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Jesse Owens (1913–1980), track and field; set three world records in one day while in college at the Ohio State University; won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics; raised in Cleveland, and attended college in Columbus; Jerry Page (1961– ), boxer; born in Columbus; Alexis Peterson (1995– ), basketball combo guard; born in Columbus
Hells Angels member "Dirty" George Westley Rothrock was shot and killed with a .38 caliber handgun by his girlfriend Mary Jane Jarus after he had hit her with a telephone and choked her unconscious at their Cleveland home on November 2, 1981. Rothrock's funeral in Mentor on November 6 was attended by local and national Hells Angels. [70]
The funeral homes sued Tri-State and Marsh, eventually settling first for $36 million with the plaintiff's class in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Ultimately, the Marsh defendants also settled for $3.5 million after their insurer, Georgia Farm Bureau, agreed to pay the settlement.
The James A. Garfield Memorial is the final resting place of assassinated President James A. Garfield, located in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. The memorial, which began construction in October 1885 and was dedicated on May 30, 1890, exhibits a combination of Byzantine, Gothic, and Romanesque Revival architectural styles.
George K. Nash, Governor of Ohio [77] Edward Orton Sr., Ohio State Geologist and first president of Ohio State University [78] Edward Orton Jr., Ohio State Geologist and ceramic engineer [79] Joseph H. Outhwaite, member of the U.S. House of Representatives [80] Frank Packard, architect [81] Alice E. Heckler Peters (1845–1921), social reformer ...
Virgil Ivan Grissom was born in the small town of Mitchell, Indiana, on April 3, 1926, [1] to Dennis David Grissom (1903–1994), a signalman for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Cecile King Grissom (1901–1995), a homemaker. Virgil was the family's second child (an older sister died in infancy shortly before his birth).
The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2023.Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT.A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth and subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, year of birth (if known), and reference.
Joe Roberts, 86, basketball player (Ohio State Buckeyes, Syracuse Nationals, Kentucky Colonels) and coach (b. 1936) [488] James Wright , 83, historian, president of Dartmouth College (1998–2009) (b. 1939) [ 489 ]