Clara Ward

American gospel singer (1924–1973).

Born April 21st, 1924 in Philadelphia.

Died January 16th, 1973 at 48 years old in Los Angeles.

Meldrick Taylor

American boxer.

Born October 19th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Philadelphia.

Kevin Hooks

American actor and director.

Born September 19th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Philadelphia.

Pamela Fryman

American television producer and director.

Born August 19th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Philadelphia.

Baauer

American dj and record producer.

Born April 30th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Philadelphia.

Karl Barry Sharpless

American chemist and nobel laureate (born 1941).

Born April 28th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Philadelphia.

Brandon Davies

American basketball player.

Born July 25th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Philadelphia.

Randal Kleiser

Film director, screenwriter.

Born July 20th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Philadelphia.

Edith Windsor

American lgbt rights activist and a technology manager at ibm.

Born June 20th, 1929 in Philadelphia.

Died September 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Jack Ramsay

American sports coach and broadcaster (1925-2014).

Born February 21st, 1925 in Philadelphia.

Died April 28th, 2014 at 89 years old in Naples (cancer). ^[ref]