2008 Death Martin Peake, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act, dies 1994 Death Robin Cavendish, disabled Campaigner, dies at 64 1983 Event Arbitrator Raymond Goetz rules 43 players who are on Disabled List during 1981 players' strike not entitled to salaries for that period 1981 Event International Year for the Disabled begins 1958 Event Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma and is permanently disabled 1953 Birthday Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1946 Birthday Ron Kovic, disabled vietnam vet, Born on 4th of July 1943 Event Jewish old age home for disabled in Amsterdam raided 1930 Birthday Robin Cavendish, disabled campaigner 1926 Birthday Martin Peake, born in England, 2nd Viscount Ingleby, businessman, nobleman, son of Osbert Peake, paralyzed from polio, contributed to the 1970 Disabled Persons Act 1923 Birthday Baroness Ryder, of Warsaw and Cavendish, worked for sick and disabled 1908 Birthday Michael Richardson, commandant, Home for Disabled Sailors 1904 Event Japan and Russia declares war after Japan's surprise attack on Russian fleet at Port Arthur disabled 7 Russian warships