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2004 Russ Meyer, maker of busty movies, Vixen, dies at 82
1998 Henry Hampton, documentary maker, Eyes on the Prize, dies at 48 1997 Dawn Steel, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction', dies at 51 1997 Tomoyuki Tanaka, film maker and producer, Godzilla, dies of a stroke at 86 1997 Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker, dies at 82 1996 Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine, dies at 59 1996 Uzo Egonu, painter/print maker, dies at 64 1996 Joseph Green, film maker, dies at 96 1995 Peter Shankland, film maker/writer, dies at 94 1995 Frank Cvitanovich, film maker, dies at 68 1995 Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, film maker/teacher, dies at 94 1995 Maria Luisa Bemberg, fil maker, dies at 73 1995 Yahya Ayyash, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis, assassinated by Isreal's Shin Bet with a booby trapped cellular phone 1994 Didier Rocher, son of French cosmetic maker Yves Rocher, dies at 41 1994 Gerard van de Groenekan, furniture maker/designer, dies at 90 1994 Simon Prior, British auto maker, dies of injuries 1994 Donald Judd, U.S. furniture maker/architect/artist, dies at 65 1993 Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82 1993 Alfred Mosher Butts, U.S. architect/game maker (Scrabble), dies at 93 1993 Ferrucci Lamborghini, car maker (Lamborghini), dies at 76 1987 John Hammond, Jazz reviewer (Melody Maker), dies at 76 1984 L.A. federal jury acquits auto maker John DeLorean on cocaine charges 1982 Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted 1971 British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt 1970 Louis Zimmer, Flem clock maker (Jubelklok, Wonder Clock), dies at 82 1969 Chris Robinson, Atlanta, rocker, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker 1969 Rich Robinson, rocker, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker 1967 Jeff Cease, born in Nashville, guitarist, Black Crowes-Shake Your Money Maker 1966 Yahya Ayyash, born in Palestine, nicknamed 'the Engineer,' chief bomb maker for Hamas, most wanted man in Israel, caused deaths of 90 Israelis 1958 Antillean Brewery, maker of Amstel beer, opens 1957 William Cadbury, chocolate maker, dies at 89 1953 Ken Burns, epic documentary maker, Civil War, Baseball 1951 Robert Joseph Flaherty, documentary film maker, dies 1950 Barry Sheene, British auto maker 1950 Jody Schecter, South African auto maker, World Driver's 1979 1950 Preston Tucker, auto maker, found not guilty of mail fraud 1948 Lin Onus, born in Melbourne, Australia, born William McLintock Onus, of Jiradjuri descent, artist, painter, sculptor, print maker, used Maningride rarrk cross-hatching-based painting style 1946 Dawn Steel, born in America, film maker, first woman to head a major Hollywood studio, responsible for 'Flashdance', 'Fatal Attraction' 1942 John Meulendijks, Dutch cryptogram maker, People's Daily 1939 Tony Budge, English contractor/tank maker/multi-millionaire 1937 Ray Coleman, born in Britain, journalist, author, wrote biographies of The Beatles while editor-in-chief, Melody Maker, music magazine 1937 Yehuda Yannay, born in Romania, composer, film maker, performance artist, international figure in contemporary music 1934 Barry Briggs, New Zealand auto maker, World Champion 1957, 58, 64, 66 1933 David Bellamy, English botanist/tv-program maker 1931 Uzo Egonu, painter/print maker 1930 Imre Gyongyossy, film Maker 1929 1st manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel) 1927 Frank Cvitanovich, film maker 1926 Bud Greenspan, documentary maker, Olympic Games 1922 Maria Luisa Bemberg, film maker 1914 Jose Ignacio Domecq, wine maker 1911 Phani Majumdar, film maker 1910 Julian Trevelyan, English Surrealist painter/collage maker 1906 Jacob C van Marken, Dutch peanut butter maker, Calve-Delft 1906 Jacob C van Marken, peanut butter maker (Calve-Delft), dies at 60 1901 Peter Shankland, film maker/writer 1900 Jerzy Bonawentura Toeplitz, film maker/teacher 1900 Joseph Green, film maker 1898 John Grierson, documentary film maker 1894 Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79 1888 Louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker, Jubelklok/Wonder Clock 1886 Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer, Star Maker 1880 Viking Eggeling, Sweden, artist/film maker, Diagonal Symphony 1880 Antoon Jurgens, margarine maker, dies at 75 1878 Andre-Gustave Citroen, France, auto maker 1875 Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas), dies at 76 1874 Francois Coty, Corsica, Corsican senator/perfume maker 1867 Kathe Kollwitz, Germany, print maker/sculptor, Bauernkrieg 1866 Richard Le Gallienne, English writer, Maker of Gainborg 1865 William Parson, 3rd Earl of Rosse and maker of large telescopes, dies 1863 Edvard Munch, Norway, painter/print maker, The Scream 1863 Henry Ford, Dearborn Township, Michigan, auto maker, Ford 1862 Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius 1859 Louis Poinsot, French mathematician/instrument maker, dies at 82 1857 Henry Ernest Dudeney, mathematician and puzzle maker 1854 Duncan Phyfe, furniture maker, dies 1850 Marie [Gresholtz] Tussaud, maker of wax figures, dies 1846 Peter Carl Faberge, Russia, goldsmith/jeweler/egg maker 1830 Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker, dies at 59 1823 Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker, dies at 76 1813 John C Fremont, Pathfinder, map maker/explorer, western U.S., Gov, AZ 1810 Oliver Fisher Winchester, rifle maker, Winchester 1807 Claude C Saunier, French furniture maker, dies at about 72 1798 Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker, octobas 1797 Henry Engelhard Steinway, piano maker, Steinway 1793 Eliphalet Remington, U.S. gun maker 1779 Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker, dies at 61 1770 Johann G Repsold, German instrument maker 1768 Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82 1752 Elizabeth Griscom, Betsy, Ross, flag maker 1747 Abraham L Breguet, French clock maker 1742 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 62 1742 Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 1718 Thomas Chippendale, England, furniture maker, baptized 1713 Thomas Tompion, English clock maker (cylinder tunnel), dies 1679 Omobono Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius 1671 Francesco Stradivari, Italian violin maker/son of Antonius 1596 Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker, Stradivari and Guarneri 1471 Albrecht Durer, Nurnberg Germany, Renaissance painter/print maker |
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