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1985 - Kirby Grant Hoon Jr., of Butte, Montana, actor (Sky King), dies in an auto accident at age 74.

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1990 - Joseph Burrus, amateur magician in Fresno California, is crushed and dies after being bound in a plastic coffin and buried under seven tons of soil and concrete.

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2000 - Death of Steve Allen; American comedian, composer, talk show host, and author (born 1921).

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2004 - Death of Peggy Ryan, American actress (born 1924).

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2007 - Death of Robert Goulet, American entertainer (born 1933).

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