1955 Death Michael Chekhov, actor (Rhapsody, Abie's Irish Rose), dies at 64 1904 Death Anton Chekhov, Russian Dramatist 1904 Event Anton Chekhov's "Cherry Orchard" opens at Moscow Art Theater 1901 Event Chekhov's "Three Sisters" opens at Moscow Art Theater 1891 Birthday Michael Chekhov, Russia, actor, Abie's Irish Rose, Rhapsody 1860 Birthday Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Tagarov Russia, playwright, Cherry Orchard 1860 Birthday Anton Chekhov, Russian Dramatist