Hell

Filipino politician, lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat Ferdinand Marcos died on this day 34 years ago, aged 72. was the 10th president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He ruled under martial law from 1972 until 1981 and kept most of his martial law powers until he was deposed in 1986, branding his rule as "constitutional authoritarianism"  under his Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (New Society Movement). One of the most controversial leaders of the 20th century, Marcos's rule was infamous for its corruption, extravagance, and brutality.

Gwyneth Paltrow is 51 today.

American magazine publisher Hugh Hefner died on this day 6 years ago, aged 91. Hefner extended the Playboy brand into a world network of Playboy Clubs. He also resided in luxury mansions where Playboy Playmates shared his wild partying life, fueling media interest. He was an advocate for the causes of First Amendment rights, animal rescue, and the restoration of the Hollywood Sign. He was a highly controversial figure in popular culture, accused of perpetrating and fostering sexual abuse and exploitation stretching back decades, and Playboy has since distanced itself from association with him.

Bobby Shantz is 98 today.

American actress, visual artist, and activist Gloria Stuart died on this day 13 years ago, aged 100. She was known for her roles in Pre-Code films, and garnered renewed fame late in life for her portrayal of Rose Dawson Calvert in James Cameron's epic romance Titanic (1997), the highest-grossing film of all time at the time. Her performance in the film won her a Screen Actors Guild Award and earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. French politician Jacques Chirac died on this day 4 years ago, aged 86. He served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac was previously Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976 and from 1986 to 1988, as well as Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995.

Michael Douglas is 79 today.

American professional golfer Arnold Palmer died on this day 7 years ago, aged 87. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and charismatic players in the sport's history. In a career spanning more than six decades, Palmer won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973. He is fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list, trailing only Sam Snead, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan. He won seven major titles in a six-plus-year domination from the 1958 Masters to the 1964 Masters. He also won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was one of the 13 original inductees into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

American children's author and cartoonist Dr. Seuss died on this day 32 years ago, aged 87. He is known for his work writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes many of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.

George Eastham is 87 today.

American actor, choreographer, dancer, and film and stage director Bob Fosse died on this day 36 years ago, aged 60. He directed and choreographed musical works on stage and screen, including the stage musicals The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), Sweet Charity (1966), Pippin (1972), and Chicago (1975). He directed the films Sweet Charity (1969), Cabaret (1972), Lenny (1975), All That Jazz (1979), and Star 80 (1983).

Guillermo Rodriguez

Bill Murray is 73 today.

Chief Joseph died on this day 119 years ago, aged 64. He was a leader of the wal-lam-wat-kain band of Nez Perce, a Native American tribe of the interior Pacific Northwest region of the United States, in the latter half of the 19th century. He succeeded his father tuekakas (Chief Joseph the Elder) in the early 1870s.

George R. R. Martin is 75 today.

Jewis Austrian Holocaust Survivor, Nazi hunter and writer Simon Wiesenthal died on this day 18 years ago, aged 96. He studied architecture and was living in Lwów at the outbreak of World War II. He survived the Janowska concentration camp, the Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp, the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, a death march to Chemnitz, Buchenwald, and the Mauthausen concentration camp. He appeared in DeathList 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Jeremy Irons is 75 today.

English professional footballer Jimmy Greaves died on this day 2 years ago, aged 81. He played as a forward. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time and one of England's best ever players, he is England's fifth-highest international goalscorer with 44 goals, which includes an English record of six hat-tricks, and is Tottenham Hotspur's second-highest all-time top goalscorer. Greaves is the highest goalscorer in the history of English top-flight football with 357 goals. He finished as the First Division's top scorer in six seasons, more times than any other player and came third in the 1963 Ballon d'Or rankings. He is also a member of the English Football Hall of Fame.

Peter Shilton is 74 today.

American guitarist, songwriter, and singer Jimi Hendrix died on this day 53 years ago, aged 27. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music, and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music."

Narendra Modi is 73 today.

39th vice president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1973 Spiro Agnew died on this day 27 years ago, aged 77. He is the second of two vice presidents to resign the position, the first being John C. Calhoun in 1832. He also served as the 55th Governor of Maryland, serving from 1967 to 1969. He died from undiagnosed acute leukemia. American entertainer Red Skelton died on this day 26 years ago, aged 84. He was best known for his national radio and television shows between 1937 and 1971, especially as host of the television program The Red Skelton Show. He has stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in radio and television, and also appeared in burlesque, vaudeville, films, nightclubs, and casinos, all while he pursued an entirely separate career as an artist.

George Chakiris is 91 today.

American actress, singer, and dancer Jane Powell died on this day 2 years ago, aged 92. With her soprano voice and girl-next-door image, Powell appeared in films, television and on the stage, performing in the musicals A Date with Judy (1948), Royal Wedding (1951), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954), and Hit the Deck (1955).

Tom Hardy is 46 today.

American actor, musician, and singer Harry Dean Stanton died on this day 6 years ago, aged 91. His career spanned for more than six decades. Stanton played supporting roles in films including Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kelly's Heroes (1970), Dillinger (1973), The Godfather Part II (1974), Alien (1979), Escape from New York (1981), Christine (1983), Repo Man (1984), One Magic Christmas (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Wild at Heart (1990), The Straight Story (1999), The Green Mile (1999), The Man Who Cried (2000), Alpha Dog (2006), and Inland Empire (2006). He had rare lead roles in Paris, Texas (1984) and in Lucky (2017).