1996 Death Christopher John Seward, aid worker, dies at 45 1949 Birthday Cameron Seward, LPGA golfer 1949 Birthday Christopher John Seward, aid worker 1916 Event 2nd Ave and Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe and Selwyn Avenue named 1888 Event William Seward Burroughs patents adding machine 1872 Death William H. Seward, American Statesman 1855 Birthday William Seward Burroughs, New York, inventor, recording adding machine 1839 Birthday William Henry Seward, Jr., Brigadier General Union volunteers 1801 Birthday William Henry Seward, Secretary of State, 1861 - 1869, buys Alaska at 2 cents per acre 1801 Birthday William H. Seward, American Statesman