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Harry Oppenheimer 2000 Deaths

Harry OppenheimerAge: 91 South African industrialist, known as the “king of diamonds,” who presided over a vast empire that included De Beers Consolidated Mines and banking, real estate, and…

Harry Duncan 1997 Deaths

Harry Duncanhand printer of books Duncan started hand-printing books in 1939 under the Cummington Press imprint and switched to an electric press in 1985 only because he didn't have an…

Harry Max Markowitz Biography

Harry Max MarkowitzeconomistBorn: 8/24/1927Birthplace: Chicago, Ill. Nobel Laureate economist who pioneered the idea of a “portfolio” that investors could use to minimize their risks. The…

Harry Usher 2000 Deaths

Harry UsherAge: 61 attorney and former executive vice president and general manager of the 1984 Olympic Summer Games; teamed with Peter Ueberroth to successfully raise money and organize the…

Richard Harris 2002 Deaths

Richard HarrisAge: 72 versatile Irish actor who received Oscar nominations for his roles in This Sporting Life and The Field. Known for his disdain of film stars, Harris was nevertheless a…

Marvin Harris 2001 Deaths

Marvin HarrisAge: 74 controversial anthropologist who was described as “a storm center in his field” by the Washington Post. He was an expert in the theory of cultural materialism and…

Clarence L. Harris Biography

Clarence L. HarrisAge: 94 lunch manager who in 1960 let four black students remain at Woolworth's whites-only counter. Harris did not serve the protesters, but his insistence that police not…

Harry George Ferguson Biography

Harry George FergusoninventorBorn: 11/4/1884Birthplace: Dromore, County Down, Ireland He began working in his own business at age 16 in Belfast, and went on to build his own airplane, making…

Harry Anderson 1998 Deaths

Harry AndersonAge: 66 an outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds; nicknamed "The Horse"; had his best year in 1958 when he hit .301 with 34 doubles, 23 homers and 97…

Harry Ornest 1998 Deaths

Harry OrnestAge: 75 former owner of the St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Argonauts; owned the Blues 1983-86; sold Argonauts to Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky and the late John Candy in 1991;…