2014 Event Budget director Sylvia Mathews Burwell is nominated to replace Kathleen Sebelius as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services 2002 Event Tony Awards, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Private Lives revival, and Into the Woods revival won major awards 1999 Death Sylvia Sidney, actress, ", Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, ", dies at 88 1996 Death Sylvia Mary Paget Chancellor, philanthropist, dies at 95 1996 Death JoAnne Dru, actress (Sylvia, Drango), dies of lymphedema at 73 1996 Death Sylvia Fisher, opera Singer, dies at 86 1996 Death Sylvia Williams, museum director/curator, dies at 60 1994 Death Sylvia Brandts Buys, actress (Hague's Post), dies at 85 1994 Death Sylvia Koscina, Croatian/Italian actress (Hercules), dies at 61 1992 Death Sylvia Sims, singer (Flower Drum Song), dies of a heart attack at 74 1991 Death Sylvia Fine Kaye, U.S. lyricist/composer, dies at 78 1991 Death Sylvia Porter, economist/author (Money Book), dies at 77 1984 Death Sylvia Ashton-Warner, educator, poet, and writer, dies 1981 Event 51st French Womens Tennis: Hana Mandlikova beats Sylvia Hanika (62 64) 1978 Death Sylvia Townsend Warner, English Novelist 1965 Event Sylvia Likens tortured by teen girl gang 1963 Death Sylvia Plath, poet and novelist (Ariel), kills herself in London at 30 1960 Death Sylvia Pankhurst, English feminist/daughter of Emmeline, dies at 78 1959 Birthday Sylvia Hanika, Munich West Germany, tennis player, Avon-1982 1956 Birthday Sylvia, Kokomo Indiana, country singer, Nobody 1956 Event Writers Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes meet at a party in Cambridge 1952 Birthday Sylvia Kristel, Netherlands, actress, Emmanuelle, Priv School for Girls 1946 Birthday Sylvia Peterson, U.S. vocalist, Chiffons-He's So Fine 1941 Event Author Irving Wallace marries writer Sylvia Kahn 1940 Birthday Sylvia Tyson, born in Chatham, Canada, guitarist, singer, songwriter, sang with Ian Tyson in folk duo Ian and Sylvia in the 1960's 1938 Birthday Sylvia Chase, St. Paul, Minnesota, newscaster, ABC Weekend News, 20/20 1936 Birthday Sylvia Browne, American Celebrity 1936 Birthday Sylvia Robinson, rocker, Mickey and Sylvia-Love is Strange 1936 Birthday Margo J. Sylvia, rocker, Tune Weavers 1936 Birthday Sylvia Williams, museum director/curator 1934 Birthday Sylvia Syms, London, actress, Asylum, Moonraker, Shirley Valentine 1932 Birthday Sylvia Plath, Victoria Lucas, U.S., poet, Colossus, 3 Women, Bell Jar 1932 Birthday Sylvia Miles, New York City, actress, Midnight Cowboy, Farewell My Lovely 1931 Birthday Sylvia Law, British town planner 1926 Event Book of the Month Club sends out its 1st selections "Lolly Willowes" and "Loving Huntsman" by Sylvia Townsend Warner 1919 Birthday Sylvia Syms, U.S. singer, Hello Dolly, Dream Girl, Them There Eyes 1913 Birthday Sylvia Porter, financial writer, Sylvia Porter's Money Book 1910 Birthday Sylvia Sidney, born in Bronx, New York, actress, WKRP, Sabotage, Beetlejuice, Demon 1910 Birthday Sylvia Fisher, soprano, Albert Herring Opera 1908 Birthday Sylvia Ashton-Warner, born in Stratford, New Zealand, New Zealand educator, poet, and writer 1901 Birthday Sylvia Mary Paget Chancellor, philanthropist 1897 Birthday Julien Carette, Paris, France, actor, Sylvia and the Phantom 1893 Birthday Sylvia Townsend Warner, English Novelist 1882 Birthday Sylvia Pankhurst, English feminist 1808 Birthday Gerard de Nerval, Labrunie, French poet and writer, Sylvia
