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2007 Johnny Hart, cartoonist, creator, comic strips, 'The Wizard of Id', 'B.C.', strips each appeared in over 1,000 newspapers, dies of a stroke while at the drawing table, at age 76
1998 Rodney Harvey, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho', died at age 30, of a heroin overdose 1996 Hugo Gryn, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue, dies at 66 1995 Benny Lee, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder, dies at 84 1995 Peter Woods, journalist, newsreader, broadcaster, famous newsreader, appeared on News Room for BBC News, dies at 64 1987 Blake Lively, born in Tarzana, California, actress, first role, Bridget, 'The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants', cast in CW television network series 'Gossip Girl', has appeared on covers of magazines Seventeen, Vogue 1986 Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 1978 Katie Price, born in Brighton, England, Jordan, model, businesswoman, television personality, tabloid, celebrity magazine subject, topless model, appeared on 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!' show 1973 Jeremy Jordan, born in Hammond, Indiana, singer, actor, pop, dance music, recorded music featured in the film 'Airborne', appeared in made-for-TV movies and theater performance of Never Been Kissed 1972 Dane Cook, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dane Jeffrey Cook, comedian, stand up comic, released five comedy albums, 'Retaliation' went double platinum, the highest charting comedy album in 28 years, appeared in 15 films since 1997, including 'My Best Friend's Girl' 1970 Oded Fehr, born in Tel Aviv, Israel, actor, television, appeared in NBC series, UC: Undercover, films include, 'The Mummy', 'The Mummy Returns' 1968 Akira Nogami, born in Narashino, Chiba, professional Japanese wrestler, actor, wrestled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, NJPW, in 1991, reigned as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, in 2000, appeared in television show, Kamen Rider Kuuga, competed part-time after 2004, regularly wrestling with Keiji Mutoh's All Japan Pro Wrestling 1967 Rodney Harvey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho' 1965 Gong Li, born in Shenyang, China, actress, appeared in director Zhang Yimou's film, Ju Dhou, Red Sorghum, received Golden Rooster award 1965 Famke Janssen, born in Amstelveen, Holland, actress, fashion model, appeared in 'X-Men' movies, 'GoldenEye', and 'Nip/Tuck' television show 1963 Jet Li, born in Beijing, China, Li Lianjie, Chinese martial artist, actor, international film star, appeared in Lethal Weapon 4, with Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, Wushu champion, studied Changquan, among other arts 1962 Rachel Sweet, born in Akron, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, writer, recorded theme song for Nickelodeon series, Clarissa Explains It All, appeared as George Costanza's cousin, in Seinfeld, television episode, 'The Contest', released Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet, 1992 1962 Val Paul, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922, dies at 73 in Hollywood, California 1961 Andy Lau, born in Hong Kong, China, singer, film actor, producer, Cantopop genre, appeared in over 100 films, 300 TVB television mini-series 1961 Rory Bremner, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, impressionist, political satirist, comedian, appeared on Channel 4 with 'Rory Bremner, Who Else?', host of award-winning show, 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune' 1961 Wendy Liebman, born in Manhasset, New York, comedian, performs stand up comedy, American Comedy Award for Female Stand-up Comedian of the Year, 1997, appeared on HBO, The Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show 1959 Paul McGann, born in Liverpool, England, actor, breakout role in BBC's The Monocled Mutineer, appeared as Eighth Doctor in 1996 television movie, Dr. Who 1959 Sean Bean, born in Handsworth, England, actor, television, appeared in series 'Sharpe', films include 'The Lord of the Rings', 'GoldenEye' 1954 Rene Russo, born in Burbank, California, Renee Marie Russo, television, film actress, model, breakthrough role as Lorna Cole in 'Lethal Weapon 3' and 'Lethal Weapon 4', appeared in 'The Thomas Crown Affair' with Pierce Brosnan 1953 Judi Spiers, born in Britain, Judith Marilyn Spiers, British radio and television presenter, hosted Mr TSW and Miss TSW local beauty contests for new south-west station TSW, appeared in six editions of daytime chat show, presented on Open Air, a BBC1 access television program, in 1986, and Pebble Mill program 1992- 1995, presenter, BBC Radio Devon since 2005 1951 John Bentley, born in Deptford, South East London, rocker, bass player, played for Squeeze 1980 - 1982, appeared on albums Argybargy and East Side Story 1948 Bruce Vilanch, born in New York City, New York, comedy writer, appeared regularly with Whoopi Goldberg on Hollywood Squares, appeared in Bosom Buddies, Law & Order, wrote for show Billy Crystal, Academy Awards host 1946 David Liebman, born in Brooklyn, New York, musician, rocker, saxaphonist, flautist, worked with Steve Swallow, Pete La Roca, played with Elvin Jones, Miles Davis's group, appeared on 'Big Fun' album, among others 1941 Micki Grant, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, singer, soprano, actress, writer, composer, appeared on NBC's Another World, became first African-American cast member of a daytime soap opera 1939 Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1935 Rod Hull, born in Isle of Sheppey, England, Rodney Stephen Hull, entertainer, comedian, appeared on British television with puppet Emu in 1970's and 1980's 1931 Johnny Hart, born in Endicott, New York, cartoonist, creator, comic strips, 'The Wizard of Id', 'B.C.', strips each appeared in over 1,000 newspapers 1930 Peter Woods, born in Britain, journalist, newsreader, broadcaster, famous newsreader, appeared on News Room for BBC News 1930 Hugo Gryn, born in Britain, rabbi, broadcaster, appeared on BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day, leading voice in interfaith dialogue 1930 Kenny Ball, born in Essex, England, musician, lead trumpet player, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, appeared in film Live It Up!, featured with Joe Brown, Brenda Lee on Kapp Records 1928 Patrick McGoohan, born in New York, American actor of Irish descent, appeared in films, theater, television 1924 Brian Rix, born in Cottingham, England, born Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, actor, appeared in film, The Night We Got The Bird, charity worker for Mencap 1923 Estelle Getty, born in New York City, actress in film, theater, television, appeared in sitcom 'The Golden Girls' 1917 Vision of Virgin Mary appeared to children of Fatima, Portugal 1912 Jimmy Jewel, born in Sheffield, England, James Arthur Thomas J. Marsh, comedian, television, film actor, appeared in film 'The Krays', musical drama 'Casualty' 1912 Electric starter 1st appeared in cars 1911 Benny Lee, born in Glasgow, Scotland, entertainer, comedy actor, singer, appeared in radio comedy programs, including It's a Square World, appeared in episodes of Are You Being Served?, and the television series Minder 1910 P E Palia, cricketer, appeared in India's 1st Test-Lord's 1932 1886 Val Paul, born in Denver, Colorado, actor, director, silent film era star, appeared in 99 films 1913 - 1922 |
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