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1993 Lily van Lugt Melsert, actress (Tomorrow will be better), dies at 91

1993 Arthur Alexander, singer/songwriter (You Better Move On), dies at 53

1991 With New York Yankee victory, 10 of 14 AL teams are at .500 or better

1990 Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36

1977 William E. Vaughan, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms, died age 61 from lung cancer

1975 Maxwell Maltz, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals, dies

1966 John Cusack, born in Chicago, actor, Stand By Me, Sure Thing, Better Off Dead

1962 Clint Black, born in Long Branch, New Jersey, country vocalist, A Better Man

1957 Spike Lee, born in Atlanta, director, Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X

1955 Yun Fat Chow, Nam Nga Island Hong Kong, actor, Better Tomorrow

1955 Howard Jones, rock pianist/vocalist, Things Can Only Get Better

1954 John Kimmel, born in East Orange, New Jersey, John C. Kimmel, horse trainer, trained at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, trained famous horses, Better Than Honour, Premium Tap, wins include Florida Derby, 2004, Pennsylvania Derby, 2007, among others

1953 Jim Diamond, Scotish singer and songwriter, I Should Have Known Better

1942 Paul Butterfield, born in Chicago, blues musician, Better Days

1941 Geoff Hurst, cricketer, Essex 1962, better known as soccer immortal

1935 Terry Johnson, U.S. R&B singer, Flamingos-I Know Better

1926 Jake Carey, U.S. R&B-singer, Flamingos-I Know Better

1925 French psychologist Emil Coue brings his self-esteem therapy to U.S. "Every day in every way I am getting better and better"

1915 William E. Vaughan, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms

1899 Maxwell Maltz, born in America, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals

1899 Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman


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