2014 Event Chocolate manufacturers state that a cocoa-pod fungus and dry weather in cocoa-growing regions has created a shortage of cocoa that may increase in the future; world chocolate demand already exceeds production capacity 2000 Death Robert Cormier, writer, The Chocolate War, dies at 75 1993 Death Franco Brusati, Italian dir/writer (Bread and Chocolate), dies at 70 1992 Death Jean Daskalides, Belgian chocolate factory, dies at 70 1986 Death [Irving] Lee Dorsey, Kid Chocolate, U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59 1957 Death William Cadbury, chocolate maker, dies at 89 1948 Birthday Errol Brown, Kingston Jamaica, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate 1947 Birthday Tony Wilson, Trinidad, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate 1947 Event "Chocolate Soldier" closes at Century Theater New York City after 69 performances 1947 Event "Chocolate Soldier" opens at Century Theater New York City for 69 performances 1944 Birthday John Thornton, English chocolate factory/multi-millionaire 1943 Death Thomas "Fats" Waller, U.S. jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 38 1942 Event West Indies chocolate/coffee drop above Netherland 1936 Birthday Wally Amos, born in Tallahassee, Florida, actor, speaker, co-wrote, 'The Power in You', founder, 'Famous Amos' chocolate chip cookie brand, first African-American talent agent, represented Diana Ross & the Supremes, Simon & Garfunkel 1887 Birthday Oscar Bossaert, Belgium, chocolate manufacturer/Minister of Middenstand 1867 Birthday William Cadbury, England, chocolate manufacturer, Cadbury 1857 Birthday Milton S Hershey, chocolate manufacturer/philanthropist 1853 Birthday George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate 1828 Event Casparus van Wooden patents chocolate milk powder (Amsterdam) 1550 Event Chocolate introduced
