1982 Death Ayn Rand, author-philosopher (Atlas Shrugged), dies in New York at 77 1947 Birthday Ayn Rumen, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Janet-McLean Stevenson Show 1930 Birthday Nathaniel Branden, born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, psychotherapist, known for work in psychology of self-esteem, writer, associate of novelist Ayn Rand, promoted her philosophy, idea of Objectivism, profiled in movie, 'The Passion of Ayn Rand' 1905 Birthday Ayn Rand, writer, Atlas Shrugged, Fountainhead
