1996 Houston Astro's retire Nolan Ryan's #34
1995 William A Fowler, U.S. nuclear/astro physicist (Nobel 1983), dies at 83
1991 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, USN/astro (STS 33), dies at 43
1988 Nolan Ryan is 7th to win 100 game on 2 teams, as Astro beat Mets 6-3
1987 Cubs and Astro tie Oriole and Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game
1986 Houston's Astro Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young Award
1986 Houston Astro Mike Scott no-hits San Francisco Giants, 2-0
1986 Astro Jim Deshaies strikes out 1st 8 Dodger of game (ends with 10)
1981 Houston Astro Nolan Ryan 5th no-hitter beats Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-0
1981 Astro's Nolan Ryan passes Early Wynn as all-time walk leader, 1,777
1981 Houston Astro Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples beating Cubs 6-1
1980 Houston Astro pitcher J R Richard suffers a stroke
1979 Houston Astro Ken Forsch no-hits Atlanta Braves, 6-0
1976 Houston Astro Larry Dierker no-hits Montreal Expos, 6-0
1975 Don Wilson, pitcher (Astro), dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning
1973 Houston Astro Caesar Cedino jailed in death of 19 year old woman
1973 Leo Durocher resigns as Houston Astro manager
1970 Com Bowie Kuhn reprimands Astro Jim Bouton for writing "Ball Four"
1968 Houston Astro Don Wilson strikes-out 18, beats Reds 6-1
1967 Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR off San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal
1961 Astro's Eddie Matthews hits HR #500
1959 Tamara E Jernigan, Chattoonaga, PhD/astro, STS 40, 52, 67, 80
1958 Michael E Lopez-Alegria, born in Madrid, Spain, Lt Cmdr/astro, STS 73, sk 92
1957 Astro, [Terrence Wilson], England, rock vocalist, UB40-Red Red Wine
1956 Kenneth D Bowersox, Portsmouth, Virginia, USN/astro, STS 50, 61, 73, 82
1951 Kathryn D Sullivan, Paterson, New Jersey, PhD/astro, STS 41-G, 28, 31, 45
1951 William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., North Carolina, astro, STS 58, 74, sk: 92
1951 Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Patuxent R, Maryland, Cmdr USN/astro, STS 48, 60
1950 George D. Nelson, born in Iowa, PhD/astro, STS 41C, STS 61-C, STS-26
1950 Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, born in Costa Rica, astro, STS 61C, 34,46,60,75, sk:91
1949 Frank L Culbertson, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina, Cmdr USN/astro, STS-38
1949 Bonnie J. Dunbar, born Sunnyside, Washington, PhD/astro, STS 61-A, 32, 50, 71, 89
1948 Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista, Virginia, Lt Col USAF/astro, STS 27, STS 35
1947 Margaret Rhea Seddon, Murfreesboro Tennessee, MD/astro, STS 51D, 40, SK:58
1947 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., Macon, Georgia, USN/astro, STS 33
1946 Richard O Covey, Fayetteville Ar, USAF/astro, STS 51I, 26, 38, 61
1945 Richard M Mullane, Texas, USAF/astro, STS 41-D, STS-27, STS-36
1945 Brewster H Shaw, Jr., Michigan, Col USAF/astro, STS-9, STS 61B, STS-28
1943 Roy Dunbard Bridges, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, Col USAF/astro, STS 51-F, 61-F
1943 Norman E. Thagard, born in Marianna, Florida, MD/astro, STS 7, 51-B, 30, 42, 71, Mir
1942 Donald E Williams, Lafayette, Indiana, Capt USN/astro, STS 51D, STS 34
1941 Frederick Drew Gregory, Washington D.C., Col USAF/astro, STS 51-B, 33, 44
1940 Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics (Gaskugeln), dies at 78
1937 Richard H Truly, Fayette Mississippi, Rear Adm USN/astro, STS T-2, T-4, 2, 8
1936 Thomas K. Mattingly II, Chic, Capt USN/astro, Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C
1933 Henry Hartsfield, Jr., Birmingham, Alabama, astro, STS-4, STS 41-D, STS 61A
1932 Joe H Engle, Abilene, Kansas, Brig Gen USAF/astro, STS T-2, T-4, 2, 51I
1932 Joseph P Kerwin, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Capt Med Corps USN/astro, Skylab 2
1931 Vance DeVoe Brand, Longmont Co, astro, Apollo 18, STS-5, 41B, 35
1930 Charles Pete Conrad, Jr., Philadelphia, USN/astro, Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2
1927 Don Messick, cartoon voice, Bam-bam, Astro, Scooby-Doo
1924 Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton, born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Major USAF/astro, Apollo 18
1923 Alan B Shepard, Jr., East Derry NH, Rear Adm USN/astro, Merc 3, Ap 14
1882 Johann CF Zollner, German astronomer (astro photography), dies
1862 Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics, Emden-polytroop
1834 Johann C F Zollner, German astronoom, astro photo meter
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