Guinness Book of Records founder Norris McWhirter, April 19

<I>Guinness Book of Records</I> co-founder Norris McWhirter died in London on Monday, April 19, 2004, at the age of 78 after suffering a heart attack, his family said. McWhirter fell ill while playing tennis at his home in Wiltshire, southern England, on Monday evening, a family spokeswoman said Tuesday. As founding editor of the <I>Guinness Book of Records</I>, McWhirter produced a publication that came to be regarded as the final arbiter on questions of who holds what international record. By 1964, the publishers were selling 1 million copies a year and by 1981, annual sales topped 40 million.
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( AP/Fiona Hanson, file / April 20, 2004 )

Guinness Book of Records co-founder Norris McWhirter died in London on Monday, April 19, 2004, at the age of 78 after suffering a heart attack, his family said. McWhirter fell ill while playing tennis at his home in Wiltshire, southern England, on Monday evening, a family spokeswoman said Tuesday. As founding editor of the Guinness Book of Records, McWhirter produced a publication that came to be regarded as the final arbiter on questions of who holds what international record. By 1964, the publishers were selling 1 million copies a year and by 1981, annual sales topped 40 million.

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