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1944 - George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at age 78.

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1948 - CBS news correspondent George Polk's body is found in Greece.

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1955 - James Agee, US critic/writer (Death in Family), dies in New York.

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1978 - Death of William Steinberg in New York; conductor of Pittsburg Symphony from 1952 to 1976, Prague Opera and the Frankfurt Opera.

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1984 - Andy Kaufman, American comedian (Latka - Taxi), dies of cancer at age 35 (born 1949).

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1984 - Irwin Shaw, American writer (Rich Man, Poor Man), dies at age 71 (born 1913).

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1985 - Margaret Hamilton, American actress (Wicked Witch - The Wizard of Oz), dies from a heart attack at age 82 (born 1902).

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1988 - Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72), dies at age 78.

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1990 - Jim Henson, muppeteer (Sesame Street, The Muppet Show), dies of pneumonia at age 53 (born 1936).

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1990 - Sammy Davis Jr, American entertainer (Golden Boy), dies from throat cancer at age 64 (born 1925).

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