2003 Death Nedra Volz, actress, Diff'rent Strokes, dies at 94 1999 Death Dana Plato, child star, Different Strokes, dies at 34 1993 Death Sun Ra, blues pianist/orchestra leader, dies of strokes at 79 1993 Event Different Strokes actor Todd Bridges arrested for stabbing a tenant 1991 Death Frances Faye, singer and actress (Pretty Baby), dies after strokes 1985 Event T. C. Chen, ahead by 4 strokes in final round of U.S. Open 1984 Death Walter Pidgeon, actor (Forbidden Planet), dies of strokes at 87 1984 Death Richard Basehart, actor (Rage), dies following several strokes at 70 1978 Event 1st broadcast of "Diff'rent strokes" on NBC TV 1975 Birthday Danny Cooksey, Moore Oklahoma, actor, Sam-Diff'rent Strokes 1968 Birthday Gary Coleman, Zion, Illinois, actor, Arnold-Diff'rent Strokes 1965 Birthday Todd Bridges, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Different Strokes, Fish 1964 Birthday Dana Plato, born in Maywood, California, actress, Kimberly-Diff'rent Strokes 1939 Birthday Mary Ann Mobley, Biloxi Ms, Miss America-1959/actress, Diff'rent Strokes 1934 Event Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by 3 strokes for U.S. Open 1925 Death D. French Slaughter, Jr., Representative-R-Virginia, 1985 - 1991, died from a series of strokes 1923 Birthday Conrad Bain, born in Alberta, Canada, actor, Maude, Diff'rent Strokes
