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Jane Goodall is 88.

Given the situation in Russia right now, Gorbachev.

1922: Norman Lear / Rachel Robinson 1923: Henry Kissinger / Glynis Johns 1924: Jimmy Carter / Eva Marie Saint 1925: Henry Plumb / June Lockhart 1926: Tony Bennett / Gudrun Ure 1927: Vin Scully / Leontyne Price 1928: Tom Lehrer / Ruth Westheimer 1929: Mohamed Al-Fayed / Patricia Routledge 1930: Buzz Aldrin / Sandra Day O'Connor 1931: James Earl Jones / Mitzi Gaynor

RIP. Only 2 days before turning 94.

Eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of two kings (Louis VII of France and Henry II of England) and mother of two kings (Richard the Lionheart and King John) died on this day 818 years ago, aged 82.

Al "Super Cereal" Gore is 74 today.

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother died on this day 20 years ago, aged 101.

John Astin is 92.

Eric Idle is 79.

Pictures for those who didn't watch.

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States, died at the age of 78 on this day 53 years ago.

King James I (of England) and VI (of Scotland) died on this day 397 years ago, aged 58. During his 22-year reign as King of England, the Virginia and Plymouth colonies were founded, and the Gunpowder Plot occurred. He also sponsored the translation of the Bible into English- this is where the "King James Bible" originates from.

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, who proposed the idea for the guillotine, died on this day 208 years ago, aged 75. Contrary to popular belief, he was not executed by the invention he inspired (nor did he actually invent the guillotine)- he died of a bacterial infection.

Gene Shalit is 96.

370 right now. No clue why.

And with this, Henry Kissinger has now outlived eight of his successors as Secretary of State: Edmund Muskie, 1980-1981 (1996) Cyrus Vance Sr, 1977-1980 (2002) Alexander Haig, 1981-1982 (2010) Warren Christopher, 1993-1997 (March 2011) Lawrence Eagleburger, 1992-1993 (June 2011) George Shultz, 1982-1989 (Feb 2021) Colin Powell, 2001-2005 (Oct 2021) Madeleine Albright, 1997-2001 (2022)

Jonathan Edwards, one of the leaders of the Great Awakening religious revolution, did not wake up on this day 264 years ago, aged 54. (an interesting fact about him is that he was US Vice President Aaron Burr's maternal grandfather)

William Shatner is 91 today.

"Nikocado Avocado" is just his YouTube name. His real name is Nicholas Perry. There's your explanation.

Hal Linden is 91.

Paul Scofield died on this day 14 years ago, aged 86.

Umberto II, the final King of Italy, died on this day 39 years ago, aged 78.

Chaim Kanievsky dead at 94.

French cartoonist JJ Grandville died on this day 175 years ago, aged 43. You might recognize some of his works below:

Erik Estrada is 73.