1978 Death Lyman Bostock, professional baseball player, outfielder, Minnesota Twins and California Angels Major League Baseball teams, dies in Gary, Indiana, at age 27, murdered by Leonard Smith 1959 Death Lyman Bryson, educator (U.N. Casebook), dies at 71 1950 Birthday Lyman Bostock, professional baseball player, outfielder, Minnesota Twins and California Angels Major League Baseball teams 1947 Birthday Dorothy Lyman, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, All my Children, Naomi-Mama's Family 1922 Death Lyman Abbott, American Author 1919 Death Frank Lyman Baum, author (Wizard of Oz), dies at 62 1902 Event Lyman Gilmore is 1st person to fly a powered craft 1899 Birthday Lyman L Lemnitzer, Marine Corps general, WW II 1898 Birthday Roy "Link" Lyman, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears 1888 Birthday Lyman Bryson, Valentine Nebr, educator, U.N. Casebook 1865 Death Lyman Beecher, American Clergyman 1858 Event Lyman Blake patents shoe manufacturing machine 1835 Birthday Lyman Abbott, American Author 1813 Birthday Lyman Trumbull, MC, Union 1790 Death Lyman Hall, U.S. physician and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 66 1775 Birthday Lyman Beecher, American Clergyman 1724 Birthday Lyman Hall, U.S. physician, signed Declaration of Independence