June Carter Cash dies age 73
Cash dies age 73 at Baptist Hospital in Nashville,Tennessee, from complications arising from heart valve surgery.
Nicki Minaj born in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago
Nicki Minaj is born as Onika Tanya Maraj in Saint James, Trinidad and Tobago to Robert Maraj and Carol Maraj. Her father works as a financial executive while her mother is an accounting clerk. She has two brothers and a sister. She attends the Clarence Witherspoon School in Queens.
I don’t think I had lot of discipline in my home. My mom motivated me, but it wasn’t a strict household.
Paul Newman dies age 83
Newman dies from cancer age 83 at his home in Westport, Connecticut. Family statement:
His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life.
Britney Spears born in McComb, Mississippi
Britney Spears is born in McComb, Mississippi to school teacher Lynne Irene Bridges and building contractor James Parnell Spears. She has an elder brother and a younger sister. She attends Parklane Academy in McComb. Her uncle:
At first, Britney was a scared child and you’d catch her crying but she reached the stage when she just walked off, as if it wasn’t happening. And as she got older, she would scream and curse at her parents, trying to get them to stop fighting.
Marlon Brando dies age 80
Brando dies from lung failure, age 80, at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles. Once asked if he was afraid of death, Brando quoted Marc Antony, whom he played in a film of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar:
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard, it seems to me most strange that men should fear; seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.
Gregory Peck dies age 87
Peck dies age 87 while asleep at his home in Los Angeles. The cause of his death is pneumonia. Family spokesperson:
He had just been getting older and more fragile. He wasn’t really ill. He just sort of ran his course and died of old age.
Nicole Kidman born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Nicole Kidman is born in Honolulu, Hawaii to nursing instructor Janelle Ann and biochemist, clinical psychologist David Kidman. Her parents are of Australian descent. She has a younger sister named Antonia. She attends Lane Cove Public School in Sydney.
I remember Halloweening when I was about three, with my parents when we lived in Washington, D.C. And then I remember eating snow when I was about three as well — wanting to taste it and being told I wasn’t allowed to but still secretly doing it. Isn’t that crazy? And I have a vivid memory of both of those things.
Matthew McConaughey born in Uvalde, Texas
Matthew McConaughey is born in Uvalde, Texas to Mary Kathleen and James Donald McConaughey. His father runs an oil pipe supply businesses while his mother is a published author. He has two elder brothers. He attends Longview High School.
I had a very fortunate upbringing. I had mom and dad that spent a lot of time with us.
Laurance Rockefeller dies age 94
Laurance Rockefeller dies age 94 at his home in New York City. The cause of death is pulmonary fibrosis.
James Doohan dies age 85
Doohan dies of pneumonia, age 85, at his home in Redmond, Washington. He has been suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Eddie Albert dies age 99
Albert dies from pneumonia age 99 at his home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
Rosa Parks dies age 92
Rosa Parks dies age 92 due to natural causes at her home in Detroit, Michigan. Her close friends are by her side.
Jessica Alba born in Pomona, California
Jessica Alba is born in Pomona, California to Catherine and Mark David Alba. Her father works in the Air Force while his mother is a housewife. She has a younger brother named Joshua. She attends Claremont High School.
I was a very sick kid
Christina Ricci born in Santa Monica, California
Christina Ricci is born in Santa Monica, California to real estate agent Sarah and lawyer Ralph Ricci. She is youngest of her parent’s four children. She attends Edgemont Elementary School.
I managed to be the black sheep of the family. I have an unconventional background but what’s average these days? We’re all interesting in our own ways.
Scarlett Johansson born in New York City
Scarlett Johansson is born in New York City to architect Karsten Johansson and producer Melanie Sloan. She has an elder brother, an elder sister and a twin brother. She attends PS 41 Greenwich Village School in New York.
My family grew up relying on public assistance to help provide meals for our family.
Milla Jovovich born in Kiev, Ukraine
Millia Jovovich is born in Kiev, Ukraine to pediatrician Bogić Jovovich and stage actress Galina Jovovich. She has an younger half-brother. She attends Excelsior High School in Los Angeles.
I was called a commie and a Russian spy. I was never, ever, ever accepted into the crowd.
John Ritter dies age 54
Ritter dies age 54 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, from a torn aorta.
Bobby Riggs dies age 77
Riggs dies from prostate cancer age 77 at his home in Leucadia, Encinitas, California.
Natasha Richardson dies age 45
Richardson dies age 45 at Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City due to injuries sustained in a skiing accident. Family statement:
The entire family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of our beloved Natasha. We are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time.
Anna Nicole Smith dies age 39
Smith dies age 39 at Memorial Regional Hospital, South Florida. The cause of her death is accidental overdose of prescription drugs. Smith’s sister:
We are saddened and heartbroken by my sister’s death. No matter what our differences have been over the years, Anna was still our blood and she will be missed terribly.