1968 Birthday Larry Laronde, U.S. funk metal bassist, Primus-Frizzle Fry 1968 Death Franklin C Fry, U.S. minister (World Rad of Church), dies 1959 Birthday Hugh Laurie, born in Oxford, England, James Hugh Calum Laurie, actor, writer, musician, comedian, comedy partner, Stephen Fry, known for the Fry and Laurie double act, appears in successful Fox television drama House, playing role of Dr. Gregory House 1959 Birthday Ed Fry, actor, Larry-As the World Turns, Adam Cory-Another World 1958 Birthday Martin Fry, rock vocalist, ABC-All of My Heart 1957 Birthday Stephen Fry, born in Hampstead, England, actor, comedian, film director, starred in comedy series, 'Absolute Power', film 'Wilde' 1956 Event 70th U.S. Womens Tennis: Shirley J Fry beats Althea Gibson (63 64) 1956 Death Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84 1956 Event 63rd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Shirley Fry beats Angela Buxton (63 61) 1951 Event 65th U.S. Womens Tennis: Mo Connolly beats Shirley J Fry (63 16 64) 1951 Event 58th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Doris Hart beats Shirley Fry (61 60) 1951 Event Christopher Fry's "Sleep of Prisoners," premieres in Oxford 1950 Event Christopher Fry's "Venus Observed," premieres in London 1946 Event Christopher Fry's "Phoenix too Frequent," premieres in London 1929 Birthday Hayden Fry, American Coach 1925 Event 38th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats Joan Fry (62 60) 1907 Birthday Christopher Fry, Bristol England, playwright, Ring Around the Moon 1900 Birthday Franklin C Fry, U.S. minister, Lutheran World Relief 1872 Birthday Charles Burgess Fry, cricketer/world record long jumper 1866 Birthday Roger Fry, English Artist 1864 Death William Henry Fry, composer, dies at 51 1827 Birthday James Barnet Fry, Major General Union Army 1822 Birthday Birkett Davenport Fry, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1817 Birthday Speed Smith Fry, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1813 Birthday William Henry Fry, composer 1780 Birthday Elizabeth Fry, Quaker minister/prison reformer/nurse