The Ashes Urn

Actress Judy Holliday died on this day 55 years ago, aged 43.

The curtain came down for actress Anne Bancroft on this day 15 years ago, aged 73.

End of the story for Stephen Crane on this day 120 years ago, aged 28.

Actor Jack Gilford died on this day 30 years ago, aged 81.

Composer Georges Bizet, author of the opera Carmen, died on this day 145 years ago, aged 36.

Life wasn't fair anymore for Rex Harrison on this day 30 years ago, aged 82.

Basketball player George Mikan, known as Mr. Basketball, died on this day 15 years ago, aged 80.

Tito Puente stopped playing the drums on this day 20 years ago, aged 77.

Russian novelist Boris Pasternak, author of Doctor Zhivago, died on this day 60 years ago, aged 70.

The last ride for Dennis Hopper on this day 10 years ago, aged 74.

Italian writer Giorgio Manganelli, known for being a member of the literary movement neoavanguardia, died on this day 30 years ago, aged 67.

Robert Koch, considered one of the main founders of modern bacteriology, died on this day 110 years ago, aged 66.

Eddie Albert wouldn't return to green acres after this day 15 years ago, aged 99.

End of the dreams for Robert Nathan on this day 35 years ago, aged 91.

Former British prime minister Harold Wilson died on this day 25 years ago, aged 79.

Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler killed himself on this day 75 years ago, aged 44.

Final strike for Lefty Grove on this day 45 years ago, aged 75.

End of the fight for women rights for Jane Addams on this day 85 years ago, aged 65.

End of time and narrative for Paul Ricoeur on this day 15 years ago, aged 92.

T. E. Lawrence, known as Lawrence of Arabia, ended his crusade on this day 85 years ago, aged 46.

End of the bewitchment for Elizabeth Montgomery on this day 25 years ago, aged 62.

Jamaican cricketer Leslie Hylton was executed for the murder of his wife on this day 65 years ago, aged 50.

Actress Margaret Hamilton, known for playing the role of the wicked witch of the west in the film The Wizard of Oz, died on this day 35 years ago, aged 82.

Final stanza for Charles Williams on this day 75 years ago, aged 58.

Keizō Obuchi, Japanese prime minister from 1998 to 2000, died on this day 20 years ago, aged 62.