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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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