1995 Death Elisha Cook, Jr., actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane), dies at 91 1982 Birthday Elisha Cuthbert, Canadian Actress 1902 Birthday Elisha Cook, Jr., born in San Francisco, California, actor, Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI 1901 Death Elisha Gray, American Inventor 1876 Event A G Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor 1863 Death Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 35 1861 Death Elisha G Otis, U.S. elevator builder (Otis), dies at 50 1861 Event Steam elevator patented by Elisha Otis 1857 Event Elisha Otis' 1st elevator installed (488 Broadway, New York City) 1857 Death Elisha Kent Kane, Arctic explorer (Kane Basin), dies at 37 1853 Event Elisha Kane's Arctic expedition leaves New York aboard Advance 1835 Birthday Elisha Grey, inventor, Telephone 1835 Birthday Elisha Gray, American Inventor 1828 Birthday Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brigadier General, Confederate Army 1825 Birthday Elisha P. Ferry, Washington Governor 1889 - 1893, Republican 1824 Birthday Elisha Harris, U.S., physician/found American Public Health Assoc 1820 Birthday Elisha Kent Kane, U.S. Arctic explorer, Kane Basin off NW Greenland 1811 Birthday Elisha Graves Otis, inventor, safe elevator 1801 Event Elisha Brown, Jr. pressed a 1,235 pound cheese ball at his farm
