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1959

Thomas F. Wilson

Age 59		 Thomas Franklin Wilson Jr. is an American actor, voice-over artist, comedian, writer, musician, painter and podcaster. He is known for his voice-over work in video games, movies and TV shows. He is also known for playing Biff Tannen, Griff Tannen and Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in the Back to the Future trilogy and Coach Ben Fredricks on NBC's Freaks and Geeks.
1969

Craig Foster

Age 49		 Craig Foster is a retired Australian footballer, and is currently a sports colour commentator for the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia. He is renowned for his outspoken stance on the need for football in Australia to mature.

Foster played 18 times for Portsmouth scoring 4 goals between 1997 – 1998
1988

Eliza Doolittle

Age 30

  		 Eliza Sophie Caird, better known by her stage name Eliza Doolittle, is an English musician and recording artist from Westminster, London. After performing her music in live venues around London from the age of 15, Eliza signed to Parlophone in 2008.
1990

Emma Watson

Age 28		 Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is a British actress, model, and activist. Born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire, Watson attended the Dragon School and trained as an actress at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts. She rose to prominence after landing her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.
1995

Nick Awford

Age 23		 Nicholas Andrew Awford is an English footballer who plays for Petersfield Town as a central midfielder.

Awford played 5 times for Portsmouth between 2013 – 2014
1997

Maisie Williams

Age 21

    		 Margaret Constance "Maisie" Williams is an English actress. She made her professional acting debut as Arya Stark of Winterfell in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones in 2011, for which she won the EWwy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama, the Portal Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television and Best Young Actor, and the Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor. In 2016, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

Deaths


1988

Kenneth Williams

(Born: 22 Feb 1926)

Died Aged 62		 Kenneth Charles Williams was an English actor, best known for his comedy roles and in later life as a raconteur and diarist. He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 Carry On films, and appeared in many British television programmes and radio comedies, including series with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne.

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1920 – James Doohan

James Montgomery Doohan, LVO was a Canadian actor and voice actor best known for his role as Montgomery “Scotty” Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan’s characterisation of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise was one of the most recognisable elements in the Star Trek franchise, and inspired many fans to pursue careers in engineering and other technical fields. He also made contributions behind the scenes, such as the initial development of the Klingon and Vulcan languages.

Died: 20 July 2005

Aged 85

1970 – Julie Bowen

Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer, known professionally as Julie Bowen, is an American actress. She is best known for playing Carol Vessey on Ed (2000–04), Denise Bauer on Boston Legal (2005–07), Sarah Shephard on Lost (2005–07), and Claire Dunphy on the comedy Modern Family (since 2009). The last earned her six nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (2010–2015), winning in 2011 and 2012.

Age 48

1972 – Darren Anderton

Darren Robert Anderton is an English former footballer who spent most of his career with Tottenham Hotspur as a midfielder. He played 30 times for the England national football team, scoring 7 goals.

Anderton played 77 times for Portsmouth scoring 13 goals between 1990 – 1992

Age 46

1977 – Sarah Smart

Sarah Smart is an English actress. In 2011, she appeared in a 2-part story for the sixth series of the BBC1 hit series Doctor Who giving a very positively received performance as the sympathetic ‘villain’ of The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People.

Age 41

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1963 – Tom Cavanagh

Thomas Patrick Cavanagh is a Canadian actor and director best known for a variety of roles on American television, including starring roles in Ed (2000–2004), Love Monkey (2006) and Trust Me (2009), and recurring roles on Providence and Scrubs. Since 2014, Cavanagh has served as a series regular on The Flash, portraying various versions of Harrison Wells.

Age 54

1965 – Kelly Rowan

Kelly Rowan is a Canadian film and television actress and former fashion model. She is best known for portraying Kirsten Cohen in the American television series The O.C.

Age 52

1984 – Sasha Cohen

Alexandra Pauline “Sasha” Cohen is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World Championship medalist, the 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and the 2006 U.S. Champion.

Age 33

1996 – Brandon Haunstrup

Brandon Neil Haunstrup is an English professional footballer who plays for Portsmouth as a defender.

Age 21

2000 – Ellery Sprayberry

Ellery Sprayberry is an American actress and voice over artist best known for Wakefield, Baskets, The Bronze, and The Young and the Restless.

Age 17

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