1996 Death Irving Caesar, songwriter, dies at 101 1996 Death Irving Gordon, songwriter, dies at 81 1996 Death Irving Krick, meteorologist, dies at 89 1995 Death Irving Shulman, author/screenwriter, dies at 81 1994 Death Irving B Kahn, inventer (teleprompter), dies at 76 1993 Death [Irving Paul] "Swifty" Lazar, superagent, dies of kidney failure at 86 1993 Death Irving Torgoff, U.S. baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75 1993 Death Irving Howe, U.S. writer/critic (Dissent), dies at 72 1992 Death Irving Allen Lee, actor (Newspaper Boys), dies of AIDS at 43 1992 Death Irving R Kaufman, federal judge (Rosenberg Case), dies at 81 1992 Death Irving R. Kaufman, American Judge 1990 Death Irving Wallace, author (Book of Lists, Peoples Almanac), dies at 74 1989 Death Irving Berlin, composer (God Bless America), dies at 101 1989 Death Irving Stone, U.S. writer (Love is Eternal, Lust for Life), dies 1988 Death Ellin Berlin, MacKay, Mrs. Irving Berlin, dies at 86 1986 Death [Irving] Lee Dorsey, Kid Chocolate, U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59 1985 Death Irving Mills, American Musician 1972 Event Billionaire Howard Hughes says Clifford Irving's bio is a fake 1971 Birthday Terry Irving, NFL outside linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals 1970 Birthday Irving Spikes, NFL running back for the Miami Dolphins 1970 Death Jay Irving, cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh), dies at 69 1967 Death Bert Lahr, Irving Lahrheim, U.S. comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72 1966 Event "Ballad Of Irving" by Frank Gallop hits #34 1965 Death Irving Bacon, actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71 1962 Event Musical, "Mr President," written by Irving Berlin, opens on Bdwy 1962 Birthday Irving Fryar, NFL wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins 1962 Death Irving Fine, composer (Toccata), dies at 47 1961 Event Judge Irving Kaufman orders Board of Ed of New Rochelle, to integrate 1959 Death Irving Cummings Sr, actor and director (In Old Ariz), dies at 70 1956 Birthday Jayne Irving, English TV hostess, Live at 3 1954 Death Irving Pichel, dies at 63 1953 Death Ernest Irving, composer, dies at 74 1953 Birthday Amy Irving, Palo Alto, California, actress, Yentl, Carrie, Crossing Delancy 1950 Birthday Julius Irving, born in Roosevelt, New York, basketball, helped legitimize the now-defunct American Basketball Association (ABA), inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame 1947 Death Irving Fisher, U.S. economist, dies at 80 1942 Event Irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army," premieres in New York City 1942 Birthday John Irving, born in New Hampshire, short-story writer, wrote World According to Garp 1941 Event Author Irving Wallace marries writer Sylvia Kahn 1940 Death W. H. Davies, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp', dies 1940 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase," premieres in New York City 1939 Event Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" 1939 Birthday Phillip Ramey, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, pianist, composer, associated with Aaron Copeland, wrote, 'Irving Fine: An American Composer in His Time' 1938 Birthday David Irving, British Author 1936 Death Irving Thalberg, U.S. producer (MGM), dies 1933 Death Irving Babbitt, U.S. writer (Democracy and Leadership), dies at 67 1932 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in New York City 1929 Birthday Edward Levy Irving, composer 1926 Event Norma Shearer wed Irving Thalberg 1924 Birthday [Irving] Lee Dorsey, New Orleans, vocalist, Working in the Coal Mines 1924 Birthday Arthur Frackenpohl, born in Irving, New Jersey, composer, Natural Superiority of Music 1923 Event Frank Silver and Irving Conn release "Yes, We Have No Bananas" 1922 Birthday George S Irving, Springfield Massachusetts, singer and actor, Dumplings 1920 Birthday Irving Howe, U.S., writer/critic, World of Our Fathers 1918 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank," premieres in New York City 1917 Birthday Irving Penn, American Photographer 1916 Birthday Irving Wallace, Author 1915 Event Irving Berlin and Harry B Smith's musical premieres in New York City 1915 Birthday Irving Fields, New York City, pianist, Ilona Massey Show 1915 Birthday Irving Gordon, songwriter 1914 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Watch your Step," premieres in New York City 1914 Birthday Irving Fine, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer, Toccata 1914 Birthday Clifford Irving, Chairman, Isle of Man Government 1913 Birthday Irving Shulman, author/screenwriter 1912 Event Irving Fisher patents archiving system with index cards 1912 Birthday Irving Layton, Canadian Poet 1910 Birthday Irving R. Kaufman, American Judge 1906 Birthday Irving Krick, meteorologist 1905 Death Henry Irving, John H Brodribb, English actor (Hamlet), dies at 67 1903 Birthday Irving Stone, U.S., author, Love is Eternal, Lust for Life 1902 Event Irving W. Colburn patents sheet glass drawing machine 1902 Birthday Ellin Berlin, MacKay, Mrs. Irving Berlin, writer, Lace Curtain 1900 Birthday Jay Irving, New York City, cartoonist, Draw Me a Laugh 1899 Birthday Irving Thalberg, U.S. producer, MGM 1895 Birthday Bert Lahr, Irving Lahrheim, U.S. comic/actor, Lion-Wizard of Oz 1895 Birthday Irving Caesar, songwriter 1895 Event Henry Irving becomes 1st theatrical knight 1894 Birthday Irving Mills, American Musician 1893 Birthday Irving Bacon, born in St. Joseph, Missouri, actor, Branded Men, Fort Ti 1891 Birthday Irving Pichel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor and director, Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist 1888 Birthday Irving Cummings Sr, New York City, silent screen star/director, Curly Top 1888 Birthday Irving Berlin, Temum Siberia, composer, White Xmas, 1881 Birthday Irving Langmuir, inventor, tungsten filament lamp/Nobel 1932 1878 Birthday Ernest Irving, composer 1871 Birthday W. H. Davies, born in Newport, Monmouthsire, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp' 1867 Birthday Irving Fisher, U.S. economist, compensating dollar 1865 Birthday Irving Babbitt, U.S. writer, Rousseau and Romanticism 1859 Death Washington Irving, U.S. author (Geoffrey Crayon, gent), dies 1838 Birthday Henry Irving, John H Brodribb, England, knighted 1895/actor, Hamlet 1834 Death Edward Irving, Scottish Clergyman 1792 Birthday Edward Irving, Scottish Clergyman 1783 Birthday Washington Irving, U.S. writer, Legend of Sleepy Hollow
