2011 Event Scientists in New Britain discover the first orchid known to flower at night, Bulbophyllum nocturnum, over the cost of Papua New Guinea 1997 Death Desmond Flower, publisher, dies at 89 1995 Event Andy and Grant Flower make 269 stand vs Pak, brotherly record 1992 Event Floriade (Flower Show) closes at Hague, Netherlands 1992 Death Sylvia Sims, singer (Flower Drum Song), dies of a heart attack at 74 1992 Death Youcca Troubatzkoy, actress (Flower of the Night), dies 1992 Event Floriade (Flower Show) opens at Hague, Netherlands 1992 Event Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut, Zimbabwe vs. Sri Lanka 1991 Death Harry Thomas, founder (Flower Festival, Dutch Homofielen Party), dies 1986 Event 1st-class cricket debut of Andy Flower, ZCU Presidents XI vs. Young WI 1986 Event Congress selects the rose as U.S. national flower 1970 Birthday Grant Flower, cricketer, bro of Andy Zimbabwe Test opening batsman 1968 Birthday Andy Flower, cricketer, Zimbabwe keeper and victorious Test captain 1965 Event Abe Burrows' "Cactus Flower," premieres in New York City 1965 Event Senator Everett Dirksen introduces a bill to make marigold the national flower 1960 Event "Flower Drum Song" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 602 performances 1958 Event "Flower Drum Song" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 602 performances 1939 Birthday Brenda Vaccaro, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Cactus Flower, Sara, Paper Dolls 1939 Birthday Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong, actress, Flower Drum Song, World of Suzie Wong 1939 Birthday Nancy Kwan, born in Hong Kong, actress, Flower Drum Song, Night Creature 1937 Event World's largest flower blooms in New York Botanical Garden, 12' calla lily 1933 Birthday Clari Baruch, Clara C de Lieme, actress, Man With White Flower 1927 Birthday Elis Juliana, Antillian writer/poet, Lady of the Night: A flower 1926 Event Dahlia is officially designated as San Francisco city flower 1915 Birthday Ingrid Bergman, born in Stockholm, actress, Casablanca, Cactus Flower 1907 Birthday Desmond Flower, publisher 1906 Birthday Kam Tong, actor, Across the Pacific, Flower Drum Song 1896 Birthday George L Funke, botanist, Flower Physiology 1890 Birthday Naum Gabo, Pevsner, Russian/US sculptor, Stillife Flower 1886 Birthday Ronald Firbank, London, novelist, Flower Beneath the Foot 1885 Birthday Ann Jemima Flower, oldest resident of Netherlands 1877 Death Prairie Flower, daughter of Ponca and chief Standing Bear, dies 1817 Event 1st flower show held, Dannybrook, County Cork, Ireland 1630 Birthday Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter
