2011 Event Two South African farm workers begin trial for murdering white supremacist Eugene Terre'Blanche 1986 Death Blanche Sweet, U.S. actress (DW Griffith movies), dies at 90 1978 Death Blanche Calloway, U.S. singer/dancer/radio hostess, dies at 76 1974 Death Blanche Yurka, actress (Tale of 2 Cities, Cry of Werewolf), dies at 86 1970 Death Blanche Stuart Scott, U.S. pilot, dies at 84 1960 Birthday Blanche Lincoln, American Politician 1956 Birthday Blanche Baker, born in New York City, actress/Carroll Baker's Daughter, French Postcard 1944 Birthday Eugene Terre Blanche, South Africa leader of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging 1919 Birthday Blanche Thebom, Monessen Penn, mezzo-soprano, Amneris-Aida 1918 Death Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73 1910 Event Blanche Scott became 1st woman solo a public airplane flight 1902 Birthday Raymond Hackett, born in New York City, husband of Blanche Sweet/actor, Faithless Lover 1902 Birthday Blanche Calloway, U.S. vocalist/dancer, 12 Clouds of Joy 1898 Death Blanche Kelso Bruce, (Sen-Miss, 1875-1881), dies at 57, in Washington 1896 Birthday Blanche Sweet, born in Chicago, actress, Home Sweet Home, Avenging Conscience 1887 Event 4th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (62 60) 1887 Birthday Blanche Yurka, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, actress, Taxi, Tale of 2 Cities 1878 Event Blanche Kelso Bruce appointed register of treasury by President Garfield 1845 Birthday Paul Vidal de la Blanche, France, geographer 1841 Birthday Blanche Kelso Bruce, born in Virginia, Sen-Miss, 1875-1881 1770 Event Blanche Kelso Bruce sworn in as a U.S. Senator (Mississippi) 1229 Event Queen Blanche of Castilie and earl Raymond VII van Toulouse sign peace
