1998 Death Rodney Harvey, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho', died at age 30, of a heroin overdose 1989 Event U.S. bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 Billion street value) 1988 Event Surgeon General C. Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin 1986 Event It is reported Boy George is being treated for heroin addiction 1981 Event Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Washington Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story 1978 Event Keith Richards convicted of heroin possession in Toronto 1977 Event Keith Richards gets suspended sentence for heroin possession, Canada 1976 Death Tommy Bolin, rock guitarist (Deep Purple), dies of heroin overdose 1968 Death Frankie Lymon, rocker, dies of a heroin overdose 1959 Event $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York City 1935 Birthday Les Reed, songwriter, Heroin
