1981 Birthday Elijah Wood, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, Radio Flyer, Good Son 1975 Death Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, dies in Chicago at 78 1970 Birthday Elijah Alexander, NFL linebacker, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos 1964 Event Elijah Muhammad renames Cassius Clay, Muhammad Ali 1960 Event Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state 1939 Death Elijah Beardsworth, world quick shaving champion, dies 1930 Event Elijah Muhammad forms Nation of Islam in Detroit 1930 Birthday Elijah Barayi, head of South Africa union centre, COSATU 1896 Birthday Elijah Muhammad, U.S., leader of Nation of Islam 1847 Birthday John Alexander Dowie, Elijah the Restorer, U.S., evangelist 1846 Event Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah," premieres 1844 Birthday Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents 1837 Death Elijah P Lovejoy, publisher, murdered by pro-slavery mob at 34 1802 Birthday Elijah P Lovejoy, American newspaper publisher/abolitionist 1797 Death Elijah B Solomon Zalman, rabbi/Gaon of Vilna, dies 1789 Event Bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn by Elijah Craig, Bourbon, Kentucky
