1997 Death Paul Lambert, actor (Tom-Executive Suite), dies at 73 1989 Death Alvin Ailey, U.S. choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58 1972 Death Rudolf Friml, Czechoslovakian/U.S. composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92 1972 Death Ferde Grofe, U.S. composer (Grand Canyon Suite), dies at 80 1962 Death LeRoy B Shield, U.S. pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68 1960 Event 1st performance of Ferde Grofe's "San Francisco Suite" 1955 Birthday Leigh J McCloskey, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Dallas, Executive Suite, General Hosp 1953 Event Ernest Blochs "Suite Hebraique," premieres 1952 Event Darius Milhaud's "West Point Suite," premieres 1952 Birthday Wendy Phillips, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Executive Suite, Promised Land 1948 Birthday Richard Cox, New York City, actor, Mark-Executive Suite 1946 Birthday Carl Weintraub, actor, Harry-Executive Suite 1943 Death Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist and composer (Golem suite), dies at 56 1938 Event Dmitri Shostakovich's Suite for jazz orchestra, premieres 1935 Birthday Barbara Harris, Sandra Mankwitz, actress, Plaza Suite, Family Plot 1934 Birthday Madlyn Rhue, Washington D.C., actress, Bracken's World, Executive Suite 1934 Death Frederick Delius, English composer (Suite Florida), dies at 72 1931 Event Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite," premieres 1930 Event 1st performance of Walter Piston's Suite for orchestra (Boston) 1928 Birthday Mitchell Ryan, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Chase, Executive Suite 1927 Birthday Mose Allison, Tippo Mississippi, jazz artist, Black Country Suite 1927 Birthday Neil Simon, Bronx, playwright, Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues 1925 Birthday Maureen Stapleton, born in Troy, New York, actress, Airport, Coccoon, Plaza Suite 1923 Birthday Paul Lambert, El Paso, Texas, actor, Tom-Executive Suite 1914 Birthday Cor de Groot, pianist/conductor/composer, Old-Dutch Suite 1910 Birthday Mary Lou Williams, U.S. jazz pianist/composer, Zodiac Suite 1908 Death Edward Alexander MacDowell, U.S. composer (Indian Suite), dies at 47 1907 Death Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Norwegian composer (Peer Gynt Suite), dies at 64 1904 Birthday John Antill, born in Sydney, Australia, composer, studied under Alfred Hill, played in NSW State Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, famous for ballet suite Corroboree 1903 Birthday Carlos Montoya, born in Madrid, Spain, guitarist, Suite Flamenco 1966 1897 Death Leon Boelmann, French organist/composer (Suite Gothique), dies at 35 1896 Event Edward Macdowell's 2nd Suite in E, premieres 1892 Event "Nutcracker Suite," Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet, premieres 1892 Birthday Petro Petridis, Greek composer, Isotope Suite 1886 Birthday Joseph Achron, Latvia/US violinist and composer, Golem suite 1884 Event 1st performance of Edward MacDowell's 2nd Piano suite 1879 Birthday Rudolf Friml, Czechoslovakian/U.S. composer, Bohemian suite 1879 Birthday Cyril M Scott, English pianist/composer/author, Heroic Suite 1860 Birthday Edward Alexander MacDowell, U.S., composer, Indian Suite 1854 Birthday Leos Janacek, Hukvaldy Moravia Czechoslovakia, composer, Foster Suite 1853 Birthday Arthur W. Foote, born in Salem, Massachusetts, organist and composer, Suite for Strings in E
