2010 Event A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, devastating its capital city, Port-au-Prince, an estimated 150,000 were killed and buried later in mass graves 2009 Event Two mass graves relating to Columbia's long fight with the Farc, were found in northwest and south Columbia 2002 Death Teresa Graves, actress, Laugh-in, dies at 51 2001 Death Morris Graves, American Artist 1995 Event Graves of czar Nicholas and family found in St. Petersburg 1994 Death Peter Graves, English actor (Derby Day/Admirable Crichton), dies at 82 1985 Death Robert Graves, English writer/poet (King Jesus), dies at 90 1977 Death Ralph Graves, actor (Extra Girl), dies at 77 1971 Birthday Marvin Graves, CFL quarterback, Montreal Alouettes 1968 Birthday Adam Graves, Toronto, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1963 Birthday Sam Graves, American Politician 1963 Birthday Rupert Graves, actor, Damage, Handful of Dust, Maurice 1963 Birthday Todd Graves, born in Laurel, Mississippi, skeet, Olympics 1992, 1996 1960 Birthday Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Capitol 1959 Birthday Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol 1959 Birthday Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol, Death Wish 2 1956 Death Ludwig Klages, German philosopher (Study of Graves), dies at 83 1949 Birthday Teresa Graves, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Laugh-in, Get Christie Love 1943 Birthday Peter Graves, supt minister, Westminster Central Hall 1936 Birthday Pete Graves, rocker, Moonglows 1926 Birthday Arthur Hockaday, director-Gen, Commonwealth War Graves Commission 1925 Birthday Peter Graves, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, James Phelps-Mission Impossible 1911 Birthday Peter Graves, born in London, England, actor, Mission Impossible, Stalag 17 1911 Event 1st U.S. federal cemetery with Union and Rebel graves opens, Missouri 1910 Birthday Morris Graves, American Artist 1901 Event Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Graves De Communi Re 1900 Birthday Ralph Graves, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street 1895 Birthday Robert Graves, Irish Novelist 1877 Birthday Alben W. Barkley, Graves County, Kentucky, 35th Vice President-D 1949 - 1953 1872 Birthday Ludwig Klages, German philosopher, study of graves 1868 Event Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves 1811 Birthday Elisha Graves Otis, inventor, safe elevator 1781 Event French fleet of 24 ships under Comte de Grasse defeat British under Admiral Graves at battle of Chesapeake Capes in Revolutionary War 1777 Event Major James Graves Simcoe appointed commandant of Queen's Rangers
