2002 Death Flora Lewis, American Journalist 1992 Death Flora SA Benson, U.S., wife of President Ezra Taft B of mormon church, dies 1984 Death Flora Robson, actress (Great Day, Frieda), dies in her sleep at 82 1978 Death Flora Campbell, actress (Faraway Hill, Date With Judy), dies at 67 1970 Birthday Flora Perfetti, born in Faenza, Italy, tennis star 1969 Birthday Flora Perfetti, Faenza Italy, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Reims-FRA 1965 Event "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances 1965 Event "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances 1963 Event Hurricane Flora ravages Cuba and Haiti, kills 6,000 1963 Event Hurricane Flora hits Haiti and Dominican Republic, kills 7,190 1963 Event Hurricane Flora, kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti 1960 Event 1st atomic reactor system patents, J W Flora of Canoga Park, California 1918 Birthday Flora Lewis, American Journalist 1902 Birthday Flora Robson, born in South Shields, England, actress, Dominique is Dead 1893 Birthday Evert S J Kruythoff, Ned Antillean author, conservation flora 1888 Death Asa Gray, U.S. botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 1844 Death Flora Tristan, writer, dies at 41 1840 Birthday Flora Adams Darling, founded Daughters of American Revolution 1810 Birthday Asa Gray, Sauquoit, New York, botanist, Flora of North America 1803 Birthday Flora Tristan, writer 1735 Event 1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, South Carolina 1735 Event 1st opera in U.S. "Flora," opens in Charleston, SC 1556 Death Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61