1996 Death MacKenzie John, pipe major, dies at 83 1991 Event Fuel pipe explodes under 58th street and Lexington Ave, New York City 1989 Event Leaking pipe of Asha, U.S.S.R. causes 2 trains to catch fire; 460 die 1960 Event Oil pipe line from Rotterdam-Ruhrgebied opens 1957 Event Trans-Iranian oil pipe line finished 1956 Event "Pipe Dream" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 245 performances 1955 Event "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 245 performances 1947 Birthday Sherry Bain, California, actress, Pipe Dreams 1938 Event Time capsule, to be opened in 6939, buried at World's Fair in New York City (capsule contained a woman's hat, man's pipe and 1,100' of microfilm) 1922 Birthday MacKenzie John, pipe major 1898 Birthday Rene Magritte, Belgian surrealistic painter, This is Not a Pipe 1883 Event Utrecht begins water pipe system 1878 Event An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo 1876 Event Daniel Stillson (Mass) patents 1st practical pipe wrench 1869 Event Concord pipe, made from small corn kernels, invented
