Robin Williams, the prolific Oscar-winning actor and
comedian, died by self-inflicted injury on August 11,
2014. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s
disease and other associated factors. Williams
was 63.               
 
       

Mork & Mindy aired on ABC from September 14, 1978, to
May 27, 1982.

1993

In July 1956, DJ Dick Clark inherited WFIL-TV’s Bandstand
from scandal-tainted Bob Horn and revamped it.

On August 5, 1957, TV’s "American Bandstand" began
broadcasting nationally beaming images of clean-cut,
average teenagers dancing to 67 ABC affiliates across
the nation.

The show would become an iconic expression of American 
teen culture.

Dick Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012)

(AP) – Loni Anderson, who famously portrayed receptionist
Jennifer Marlowe in the comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati," has
died.

According to a statement to the Associated Press, Anderson
died at a Los Angeles hospital following a "prolonged" illness.

Adam John Walsh (above), age 6,was abducted from a mall
in Hollywood, Florida, and later found murdered.

TV series aired on FOX from February 7, 1988 to
June 18, 2011.

Thomas Troupe (July 15, 1928 – July 20, 2025).

Veteran actor Tom Troupe died Sunday morning at his home
in Beverly Hills at the age of 97.

Troupe’s death was announced on Instagram Sunday by his
nephew Mark Cocanougher.

“My uncle, Tom Troupe, died peacefully at home this morning.

He had a lovely, full life, and an equally graceful departure,”
he wrote.

The “Star Trek” and “Mission Impossible” star passed away
due to natural causes, according to the New York Post.

Troupe starred as Lt. Harold in Star Trek: The Original Series.