1992 Death Avon Jaeger Hill, entertainer, dies of cancer at 44 1984 Death Avon Long, actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies at 74 1984 Death Avon Long, dancer/actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies of cancer at 73 1928 Birthday John Wills, lord-lt of Avon England 1923 Birthday Hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam, New York, CEO, Avon 1922 Birthday George McGovern, born in Avon, South Dakota, Representative-D-South Dakota 1957 - 1961, Senator-D-South Dakota 1963 - 1981, Democratic President candidate 1972 1914 Birthday Stewart Alsop, born in Avon, Connecticut, columnist and political analyst, worked for Saturday Evening Post and Newsweek 1910 Birthday Avon Long, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Roots: Next Generation 1897 Birthday Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon, C, British Prime Minister, 1955-57 1885 Event Sarah Ann Henley survives 76-m jump from Clifton Bridge, Avon, Engl
