2004 Death Russ Meyer, maker of busty movies, Vixen, dies at 82 1997 Death Russ "Mad Monk" Meyer, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 74 1996 Death Meyer Schapiro, art historian, dies at 91 1995 Death Louis Meyer, Indie 500 racer (3 wins), dies at 91 1994 Death Elizabeth Meyer, wife of Paul Michael Glaser, dies of AIDS at 47 1993 Death Herman Meyer, Germanist (Deutsche Dichtung), dies at 82 1988 Death Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82 1987 Death Emile Meyer, actor (Young Jesse James, Lineup), dies 1983 Event 87th Boston Marathon won by Greg Meyer of Mass in 2:09:00 1983 Death Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Florida at 80 1980 Death David Janssen, Meyer, actor (Fugitive, Harry O), dies at 49 1977 Death Eve Meyer, actress and pin-up model, dies in a plane crash at 46 1975 Death Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90 1974 Birthday Breckin Meyer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, producer, voice actor on 'King of the Hill' and 'Titan Maximum' animated television shows 1973 Death Frederic Meyer, actor (Faraway Hill), dies at 63 1972 Birthday Loren Meyer, NBA center, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks 1972 Birthday Rohn Meyer, CFL offensive linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders 1966 Birthday Elana Meyer, van Zyl, South Africa, runner, Olympics-silver-92 1965 Birthday Cynthia Meyer, New York, Canadian trap shooter 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Jayson Meyer, Regina Saskatchewan, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1962 Birthday Robert Meyer, Sacramento Cal, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Morningstar 1962 Birthday Joey Meyer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, professional baseball player, played for Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team 1956 Event Gene de Paul/John Meyer's musical "Li'l Abner," premieres in New York City 1953 Death Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer, dies at 65 1952 Birthday Debbie Meyer, born in Annapolis, Maryland, 200m/400m/800m swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1968 Olympics 1951 Death Maxim M Litvinov, Meyer H Wallach, Russian diplomat, dies at 75 1947 Birthday Roelof P Meyer, South Africa under minister of Law and Order etc 1946 Birthday Mary Meyer, U.S., 500m speed skater, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1945 Birthday Nicholas Meyer, director, Star Trek II Wrath of Khan 1944 Event SS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium 1943 Birthday Krzysztof Meyer, composer 1929 Birthday Cora de Man-Canne Meyer, mezzo-soprano, Figaro, Carmen 1926 Birthday Meyer Kupferman, New York City, composer, In Fimi Tres 1925 Birthday Oscar De Ville, CEO, Meyer International 1924 Death Meyer E van Beem, actor (Moittige Janus), dies at 85 1921 Birthday Michael Meyer, UK, novelist/Ibsen translator, Hedda Gabler 1917 Death Paul Meyer, French Writer 1913 Birthday Nelly Aenders, Petronella Meyer, Dutch actress, Spanish Fly 1905 Birthday Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer 1904 Birthday Meyer Schapiro, art historian 1902 Birthday Meyer Lansky, mobster, Started numbers 1898 Death Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, writer, poet, master of the novella, works include 'Das Amulett' or 'The Amulet', dies at 73 in Kilchberg, Switzerland 1891 Birthday Marcel Barger, Meyer Streliskie, cabaret performer, I keep Susy 1888 Birthday Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer 1876 Birthday Maxim M Litvinov, Meyer H Wallach, Russian diplomat 1866 Birthday Adolf Meyer, U.S., psychiatrist/neurologist, pioneered mental hygiene 1854 Event Henry Meyer patents sleeping rail car 1840 Birthday Paul Meyer, French Writer 1838 Birthday Meyer E van Beem, actor, Black Venus 1834 Death Jonas Daniel Meyer, Dutch lawyer, dies at 54 1825 Birthday Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, born in Zurich, Switzerland, writer, poet, master of the novella, works include 'Das Amulett' or 'The Amulet' 1789 Death Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer, dies at 68 1780 Birthday Jonas Daniel Meyer, Dutch lawyer, Esprit, origin et progres 1720 Birthday Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer 1674 Event Court of Holland bans books of Hobbes/Spinoza/Meyer