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Brad Pitt is 61 today.

Steven Spielberg is 78 today.

On this day 18 years ago, American animator and cartoonist Joseph Barbera, who co-founded Hanna-Barbera, passed away at the age of 95. Photo Credit: Kerry Cisneroz per Creative Commons license

On this day 58 years ago, Walt Disney passed away at the age of 65.

Shyam Benegal turned 90 yesterday.

100 years ago from 2 days ago, English-born American labor union leader Samuel Golfers passes away at the age of 74.

Maria Riva is 100 today.

Thank you for letting me know.

Don Murray Jean Malaurie Allen J. Bard Johan Galtung Malachi McCourt Byron Janis Thomas Stafford Lou Conter Whitey Herzog Bud Anderson Parnelli Jones Vic Seixas Maria Branyas Selim Hoss June Spencer Lou Donaldson Roy Haynes Jacques Roubaud Martial Solal Martial Solal marks my 19th ACTUAL hit.

Rita Moreno is 93 today.

On this day 3 years ago, Italian motion picture director and screenwriter Lina Wertmuller passed away at the age of 93.

On this day 3 years ago, American actress Cara Williams passed away at the age of 96.

On this day 2 years ago, American Air Force colonel Joseph Kittinger, who was the first person to conduct stratospheric space diving, passed away at the age of 94.

On this day 3 years ago, Norwegian prime minister Kåre Willoch, who served his term from 1981 to 1986, passed away at the age of 93.

On this day 1 year ago, Italian-born actress Marisa Pavan, who starred in "The Rose Tattoo", passed away at the age of 91.

On this day 1 year ago, American motion picture and television producer Norman Lear, who produced "All in the Family" and "Good Times", passed away at the age of 101.

Here are my hits from my original list and Jacques Roubaud is ACTUALLY my 18th hit on my original list. Don Murray Jean Malaurie Allen J. Bard Johan Galtung Malachi McCourt Byron Janis Thomas Stafford Lou Conter Whitey Herzog Bud Anderson Parnelli Jones Vic Seixas Maria Branyas Selim Hoss June Spencer Lou Donaldson Roy Haynes Jacques Roubaud Next time, if I have someone planned to be on my list for 2026 that passes away in 2025, I will NOT count this as an early hit so I can be more honest next year. I am learning my lesson from this. I am going to show you that I can be more honest next year by only including hits on my original list for 2025 or whatever year I am in and not count someone on next year's list as an early hit.

On this day 3 years ago, Belgium-born French mathematician Jacques Tits, passed away at the age of 91.

On this day 3 years ago, American politician Bob Dole, who was a Kansas senator from 1969 to 1996 and the 1996 Republican presidential nominee, passed away at the age of 98.

On this day 11 years ago, South African anti-apartheid leader and president Nelson Mandela, who served his term from 1994 to 1999, passed away at the age of 95.

On this day 45 years ago, Russian-born French painter, illustrator, and textile designer Sonia Delaunay passed away at the age of 94.

On this day 12 years ago, American jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck, who is known for the song "Take Five", passed away at the age of 91.

57 years ago from yesterday, American actor Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz", passed away at the age of 72.

On this day 345 years ago, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes, who wrote Leviathan, passed away at the age of 91.

No he didn't.