1994 Death Ralph Waldo Ellison, U.S. writer (Invisible Man), dies at 80 1993 Death Nan Grey, actress (Invisible Man Returns), dies on 75th birthday 1969 Death Ilse Steppat, actress (Invisible Terror), dies at 52 1967 Death Claude Rains, actor (Invisible Man), dies at 77 1966 Death William Harrigan, actor (Invisible Man, Girl in 419), dies at 71 1959 Death Una O'Connor, actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78 1933 Event Patent on invisible glass installation 1929 Birthday Peter Carsten, Weissenberg Bavaria, actor, Mr Super Invisible 1925 Death James Lane Allen, U.S. writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75 1919 Birthday Richard Webb, Bloomington, Illinois, actor, Invisible Monster, Git 1914 Birthday Ralph Waldo Ellison, U.S. writer, Invisible Man, Shadow and Cast 1904 Birthday Frank Lawton, born in London, England, actor, Devil Doll, Invisible Ray 1901 Birthday Llewellyn Rees, British theater actor, Invisible Creature 1889 Birthday Claude Rains, London, actor, Invisible Man, Casablanca 1882 Birthday Trijntje "Nine" van de Schaaf, author, To the Invisible 1775 Event Sir James Jay invents invisible ink
