Joe DiMaggio was born in Martinez, California on November 25, 1914. DiMaggio signed with the New York Yankees in 1936 and played with them until his retirement in 1951. In 1941 he set a major league record with a 56 game hitting streak. The people began to call him "Joltin' Joe" because of this. In 1955 he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame. DiMaggio was truely one of the legends of the game. He died of lung cancer on March 8, 1999 in Hollywood Florida. He was 84.

Dana Michelle Plato was born in Maywood California on November 7, 1964. She was best known as Kimberly Drummond in the television sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" which aired from 1978 to 1984. Dana appeared in several movies but never again enjoyed the level of success that "Diff'rent Strokes" brought her. On Saturday, May 8, 1999, she was found unconscious and was rushed to Southwest Medical Center in Oklahoma City where doctors pronounced her dead on arrival. She was the apparent victim of an accidental overdose. Dana Plato was 34.

Ellen Corby was born Ellen Hansen on June 3, 1911. She acted in over 100 films but is probably be best remembered as grandma Walton in the extremely popular and long running television series "The Waltons". A role that won her 3 Emmys. Ellen suffered a stroke in 1977 but fought back and continued to appear on television from time to time in her familiar role as Grandma Esther Walton. On April 14, 1999 she passed away in a Los Angeles hospital at the age of 87.

Dusty Springfield was born Mary O'Brien in London, England in 1939. She sang her way into the public eye with songs such as I Only Want To Be With You, Wishin' and Hopin', and Son of a Preacher Man. In December 1998 Queen Elizabeth II awarded her with the OBE (Officer of the Order of British Empire). She died of Breast Cancer on March 2, 1999 just 11 days before being inducted into the Rock and Roll hall of fame. She was 59.

Al Hirt was born Alois Maxwell Hirt in New Orleans in 1922. He began playing the trumpet at the age of six. In 1946 he landed a job playing in Benny Goodman's orchestra and thus began his professional career in music. In 1960 Dinah Shore saw him play in Vegas and got him into television which instantly sparked his popularity. He was nominated for 21 Grammy awards and won one in 1964 for his hit "Java". Mr. Hirt played at President Kennedy's inauguration. In 1987 he played for Pope John Paul II during the papal visit to New Orleans. Al Hirt was truely one of the great trumpet players of all time. He died of liver failure on Tuesday, April 27, 1999. He was 76.