Back to WA-WD Home
Browse by Category
 Actors and Actresses
|
 Musical Performers
|
 Other Performers
|
 Political Figures
|
 Athletes & Sports Figures
|
 All Other Categories
|
Alphabetical Quick List
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Search
Extras & Daily Features
Today's Birthdays
|
 Recent Deaths
|
 New Listings
|
 Living Oscar Winners
|
|
Oldest Living Major Leaguers
|
|
Alive in Baseball Hall of Fame
|
|
Dead Playboy Playmates
|
|
Dead U.S. Astronauts
|
|
Mouseketeers, Alive and Dead
|
This is a hassle-free site -- no popups, no sound, no user IDs, no spyware, and no huge graphics. Enjoy.
Harry Blackmun
Dead
Born: 11/12/1908 in Nashville, Illinois, USADied: 3/4/1999
Age: 90
Cause of death: complications from hip surgery.
Full name: Harry Andrew Blackmun
Noted For: U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals judge, appointed by Eisenhower (1959-70); U.S. Supreme Court Justice, appointed by Nixon (1970-94). Authored the historic Roe v. Wade decision that gave constitutional protection to a woman's right to have an abortion (1973).
