John Gunther died today – 37 years ago

U.S. writer John Gunther was born on August 30, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois. According to Wikipedia, “He is best known today for the memoir ‘Death Be Not Proud’ about the death of his teenage son, Johnny Gunther, from a brain tumor.” He said, “There are no generalizations in American politics that vested selfishness cannot cut through." {1} (Bless those vested interests – NOT.)... He died on May 29, 1970 in New York City, New York.

English chemist & physicist Sir Humphrey Davy was born on December 17, 1778 in Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom. He discovered “laughing gas” (nitrous oxide). (Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! That’s enough.) He said, "The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures." {1} (Wow! Just think how many discoveries I will make.)... He died in 1829 in Switzerland.

English lyricist William S. Gilbert was born on November 18, 1836 in London, England. He said (about his collaborator composer Arthur Sullivan), "He is like a man who sits on a stove and then complains that his backside is burning." {1} (But Art wrote such pretty music.)... Mr. Gilbert died in 1911 in Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England.

U.S. actor John Barrymore was born on February 15, 1882 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He said, "Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him." {1} (A bit pompous, don’t you think?)... He died in 1942 in Los Angeles, California.

U.S. actress Fanny Brice was born on October 29, 1891 in New York City, New York. She said, “Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?” {2} (So true. So true.)... She died in 1951 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California.

U.S. actress Mary Pickford was born as Gladys Louise Smith on April 8, 1893 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was in over 200 films. She said, "This thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down." {1} (That’s my theory of failure, too – especially after reading it.)... She died in 1979 in Santa Monica, California.

U.S. Representative & Senator-from-Maine Margaret Chase Smith was born on December 14, 1897 in Skowhegan, Maine. She said, "One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little." {1} (Amen! Amen!! Amen!!!)... She died in 1995 in Skowhegan, Maine.

U.S. Senator-from-Arizona Barry Goldwater was born on January 1, 1909 in Phoenix, Arizona. He said, “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.” {2}... He died in 1998 in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

{1} Source: www.born-today.com
{2} Source: http://thinkexist.com