1991 Death Diane Brewster, actress (Courage of Black Beauty), dies at 60 1975 Death John Dierkes, actor (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 69 1965 Death Paul Tillich, German/US Theologist (Courage To Be), dies 1957 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to John F Kennedy (Profiles in Courage) 1956 Death Bertold Brecht, German writer (Mother Courage), dies at 58 1956 Event Kraft Theater presents an act from "Profiles in Courage" 1950 Birthday Karl Rove, born in Denver, Colorado, Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, author, 'Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight' 1941 Event B Brecht's "Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder," premieres in Zurich 1935 Birthday Paul J M Beers, Dutch actor, Mother Courage and Her Children 1931 Birthday Evald Schorm, Prague Czechoslovakia, director, Courage for Every Day 1922 Birthday Royal Dano, New York City, actor, Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II 1900 Death Stephen Crane, author (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28 1900 Birthday Helene Weigel, Austria/German actress, Metropolis, Mutter Courage 1898 Birthday Bertolt Brecht, Germany, playwright, Mother Courage, composer 1890 Birthday J Patrick O'Malley, Forest City, Pennsylvania, actress, Courage of Black Beauty 1885 Birthday George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor, Courage of Lassie 1871 Birthday Stephen Crane, U.S., novelist/poet, Red Badge of Courage