Died On This Date

July 9

Taylor, Zachary
b. November 24, 1784 d. July 9, 1850
12th US President. Taylor fought in the War of 1812 and vanquished the Seminoles in Florida. He antagonized the South by advocating the integration of California (a non-slave state). He was the second President to die in office. He died 5 days after he became ill after attending a July 4th celebration at the Washington Monument.

Steiger, Rod
b. April 14, 1925 d. July 9, 2002
American film and television actor. Between 1951 and 2002 Steiger appeared in many films including "Dr. Zhivago," "A Month of Sundays," " The January Man," "American Gothic," "The Player," "The Amityville Horror," "Teresa," "The Loved One," "Convicts 4," "Carpool," "Mars Attacks," "End of Days," "Incognito," "The Hurricane," "Lightmaker,' "The Flying Dutchman," and of course "In The Heat of The Night" for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1967.

Sanford, Isabel
b. August 29, 1917 d. July 9, 2004Actress. She was best known for her role as 'Louise "Weezie" Jefferson' on the popular 1970s and 1980s television sitcom "The Jeffersons." An acclaimed actress on Broadway for over 30 years, she co-starred with Sherman Hemsley on the spin-off of the popular series "All in the Family," in which she also appeared. In 1981, she became the first African-American woman to receive an Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on "The Jeffersons."
Cause of death: Natural causes