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2003 Irv Kupcinet, columnist, Chicago Sun-Times, dies at 91

2002 Ann Landers, advice columnist, dies at 83

1997 Mike Royko, columnist, dies of stroke at 64

1997 Herb Caen, columnist, Lung cancer, dies at 80

1997 Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist, dies at 80

1997 Jeane Dixon, astrologer, newspaper columnist, dies at 79

1996 Erma Bombeck, columnist (Septic Tank is Always Greener), dies

1993 Eliot Janeway, financial columnist (Eliot Doomsday), dies at 80

1992 Max Lerner, U.S. writer/columnist (New York Post), dies at 88

1992 George Lovi, U.S. columnist (Sky and Telescope's "Ramblings"), dies

1992 Francesca Primus, columnist (Back Stage), dies at 45

1991 John Crosby, U.S. columnist/detective writer dies at 79

1990 Renate Rubinstein, author/columnist (Tamar), dies

1990 Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet, dies at 59

1989 Hy Gardner, newspaper columnist, dies at 80

1988 Sheilah Graham, gossip columnist, dies of heart failure at 84

1987 Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79

1986 Joseph Kraft, U.S. columnist, dies at 61

1975 Nick Kenny, U.S. columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show), dies at 80

1972 Walter Winchell, columnist/narrator (Untouchables), dies at 75

1968 James Brady, born in Brooklyn, New York, columnist, New York Post

1966 Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], U.S. gossip columnist, dies at 75

1965 Dorothy Kilgallen, columnist (What's My Line?), dies at 52

1960 Danton Walker, columnist (Broadway Spotlight), dies at 61

1960 Franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78

1952 Comedian Joey Adams marries gossip columnist Cindy Heller

1949 Joyce Brothers, psychologist/author/columnist

1948 Ellen Goodman, syndicated columnist, or 1941

1938 Patrick Buchanan, conservative political columnist

1938 Judith Martin, author/journalist/columnist, Miss Manners

1936 Rona Barrett, New York City, gossip columnist, Tomorrow Show

1934 Delilah L Beasley, U.S. author/columnist (Oakland Tribune), dies at 61

1930 Nico Scheepmaker, Dutch columnist/poet

1930 Jimmy Breslin, Queens New York City, columnist, New York Post, News, Newsday

1929 William Safire, political columnist, New York Times, speech writer, Nixon

1929 Renate Rubinstein, [Tamar], German/Ned's author/columnist, Tamar

1929 "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio

1928 Marilyn Beck, newspaper columnist

1927 Anthony Lewis, columnist New York Times and author, Gideon's Trumpet

1926 Tom Wicker, columnist, New York Times

1925 Art Buchwald, Mt Vernon, New York, columnist/author, Have I Ever Lied to You

1925 Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times

1925 Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist, Washington Post

1925 Nat Hentoff, columnist/novelist, Village Voice, The Cold Society

1924 Frank F. Mankiewicz, New York City, columnist, Perfectly Clear

1924 Colin Welch, columnist/critic

1921 Pricilla Lanford Buckly, editor/columnist, National Review

1921 Paul Coates, born in New York City, columnist, Tonight! America After Dark

1920 James J Kilpatrick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, columnist, 60 Minutes

1920 Craig Claiborne, food columnist, New York Times Cookbook

1920 Harriet Van Horne, Syracuse, New York, columnist/panelist, Leave it to Girls

1919 Army Archerd, Hollywood columnist/TV host, Movie Game

1918 Abigail Van Buren, [Mrs Morton Phillips], Sioux City Iowa, columnist

1918 Ann Landers, born in Sioux City, Iowa, twin sister/advice columnist

1916 Leo Horn, Dutch soccer referee/columnist/businessman

1916 Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist

1916 Herb Caen, born in Sacramento, California, columnist, SF Chronicle

1915 Andre Frossard, Catholic columnist

1914 Martin Gardner, Scientific American math and puzzles columnist

1913 Dorothy Kilgallen, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, What's My Line?

1911 Joey Adams, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian/actor/columnist, ABC's Back That Fact

1910 Joseph Alsop, political newspaper columnist, Men Around the President

1907 Earl Wilson, Rockford, Ohio, columnist, Midnight Earl

1907 Janet Harmon Bragg, U.S. pilot/columnist, Chicago Defender

1906 Bob Considine, sports columnist, Bob Feller Story

1905 Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk

1902 Max Lerner, U.S., columnist, New York Post

1902 Ed Sullivan, TV variety show host/gossip columnist, Ed Sullivan Show

1899 Danton Walker, Mariette, Georgia, columnist, Broadway Spotlight

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

1897 Walter Winchell, born in Harlem, New York City, newscaster and columnist, Untouchables

1895 Nick Kenny, Astoria New York City, columnist/songwriter, Nick Kenny Show

1892 John Kieran, New York City, columnist/author, Natural History of New York City

1890 Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], Pennsylvania, gossip columnist, From Under My Hat

1881 Franklin P Adams, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, Information Please

1872 Delilah L. Beasley, U.S. author/columnist, Negro trail-blazers

1849 Harriet Hubbard Ayers, beauty cream maufacturer and expert/columnist



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