On this day in 2003

 
2003: Comic legend Bob Hope diesAmerican icon and legendary comedian Bob Hope has died, just two months after celebrating his 100th birthday.
He had been ill with pneumonia, and died in his sleep at home in Toluca Lake, California, with his family at his bedside.
US President George Bush led the tributes which poured in from around the world.
"Today America lost a great citizen," he said.
"Bob Hope made us laugh. He lifted our spirits. Bob Hope served our nation. We will mourn the loss of a good man."