2012 Event Jon Lord, an English composer and pianist and co-founder of the heavy rock group, Deep Purple, dies after suffering a pulmonary embolism 2012 Event Co-founder of Yahoo!, Jerry Yang, resigns from the position of chief executive officer 2011 Event American innovator, businessman, co-founder and longtime CEO of Apple Inc., dies of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56 2001 Death William Hewlett, "started an early ""garage"" company", co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, dies at 87 1997 Death Masaru Ibuka, co-founder (Sony Corp), dies at 89 1997 Event Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs temporary CEO 1996 Death Olive Netta Parsons, co-founder (Collet's bookshop), dies at 104 1995 Death Manuel Rivera, Spanish painter/co-founder (El Paso), dies at 67 1994 Death Frankie Kennedy, Irish flute player, tin whistle player, co-founder of the band Altan, dies at 38 of Ewing's sarcoma, in Northern Ireland 1994 Death Kalman Kahana, Polish co-founder of state Israel, dies at 81 1994 Death Pieter C Buitendijk, co-founder (Free Netherlands), dies at 92 1993 Death Sanzo Nosaka, co-founder of Japanese Communist Party (1922), dies 1993 Death Assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58 1993 Death Luis Kutner, U.S. co-founder (Amnesty International), dies at 84 1992 Death Herman Musaph, psychiatrist/sexologist/co-founder (NVSH), dies 1991 Death Sallah Kharaf, Abu Iyad, co-founder (Al-Fatah), assassinated 1990 Death Jan H de Groot, Dutch co-founder (Vrij Nederland), dies 1987 Death E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/co-founder (Trouw, Loyal), dies 1985 Death Samuel Frith, English co-founder of soccer team (Bradford City), dies 1977 Birthday Ludacris, born in Atlanta, Georgia, rapper, actor, co-founder, 'Disturbing the Peace' sold 14 million albums worldwide 1973 Birthday Sergey Brin, born in Moscow, Soviet Union, computer scientist, Google co-founder, speaker, National Academy of Engineering inductee 1973 Death Hakuun Yasutani, Zen teacher/co-founder (Sanbo Kyodan), dies 1973 Birthday Larry Page, born in East Lansing, Michigan, computer scientist, Google co-founder, named a Global Leader of Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum 1972 Death John A H J S Bruins Slot, co-founder/editor in chief (illegal), dies 1971 Death Jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder (Plough), dies at 86 1970 Birthday John Carmack, born in Roeland Park, Kansas, game programmer, co-founder of id Software, lead programmer for computer games, 'Quake', 'Doom', 'Commander Keen' series 1967 Birthday John Romero, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, game designer, programmer, co-founder of id Software, games include 'Dangerous Dave', 'Quake', Wolfenstein 3D' 1967 Birthday Andrew Shue, born in Wilmington, Delaware, actor, played Billy Campbell on Melrose Place television series, co-founder of social networking site, CafeMom 1965 Death Adriaan F Dussenbroek, Dutch doctor/co-founder (UNA), dies at 72 1964 Birthday John Norum, born in Vardo, Norway, musician, hard rock guitarist, co-founder of Swedish band Europe 1964 Birthday Rachel Bolan, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, born James Southworth, bass player, songwriter and co-founder of metal band, Skid Row 1963 Death Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (Stijl), dies at 73 1963 Death Jacobus JP Old, architect/co-founder (The Style), dies at 73 1960 Death Richard Simon, co-founder (Simon and Shuster), dies 1959 Death Tim Mara, co-founder of NFL's New York Giants, dies 1958 Birthday Steve Case, born in McLean, Virginia, co-founder and chief executive officer of America Online, AOL, founder of Revolution LLC holding, chairman of the Case Foundation 1957 Death Alfred Doblin, German/French author/co-founder (Sturm), dies at 78 1955 Birthday Frankie Kennedy, born in Belfast, Ireland, Irish flute player, tin whistle player, co-founder of the band Altan 1955 Birthday Steve Jobs, co-founder, Apple Computer 1953 Birthday Alex Grey, born in Columbus, Ohio, sacred, visionary, psychedelic artist, co-founder, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, author of 'Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics' 1953 Birthday Paul Allen, born in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, worth $10 billion, 'Time' magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World 1951 Birthday Johnny Ramone [Cummings], guitarist/co-founder, Ramones 1950 Birthday Steve Wozniak, co-founder, Apple Computers 1950 Death Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71 1948 Birthday Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company 1948 Death Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man', dies 1947 Death Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 1947 Birthday Peter Hinchcliffe, co-founder, Iceland Frozen Foods 1946 Birthday Barbara Benary, born in America, composer, co-founder, Gamelan Son of Lion, New York City repertory ensemble, composes theater music, chamber music 1944 Birthday Ursula Oppens, New York City, pianist/co-founder, Speculum Musicae-NYC 1943 Death Beatrice Webb, sociologist, reformer, economist, co-authored 'History of Trade Unionism', 1894, co-founder of 'New Statesman' magazine, dies at age 85, in Liphook, England 1940 Birthday Dary John Mizelle, born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, composer, co-founder SOURCE magazine, works include, SPANDA Symphonies of Sound, 2006 1939 Death William J Mayo, U.S. surgeon/co-founder Mayo Clinic, dies at 78 1939 Death Charles H Mayo, U.S. surgeon/co-founder (Mayo Clinic), dies at 74 1938 Birthday Alvin Curran, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, professor at Mills College, co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva, using electronic and environmental found sounds 1935 Birthday Yvonne Fedderson, co-founder, Childhelp USA 1935 Birthday Gordon Mumma, born in Framingham, Massachusetts, composer, musician, co-founder, the Cooperative Studio for Electronic Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1934 Birthday Ramon Sender, born in Madrid, Spain, composer, co-founder, San Francisco Tape Music Center, co-designed the first west coast synthesizer, the Buchla Box 1932 Birthday David McTaggart, co-founder, Greenpeace 1930 Birthday Shirley Williams, co-founder, Social Democratic Party, labour minister 1926 Birthday Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1917 Birthday Oliver Tambo, co-founder, African National Congress 1917 Birthday Robert Aitken, born in Philadelphia, Zen co-founder, Diamond Sangha 1916 Death Franz Marc, German painter/co-founder (Blaue Reiter), killed at 36 1907 Birthday Lucia Chase, U.S. ballerina/co-founder, American Ballet Theater 1907 Death Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), dies 1907 Death Henry Steel Olcott, U.S. co-founder (Theosophist Society), dies at 74 1905 Birthday Maggie Kuhn, activist/co-founder, Gray Panthers 1904 Birthday Mary Calderone, physician and president and co-founder of the SIECUS 1904 Birthday E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/ARP-alderman/co-founder, Trouw 1904 Birthday Sean MacBride, Dublin, statesman/Amnesty International co-founder, Nobel '74 1903 Birthday Gerard "Ge" Nabrink, Dutch anarchist/co-founder, NVSH 1901 Birthday Jan H de Groot, Dutch resistance fighter/co-founder, Free Netherlands 1900 Birthday Karin Boye, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, born Karin Maria Boye, poet, novelist, co-founder of poetry magazine Spektrum, introduced T.S. Eliot to Swedish readers, best-known novel 'Kallocain' 1895 Birthday Kurt Schumacher, co-founder/president West German SDP 1895 Birthday George S Halas, Papa Bear, end/coach, Bears, co-founder NFL 1893 Birthday Adriaan F. Dussenbroek, Dutch family dr/co-founder, Union National Arubano 1892 Birthday Brand Dirck Ochse, filmer/co-founder, Polygoon 1892 Birthday Olive Netta Parsons, co-founder, Collet's Bookshop 1890 Birthday Jacobus J P Oud, Dutch architect/co-founder, Stijl 1888 Birthday Li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Tse-tung, Chinese Communist Party 1886 Birthday Hugo Ball, German playwright/co-founder Flametti 1885 Birthday Jan Altink, Dutch painter/co-founder, Ploeg 1883 Birthday Jan Schouten, Dutch co-founder, Daily Trouw, chairman, ARP 1880 Death Ole Bull, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater, dies of cancer, at home on Lysoen island, extensive funeral procession had 15 steamers, other vessels, transporting his body 1879 Birthday Leon Jouhaux, born in France, socialist/co-founder UN's ILO, Nobel 1951 1878 Birthday Isaiah Bowman, U.S., geography/co-founder, Geographical Review 1878 Birthday Alfred Doblin, German/French author/co-founder of Sturm 1876 Birthday Wilhelm Pieck, co-founder German Communist Party/president, 1949-60 1869 Birthday Marcel Cachin, co-founder, French Communistic Party 1865 Birthday Charles Horace Mayo, surgeon/co-founder, Mayo Clinic 1865 Birthday Arthur Symons, Welsh poet, critic and co-founder Savoy 1862 Birthday Willem H Vliegen, Dutch typographer/co-founder/chairman, SDAP 1861 Birthday William James Mayo, surgeon/co-founder Mayo clinic in Minnesota 1858 Birthday Beatrice Webb, born in Gloucester, England, sociologist, reformer, economist, co-authored 'History of Trade Unionism', 1894, co-founder of 'New Statesman' magazine 1854 Birthday Charles Fillmore, born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, mystic, co-founder, Unity, a New Thought movement church, created metaphysical interpretations of the Bible, promoted idea that God is good, God is available, God is in you, wrote, 'The Twelve Powers of Man' 1834 Birthday Francis Channing Barlow, U.S. lawyer/General-Major/co-founder, ABA 1832 Birthday Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder, Theosophical Society 1829 Death Auguste Chouteau, St. Louis co-founder, dies 1817 Birthday Sajjid Ahmad Chan, Indian moslem leader/co-founder, Pakistan 1810 Birthday Ole Bull, born in Bergen, Norway, famous violinist, virtuoso, compared to Niccolo Paganini, co-founder, Den Nationale Scene theater 1724 Birthday John Nieuwenhuijzen, theologist/co-founder, Society of It General 1707 Birthday Charles Wesley, co-founder, Methodist movement 1703 Birthday John B Wesley, England, religion co-founder, Methodists 1616 Death Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 1559 Death Kano Motonobu, Zen co-founder (Kano school of painting), dies at 83 1549 Birthday Johan van der Veeken, merchant/co-founder, VOC 1476 Birthday Kano Motonobu, Kyoto Japan, co-founder, Kano school of painting
