Harry Laverne Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018)
(Meredith-Fox-News) — Harry Anderson, known for his acting role as Judge Harry Stone on "Night Court" was found dead in his Asheville, North Carolina home Monday morning. Foul play was not suspected by officials.
Anderson’s acting career started with many appearances on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC).This led him to the role of Harry "The Hat" Gittes on multiple seasons of the NBC-TV sitcom "Cheers", and eventually as Judge Harry Stone on "Night Court"for nine seasons on NBC beginning in 1984.
Fidel Castro looks up at the Jefferson Memorial on April 16, 1959 during his visit to the United States.
Four months after leading a successful revolution in Cuba, Fidel Castro visits the United States. The visit was marked by tensions between both Castro and the American government.
In Blacksburg, VA, on this day in 2007, a student killed 33 people at Virginia Tech before killing himself.
The 23-year-old student gunman Seung-Hui Cho.
In Texas City, TX. on this day in 1947, the French ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer, caught fire and blew up, leaving 576 people dead.
On this day in 1917, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin returned to Russia to start Bolshevik Revolution after years of exile.
Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977)
Comedic silent film icon Charlie Chaplin gained world fame for portraying his character, The Tramp (1915) and starred in The Great Dictator (1940) and Modern Times. He had acareer that lasted over 75 years, and became one of the most important people in film history.
On this day in 1996, Britain’s Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced that they were in the process of getting a divorce.
The Rolling Stones released their debut album on this day in 1964.
Michael Jordan played his last NBA game on this day in 2003.
Michael Jordan, who was on the bench and unlikely to enter the game, was re-inserted into the line-up by Washington Wizards coach Doug Collins with 2:35 left in the fourth quarter after the crowd of 20,000+ chanted Michael’s name.
