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Douglas Tilden

1860–1935 (age 75)

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Sculptor.

David Colton

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Vice president of the Southern Pacific Railroad and namesake of Colton, California.

Henry Durant

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First president of the University of California, Berkeley.

Nannie Kramer

1883–1953 (age 70)

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Organizer, president and membership director of the Oakland Women's City Club.

Virginia Prentiss

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African-American midwife and nanny to Jack London.

Jane Sather

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Donor of Sather Gate and Sather Tower to the University of California, Berkeley.

Francis Shattuck

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Prominent in the politics and early development of Alameda County, Oakland and Berkeley.

William Shorey

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African-American whaling captain and Oakland civic leader.

John Swett

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Founder of the California Public School System.

Charles Tilden

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Namesake of Tilden Regional Park.

Volney Ashford

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Exiled revolutionary.

Cloe Buckel

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One of the first female doctors in California.

Glenn Burke

1952–1995 (age 43)

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First openly gay player in Major League Baseball.

Henry Cogswell

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Dentist and temperance movement crusader.

Marcus Foster

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First Black Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District and first victim of the Symbionese Liberation Army.

Eliza Fryer

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Educator and missionary.

David Hewes

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Provided the Golden Spike.

Bobby Hutton

1950–1968 (age 18)

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First treasurer of the Black Panther Party.

Fred Korematsu

1919–2005 (age 86)

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Challenged Executive Order 9066 in the landmark Supreme Court case Korematsu v. United States.

Ike Lassiter

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Football player.

Joseph LeConte

1823–1901 (age 78)

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Co-founder of the Sierra Club.

Ernie Lombardi

1908–1977 (age 69)

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Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player.

Washington Oglesby

1859–1902 (age 43)

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African-American lawyer, one of the earliest in California.

John Pomeroy

1822–1895 (age 73)

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Law professor at Hastings College of the Law.

Elizabeth Short

1924–1947 (age 23)

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Unsolved Hollywood murder victim known as the Black Dahlia.

James Lippi

d. 1942

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American-born member of the Royal Canadian Air Force who died in World War II.

Lee Ya-Ching

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China's First Lady of Flight and first female pilot graduated from Geneve-Cointrin and Boeing School of Aeronautics.

Joshua Henshaw

1746–1823 (age 77)

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Joshua Henshaw was a Boston resident who lived from 1746 to 1823.

Nathaniel Munroe

1742–1814 (age 72)

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Nathaniel Munroe was an American who lived from 1742 to 1814.

Thomas Walter Ward

1758–1835 (age 77)

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Thomas Walter Ward (1758-1835) was a late 18th and early 19th century figure buried in Mountain View Cemetery.

James L. Hogeboom

1766–1839 (age 73)

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James L. Hogeboom (1766-1839) was a Ghent resident of Dutch-descended heritage buried at Mountain View Cemetery.

Charlotte Paxton Kendall

1807–1854 (age 47)

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Charlotte Paxton Kendall was a 19th-century woman whose life spanned the early American period.

Peter Skene Ogden

1790–1854 (age 64)

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Peter Skene Ogden (1790-1854) was a Canadian fur trader and explorer who played a significant role in the North American...

Joseph G. Baldwin

1815–1864 (age 49)

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Joseph G. Baldwin was a Winchester resident who lived from 1815 to 1864.

Alexander White Baldwin

1835–1869 (age 34)

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Alexander White Baldwin (1835-1869) was a Gainesville resident during the Reconstruction era.

Andrew Henshaw Ward

1784–1864 (age 80)

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Andrew Henshaw Ward (1784-1864) was an 80-year-old resident of Shrewsbury at the time of his death.

Henry Huntly Haight

1825–1878 (age 53)

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Henry Huntly Haight was the 15th Governor of California, serving from 1867 to 1871.

Henry Durant

1802–1875 (age 73)

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Henry Durant was an American educator and founder of the University of California.

Coles Bashford

1816–1878 (age 62)

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Coles Bashford was an American politician who served as Governor of Wisconsin.

Edward Stanly

1810–1872 (age 62)

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Edward Stanly was an American politician and Union general during the Civil War.

John M. Coghlan

1835–1879 (age 44)

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John M. Coghlan was an American naval officer who served in the U.S. Navy during the late 19th century.

Noah Norton

1786–1877 (age 91)

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Noah Norton (1786-1877) was a long-lived individual who reached 91 years of age and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery...

Thomas Henry Selby

1820–1875 (age 55)

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Thomas Henry Selby (1820-1875) was a New York City resident who lived to age 55 and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery...

John B. Felton

1827–1877 (age 50)

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John B. Felton (1827-1877) was a Saugus resident who lived 50 years before being buried in Mountain View Cemetery.

Henderson Luelling

1809–1878 (age 69)

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Henderson Luelling (1809-1878) was an individual who lived to age 69 and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery.

Benjamin Parke Avery

1828–1875 (age 47)

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Benjamin Parke Avery (1828-1875) was an American editor and publisher who founded the Overland Monthly literary magazine...

David D. Colton

1832–1878 (age 46)

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David D. Colton (1832-1878) was a prominent railroad executive and businessman in California.

Perez Mann Batchelder

1818–1873 (age 55)

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Perez Mann Batchelder (1818-1873) was a New England merchant and civic leader from Beverly, Massachusetts.

Almera Woodward Johnson

1808–1876 (age 68)

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Almera Woodward Johnson (1808-1876) was a Maine resident and community member from Scarborough.

Horatio Gates Livermore

1807–1879 (age 72)

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Horatio Gates Livermore (1807-1879) was a California businessman and landowner.