Born 1918

At age 104, she was the oldest person ever to tandem skydive.

She was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal.

She made hit records with Benny Goodman’s band in the 1930s and ’40s.

Nettingham was part of the Army’s first integrated flight radio communications class.

Pratt was a P.E. teacher who joined the All-American Professional Girls Baseball League in its first season in 1943.

Her calculations helped make American spaceflight possible.

Farnes was a sergeant during the battle, later promoted several times until he was wing commander as the war ended.

A surgeon whose research revolutionized the treatment of breast cancer, Bernard Fisher died Oct. 16, 2019.

An architect of rock and roll with musical partner Fats Domino…