1993 Bobby Moore, English soccer team capt (World champs 1966), dies
1992 Percy Herbert, actor (Capt Apache), dies of heart attack at 72
1992 Walter Stuart Surridge, cricketeer (Capt of Surrey), dies at 74
1991 Tutte Lemkow, dancer/dir (Capt Paradise, I am a Camera), dies at 73
1990 Jean Paige, actress (Capt Blood, Black Beauty), dies
1990 Anchorage jury finds Capt Hazelwood innocent of Valdez oil spill
1990 Exxon Valdez capt Joseph Hazelwood goes on trial due to oil spill
1986 Suriname army capt Etienne Boerenveen arrested for cocaine smuggling
1985 Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Capt Newman), dies at 53
1984 Martin Niemoller, German submarine capt/anti-nazi minister, dies at 92
1983 George Headley, cricket (10 tons in 22 Tests, 1st black WI capt), dies
1982 Arthur Lowe, Brits actor (Capt Mainwaring in Dad's army), dies at 66
1981 Maurice Fernandes, cricket capt (WI in 1st Test win, 1930 vs. Eng), dies
1979 Richard Hearne, actor (Capt Horatio Hornblower), dies at 70
1979 1st appearance as Australian cricket capt for Kim Hughes
1979 Al Hodge, actor (Capt Video), dies at 65
1978 Denis O'Dea, actor (Capt Horatio Hornblower), dies at 73
1978 England all out 64 for 1st loss to NZ in cricket (Boycott capt)
1975 G S Chappell gets ton in each inn of 1st Test Cricket as capt vs. WI
1975 William Craig Nystul, USMC capt, 1 of last U.S. soldiers killed in Viet
1973 Paul Newlan, actor (Capt Grey-M Squad), dies
1973 Britain's Princess Anne marries commoner, Capt Mark Phillips
1973 Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer, prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23
1970 Byron Foulger, actor (Capt Nice, Petticoat Junction), dies at 70
1970 Roscoe Karns, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey), dies at 78
1969 Hansie Cronje, cricket capt, solid South African batsman
1969 Stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt, Oly-sil-92, 96
1968 Juanita Hall, actress (Capt Billy), dies at 66
1967 Edward M. Fincke, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Capt USAF/astronaut
1966 Tortoise, reportedly given to Tonga's King by Capt Cook (1773), dies
1965 Ken Rutherford, cricketer, NZ Test batsman and latterly capt
1965 USAF Capt Joseph Henry Engle reaches 85,530 m in X-15
1965 Gene Roddenberry suggests 16 names including Kirk for Star Trek Capt
1965 Tammy Liley, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball mid blocker/capt, Olympics b-1992, 1996
1964 Cedric Hardwicke, actor (Capt Hook-Peter Pan), dies at 71
1964 James M. Kelly, Burlington Iowa, Capt USAF/astronaut
1964 Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward/capt, Olympics-4th-88, 96
1962 Rex J Walheim, Redwood City California, Capt USAF/astronaut
1962 Sultan Zarawani, cricketer, United Arab Emirates capt 1996 World Cup
1961 Charles O Hobaugh, Bar Harbor ME, Capt USMC/astronaut
1961 Frederick W. Sturckow, born in La Mesa, California, USMC capt/astronaut, sk: STS 88
1960 Catherine G Coleman, Charleston, South Carolina, Phd/Capt USAF/astronaut, STS 73
1960 Matt Salinger, Windsor VT, actor, Capt America, Deadly Deception
1957 USAF Capt Joe B Jordan reaches 31,513 m in F-104 jet fighter
1957 Scott J. Horowitz, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, PhD/Capt USAF/astronaut, STS 75, 82
1956 Guy Kibbee, actor (Capt Blood, Babes in Arms), dies at 74
1955 Connie Selleca, Bronx, actress, Hotel, Capt America II
1955 Kate Mulgrew, born in Dubuque, Iowa, actress, Capt Janeway-Star Trek Voyager
1954 John Bolger, actor, Capt Gabe McNamara-Another World
1953 Steve Lubbers, cricketer, capt of Dutch World Cup team 1996
1952 Ric Charlesworth, cricketer, WA opener, Aust hockey capt, /MP, Labour
1952 Graham Yallop, cricketer, Australian capt in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6
1949 William M Shepherd, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 27, 41, 52
1949 Billy Joel, Bronx, rock vocalist, Pianoman, Capt Jack, Bridge
1948 Linda Ann Simon, airline capt
1948 Reb Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cage, Yor, Capt America, Fast Break
1948 Ty Grimes, rocker (Capt Beefheart Band Drums
1946 Bruce Davison, born in Philadelphia, actor, Capt Wyler-Hunter, Willard, High Risk
1946 Fuzzy Fuscaldo, rocker, Capt Beefheart
1946 Lionel Atwill, actor (Capt Blood, Great Waltz), dies at 61
1946 Michael L Coats, Sacramento California, Capt USN/astr, STS 41-D, 29, 39
1944 U.S. capt David Mccampbell shoots down 9-11 Jap planes in Gulf of Leyte
1944 David M. Walker, Columbus, Georgia, Capt USN/astron, STS 51-A 30, 53, 69
1943 Jon Andrew McBride, Charleston, West Virginia, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 41G
1943 Toni Tennille, Montgomery, Alabama, female Beachboy, Capt and Tennille
1943 John Oliver Creighton, born in Orange, Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 51G, 36, 48
1942 Daryl Dragon, born in Pasadena, California, keyboardist, Capt and Tennille
1942 Ali Bacher, cricketer, South African batsman and capt in 60's
1942 Donald E Williams, Lafayette, Indiana, Capt USN/astro, STS 51D, STS 34
1941 Bertrand Tavernier, actor, Capt Conan, L627, Daddy Nostalgie
1941 Ajit Wadekar, cricketer, stalwart Indian batsman and capt
1941 Mansur Ali Khan, cricketer, Nawab of Pataudi, Indian batsman and capt
1939 Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide
1938 117 Spanish knights under capt Piet Laros return to Netherlands
1937 Robert L Crippen, Beaumont, Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 1, 7, 41C, 41G
1937 Ross Alexander, actor (Capt Blood, Boulder Dam), dies at 29
1936 Thomas K. Mattingly II, Chic, Capt USN/astro, Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C
1936 Bobby Simpson, cricketer, great Australian batsman/capt/coach/slip
1935 H B "Jock" Cameron, South Africa cricket capt (v England 1935, age 30), dies
1934 Don Hastings, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Capt Video, Bob-As the World Turns
1934 Eugene A. Cernan, born in Chicago, Capt USN/astronaut, Gemini 9, Apollo 10 17
1932 Alan Lavern Bean, born in Wheeler, Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, Ap 12, Skylab 3
1932 Joseph P Kerwin, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Capt Med Corps USN/astro, Skylab 2
1931 Capt G H Stainworth flies world speed record (655 kph)
1930 Richie Benaud, cricket capt, great Aussie leg-spinner, commentator
1930 Edgar Dean Mitchell, Hereford Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, Apollo 14
1930 Theodore C. Freeman, Haverford Penn, capt USAF/astronaut
1929 Richard F Gordon, Jr., Seattle, Capt USN/astronaut, Gemini 11, Apol 12
1929 Bethel Leslie, New York City, entertainer, Capt Newman, Maryland, Rabbit Trap
1927 Bob Keeshan, born in Lynbrook, New York, aka Capt Kangaroo/Clarabelle, Good Morning
1926 Stuart Whitman, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Capt Apache, Ransom, Cimarron Strip
1925 A H Kardar, cricketer, Pak 1st Test capt, prev played for India
1923 Del Simmons, rocker, Capt Beefheart
1923 Tige Andrews, Brooklyn, actor, Capt Adam Greer-Mod Squad
1923 Walter M. Schirra, Jr., born in Hackensack, New Jersey, Capt USN/ast, Mer 8, Gem 6, Ap 7
1922 Arthur R Hawkins, U.S. pilot/capt, WW II, downed 14 jap planes
1922 1st skywriting over US-"Hello USA"-by Capt Turner, RAF
1922 Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
1921 Memorial to Capt Eddie Grant, killed in WW I, unveiled at Polo Grounds
1920 Jack Cheetham, cricketer, South African batsman, Test capt early 50's
1917 Jack Kirby, cartoonist and co-creator X-Men, Incredible Hulk, Capt America, Fantastic Four, and Thor
1917 Christopher J Forster, British RAF-pilot/capt, dies in battle
1916 Mervyn Wallace, cricketer, 13 Tests for NZ, latterly as capt
1916 Charles Fryatt, British capt of SS Brussels, executed by Germans, dies
1913 Lindsay Hassett, cricketer, great Australian bat and capt after Bradman
1913 Al Hodge, actor, Capt Video
1912 Capt Robert Scott, storm-bound in a tent near South Pole, makes last entry in his diary "the end cannot be far"
1912 Capt Albert Berry performs 1st parachute jump from an airplane
1910 Stephen Jurika, Jr., U.S. pilot/capt, WW II, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross
1910 David McCampbell, U.S. pilot/capt, WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Jap planes
1909 Richard Hearne, Norwich England, actor, Capt Horatio Hornblower
1907 Ross Alexander, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Boulder Dam, Capt Blood
1906 Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Capt of Kopenick) sentenced to 4 yrs
1903 Panglima Polim surrenders to Capt Colijn at Atjeh
1901 Juanita Hall, Keyport, New Jersey, actress, Capt Billy
1899 French Capt Alfred Dreyfus sentenced on unjust grounds
1898 Tom Lowry, cricketer, NZ batsman in seven Tests and their 1st Test capt
1895 C K Nayudu, cricketer, brother of C S, India's 1st Test capt
1895 French Capt Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, publicly stripped of his rank; later declared innocent
1894 French capt Henri Decoeurs troops reach Nikki West Africa
1894 Capt Alfred Dreyfus arrested accused of espionage
1893 Arthur Carr, cricket capt, England vs. Australia 1926
1892 Monty Bowden, cricket Capt (England vs. South Africa 1889), dies at 26
1892 Capt Lugard occupies Uganda's King Mwanga's hide out
1891 Roscoe Karns, San Bernadino California, actor, Capt Shafer-Hennesey
1891 Battle in Bunyoro: Capt F Lugard stops Moslem rebellion, 300 killed
1891 French troops under capt Archinard occupy Diena West Sudan
1891 Capt. Archinard's army fights with Nyamina of Niger in West-Sudan
1890 Capt Guillaume of Kerckhoven marches into Boma Congo
1890 French troops under Capt Archinard occupy Oussebougou West Sudan
1890 French troops under capt Archinard occupy Segu, West-Sudan
1886 George Zucco, England, actor, Adv of Sherlock Holmes, Capt Fury
1883 Percy Marmont, born in London, England, actor, Capt Apache
1874 Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test capt, NSW batsman 1899-1919, Aust
1873 Henry Leveson-Gower, cricketer, England capt 1909-10 later official
1865 Monty Bowden, cricketer, England Test capt vs. South Africa at 23
1864 Capt Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James R Va
1859 Capt N. C. Brooks discovers Midway Islands
1859 Ivo Bligh, cricketer, Lord Darnley England capt vs. Australia 1882-83
1846 Capt Montgomery claims Yerba Buena, San Francisco, for U.S.
1843 Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt Union volunteers, died in 1926
1831 Charles Darwin meets with capt Fitzroy at Plymouth
1826 George Parr, cricketer, legendary Notts batsman, 1st Eng touring capt
1823 James Dunwody Bulloch, Capt, Confederate Navy, died in 1901
1823 English Capt James Weddell reaches 74 degrees 15' S, 1520 km from S pole
1820 Antarctica discovered by U.S. Navy Capt Nathaniel B. Palmer
1819 Daniel Ammen, Capt Union Navy, died in 1898
1813 Capt John Lawrence utters Navy motto "Don't give up the ship"
1812 Percival Drayton, Capt Union Navy, died in 1865
1812 John Randolph Tucker, Capt, Confederate Navy, died in 1883
1792 Capt George Vancouver is 1st Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
1792 Capt George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain
1792 Columbia River discovered and named by U.S. Capt Robert Gray
1792 British Capt George Vancouver sights, names Mt. Rainier, Washington
1792 Capt Robert Gray discovers Grays Harbor (Washington)
1791 Capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN
1789 Capt William Blighs reaches Timor
1789 Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty and Capt William Bligh
1788 Capt Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW
1788 Capt Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales
1787 Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Capt Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass
1780 Resolution, without Capt Cook, returns to England
1779 Capt Cooks last notation in ship's log Discovery
1778 Capt Cook discovers Maui (Sandwich Islands [now Hawaii])
1778 Capt Cook anchors at Alaska
1778 Capt Cook sights Cape Flattery, in Washington state
1778 Nootka Sound, Vancouver Is discovered by Capt Cook
1778 Capt James Cook stumbles over Sandwich Islands (Hawaiian Islands)
1777 Capt Cook leaves Society Islands
1776 Capt Cook begins 3rd and last trip to Pacific (South Sea)
1776 Capt Cook departs with Resolution for 3rd trip to Pacific Ocean
1775 Capt Cook with Resolution returns to England
1775 Minutemen Capt John Parker orders not to fire unless fired upon
1774 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville, Virginia, capt, Lewis and Clark Expedition
1774 Capt Cook arrives at New Hebrides (Vanuata)
1774 Capt Cook reaches 71 degrees 10' S, 1820 km from S pole (record)
1773 Capt James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66 degrees 33' S)
1772 Capt Cook arrives with ship Resolution in Capetown
1772 Capt James Cook begins 2nd trip (Resolution) to South Seas
1770 Capt. James Cook discovers Great Barrier Reef off Australia
1770 Capt James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia
1770 Capt Cook arrives in New South Wales
1770 Capt James Cook 1st sees Australia
1770 Capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)
1768 Capt James Cook departs from Plymouth with Endeavour to Pacific Ocean
1741 Capt Bering discovers Mount St. Elias, Alaska
1741 Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America
1702 Jean Bart, French capt/sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at 51
1699 Pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston
1618 Capt John Gilbert patents 1st dredger in Britain
1577 Water Geuzen under capt Slope enter Amsterdam
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