1996 Death Lin Onus, artist, dies at 47 1992 Event Lin Li swims female world record/OR 200m medley (2:11.65) 1988 Death Lin[wood V] Carter, U.S., sci-fi writer (Lost World of Time), dies at 57 1981 Event Maya Yang Lin wins competition to design the Vietnam War Memorial 1976 Death Lin Yutang, Chinese writer, 'My Country and My People' 1971 Death Lin Biao, Chinese Politician 1971 Death Lin Piau, Chinese minister of Defense, dies at 63 1969 Event General Lin Piao succeeds Mao, is seriously wounded 1968 Birthday Lin Elliott, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1960 Birthday Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist, Queen Sophia 1st prize 1959 Birthday Maya Lin, born in Athens, Ohio, artist, architect of Chinese descent, known for Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., sculpture, landscape art 1948 Birthday Lin Onus, born in Melbourne, Australia, born William McLintock Onus, of Jiradjuri descent, artist, painter, sculptor, print maker, used Maningride rarrk cross-hatching-based painting style 1930 Birthday Lin[wood] [Vrooman] Carter, U.S., sci-fi author, Thongor of Lemuria 1918 Death [Benjamin] Franc[lin] Wedekind, German writer/press sec, dies at 53 1907 Birthday Lin Piau, Chinese politician 1907 Birthday Lin Biao, Chinese Politician 1902 Death [B] Frank[lin] Norris, U.S. writer (Pit), dies at 32 1895 Birthday Lin Yutang, born in China, writer, 'My Country and My People' 1870 Birthday [B] Franc[lin] Norris, U.S., writer, McTeague, Octopus 1864 Birthday B[enjamin] Frank[lin] Wedekind, German writer, Lulu