Mel Patton

American athletics competitor (1924-2014).

Born November 16th, 1924 in Los Angeles.

Died May 9th, 2014 at 89 years old in Fallbrook (diabetes).

George Hugh Niederauer

Catholic archbishop (1936-2017).

Born June 14th, 1936 in Los Angeles.

Died May 2nd, 2017 at 80 years old in San Rafael (lung cancer).

Ernie Royal

American jazz trumpeter (1921–1983).

Born June 2nd, 1921 in Los Angeles.

Died March 16th, 1983 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer).

Ontronik

American musician.

Born May 4th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Los Angeles.

Barbara Nwaba

American athletics competitor.

Born January 18th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Los Angeles.

Tanya Atwater

American geophysicist and marine geologist (born 1942).

Born August 27th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Dorothy Cheney

American tennis player (1916-2014).

Born September 1st, 1916 in Los Angeles.

Died November 23rd, 2014 at 98 years old in Escondido.

Dick Rathmann

Racecar driver.

Born January 6th, 1924 in Los Angeles.

Died February 1st, 2000 at 76 years old in Melbourne.

Shinkichi Tajiri

American-dutch visual artist (1923-2009).

Born December 7th, 1923 in Los Angeles.

Died March 15th, 2009 at 85 years old in Baarlo. ^[ref]

Alfred G. Knudson

American geneticist (1922–2016).

Born August 9th, 1922 in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Died July 10th, 2016 at 93 years old in Philadelphia. ^[ref]