2004 Death Francoise Sagan, writer, A Certain Smile, dies at 69 2000 Death Ginetta Sagan, freedom fighter, a founder of Amnesty International, dies at 75 1997 Event Carl Sagan Public Memorial at Pasadena California 1997 Event Carl Sagan Public Memorial at Ithaca New York 1996 Death Carl Sagan, scientist (Contact), dies at 62 1980 Event Carl Sagan's 13 part "Cosmos" premieres on PBS 1978 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Carl Sagan for "Dragons of Eden" 1935 Birthday Francoise Sagan, born in Cajarc, France, novelist, Bonjour Trieste 1934 Birthday Carl Sagan, Brooklyn, astronomer/author/professor, Cosmos, Broca's Brain
