2012 Event A poll by the British Film Institute's 'Sight and Sound' magazine lists Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 thriller 'Vertigo' as the greatest film of all time 2011 Event The U.S. Library of Congress intends to preserve the thriller 'Silence of the Lambs' as part of its National Film Registry 1995 Death Jean-Patric Manchette, thriller writer, dies at 52 1984 Event After 37 weeks, "Thriller" is knocked off as top album by "Footloose" 1983 Event Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 37 weeks 1982 Event Michael Jackson releases 'Thriller' 1960 Birthday Ola Ray, born in St. Louis, Missouri, playmate, Jun, 1980, actress, Thriller 1958 Birthday Michael Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Thriller, Bad 1942 Birthday Jean-Patric Manchette, thriller writer 1933 Birthday Costantinos Gavras, born in Greece, known as Costa-Gavras, French filmmaker, created political-themed films, known for fast-paced thriller titled Z, first film titled Missing, 1982 1908 Birthday Edgar Faure, thriller writer/Prime Minister of France, 1952, 1952 - 1956 1904 Birthday Havank, HF vqan der Kallen, Dutch thriller writer, St. Eustache
