1982 Death John Cheever, U.S. writer (Wapshot Chronicle, Pulitzer), dies at 70 1975 Death Ivo Andric, writer, novelist, awarded Nobel Prize for Literature, wrote 'Bosnian Chronicle', 'The Bridge on the Drina', dies in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, at age 82 1960 Event In Britain, News Chronicle and Daily Mail merge, and London Evening Star merges with Evening News 1949 Death Robert Lynd [YY], Irish writer/critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70 1939 Birthday Lawrence Pressman, born in Kentucky, actor, Man From Atlantis, Hellstrom Chronicle 1938 Event Herb Caen's 1st column in San Francisco Chronicle 1933 Birthday Jean-Marie Straub, France, director, Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach 1916 Birthday Herb Caen, born in Sacramento, California, columnist, SF Chronicle 1912 Birthday John Cheever, writer, Wapshot Chronicle 1912 Birthday Barend Roest Crollius, painter/writer, Chronicle Sins of Youth 1907 Death Pieter Louis Tak, writer (Chronicle), dies at 58 1892 Birthday Ivo Andric, born in Dolac, Bosnia, writer, novelist, awarded Nobel Prize for Literature, wrote 'Bosnian Chronicle', 'The Bridge on the Drina' 1889 Death Charles Mackay, poet, writer, journalist, songwriter, wrote for the Morning Chronicle, Illustrated London News, wrote book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds', 1841, wrote popular song 'Cheer, Boys, Cheer', dies 1865 Event British newspaper "Morning Chronicle" begins publishing 1865 Event SF Dramatic Chronicle started 1848 Birthday Pieter Louis Tak, literary, The Chronicle 1814 Birthday Charles Mackay, born in Perth, Scotland, poet, writer, journalist, songwriter, wrote for the Morning Chronicle, Illustrated London News, wrote book 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds', 1841, wrote popular song 'Cheer, Boys, Cheer'
