Newest Stiffs:
Hulk Hogan · 71
August 11th, 1953 — July 24th, 2025
This guy was dumb for a WRESTLER. Think about that.
Ozzy Osbourne · 76
December 3rd, 1948 — July 22nd, 2025
The Prince of Darkerness.
Michael Madsen · 67
September 25th, 1957 — July 3rd, 2025
His best role: Free Willy. No question.
Brian Wilson · 82
June 20th, 1942 — June 11th, 2025
Rhonda? Hello?
Sly Stone · 82
March 15th, 1943 — June 9th, 2025
Say what you want, but with a lifetime of drug problems, and SEVEN paragraphs under "Personal Problems" in Wikipedia, the guy knew how to be a rockstar.
Today's Celebrity Birthdays:
Layne Staley
would have been 58 today
August 22nd, 1967 — April 5th, 2002Man in a box.
Valerie Harper
would have been 86 today
August 22nd, 1939 — August 30th, 2019End of the Rhoad.
Dale Hawkins
would have been 89 today
August 22nd, 1936 — February 13th, 2010They called him the inventor of "swamp rock boogie". Impressive.
Norman Schwarzkopf
would have been 91 today
August 22nd, 1934 — December 27th, 2012First it was Desert Shield, then Desert Storm. Now it's just Deserted.
Honor Blackman
would have been 100 today
August 22nd, 1925 — April 5th, 2020She was 94. Let’s be honest: The galore was gone.
Ray Bradbury
would have been 105 today
August 22nd, 1920 — June 6th, 2012Something wicked this way smells.
Denton Cooley
would have been 105 today
August 22nd, 1920 — November 18th, 2016He used to do multiple heart surgeries at the same time, running between rooms to handle "the tricky parts". What a nut.
John Lee Hooker
would have been 108 today
August 22nd, 1917 — June 21st, 2001Boom, boom, boom, thud.
Henri Cartier-Bresson
would have been 117 today
August 22nd, 1908 — July 31st, 2004French photographer guy.
Deng Xiaoping
would have been 121 today
August 22nd, 1904 — February 19th, 1997Ding dong, ding dong, Deng Xiaopeng is dead and gone.
Leni Riefenstahl
would have been 123 today
August 22nd, 1902 — September 8th, 2003Triumph this, Fraulein!
Today's Celebrity Deaths:
Butch van Breda Kolff · 84
died 18 years ago today
October 28th, 1922 — August 22nd, 2007He spent almost 50 years coaching basketball, in both college and the pros, and never won a championship. Cool name, though.
Leo Castelli · 91
died 26 years ago today
September 4th, 1907 — August 22nd, 1999We knew he was into minimalism, but this is ridiculous.
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