2012 Event Mass protests take place in Tamil Nadu, India, as opposition to the Kudankulam nuclear power project grows 2011 Event Over 200,000 people are evacuated from Japan as fear of nuclear contamination from the power plants grows 2001 Death Dorothy McGuire, actress, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, dies at 83 1991 Death Fop[pe] I Brouwer, biologist (Everything That Lives and Grows), dies 1990 Death Joseph Hardy, actor and director (Tree Grows in Brooklyn), dies at 71 1967 Death James Dunn, actor (Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 6 Gun Law), dies at 61 1951 Event "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 267 performances 1951 Event "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 267 performances 1906 Birthday Betty Smith, novelist, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1902 Birthday Lloyd Nolan, born in San Francisco, California, actor, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place 1901 Birthday James Dunn, New York City, actor, Tree Grows in Brooklyn, It's a Great Life
