| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| George Abbott |
Playwright |
25-Jun-1887 |
31-Jan-1995 |
Damn Yankees |
| Kay Aldridge |
Actor |
9-Jul-1917 |
12-Jan-1995 |
Perils of Nyoka |
| Hannes Alfvén |
Physicist |
30-May-1908 |
2-Apr-1995 |
Renegade Swedish astrophysicist |
| Walter Allen |
Novelist |
23-Feb-1911 |
28-Feb-1995 |
All in a Lifetime |
| Kingsley Amis |
Novelist |
16-Apr-1922 |
22-Oct-1995 |
Lucky Jim |
| Maxene Andrews |
Singer |
3-Jan-1916 |
21-Oct-1995 |
The Andrews Sisters |
| Christian Anfinsen |
Chemist |
26-Mar-1916 |
14-May-1995 |
Protein structure and folding |
| Les Aspin |
Politician |
21-Jul-1938 |
21-May-1995 |
US Secretary of Defense, 1993-94 |
| John Atanasoff |
Inventor |
4-Oct-1903 |
15-Jun-1995 |
Atanasoff-Berry Computer |
| Rick Aviles |
Comic |
14-Oct-1952 |
17-Mar-1995 |
Ghost |
| Ann Ayars |
Actor |
23-Jul-1918 |
27-Feb-1995 |
The Youngest Profession |
| Ian Ballantine |
Publisher |
15-Feb-1916 |
9-Mar-1995 |
Paperback magnate |
| Toni Cade Bambara |
Novelist |
25-Mar-1939 |
9-Dec-1995 |
Gorilla, My Love |
| Edward Bernays |
Business |
22-Nov-1891 |
9-Mar-1995 |
Propaganda |
| Earle Birney |
Novelist |
13-May-1904 |
3-Sep-1995 |
Now Is Time |
| Earl Blackwell |
Business |
3-May-1913 |
1-Mar-1995 |
Celebrity publicist |
| Vivian Blaine |
Actor |
21-Nov-1921 |
9-Dec-1995 |
Guys and Dolls |
| Toe Blake |
Hockey |
21-Aug-1912 |
17-May-1995 |
Montreal Canadiens, Hall of Famer |
| Robert Bolt |
Playwright |
15-Aug-1924 |
20-Feb-1995 |
A Man for All Seasons |
| Gary Bond |
Actor |
7-Feb-1940 |
12-Oct-1995 |
English theatre actor |
| Jeremy Brett |
Actor |
3-Nov-1933 |
12-Sep-1995 |
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
| Paul Brinegar |
Actor |
19-Dec-1917 |
27-Mar-1995 |
Wishbone on Rawhide |
| Phyllis Brooks |
Actor |
18-Jul-1915 |
1-Aug-1995 |
The Shanghai Gesture |
| Brigid Brophy |
Author |
12-Jun-1929 |
7-Aug-1995 |
Black Ship to Hell |
| John Brunner |
Author |
24-Sep-1934 |
25-Aug-1995 |
The Shockwave Rider |
| Warren Burger |
Judge |
17-Sep-1907 |
25-Jun-1995 |
US Chief Justice, 1969-86 |
| Adolf Butenandt |
Chemist |
24-Mar-1903 |
18-Jan-1995 |
Research in sex hormones |
| Thomas Dudley Cabot |
Business |
1-May-1897 |
8-Jun-1995 |
CEO of Cabot, 1922-60 |
| Rosalind Cash |
Actor |
31-Dec-1938 |
31-Oct-1995 |
The Omega Man |
| Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar |
Astronomer |
19-Oct-1910 |
21-Aug-1995 |
Evolutionary stages of stars |
| Eileen Chang |
Author |
30-Sep-1920 |
8-Sep-1995 |
Lust, Caution |
| Don Cherry |
Jazz Musician |
18-Nov-1936 |
19-Oct-1995 |
A founder of free-jazz, pocket trumpeter |
| Stoyan Christowe |
Author |
1-Sep-1898 |
28-Dec-1995 |
Heroes and Assassins |
| Alonzo Church |
Mathematician |
14-Jun-1903 |
11-Aug-1995 |
Lambda calculus, Church-Turing thesis |
| Jack Clayton |
Film Director |
1-Mar-1921 |
26-Feb-1995 |
The Great Gatsby |
| James S. Coleman |
Sociologist |
12-May-1926 |
25-Mar-1995 |
Foundations of Social Theory |
| John F. Collins |
Politician |
20-Jul-1919 |
23-Nov-1995 |
Mayor of Boston, 1960-68 |
| Elisha Cook, Jr. |
Actor |
26-Dec-1903 |
18-May-1995 |
The Maltese Falcon |
| Peter Cook |
Comic |
19-Nov-1937 |
9-Jan-1995 |
Bedazzled |
| Wrong Way Corrigan |
Aviator |
22-Jan-1907 |
9-Dec-1995 |
Flew transatlantic route "by accident" |
| Aneta Corsaut |
Actor |
3-Nov-1933 |
6-Nov-1995 |
The Andy Griffith Show |
| Howard Cosell |
Sports Journalist |
25-Mar-1918 |
23-Apr-1995 |
Straight-shooting, toupee-wearing commentator |
| Gary Crosby |
Actor |
27-Jun-1933 |
24-Aug-1995 |
Son of Bing Crosby |
| Severn Darden |
Actor |
9-Nov-1929 |
27-May-1995 |
Second City |
| Robertson Davies |
Author |
28-Aug-1913 |
3-Dec-1995 |
Fifth Business |
| Morarji Desai |
Head of State |
29-Feb-1896 |
10-Apr-1995 |
Prime Minister of India, 1977-79 |
| Milovan Djilas |
Government |
12-Jun-1911 |
20-Apr-1995 |
Yugoslavian revolutionary |
| Alec Douglas-Home |
Head of State |
2-Jul-1903 |
9-Oct-1995 |
UK Prime Minister, 1963-64 |
| Angier Biddle Duke |
Diplomat |
30-Nov-1915 |
29-Apr-1995 |
US Ambassador to Spain, 1965-68 |
| Stanley Ann Dunham |
Relative |
29-Nov-1942 |
7-Nov-1995 |
Mother of President Barack Obama |
| Gerald Durrell |
Naturalist |
7-Jan-1925 |
30-Jan-1995 |
My Family and Other Animals |
| Seymour Durst |
Business |
c. 1913 |
19-May-1995 |
New York real estate mogul |
| Eazy-E |
Rapper |
7-Sep-1963 |
26-Mar-1995 |
N.W.A. member died of AIDS |
| John Presper Eckert |
Computer Programmer |
9-Apr-1919 |
3-Jun-1995 |
ENIAC, BINAC, and UNIVAC I computers |
| Paul Eddington |
Actor |
18-Jun-1927 |
4-Nov-1995 |
Jim Hacker on Yes, Prime Minister |
| Alfred Eisenstaedt |
Photographer |
6-Dec-1898 |
23-Aug-1995 |
Life magazine photographer |
| Stanley Elkin |
Novelist |
11-May-1930 |
31-May-1995 |
The Living End |
| Cy Endfield |
Film Director |
10-Nov-1914 |
16-Apr-1995 |
Zulu |
| Arthur English |
Actor |
9-May-1919 |
16-Apr-1995 |
Mr. Harman on Are You Being Served? |
| David Farrar |
Actor |
21-Aug-1908 |
31-Aug-1995 |
Black Narcissus |
| Robert H. Finch |
Government |
9-Oct-1925 |
10-Oct-1995 |
HEW Secretary, 1969-70 |
| Jack Finney |
Novelist |
2-Oct-1911 |
14-Nov-1995 |
Invasion of the Body Snatchers |
| Ed Flanders |
Actor |
29-Dec-1934 |
22-Feb-1995 |
Dr. Westphall on St. Elsewhere |
| Susan Fleetwood |
Actor |
21-Sep-1944 |
29-Sep-1995 |
The Sacrifice |
| Art Fleming |
Game Show Host |
1-May-1924 |
25-Apr-1995 |
Original Jeopardy! host |
| Dan Fortmann |
Football |
11-Apr-1916 |
23-May-1995 |
NFL Hall of Fame Guard |
| William A. Fowler |
Astronomer |
9-Aug-1911 |
14-Mar-1995 |
Element generation within stars |
| Melvin Franklin |
Singer |
12-Oct-1942 |
23-Feb-1995 |
Bass vocals for The Temptations |
| Friz Freleng |
Cartoonist |
21-Aug-1906 |
26-May-1995 |
The Pink Panther |
| Arturo Frondizi |
Head of State |
28-Oct-1908 |
18-Apr-1995 |
President of Argentina, 1958-62 |
| Takeo Fukuda |
Head of State |
14-Jan-1905 |
5-Jul-1995 |
Prime Minister of Japan, 1976-78 |
| J. William Fulbright |
Politician |
9-Apr-1905 |
9-Feb-1995 |
Conceived the Fulbright Scholarships |
| Foster Furcolo |
Politician |
29-Jul-1911 |
5-Jul-1995 |
Governor of Massachusetts, 1957-61 |
| Eva Gabor |
Actor |
11-Feb-1919 |
4-Jul-1995 |
Green Acres |
| Rory Gallagher |
Guitarist |
2-Mar-1948 |
14-Jun-1995 |
Irish blues rock guitarist |
| Jerry Garcia |
Musician |
1-Aug-1942 |
9-Aug-1995 |
Grateful Dead |
| Duane Garrett |
Radio Personality |
19-May-1947 |
26-Jul-1995 |
San Francisco radio talk show host |
| Alexander Godunov |
Dancer |
28-Nov-1949 |
18-May-1995 |
Bolshoi, ABT ballet dancer |
| Dwayne Goettel |
Musician |
1-Feb-1964 |
23-Aug-1995 |
Skinny Puppy, fatal heroin OD |
| Stephen M. Goldfeld |
Economist |
9-Aug-1940 |
25-Aug-1995 |
Council of Economic Advisers, 1980-81 |
| Pancho Gonzales |
Tennis |
9-May-1928 |
3-Jul-1995 |
Winner of 4 Grand Slam titles |
| Gale Gordon |
Actor |
20-Feb-1906 |
30-Jun-1995 |
The Lucy Show |
| J. Peter Grace |
Business |
25-May-1913 |
19-Apr-1995 |
W.R. Grace scion |
| Larry Grayson |
Comic |
31-Aug-1923 |
7-Jan-1995 |
Ooh, shut that door! |
| Alex Groza |
Basketball |
7-Oct-1926 |
21-Jan-1995 |
Caught in point shaving scandal |
| Harry Guardino |
Actor |
23-Dec-1925 |
17-Jul-1995 |
Houseboat |
| Phil Harris |
Musician |
24-Jun-1904 |
11-Aug-1995 |
That's What I Like About the South |
| Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Jan-1907 |
23-Jan-1995 |
Governor of Virginia, 1962-66 |
| Kathleen Harrison |
Actor |
23-Feb-1892 |
7-Dec-1995 |
Mrs. Thursday |
| Tom Helmore |
Actor |
4-Jan-1904 |
12-Sep-1995 |
Vertigo |
| James Herriot |
Novelist |
3-Oct-1916 |
23-Feb-1995 |
All Creatures Great and Small |
| Roger W. Heyns |
Educator |
27-Jan-1918 |
11-Sep-1995 |
Chancellor of UC Berkeley, 1965-71 |
| Patricia Highsmith |
Novelist |
19-Jan-1921 |
4-Feb-1995 |
Strangers on a Train |
| Larry Hillblom |
Business |
12-May-1943 |
21-May-1995 |
DHL billionaire |
| Oveta Culp Hobby |
Publisher |
19-Jan-1905 |
16-Aug-1995 |
Houston Post President, 1955-83 |
| Shannon Hoon |
Musician |
26-Sep-1967 |
21-Oct-1995 |
Frontman for Blind Melon |
| Michael Hordern |
Actor |
3-Oct-1911 |
2-May-1995 |
The Slipper and the Rose |
| Paul Horgan |
Author |
1-Aug-1903 |
8-Mar-1995 |
Great River: The Rio Grande |
| Les Horvath |
Football |
12-Oct-1921 |
14-Nov-1995 |
Winner, 1944 Heisman Trophy |
| John Howard |
Actor |
14-Apr-1913 |
19-Feb-1995 |
Bulldog Drummond |
| Mary Beth Hughes |
Actor |
13-Nov-1919 |
27-Aug-1995 |
The Ox-Bow Incident |
| Phyllis Hyman |
Singer |
6-Jul-1949 |
30-Jun-1995 |
Goddess of Love |
| Burl Ives |
Singer |
14-Jun-1909 |
14-Apr-1995 |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof |
| Wolfman Jack |
Radio Personality |
21-Jan-1939 |
1-Jul-1995 |
Crusty-throated disc jockey |
| Alaric Jacob |
Journalist |
8-Jun-1909 |
26-Jan-1995 |
A Window in Moscow |
| Nancy Kelly |
Actor |
25-Mar-1921 |
2-Jan-1995 |
The Bad Seed |
| Rose Kennedy |
Relative |
22-Jul-1890 |
22-Jan-1995 |
Kennedy Matriarch |
| Patric Knowles |
Actor |
11-Nov-1911 |
23-Dec-1995 |
The Wolf Man |
| Alexander Knox |
Actor |
16-Jan-1907 |
25-Apr-1995 |
Wilson |
| Georges J.F. Köhler |
Scientist |
17-Apr-1946 |
1-Mar-1995 |
Hybridoma technique (monoclonal antibodies) |
| Ronnie Kray |
Criminal |
24-Oct-1933 |
17-Mar-1995 |
Kray brothers |
| Maggie Kuhn |
Activist |
3-Aug-1905 |
22-Apr-1995 |
Organizer of the Gray Panthers |
| William Kunstler |
Attorney |
7-Jul-1919 |
4-Sep-1995 |
Civil rights attorney |
| Corliss Lamont |
Activist |
28-Mar-1902 |
26-Apr-1995 |
Millionaire socialist |
| Priscilla Lane |
Actor |
12-Jun-1915 |
4-Apr-1995 |
Saboteur |
| Emmanuel Levinas |
Philosopher |
12-Jan-1906 |
25-Dec-1995 |
Totality and Infinity |
| Viveca Lindfors |
Actor |
29-Dec-1920 |
25-Oct-1995 |
Night Unto Night |
| Cruz Lizárraga |
Musician |
1-Jul-1918 |
17-Jun-1995 |
El Muchacho Alegre |
| John J. Louis, Jr. |
Business |
10-Jun-1925 |
15-Feb-1995 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1981-83 |
| Arthur Lubin |
Film Director |
25-Jul-1898 |
12-May-1995 |
Phantom of the Opera |
| Ida Lupino |
Actor |
4-Feb-1918 |
3-Aug-1995 |
The Man I Love |
| Jeffrey Lynn |
Actor |
16-Feb-1909 |
24-Nov-1995 |
Home Town Story |
| George E. MacKinnon |
Judge |
22-Apr-1906 |
1-May-1995 |
DC Appeals Court Judge, 1969-95 |
| Louis Malle |
Film Director |
30-Oct-1932 |
23-Nov-1995 |
Atlantic City |
| Mickey Mantle |
Baseball |
20-Oct-1931 |
13-Aug-1995 |
Twelve times in the World Series |
| J. Howard Marshall II |
Business |
24-Jan-1905 |
4-Aug-1995 |
Oilman, married Anna Nicole Smith |
| Dean Martin |
Singer |
7-Jun-1917 |
25-Dec-1995 |
Member of Rat Pack |
| Eduardo Mata |
Conductor |
5-Sep-1942 |
4-Jan-1995 |
Music Director, Dallas Symphony, 1977-93 |
| Doug McClure |
Actor |
11-May-1935 |
5-Feb-1995 |
Trampas in The Virginian |
| Butterfly McQueen |
Actor |
7-Jan-1911 |
22-Dec-1995 |
Gone with the Wind |
| James Edward Meade |
Economist |
23-Jun-1907 |
22-Dec-1995 |
Theory of International Economic Policy |
| John Megna |
Actor |
9-Nov-1952 |
5-Sep-1995 |
To Kill a Mockingbird |
| James Merrill |
Poet |
3-Mar-1926 |
6-Feb-1995 |
Nights and Days |
| May Miller |
Playwright |
26-Jan-1899 |
8-Feb-1995 |
The Bog Guide |
| Elizabeth Montgomery |
Actor |
15-Apr-1933 |
18-May-1995 |
Samantha on Bewitched |
| Frederick Mulley |
Politician |
3-Jul-1918 |
15-Mar-1995 |
UK Minister of Defence, 1976-79 |
| Joseph Needham |
Historian |
9-Dec-1900 |
24-Mar-1995 |
Science and Civilization in China |
| Hugh O'Connor |
Actor |
7-Apr-1962 |
28-Mar-1995 |
Lt. Jamison on In the Heat of the Night |
| Madalyn Murray O'Hair |
Religion |
13-Apr-1919 |
Sep-1995 |
Atheist spokeswoman |
| Barney Oliver |
Astronomer |
27-May-1916 |
23-Nov-1995 |
SETI researcher |
| Gordon Oliver |
Actor |
27-Apr-1910 |
26-Jan-1995 |
The Spiral Staircase |
| Robert Parrish |
Film Director |
4-Jan-1916 |
4-Dec-1995 |
Casino Royale |
| Rudolf Peierls |
Physicist |
5-Jun-1907 |
19-Sep-1995 |
Frisch-Peierls Memorandum |
| Rudy Perpich |
Politician |
27-Jun-1928 |
21-Sep-1995 |
Twice Governor of Minnesota |
| Frank Perry |
Film Director |
21-Aug-1930 |
29-Aug-1995 |
Mommie Dearest |
| Fred Perry |
Tennis |
18-May-1909 |
2-Feb-1995 |
Winner of 14 Grand Slam titles |
| Donald Pleasence |
Actor |
5-Oct-1919 |
2-Feb-1995 |
The Great Escape |
| Eric Porter |
Actor |
8-Apr-1928 |
15-May-1995 |
The Forsyte Saga |
| Edgar Prince |
Business |
3-May-1931 |
2-Mar-1995 |
Prince Manufacturing |
| Yitzhak Rabin |
Head of State |
1-Mar-1922 |
4-Nov-1995 |
Twice Prime Minister of Israel |
| Orville Redenbacher |
Scientist |
16-Jul-1907 |
19-Sep-1995 |
Popcorn maker |
| James Reston |
Journalist |
3-Nov-1909 |
6-Dec-1995 |
The New York Times |
| Charlie Rich |
Country Musician |
14-Dec-1932 |
25-Jul-1995 |
The Silver Fox |
| Bobby Riggs |
Tennis |
25-Feb-1918 |
25-Oct-1995 |
Winner of 1939 Wimbledon |
| Ginger Rogers |
Dancer |
16-Jul-1911 |
25-Apr-1995 |
The Gay Divorcee |
| Roxie Roker |
Actor |
28-Aug-1929 |
2-Dec-1995 |
Helen Willis on The Jeffersons |
| George W. Romney |
Politician |
8-Jul-1907 |
26-Jul-1995 |
Presidential candidate, admitted brainwashing |
| Bob Ross |
TV Personality |
29-Oct-1942 |
4-Jul-1995 |
The Joy of Painting |
| Henry Roth |
Author |
8-Feb-1906 |
13-Oct-1995 |
Call It Sleep |
| Murray Rothbard |
Economist |
2-Mar-1926 |
7-Jan-1995 |
Anarcho-capitalist |
| William M. Rountree |
Diplomat |
28-Mar-1917 |
1995 |
US Ambassador to Brazil, 1970-73 |
| Roy Rowland |
Film Director |
31-Dec-1910 |
29-Jun-1995 |
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes |
| Bill Rowling |
Head of State |
15-Nov-1927 |
31-Oct-1995 |
Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1974-75 |
| Max Rudolf |
Conductor |
15-Jun-1902 |
28-Feb-1995 |
Director, Cincinnati Symphony, 1958-71 |
| Jonas Salk |
Scientist |
28-Oct-1914 |
23-Jun-1995 |
Discoverer of the first polio vaccine |
| May Sarton |
Poet |
3-May-1912 |
16-Jul-1995 |
Plant Dreaming Deep |
| Pierre Schaeffer |
Electronic Musician |
14-Aug-1910 |
19-Aug-1995 |
Inventor of musique concrète |
| Selena |
Singer |
16-Apr-1971 |
31-Mar-1995 |
Crossover Tejano music star |
| Irving Shulman |
Author |
21-May-1913 |
23-Mar-1995 |
The Amboy Dukes |
| Madge Sinclair |
Actor |
28-Apr-1938 |
20-Dec-1995 |
Nurse Shoop on Trapper John |
| Nicolas Slonimsky |
Musicologist |
27-Apr-1894 |
25-Dec-1995 |
Preeminent musicologist |
| John Smith |
Actor |
6-Mar-1931 |
25-Jan-1995 |
Slim Sherman on Laramie |
| Margaret Chase Smith |
Politician |
14-Dec-1897 |
29-May-1995 |
US Senator from Maine, 1949-73 |
| Terry Southern |
Novelist |
1-May-1924 |
29-Oct-1995 |
Dr. Strangelove |
| Stephen Spender |
Poet |
28-Feb-1909 |
16-Jul-1995 |
The Destructive Element |
| Vivian Stanshall |
Musician |
21-Mar-1943 |
5-Mar-1995 |
The Bonzo Dog Band |
| John C. Stennis |
Politician |
3-Aug-1901 |
23-Apr-1995 |
US Senator from Mississippi, 1947-89 |
| Robert Stephens |
Actor |
14-Jul-1931 |
12-Nov-1995 |
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes |
| Grady Sutton |
Actor |
5-Apr-1906 |
17-Sep-1995 |
The Bank Dick |
| Ted Tetzlaff |
Cinematographer |
3-Jun-1903 |
7-Jan-1995 |
The Window |
| Genevieve Tobin |
Actor |
29-Nov-1899 |
21-Jul-1995 |
One Hour with You |
| Lana Turner |
Actor |
8-Feb-1920 |
29-Jun-1995 |
The Postman Always Rings Twice |
| Sheldon B. Vance |
Diplomat |
18-Jan-1917 |
12-Nov-1995 |
US Ambassador to Congo, 1969-74 |
| Junior Walker |
Musician |
14-Jun-1931 |
23-Nov-1995 |
Soul vocalist and sax player |
| Ernest T. S. Walton |
Physicist |
6-Oct-1903 |
25-Jun-1995 |
Split the atom |
| Willard Waterman |
Actor |
29-Aug-1914 |
2-Feb-1995 |
The Great Gildersleeve |
| Harold Watkinson |
Politician |
25-Jan-1910 |
19-Dec-1995 |
UK Minister of Defence, 1959-62 |
| David Wayne |
Actor |
30-Jan-1914 |
9-Feb-1995 |
The Andromeda Strain |
| Matthew E. Welsh |
Politician |
15-Sep-1912 |
28-May-1995 |
Governor of Indiana, 1961-65 |
| Ronnie White |
Singer/Songwriter |
5-Apr-1939 |
26-Aug-1995 |
The Miracles |
| Slappy White |
Comic |
20-Sep-1921 |
7-Nov-1995 |
The First Black Vice President |
| Jamie L. Whitten |
Politician |
18-Apr-1910 |
9-Sep-1995 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 1941-95 |
| Mary Wickes |
Actor |
13-Jun-1910 |
22-Oct-1995 |
Sister Act |
| Eugene Wigner |
Physicist |
17-Nov-1902 |
1-Jan-1995 |
Law of conservation of parity |
| Harold Wilson |
Head of State |
11-Mar-1916 |
24-May-1995 |
Two-time Prime Minister of Britain |
| Arthur Winstead |
Politician |
6-Jan-1904 |
14-Mar-1995 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 1943-65 |
| Jerauld Wright |
Military |
4-Jun-1898 |
27-Apr-1995 |
US Atlantic Fleet Commander, 1954-60 |
| Jeff York |
Actor |
23-Mar-1912 |
11-Oct-1995 |
Reno McKee on The Alaskans |
| Marguerite Young |
Author |
28-Aug-1908 |
17-Nov-1995 |
Miss MacIntosh, My Darling |
| Roger Zelazny |
Novelist |
13-May-1937 |
14-Jun-1995 |
Damnation Alley |
| Konrad Zuse |
Engineer |
22-Jun-1910 |
18-Dec-1995 |
Built first Turing-complete computer |
