1995 Death Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker, dies at 75 1988 Death Florence Eldridge, Broadway actress (The Swan), dies at 86 1985 Death Mary MacLaren, actress (Black Swan), dies at 85 of respiratory probs 1978 Birthday Chris Swan, born in Southport, Queensland, professional cricketer, rower 1996 Olympics 1976 Death Frances Howard, actress (Swan, Shock Punch), dies at 73 1970 Death Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 1963 Birthday Ramon Andersson, born in Middle Swan Australia, canoeist, Olympics-br-92, 96 1950 Birthday Michael Swan, born in Palo Alto, California, actor, Duncan-As The World Turns 1943 Birthday Billy Swan, Cape Giradeau, Louisiana, rocker, I Can Help 1935 Birthday John Swan, raised in Deepdale, Bermuda, politician, United Bermuda Party, Premier of Bermuda 1982 - 1985 1931 Death Anna Pavlova, Russian ballerina (Diaghilew, Dying Swan), dies 1920 Birthday Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker 1914 Death Joseph Wilson Swan, physicist/chemist, dies 1895 Event Tchaikovsky/Petipa's "Swan Lake," premieres in Petersburg 1895 Event Tchaikovsky's ballet "Swan Lake" premieres, St. Petersburg 1892 Event U.S. Patent Office says J. W. Swan, rather than Thomas Edison, invented the electric light carbon for the incandescent lamp 1890 Birthday Alfred Julius Swan, composer 1879 Event Joseph Swan demonstrates light bulb using carbon glow 1876 Event Tsjaikovsky completes his "Swan Lake" ballet 1795 Event James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 U.S. national debt 1625 Death Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41
