2010 Event U.S. talk show host Conan O'Brien returns to television on TBS after a ten-month absence 1993 Event NBC announces Conan O'Brien to replace David Letterman 1986 Death Robert E Howard, sci-fi author (Conan the Conqueror), dies at 80 1966 Birthday Andy Richter, Yorkville, Illinois, writer/sidekick, Conan O'Brien 1963 Birthday Conan Chris O'Brien, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, TV host, Late Night 1963 Birthday Conan O'Brien, American Entertainer 1954 Birthday Lina Romay, born in Barcelona, Spain, actress, Conan the Barbarian 1952 Birthday Sarah Douglas, England, actress, Conan, Superman II, Falcon Crest 1951 Birthday Sandahl Bergman, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Conan, All that Jazz 1951 Birthday Max Weinberg, rock drummer, E Street Band, Conan O'Brien Show 1941 Birthday Bertrand Tavernier, actor, Captain Conan, L627, Daddy Nostalgie 1930 Death Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (Sherlock Holmes), dies at 71 1906 Birthday Robert E[rvin] Howard, U.S., sci-fi author, Conan the Conqueror 1859 Birthday Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice