1996 Erma Bombeck, humorist (Grass is Greener), dies at 69
1990 Max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies
1989 Jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80
1980 Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68
1979 S J Perelman, U.S. humorist (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 75
1970 Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51
1961 James Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66
1959 Gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies
1953 Griff Rhys Jones, British humorist/actor, Morons From Outer Space
1945 Robert Benchley, U.S. humorist (My 10 years in a quandary), dies at 56
1942 Garrison Keillor, humorist, Praire Home Companion
1929 Jean Shepherd, humorist, Playboy satire Award 1966, 1967, 1969
1927 Erma Bombeck, born in Dayton, Ohio, humorist, Grass is Always Greener...
1925 Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times
1925 Gerard Hoffnung, Berlin Germany, artist/humorist/musician
1918 Herb Shriner, Toledo Ohio, host/humorist, Herb Shriner Show
1918 Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host, Herb Shriner Show
1913 Godfried [Jan Arnold] Bomans, Dutch humorist and writer, Pieter Bas
1911 Sam Levenson, New York City, humorist, Sam Levenson Show, Masquerade Party
1908 Max Tailleur, adjudant to Prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist
1906 H Allen Smith, Illinois, humorist/author, Low Man on Totem Pole
1905 Alphonse Allais, French humorist and writer (Le chat noir), dies
1904 S J Perelman, Brooklyn, author/humorist, Around the World in 80 Days
1902 Harry Golden, Jewish humorist and writer, 2 cents Plain, Only in America
1900 Stephen Potter, humorist and writer, School for Scoundrels, Shipbuilders
1899 Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman
1896 Roark Bradford, writer/humorist, Ol' Man Adan an' His Chillun
1892 Frank Sullivan, humorist, NYer Magazine
1889 Robert Benchley, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, humorist, My 10 Years in a Quandary
1885 Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist/author, dies at 71
1879 Will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory, Okla, humorist
1876 Irvin S Cobb, Kentucky, writer/humorist, Old Judge Priest
1869 Stephen Leacock, Canada, economist/humorist/professor
1867 Finley Peter Dunne, U.S., journalist/humorist, Mr Dooley
1866 George Ade, U.S., journalist/playwright/humorist, Fables in Slang
1854 Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist, Pass the Bile
1834 Artemus Ward, Charles Farrar Browne, humorist
1829 Kanagaki Robun [Bunzo Nozaki], Japanese humorist/gesaku-author
1814 Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist
1612 Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader, King's Men
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