Milestones

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Darren Fonda, Michael Jackson, Benjamin Nugent, John Rosenblatt, Josh Tyrangiel, Alexandra Wolfe

INSTALLED. EDWARD EGAN, 68, as ninth Archbishop of New York; five weeks after the death of his predecessor, John Cardinal O'Connor; at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Manhattan.

ENGAGED. PETE SAMPRAS, 28, tennis ace, to actress Bridgette Wilson, 26; in Paris.

RECUPERATING. DON IMUS, 59, irascible radio talk-show host; from multiple injuries, including broken ribs and a punctured lung, after falling off a horse; in Ribera, N.M.

EXECUTED. GARY GRAHAM, 36, convicted murderer; for a 1981 killing; after the Texas state parole board rejected his contention that he was falsely convicted on unreliable evidence and the U.S. Supreme Court declined an appeal to review his case; by lethal injection; in Huntsville.

DIED. DAVID TOMLINSON, 83, British film actor probably best known for his role as the father in the 1964 classic Mary Poppins; in Buckinghamshire, England.

DIED. ALAN HOVHANESS, 89, prolific and speedy composer who drew on influences ranging from Asian harmonies to whale noises; in Seattle. Among his approximately 500 widely performed pieces were symphonies, operas, ballets and choral works.

DIED. NANCY MARCHAND, 71, versatile, award-winning actress best known for playing a Mob matriarch on the HBO series The Sopranos; after battling lung cancer; in Stratford, Conn. A theatrically trained performer, Marchand garnered acclaim on Broadway and in film, and won four Emmys for her role as a newspaper publisher on the television series Lou Grant. At age 70 she took on the role of Livia Soprano, a scheming but lovable Mafia mom who put out a contract on her son.