1937 Death Elihu Root, U.S. Minister of War/Foreign affairs (Nobel 1912), dies at 91 1922 Birthday Roy Elihu Travis, born in New York City, composer, Passion of Dedipus 1845 Birthday Elihu Root, R, U.S. Secretary of State, 1905 - 1909, Nobel Peace Prize, 1912 1816 Birthday Elihu Benjamin Washburne, MC, Union 1649 Birthday Elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale
