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2003 John Gregory Dunne, writer, True Confessions, dies at 71

1996 O. J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true"

1994 Christopher Collins, actor (True Identity), dies after illness at 44

1991 Casey Walters, actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), after a stroke at 75

1988 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Alysheba, Gt Communicator, Gulch, Is It True, Miesque, Open Mind, Personal Ensign at Churchill Downs

1986 Madonna's "True Blue," album goes #1 for 5 weeks and her single

1982 Sam Shepard's "True West" premieres in New York City

1980 Eliza Dushku, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey

1980 Sam Shepard's "True West," premieres in New York City

1979 John Wayne, actor (Green Berets, True Grit), dies at 72

1977 George Harrison releases "True Love"

1966 Rachel True, American Actress

1959 Tom Arnold, former husband of Rosanne Barr/actor, True Lies, Stupids

1959 Tom Arnold, born in Iowa, actor, Tom, True Lies

1958 1st true reservoir in Jerusalem opens

1955 Bill Paxton, actor, Brain Dead, Next of Kin, Indian Summer, True Lies

1954 James Cameron, born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, writer and director, True Lies, Titanic

1950 Wally Lamb, born in America, author, novelist, featured in Oprah's Book Club, books include 'The Hour I First Believed' 'I'll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison', 'She's Come Undone', 'I Know This Much is True'

1948 Shakti Gawain, author, personal development expert, environmentalist, wrote series of successful books, including 'Creative Visualization' and 'Creating True Prosperity', books have sold over 10 million copies, co-founder, New World Library Publishing Company

1948 Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actress, True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man

1946 Richard Loncraine, director, Missionary, Deep Cover, Bellman and True

1944 Vernor [Steffen] Vinge, U.S., sci-fi author, Witling, True Names

1943 Eric Anderson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vocalist, Avalanche, Be True to You

1942 Bernard Hill, Manchester, actor, Bellman and True, New World, Bounty

1936 Dennis Hopper, Kansas, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider

1936 Jack Scott, vocalist, My True Love

1936 Jack Scott, Canada, rocker, My True Love

1932 John Grogery Dunne, U.S. writer, Up Close and Personal, True Confessions

1932 George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to be Good," premieres in New York City

1927 Antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress, True Colors, Wise Guys

1912 Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer, True Face of Peace

1907 John Wayne, Winterset, Iowa, actor, Green Berets, True Grit

1902 Eric Hoffer, longshoreman/author, True Believer

1891 Helena Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true, dies, date of death celebrated by Theosophists, who call it, Whilte Lotus Day

1889 Savings Bank of Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond, Virginia

1868 Bernard MacFadden, publisher, Physical Culture, True Romances

1835 Ann Rutledge, said to be Lincoln's true love, dies in Illinois at 22

1831 Helena Blavatsky, born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, founder of the Theosophical Society, with William Quan Judge, Henry Steel Olcott, believed all inner religious teachings are true

1744 Immanuel J Pyra, German poet (Temple of True Poetry), dies at 28

1604 Tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar

1262 Shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies


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