1982 Event Susan Lea Hammett, of Miss, 18, crowned 25th America's Junior Miss 1962 Birthday Kirk Hammett, U.S. heavy-metal guitarist, Metallica-Master of Puppets 1961 Death Dashiell Hammett, U.S. detective writer (Thin Man), dies at 66 1961 Death Dashiell Hammett, author (Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon), dies at 66 1945 Birthday Wim Wenders, West German director, American Friend, Hammett 1919 Birthday James Quinn, film producer/actor, Joey, Hammett, Overlord 1894 Birthday Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author, Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon
