2001 Death Ken Kesey, author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, dies at 66 2001 Event Tony Awards, The Producers, Proof, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest revival and 42nd Street revival won major awards 1952 Event Arthur Laurent's "Time of the Cuckoo," premieres in New York City 1946 Birthday Liza Minnelli, born in Hollywood, California, singer and actress, Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret 1937 Birthday Jack Nicholson, born in New Jersey, actor, One Flew Over Cuckoo's Nest, Shining 1935 Birthday Ken Kesey, author, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1934 Birthday Louise Fletcher, Birmingham, Alabama, actress, One Flew over Cuckoo's Nest 1932 Birthday Milos Forman, Czechoslovakian/U.S. director, 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest', 'Amadeus' 1788 Death John Logan, Scottish conductor (Ode to the Cuckoo), dies at about 40