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Shirley Chisholm, 80. First black woman elected to Congress; first black person to seek a major party's presidential nomination. Jan. 1.
Rosemary Kennedy, 86. Mentally handicapped sister of President Kennedy; inspiration for the Special Olympics. Jan. 7.
Rose Mary Woods, 87. President Nixon's secretary who said she inadvertently erased part of the Watergate tape. Jan. 22.
Johnny Carson, 79. Quick-witted Tonight Show host who became a national institution. Jan. 23.
Max Schmeling, 99. German heavyweight whose bouts against Joe Louis set off a propaganda war. Feb. 2.
Ossie Davis, 87. Actor and civil rights activist. Feb. 4.
Arthur Miller, 89. One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, who gave the world Death of a Salesman and married Marilyn Monroe. Feb. 10.
Rafik Hariri, 60. Tycoon who led the rebuilding of Lebanon. Feb. 14.
Tillie Fowler, 62. Four-term Florida congresswoman. March 2.
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., 67. Became legal superstar during O.J. Simpson trial; "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit." March 29.
Frank Perdue, 84. Folksy CEO whose commercials proclaimed "it takes a tough man to make a tender chicken." March 31.
Pope John Paul II, 84. Helped topple communism in Europe and left a deeply conservative stamp on the church he led for 26 years. April 2.Prince Rainier III, 81. His marriage to Grace Kelly brought glamor to Monaco. April 6.
Ezer Weizman, 80. Former Israeli president. April 24.
Peter W. Rodino Jr., 95. New Jersey congressman led House impeachment investigation of Nixon. May 7.
George Mikan, 80. Pro basketball's first dominant big man. June 1.
Anne Bancroft, 73. Won 1962 Oscar as Helen Keller's teacher in The Miracle Worker; achieved even greater fame in The Graduate. June 6.
John Walton, 58. Billionaire Wal-Mart heir; philanthropist. June 27.
Hank Stram, 82. Football coach; took Kansas City Chiefs to two Super Bowls. July 4.James Stockdale, 81. Ross Perot's 1992 running mate; retired vice admiral who received Medal of Honor after enduring 7 1/2 years in a North Vietnamese prison. July 5.
Retired Gen. William Westmoreland, 91. Commanded American troops in Vietnam. July 18.
Saudi Arabia's King Fahd, 84. Aug. 1.Peter Jennings, 67. Longtime ABC News anchor. Aug. 7.
Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe, 103. Negro Leagues star. Aug. 11.
Richard Kelly, 81. Florida congressman caught in Abscam scandal. Aug. 22.
Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 80. Sept. 3.Simon Wiesenthal, 96. Holocaust survivor who helped track down Nazi criminals. Sept. 20.
Constance Baker Motley, 84. Civil rights lawyer who took part in key desegregation cases; later first black woman federal judge. Sept. 28.
Milton Obote, 80. Two-time president of Uganda. Oct. 10.Vivian Malone Jones, 63. One of two blacks whose enrollment at the University of Alabama led to George Wallace's infamous "stand in the schoolhouse door." Oct. 13.
Rosa Parks, 92. Her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparked the modern civil rights movement. Oct. 24.
Al Lopez, 97. Hall of Fame catcher; managed pennant-winning teams in 1954 (Indians) and 1959 (White Sox). Oct. 30.
Eugene McCarthy, 89. Former Minnesota senator and presidential candidate. Dec. 10.Richard Pryor, 65. Actor-comedian. Dec. 10.