Christiaan Barnard died 8 years ago

Christiaan Neethling Barnard was born on November 8, 1922 in Beaufort West, Union of South Africa. He performed the first successful heart transplant. Mr. Barnard died on September 2, 2001 in Paphos, Cyprus.

Bob Denver died 4 years ago

Bob Denver was born on January 9, 1935 as Robert Osbourne Denver in New Rochelle, New York. He acted as “Maynard G. Kregs” in the 1959-63 TV series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis and as “Gilligan” on the TV sitcom Gilligan’s Island. Mr. Denver died on September 2, 2005 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Troy Donahue died 8 years ago

Troy Donahue was born on January 27, 1936 as Merle Johnson, Jr. in New York City, New York. He acted in the 1959 movie A Summer Place. Mr. Donahue died on September 2, 2001 in Santa Monica, California.

Viktor Frankl died 12 years ago

Viktor Emil Frankl was born on March 26, 1905 in Vienna, Austria. He wrote the book Man’s Search for Meaning. Mr. Frankl died on September 2, 1997 in Vienna, Austria.

J.R.R. Tolkien died 36 years ago

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 as John Ronald Reuel Tolkien in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (Africa). He wrote the novel The Hobbit. Mr. Tolkien died on September 2, 1973 in Bournemouth, England.

Jerry Reed died 1 year ago

Jerry Reed was born on March 20, 1937 as Jerry Reed Hubbard in Atlanta, Georgia. He co-wrote and sang the theme song (“East Bound and Down”) for the 1977 movie Smokey and the Bandit. Mr. Reed died on September 1, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Ethel Waters died 32 years ago

Ethel Waters was born on October 31, 1896 in Chester, Pennsylvania. She acted in the 1943 movie Cabin in the Sky. Ms. Waters died on September 1, 1977 in Chatsworth, California.