2010 Death Dennis Hopper, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider, dies in Venice, California, of prostate cancer, at age 74 1995 Death Hopper Levett, Kent cricket wicketkeeper (1930-47, Test 1934), dies 1992 Death Grace Hopper, computer scientist, dies at 85 1970 Death William Hopper, actor (Paul Drake-Perry Mason), dies at 55 1967 Death Edward Hopper, U.S. painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84 1966 Death Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry, U.S. gossip columnist, dies at 75 1964 Death Rika Hopper, Dutch actress (Comedia, Anastasia), dies at about 86 1953 Birthday Sean Hopper, born in California, rock keyboardist, Huey Lewis and The News 1945 Event 1st "bug" in a computer program discovered by Grace Hopper, a moth was removed with tweasers from a relay and taped into the log 1945 Birthday Hugh Hopper, rocker, Soft Machine 1936 Birthday Dennis Hopper, born in Kansas, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider 1915 Birthday William Hopper, New York City, actor, Paul Drake-Perry Mason 1908 Birthday W H V "Hopper" Levett, cricket keeper, England in 1 Test in Calcutta 1906 Birthday Grace Murray Hopper, computer innovator 1890 Birthday Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry, Pennsylvania, gossip columnist, From Under My Hat 1882 Birthday Edward Hopper, U.S. painter, House by the Railroad 1877 Birthday Rika H E Hopper, Dutch actress, Anastasia