1987 Death Antony Tudor, dancer and choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 1980 Event Amer Book Award: William Styron (Sophie Choice)/T Wolfe (Right Stuff) 1967 Death Mohammed Abdul Hakim Amer, Egyptian vice-PM, commits suicide at 47 1966 Death Chief Nipo Strongheart, Native Amer actor (Pony Soldier), dies at 75 1961 Birthday Elizabeth McGovern, Evanston, Illinois, actress, Once Upon a Time in Amer 1956 Birthday Tawny Elaine Godin Schneider, Maine, Miss Amer, 76, Eye on Hollywood 1949 Birthday Phyllis George-Brown, born in Denton, Texas, Miss Amer, 1971, sportscaster, CBS 1929 Birthday Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn, Schenectady, New York, conductor, Amer Ballet 1900 Death Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/found Amer Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80 1899 Death Horatio Alger, Jr., Amer clergyman/author (Disagreeeable Woman), dies 1875 Event Amer Theosophical Society founded by Mme Blavatsky and Col Olcott 1792 Death Gottlieb August Spangenberg, founder (Moravian Church in Amer), dies 1584 Event Sir Walter Raleigh renews Humphrey Gilbert's patent to explore N Amer