2009 Death Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47 1997 Death Edith Haisman, the oldest survivor of Titanic, dies at 100 1996 Death Eva Hart, Titanic survivor, dies at 90 1994 Death Karl Francis Hettinger, onion Field survivor, dies at 59 1992 Death Marjorie Newell Robb, oldest living survivor of Titantic, dies at 103 1986 Event Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel accepts 1986 Nobel Peace Prize 1986 Event Concentration camp survivor Elie Wiesel wins Nobel Peace Prize 1973 Event Delta Airlines DC-9 crashes in fog at Logan Airport, Boston, killing all but one of 89 aboard. Lone survivor dies 6 months later 1972 Death Kurt Hiller, born in Berlin, Jewish, pacifist, socialist, writer, Oranienburg concentration camp survivor, led the German homosexual rights movement, dies at 87 1961 Birthday Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1960 Birthday Mark Burnett, born in London, England, television producer, creator of based reality television to the U.S., created shows, 'Survivor' and 'The Apprentice' 1959 Death Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, dies at 117 1951 Birthday Jimi Jamison, born in Mississippi, songwriter, vocalist, member and lead singer for rock band, Survivor, 1984 - 1989 and 2000 - 2006 1950 Birthday Jim Peterik, born in Berwyn, Illinois, musician, songwriter, member of the band, Survivor, co-wrote song, 'Eye of the Tiger' 1943 Birthday Richard Moll, Cal, actor, Night Court, House, Dungeonmaster, Survivor 1934 Birthday Karl Francis Hettinger, Onion Field survivor 1932 Birthday Aharon Appelfeld, born near Czernowitz, Romania, now Ukraine, Israeli novelist, Holocaust survivor, Hebrew-language author with modernistic, metaphorical writing style 1928 Birthday Tom Lantos, born in Hungary, Holocaust survivor, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from California 1910 Birthday Ed Hoornik, Dutch writer and poet, Survivor 1896 Birthday Edith Haisman, Titanic survivor 1885 Birthday Kurt Hiller, born in Berlin, Jewish, pacifist, socialist, writer, Oranienburg concentration camp survivor, led the German homosexual rights movement 1873 Event 1st Preakness: G Barbee aboard Survivor wins in 2:43 1842 Birthday Walter Williams, claimed to be last survivor of Civil War, d 1959
