NASA: Design Engineer Apollo era, designing the Propulsion Servicing Systems for the 2ndStage of the 3-stage Saturn V Rocket who put men on the moon eventually. Later Lead Design of Main Propulsion Systems of the Space Shuttle
Swiss Film Director/Writer - Seven Beauties (2 AA noms - Best Director & Writer, 1977. 1st woman ever nominated for a director AA) Swept Away, A Night Full Of Rain, Camorra..., Love & Anarchy
Actress (b: 1925) - 'Pete and Gladys' (Gladys), 'The Cara Williams Show','The Defiant Ones','Never Steal Anything Small','The Great Diamond Robbery','Man From The Diners Club','Doctors Wives','White Buffalo','Meet Me in Las Vegas','The Helen Morgan Story'
Actress (b: 1925) - 'Pete and Gladys' (Gladys), 'The Cara Williams Show','The Defiant Ones','Never Steal Anything Small','The Great Diamond Robbery','Man From The Diners Club','Doctors Wives','White Buffalo','Meet Me in Las Vegas','The Helen Morgan Story'
Actress, known for Psych-Out (1968), Gunsmoke (1955) and Perry Mason (1957). She was previously married to Arthur Bernard. Born on April 9, 1925 in Yukon, Oklahoma, USA as Madgel Dean Hart.
former college/NFL/CFL defensive end/tackle; played for Baylor University, Browns, Lions & Roughriders; member of College Football Hall of Fame; All-American; 4X Pro Bowler
WWII: PTO. USS McFarland, USS Bradford. He was aboard the USS McFarland on the night of Dec. 6, 1941. On the night watch, he reported a flare no one could identify (now thought to be from a Japanese mini-sub assisting the Pearl attack)
US Centenarian, WWII and Civilian Conservation Corps vet, born 1917. CCC New Deal Program 1934-36 in Massachusetts, then an Army officer in the South Pacific during WWII
former college/NFL defensive end; played for Tennessee State, Falcons and Eagles; All - American; 6X Pro Bowler; 8X All - Pro; NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1968); member of Pro Football HOF; #3 pick overall 1968 NFL Draft
WWII: PTO. US WWII veteran, born 1923. Served in the Navy on the USS Gillespie, supporting the invasions of Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Peleliu, Buna, New Hollandia, Biak, Rabaul, Battle of Leyte Gulf
WWII: Battle of the Bulge. Severely wounded twice. 276th Infantry Reg, 70th Infantry Div. 37 combat missions as a B-29 pilot In Korea. Vietnam: Wrote Air Force history flying the B-52's 1st combat mission on June 18, 1965 (Op. Arc Light)
WWII - Pilot 91st Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group; with his C-47 #43-15213 he flew paratroopers of Dog Company, 506th PIR, 101st AB into D-Day (Stick #64). Specialist in towing/rescueing Gliders, carrying D-Day wounded out to safety
WWII: 837th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. 33 missions (22 in B-24,11 in B-17) from 9 May to 9 September 1944. One of the few pilots to fly both the B-17 and the B-24. DFC w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster
American Actress and Model born 1928.Mother of Actor Lorenzo Lamas.Movies->'Journey to Center of Earth','Three Little Words', 'Slightly Scarlet', 'Sangaree','Reign of Terror','Watch the Birdie','Here Come the Girls','Southern Yankee'
MLB outfielder; first and third baseman 1956-67 for Dodgers, Phillies, Tigers, Red Sox & Indians. In 1959 World Series batted .250, scoring two runs. Best season was 1962 with 24 doubles, 3 triples, 24 home runs, 107 RBI's and a batting average of .307
former college/NFL/AFL defensive tackle; played for Arizona State University, Chiefs, Lions & Oilers; 5X Pro Bowler; All-American; won the 1967 NCAA heavyweight wrestling title; member of Chiefs Super Bowl IV championship team
One of 1st inductees to Black Aviation Hall of Fame/Became a part-time stunt flyer with the legendary airshow impresario Bill Sweet/Member of the Kansas Senate
Memorist and thirty-five yeas Member of Parliament of the Grenadines. Longest serving Prime Minister in the Caribbean, Only leader who founded a political party, and retired from office after winning four consecutive general elections
MLB pitcher from 1960-69 with Cardinals, Twins & Angels. Pitched a perfect inning in the 1968 World Series for Cardinals. Best season 1968 going 2-1 with one save and a 2.91 ERA. Scout for A's, Astros
MLB relief pitcher 1982-2000 for 7 teams. 5X All - Star. 8x over 20 saves & 303 career saves. Best in 1990 with 5-5, 43 saves, 2.56 ERA, 1992 with 11-8, 36 saves, 1.85 ERA, and 1997 with 6-6, 36 saves, 2.02 ERA
American poet, essayist, activist and leader of the mythopoetic men's movement. His best - known prose book is Iron John: A Book About Men (1990)/Won the 1968 National Book Award for Poetry for his book The Light Around the Body
Actor: Shoot to Kill, The Fly II, Dead Bang, Beyond the Stars, Run, G.I. Joe, A Killer Among Friends, Neon Rider, Tarzan, Beverly Hills 90210, Life, Atomic Train, Romeo Must Die, The Last Stop, Hellraiser- Hellseeker, Willard, Scary Movie 3, Watchmen
Member clark was talking with his spouse and was notified that he passed away on Sunday.
former college/NBA forward; played for Marquette University, Bullets, Pistons, Bulls, San Diego Rockets, SuperSonics and Kings; 2X NBA All - Star; selected in expansion drafts 3Xs, one of three players ever
WWII: Survivor of the Port Chicago disaster (largest US mainland munitions explosion 1944, 320 dead; mutiny that changed segregation in the Navy.) Later on the USS Ancon where he rejected an order and was given right by the white Captain
Born on November 13, 1944 in Seattle, Washington, USA as Robert Eugene Clark. He is an actor, known for Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), The Ten Commandments (1956) and Casey Jones (1957).
Professional Speaker/1966, while flying combat missions over N. Vietnam, Captain Gerald Coffees reconnaissance jet was downed by enemy fire. He parachuted but was captured immediately & spent the next 7 years as a Prisoner of War in the Hanio Hilton
Actor: Population 436, Silence of the North, Anne of Green Gables - The Sequel, Street Legal, Road to Avonlea, Virus, Grey Owl, Snow Cake, Across the River to Motor City, Being Erica, Dream House
German actress born 1924.'Die fuenf Karnickel','Großstadtgeheimniss','Heimweh nach Deutschland','Freitag der 13te','Moonwolf','Ball der Nationen','Tante Jutta aus Kalkutta','Moonwolf','Du mein stilles Tal'
Original member (baritone) of The Tokens, best known for their hit recording of 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' which rose to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained there for three weeks in 1961
British football player who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers. He was also in the 1966 England World Cup winning team. He was capped 49 times for England
Producer: The Helen Reddy Show, The Gong Show, The All - New Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, Opposing Force, Miracle on Interstate 880, 2 Days in the Valley, Pensacola - Wings of Gold, The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Former President of South Africa and he won the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993,was president of South Africa when Mandela was released from prison