2014 Event French author Patrick Modiano receives the Nobel Prize in Literature, winning the award over noted poet Adonis and writers Haruki Murakami, Svetlana Alexievich, and Ngugi wa Thiong'o 1988 Death Adrian Adonis, Keith Franke, WWF wrestler, killed in auto accident 1971 Death Joe Adonis, U.S. crime-syndicate boss in New York and New Jersey, dies at 68 1902 Birthday Joe Adonis, Italy, American crime-syndicate boss in New York and New Jersey 1884 Event Dixey, Rice and Gill's musical "Adonis," premieres in New York City 1708 Death John Blow, composer (Venus and Adonis), dies at 59 1649 Birthday John Blow, composer of 1st English opera, Venus and Adonis, baptized
