1985 Gale Sondergaard, actress (Letter), dies of cerebral thrombosis at 86
1984 Calvin Griffith signs letter of intent to sell ownership of Twins
1982 Ruth Voorst, South African (A World Apart), killed by letter bomb
1975 Hardie Albright, actress (Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter), dies at 71
1975 "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 18 performances
1975 "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 18 performances
1975 Boris Blacher, German composer (Purloined Letter), dies at 72
1953 William Farnum, actor (Drifter, Scarlet Letter), dies at 76
1943 Dutch opposition newspaper "The Slogan" publishes KZ-Lower letter
1941 Rep of Croatia orders all Jews to wear a star with the letter Z
1938 Germany demands all Jewish passports stamped with letter J
1937 1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to New York
1929 Jeanne Eagels, actress (The Letter), dies at 35
1920 David Waller, actor, Shadowlands, Work is a 4 Letter Word
1913 Judith Evelyn, born in Seneca, South Dakota, actress, 13th Letter, Tingler, Rear Window
1908 Rosalind Russell, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, actress, Mame, Take a Letter Darling
1906 Alpha Phi Alpha, 1st Black Greek Letter Fraternity, forms
1904 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them
1903 Hardie Albright, Pittsburgh, actress, Silver Streak, Scarlet Letter
1901 Connie Gilchrist, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives
1900 Colleen Moore, Port Huron, Michigan, actress, Scarlet Letter
1898 In France, Emile Zola is imprisoned for writing his "J'accuse" letter accusing government of anti-Semitism and wrongly jailing Alfred Dreyfus
1898 Emile Zola publishes his open letter (J'accuse) in defense of Dreyfus
1889 James Stephenson, actor, Letter, Espionage Agent, Nancy Drew
1884 General Gordon receives letter of Mahdi
1877 Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo
1864 Nathaniel Hawthorne, U.S., writer (Scarlet Letter), dies
1863 Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired
1850 Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter" published
1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne, Massachusetts, author, House of 7 Gables, Scarlet Letter
1768 Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies
1768 Samuel Adams letter, circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes
1694 Lord Chesterfield, letter writer; introduced Gregorian calendar, 1752
1675 John Vermeer, Dutch painter (Love Letter), dies at 43
1546 Robert Parsons, English jesuit, A Letter Disclosure
1357 Charles IV issues letter of protection of Jews of Strasbourg Alsace
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