1986 Death Edna Mae Cooper, actress (Folly of Vanity, Grounds for Divorce), dies 1980 Event Ianford Wilsons "Talley's Folly," premieres in New York City 1596 Birthday Constantine Huygens, Dutch poet/diplomat, Delightful Folly 1466 Birthday Desiderius Erasmus, Holland, scholar/author, In Praise of Folly
