2014 Event New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces a ban of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking; the technique, used to extract natural gas and oil, requires injection of chemicals, sand and water at high pressure underground, posing environmental concerns 1993 Death Kobo Abe, Japanese writer (Wife in the Sand), dies at 68 1986 Death Jorge Luis Borges, Arg author (Book of Sand), dies in Geneva at 86 1986 Event Fred Markham (U.S.), unpaced and unaided by wind, is 1st to pedal 65 mph on a level course, Big Sand Flat, California 1973 Death Lila Lee, actress (Blood and Sand), dies of stroke at 68 1971 Birthday Shauna Sand, born in San Diego, California, actress, Renegade 1964 Death Mary Howe, composer, pianist, studied with Nadia Boulanger, famous works include 'Chain Gang Song', 'Sand, Stars, Rock', dies at 82 1963 Birthday Todd Sand, born in Burbank, California, pairs skaters 1994 Olympics 1954 Birthday Yanni, new age musician, Live at the Acropolis, Sand Dance 1948 Birthday Samuel L. Jackson, actor, Amos and Andrew, White Sand, Pulp Fiction 1944 Birthday Christopher Needler, English sand industrialist, TCG Materials 1942 Birthday Anneke Gronloh, Indonesian/Dutch singer, Burning Sand 1935 Birthday Douglas Marland, West Sand Lake, New York, soap opera writer, General Hospital 1926 Birthday Richard Crenna, LA Cal, actor, Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles 1924 Event Landis bans Giants Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan from World Series after they admit an attempt to bribe Phils shortstop Heinie Sand 1905 Birthday Lila Lee, Union City, New Jersey, actress, Midnight Girl, Blood and Sand 1900 Birthday Antoine de Saint-Exupery, born in France, aviator/writer, Wind, Sand and Stars 1898 Birthday Nita Naldi, born in New York City, actress, Blood and Sand 1882 Birthday Mary Howe, born in Richmond, Virginia, composer, pianist, studied with Nadia Boulanger, famous works include 'Chain Gang Song', 'Sand, Stars, Rock' 1876 Death George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 1876 Death George Sand, writer, dies at 71 1857 Event U.S. occupies Sand, Baker, Howland and Jarvis Is south of Hawaii 1804 Birthday George Sand, born in France, female, novelist, Valentine, Le Figaro
