Historical Events
1941 - British major general Michael Gambier-Parry captured in North Africa
1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island
1957 - Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
1973 - Pioneer 11 launched toward Jupiter and Saturn
1994 - Chuck Jones found guilty of breaking into Marla Maples' home
1994 - The Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.
Famous Birthdays
1823 - Joseph Medill, St John NB Canada, newspaper editor (Chicago Tribune)
1892 - Lowell Thomas, Woodington Ohio, newscaster (High Adventure)
1909 - Hermann Lang, German race car driver (d. 1987)
1910 - Desmond Dreyer, British admiral
1948 - Patrika Darbo, American actress
1970 - Oliver Miller, NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors)
Famous Deaths
1551 - Joachim Vadianus, Swiss physician/mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66
1661 - John Webster, colonial Governor of Connecticut (Fundamental Orders of Connecticut), dies at about 71
1949 - Stanley Christopherson, cricketer (1884, MCC Pres during WWII), dies
1974 - Willem Dudok, Dutch architect (Hilversum Town Hall), dies at 89
1994 - Dick Cary, jazz musician, dies at 77
2009 - Shawn Mackay, Brumbies rugby player (b. 1982)
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