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The register
August 14, 1923 – September 21, 2007 · Studio City, California
Alice Ghostley — Alice Margaret Ghostley — American stage and screen comedian whose dithering brilliance made her a fixture of Broadway, television sitcoms, and film, died in Studio City, California, on September 21, 200…
September 18, 1733 – September 21, 1798 · New Castle, Delaware
George Read — American lawyer, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a framer who also signed the United States Constitution, died in New Castle, Delaware, on September 21, 1798. He was sixty-five. Born Septembe…
October 10, 1892 – September 21, 1961 · New Brunswick, New Jersey
Earle Ensign Dickson — American inventor and Johnson & Johnson executive who created the adhesive bandage that became the BAND-AID brand, died in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on September 21, 1961. He was sixty-eight. Born…
January 16, 1878 – September 21, 1947 · Brentwood, California
Harry Carey — Henry DeWitt Carey II — American actor who helped invent the screen Western and later became a beloved character presence in sound-era Hollywood, died in Brentwood, California, on September 21, 1947. He was…
June 27, 1928 – September 21, 1995 · Minnetonka, Minnesota
Rudy Perpich — Rudolph George Perpich Sr. — dentist turned Democratic-Farmer-Labor politician and Minnesota’s longest-serving governor, died in Minnetonka, Minnesota, on September 21, 1995, of colon cancer. He was sixty-…
August 21, 1932 – September 21, 2021 · New York, New York
Melvin Van Peebles — American filmmaker, playwright, novelist, and musician often called a godfather of modern Black independent cinema, died at his home in New York City on September 21, 2021. He was eighty-nine. Born A…
December 1, 1951 – September 21, 1987 · Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Jaco Pastorius — John Francis Anthony Pastorius III — American jazz bassist and composer who reinvented the electric bass as a melodic lead voice, died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on September 21, 1987, after a beating …
August 20, 1918 – September 21, 1974 · New York, New York
Jacqueline Susann — American novelist whose Valley of the Dolls became one of the best-selling books of the twentieth century, died in New York City on September 21, 1974, of cancer. She was fifty-six. Born August 20, 19…
July 25, 1894 – September 21, 1974 · Oxnard, California
Walter Brennan — Walter Andrew Brennan — American character actor and the first performer to win three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, died in Oxnard, California, on September 21, 1974, after a long struggle wi…
December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998 · Mission Viejo, California
Florence Griffith Joyner — born Florence Delorez Griffith, known worldwide as Flo-Jo — American sprinter who still holds the women’s world records in the 100 and 200 meters, died in her sleep in Mission Viejo, California…
August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997 · Los Angeles, California
Jimmy Witherspoon — James Witherspoon — American jump-blues and jazz singer whose smoky baritone bridged big-band blues and modern club stages, died in Los Angeles, California, on September 18, 1997. He was seventy-seven…
October 2, 1942 – September 18, 2012 · Moorestown, New Jersey
Steve Sabol — Stephen Douglas Sabol — American filmmaker who helped invent the visual language of professional football at NFL Films, died in Moorestown, New Jersey, on September 18, 2012, of brain cancer. He was sixty-n…
June 10, 1907 – September 18, 1975 · Southampton, New York
Fairfield Porter, American painter, printmaker, and art critic who kept figurative painting alive at the height of Abstract Expressionism, died in Southampton, New York, on September 18, 1975. He was sixty-eight. Born Ju…
January 25, 1897 – September 18, 1945 · Beaumont, Texas
Blind Willie Johnson — American gospel-blues singer and guitarist whose slide playing and thunderous voice still haunt modern recordings — died in Beaumont, Texas, on September 18, 1945. He was forty-eight. Born January …
March 21, 1922 – September 18, 2004 · Los Angeles, California
Russ Meyer — Russell Albion Meyer — American filmmaker and combat photographer whose independent sexploitation pictures became cult cinema and an unlikely influence on mainstream directors, died at his home in the Hollyw…
December 20, 1942 – September 18, 2002 · Jacksonville, Florida
Bob Hayes — Robert Lee Hayes, “Bullet Bob” — American sprinter and NFL wide receiver, the only athlete to win Olympic gold and a Super Bowl ring, died in Jacksonville, Florida, on September 18, 2002. He was fifty-nine. B…
August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013 · Henderson, Nevada
Ken Norton — Kenneth Howard Norton — American heavyweight boxing champion and the rare fighter who beat Muhammad Ali in his prime, died in Henderson, Nevada, on September 18, 2013, after a stroke and related illness. He …
May 15, 1890 – September 18, 1980 · Silver Spring, Maryland
Katherine Anne Porter — born Callie Russell Porter — American short-story writer and novelist whose precision of sentence made her one of the twentieth century’s most exacting prose stylists, died in Silver Spring, Maryl…
November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970 · London, undefined
Jimi Hendrix — born Johnny Allen Hendrix, later James Marshall Hendrix — American guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose brief career redefined the electric guitar’s vocabulary, died in London, England, on September 18,…
March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020 · Washington, District of Columbia
Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Joan Ruth Bader — associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and one of the architects of modern American sex-equality law, died at her home in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2020, of …