http://www.findagrave.com/ http://www.findagrave.com/icons2/rssMasthead.gif Recent deaths of notable people. en-us Copyright Find A Grave, Inc. (1997-2005) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:1:4 GMT Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:1:4 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Custom info@findagrave.com info@findagrave.com http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44556385 Actor. Born Juan Marasigan Feleo, he was popular Filipino movie and television performer, best known for the 1980s syndicated television show "Going' Bananas". His other TV credits included "Global Shockers", "Calla Lily" and "Maria Flordeluna". From the 1960s to 2000s, he appeared in over 50 intern... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44548387 Professional Basketball Player. For eight seasons (1967 to 1975) he played at the center and forward positions in the American Basketball Association with the New Orleans Buccaneers, Utah Stars, San Diego Conquistadors, Kentucky Colonels and Virginia Squires. Robbins attended Groveland High School ... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44558864 Professional Football Player. Born Kenneth Henry Kirk, he attended Tupelo High School and played collegiate football at the University of Mississippi. While with the Rebels, Kirk played at the center and linebacker positions and was a member of <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44425715 Actor. He was a distinguished performer with a 50-year career in theatre, films and television. He is best remembered by American audiences for his Golden Globe-winning role as 'Robert McCall' in the hit series "The Equalizer" (1985-1989). Woodward was educated at Kingston College and studied actin... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44551027 Professional Football Player. For six seasons (1955 to 1960), he played at the left-defensive halfback and right-linebacker positions in the National, Canadian and American Football Leagues with the Philadelphia Eagles, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and New York Titans. He excelled at football and track at We... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44466136 Actor. A performer of mainly television, he is best known for his role as 'Detective Jim Briggs' in the police drama "Felony Squad" (1966 to 1969). With his athletic build, the Detroit native was able to find work as a model and later as a Hollywood stuntman, which led to bit acting parts. His firs... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44434025 Religious Leader. As head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, he was instrumental in the downfall of President Slobodan Milosevic. Born Gojko Stojcevic in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he was educated in the local schools of Belgrade prior to attending seminary in Sarajevo. After seeking re... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44448955 Game Show Host, Entertainer. He was most widely known for his role on the MTV game show Remote Control, which he hosted for five seasons spanning 1987 to 1990. He was known amongst '90s and '00s audiences for his hosting jobs on Make Me Laugh, Smush, and a relatively obscure ESPN game show called Pe... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44456329 Belgium Prime Minister, Diplomat. He was Prime Minister of Belgium from July 1965 to March 1966. Trained as a lawyer, he became a member of the United Nation's General Assembly in the late 1940s. He served as his country's minister of education and justice during the 1950s, and as a minister of the ... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44376176 Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient. He was decorated for an uphill bayonet charge into a fortified position. Raised in Maine, he joined the National Guard at 17 and served until 1940, when he left (technically, deserted) to join the Royal Canadian Army Air Corps due to his belief that the United St... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44302395 New Mexico Governor. He was known as an old fashioned glad-handing politician, who came from a family ranch to become the only three-term Governor of New Mexico. King began his political career in 1954, when he was elected to the Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners, and from 1959 he served five ... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44299011 Motion Picture and Television Director. He directed more than 100 television programs and feature films, most notably the "Gidget" picture series. Born in Philadelphia, he studied film at Columbia University and began his career making documentaries. He made his big screen directorial debut with "Th... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44514849 US Diplomat. As Ambassador to China from 1989 to 1991, he was the chief US representative in that country during the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising. Born to American parents in Qingdao, China, he was educated at Yale and George Washington University. Lilley joined the CIA in 1951 and worked as an o... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44264629 Jazz Pianist, Arranger, Record Producer. His career spanned more than 60 years. Born Richard Aaron Katz, he was raised in Baltimore by a well-off family, and began performing in local clubs prior to attending (briefly) the University of North Carolina. Katz joined the Navy in 1942, and was to se... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44277999 Medical Pioneer. A cardiologist, he was the "Ganz" of the Swan-Ganz catheter, a device used by physicians the world-over for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Raised in what is then Czechoslovakia, Ganz was an honor student and soccer player in high school, prior to entering the Charles Universit... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44180398 John Allen Muhammad was a spree killer from the United States. With his younger partner, Lee Boyd Malvo, he carried out the 2002 Beltway sniper attacks, killing at least 10 people. Muhammad and Malvo were arrested in connection with the attacks on October 24, 2002, following tips from alert citizens... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44265681 Screenwriter. During his nearly 40-year career he established himself as a top television comedy writer, contributing to many popular programs from the early 1960s to the beginning of the 2000s. He is best known for his 1975 Emmy Award-winning script "Chuckles Bites the Dust" for the "The Mary Tyle... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44188458 Professional Football Player. For five seasons (1965 to 1969) he played at the defensive back (left-cornerback) position in the National Football League with the Minnesota Vikings. He was a member of the Vikings' team that reached Super Bowl IV in 1970 and part of a solid secondary that included suc... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44132719 Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Player, Coach. He is considered by many as being one of the most successful players during the pre-NBA era. For nine seasons (1937 to 1938, 1945 to 1953), he played at the guard position in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association with t... http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44118058 Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist. A developer of the hydrogen bomb, he was honored in 2003 for his contributions to the understanding of superconductivity (the phenomenon of electrical resistance in certain metals dropping to zero as the temperature of that metal falls below a certain level) and superf...