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Petzval, Josef b. January 6, 1807 d. September 17, 1891
Petzval was a pioneer of photo-optical science, he was a professor at the Budapest and Vienna Technical University. Petzval's lens from the year 1840 with the speed of 1:3,4 was instrumental in the development of today's photo lenses. He also helped improve the telescope, microscope, headlights and spotlights.
Cause of death: natural causes
Zentralfriedhof, Vienna, Vienna (Wien), Austria
Plot: Group 14A, Number 4
Curtis, Pvt. Albert Edward b. January 6, 1866 d. March 18, 1940
British Victoria Cross recipient. Albert Edward Curtis was born in Guildford, in Surrey. He began his military career with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders but, in 1893, transferred to the 2nd. Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment. On the 23rd. February 1900 at Onderbank Spruit in South Africa, during the Boer War, a British Colonel, R. Harris, was severely wounded, and was left all day in the open under fire from some Boers, who shot him a further eight or nine times. After several...[Read More] (Bio by: Iain MacFarlaine)
Bells Hill Cemetery, Barnet, Greater London, England
Plot: B5 435
Tayback (Tabback), Vic b. January 6, 1930 d. May 25, 1990
Actor. Born Vic Tabback in Brooklyn, New York, he was best known for his role as Mel on the television series "Alice", 1976 to 1985. His many other TV credits included "Star Trek", "Hawaii Five-O", "McCloud", "Gunsmoke", "The Partridge Family" and "The Love Boat". His feature film credits include "Bullitt" (1968), "Blood and Lace" (1971), "Papillon" (1973), "Weekend Warriors" (1986) and "Loverboy" (1989). He died of heart failure at age 60 in Glendale, California.
Cause of death: Heart failure
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sheltering Hills section, Plot 3813
Kennedy, Charles Thomas b. January 6, 1876 d. April 24, 1907
Boer War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Private in the Highland Light Infantry. On November 22, 1900, at Dewetsdorp, Africa, Private Kennedy carried a wounded comrade to the field hospital, a distance of three-quarters of a mile, under very heavy fire. On the following day, he volunteered to carry a message to the commandant across an open enemy space but did not succeed in delivering the message, as he was severely wounded. For gallantry twice in the face of the enemy, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
North Merchiston Cemetery, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Hargitay, Mickey b. January 6, 1926 d. September 14, 2006
Entertainer. Born Miklós Hargitay in Budapest, Hungary, he became a performer early on, appearing in an acrobatic act with his family performing in opera houses throughout Hungary. A notable athlete, he also played soccer and was a champion speed skater. He fled Hungary in 1947 to escape Soviet conscription. He settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he met and married his first wife, Mary Birge, with whom he one daughter. Apparently inspired to start bodybuilding after seeing a magazine cover of...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown
Adams, Joey b. January 6, 1911 d. December 2, 1999
Comedian. Born Joseph Abramowitz, he wrote several humor books like "Complete Encyclopedia of Laughter," "Here's to the Friars," "Cindy and I," "Joke Book", "The God Bit," "How to Save the Earth With Laughter," "Laugh Your Calories Away," "You Could Die Laughing," and "The Swingers." He was a humor columnist for the "New York Post" for several years. (Bio by: Genet)
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, Ashes with Cindy Adams, his widow.
Fleming, Kelly Ann b. January 6, 1983 d. April 20, 1999
Murder Victim. Victim of the Columbine High School Shooting in Littleton, Colorado, on April 20, 1999.
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Rayburn, Sam b. January 6, 1882 d. November 16, 1961
US Congressman. Samuel Talliaferro Rayburn was born in eastern Tennessee, and he came with his family in 1887 to Fanin County, Texas. After working as a teacher to support himself in college, he served in the Texas State Legislature from 1906 to 1912, and attended law school between sessions, passing the bar in 1908. He served as Texas Speaker of the House during his last term. In 1912, he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democrat from the Texas 4th District, and after that...[Read More] (Bio by: Cherie Atkinson Clark)
Cause of death: Cancer
Willow Wild Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, USA
Minghella, Anthony b. January 6, 1954 d. March 18, 2008
Motion Picture Director, Screenwriter, Playwright. His best known films are lush, romantic period dramas, with mysterious plots that explore questions of identity. Critics have compared him to director David Lean for his deft handling of intimate relationships against epic backdrops. Minghella's biggest hit, "The English Patient" (1996), won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. He also received Best Screenplay Oscar nominations for that film and for "The...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend, Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium, London, England
Scriabin, Alexander Nikolayevich b. January 6, 1872 d. April 27, 1915
Composer and Pianist. His mystical-minded music was considered radical and daring in its time, reflecting the tumultuous pre-revolutionary period of Russian art. In such orchestral works as "The Divine Poem" (1905), "Poem of Ecstacy" (1907), and "Prometheus, Poem of Fire" (1910), and in the last six of his piano sonatas (composed between 1906 and 1913), Scriabin used (and in some cases foreshadowed) atonal techniques similar to those of Arnold Schoenberg and his followers. He also...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Blood poisoning resulting from an abscess on his upper lip
Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Denny (Lucas), Sandy (Alexandra Elene Maclean) b. January 6, 1947 d. April 21, 1978
British folk-rock singer and composer, best known for her work with Fairport Convention and her song "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"
Cause of death: cerebral hemorrhage
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Greater London, England
Kleeb, Helen b. January 6, 1907 d. December 31, 2003
Actress. Kleeb is best remembered for her television roles as 'Miss Claridge' on "Harrigan And Son" in 1960, 'Mrs. Slocum' on "Pete and Gladys" from 1960 to 1962, and 'Mamie "Miss Mamie" Baldwin' on "The Waltons" from 1972 to 1981. Among her other roles are the films, "Kansas City Confidential" (1952), "The Desperate Hours" (1955), "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), "Hush...Hush Sweet Charlotte" (1964), "The Fortune Cookie" (1966), "The Party" (1968), and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section F, Tier 32, Grave 78
Patterson, Joseph Medill b. January 6, 1879 d. May 26, 1946
Journalist. Founder of New York Daily News. His family founded the Chicago Tribune.
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 6 Lot 5681 Grid U-22
Talbot, Ralph b. January 6, 1897 d. October 25, 1918
World War I Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Talbot served as a Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps. He was awarded his medal for service during World War I. His citation reads-For exceptionally meritorious service and extraordinary heroism while attached to Squadron C, 1st Marine Aviation Force, in France. 2d Lt. Talbot participated in numerous air raids into enemy territory. On 8 October 1918, while on such a raid, he was attacked by 9 enemy scouts, and in the fight that...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Turner, Florence b. January 6, 1885 d. August 28, 1946
Actress. She was one of the cinema's first matinee idols. In the years before World War I, when films were considered disreputable and actors appeared in them anonymously, Turner was known to millions as "The Vitagraph Girl", after the studio where she worked. Public demand forced Vitagraph to reveal her name. She was also one of the first film figures to make personal appearances. Along with Florence Lawrence ("The Biograph Girl") and Maurice Costello, Turner helped create the star system...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Chapel Of The Pines Crematory, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Vaultage
Timerman, Jacobo b. January 6, 1923 d. November 11, 1999
Famed journalist and champion of humanitarian ideals. Born in Ucrania, he emigrated with his family to Argentina at age 5. During his long career, he was he founder of several newspapers. Deeply antifascist, he endured two and half years of prision and torture in the late 1970s by the Argentine military dictatorship. After this experience, he wrote the acclaimed book "Prisioner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number," which became a bestseller. (Bio by: 380W)
Cementerio Jardín de Paz, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina
Waldauer, August b. January 6, 1826 d. December 9, 1900
Orchestra Conductor, Composer. He was part of the German emigration to Missouri in the 1840s that brought a number of great cultural leaders to the state. Born in Landau, Germany, he began his music studies early under the direction of his father and distinguished European teachers. He arrived in New Orleans in December 1843 where he made his debut as a solo violinist. He soon became a member of the theater orchestra of the Ludlow and Smith Company, which operated theaters in New Orleans and St...[Read More] (Bio by: Connie Nisinger)
Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri, USA
Plot: Block 185 Public Lot LW-7
Anderson, Samuel E. b. January 6, 1906 d. September 12, 1982
United States Air Force General. He commanded the United States Army Air Corps 9th Air Division during World War II. (Bio by: Russ Jacobs)
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Plot: Section 3, Row C, Lot 73
Sands, Billy b. January 6, 1911 d. August 27, 1984
Actor. Born in New York, he was a popular television character actor whom appeared as a regular on "The Phil Silvers Show" as Private Dino Papparelli and on "McHale's Navy" as Tinker. He also co starred on many TV shows such as "All in the Family", "Here's Lucy", "Happy Days" and "The Odd Couple". (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Lung cancer
Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Courts of the Book, Jacob, Inner Court, Wall I, Crypt 1008
Middlecoff, Dr. Cary (E.) 'Doc' b. January 6, 1921 d. September 1, 1998
Professional Golfer. Winner of the 1955 Masters and a two-time U.S. Open champion. A former dentist, Middlecoff won 40 professional golf tournaments and is tied for seventh on the PGA's career victory list. On the PGA Tour, he was the leading money winner for the decade of the 1950s. He won the Vardon Trophy in 1956 for the lowest average score on tour. In 1986 he was inducted into the PGA World Golf Hall of Fame. He was also a senior contributor for Golf Digest and the author of "The Golf...[Read More] (Bio by: Dustin Raymond)
Cause of death: Heart failure
Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Crittenden County, Arkansas, USA
Plot: Section 3

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