Good Friday is a Christian religious holiday commemorating the crucifixion
of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during
Holy Week as part of the Holy Triduum on the Friday preceding Easter
Sunday, and may coincide with the Jewish observance of Passover. It is
also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday, Black Friday, or Easter Friday.
MIKE GRACIA
Aretha Louise Franklin is 74 today.
Garry Emmanuel Shandling (November 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016)
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Shandling suddenly collapsed
and was rushed to a hospital where he died of a massive heart attack.
Terence Steven "Steve" McQueen was born in Indiana
(March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980)
Steve McQueen starred in the 1968 action film, Bullitt. He was nicknamed the
King of Cool when he was acting in the ’60s & ’70s, and was nominated for an
Academy Award for his role in The Sand Pebbles (1966). He also starred in
The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Great Escape (1963). McQueen died
in his sleep of cardiac arrest,12 hours after surgery to remove or reduce
numerous metastatic tumors in his neck and abdomen. He was 50.
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