Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (May 27, 1936 – March 29, 2024)

Gossett appeared in the popular 1977 miniseries Roots and
won Outstanding Lead Actor for a Single Appearance in a
Drama or Comedy Series at the Emmy Awards.

Gossett died at a rehabilitation center in Santa Monica,
California, on March 29. No cause of death has been given.  

In late December 2020, Gossett was hospitalized in Georgia
with COVID-19.

1985

 
    SANDY KOZEL

Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States and
one of the most highly regarded American generals of World War
II, died in Washington, D.C., at the age of 78.