LISTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Wesley Addy	Actor	4-Aug-1913	31-Dec-1996	What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
George Allen	Football	29-Apr-1918	31-Dec-1990	The Future is Now
Charles E. Bohlen	Diplomat	30-Aug-1904	31-Dec-1974	US Ambassador to USSR, 1953-57
Giovanni Alfonso Borelli	Doctor	28-Jan-1608	31-Dec-1679	De motu animalium
Henry A. Byroade	Diplomat	24-Jul-1913	31-Dec-1993	US Ambassador to Pakistan, 1973-77
Cornelius Cardew	Musician	7-May-1936	31-Dec-1981	Experimental composer
Catherine of Braganza	Royalty	25-Nov-1638	31-Dec-1705	Consort of English King Charles II
Roberto Clemente	Baseball	18-Aug-1934	31-Dec-1972	Puerto Rican baseball star
Commodus	Royalty	31-Aug-161 AD	31-Dec-192 AD	Roman Emperor, 177-192 AD
Gustave Courbet	Painter	10-Jun-1819	31-Dec-1877	French Realist painter
Floyd Cramer	Country Musician	27-Oct-1933	31-Dec-1997	Country music pianist
Alan Cranston	Politician	19-Jun-1914	31-Dec-2000	US Senator from California, 1969-93
Samuel Crowther	Religion	c. 1809	31-Dec-1891	African missionary bishop
George M. Dallas	Politician	10-Jul-1792	31-Dec-1864	Vice President under James Knox Polk
Gerard Debreu	Economist	4-Jul-1921	31-Dec-2004	Supply and demand theorist
Billie Dove	Actor	14-May-1903	31-Dec-1997	The Black Pirate
Peter Duel	Actor	24-Feb-1940	31-Dec-1971	Alias Smith and Jones
Thomas Erastus	Religion	7-Sep-1524	31-Dec-1583	A Treatise of Excommunication
John Flamsteed	Astronomer	19-Aug-1646	31-Dec-1719	Founder of Greenwich Observatory
Jack Fletcher	Photographer	1917	31-Dec-2003	National Geographic photographer
Léon Gambetta	Head of State	2-Apr-1838	31-Dec-1882	Consolidated democracy in France
Zviad Gamsakhurdia	Head of State	31-Mar-1939	31-Dec-1993	First elected President of Georgia
Eileen Heckart	Actor	29-Mar-1919	31-Dec-2001	Butterflies Are Free
Ray Henderson	Songwriter	1-Dec-1896	31-Dec-1970	The Best Things in Life Are Free
Seymour M. Lipset	Sociologist	18-Mar-1922	31-Dec-2006	American Exceptionalism
Maxim Litvinov	Government	17-Jul-1876	31-Dec-1951	Soviet foreign minister, ousted in nod to Hitler
Marshall McLuhan	Author	21-Jul-1911	31-Dec-1980	The medium is the message
Richard Montgomery	Military	2-Dec-1736	31-Dec-1775	Revolutionary general felled at Quebec
Ricky Nelson	Musician	8-May-1940	31-Dec-1985	I'm Walkin'
John Newton	Religion	4-Aug-1725	31-Dec-1807	Amazing Grace
Boies Penrose	Politician	1-Nov-1860	31-Dec-1921	US Senator from Pennsylvania, 1897-1921
Matthew Perkins	Business	23-Nov-1911	31-Dec-1990	Founder of Perkins Restaurant and Bakery
Paula Raymond	Actor	23-Nov-1924	31-Dec-2003	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Karl Renner	Head of State	14-Dec-1870	31-Dec-1950	President of Austria, 1945-50
Elliot Richardson	Government	20-Jul-1920	31-Dec-1999	Refused to fire Watergate Special Prosecutor
Sam Spiegel	Film/TV Producer	11-Nov-1901	31-Dec-1985	Lawrence of Arabia
Woody Strode	Actor	28-Jul-1914	31-Dec-1994	Sergeant Rutledge
A. Edward Sutherland	Film Director	5-Jan-1895	31-Dec-1973	The Flying Deuces
Miguel de Unamuno	Philosopher	29-Sep-1864	31-Dec-1936	El Cristo de Velázquez
George Wackenhut	Business	1919	31-Dec-2004	Founder of Wackenhut
Raoul Walsh	Film Director	11-Mar-1887	31-Dec-1980	The Naked and the Dead
Thomas J. Watson, Jr.	Business	14-Jan-1914	31-Dec-1993	CEO of IBM, 1956-71
Basil Wolverton	Artist	9-Jul-1909	31-Dec-1978	Mad magazine artist
John Wycliffe	Religion	c. 1330	31-Dec-1384	Translated the bible into English
Joseph Yablonski	Labor Leader	3-Mar-1910	31-Dec-1969	UMW executive, murdered

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