Tuesday, October 18, 2005

The Death Connection

The Clog Almanac notes the following luminaries that share October 18th deaths:

Thomas Alva Edison – American inventor - 1931
Jose Ortega y Gasset – Spanish philosopher – 1955
Walt Kelly – of Pogo comic strip fame – 1973
Bess Truman - First Lady to Harry S. - 1982

Cab Calloway - American "Hi-De-Ho" jazzman - 1994

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