2012 Event The film 'The Artist', wins four awards at the Spirit Awards which honors independent films 1991 Event Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men's pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks and Philadelphia Spirit 1985 Death Richard Yardumian, U.S. composer (Creator Spirit), dies at 68 1983 Birthday Michelle Branch, born in Sedona, Arizona, singer, songwriter, guitarist, top selling albums, 'The Spirit Room', 'Hotel Paper', Grammy-nominated single, 'Leave the Pieces' 1980 Death Kay Hammond, actress (Blithe SPirit, 5 Golden Hours), dies 1974 Birthday Eva Mendes, born in Miami, Florida, actress, known for movie, 'Training Day', and films, 'Hitch', 'The Spirit', 'We Own the Night' 1973 Death Alan Watts, writer, speaker, and philosopher, 'The Spirit of Zen' and 'The Art of Contemplation', died of heart failure at the age of 58 1971 Death Hugh Wakefield, actress (Blithe Spirit), dies 1968 Birthday Paul Scherrer, actor, Children of Corn II, Free Spirit 1968 Death Donald L Hall, airplane designer (Spirit of St. Louis), dies at 69 1967 Birthday Steve McDonald, born in America, bass player, member of band, Redd Kross, appeared in film 'Desperate Teenage Lovedolls' and 'Spirit of '76' 1950 Birthday Leonard van Spirit, Dutch/British fruit and food magnate 1948 Birthday Mark Andes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Spirit, Heart, Fireball 1944 Birthday Jane Lapotaire, actress, Spirit of the Dead 1943 Event Pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit 1942 Birthday Norman Greenbaum, Massachusetts, folk singer, Spirit in the Sky 1941 Event Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit," premieres in London 1939 Death Zane Grey, U.S. western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67 1939 Birthday Seamus Heaney, born in Ireland, poet, writer, poetry professor at the University of Oxford, Nobel Prize in Literature recipient, wrote play The Cure at Troy, Seeing Things, The Spirit Level, Beowulf: A New Translation 1927 Event Lindbergh begins New York flight (Spirit of St. Louis) 1927 Event Construction of Spirit of St. Louis is completed 1921 Birthday Berkley Bedell, born in Spirit Lake, Iowa, Representative-D-Iowa 1975 - 1987 1917 Birthday Richard Yardumian, born in Philadelphia, composer, Come Creator Spirit 1915 Birthday Alan Watts, born in Kent, England, writer, speaker, and philosopher, 'The Spirit of Zen' and 'The Art of Contemplation' 1902 Birthday Leland Hayward, U.S. producer, Spirit of St. Louis 1902 Birthday Mantan Moreland, Monroe, Louisiana, comedian, Charlie Chan, Spirit of Youth 1888 Birthday Hugh Wakefield, Wanstead England, actress, Blithe Spirit 1887 Birthday William Zorach, Lithuania, U.S. sculptor, Spirit of the Dance 1865 Event Lincoln urges a spirit of generous conciliation during reconstruction 1836 Birthday Archibald M Willard, U.S., artist, Spirit of '76 1833 Death William Rush, Indians sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), dies 1831 Event "Spirit of the Times" begins publishing (weekly horse racing sheet) 1345 Event Holy spirit glides above fire: "the miracle of Amsterdam" (legend)
