Born 1926

Abner J. Mikva, a former Democratic congressman and federal judge, died July 4, 2016, according to multiple news source. He was 90. Mikva’s death was announced by the Mikva Challenge, …

Rosalie Chris Lerman, Holocaust survivor and educator, died May 20, 2016 of natural causes according to multiple news sources. She was 90.

Bill Backer, a former advertising executive who conceived of the groundbreaking 1971 Coca-Cola television commercial titled “Buy the World a Coke,” died May 13 in Warrenton, Virginia. He was 89. 

Bill Henderson sang with many jazz greats including Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Ramsey Lewis, and Jimmie Smith.

Legendary broadcaster and former MLB catcher, died March 23, 2016 according to multiple news sources. He was 90.

Sir George Martin, the British record producer also known as the Fifth Beatle, has died. He was 90.

Harper Lee, author of the classic novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has died. She was 89.

Veteran British character actor Frank Finlay died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, of heart failure after a short illness, the BBC and Los Angeles Times report. He was 89.

He appeared in films including “The Wicker Man,””Love and Death” and “Lisztomania.”

Fred Gwynne’s biggest role was one that rendered him virtually unrecognizable.