2014 Event Over 250 Russian trucks enter embattled eastern Ukraine without permission to deliver humanitarian aid; NATO questions the true intent of the convoy, claiming that Russia has used deceptive 'aid' convoys in other conflicts 2010 Death Dennis Hopper, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider, dies in Venice, California, of prostate cancer, at age 74 2003 Death John Gregory Dunne, writer, True Confessions, dies at 71 1996 Event O. J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true" 1994 Death Christopher Collins, actor (True Identity), dies after illness at 44 1991 Death Casey Walters, actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), after a stroke at 75 1988 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Alysheba, Gt Communicator, Gulch, Is It True, Miesque, Open Mind, Personal Ensign at Churchill Downs 1986 Event Madonna's "True Blue," album goes #1 for 5 weeks and her single 1982 Event Sam Shepard's "True West" premieres in New York City 1982 Birthday Ryan Cabrera, born in Dallas, Texas, musician, pop rock, hit singles include, 'On the Way Down', '40 Kinds of Sadness', 'True', albums include, 'You Stand Watching' 1982 Birthday Lizzy Caplan, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, appeared in films, 'Mean Girls', 'Cloverfield' and television show 'True Blood' and 'Party Down' 1980 Birthday Eliza Dushku, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey 1980 Event Sam Shepard's "True West," premieres in New York City 1979 Death John Wayne, actor (Green Berets, True Grit), dies at 72 1977 Event George Harrison releases "True Love" 1966 Birthday Rachel True, American Actress 1959 Birthday Tom Arnold, former husband of Rosanne Barr/actor, True Lies, Stupids 1959 Birthday Tom Arnold, born in Iowa, actor, Tom, True Lies 1958 Event 1st true reservoir in Jerusalem opens 1955 Birthday Bill Paxton, actor, Brain Dead, Next of Kin, Indian Summer, True Lies 1954 Birthday James Cameron, born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, writer and director, True Lies, Titanic 1951 Birthday Stephen Root, born in Sarasota, Florida, actor, films include, 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?', 'The Ladykillers', television appearances include, '24', True Blood' 1950 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Birthday Kim Darby, N Hollywood, actress, True Grit, Enola Gay, Rich Man Poor Man 1946 Birthday Richard Loncraine, director, Missionary, Deep Cover, Bellman and True 1944 Birthday Vernor [Steffen] Vinge, U.S., sci-fi author, Witling, True Names 1943 Birthday Eric Anderson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vocalist, Avalanche, Be True to You 1942 Birthday Bernard Hill, Manchester, actor, Bellman and True, New World, Bounty 1936 Birthday Dennis Hopper, born in Kansas, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider 1936 Birthday Jack Scott, vocalist, My True Love 1936 Birthday Jack Scott, Canada, rocker, My True Love 1932 Birthday John Grogery Dunne, U.S. writer, Up Close and Personal, True Confessions 1932 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to be Good," premieres in New York City 1927 Birthday Antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress, True Colors, Wise Guys 1912 Birthday Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer, True Face of Peace 1907 Birthday John Wayne, Winterset, Iowa, actor, Green Berets, True Grit 1902 Birthday Eric Hoffer, longshoreman/author, True Believer 1891 Death 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 Event Savings Bank of Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond, Virginia 1868 Birthday Bernard MacFadden, publisher, Physical Culture, True Romances 1835 Death Ann Rutledge, said to be Lincoln's true love, dies in Illinois at 22 1831 Birthday 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 Death Immanuel J Pyra, German poet (Temple of True Poetry), dies at 28 1604 Event Tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar 1262 Death Shinran, founder of Japan's True Pure Land Buddhist sect, dies
