
56
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19
Birth Place:
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Movies The Pink Panther Strikes Again. TV series Mr. Palfrey of Westminster, High Road. Suspected suicide - died when hit by a tube train in London.

Walter Cronkite
tv, news

Real/Birth Name:
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr.
Also Known As:
Walter Wilcox
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
4 November 1916
Death Date:
17 July 2009
Age at Death:
92
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Brief Facts:

News anchor for TV program CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962-1981.) Covered many famous events, including Vietnam War, assassinations of Kennedy and King, Watergate, and the moon landings.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame 1993.
Hall of Famous Missourians 1999.
International Space Hall of Fame.
Missouri Wall of Fame.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1981.
Television Academy Hall of Fame 1985.

Geraldine Fitzgerald
actor, writer, producer, singer

Real/Birth Name:
Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
24 November 1913
Death Date:
17 July 2005
Age at Death:
91
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland

Brief Facts:

Movies Poltergeist II: The Other Side, Arthur, The Pawnbroker, Dark Victory, Wuthering Heights.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Theater Hall of Fame 1986.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6353 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Katharine Graham
publisher, accident, business, writer

Real/Birth Name:
Katharine Meyer
Also Known As:
Katharine Meyer Graham
Nickname(s):
Kay
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
16 June 1917
Death Date:
17 July 2001
Age at Death:
84, 31 days after her birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Boise, Idaho, USA

Relationships:

daughter of
Eugene Meyer
wife of
Philip Graham
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Brief Facts:

Publisher and owner of the Washington Post. Won Pulitzer Prize in 1998. Died from injuries when she fell while on a trip to Sun Valley Idaho.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.
National Women's Hall of Fame 2002.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 2002.
U.S. Business Hall of Fame 1993.

Chas Chandler
musician, composer, bassist

Real/Birth Name:
Bryan James Chandler
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
18 December 1938
Death Date:
17 July 1996
Age at Death:
57
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Band The Animals.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Guitar Center RockWalk 2001.
Guitar Center RockWalk 2001 as a member of group The Animals.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1994 as a member of group The Animals.

Harry Guardino
actor, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:
Harry Vincent Guardino
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
23 December 1925
Death Date:
17 July 1995
Age at Death:
69
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Dirty Harry, The Enforcer, Any Which Way You Can, Houseboat. TV series The New Perry Mason, Monty Nash. Broadway plays Woman of the Year, One More River.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Palm Springs Walk of Stars A star at 124 S. Palm Canyon Drive28 May 1993

Margo
actor, dancer

Real/Birth Name:
María Marguerita Guadalupe Teresa Estela Bolado Castilla y O'Donnell
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
10 May 1917
Death Date:
17 July 1985
Age at Death:
68
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21
Birth Place:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Relationships:

wife of
Eddie Albert, until she died.
Younger than Eddie Albert by 11 years.
mother of
Edward Albert
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Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Movies Lost Horizon, Viva Zapata!, I'll Cry Tomorrow, Behind the Rising Sun.

Don Barry
actor, writer, producer, western, suicide

Real/Birth Name:
Donald Barry De Acosta
Also Known As:
Don 'Red' Barry
Donald Barry
Nickname(s):
Red
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
11 January 1912
Death Date:
17 July 1980
Age at Death:
68
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Houston, Texas, USA

Brief Facts:

Movie Adventures of Red Ryder in role of Red Ryder. TV series Little House on the Prairie, Police Woman. Movie I Shot Billy the Kid. Many television roles as a western character actor. Suicide by shooting himself.

Shug Jordan
football, coach, basketball

Real/Birth Name:
James Ralph Jordan
Also Known As:
Ralph Jordan
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
25 September 1910
Death Date:
17 July 1980
Age at Death:
69
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23
Birth Place:
Selma, Alabama, USA

Brief Facts:

First name pronounced like the first syllable of "sugar" and the last name pronounced as Jurr-dun. Head football coach at team Auburn Univerity from 1951 to 1975. Also coached basketball including team University of Georgia.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 1969.
College Football Hall of Fame 1982.
Senior Bowl Hall of Fame 1993.

Don Rich
musician, country, accident, adopted, vehicle crash

Real/Birth Name:
Donald Eugene Ulrich
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
15 August 1941
Death Date:
17 July 1974
Age at Death:
32, 29 days before his 33rd birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21
Birth Place:
Olympia, Washington, USA

Brief Facts:

Adopted. Worked with Buck Owens. Songs Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass?, Tall Dark Stranger. TV program Hee Haw. Bakersfield sound influence. Fiddler and guitarist. Died in a motorcycle accident.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Guitar Hall of Fame.

Dizzy Dean
baseball

Real/Birth Name:
Jay Hanna Dean
Also Known As:
Jerome Hanna Dean
Jerome Herman Dean
Nickname(s):
Dizzy
Diz
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
16 January 1910
Death Date:
17 July 1974
Age at Death:
64
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20
Birth Place:
Lucas, Arkansas, USA

Relationships:

older brother of
Daffy Dean
Older than Daffy Dean by 3 years.
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Brief Facts:

Pitcher. Team St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs. His name and date and place of birth are controversial - multiple sources differ.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1983.
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum 1990.
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1970.
National Baseball Hall of Fame 1953.
NSMA Hall of Fame 1976.
Shrine of the Eternals 2014.
St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame.
St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame 2010.
St. Louis Walk of Fame A star at 6643 Delmar Boulevard

John Coltrane
musician, jazz

Real/Birth Name:
John William Coltrane
Nickname(s):
Trane
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
23 September 1926
Death Date:
17 July 1967
Age at Death:
40
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23
Birth Place:
Hamlet, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

Jazz saxophonist.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1980.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1980.
Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.
Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.
North Carolina Music Hall of Fame 2009.
Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame 1987.

Ty Cobb
baseball, manager

Real/Birth Name:
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Nickname(s):
the Georgia Peach
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
18 December 1886
Death Date:
17 July 1961
Age at Death:
74
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22
Birth Place:
Narrows, Georgia, USA

Brief Facts:

Record setting outfielder for team Detroit Tigers.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 1964.
Michigan Sports Hall of Fame 1955.
National Baseball Hall of Fame 1936.

Eugene Meyer
business

Real/Birth Name:
Eugene Isaac Meyer
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
31 October 1875
Death Date:
17 July 1959
Age at Death:
83
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Relationships:

father of
Katharine Graham
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Descendants:

Brief Facts:

Chair of the Federal Reserve. Newspaper Washington Post.

Billie Holiday
singer, jazz

Real/Birth Name:
Eleanora Fagan
Nickname(s):
Lady Day
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
7 April 1915
Death Date:
17 July 1959
Age at Death:
44
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20
Birth Place:
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Album Strange Fruit.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame.
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1979.
Blues Hall of Fame 1991.
DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1961.
Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.
National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame 2002.
National Women's Hall of Fame 2011.
Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004.
Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame 2015.
Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2017.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2000.
Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1540 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry7 April 1986

Maude Adams
actor, educator, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:
Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
11 November 1872
Death Date:
17 July 1953
Age at Death:
80
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Scorpio ♏ - the Scorpion - people born October 24 through November 22
Birth Place:
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Brief Facts:

Noted for role as Peter Pan on stage. Broadway play Peter Pan in 1905. Professor of drama at Stephens College.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Theater Hall of Fame.

Princess Alix of Hesse and By Rhine
royalty, murdered

Real/Birth Name:
Princess Alix Viktoria Helena Luise Beatrice of Hesse and by Rhine
Also Known As:
Alexandra Feodorovna Romanova
Императрица Александра Фёдоровнk
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
6 June 1872
Death Date:
17 July 1918
Age at Death:
46
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Gemini ♊ - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21
Birth Place:
Darmstadt, Germany

Relationships:

first cousin twice removed of
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
first cousin of
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
first cousin twice removed of
Constantine II
first cousin once removed of
Duke of Windsor
first cousin twice removed of
Frederica of Hanover
first cousin once removed of
Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona
first cousin once removed of
Ingrid of Sweden
first cousin twice removed of
Juan Carlos I
niece of
King Edward VII
first cousin of
King George V
first cousin once removed of
King George VI
first cousin twice removed of
King Harald V of Norway
first cousin once removed of
King Olav V of Norway
daughter of
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse
aunt of
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
first cousin twice removed of
Margrethe II of Denmark
first cousin once removed of
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
first cousin once removed of
Paul of Greece
granddaughter of
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
niece of
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
first cousin twice removed of
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
first cousin once removed of
Prince George, Duke of Kent
first cousin once removed of
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
first cousin once removed of
Prince John of the United Kingdom
niece of
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
first cousin twice removed of
Prince Michael of Kent
aunt of
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
first cousin twice removed of
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
first cousin twice removed of
Prince William of Gloucester
first cousin twice removed of
Princess Alexandra, Lady Ogilvy
aunt of
Princess Alice of Battenberg
daughter of
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
niece of
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
first cousin twice removed of
Princess Margaret
first cousin of
Princess Margaret of Connaught
first cousin of
Princess Maud of the United Kingdom
first cousin once removed of
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
first cousin of
Princess Sophia of Prussia
first cousin once removed of
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
younger sister of
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
Younger than Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine by 9 years.
first cousin twice removed of
Queen Elizabeth II
first cousin twice removed of
Queen Sofía of Spain
granddaughter of
Queen Victoria
first cousin of
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
niece of
Victoria, Princess Royal
first cousin of
Wilhelm II
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Brief Facts:

The last Tsarina of Imperialist Russia. A hemophiliac. A friend of the Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin. Murdered with her husband and children by Bolsheviks.

J.A.M. Whistler
painter, writer

Real/Birth Name:
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Also Known As:
James McNeill Whistler
Whistler
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
11 July 1834
Death Date:
17 July 1903
Age at Death:
69, 6 days after his birthday
Traditional Zodiac Sign:
Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22
Birth Place:
Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

American painter. The painting popularly called Whistler's Mother is actually his painting Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Artist's Mother. Book Ten O'clock Lecture.
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