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Barbara Eden arrives at the Hollywood Walk of Fame 50th Anniversary Celebration at Hollywood & Highland on November 3, 2010, in Los Angeles, CA
1 – Tempestt Bledsoe, 52, actress, talk show host, Chicago, IL, 1973.
2 – Sam Worthington, 49, actor in Avatar, England, 1976.
3 – Tom Brady, 48, football quarterback, San Mateo, CA, 1977.
4 – Billy Bob Thornton, 70, Oscar winner, Hot Springs AR, 1955.
5 – Jesse Williams, 44, Grey’s Anatomy actor, Chicago, IL, 1981.
6 – David Robinson, basketball Hall of Fame, Key West, FL, 1965.
7 – Charlize Theron, 50, actress, Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa, 1975.
8 – Dustin Hoffman, 88, movie star, two Oscars, Los Angeles, CA, 1937.
9 – Tom Hanks, 69, actor, Concord, CA, USA, 1956.
10 – Antonio Banderas, 65, actor, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, 1960.
11 – Ian McDiarmid, 81, actor, Carnoustie, Tayside, Scotland, 1944.
12 – Casey Affleck, 50, actor, Falmouth, MA, USA, 1975.
13 – John Slattery, 63, actor, Boston, MA, USA, 1962.
14 – Halle Berry, 59, actress, Cleveland, OH, USA, 1966.
15 – Ben Affleck, 53, actor, Berkeley, CA, USA, 1972.
16 – Madonna, born Madonna Louise Ciccone, 67, singer, Bay City, MI, USA, 1958.
17 – Robert De Niro, 82, actor, New York, NY, USA, 1943.
18 – Edward Norton, 56, actor, Boston, MA, USA, 1969.
19 – Matthew Perry, 56, actor, Williamstown, MA, USA, 1969.
20 – Demi Lovato, 33, singer, Albuquerque, NM, USA, 1992.
21 – Kelis Rogers, 46, singer, New York, NY, USA, 1979.
22 – Kristen Wiig, 52, actress, Canandaigua, NY, USA, 1973.
23 – Barbara Eden, 94, actress, Tucson, AZ, USA, 1931.
24 – Marlee Matlin, 60, actress, Morton Grove, IL, USA, 1965.
25 – Alexander Skarsgard, 49, actor, Stockholm, Sweden, 1976.
26 – Keke Palmer, 32, actress, Harvey, IL, USA, 1993.
27 – Aaron Paul, 46, actor, Emmett, ID, USA, 1979.
28 – Jack Black, 56, actor, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 1969.
29 – Carla Gugino, 54, actress, Sarasota, FL, USA, 1971.
30 – Cameron Diaz, 53, actress, San Diego, CA, USA, 1972.
31 – Richard Gere, 76, actor, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 1949.
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