2000 Death L. Sprague de Camp, writer, Lest Darkness Fall, dies at 92 1991 Event "Speed of Darkness" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 36 performances 1991 Event "Speed of Darkness" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 36 performances 1968 Death Vardis A. Fisher, U.S. writer, Darkness and Deep, dies at 73 1958 Birthday Bruse Campbell, actor, Army of Darkness 1930 Event Edwin Justus Mayer's "Children of Darkness," premieres in New York City 1924 Death Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66 1920 Birthday Fons Rademakers, director, Assault, actor, Daughter of Darkness 1917 Birthday Nancy Coleman, Everett, Washington, actress, Edge of Darkness 1909 Birthday Stephen Harold Spender, England, poet and critic, Vienna, Edge of Darkness 1906 Birthday Sidney Kingsley, U.S. playwright, One in White, Darkness at Noon 1895 Birthday Vardis A Fisher, U.S. author, Darkness and Deep 1892 Death Arthur Hodister, British ivory seller (Heart of Darkness), murdered 1865 Event Con Orem and Hugh O'Neill box 193 rounds before darkness ends match 1860 Event Major Robert Anderson, under cover of darkness, concentrated his small force at Ft. Sumter 1857 Birthday Joseph Conrad, Poland, novelist, Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness 1780 Event About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England to this day it's cause is still unexplained 1626 Death John Dowland, English composer (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at 62
