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2004 Death - Bob Keeshan, Captain Kangaroo/Clarabell the Clown, dies at 76

1999 Death - Bill Ballantine, clown, Ringling Brothers Clown College, dies at 87

1997 Death - Bob Bell, clown (WGN's 1st Bozo), dies at 75

1995 Death - Pierre Olaf, cabaret artist/clown, dies at 67

1994 Death - Liesbeth Struppert, actress (Pipo the Clown, Anne Frank), dies at 55

1993 Death - Herbert Joeks, van Hugten, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown), dies at 77

1992 Death - Lou Jacobs, U.S. clown (1966 U.S. postage stamp), dies at 89

1991 Death - Cor Witschge, Pipo the Clown, Dutch actor (Alicia), dies at 65

1984 Death - Al Schacht, Clown prince of baseball, baseball player, dies at 91

1979 Death - Emmett Kelly, circus clown (Weary Willy), dies at 80

1974 Death - Coco the Clown, Nikolai Poliakov, dies

1961 Death - Lee Moran, actor (Circus Clown), dies of heart ailment at 72

1960 Event - Everly Brothers "Cathy's Clown" hits #1

1960 Death - Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown), dies at 71

1959 Death - Grock, Adrien Wettach, Swiss clown/circus director, dies at 79

1959 Event - "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premieres on TV

1958 Event - Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958

1947 Birthday - Ben Cramer, Dutch vocalist, Clown

1940 Birthday - Smokey Robinson, rocker, & Miracles-Tears of Clown

1939 Birthday - Warren "Pete" Moore, U.S. singer, Miracles-Tears of a Clown

1935 Birthday - Christine CT "Christel" Adelaar, Dutch actress, Pipo the Clown

1932 Birthday - Maria M L "Marijke" Bakker, Dutch actress, Mammaloe-Pipo the Clown

1925 Birthday - Cor Witschge, Dutch actor, Pipo the Clown

1924 Birthday - Jane Greer, Washington D.C., actress, Prisoner of Zenda, Clown

1898 Birthday - Emmett Kelly, Sedan, Kansas, circus clown, Weary Willie

1889 Birthday - Tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor, Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway

1888 Birthday - Lee Moran, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Circus Clown

1888 Birthday - Bobby Clark, vaudevillan, World's funniest circus clown

1888 Birthday - Grock, born in Switzerland, clown

1880 Birthday - Grock, Adrien Wettach, Swiss clown/circus director

1837 Birthday - Joseph Grimaldi, London, clown

1837 Death - Joseph Grimaldi, greatest clown (king of pantomime), dies at 57

1779 Birthday - Joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist, "greatest clown in history"













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