1993 Event Elton John awarded $518,700 from Sunday Mirror false report his diet 1993 Event Russian space agency tests a 82' wide space mirror 1992 Death Maria Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter (Mirror Palace), dies at 83 1974 Death Victor E van Vriesland, poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry), dies at 82 1971 Birthday Amber Smith, born in Tampa, Florida, actress in Faithful, Funeral, Mirror Has 2 Faces 1965 Birthday Piers Morgan, born in England, editor of tabloids, the Daily Mirror, News of the World, judge on television show, 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'America's Got Talent' 1963 Event New York newspaper "Mirror" last edition 1947 Event 200" mirror arrives at Mount Palomar 1945 Death Franz Werfel, Czechoslovakian/German/U.S. poet and writer, 'Mirror Man', dies at 54 1936 Event 200" mirror blank arrives in Pasadena 1936 Event 10,000 watch the 200" mirror blank passing through Indianapolis 1936 Event 200" mirror blank leaves for California to be ground 1934 Event 5.08-m (200") Mount Palomar Observatory mirror is cast 1929 Event "NY Daily Mirror" columnist Walter Winchell debuts on radio 1927 Birthday Bryan Cowgill, deputy chairman, Mirror Group 1906 Birthday Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet and writer, Mirror of the Sea 1904 Event British newspaper, "Daily Mirror," begins publishing 1901 Birthday Cecil H King, Irish/British daily newspaper publisher, Daily Mirror 1892 Birthday Victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet and critic, Mirror of Dutch Poetry 1842 Event Lord Rosse successfully casts 72" (183-cm) mirror for a telescope 1720 Birthday Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist, Mirror 1623 Death John I Van de Velde, calligrapher (Mirror of Write-Konste), dies
