The weather is here..wish you were beautiful.

The weather is here..wish you were beautiful.is my saying for today (August 26th)!

Quote of the day: "People are wrong when they say that opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what wrong with it." by Noel Coward

Word of the day: pavonine - adjective: resembling the feathers of a peacock

August 26th is the 238th day of the year (239th in a leap year) and there are 127 days left until the end of the year.

If today is your Birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

If you would like your birthday or a family member, or even a friends included in my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!

Some other, Famous People who were born on August 26th!

1469, Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)

1540, King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)

1676, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Robert Walpole (d. 1745)

1694, American rector of Yale College, Elisha Williams (d. 1755)

1728, Swiss scientist, Johann Heinrich Lambert (d. 1777)

1736, French chemist, Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle (d. 1790)

1740, French inventor, Joseph Montgolfier (d. 1810)

1743, French chemist, Antoine Lavoisier (d. 1794)

1775, German writer, William Joseph Behr (d. 1851)

1789, Prince of Persia, Abbas Mirza (d. 1833)

1792, Uruguayan political figure, Manuel Oribe (d. 1857)

1819, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1861)

1826, Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)

1845, English victim of Jack the Ripper, Mary Ann Nichols (d. 1888)

1850, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate, Charles Richet (d. 1935)

1854, England cricketer, Arnold Fothergill (d. 1932)

1862, American son of William and Catherine Booth, Herbert Booth (d. 1926)

1864, Older sister of Vladimir Lenin, Anna Ulyanova (d. 1935)

1865, Scottish inventor, Arthur James Arnot (d. 1946)

1873, American inventor, Lee DeForest (d. 1961)

1874, American novelist, Zona Gale (d. 1938)

1875, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Scottish novelist, Governor General of Canada, John Buchan (d. 1940)

1880, French poet and art critic, Guillaume Apollinaire (d. 1918)

1882, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate, James Franck (d. 1964)

1885, French author, Jules Romains (d. 1972)

1890, Australian cricketer, Tommy Andrews (d. 1970)

1894, Baseball player, Sparky Adams (d. 1989)

1896, Bulgarian revolutionary, Ivan Mihailov (d. 1990)

1897, President of South Korea, Yoon Boseon (d. 1990)

1898, American art collector, Peggy Guggenheim (d. 1979)

1899, Mexican painter, Rufino Tamayo (d. 1991)

1900, German engineer and inventor, Hellmuth Walter (d. 1980)

1901, German engineer and SS officer, Hans Kammler (disappeared in 1945)

1901, American general, Maxwell Taylor (d. 1987)

1901, Chinese communist military commander and politician, Chen Yi (d. 1972)

1904, English-born writer, Christopher Isherwood (d. 1986)

1906, American polio researcher, Albert Sabin (d. 1993)

1908, Prussian-born Iranist, W. B. Henning (d. 1967)

1908, Film producer, Aubrey Schenck (d. 1999)

1908, Australian cricketer, Bill Hunt (d. 1983)

1909, American actor, Jim Davis (d. 1981)

1909, Baseball player, Gene Moore (d. 1978)

1909, South African cricketer, Eric Davies (d. 1976)

1910, Nobel Peace Prize winning Christian missionary, Mother Teresa (d. 1997)

1914, Argentine writer, Julio Cortázar (d. 1984)

1920, American cartoonist, Brant Parker (d. 2007)

1920, Thai soldier and politician, Prem Tinsulanonda

1921, Israeli mathematician and Israel Prize recipient, Shimshon Amitsur (d. 1994)

1921, American journalist, Benjamin Bradlee

1922, American journalist, Irving R. Levine (d. 2009)

1923, German conductor and pianist, Wolfgang Sawallisch

1924, Baseball player, Alex Kellner (d. 1996)

1925, American economist, Jack Hirshleifer (d. 2005)

1925, French politician and writer, Alain Peyrefitte (d. 1999)

1925, Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order, Sangharakshita

1926, Armenian Violinist, Anahit Tsitsikian

1927, Indian architect, B. V. Doshi

1928, Canadian jazz vibraphonist, Peter Appleyard

1928, Canadian novelist and essayist, Naïm Kattan

1930, West Indian cricketer, Joe Solomon

1932, Chilean basketball player, Luis Salvadores

1934, American basketball player and commentator, Tom Heinsohn

1935, American politician, Geraldine Ferraro

1936, American actress, Yvette Vickers

1938, English Drummer, Jet Black

1939, Israeli politician, Pinchas Goldstein (d. 2007)

1940, American voice actor, Don LaFontaine (d. 2008)

1941, Swiss film director, Barbet Schroeder

1941, English singer and drummer, Chris Curtis (d. 2005)

1941, British actress, Jane Merrow

1941, Japanese actress, Akiko Wakabayashi

1942, American singer, Vic Dana

1942, British politician, Dennis Turner

1944, Duke of Gloucester, British prince, Prince Richard

1944, English actor, Stephen Greif

1944, American musician, Maureen Tucker

1945, American feminist scholar, Jo Freeman

1945, First United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge

1946, American singer, Valerie Simpson

1946, American composer, Mark Snow

1946, Education Minister of the People's Republic of China, Zhou Ji

1946, Quebec singer and actress, Chantal Renaud

1947, Cuban actor, Emiliano Díez

1947, Romanian footballer, Nicolae Dobrin (d. 2007)

1950, American actor, Benjamin Hendrickson (d. 2006)

1952, Canadian hockey player, Bryon Baltimore

1952, American actor, Michael Jeter (d. 2003)

1952, American crossword editor, Will Shortz

1953, Irish footballer, Pat Sharkey

1954, Filipino pool player, Efren Reyes

1954, BBC Radio 2 DJ, Steve Wright

1956, American football coach, Mark Mangino

1956, American actor, Brett Cullen

1957, Nigerian-Swedish singer, Dr. Alban

1957, Canadian paraplegic athlete, Rick Hansen

1958, Belgian cyclist, Jan Nevens

1959, American basketball coach, Stan Van Gundy

1960, American saxophonist and bandleader, Branford Marsalis

1960, Canadian-born singer, Nancy Martinez

1960, American actress, Wanda De Jesus

1961, French singer-songwriter, Composer and pianist, Daniel Lévi

1961, American baseball player, Jeff Parrett

1962, American cyclist and attorney, Bob Mionske

1963, English cricketer, David Byas

1965, Chilean actress, Carolina Arregui

1965, American actor, Chris Burke

1965, Wrestler, Bobby Duncum, Jr. (d. 2000)

1965, American actor, Jon Hensley

1966, Dutch field hockey player, Jacques Brinkman

1966, Scottish singer, Shirley Manson

1966, Israeli artist and painter, Avner Ben-Gal

1967, British politician, Michael Gove

1968, Canadian actor, Byron Lawson

1970, Russian athlete, Olimpiada Ivanova

1970, South African cricketer, Brett Schultz

1971, Mexican singer, Thalía

1974, American basketball player, Kelvin Cato

1975, American baseball player, Morgan Ensberg

1975, Canadian Singer, Tyler Connolly

1976, Spanish singer, Amaia Montero

1976, Russian singer, Zemfira

1977, Japanese seiyu, Saeko Chiba

1977, American basketball player, Morris Peterson

1977, Hampshire cricketer and rugby league player, Liam Botham

1978, Pakistani singer, Raja Kashif

1979, American football player, Jamal Lewis

1979, Ecuadorian footballer, Cristian Mora

1979, Spanish footballer, Rubén Pazos

1979, American musician, Allison Robertson

1979, Turkish Musician, Yagmur Sarigül

1980, American actor, Macaulay Culkin

1980, American baseball player, Brendan Harris

1980, Greek basketball player, Manolis Papamakarios

1980, American actor, Chris Pine

1981, West Indian cricketer, Tino Best

1981, Greek basketball player, Andreas Glyniadakis

1981, American actress, Demetria McKinney

1981, Greek footballer, Vangelis Moras

1981, Australian yachtsman, Jesse Martin

1981, Canadian professional wrestler, Petey Williams

1982, New Zealand musician, David Long

1982, American hockey player, Noah Welch

1983, Spanish racing driver, Félix Porteiro

1985, American football player, Brandon McDonald

1986, American singer, Cassie

1986, Turkish footballer, Colin Kazim-Richards

1988, Venezuelan baseball player, Elvis Andrus

1988, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Maria Laura of Belgium

1988, American actor, Evan Ross

1988, American actress, Danielle Savre

1988, Actress, Tori Black

1990, English singer-songwriter and TV personality, Lil' Chris

1992, Chinese gymnast, Yang Yilin

1993, American actress, Keke Palmer

Famous People who Died on August 26th!

1214, Patriarch of Constantinople, Michael IV

1278, King Otakar II of Bohemia

1346, Killed in the Battle of Crécy:
Charles II of Alençon (b. 1297),
Louis I of Flanders (b. 1304),
John of Bohemia (b. 1296),
Rudolph, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1320)

1349, Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Bradwardine

1551, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden, Margareta Leijonhufvud (b. 1516)

1572, French philosopher, Petrus Ramus (b. 1515)

1595, Prior of Crato, Claimant to the throne of Portugal, Antonio (b. 1531)

1666, Dutch painter, Frans Hals (b. c. 1580)

1714, English Bishop of Gloucester, Edward Fowler (b. 1632)

1723, Dutch scientist, Anton van Leeuwenhoek (b. 1632)

1785, British soldier and politician, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (b. 1716)

1810, Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Santiago de Liniers (b. 1753)

1850, Louis-Philippe of France (b. 1773)

1865, German astronomer, Johann Franz Encke (b. 1791)

1908, American vaudeville performer, Tony Pastor (b. 1837)

1910, American psychologist and philosopher, William James (b. 1842)

1930, American actor, Lon Chaney, Sr. (b. 1883)

1944, German diplomat, Adam von Trott zu Solz (b. 1909)

1945, Austrian writer, Franz Werfel (b. 1890)

1946, American actress and screenwriter, Jeanie MacPherson (b. 1887)

1956, German-born American activist, Alfred Wagenknecht (b. 1881)

1958, English composer, Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. 1872)

1968, American actress, Kay Francis (b. 1899)

1974, American aviator, Charles Lindbergh (b. 1902)

1976, German soprano, Lotte Lehmann (b. 1888)

1978, French actor, Charles Boyer (b. 1899)

1978, Argentine footballer, José Manuel Moreno (b. 1916)

1979, Finnish author, Mika Waltari (b. 1908)

1980, German actress, Rosa Albach-Retty (b. 1874)

1980, American cartoonist, Tex Avery (b. 1908)

1981, Founder of the American Civil Liberties Union, Roger Nash Baldwin (b. 1884)

1981, American folksinger, Lee Elhardt Hays (b. 1914)

1986, American actor, Ted Knight (b. 1923)

1987, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate, Georg Wittig (b. 1897)

1987, West Indian cricketer, John Goddard (b. 1919)

1988, Portuguese singer, Carlos Paião (b. 1957)

1989, American author, Irving Stone (b. 1903)

1990, Japanese astronomer, Minoru Honda (b. 1913)

1992, American suspected murderer, Arthur Leigh Allen (b. 1933)

1992, Belgian comics artist, Bob de Moor (b. 1925)

1998, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, Frederick Reines (b. 1918)

2000, Iranian scientist, Akbar Adibi (b. 1939)

2001, Canadian painter, Louis Muhlstock (b. 1904)

2003, American football coach, Jim Wacker (b. 1937)

2004, American singer, Laura Branigan (b. 1957)

2005, Canadian guitarist, Denis D'Amour (b. 1960)

2005, American interior designer, Robert Denning (b. 1927)

2005, Canadian professional wrestler, Ed White (b. 1949)

2006, German politician, Rainer Barzel (b. 1924)

2006, Barbadian West Indies cricketer, Clyde Walcott (b. 1926)

2007, Luxembourger politician, Gaston Thorn (b. 1928)

2007, Filipino martial arts actor, Ramon Zamora (b. 1935)

2009, American writer, Vanity Fair correspondent, Dominick Dunne (b. 1925)
updated by BrianMc

Just when you think you've won the race, along come faster rats.

Just when you think you've won the race, along come faster rats.is my saying for today (August 25th)!

Quote of the day: "If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars." by J. Paul Getty

Grandparent's quote/image of the day is

Grandma Quote

Word of the day: hyposmia - noun: impaired sense of smell

August 25th is the 237th day of the year (238th in a leap year) and there are 128 days left until the end of the year.

If today is your Birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

If you would like your birthday or a family member, or even a friends included in my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!

Some other, Famous People who were born on August 25th!

1530, Tsar Ivan IV of Russia (d. 1584)

1561, Dutch astronomer, Philippe van Lansberge (d. 1632)

1624, French confessor of Louis XIV of France, François de la Chaise (d. 1709)

1662, American educator, John Leverett the Younger (d. 1724)

1707, King Louis I of Spain, (d. 1724)

1719, Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo (d. 1795)

1724, British painter, George Stubbs (d. 1806)

1741, German theologian, Karl Friedrich Bahrdt (d. 1792)

1744, German writer, Johann Gottfried Herder (d. 1803)

1767, French revolutionary and writer, Antoine Louis Léon de Richebourg de Saint-Just (d. 1794)

1786, King Ludwig I of Bavaria (d. 1868)

1796, American land baron, James Lick (d. 1876)

1802, Austrian poet, Nikolaus Lenau (d. 1850)

1803, The Duque de Caxias, Brazilian military leader, Luís Alves de Lima e Silva (d. 1880)

1829, Italian composer and concert pianist, Carlo Acton (d. 1909)

1836, American writer, Bret Harte (d. 1902)

1841, Swiss medical researcher; Nobel Prize laureate, Emil Theodor Kocher (d. 1917)

1845, King Ludwig II of Bavaria (d. 1886)

1867, American jurist and diplomat, James W. Gerard (d. 1951)

1868, Greek shooter, Nikolaos Levidis

1882, Irish politician, Seán T. O'Kelly (d. 1966)

1891, Russian-born Israeli poet and writer, David Shimoni (d. 1956)

1893, American dental researcher, Henry Trendley Dean (d. 1962)

1898, German mathematician, Helmut Hasse (d. 1975)

1898, England cricketer, Arthur Wood (d. 1973)

1900, German physician and biochemist; Nobel Prize laureate, Hans Adolf Krebs (d. 1981)

1902, German-born composer, Stefan Wolpe (d. 1972)

1903, American chess writer, Arpad Elo (d. 1992)

1905, Polish mystic, Faustina Kowalska (d. 1938)

1906, England cricketer, Jim Smith (d. 1979)

1909, English actor, Michael Rennie (d. 1971)

1910, Canadian singer and actress, Ruby Keeler (d. 1993)

1910, American painter, Dorothea Tanning

1910, American baseball player, George Cisar (d. 2010)

1911, Vietnamese general and statesman, Vo Nguyen Giap (Võ Nguyên Giáp)

1912, East German politician, Erich Honecker (d. 1994)

1913, American cartoonist, Walt Kelly (d. 1973)

1913, American actor, Don DeFore (d. 1993)

1915, American violist, Walter Trampler (d. 1997)

1916, American actor, Van Johnson (d. 2008)

1916, American pediatrician and virologist; Nobel Prize laureate, Frederick Chapman Robbins (d. 2003)

1916, Japanese aviator, Saburo Sakai (d. 2000)

1917, Cuban-American actor, Film director and film producer, Mel Ferrer (d. 2008)

1917, Danish actress, Lisbeth Movin

1918, American conductor and composer, Leonard Bernstein (d. 1990)

1918, English actor, Richard Greene (d. 1985)

1919, American politician, George Wallace (d. 1998)

1921, Canadian-born game show host, Monty Hall

1921, Irish-born writer, Brian Moore (d. 1999)

1921, Canadian politician, Bryce Mackasey (d. 1999)

1925, Canadian politician, Thea Astleyx (d. 2004)

1927, American tennis player, Althea Gibson (d. 2003)

1928, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate, Herbert Kroemer

1928, American baseball player, Darrell Johnson (d. 2004)

1928, American football player, John "Kayo" Dottley

1930, Scottish actor, Sean Connery

1930, Canadian actor, Graham Jarvis (d. 2003)

1930, New Zealand actor, Bruce Allpress

1931, Los Angeles based local news anchor, Hal Fishman (d. 2007)

1931, American television host, Regis Philbin

1933, American jazz musician, Wayne Shorter

1933, American actor, Tom Skerritt

1934, French Canadian politician, Lise Bacon

1934, Filipino disk jockey, Television host, And Senator, Eddie Ilarde

1935, American poet, Charles Wright

1938, American actor, David Canary

1938, English author, Frederick Forsyth

1939, American film director, John Badham

1940, Belgian baritone, José Van Dam

1941, American film writer, Marshall Brickman

1942, American politician, Nathan Deal

1944, American actor, Anthony Heald

1944, Newspaper magnate, Conrad Black

1944, Canadian hockey coach, Jacques Demers

1946, American baseball player, Rollie Fingers

1946, American poet and children's author, Charles Ghigna (Father Goose)

1946, American football player, Charlie Sanders

1948, Greek chemical and biomedical engineer, Nicholas A. Peppas

1949, English novelist, Martin Amis

1949, American actor, John Savage

1949, Israeli-born musician, Gene Simmons

1949, Canadian-Iranian composer, Fariborz Lachini

1950, American jazz musician, Charles Fambrough

1951, English singer, Rob Halford

1951, American radio personality, Bill Handel

1952, English keyboardist, Geoff Downes

1952, Sri Lankan cricketer, Duleep Mendis

1954, English musician, Elvis Costello

1955, German politician, Gerd Müller

1955, Tamil actor and politician, Vijayakanth

1956, Japanese football manager, Takeshi Okada

1956, Finnish rally driver, Henri Toivonen (d. 1986)

1957, Pakistani cricketer, Sikander Bakht

1957, British actor, writer and theatre director, Simon McBurney

1958, American film director, Tim Burton

1958, American actor, Christian LeBlanc

1958, American academic, Sterling Harwood

1959, American operatic soprano, Ruth Ann Swenson

1960, American actress, Ashley Crow

1960, Austrian footballer, Georg Zellhofer

1961, American singer and actor, Billy Ray Cyrus

1962, American actor, David Packer

1962, Irish musician, Vivian Campbell

1962, Pakistani cricketer, Shahid Mahboob

1963, Canadian actress, Christine McGlade

1964, Russian mathematician, Maxim Kontsevich

1964, Greek chess grandmaster, Vasilios Kotronias

1964, American television writer and producer, Marti Noxon

1964, American comic book artist and writer, Dan Parent

1964, American actor, Blair Underwood

1964, British actress, Joanne Whalley

1965, American singer, Mia Zapata (d. 1993)

1965, Indian cricketer, Sanjeev Sharma

1965, American football player, Cornelius Bennett

1966, American baseball player, Albert Belle

1966, American keyboardist, Derek Sherinian

1966, American actor, Robert Maschio

1967, English actor, Tom Hollander

1967, American singer, Jeff Tweedy

1968, Turkish singer and composer, Rafet El Roman

1968, Japanese actress, Model and racing driver, Yuri Mitsui

1968, Scottish musician, Stuart Murdoch

1968, Japanese singer and composer, Takeshi Ueda

1968, American chef and television personality, Rachael Ray

1968, American musician, Spider One

1969, Canadian actor, Cameron Mathison

1969, Author, Sportswriter, Actor and Ballhawk, John Witt

1969, Indian cricketer, Vivek Razdan

1969, American voice actor, Steve Staley

1969, English actress, Rachel Shelley

1970, American basketball player, Robert Horry

1970, American country music singer, Jo Dee Messina

1970, German model, Claudia Schiffer

1971, Professional wrestler, Mike Lockwood (d. 2003)

1972, American football player, Marvin Harrison

1973, Turkish/German film director, Fatih Akin

1974, American actor, Eric Millegan

1974, Dutch comedian, Dave Luza

1974, Dominican baseball player, Pablo Ozuna

1975, Australian swimmer, Petria Thomas

1976, Swedish actor, Alexander Skarsgård

1976, Pakistani cricketer, Javed Qadeer

1976, American basketball player, Damon Jones

1977, Canadian actress, Sophie Cadieux

1977, American boxer, Diego Corrales (d. 2007)

1977, Canadian hockey player, Andy McDonald

1977, American actor, Jonathan Togo

1978, American actor, Kel Mitchell

1978, German rugby player, Robert Mohr

1979, American basketball player, Marlon Harewoodx

1979, American basketball player, Deanna Nolan

1980, American baseball player, Neal Musser

1981, American actress, Rachel Bilson

1981, Australian cancer activist, Clare Oliver (d. 2007)

1983, British racing driver, James Rossiter

1987, Panamanian/American actress, Whitney Stevens

1987, Canadian actress, Stacey Farber

1987, Chinese actress and singer, Liu Yifei

1987, American actress, Blake Lively

1987, Scottish singer and songwriter, Amy Macdonald

1987, American baseball player, Justin Upton

1987, Australian footballer, James Wesolowski

1988, English singer, Alexandra Burke

1988, Brazilian/American golfer, Angela Park

1988, English singer, Ray Quinn

1992, Japanese singer, Miyabi Natsuyaki

1998, American actress and singer, China Anne McClain

Famous People who Died on August 25th!

383, Roman Emperor, Gratian (b. 359)

471, Patriarch of Constantinople, Gennadius I (b. 458)

1192, Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1142)

1270, King Louis IX of France (b. 1214)

1282, English saint, Thomas Cantilupe (b. c. 1218)

1330, Scottish soldier, Sir James Douglas (b. 1286)

1482, Queen of Henry VI of England, Margaret of Anjou (b. 1429)

1554, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Thomas Howard (b. 1473)

1632, English dramatist, Thomas Dekker (b. c. 1572)

1650, English poet, Richard Crashaw (b. c. 1613)

1688, Welsh privateer, Henry Morgan (b. c. 1635)

1699, King Christian V of Denmark (b. 1646)

1711, 1st Earl of Jersey, English politician, Edward Villiers

1742, Portuguese composer, Carlos Seixas (b. 1704)

1774, Italian composer, Niccolò Jommelli (b. 1714)

1776, Scottish philosopher and historian, David Hume (b. 1711)

1792, French writer, Jacques Cazotte (b. 1719)

1794, Belgian-born Austrian diplomat, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau (b. 1727)

1822, German-born astronomer, William Herschel (b. 1738)

1867, English scientist, Michael Faraday (b. 1791)

1900, German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche (b. 1844)

1900, Prime Minister of Japan, Kuroda Kiyotaka (b. 1840)

1904, French painter, Henri Fantin-Latour (b. 1836)

1904, Canadian Royal Naval sailor, William Hall (b. 1827)

1908, French physicist, Nobel laureate, Henri Becquerel (b. 1852)

1924, Filipino general, Mariano Álvarez (b. 1818)

1925, Austro-Hungarian field marshal, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf (b. 1852)

1930, American Boxer, Frankie Campbell (b. 1904)

1938, Russian writer, Aleksandr Kuprin (b. 1870)

1939, Canadian hockey player, Babe Siebert (b. 1904)

1940, Duc de Guise, Orleanist pretender to the French throne, Jean d'Orleans (b. 1874)

1942, Duke of Kent, George Edward Alexander Windsor (b. 1902)

1945, American intelligence officer and missionary, John Birch (b. 1918)

1950, Professional wrestler, Earl Caddock (b. 1888)

1956, American research biologist, Alfred Kinsey (b. 1894)

1965, American baseball player, Moonlight Graham (b. 1879)

1967, Eighth Prime Minister of Australia, Stanley Bruce (b. 1883)

1967, Polish actor, Paul Muni (b. 1895)

1967, American Nazi Party leader, George Lincoln Rockwell (b. 1918)

1968, Australian cricketer, Stan McCabe (b. 1910)

1970, Japanese architect, Tachu Naito (b. 1886)

1971, American musician and entertainer, Ted Lewis (b. 1890)

1976, Swedish writer, Nobel laureate, Eyvind Johnson (b. 1900)

1979, American musician and bandleader, Stan Kenton (b. 1911)

1980, American dancer and choreographer, Gower Champion (b. 1919)

1984, American author, Truman Capote (b. 1924)

1984, American baseball player, Waite Hoyt (b. 1899)

1984, Soviet gymnast, Viktor Chukarin (b. 1921)

1985, American social activist, Samantha Smith (b. 1972)

1990, Canadian writer, Morley Callaghan (b. 1903)

1999, English musician, Rob Fisher (b. 1956)

2000, American cartoonist, Carl Barks (b. 1901)

2000, American record producer, Jack Nitzsche (b. 1937)

2001, American R&B singer and actress, Aaliyah (b. 1979)

2001, Canadian hockey player, Carl Brewer (b. 1938)

2001, British race driver, Ken Tyrrell (b. 1924)

2001, French actor and singer, Philippe Léotard (b. 1940)

2002, Greek actor, Giannis Gionakis (b. 1922)

2002, Australian writer, Dorothy Hewett (b. 1923)

2005, German politician, Peter Glotz (b. 1939)

2006, 2nd president of Trinidad & Tobago, Noor Mohamed Hassanali (b. 1918)

2007, English footballer, Ray Jones (b. 1988)

2008, American basketball player, Kevin Duckworth (b. 1964)

2008, Slovenian mountaineer, Pavle Kozjek (b. 1959)

2009, United States Senator from Massachusetts, Brother of John F. Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy (b. 1932)