Born 1926

Legendary comedian and actor Don Rickles, aka “Mr. Warmth,” was widely known for his trademark “insult comic” style.

Legendary architect of rock ‘n’ roll…

Dr. Thomas Starzl, a surgeon who was a pioneer of liver transplantation, died early Saturday, March 4, 2017, according to multiple news sources. He was 90.Starzl died at his home …

Art Rosenfeld, a California physicist whose extraordinary contributions to sustainable development led him to be known as the Godfather of Energy Efficiency, died Jan. 27, 2017, in Berkeley, California, according …

Best-selling jazz and pop singer was a Las Vegas legend.

Music executive who founded the T.J. Martell Foundation for leukemia research.

Fritz Weaver, a stage, film, and television actor whose credits include the TV miniseries “Holocaust,” died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, in New York, New York. He was 90.

Fidel Castro, the longtime Communist leader of the Republic of Cuba, died Nov. 25, 2016. He was 90. Born Aug. 13, 1926, Castro grew up on a sugar cane farm …

Ralph Branca, the beloved three-time All-Star pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers who gave up a home run known as the Shot Heard ‘Round the World, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, …

The Italian playwright’s biting political satire was recognized with 1997’s Nobel Prize for literature.