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1996 Death - Minnie Pearl, country comedienne (Grand Ole Opry), dies at 84

1995 Death - Marti Lynne Stringer Caine, singer/comedienne, dies at 50

1994 Death - Danitra Vance, comedienne (SNL), dies of breast cancer at 35

1989 Death - Gilda Radner, comedienne (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), dies at 42

1989 Death - Lucille Ball, comedienne (I Love Lucy), dies of heart attack at 78

1987 Death - Joyce Jameson, comedienne (Spike Jones Show), dies at 54

1985 Death - Selma Diamond, comedienne (Selma-Night Court), dies of cancer at 64

1985 Death - Ina Claire, actress/comedienne (3 Bdwy Girls), dies of stroke at 89

1983 Death - Judy Canova, singer/comedienne (Chatterbox), dies of cancer at 66

1983 Death - Mary Livingstone, Sadye Marks, Comedienne, (Jack Benny), dies at 77

1982 Death - Ruth Donnelly, comedienne, dies at 86 in New York City

1978 Death - Totie Fields, Sophie Feldman, comedienne, dies at about 48

1975 Death - Jackie "Moms" Mabley, comedienne (Amazing Grace), dies at 81

1973 Death - Constance Talmadge, U.S. comedienne (Her Primitive Lover), dies at 75

1971 Birthday - Amy Poehler, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' 2001 - 2008, appeared in films, 'Bay Mama', 'Mean Girls'

1970 Death - Billie Burke, comedienne (Glinda-Wizard of Oz), dies at 84

1968 Birthday - Margaret Cho, actress/comedienne, Face/Off

1967 Birthday - Ana Gasteyer, born in Washington, D.C., actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' television show, appeared in 'Mean Girls' film and 'Wicked' musical

1966 Birthday - Kathy Griffin, Chicago, comedienne, Vicki Groener-Suddenly Susan

1966 Death - Alice Pearce, comedienne (Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched), dies at 52

1965 Birthday - Ellen Cleghorne, comedienne, Saturday Night Live

1965 Death - Judy Holliday, comedienne (Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib), dies at 42

1964 Birthday - Janeane Garofalo, born in New Jersey, comedienne, SNL, Truth about Cats and Dogs

1963 Birthday - Corinne Russell, Birmingham England, comedienne, Benny Hill Show

1962 Birthday - Rosie O'Donnell, comedienne, League of Their Own, Flintstones, Rosie

1962 Birthday - Ria Coyne, Scranton Penn, comedienne, Betsy-Batman Forever

1961 Death - Helene Dutrieu, comedienne/stuntwoman/1st Belgian pilot, dies

1961 Death - Marian Jordan, radio comedienne (Fibber McGee and Molly), dies at 62

1961 Birthday - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, born in New York City, comedienne, SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll

1959 Birthday - Paula Poundstone, comedienne, Emmy Awards

1959 Death - Helen Broderick, comedienne/actress (Swing Time, Top Hat), dies

1959 Birthday - Danitra Vance, comedienne, SNL, Little Man Tate, Limit Up

1958 Birthday - Julie Brown, born in Van Nuys, California, singer, comedienne, screenwriter, appeared in 'Earth Girls are Easy', songs include, 'The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun'

1958 Birthday - Lea DeLaria, born in Belleville, Illinois, actress, jazz musician, comedienne, prominent lesbian stand-up comic, known for her raunchy persona

1958 Birthday - Brett Butler, born in Montgomery, Alabama, comedienne, Grace-Grace Under Fire

1957 Birthday - Jan Hooks, born in Decatur, Georgia, comedienne actress, SNL, Designing Women

1955 Birthday - Cathy Ladman, comedienne, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

1955 Birthday - Rita Rudner, comedienne, Funny People

1954 Birthday - Robin Duke, born in Toronto, Canada, comedienne, SNL, SCTV, Club Paradise

1954 Birthday - Catherine O'Hara, born in Toronto, Ontario, comedienne, Beetlejuice, SCTV

1952 Birthday - Elayne Boosler, comedienne, Night Court

1952 Birthday - Elayne Boosler, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedienne, Broadway Baby, Party of One

1952 Birthday - Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl

1952 Birthday - Laraine Newman, born in Los Angeles, California, comedienne and actress on Saturday Night Live

1950 Birthday - Louise Duart, Quincy, Massachusetts, comedienne, Paramount Comedy Theater # 5

1949 Birthday - Judy Tenuda, comedienne, Spotlight Cafe

1948 Birthday - Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show

1946 Birthday - Jenny Jones, born in Canada, comedienne, Jenny Jones Show

1946 Birthday - Chelsea Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln

1944 Birthday - Marilyn Michaels, comedienne, ABC Comedy Hour

1942 Birthday - Ann Elder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, comedienne, Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In

1939 Birthday - Lily Tomlin, born in Detroit, comedienne/actress, 9 to 5, Laugh-in, All of Me

1939 Birthday - Judy Carne, born in Northhampton, England, comedienne, Laugh-in, Fair Exchange

1939 Birthday - Judy Carne, comedienne, Laugh-In, Love on a Rooftop

1937 Birthday - Jo Anne Worley, born in Lowell, Indiana, comedienne, Laugh-in

1937 Birthday - Anna Dawson, British comedienne, Violet-Keeping Up Appearances

1936 Birthday - Ruth Buzzi, Westerly, Rhode Island, comedienne, Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl

1935 Birthday - Kaye Stevens, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania singer/comedienne, Jerry Lewis Show

1933 Birthday - Dawn French, actress/comedienne, Supergrass

1933 Birthday - Joan Rivers, born in Brooklyn, comedienne, Late Show, Hollywood Sq

1932 Birthday - Joyce Jameson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Spike Jones Show

1932 Birthday - Elaine May, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedienne/writer/actress, New Leaf

1927 Birthday - Pat Carroll, Shrevport, Louisiana, comedienne/actress, Make Room for Daddy

1926 Birthday - Kaye Ballard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/comedienne, Kaye-Mothers-in-Law

1925 Birthday - Rose Marie, actress/comedienne, Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show

1924 Birthday - Brett Somers, born in Canada, American actress, singer, comedienne, game show panelist

1922 Birthday - Judy Holliday, born in New York City, comedienne/actress, Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib

1920 Birthday - Selma Diamond, London Ontario, comedienne, Selma-Night Court

1917 Birthday - Phyllis Diller, born in Lima, Ohio, comedienne, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number

1916 Birthday - Judy Canova, born in Jacksonville, Florida, comedienne/actress, Cannonball

1915 Birthday - Dody Goodman, Columbus Ohio, comedienne, Mary Hartman!, Max Duggan

1913 Birthday - Alice Pearce, New York City, comedienne/actress, Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched

1911 Birthday - Lucille Ball, born in Jamestown, New York, comedienne/actress, I Love Lucy, Mame

1908 Birthday - Imogene Coca, Philadelphia, comedienne, Your Show of Shows, Grindl

1906 Birthday - Gracie Allen, Mrs. George Burns, comedienne, George Burns Show

1901 Birthday - Lily Bouwmeester, Dutch actress/comedienne, Pygmalion

1899 Birthday - Winnie Lightner, Greenport, New York, comedienne, Sit Tight, Side Show

1898 Birthday - Constance Talmadge, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedienne/actress, Intolerance

1898 Birthday - Marian Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedienne, Fibber McGee and Molly

1895 Birthday - Louise Fazenda, Lafayette, Indiana, actress/comedienne, Almost an actress

1894 Birthday - Mabel Normand, Muriel Fortescue, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedienne, Mickey

1894 Birthday - Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born in Brevard, South Carolina, comedienne, Merv Griffin Show

1891 Birthday - Fanny Brice, born in New York City, singing comedienne, Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks

1891 Birthday - Helen Broderick, U.S., comedienne/actress/singer, Swing Time

1880 Birthday - Mary Boland, Philadelphia, U.S., comedienne/actress, Ruggles of Red Gap

1877 Birthday - Helene Dutrieu, comedienne/stuntwoman/1st Belgian female pilot

1862 Birthday - May Irwin, U.S. comedienne/singer, Hot Time in the Old Town

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