2004 Egon Von Furstenberg, fashion designer, dies at 57
2004 Stephen Sprouse, Designer
2002 Bill Blass, designer, dies at 79
2001 Harvey R. Ball, graphic designer, invented the ubiquitous smiley face in 1963, dies at 79
2000 Thea Porter, '60s Soho designer, dies at 72
1999 Douglas Leigh, Broadway sign designer, dies at 92
1999 Alexander Liberman, American Designer
1997 Francis Paudras, designer/jazz fan, dies at 62
1997 Milner Connorton Gray, designer, dies at 97
1997 Gianni Versace, fashion designer, shot to death by Andrew Cunanan at 50
1997 Giuseppe 'Nuccio' Bertone, car Designer, dies at 82
1996 Paul Rand, graphic designer, dies at 82
1996 Pavel Alexandrovich Solovyov, aero-engine designer, dies at 79
1996 Seymour Cray, computer designer, dies in auto accident at 71
1996 Elizabeth Eyre de Lanaux, designer artist/writer, dies at 102
1996 Kenneth Fleetwood, fashion Designer, dies at 65
1996 Ossie Raymond Clark, fashion designer, dies at 54
1996 Harold C Fox, Fashion designer/musician, dies at 86
1996 John William Fozard, aircraft designer, dies at 68
1996 Joyce Buck, actress/interior designer, dies at 71
1996 Serge Chermayeff, architect/designer, dies at 95
1996 Saul Bass, designer, dies at 74
1996 Ian Spurling, ballet designer, dies at 59
1996 Dante Giacosa, engineer/designer, dies at 91
1996 Susan Bosence, textile designer, dies at 82
1996 George Lowthian Trevelyan, designer/visionary, dies at 89
1996 Tibor Reich, textile designer, dies at 79
1996 Roman Ciesiewicz, artist/graphic designer, dies at 65
1995 Norman Potter, cabinetmaker designer/writer, dies at 72
1995 Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer, dies at 81
1995 John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer, dies at 83
1995 Paolo Gucci, entrepreneur/accessories designer, dies at 64
1995 John Britten, motorcycle Designer, dies at 45
1995 Jack Stoddart, designer/socialist, dies at 70
1995 James Pilditch, designer, dies at 66
1995 Luigi Innocenti, designer, dies at 71
1995 Walter Landor, designer, dies at 81
1995 Jean Elizabeth Leuckert Muir, designer dressmaker, dies at 66
1995 James Gardner, designer, dies at 87
1995 David Kindersley, alphabet Designer/Cutter, dies at 79
1995 Chris de Marigny, painter/designer, dies at 52
1995 Marion Herbst, German/Dutch jewelry designer, dies at 50
1994 Leigh Bowery, designer, dies at 33
1994 Harry Horner, Czech/US set designer/director (Our Town), dies at 84
1994 David Bache, designer, dies at 69
1994 John Michael Grimes, set Designer, dies at 70
1994 Manual Pina, fashion Designer, dies at 50
1994 Franco Moschino, Italian fashion designer, dies at 44
1994 Richard Jock Kinneir, graphic designer, dies at 77
1994 John Hidalgo Moya, architect, Designer of Skylon, dies at 74
1994 Gerard van de Groenekan, furniture maker/designer, dies at 90
1994 Henry Mackie, designer of the Belfast Calorimeter, dies at 73
1994 James Pollack, U.S. room designer, dies at 55
1994 Ferdinando Scarfiotti, Italian set designer (Last Emperor), dies at 53
1994 Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer, dies at 79
1994 Oliver Smith, U.S. set designer (Guys and Dolls-7 Tony Awards), dies at 75
1993 Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer (Harem), dies at 87
1993 Frank J Del Giudice, U.S. industrial designer (Boeing 747), dies at 77
1993 Actress Loretta Young, 80, weds costume designer Jean Louis, 85
1993 John Truscott, Australian set designer (Camelot), dies at 57
1993 Lucinda Ballard, U.S. costume designer/wife of Howard Dietz, dies at 90
1993 Irene Sharaff, U.S. costume designer (Cleopatra, Can-can), dies at 83
1993 Designer Claude Montana (44) weds his model Wallis Franken (44)
1993 Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin, Chief designer of Soviet launch pads, dies
1993 Hannah Troy, fashion designer (petite), dies of heart attack at 93
1993 Vera, scarf/linen designer, dies of cardiac arrest at 87
1993 Edward S "Ted" Haworth, U.S. set designer (Sayonara, Marty), dies at 76
1992 Emilio Pucci, Italian fashion designer (Jackie Kennedy), dies at 78
1992 Tommy Nutter, fashion designer (bell bottom pants), dies of AIDs at 49
1992 Mollie Parnis, fashion designer (Mamie Eisenhower), dies
1992 Renie Irene Brouillet Conley, U.S., costume designer (Cleopatra), dies
1992 Florence Randall, model/designer (Bill Blass), dies at 54 of cancer
1992 Clovis Ruffin, fashion designer (T shirt dress), dies of AIDS at 46
1991 Andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies
1991 Anton Furst, production designer (Batman), dies at 47
1991 Designer Mary McFadden (52) announces divorce of Kohie Yohannan (23)
1991 Peter Bailey, Graphic designer/calligrapher, dies
1991 Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond Movies), dies at 73
1990 Jurriaan Schrofer, graphic designer, dies
1990 Palmira Henry, fashion designer, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 44
1990 Roy "Halston" Frowick, fashion designer, dies of AIDs at 68
1986 Raymond Loewy, U.S. industrial designer, dies at 92
1985 Helen Rose, costume designer, dies at 81
1985 Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, dies by accident
1985 Rudi Gernreich, U.S. designer (miniskirt), dies at 62
1983 Fashion designer Donna Karen marries Stephan Weiss
1982 Sandy Powell, costume designer, dies at 82
1982 Jean C M Picart le Doux, French designer, dies
1977 Paul Hardy, Belgian designer (Italian Country, dies at 69
1974 Anne Klien, fashion designer, dies at 51
1973 Elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer, dies at 77
1973 G Paul H Schuitema, graphically designer/photographer, dies
1972 Norman Norell [Levinson], U.S. fashion designer, dies at 72
1971 Stella McCartney, British Designer
1971 Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, dies at 87
1970 Artem Mikoyan, Russian aircraft designer (MIG), dies at 65
1969 Alexander McQueen, fashion designer
1968 Donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St. Louis), dies at 69
1967 Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies
1967 Pam Blundell, fashion designer
1966 Natacha Rambova, costume designer, dies at 69
1963 Mossimo Giannulli, fashion designer, hot
1963 Marc Jacobs, American Designer
1963 Alison Roberts, fashion designer
1963 Billy Baldwin, American Designer
1962 Caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist, dies at 65
1962 Frederick Handley Page, designer of 1st big airplane (40 seats), dies
1962 Phillip Schofield, TV personality and designer, Nightfire
1962 Howard Engstrom, Boston, a designer of Univac computer, dies at 59
1961 Tom Ford, American Designer
1961 Richard Allen Garriott, born in Cambridge, England, computer game designer, Origin
1961 Leigh Bowery, designer
1961 Isaac Mizrahi, American Designer
1960 Delmar G Roos, designer of jeep, dies at 79
1960 John Galliano, British Designer
1959 Gilbert Adrian, costume designer, dies of heart attack at 56
1959 Dianne Brill, born in Tampa, fashion designer and party girl, Queen of the Night
1957 Christian Dior, French designer (New Look), dies at 52 in Italy
1956 Ena Heese, South African costume designer, Willem of Orange
1955 Ben de Lisi, British fashion designer
1955 Donatella Versace, Italian Designer
1954 Gerard Hadders, Dutch postage stamp designer, 1991 children stamp
1953 Edwin P Hubble, astronomer, designer of telescopes, dies at 63
1953 Stephen Sprouse, Designer
1953 Roberta Williams, American Designer
1952 Lindka Cierach, fashion designer
1952 Jean Paul Gaultier, Designer
1952 Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese Designer
1950 Franco Moschino, fashion Designer
1949 Vera Wang, American Designer
1948 Donna Karan, Forest Hills, New York, fashion designer, Coty Award-1977
1946 Diane von Furstenberg, Brussels Belgiums, fashion designer
1946 Gianni Versace, Italian Designer
1946 Ever Meulen, [Eddy Vermeulen], Dutch designer, children stamps 1992
1945 Norma Kamali, born in New York City, dress designer, Costumes for the Wiz
1944 Manual Pina, fashion designer
1944 John Napier, London, set designer for the Royal Shakesphere Company
1944 Chris de Marigny, painter/designer
1943 William E "Bill" Gibb, Scottish fashion designer
1942 Calvin Klein, born in Bronx, New York, fashion designer, Calvin Klein Jeans, CK
1942 Betsy Johnson, fashion designer, 1971 Winnie Award
1942 Caroline Charles, fashion designer
1942 Manolo Blahnik, Spanish Designer
1941 Vivienne Westwood, English Designer
1940 Bijan, born in Iran, mens apparel designer, Beverly Hills, New York City, London
1940 Bob Mackie, born in Monterey Parks, California, designer, Streisand, Cher
1940 H R Giger, artist, special effects designer, Alien
1939 Ralph Lauren, fashion designer, Chaps
1939 Nicholas Haslam, interior designer
1939 Liz Claiborne, Brussels Belgium, fashion designer, women
1938 Karl Lagerfeld, German Designer
1937 Ferdinand Piech, Austrian Designer
1936 Yves Saint-Laurent, Oran Algeria, fashion designer, Opium, Obsession
1936 Ian Spurling, ballet designer
1935 Nolan Miller, Burkburnett, Texas, fashion designer, Dynasty, Love Boat
1934 Bernard Nevill, textile designer
1934 Giorgio Armani, born in Milan, Italy, fashion designer, American Gigolo
1934 Mary Quant, Kent England, fashion designer, Chelsea Look, Mod Look
1933 Adolfo, Cardones Cuba, fashion designer, Nancy Reagan
1933 Emanuel Ungaro, France, fashion designer, Neiman-Marcus Award-1969
1932 Jose Maria Capricorne, Curacaos graphically designer/painter
1932 Valentino, born in Milan, Italy, fashion designer, Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis
1932 Theoni Vachliotis aldredge, award winning costume designer
1932 Oscar de la Renta, Dominican Republic, designer, Coty Hall of Fame-1973
1932 Valentino [Garavani], Milan Italy, fashion designer
1932 Halston, [R Halston Frowick], fashion designer, 1972 Hall of Fame
1931 Carl Toms, stage designer
1931 Eileen Diss, theatrical designer, August, Secret Places, Betrayal
1930 Kenneth Fleetwood, fashion designer
1930 David Gentleman, designer and painter
1930 Roman Ciesiewicz, artist/graphic designer
1929 James Pilditch, designer
1929 Milton Glaser, American Designer
1929 Robert Welch, designer/silversmith, Robert Welch flatware
1929 Liz Claiborne, fashion designer
1928 Jean Elizabeth Leuckert Muir, designer dressmaker
1928 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist, dies at 65
1928 John William Fozard, aircraft designer
1928 Donald Brooks, fashion designer, Emmy 1983
1927 Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer, 8 Coty Awards
1927 Carl Toms, stage designer, 1 Million BC, Moon Zero Two
1927 Hubert de Givenchy, Beauvais France, fashion designer, Audrey Hepburn
1927 Harry Wich, Dutch set designer
1926 Marc Bohan, dress designer
1926 Bernard Ashley, English fashion designer/president, Laura Ashley
1926 Michael Rizzello, sculpter and coin designer
1926 Arthur Arfons, auto racer/designer, Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH
1925 Jack Stoddart, designer/socialist
1925 David Bache, designer
1925 Joyce Buck, actress/interior designer
1925 John Bury, designer
1924 James Galanos, Philadelphia, fashion designer, Coty Hall of Fame-1959
1924 John Michael Grimes, set Designer
1924 Gerard Wernars, Dutch graphic designer, Library stamps 1991
1923 Luigi Innocenti, designer
1923 Anne Klein, fashion designer, Anne Klein II
1923 John Weitz, spy/author/fashion designer, Friends in High Places
1923 Norman Potter, cabinetmaker designer/writer
1923 Andre Courreges, born in France, fashion designer, introduced the miniskirt
1923 Carroll Shelby, American Designer
1922 Rudi Gernreich, designer, 1st women's topless swimsuit, miniskirt
1922 Pierre Cardin, Paris, France, fashion designer, Unisex
1922 Bill Blass, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, fashion designer, Nancy Reagan
1921 Francoise Gilot, painter, designer, author living legacy award, 1984
1921 Henry Mackie, designer of the Belfast Calorimeter
1921 Saul Bass, designer
1920 John A "Jacky" Kilverston, adm/designer (dreadnought), dies at 79
1920 John Hidalgo Moya, architect/designer, Skylon
1920 Alexander Moulton, English bicycle designer, folding bicycle
1917 Richard Jock Kinneir, graphic designer
1916 Theo Bitter, Dutch painter/set designer
1916 Tibor Reich, textile designer
1915 David Kindersley, font designer/cutter
1914 Emilio Pucci, Naples, fashion designer, Neiman-Marcus Award-1954
1914 Paul Rand, American Designer
1914 John Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies
1914 Giuseppe 'Nuccio' Bertone, car designer
1914 Pierre A Balmain, France, fashion designer, 1940's "New Look"
1914 Josef Muller-Brockmann, graphic designer/writer
1914 Cornelis "Kees" Andrea, Dutch painter/graphic artist/carpet designer
1914 Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer
1913 Walter Landor, designer
1913 Susan Bosence, textile designer
1913 Oleg Cassini, Paris, France, fashion designer, Jackie Kennedy
1912 Pauline Trigere, fashion designer, Bell Bottoms
1912 John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer
1911 Stuart Rose, designer, British Post Office
1911 Ronald Udell, England, production designer, Pinewood Studios
1910 Harry Horner, stage/Film Designer
1910 Harold C Fox, fashion designer/musician
1907 James Gardner, designer
1907 Edith Head, fashion designer, MGM
1907 Charles Eames, American Designer
1906 George Lowthian Trevelyan, designer/visionary
1906 Alexandre Trauber, Hungarian/French set designer, Hotel du Nord
1905 Jean-Rene Lacoste, born in France, U.S. Open, 1926, /alligator shirt designer
1905 Mollie Parnis, born in New York City, fashion designer, Mollie Roberts Collection
1905 Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer, long-skirted look
1905 Dante Giacosa, engineer/designer
1903 Adele Simpson, New York City, fashion designer, Neiman-Marcus Award-1946
1903 Gilbert Adrian, [Greenberg], born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, costume designer
1902 Howard T. Engstrom, born in Boston, computer designer, Univac
1902 Jean C M Picart le Doux, France, carpet designer
1901 Jo Mielziner, born in Paris, set designer, Carousel, Death of a Salesman
1900 Serge Chermayeff, architect/designer
1900 Sandy Powell, Rotherham England, costume designer, Rob Roy
1899 Milner Connorton Gray, designer
1898 Willy Messerschmitt, German aircraft designer
1898 Kurt Tank, German WW II aircraft designer
1898 James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor (vacuum pump), dies at 70
1897 Nancy Keene Lancaster, designer/Collector
1897 Elmar Berkovich, Hungarian/Dutch designer, Eindhoven Theatre
1897 Caspar Neher, German set designer/librettist
1897 G Paul H Schuitema, graphic designer/photographer, System-O-Color
1897 Natacha Rambova, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, costume designer
1896 Elsa Schiaparelli, French fashion designer
1895 John Knudsen Northrop, aircraft designer, Northrop Air
1894 Gustave Caillebotte, French shipbuilding designer/painter, dies at 45
1893 Raymond Loewy, U.S. industrial designer
1893 Norman Bel Geddes, born in Adrian, Michigan, theatrical designer, Rivals, Dead End
1892 Jean Lurcat, French painter/carpet designer
1891 Jan Wils, Holland, architect/designer, Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium
1890 Chicago Mainbocher, uniform designer, Red Cross, Girl Scouts, Waves
1886 David Steinman, New York City, bridge designer, Hudson, Triborough
1883 Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, French fashion designer, Chanel
1883 Coco Chanel, French Designer
1878 W Starling Burgess, yacht designer, America Cup's Enterprise
1874 Howard Staunton, world chess champion, designer of chess pieces, dies
1865 Joseph Paxton, designer (Crystal Palace), dies
1865 Frederick William Goudy, U.S., printer/type designer
1862 Adolphe Appia, Swiss set designer/theorist
1860 Rene Lalique, French jewel designer
1848 Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer
1848 Augustus Saint-Gaudens, U.S., sculptor and designer, 1907 $20 gold piece
1846 Wilhelm Maybach, German engineer, designer of 1st Mercedes
1844 Karl F Benz, German designer/auto manufacturer, 4-taktmotor
1834 William Morris, England, designer, craftsman, poet and socialist
1833 Edward Burne-Jones, England, Pre-Raphaelite painter/designer
1832 James Wimshurst, British designer/inventor, electricstatic generator
1806 Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer
1775 John Baskerville, English printer/type designer, dies at 68
1768 Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies
1752 Charles-Antoine Coypel, French carpet designer, dies at 57
1740 Giambattista Bodoni, Saluzzo Italy, printer/typeface designer, Bodoni
1730 Josiah Wedgwood, England, pottery designer/manufacturer, Wedgwood
1728 Robert Adam, architect/designer, Adelphi Terrace, London
1694 Charles-Antoine Coypel, French carpet designer
1675 Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship designer, dies at 52
1619 Charles Le Brun, Paris, painter, designer, Chancellor Seguier
1607 Alessandro Agnolo Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer, dies at 72
1592 Michiel Coxcie, Flemish (court)painter/carpet designer, dies
1551 Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo, Italian set designer, dies
1535 Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer
1502 Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer
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