1997 Death Shirley Clarke, actress (Cool World), dies at 78 1994 Death Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer and guitarist, dies at 59 1991 Death Cool Papa Bell, American Athlete 1990 Death Anna Palk, actress (Play it Cool, Frozen Dead), dies of cancer at 48 1988 Death Gil Evans, Canadian/US jazz composer (Out of the Cool), dies at 75 1983 Event "Cool Places" by Sparks and Jane Wiedlin peaks at #49 1983 Death August Cool, Belgian trade union leader, dies at 79 1974 Event James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame 1972 Birthday Tre Cool, American Musician 1970 Birthday Naomi Campbell, born in London, England, model/actress, Cool as Ice, Unzipped 1970 Birthday Doug E. Doug, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, screenwriter, comedian, played Griffith Vesey on television sitcom Cosby, voice of Bernie in the animated movie Shark Tale, and Sanka Coffie in film Cool Runnings 1968 Birthday L L Cool J, James Todd Smith, St. Albans, New York, rapper, Bigger and Deffer 1967 Birthday Vanilla Ice, rap singer, Ice Ice Baby, actor, Cool as Ice 1959 Birthday Nick Cassavetes, actor, Rosemary's Baby, Quiet Cool 1950 Birthday Gabriel Byrne, Dublin, Ireland, actor, Hello Again, Cool World 1945 Birthday Vernon Guy, U.S. gospel singer, Cool Sounds, Sharpees 1943 Birthday Joy Harmon, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Cool Hand Luke 1940 Death Nathanael West, Weinstein, U.S. writer (Cool Million), dies at 37 1940 Birthday James Gammon, born in Newman, Illinois, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Nick-Nash Bridges 1935 Birthday Haskell "Cool Papa" Sadler, blues singer/guitarist 1929 Birthday Ralph Waite, born in White Plains, New York, actor, 'Cool Hand Luke', '5 Easy Pieces', 'Roots' 1929 Birthday Hugo Claus, Flemish writer and director, Cool Lover, Sugar 1926 Birthday Harry Dean Stanton, born in West Irvine, Kentucky, actor, Alien, Cool Hand Luke 1925 Birthday Jurriaan Andriessen, Leslie Cool, Dutch pianist/composer 1925 Birthday George Kennedy, born in New York City, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Blue Knight 1923 Birthday Adele Mara, born in Dearborn, Michigan, actress and singer, Cool Million, Wheels 1919 Birthday Strother Martin, born in Kokomo, Indiana, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot 1903 Birthday August Cool, Belgian union leader/minister of state 1903 Birthday Cool Papa Bell, American Athlete
