1996 Death Juliet Prowse, actress/dancer (Mona McCluskey), dies at 59 1990 Death Juliet Berto, screenwriter/actress (Bastienne Bastien), dies at 42 1983 Death Norma Shearer, actress (Escape, Romeo and Juliet), dies at 82 1982 Death Beverly Bayne, actress (Romeo and Juliet, Passionate Youth), dies at 87 1980 Event Turner's painting "Juliet and Her Nurse" sells for $6.4 million 1980 Event J Turners "Juliet and Her Nurse" sold for $6,400,000 in New York City 1979 Birthday Claire Danes, New York City, actress, Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo and Juliet 1974 Birthday Leonardo DiCaprio, born in Louisiana, actor, Luke-Growing Pains, Romeo and Juliet 1969 Birthday Juliet Haslam, Adelaide SA Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Debbie Rochon, Vancouver BC, actress, Tromeo and Juliet 1956 Birthday Juliet Stevenson, Essex England, actress, Secret Rapture, Life Story 1956 Event Peter Ustinovs' "Romanoff and Juliet," premieres in Manchester 1954 Event "Me and Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 358 performances 1953 Event "Me and Juliet" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 358 performances 1951 Birthday Olivia Hussey, born in Buenos Aires, actress, Romeo and Juliet, Death on Nile 1947 Birthday Juliet Berto, Grenoble France, actress, Le Sex Shop 1943 Death Leslie Howard, actor (Romeo and Juliet), Nazis shot down his plane at 50 1941 Birthday Juliet Mills, born in London, England, actress, Nanny and the Professor, QB VII 1940 Event Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet premieres in Leningrad 1936 Birthday Juliet Prowse, Bombay India, actress/dancer, Who Killed Teddy Bear 1935 Birthday Juliet Campbell, British ambassador, to Luxembourg 1932 Event John Van Druten's "There's Always Juliet," premieres in New York City 1928 Birthday Laurence Harvey, actor, Alamo, Romeo and Juliet 1926 Birthday Milo O'Shea, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Barbarella, Romeo and Juliet 1923 Birthday Franco Zeffirelli, Florence Italy, director, Romeo and Juliet 1923 Birthday Judith Merril, Josephine Juliet Grossman, sci-fi writer 1911 Birthday Juliet Pannett, English portrait painter 1910 Birthday Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer, Romeo and Juliet 1905 Birthday Ralph Forbes, born in London, England, actor, Romeo and Juliet, Daniel Boone 1884 Birthday Jan Lemaire, Dutch writer and actor, Beautiful Juliet 1869 Event Booth theater at 23rd and 6th opens in New York City (Romeo and Juliet) 1840 Birthday Helena Modjeska, Poland, Shakespearian actress, Juliet, anti-Russian 1812 Birthday Johanne Luise Heiberg, Copenhagen Denmark, actress, Romeo and Juliet 1809 Birthday Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble, England, Shakespearian actress, Juliet 1302 Event Romeo and Juliet's wedding day, according to Shakespeare
