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Survived a plane crash. See also Cause of Death: Plane Accident.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steven R. Appleton	Business	11-Mar-1960	3-Feb-2012	CEO of Micron Technology
Yasser Arafat	Politician	24-Aug-1929	10-Nov-2004	Palestinian leader, former terrorist
Richard Bach	Author	23-Jun-1936		Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Travis Barker	Drummer	14-Nov-1975		Drummer for Blink-182
Birch Bayh	Politician	22-Jan-1928		US Senator from Indiana, 1963-81
Joseph Beuys	Artist	12-May-1921	23-Jan-1986	German conceptual artist
Jimmy Buffett	Singer/Songwriter	25-Dec-1946		Margaritaville
Sandra Bullock	Actor	26-Jul-1964		The Net
Roald Dahl	Author	13-Sep-1916	23-Nov-1990	James and the Giant Peach
DJ AM	Disc Jockey	30-Mar-1973	28-Aug-2009	New York Club DJ
Kirk Douglas	Actor	9-Dec-1916		Spartacus
Clint Eastwood	Actor	31-May-1930		The Man With No Name
Dick Ebersol	Sports Journalist	28-Jul-1947		Chairman of NBC Sports, 1989-2011
Gnassingbe Eyadema	Head of State	26-Dec-1937	5-Feb-2005	Dictator of Togo, 1967-2005
Ric Flair	Wrestling	25-Feb-1949		Pro wrestler
Harrison Ford	Actor	13-Jul-1942		Han Solo in Star Wars
Jane Froman	Singer	10-Nov-1907	22-Apr-1980	The Jane Froman Show
James Gleick	Author	1-Aug-1954		Chaos: Making a New Science
Ernest Hemingway	Author	21-Jul-1899	2-Jul-1961	The Old Man And The Sea
Larry Hillblom	Business	12-May-1943	21-May-1995	DHL billionaire
Stanley Hiller, Jr.	Inventor	15-Nov-1924	20-Apr-2006	Helicopter designer
Bronislaw Huberman	Violinist	19-Dec-1882	16-Jun-1947	Polish violin prodigy, Pan-Europeanist
Franklin P. Huddle	Diplomat	9-May-1943		US Ambassador to Tajikistan, 2001-03
Howard Hughes	Business	24-Sep-1905	5-Apr-1976	Insane billionaire
Daniel Johnston	Singer/Songwriter	22-Jan-1961		Hi How Are You?
Brereton C. Jones	Politician	27-Jun-1939		Governor of Kentucky, 1991-95
Ted Kennedy	Politician	22-Feb-1932	25-Aug-2009	US Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009
Chris Kyle	Military	8-Apr-1974	2-Feb-2013	Subject of American Sniper
Richard Lawson	Actor	7-Mar-1947		Poltergeist
John D. MacArthur	Philanthropist	6-Mar-1897	6-Jan-1978	Philanthropist, MacArthur Foundation
John McCain	Politician	29-Aug-1936		US Senator from Arizona
Sean O'Keefe	Administrator	27-Jan-1956		NASA Administrator, 2001-05
Bessica Raiche	Aviator	Apr-1875	11-Apr-1932	Aviatrix and gynecologist
Eddie Rickenbacker	Aviator	8-Oct-1890	23-Jul-1973	Flying ace shot down 22 planes in WWI
Blanche Stuart Scott	Aviator	8-Apr-1885	12-Jan-1970	Auto and air daredevil
Shah of Iran	Royalty	26-Oct-1919	27-Jul-1980	Last Shah of Iran
Eric Shinseki	Military	28-Nov-1942		US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2009-14
Ted Stevens	Politician	18-Nov-1923	10-Aug-2010	US Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009
Chesley Sullenberger	Aviator	23-Jan-1951		Landed Flight 1549 on the Hudson River
Bruce Sundlun	Politician	19-Jan-1920	21-Jul-2011	Governor of Rhode Island, 1991-95
Stansfield Turner	Government	1-Dec-1923		CIA Director, 1977-81
Walther von Reichenau	Military	16-Aug-1884	17-Jan-1942	Nazi general, encouraged atrocities
Mollie B. Williford	Business	c. 1937		Williford Companies
Steve Wozniak	Computer Programmer	11-Aug-1950		Co-Founder of Apple Computer
Orville Wright	Aviator	19-Aug-1871	30-Jan-1948	Co-Inventor of the airplane

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