1983 Death Mignon McLaughlin, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value', dies in Coral Gables, Florida 1913 Birthday Mignon McLaughlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value' 1896 Death Charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, French composer (Mignon), dies at 84 1866 Event Opera "Mignon" is produced (Paris) 1679 Death Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 1640 Birthday Abraham Mignon, still life painter