2000 Death Robert Trout, radio Methuselah, ", coined the term ""fireside chat"" to describe FDR's informal speeches, ", dies at 91 1935 Birthday Richard Brautigan, born in Tacoma, Washington, writer, novelist, wrote Trout Fishing in America, known for black comedy, parody, satire, and Zen Buddhism 1932 Birthday Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paris, France, actor, Trout 1932 Event Journalist, Robert Trout, joins CBS 1909 Birthday Robert Trout, Wake County, North Carolina, newscaster, ABC