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2009 Frank McCourt, author, teacher, wrote Pulitzer-Prize winning book, 'Angela's Ashes', a memoir of his impoverished life in Ireland, dies at age 78 in Manhattan, New York
2005 Dennis Rader, the BTK killer, receives 10 consecutive life sentences 2004 Gibson Kente, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa, dies 2004 Carl Mydans, photographer, Life, dies at 97 2003 Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, author and feminist, 'In the Last Analysis' and 'Writing a Woman's Life', committed suicide 2002 Eileen Farrell, singer, Can't Help Singing: The Life of Eileen Farrell, dies at 82 2000 Todd Karns, actor/theater director and founder, It's a Wonderful Life, dies at 79 1998 Rodney Harvey, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho', died at age 30, of a heroin overdose 1998 World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life 1997 "Jackie - An American Life," opens at Belasco Theater New York City 1997 British au pair Louise Woodward, 19, sentenced to life in death of Matthew Eappen 8 months (judge changes to time served)00690901 1997 Jeffrey Bernard, journalist, wrote column, 'Low Life', for The Spectator magazine, dies in Soho, England, after refusing dialysis treatment 1997 James Stewart, actor, It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, dies at 89 1997 George Fenneman, announcer, 'You Bet Your Life', dies at 77 1997 "Life," opens at Barrymore Theater New York City 1997 5 sue Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, because his smoking has violated the country's constitution guaranteeing a wholesome life 1996 NASA announces that life may have existed on Mars 1994 U.S. Ice Skating Federation bars Tonya Harding for life 1994 Medgar Evers' murderer Byron De La Beckwith sentenced to life, in Jackson Miss, 30 years after the crime 1993 Kamaran Abdalla, Iraq/English/Netherlands actor (Best Thing in Life), dies at 34 1993 Tom Fuccella, actor (Paul-One Life to Live), dies of AIDs at 56 1993 Opposition leader Xanana Gusmao of East-Timor sentenced to life 1993 Paul Cezannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in New York City 1992 Microwave Observing Project begins (seeking alien life) 1992 John Gotti begins life sentence in jail 1992 George Berkeley, actor (Life Stinks, Captains and Kings), dies at 70 1991 6,000th episode of One Life To Live 1991 Soap opera "One Life To Live" airs its 6,000th episode 1991 Dallas Mavericks Roy Tarpley becomes 7th to be banned from NBA for life under the league's anti-drug agreement 1991 Frank Capra, director (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 94 1991 Toni Gerry, actress (Bullet for Joey, Lust for Life), dies at 61 1991 British Court of Appeal frees "Birmingham 6" who had been unjustly sentenced in August 1975 to life imprisonment 1991 Clara Eggink, Ebbele, Dutch poet (Life with J C Bloem), dies at 84 1991 "Real Life With Jane Pauley" premieres on NBC-TV 1990 Ed van der Elsken, Dutch photographer (Sweet Life), dies at 65 1990 Roald Dahl, Br short story author (Sweet Mystery of Life), dies at 74 1990 "Normal Life" starring Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa premieres on CBS-TV 1990 Michael Powell, English director (Life and Death of Col Blimp), dies at 84 1989 Jo[hanne M Bos-]Vincent, Dutch soprano (Songs for Life), dies at 91 1989 Irving Stone, U.S. writer (Love is Eternal, Lust for Life), dies 1989 Pete Rose is suspended from baseball for life for gambling 1989 Hayden Panettiere, actress, One Life to Live 1988 Dick Clair, comedian (Clair and McMahon, Facts of Life), dies of AIDS 1988 "Facts of Life," Lisa Whelchel weds Steve Cauble 1988 Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of TB at 64 1987 Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, serving a life sentence for attempted assassination of President Gerald R Ford escapes from Alderson Prison 1987 Michael Roman, actor, Al-One Life to Live 1987 Ohio nurse Donald Harvey sentence to triple life (poisoned 24) 1987 Nazi Klaus Barbie, "Butcher of Lyon" sentenced to life in France 1985 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Cozzene, Life's Magic, Pebbles, Precisionist, Proud Truth, Tasso, Twilight Ridge at Aqueduct 1985 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Cozzene, Life's Magic, Pebbles, Precisionist, Proud Truth, Tasso, Twilight Ridge 1985 Brian Gwynne Horrocks, English Lieutenant-General (A Full Life), dies at 89 1985 Actress Judith Licht (Who's the Boss) marries Robert Desiderio (One Life to Live) 1984 David, spent most of his life in a plastic bubble, dies at 12 1983 "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life," released in France 1983 China's supreme court commutes Chiang Ch'ing's death sentence to life 1983 Thom Syles keeps a life saver intact in his mouth for over 7 hours 1982 "Doll's Life" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 5 performances 1982 "Doll's Life" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 5 performances 1982 John C Gardner, U.S., writer (Life and Times of Chaucer High), dies at 49 1982 36th Tony Awards: Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and Nine win 1982 "Is There Life after High School?" closes at Barrymore after 12 performances 1982 "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore New York City for 12 performances 1981 Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City 1981 Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life for Lennon's murder 1981 Turkish terrorist Mehmet Ali Agca sentenced in a Rome to life 1981 William Saroyan, U.S. stagewriter (Time of your life), dies at 72 1981 Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 89 1981 Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 88 1980 Eliza Dushku, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey 1980 Rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53 1980 Supreme Court rules new forms of life created in labs could be patented 1980 Dick Haymes, actor (Real Life, Betrayal), dies 1980 Soap opera "Love of Life" ends a 28 year run 1979 Ann Dvorak, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface), dies at 67 1979 Fulton J Sheen, bishop (Life is Worth Living), dies at 84 1979 Hugh Leonards "Life," premieres in Dublin 1979 Monty Python's "Life of Brian" premieres 1979 Emory Parnell, St. Paul, Minnesota, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 85 1979 Brian Clark's "Whose Life is it Anyway?," premieres in London 1979 Claire Danes, New York City, actress, Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo and Juliet 1978 Devon Gummersall, born in Colorado, actor, 'Relativity', Brian in 'My So Called Life' 1978 Filming on Monty Python's Life of Brian, begins 1978 David Berkowitz sentenced in New York Supreme Court to 25 years to life 1978 Peggy Wood, actress (One Life to Live, Mama), dies at 86 1977 Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announces that 3.4-billion-year-old one-celled fossils, the earliest life forms, had been discovered 1977 David Mamet's "Life in the Theater," premieres in New York City 1977 Debbie Boone's "You Light Up My Life," goes #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks 1977 Jake Patellis, actor, Paul Bowman-Good Life 1977 Andreas Baader and members of Baader-Meinhoff jailed for life after a trial lasting nearly 2 years in Stuttgart, Germany 1977 Bette Davis is 1st woman to receive Life Achievement Award 1977 Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 1976 Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars 1976 Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live, dies 1976 Sara Jane Moore sentenced to life for attempting to shoot President Ford 1975 Lynette Fromme sentenced to life for attempt on President Ford's life 1975 Kellie Martin, Riverside California, actress, Life Goes On, Cristy 1975 William Hartnell, actor (Jackpot, This Sporting Life), dies at 67 1975 Maxwell Maltz, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals, dies 1974 Padres owner Ray Kroc, addresses fans "Ladies and gentlemen, I suffer with you I've never seen such stupid baseball playing in my life" 1974 Devon Odessa, actor, Sharon-My So Called Life, Girl of Limberlost 1973 Wilson Cruz, actor, My So Called Life, Ally McBeal 1973 Christie Clark, Louisiana, actress, Carrie Brady-Days of Our Life 1973 Michael O'Shea, actor (Denny- It's a Great Life), dies at 67 1973 MacKenzie Astin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Facts of Life, Garbage Pail Kids 1973 Juan Corona sentenced to 25 life sentences for 25 murders 1973 Juan Corona sentenced to 25 consecutive life terms for 25 murders 1973 New Philippine constitution names Marcos president for life 1972 Life magazine ceases publication 1972 Jared Leto, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, actor, Jordan-My So Called Life 1972 Oscar Levant, actor (American in Paris, Dance of Life), dies at 65 1972 Jean-Bedel Bokassa appoints himself President for life of Cent African Rep 1971 Wings release their 1st album "Wild Life" 1971 Trey Ames, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, David-A Year in the Life 1971 Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda sworn in as President for Life of Malawi 1971 50,000 attend Celebration of Life, rock concert, McCrea Louisiana 1971 Charles Manson sentenced to life (Sharon Tate murder) 1971 U.S. Lt Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced to life 1971 William Calley sentenced to life for Mi Lai Massacre 1971 Selmer Jackson, actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 82 1970 Treblinka SS commander Franz Stangl sentenced to life imprisonment 1969 Salvatore Baccaloni, opera singer and actor (Full of Life), dies at 69 1969 Mark Brettschneider, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Jason-One Life to Live 1969 Kim Fields Freeman, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Tootie-Facts of Life 1969 Barbara Bates, actress (Kathy-It's a Great Life), dies at 43 1968 "That's Life" premieres-A Broadway musical type TV show 1968 Pope Paul VI, in an encyclical entitled "Humanae Vitae" (Of Human Life), declares any artificial forms of birth control prohibited 1968 "One Life to Live" premieres on TV 1968 Soap opera "One Life To Live" premieres 1968 Yasmine Bleeth, born in New York City, actress, Ryan's Hope, 1 Life to Live, Baywatch 1968 Susan Haskell, actress, Marty-One Life to Live, Strictly Business 1968 LIFE mag calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world" 1967 Sean Moynihan, Burlington, Vermont, actor, Powell-One Life to Live 1967 Rodney Harvey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho' 1967 BBC bans Beatle's "A Day in the Life" (drug references) 1967 Albert DeSalvo (Boston Strangler) sentenced to life in prison 1967 Jeff Bankett, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Tyler-1 Life to Live 1966 Mindy Cohn, Louisiana, actress, Facts of Life 1966 Nancy McKeon, born in Westbury, New York, actress, Jo Polniazek-Facts of Life 1966 Russel Crouse, U.S. stagewriter (Life with Father), dies at 73 1966 Thorsten Kaye, soap actor, Patrick-One Life to Live, Silencers 1966 Bronwen Booth, London, actress, Andy-One Life to Live, Eternal Evil 1965 Gregory Scott [Koenig], Dearborn, Michigan, guitarist, Signs of Life 1965 Auschwitz trials end with 6 life sentences 1965 Lisa Rinna, born in Newport Beach, California, actress, Billie-Days of Our Life 1965 Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect 1965 Fia Porter, Mexia, Texas, actress, Audrey Ames-One Life to Live 1965 Forrest Taylor, actor (This is Life, Man Without a Gun), dies at 81 1964 William Bendix, actor (Life of Riley), dies at 58 1964 Cornelia Guest, debutante, Debutante's Guide to Life 1964 Leonard Stabb, actor, Hunter Guthrie-One Life to Live, Guiding Light 1964 Dave Parsons, rocker, Transvision Vamp, Sham 69-That's Life 1964 Nelson Mandela is sentenced to life in prison in South Africa 1963 Lisa Howard, actress, Days of Our Life, Rolling Vengeance 1963 Ralph Sanford, actor (Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp), dies at 64 1963 Zasu Pitts, actress (Wedding March, Life With Father), dies at 65 1963 Lisa Whelchel, Fort Worth Texas, actress, Blair-Facts of Life 1963 Tracey E. Bregman Recht, Munich Germany, actress, Days of Our Life 1963 Jessica Tuck, New York City, actress, Megan-1 Life to Live 1962 Karen Witter, California, actress, Tina-One Life to Live, playmate, Mar, 1982 1962 Holly Gagnier, Louisiana, actress, One Life to Live 1962 Tonja Walker, Huntington, West Virginia, actress, Alex-One Life to Live 1962 OAS leader general Raoul Salan sentenced to life 1962 "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 113 performances 1962 Robert Mailhouse, New Haven, Connecticut, actor, Brian-Days of our Life 1961 "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 113 performances 1961 Billy House, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg and I), dies at 71 1961 John Viscardi, New York City, actor, Father Tony-One Life to Live 1961 Roma Downey, Derry Ire, actress, 1 Life to Live, Touched by an Angel 1961 John Clarke, actor, Mickey-Days of Our Life 1961 Kassie Wesley, born in Kentucky, actress, Evil Dead 2, Blair-One Life to Live 1961 Jack Whiting, actor (Top Speed, Life of the Party), dies at 59 1960 Anna Blaman, Dutch writer (Life and Death), dies at 55 1960 Valerie Pettiford, New York City, actress, Sheila Price-One Life to Live 1960 Chris Elliott, actor/comedian, Get a Life, David Letterman Show 1960 Fiona Hutchison, born in Miami, Florida, actress, One Life to Live, Guiding Light 1959 William Bishop, actor (Steve-It's a Great Life), dies at 42 1959 Basia Trzetrzelevska, Poland, jazz singer, Time and Life 1959 Patricia Pease Jeffers, born in North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of our Life 1959 Lou Bandy, Dutch revue-artist (Life Ain't Bad), commits suicide at 69 1959 Eileen Davidson, born in Artesia, California, actress, Kristen-Days of our Life 1959 Shelley Burch, born in Tucson, Arizona, actress, One Life to Live, Identity Crisis 1958 Billy Hufsey, actor, Christopher-Fame, Days of our Life 1958 14 people named 1st life peers in U.K. 1957 James De Paiva, Hayward California, actor, Max Holden-One Life to Live 1957 Andrea Evans, actress, Young and Restless, Tina-One Life to Live 1957 Hillary Bailey Smith, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nora-One Life to Live 1956 Juliet Stevenson, Essex England, actress, Secret Rapture, Life Story 1956 Debby Boone, born in Hackensack, New Jersey, singer, You Light Up My Life 1956 Sandra Guiboard, born in U.S. AFB West Germany, actress, Donna-One Life to Live 1956 Julie Montgomery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Samantha-1 Life to Live, Kindred 1956 Woody Brown, Dayton Ohio, actor, Cliff-Facts of Life 1955 Mark Mitchell, actor, Larger than Life, Lift Off, Ground Zero 1955 Patti Weaver, West Virginia, actress, Days of our Life, Gina-Young and Restless 1955 Michael Sabatino, born in California, actor, Days of Our Life, Bold and Beautiful 1955 Marcia McCabe, actress, Alice-One Life to Live 1955 Clive Aslet, British editor, Country Life 1954 Matt Groening, cartoonist, Life in Hell, Simpsons 1953 Roy Firestone, sportscaster, Life's Most Embarrassing Moments 1953 Michael Zaslow, Inglewood California, actor, One Life to Live, Guiding Light 1952 Deborah Adair, actress, Tracey-Dynasty, Kate-Day of Our Life 1951 1st broadcast of "Love of Life" on CBS-TV 1951 Gerald Anthony, actor, Marco Dane-General Hospital, One Life to Live 1951 Peter Gordon, born in New York City, New York, Peter Laurence Gordon, experimental composer, musician, opera, world music, jazz, rock influences, founder, Love of Life Orchestra, composed for Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, worked on Desperate Housewives soundtrack 1951 Tanya Boyd, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Celeste-Days of our Life 1951 Kim Zimmer, Michigan, actress, Guiding Light, Doctors, One Life to Live 1951 Life After Tomorrow, 1st film to receive an "X" rating, premieres 1950 Dutch NSB leader C van Gelderen sentenced to life 1950 Nathan Purdee, actor, Nathan-Young and Restless, Hank-1 Life to Live 1950 Keith Bradley, born in Birmingham, England, British politician, life peer, Labour Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington 1950 Robert S. Woods, born in California, actor, Bo-One Life to Live, Waltons 1949 Arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67 1949 Jeremy Thomas, actor, Family Life 1949 "Love Life" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 252 performances 1949 Patti LuPone, born in Northport, New York, actress and singer, Evita, Life Goes On 1949 John Shea, born in North Conway, New Hampshire, actor, Honeymoon, New Life, Lois and Clark 1949 Helene Hayman, born in England, Baroness Helene Hayman, Helene Valerie Hayman, Member of Parliament, Life Peer, Lord Speaker of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom 1949 Ric Ocasek, born in Baltimore, rock vocalist, Cars-Double Life, Bye Bye Love 1949 Denny Albee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Dr. Janssen-One Life to Live 1949 Kalevi Aho, born in Forssa, Finland, composer, large-scale works, symphonies, vocal works, concertos, operas, including 'The Key', 'Insect Life' 1949 Judith Light, Trenton, New Jersey, Angela-Who's the Boss, 1 Life to Live 1949 Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty sentenced to life in prison 1948 "Love Life" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 252 performances 1948 Bijz Criminal division sentences war criminal Jacob Folks to life 1948 Sir Laurence Olivier on the cover of LIFE magazine 1947 "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio 1947 Lyndon Harrison, born in Britain, Baron Harrison, life peer, House of Lords, Member of the European Parliament 1989 - 1999 1947 Linda Thorson, born in Toronto, actress, Tara-Avengers, Julia-1 Life to Live 1947 Judy Loe, born in Urmston Manchester, United Kingdom, actress, Singles, Meaning of Life 1947 Lewis Moonie, born in Dundee, England, Baron Moonie, politician, life peer, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Kircaldy 1947 Grace Moore, U.S. soprano/actress (1 Night of Life), dies at 45 1946 Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," premieres 1946 Gloria Loring, New York City, actress and singer, Days of our Life 1946 Jacqueline Courtney, New Jersey, actress, Another World, One Life to Live 1946 Alison Steadman, Liverpool England, actress, Life is Sweet 1946 Erika Slezak, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Viki-One Life to Live 1946 Lasse Hallstrom, director, Once Around, My Life as a Dog, ABBA 1946 Dan Millman, born in America, author, wrote, published 14 self-help books focusing on human potential, wrote 'The Life You Were Born to Live' 1945 Thaao Penghlis, actor, Mission Impossible, Tony-Days of Our Life 1945 Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher 1945 John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1945 Tobias Wolff, U.S. writer, This Boy's Life 1945 Robin Strasser, New York City, actress, Dorian-One Life to Live, Another World 1945 Sam Abell, born in Toledo, Ohio, photographer, published in National Geographic, artistic photographic style, noted for transcendent qualities, graduate, University of Kentucky, photographic books include 'The Photographic Life', 'The Life of a Photograph' 1944 Henry J Wood, English conductor (My Life of Music, Proms), dies at 75 1944 Colin Nutley, director and writer, Such is Life, Black Jack 1944 E J Peaker, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress, That's Life 1943 Winfred "Blue" Lovett, U.S. singer, Manhattans-One Life to Live 1943 Susan Seaforth Hayes, actress, Days of our Life, Young and Restless 1943 Metropolitan Life Insurances issues a $225 million check to Chase 1943 Tom McNally, born in England, Thomas McNally, Baron McNally, politician, Liberal Party, Liberal Democrat leader in the House of Lords, life peer, Baron of Blackpool in the County of Lancashire 1943 4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others 1943 Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns 1943 Kenneth Kelley, U.S. singer, Manhattans, One Life to Live 1942 Tessa Blackstone, born in England, Baroness Blackstone, politician, university administrator, Labor Party, life peer, House of Lords, Baroness Blackstone of Stoke Newington in Greater London 1942 Patricia Elliot, born in Gunnison, Colorado, actress, Renee-Empire, One Life to Live 1942 Pulitzer prize awarded to Ellen Glasgow (In this our Life) 1942 Sandra Dee, Zuck, Bayonne, New Jersey, actress, Gidget, Imitation of Life 1941 "Life Certificates" issued to some Jews of Vilna, rest exterminated 1941 Robin Leach, born in London, England, TV host, Life Styles of Rich and Famous 1940 Florence Scovel Shinn, artist, book illustrator, metaphysical writer, wrote, 'The Game of Life and how to Play it", 1925, writings follow thought principles of Emma Curtis Hopkins, Myrtle Fillmore, Phineas Quimby, Charles Fillmore, dies 1940 George Reinholt, Philadelphia, actor, Steve-Another World, One Life to Live 1940 Emma Goldman, U.S. anarchists/feminist/author (Living My Life), dies 1939 H Lindsay and R Crouse' "Life with Father," premieres in New York City 1939 William Saroyan's "Time of Your Life," premieres in New York City 1939 Volker Braun, born in Dresden, German, writer, poet, playwright, wrote 'Das ungezwungne Leben Kasts' or 'The Unrestrained Life of Kast' 1939 Robert Nye, writer, Facts of Life and other fiction, 3 Views of Man 1939 Gwen Taylor, British actress, Life of Brian, Sob Sisters, Screaming 1938 Clifford Goldsmith' "What a Life," premieres in New York City 1938 "Our Town," Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, premieres 1937 Richard Foreman, New York City, theatrical director, Daily Life 1937 Elinor Donahue, born in Tacoma, Washington, actress, Father Knows Best, Get a Life 1936 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce 1936 Life magazine hit newsstands 1936 Susan Kohner, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Imitation of Life, Gene Krupa Story 1936 Harriet Monroe, U.S. poet (Poet's Life), dies at 75 1936 Hans Haacke, Cologne Germany, artist, Right to Life, Dripper Boxes 1936 Timothy Spall, actor, 1871, Life is Sweet, Crusoe, Remembrance 1935 Clarence Day, writer (Life with Father), dies 1934 Judith Herzberg, Dutch poet and author, Charlotte Life or Theater 1934 Al Freeman, Jr., born in Texas, actor, One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie 1934 Stalin ends 17th CPSU-congress, says "Life becomes merrier" 1933 Richard Schickel, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, documentary filmmaker, film critic, author, journalist, historian, received Guggenheim Fellowship, published in Time, and Life, magazines, books include, 'Woody Allen: A Life in Film', 'Elia Kazan: A Biography' 1932 Gibson Kente, born in South Africa, wrote about life in South African black townships, known as Father of Black Theater in South Africa 1932 Jeffrey Bernard, born in London, England, journalist, wrote column, 'Low Life', for The Spectator magazine 1931 Robert Morse, Newton Massachusetts, actor, That's Life, Jack Frost 1931 Leslie Thomas, born in Newport, Wales, author, published 'In My Wildest Dreams', recounting childhood in South Wales, in early life, wrote columns for London Evening News newspaper 1930 Ben Gazzara, New York City, actor, Run for Your Life, QB VII 1930 Frank McCourt, born in Brooklyn, New York, author, teacher, wrote Pulitzer-Prize winning book, 'Angela's Ashes', a memoir of his impoverished life in Ireland 1930 Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson, born in England, life peer as Baron Browne-Wilkinson, studied at Lancing College and Magdalen College, Oxford, former head of the Privy Council and Vice-Chancellor of the High Court 1928 Michael Blakemore, British theater director, Country Life 1927 Martin Milner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Route 66, Adam 12, Life of Riley 1927 John Gilbert, born in England, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Dudley East, life peer as Baron Gilbert, of Dudley in the County of West Midlands 1926 Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1926 Cranley Onslow, born in England, politician, Conservative Member of Parliament for Woking, called for lower middle class taxes, life peer as Baron Onslow of Working in Surrey County 1926 Charlotte Rae, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Edna-Facts of Life 1926 Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1926 Svetlana Alliluyeva, daughter of Josef Stalin/author, My Life 1926 Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, born in East Orange, New Jersey, author and feminist, 'In the Last Analysis' and 'Writing a Woman's Life' 1925 Barbara Bates, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, Kathy-It's a Great Life 1925 Phil Carey, born in Hackensack, New Jersey, actor, Asa Buchanan-One Life to Live 1925 Bill Hayes, born in Harvey, Illinois, actor, Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life 1925 Peter Lane, born in England, Baron Lane of Horsell, Lord Land of Horsell, politician, businessman, Conservative Party, served in Royal Navy, life peer, House of Lords 1923 Douglas Wass, CEO, Equity and Law Life Assurance Company 1923 Bob Elliot, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, Bob and Ray, Get a Life 1923 Pamela Sharples, born in England, Baroness Sharples, BConservative Party, made a Life Peer of Chawton in the County of Hampshire, after husband, Sir Richard Sharples, was assassinated 1922 Greek parliament bans prince Andreas for life 1922 Erving Goffman, sociologist, presentation of self in everyday life 1922 John Braine, English novelist, Life at the Top 1921 Donna Reed, born in Denison, Iowa, From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life 1920 Carmen McRae, Clark, U.S. jazz singer/pianist, Dream of Life 1920 William Butterfield, born in England, born William John Hughes Butterfield, Lord Butterfield, life peer as Baron Butterfield of Stechford, Order of the British Empire, medical researcher, clinician, administrator 1919 Steve Brodie, Eldorado, Kansas, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1919 George Fenneman, born in in Peking, China, TV announcer, 'You Bet Your Life' 1919 Bruce F Cummings, English author (Enjoying Life), dies at 30 1919 Liberty Life Insurance Co (Chicago) organized by blacks 1918 Mervyn Pike, born in England, Irene Mervyn Parnicott Pike, Baroness Pike, Conservative, Life Peerk, knighted, Member of Parliament for Melton, in the county of Leicestershire 1918 Maurice Laing, life president, John Laing 1917 William Bishop, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Steve-It's a Great Life 1917 Robert Conquest, English author, Back to Life 1917 Glenn Reeves, Massillon, Ohio, actor, Defending Your Life 1917 Joop Waasdorp, Dutch writer, Naked Life 1916 Victor Dalby Lord, ficticious character on One Life to Live 1916 John Vivyan, actor, Mr Lucky, Wrong Man, Imitation of Life 1916 John Vivyan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Imitation of Life, Mr. Lucky 1915 Mob lynches Jewish businessman Leo Frank in Cobb County, Georgia after death sentence for murder of 13-year-old girl commuted to life 1915 Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Johnny Angel, Double Life 1915 U.S. Coast Guard created from Life Saving and Revenue Cutter services 1914 Donald Stokes, born in Plymouth, England, born Donald Gresham Stokes, Baron Stokes, Lord Stokes, industrialist, life peer in the House of Lords, managing director of British Leyland Motor Corporation 1914 Harold Russell, actor, Best Years of Our Life 1913 Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life 1913 MacDonald Carey, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actor, One Life to Live, Dream Girl 1913 Ralph Edwards, born in Merino, Colorado, TV host, This is Your Life 1912 Garson Kanin, born in Rochester, New York, playwright/producer, Double Life 1912 Ann Dvorak, McKim, New York City, actress, G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface 1912 Roy Winsor, born in Chicago, producer, Search for Tomorrow, Love of Life 1912 Cuthbert Alport, born in England, born Cuthbert James McCall Alport, Lord Alport, Baron Alport, politician, Conservative Party, Cabinet Minister, life peer, Deputy Lieutenant for Essex 1910 Arthur Hazlerigg, born in England, Lord Hazlerigg, 2nd Baron Hazlerigg, awarded Military Cross, judge, Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire, soldier, served during World War II, life peer 1908 Yousuf Karsh, portrait photographer, Life Magazine 1908 William Saroyan, U.S., novelist/playwright, Time of Your Life 1908 Jimmy Stewart, Pennsylvania, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life 1907 Sid Tomack, actor, Life of Riley 1906 Oscar Levant, Pittsburgh, actor, American in Paris, Dance of Life 1906 Hermione Baddeley, England, actress, Camp Runamuck, Maude, Good Life 1906 Hendrikus G "Han" Hoekstra, poet, Ongerijmde life 1906 Belle Stewart, born near Bloirgowrie, Scotland, Scottish traditional singer, led life of a Scottish Traveler, daughter Sheila Stewart wrote her biography 'Queen Amang the Heather; the Life of Belle Stewart' 1906 Frank Parker, born in New York City, actor, Shawn-Days of our Life 1906 Roger Livesey, born in Barry, Wales, actor, Drums, Life and Death of Col Blimp 1906 Clara Eggink, Ebbele, Dutch poet, Life with JC Bloem 1906 Michael O'Shea, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Denny-It's a Great Life 1906 William Bendix, born in New York City, actor, Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley 1905 Atlanta Life Insurance Company forms 1904 Fifi D'Orsay, born in Montreal, actress, Life Jimmy Dolan, Girl from Calgary 1903 Irving Stone, U.S., author, Love is Eternal, Lust for Life 1903 Malcolm Muggeridge, English writer, Observer of Life 1902 Gerard[us M] Rutten, director, Miraculous Life of Willem Parel 1902 Onslow Stevens, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Mr Fisher-This is the Life 1901 James Dunn, New York City, actor, Tree Grows in Brooklyn, It's a Great Life 1901 Clara Maass, army nurse sacrificied her life at 25 to prove that the mosquito carries yellow fever 1900 Maurice Gilliams, Flemish writer/poet/essayist, Maria's Life 1900 Fjodor Godunov-Tcherdynchev, Russian poet, Life of Tchernyshevsky 1900 William Haines, Staunton, Virginia, actor, Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney 1899 Ralph Sanford, Springfield Massachusetts, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1899 Maxwell Maltz, born in America, cosmetic surgeon, author, self-help pioneer, invented Psycho-Cybernetics, system to improve one's self-image, lead a better life, wrote, 'Psycho-Cybernetics', believes positive self-view key to achieving goals 1898 Henry R. Luce, born in Tengchow, China, publisher, Time, Fortune, Life 1898 1st installment of William Dean Howell's "Life and Letters" appears 1898 ZaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress, Life With Father, Dames 1897 Frank Capra, Italy, director, Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic and Old Lace 1896 Edna Purviance, Lovelock NV, Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life 1895 Jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher, Songs of Life 1895 Jiddu Krishnamurti, India, philosopher, Songs of Life 1895 Fulton J Sheen, El Paso, Illinois, bishop, Life is Worth Living 1894 Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84 1893 Russel Crouse, journalist/novelist/playwright, Life with Father 1893 Henry C Rumke, Dutch psychiatrist, Periods in Man's Life 1892 Beulah Bondi, Chicago, actress, It's a Wonderful Life 1892 Peggy Wood, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, One Life to Live, Mama 1890 Groucho Marx, born in New York City, comedian, Marx Bros, 'You Bet Your Life' 1890 Billy House, Minnesota, actor, Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg and I 1888 Selmer Jackson, Iowa, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1887 Muriel Aked, Bingley England actress, Happiest Days of Your Life 1887 Juan Gris, born in Spain, cubist painter, Still Life Before an Open Window 1885 Maria "Goeie Mie" Swanenburg sentence to life for killing 27 in Netherlands 1884 Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion 1883 Scott Nearing, U.S. sociologist/pacifist/author, The Good Life 1881 Marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35 1879 John Erskine, U.S., poet/pianist, Private Life of Helen of Troy 1879 Ernest Jones, British psychoanalyst, Life and Work of Sigmund Freud 1876 Frank L Gillespie, Arkansas, founded Supreme Life Insurance Company 1874 Clarence Shepard Day, New York City, author, Life with Father 1873 Jakob Wassermann, born in Germany, novelist, My Life as German and Jew 1873 Feodor Chaliapine, Russian author/novelist, Pages from My Life 1871 Florence Scovel Shinn, born in New Jersey, artist, book illustrator, metaphysical writer, wrote, 'The Game of Life and how to Play it", 1925, writings follow thought principles of Emma Curtis Hopkins, Myrtle Fillmore, Phineas Quimby, Charles Fillmore 1869 Herbert David Croly, U.S. author, Promise of American Life 1868 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co forms 1859 Alfred Edward Housman, Bromsgrove England, poet, A Buried Life 1859 Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice 1858 Vladimir Nemirovitch-Dantshenko, playwright, Life in Russian Theater 1858 Arnold Aletrino, Dutch physician-criminologist and author, From Life 1858 French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed 1857 George Gissing, English author, Thyrza, Crown of Life 1856 Richard B. Haldane, British viscount/lord-chancellor, Life of A Smith 1856 Frank Harris, England, journalist and writer, My Life and Loves 1846 Mildred Childe "Life" Lee, daughter of confederate General Robert E Lee 1843 1st chartered mutual life insurance company opens 1841 Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (New York City) 1841 N E Guerin of New York patents cork-filled life preserver 1834 Lionel Lukin, life boat pioneer, dies 1832 Moncure Daniel Conway, U.S., abolitionist, Life of Thomas Paine 1817 George Henry Lewes, English philosophical writer, Life of Goethe 1809 Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, Belg, paleont, life cycle of tapeworms 1808 David F Strauss, Germany, theologist, Jesus' Life 1802 Napoleon declared "Counsel for Life" 1798 Giacomo Casanova, writer, author, adventurer, book, 'Histoire de ma vie', or, 'History of My Life', profiles customs of 18th century European social life, dies at age 73 1794 John G Lockhart, Scorpion, biographer, Life of Sir Walter Scott 1792 1st life insurance policy issued in U.S. in Philadelphia 1779 Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin, French still life painter, dies at 80 1761 1st life insurance policy in U.S., issued in Philadelphia 1759 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia 1757 ALF, alien life form, ALF 1755 Nathan Hale, hanged patriot, had but one life to give for his country 1749 Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 1739 35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal 1725 Giacomo Casanova, writer, author, adventurer, book, 'Histoire de ma vie', or, 'History of My Life', profiles customs of 18th century European social life 1710 Willem van Haren, Frisian nobleman/poet, Human Life 1699 Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin, French still life painter 1695 Melchior de Hondecoeter, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 58 1693 Willem Calf, Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73 1687 Jurriaen van Streeck, Dutch still life painter, buried 1681 Pedro Calderon de la Barca, writer, dramatist, Spanish Golden Age, works include, 'La vida es sueno', or, 'Life is a Dream', dies at 81 1679 Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 1661 Pieter Claesz, Dutch still life painter, dies at about 64 1640 Abraham Mignon, still life painter 1620 John Evelyn, British diarist, Life of Mrs. Godolphin 1619 Hugo the Great sentenced to life in prison 1612 Piotr Skarga, Polish theology/Prime Minister (Sanctity of Life), dies at 76 1600 Pedro Calderon de la Barca, born in Madrid, Spain, writer, dramatist, Spanish Golden Age, works include, 'La vida es sueno', or, 'Life is a Dream' 1583 Richard Martin of London takes out 1st life insurance policy, on William Gibbons, premium was 383 pounds 1253 Clara van Assisi leads rules of life in order of Clarissen |
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