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- Henry Nasiff, better known as Hank The Angry Drunken Dwarf, was a unique man from Massachusetts who was best known for his many appearances on The Howard Stern Radio Show. The diminutive performer got his break back in August 1996, when he and a friend from Boston dinner theater drove to New York City and decided to try to get on the Howard Stern show. Hank got to be interviewed on the show, and Howard liked him right away. Soon after, Hank quickly became one of Howard's favorite guests, and he started appearing on the show whenever he could make it. Hank would always show up to the studio drunk, usually carrying around a green soda bottle full of vodka. It seemed impossible that a man who was only 4-foot-1 and weighed only 95 lbs. could drink so much. One time, while on the show, Hank scored an incredible .375 when he was given a breathalyzer test. Hank appeared on Howard's show more than 2 dozen times, and he was always entertaining. His nickname may have been "Angry," but Hank's greatest strength was his ability to keep everyone smiling. Hank's regular appearances on Howard's show made him a semi-celebrity which lead to him doing many public appearances for his fans. In November 2000, during an appearance in a Los Angeles bar for a J&B Scotch promotion, Hank gave everyone a scare when he went into seizures. He recovered very quickly, but he went back to drinking just a few weeks later. Sadly, on September 4, 2001, Hank passed away at the age of only 39. Even behind his tough-as-nails public persona, his good nature always shone through, and that's why he'll be remembered and missed by so many people. He may have been a little man, but he had a really giant soul. Rest in peace Hank.
- Lizzie Borden has mystified and fascinated crime buffs for over a century. Few cases in American history have attracted as much attention as the hatchet murders and the unlikely defendant: a church-going, respectable "spinster" daughter charged with parricide, a crime worthy of Classical Greek tragedy. On August 4, 1892, a heavy, hot summer day in Massachusetts, a maid discovered the bodies of Andrew Borden, 70, a wealthy developer, and his second wife Abby, a short obese woman of 64. Mr. Borden's face had been struck 11 times while he slept on the couch; Mrs. Borden had been struck 19 times from the back. A broken hatchet was found in the basement. The day after the Bordens' funeral, a neighbor observed Lizzie burning a stained dress in the kitchen stove. The neighbor's testimony prompted Lizzie to be charged with the murders. The chaotic and stumbling murder investigation against Lizzie was circumstantial, without incriminating physical evidence or clear motive. After a trial in June 1893 and one hour of jury deliberations, Lizzie was found not guilty on all charges. Lizzie and her sister Emma moved into a 13-room stone Victorian house named Maplecroft. In 1904, she met actress Nance O'Neil, and the two became inseparable, prompting rumors of a romantic relationship. Lizzie died at age 67, after a long illness. Emma coincidentally died nine days later, after a fall down the stairs of her house. They were buried together in the family plot, along with their mother, stepmother, and father. Despite popular belief of Lizzie's guilt, it remains technically an unsolved crime.
- Michael Carr was born in 1961 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He died on 14 November 2017 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
- Paul Geary was born in 1940 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Long, Hot Summer (1965), Slattery's People (1964) and Wild Wild Winter (1966). He died in 1987 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
- Dick Ritger was born on 8 November 1938 in Hartford, Wisconsin, USA. He died on 27 August 2020 in River Falls, Wisconsin, USA.
- Marjorie Robb was born on 12 February 1889 in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. She died on 11 June 1992 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
- Irving Fradkin was born on 28 March 1921 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Charlotte Sheinfield. He died on 19 November 2016 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
- Howard Warren Comstock was born on 22 August 1899 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Doctor X (1932) and Stepping Sisters (1932). He died on 28 May 1938 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.