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Carl Rowan 2000 Deaths
Carl RowanAge: 75 liberal crusading columnist and best-selling author who specialized in race relations. He served as deputy assistant secretary of state and ambassador to Finland under…Charles Ruff 2000 Deaths
Charles RuffAge: 61 influential Washington lawyer who defended President Clinton during his impeachment trial in 1999. He served as special prosecutor who investigated President Nixon during…Tom Chandler 2001 Deaths
Tom ChandlerAge: 76 longtime Texas A&M baseball coach and major league scout; won 660 games and five conference titles in 26 years with the Aggies; lost only World Series appearance in…Liberace Biography
Liberace(Wladziu Valentine Liberace)pianistBorn: 5/16/1919Birthplace: West Allis, Wisconsin Flamboyant pianist known for his talent, showmanship and outrageous costumes. His repertoire…Will Rogers Biography
Will Rogersactor, humoristBorn: 11/4/1879Birthplace: Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oologah, Oklahoma) Actor and humorist known as a home-spun, straight-talking cowboy philosopher. His films…Marion Jones Biography
Marion JonesBorn: Oct. 12, 1975Track & Field American sprinter and former college basketball star at North Carolina; voted Women's Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News in 1997,98…John Elway Biography
John ElwayBorn: June 28, 1960Football QB All-American at Stanford; #1 overall pick in the famous quarterback draft of 1983; known for his last-minute, game-winning scoring drives; led Broncos…Jacob Rabinow
Jacob RabinowBorn: 1910 Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Rabinow invented a process that allowed machine scanners to determine which letters or numbers were printed on a page. Over the…Esther Rolle 1998 Deaths
Esther Rolle Age: 78 Rolle will be best remembered for her role as the strong-willed mother on the '70s sitcom Good Times. She fought to overcome negative Black stereotypes throughout her career,…Dale Evans 2001 Deaths
Dale EvansAge: 88 actress, songwriter, and writer who starred with her husband, Roy Rogers, in several Westerns and on television's The Roy Rogers Show (1950–1957). Her big break came in 1944…