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American tennis player Don Mcneill died on this day 25 years ago, aged 78.

 

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American writer Frank Yerby died on this day 30 years ago, aged 75.

 

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25 years ago today, Tiny Tim gave his final performance. He suffered a fatal heart attack on stage while performing his hit "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" at the Women's Club of Minneapolis.

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American actor Robert H. Harris died on this day 40 years ago, aged 70.

 

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American pop and R&B singer, Lee Dorsey, died on this day 35 years ago, aged 61.

 

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500 years since Pope Leo X died from pneumonia at the age of 45. He is known from excommunicating Martin Luther in January 1521.

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American architect Wallace Harrison died on this day 40 years ago, aged 86.

 

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American farmer Walter Knott died on this day 40 years ago, aged 91.

 

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American sculptor Reuben Nakian died on this day 35 years ago, aged 89.

 

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French painter Claude Monet died on this day 95 years ago, aged 86.

 

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Indian jurist, economist and social reformer, B. R. Ambedkar, died on this day 65 years ago, aged 65.

 

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American actor Harry Morgan died on this day 10 years ago, aged 96.

 

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American jazz trumpeter Buck Clayton died on this day 30 years ago, aged 80.

 

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American singer Sonny Til died on this day 40 years ago, aged 53.

 

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American newspaperman and short-story writer Damon Runyon died on this day 75 years ago, aged 66.

 

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English cartoonist, comedian and actor Willie Rushton died on this day 25 years ago, aged 59.

 

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Native American jazz singer Mildred Bailey died on this day 70 years ago, aged 44.

 

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American folk artist Grandma Moses died on this day 60 years ago, aged 101.

 

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English actress Emma Dunn died on this day 55 years ago, aged 91.

 

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American professional wrestler Russ Haas died on this day 20 years ago, aged 27.

 

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Scottish rock guitarist Stuart Adamson died on this day 20 years ago, aged 43.

 

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41 minutes ago, The Ashes Urn said:

Scottish rock guitarist Stuart Adamson died on this day 20 years ago, aged 43.

 

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Such a great band. 

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American comedian Timmie Rogers died on this day 15 years ago, aged 91.

 

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British racing driver George Abecassis died on this day 30 years ago, aged 78.

 

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