2002 Death Robert Forward, writer, Dragon's Egg, dies at 70 1994 Death Paul Swift, U.S. actor (Egg Man in Pink Flamingo), dies of AIDS at 60 1989 Event 150-million-year-old fossil egg found 1979 Event Wings release "Back to the Egg" album 1961 Death Billy House, actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg and I), dies at 71 1932 Birthday Robert L[ull] Forward, U.S., sci-fi author, Dragon's Egg, Starquake 1925 Event George Kaufman's "Butter and Egg Man," premieres in New York City 1914 Event Oscar Egg bicycles world record time (44,247 km) 1914 Event Oscar Egg bicycles world record time (44,247 km) 1913 Birthday Edith Heerdegen, born in Dresden, Germany, actress, Serpent's Egg, Monpti 1908 Birthday Betty MacDonald, Anne E Campbell Bard, U.S. writer, Egg and I 1890 Birthday Billy House, Minnesota, actor, Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg and I 1888 Birthday Percy Kilbride, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Egg and I, Ma and Pa Kettle 1878 Event 1st Lady Lucy Hayes begins egg rolling contest on White House lawn 1877 Event 1st Easter egg roll held on White House lawn 1846 Birthday Peter Carl Faberge, Russia, goldsmith/jeweler/egg maker 1680 Event Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th