Bette Midler

It's Monday, Aug. 19, and also World Humanitarian Day -- so be kind to your fellow men and women, won't you? For once, it's what the celebs seemed to do around the globe.

Legendary actress and singer Bette Midler initially met fan Anna Greenberg at a film screening, and when she heard Greenberg -- who was dying of a rare form of cancer -- had taken a turn for the worse, she gave her new friend a call and wound up serenading her. Got your Kleenex ready? Because seriously, you're gonna need it.