Newest Stiffs:

  • Anita Bryant

    Anita Bryant · 85

    March 25th, 1940 — December 16th, 2025

    Head of the Florida Citrus Commission from 1969 - 1980. We think she also made some records or something.


  • Gil Gerard

    Gil Gerard · 82

    January 23rd, 1943 — December 16th, 2025

    Out of time.


  • Diane Ladd

    Diane Ladd · 89

    November 29th, 1935 — November 3rd, 2025

    Diane doesn't live here anymore.


  • Dick Cheney

    Dick Cheney · 84

    January 30th, 1941 — November 3rd, 2025

    White House Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense, Vice President - and all we remember is when he shot that dude in the face while hunting.


  • June Lockhart

    June Lockhart · 100

    June 25th, 1925 — October 23rd, 2025

    Started with A Christmas Carol and All This, and Heaven Too and finished with Zombie Hamlet and Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm. Solid.


Today's Celebrity Birthdays:

  • Derek Jeter

    Derek Jeter · 52

    (b) June 26th, 1974


  • Lance Loud

    Lance Loud

    would have been 75 today
    June 26th, 1951 — December 23rd, 2001

    An American fatality.

  • Claudio Abbado

    Claudio Abbado

    would have been 93 today
    June 26th, 1933 — January 20th, 2014

    Never heard of him? How have you not heard of him? He won the Grand cross of the Légion d'honneur, Bundesverdienstkreuz for chrissakes. Try reading the paper every once in a while. Sheesh.

  • Colonel Tom Parker

    Colonel Tom Parker

    would have been 117 today
    June 26th, 1909 — January 21st, 1997

    Does this mean a whole new rash of idiots who can't accept reality will report seeing this guy pumping gas?

  • Chesty Puller

    Chesty Puller

    would have been 128 today
    June 26, 1898 — October 11th, 1971

    The most decorated U.S. Marine in history, and the only man ever to be awarded 5 Navy Crosses. And he couldn't get a better nickname than Chesty?

Today's Celebrity Deaths:

  • Nora Ephron

    Nora Ephron · 71

    died 14 years ago today
    May 19th, 1941 — June 26th, 2012

    Because when you decide you want to spend the rest of your life with someone, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as...oops. Never mind.

  • Strom Thurmond

    Strom Thurmond · 100

    died 23 years ago today
    December 5th, 1902 — June 26th, 2003

    Cigar.

  • Denis Thatcher

    Denis Thatcher · 88

    died 23 years ago today
    May 10th, 1915 — June 26th, 2003

    Close, but no cigar.

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