1995 Burl Ives, folk singer and actor (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 85
1994 Esther Ralston, U.S. actress (Tin Pan Alley, San Francisco Docks), dies at 91
1992 India leases Tin Bigha corridor to Bangladesh
1992 "Tin Bigha Day" protest in India of corridor opening to Bangladesh
1992 James Brown, actor (Rip-Adv of Rin Tin Tin), dies at 72
1991 Stanley Brock, actor (Tin Men), dies of heart attack at 59
1990 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 149 performances
1990 "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 149 performances
1983 Tennessee Williams, U.S. playwright (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), dies at 71
1982 Joe Sawyer, actor (Biff O'Hara-Adventures of Rin Tin Tin), dies at 80
1966 David Bennent, Lausanne, actor, Tin Drum, Legend
1960 Lee Duncan, owner/trainer (Rin Tin Tin), dies of heart attack at 67
1959 Mark Price, bass/vocals, All About Eve, Tin Huey-Contents Dislodged
1955 Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof)
1955 Tennessee Williams, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens for 694 performances
1950 "Tin Pan Alley TV," last airs on ABC-TV
1949 Paul J Mares, U.S. jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49
1943 Lee Aaker, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Rusty-Rin Tin Tin
1943 Tin Can Drive Day
1932 Rin Tin Tin, U.S. Hollywood-dog, dies
1931 Rip Torn, born in Texas, actor, Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1927 Gunter Grass, Danzig Germany, novelist/poet, Tin Drum
1927 Ford Motor Company produces last "Tin Lizzie" (begins Model A)
1924 Charles Aznavour, Armenia, French singer, Monsieur Carnavel, Tin Drum
1920 James Brown, born in Desdemona, Texas, actor, Lt Rip Masters-Rin Tin Tin
1918 Rand Brooks, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cpl Boone-Rin Tin Tin
1911 Tennessee Williams, born in Columbus, Mississippi, playwright, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1909 Burl Ives, born in Hunt, Illinois, folk singer and actor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1909 Gabrielle Roy, French-Canadian novelist, Tin Flute
1899 Jack Haley, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Tin Man-Wizard of Oz, Ford Star Revue
1886 Rex Maupin, St. Joseph, Missouri, orch leader, Tin Pan Alley TV
1866 J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener
1851 John F. Loudon discovers tin on East Indian Island of Billiton
1825 Ezra Daggett and nephew Thomas Kensett patent food storage in tin cans
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