Born September 27

He was mayor of Houston for eight years before being elected to Congress.

He was a child star of the 1940s and ‘50s.

He faced violence for fighting racial segregation and riding public transportation.

MacNeil won four Stanley Cups, one as head coach and three in management.

Marsden wrote more than 40 books for young readers.

She had a U.K. hit in 1973 with “Rock-a-Doodle-Doo.”

She won 88 LPGA tournaments.

He founded the openly gay country band Lavender Country.

He won a Grammy for “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That).”

The duo worked with Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger.