2010 Death Dennis Hopper, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider, dies in Venice, California, of prostate cancer, at age 74 1992 Event Sandra Seuser/Katrin Schreiter/Annet Hesselbarth/Grit Breuer walk female indoor world record 4x400m (3:27.22) 1979 Death John Wayne, actor (Green Berets, True Grit), dies at 72 1952 Birthday Ricky Van Shelton, Grit, Virginia, country singer, Wild-Eyed Dream 1948 Birthday Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actress, True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man 1936 Birthday Dennis Hopper, born in Kansas, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider 1907 Birthday John Wayne, Winterset, Iowa, actor, Green Berets, True Grit
