2007 Death Alan Coren, English writer, satirist, and humorist, worked with the BBC, died of necrotising fasciitis 1996 Death Erma Bombeck, humorist (Grass is Greener), dies at 69 1995 Death Aziz Nesin, writer, humorist, author of over 100 books, dies at 79 1990 Death Max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies 1989 Death Jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), dies at 80 1980 Death Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 1979 Death S J Perelman, U.S. humorist (Around the World in 80 Days), dies at 75 1971 Death A. P. Herbert, British novelist, humorist, playwright and activist at age 81 1970 Death Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show), dies at 51 1961 Death James Thurber, humorist (The Male Animal), dies at 66 1959 Death Gerard Hoffnung, artist/humorist/musician, dies 1953 Birthday Griff Rhys Jones, British humorist/actor, Morons From Outer Space 1947 Birthday Dave Barry, born in Armonk, New York, humorist, author, Pulitzer-prize winner for Commentary 1988, wrote columns for the Miami Herald, books include 'Big Trouble', 'Dave Barry Turns 40', Dave Barry's Greatest Hits', 'Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys', style capitalizes on absurdities 1945 Death Robert Benchley, U.S. humorist (My 10 years in a quandary), dies at 56 1942 Birthday Garrison Keillor, humorist, Praire Home Companion 1938 Birthday Alan Coren, born in London, England, English writer, satirist, and humorist, worked with the BBC 1929 Birthday Jean Shepherd, humorist, Playboy satire Award 1966, 1967, 1969 1927 Birthday Erma Bombeck, born in Dayton, Ohio, humorist, Grass is Always Greener... 1925 Birthday Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times 1925 Birthday Gerard Hoffnung, Berlin Germany, artist/humorist/musician 1918 Birthday Herb Shriner, Toledo Ohio, host/humorist, Herb Shriner Show 1918 Birthday Herb Shriner, humorist/TV host, Herb Shriner Show 1915 Birthday Aziz Nesin, born in Heybeliada, Istanbul, writer, humorist, author of over 100 books, political activist, championed free speech and human rights in Turkey 1913 Birthday Godfried [Jan Arnold] Bomans, Dutch humorist and writer, Pieter Bas 1911 Birthday Sam Levenson, New York City, humorist, Sam Levenson Show, Masquerade Party 1908 Birthday Max Tailleur, adjudant to Prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist 1906 Birthday H Allen Smith, Illinois, humorist/author, Low Man on Totem Pole 1905 Death Alphonse Allais, French humorist and writer (Le chat noir), dies 1904 Birthday S J Perelman, Brooklyn, author/humorist, Around the World in 80 Days 1902 Birthday Harry Golden, Jewish humorist and writer, 2 cents Plain, Only in America 1900 Birthday Stephen Potter, humorist and writer, School for Scoundrels, Shipbuilders 1899 Birthday Goodman Ace, radio/TV actor/columnist/humorist, Better of Goodman 1896 Birthday Roark Bradford, writer/humorist, Ol' Man Adan an' His Chillun 1892 Birthday Frank Sullivan, humorist, NYer Magazine 1890 Birthday A. P. Herbert, born in Ashted, Surrey, novelist, humorist, playwright and activist 1889 Birthday Robert Benchley, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, humorist, My 10 Years in a Quandary 1885 Death Johannes Kneppelhout, Klikspaan, Dutch humorist/author, dies at 71 1879 Birthday Will Rogers, Oologah Indian Territory, Okla, humorist 1876 Birthday Irvin S Cobb, Kentucky, writer/humorist, Old Judge Priest 1869 Birthday Stephen Leacock, Canada, economist/humorist/professor 1867 Birthday Finley Peter Dunne, U.S., journalist/humorist, Mr Dooley 1866 Birthday George Ade, U.S., journalist/playwright/humorist, Fables in Slang 1854 Birthday Alphonse Allais, French author/humorist, Pass the Bile 1834 Birthday Artemus Ward, Charles Farrar Browne, humorist 1829 Birthday Kanagaki Robun [Bunzo Nozaki], Japanese humorist/gesaku-author 1814 Birthday Johannes Kneppelhout, Dutch humorist 1612 Birthday Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader, King's Men
