Test pilot in the Air Force. Astronaut. Missions STS-4, STS-41-D, STS-61-A. Commanded the first Shuttle mission, using Discovery. U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame 2006. Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame 1983.

Elaine Stritch

actor, singer, Broadway, Tony Award, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Elaine Stritch

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

February 2, 1925

Death Date:

July 17, 2014

Age at Death:

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. Theater Hall of Fame 1995. Movie Out to Sea

Briony McRoberts

actor, suicide

Real/Birth Name:

Briony McRoberts

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

February 10, 1957

Death Date:

July 17, 2013

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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, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Walter Leland Cronkite Jr.

Also Known As:

Walter Wilcox

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

November 4, 1916

Death Date:

July 17, 2009

Age at Death:

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

Geraldine Fitzgerald

actor, writer, producer, singer, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Geraldine Mary Fitzgerald

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

November 24, 1913

Death Date:

July 17, 2005

Age at Death:

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

Katharine Graham

publisher, accident, business, hall of fame, writer

Real/Birth Name:

Katharine Meyer

Also Known As:

Katharine Meyer Graham

Nickname(s):

Kay

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

June 16, 1917

Death Date:

July 17, 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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Ancestors:

Eugene Meyer

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

Chas Chandler

musician, composer, bassist, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Bryan James Chandler

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 18, 1938

Death Date:

July 17, 1996

Age at Death:

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

Harry Guardino

actor, Broadway, Tony Award, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Harry Vincent Guardino

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 23, 1925

Death Date:

July 17, 1995

Age at Death:

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 Palm Springs Walk of Stars: A star at 124 S. Palm Canyon Drive; ceremony: 28 May 1993.

Margo

actor, dancer

Real/Birth Name:

María Marguerita Guadalupe Teresa Estela Bolado Castilla y O'Donnell

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

May 10, 1917

Death Date:

July 17, 1985

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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:

Edward Albert

Brief Facts:

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

Shug Jordan

football, coach, basketball, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

James Ralph Jordan

Also Known As:

Ralph Jordan

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 25, 1910

Death Date:

July 17, 1980

Age at Death:

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

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:

January 11, 1912

Death Date:

July 17, 1980

Age at Death:

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.

Don Rich

musician, country, accident, adopted, vehicle crash, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Donald Eugene Ulrich

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

August 15, 1941

Death Date:

July 17, 1974

Age at Death:

32, 29 days before his 33^rd 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. International Guitar Hall of Fame.

Dizzy Dean

baseball, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Jay Hanna Dean

Also Known As:

Jerome Hanna Dean
Jerome Herman Dean

Nickname(s):

Dizzy
Diz

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

January 16, 1910

Death Date:

July 17, 1974

Age at Death:

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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Pitcher. Team St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs. His name and date and place of birth are controversial - multiple sources differ. National Baseball Hall of Fame 1953. Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum 1990. Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 1970. Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame 1983. St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame. St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame 2010. NSMA Hall of Fame 1976. St. Louis Walk of Fame: A star at 6643 Delmar Boulevard.

John Coltrane

musician, jazz, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

John William Coltrane

Nickname(s):

Trane

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

September 23, 1926

Death Date:

July 17, 1967

Age at Death:

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

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

Birth Place:

Hamlet, North Carolina, USA

Brief Facts:

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

Ty Cobb

baseball, manager, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Tyrus Raymond Cobb

Nickname(s):

the Georgia Peach

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

December 18, 1886

Death Date:

July 17, 1961

Age at Death:

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

Billie Holiday

singer, jazz, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Eleanora Fagan

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

April 7, 1915

Death Date:

July 17, 1959

Age at Death:

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:

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2000. Blues Hall of Fame 1991. DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame 1961. Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1979. National Women's Hall of Fame 2011. ASCAP Jazz Wall of Fame. National Black Sports and Entertainment Hall of Fame 2002. Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame 2004. Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame 2017. Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame 2015. Hollywood Walk of Fame: A star at 1540 Vine Street for contributions to the recording industry; ceremony: 7 April 1986.
See the page at Hollywood Walk of Fame for more information.

Maude Adams

actor, educator, Broadway, hall of fame

Real/Birth Name:

Maude Ewing Adams Kiskadden

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

November 11, 1872

Death Date:

July 17, 1953

Age at Death:

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. 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:

June 6, 1872

Death Date:

July 17, 1918

Age at Death:

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

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

niece of

Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany

first cousin twice removed of

Prince Michael of Kent

great aunt of

Prince Phillip, 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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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:

July 11, 1834

Death Date:

July 17, 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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