1998 Mya Than Tint, Myanmarese author, dies of brain hemorrhage at 69
1997 Nicolette Larson, singer (Lotta Love), dies from brain seizure at 45
1997 Brown Meggs, CEO (Capitol Records), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 66
1997 Clive Brain, educationalist, dies at 57
1995 Ruby Starr, vocalist (Grey Ghost), dies of brain tumor at 44
1994 George Burns, undergoes surgery to drain fluid from his brain
1994 Earl Strum, referee (NBA), dies of brain cancer at 66
1993 Lois Kibbee, actress (Edge of Night), dies of brain tumor at 71
1993 Lois Kibbee, actress (Edge of Night), dies of brain tumor at 71
1993 John Holland, actor (They Saved Hitler's Brain), dies at 65
1993 Reginald Lewis, CEO (Beatrice), dies of brain cancer at 50
1993 Ronnie Welsh, actor (Patterns), dies of brain cancer at 52
1992 Billy Williams, actor (Adv of Kit Carson), dies at 76 of brain tumor
1992 Actress Nell Carter undergoes brain surgery
1991 Lee Atwater, political strategists (R), dies of brain tumor at 40
1991 Matt Bennett, actor (Hickey and Boggs), dies of brain tumor at 52
1990 Arthur Kennedy, actor (Air Force), dies of a brain tumor at 76
1988 Royals announce that Dick Howser, who underwent surgery for a brain tumor in July, will return to manage the club in 1989
1988 Anatoli S Levchenko, cosmonaut (TM-4), dies of brain tumor at 47
1988 Louise Nevelson, sculptor, dies of brain tumor at 88
1987 Dick Howser, mgr (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51
1987 Dick Howser retires from managing Kansas City Royals, due to brain tumor
1986 Royals announce manager Dick Howser, 50, has a brain tumor
1985 Margo, actress (Rumba, Viva Zapata), dies at 68 of a brain tumor
1984 Francois Truffaut, dir (Fahrenheit 451), dies of brain cancer at 52
1983 Slim Pickins, actor (Blazing Saddles), dies after brain surgery at 64
1983 Ramones guitarist Joey Ramone, beaten in fight-undergoes brain surgery
1983 Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death in Roanoke, Virginia
1981 Michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies
1981 Bob Marley, reggae singer, dies of brain and lung cancer at 36
1976 Howlin' Wolf, singer and guitarist, dies following brain surgery at 65
1975 Raymond Moley, U.S. advisor to President Roosevelt "Brain Trust", dies at 88
1971 Junior Parker, rocker, dies during brain operation at 44
1970 Tammi Terrell, singer (You're All I Need), dies of brain tumor at 24
1964 David Brain, cricketer, Zimbabwe lefty seamer 1993-
1962 Stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21
1957 John Turturro, born in Brooklyn, actor, Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever
1955 Bill Paxton, actor, Brain Dead, Next of Kin, Indian Summer, True Lies
1954 IBM announces vacuum tube "electronic" brain that could perform 10 million operations an hour
1950 New York Times reports of worlds smallest and dumbest mechanical brain
1947 Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35
1941 Grady Thomas, U.S. rock vocalist, Parliaments, Funkadelic, Maggot Brain
1939 Clive Brain, educationalist
1934 Carl Sagan, Brooklyn, astronomer/author/professor, Cosmos, Broca's Brain
1932 Anne Heywood, [Violet Pretty], Engl, Miss GB, 1949, /actress, Brain
1923 1st brain tumor operation under local anesthetic performed (Beth Israel Hospital in New York City) by Dr. K Winfield Ney
1921 Dennis Brain, born in London, England, french-hornist, Serenade
1913 Peter Van Eyck, Steinwehr Germany, actor, Brain, Wages of Fear
1904 M Revis, [Willem Fisherman], author, Gelakte Brain
1902 Dr. Harvey Cushing, 1st U.S. brain surgeon, does his 1st brain operation
1837 William Williams Keen, surgeon, brain
1824 Paul Broca, France, brain surgeon/anthro, located speech center
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