1978 Birthday Kristin Link, born in Fairfax, Virginia, diver 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Elizabeth Reid, born in Fairfax, Virginia, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Sabrina Lloyd, born in Fairfax, Virginia, actress, television and films, played role of Wade Welles in TV series, 'Sliders' 1961 Death James Fairfax, actor (Gale Storm Show), dies at 63 1943 Birthday Carol Lavell, born in Fairfax, Vermont, equestrian dressage, Olympics bronze 1992, 1996 1925 Birthday Maria Tallchief, Fairfax, Oklahoma, ballerina 1906 Birthday Alan Fairfax, cricketer, Australian all-rounder late 20's early 30's 1903 Birthday Fairfax Cone, American Businessman 1863 Event Skirmish at Fairfax (Courthouse) Virginia 1861 Event General McDowell advances toward Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia with 40,000 troops 1861 Event 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Virginia 1861 Death John Q Marr, U.S. Confederate captain, dies in battle at Fairfax Courthouse 1671 Death Thomas, 3rd baron Fairfax of Cameron, English general, dies at 59 1660 Event Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies York 1646 Event Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies Oxford 1645 Event Thomas Fairfax' New Model-army occupies Bristol 1645 Event Battle at Naseby Leicester: New Model army under Oliver Cromwell and Thomas Fairfax beats royalists 1643 Event Sir Thomas Fairfax takes Leeds for Parliamentarians 1612 Birthday Thomas Fairfax, Lord Fairfax, English Parliamentary general
