2010 Event Over 40,000 runners compete in the New York Marathon; Gebre Gebremariam wins the men's marathon and Edna Kiplagat wins the women's marathon 1995 Death Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher, dies at 90 1994 Death Edna Manilow, mother of singer Barry Manilow, dies at 70 of cancer 1986 Death Edna Mae Cooper, actress (Folly of Vanity, Grounds for Divorce), dies 1974 Death Edna Best, actress (Key, Calendar, Escape), dies at 74 1974 Death Edna Lewis Thomas, U.S. actress (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 88 1968 Death Edna Ferber, author (American Beauty), dies at 78 1968 Death Edna Ferber, U.S. author (Giant, Showboat), dies at 80 1967 Death Edna Park Edwards, entertainer, dies at 72 1958 Death Edna Purviance, actress (Charlie Chaplin, Sunnyside), dies at 61 1954 Event Hurricane Edna (2nd of 1954) hits New York City, $50 million damage 1954 Event Hurricane Edna batters NE U.S., killing 20 1950 Death Edna St. Vincent Millay, American Author 1942 Death Edna May Oliver, dies on 59th birthday 1934 Birthday Barry Humphries, Australia TV host, Dame Edna Everage 1932 Birthday Edna O'Brien, born in Ireland, writer, Fanatic of Heart, Casualties of Peace 1932 Event George Kaufman and Edna Ferbers "Dinner at 8," premieres in New York City 1925 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to Edna Ferber for "So big" 1923 Birthday Edna Jo Hunter, expert on military families and prisoners of war 1920 Event Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn 1919 Event Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in New York City 1905 Birthday Edna Deanne Fuelling, dancer choreographer/drama teacher 1900 Birthday Edna Best, born in Hove, England, actress starred in Key, Calendar, Escape, Intermezzo 1896 Birthday Edna Purviance, Lovelock NV, Dog's Pleasure, Dog's Life 1895 Birthday Edna Park Edwards, PA 1892 Birthday Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet/dramatist, Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize 1892 Birthday Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet/writer/feminist 1887 Birthday Edna Ferber, U.S., author, American Beauty, Cimarron 1885 Birthday Edna Ferber, author, playwright 1883 Birthday Edna May Oliver, Nutter, Malden, Massachusetts, actress, Little Women
