Eleanor Holm

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist (1913–2004).

Born December 6th, 1913 in Brooklyn.

Died January 31st, 2004 at 90 years old in Miami (kidney failure).

Theodore Millon

American psychologist & academic (1928-2014).

Born August 18th, 1928 in Brooklyn.

Died January 29th, 2014 at 85 years old in Greenville.

Richard Axel

American molecular biologist.

Born July 2nd, 1946 (age 79 years) in Brooklyn.

Michael Higgins

American actor (1920-2008).

Born January 20th, 1920 in Brooklyn.

Died November 5th, 2008 at 88 years old in Manhattan (disease). ^[ref]

Jennifer Higdon

American composer.

Born December 31st, 1962 (age 63 years) in Brooklyn.

William Van Alen

American architect.

Born August 10th, 1883 in Brooklyn.

Died May 24th, 1954 at 70 years old in New York City.

Charlotte Henry

American actress (1914-1980).

Born March 3rd, 1914 in Brooklyn.

Died April 11th, 1980 at 66 years old in La Jolla (cancer).

David Christian

American historian.

Born December 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Brooklyn.

Marshall Warren Nirenberg

American biochemist and geneticist (1927-2010).

Born April 10th, 1927 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died January 15th, 2010 at 82 years old in New York City (cancer). ^[ref]

Leonard Rosenman

American composer (1924-2008).

Born September 7th, 1924 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died March 4th, 2008 at 83 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]