Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born on June 23, 1940, in the St. Bethlehem section of Clarksville, Tenn., 45 miles north of Nashville, and grew up in Clarksville.
John Candy dies. The larger-than-life comedic star John Candy dies suddenly of a heart attack on this day in 1995, at the age of 43. At the time of his death, he was living near Durango, Mexico, while filming Wagons East, a Western comedy co-starring the comedian Richard Lewis.
Slayer announced Friday that Hannemanâs official cause of death was alcohol-related cirrhosis. Slayer announced Friday that guitarist Jeff Hanneman's recent death had nothing to do with a spider bite. Coroners determined Hanneman died from alcohol-related cirrhosis.