2011 Event Former Cuban President Fidel Castro makes his first appearance outside of Havana since leaving office in 2006, visiting a mausoleum in Artemisa 1994 Event Train crash in Havana Cuba, 6 killed 1992 Death Maxine Audley, British actress (Vikings, Our Man in Havana), dies at 69 1991 Event Pan Am games closes in Havana 1991 Event Pan Am games open in Havana 1991 Death Graham Greene, British writer (3rd Man, Our man in Havana), dies at 86 1989 Event Iljushin-62 crashes down on residential area of Havana, 170 die 1981 Death Michael Granger, actor (Creature with Atom Brain, Pier 5 Havana), dies 1972 Birthday Rey Ordonez, Havana Cuba, infielder for the New York Mets 1969 Event 22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hour flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft 1969 Death Fortunio Bonanova, actor (My Best Gal, Havana Rose), dies at 74 1964 Birthday Rafael Palmeiro, born in Havana, Cuba, 1st baseman for the Baltimore Orioles 1964 Birthday Jose Canseco, born in Havana, Cuba, outfielder, Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP 1962 Birthday Jon Secada, born in Havana, Cuba, born Juan Francisco Secada, singer, songwriter for himself and for Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Grammy-Award winner 1961 Birthday Elizabeth Pena, Havana Cuba, actress, La Bamba, Jacob's Ladder 1960 Event Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to New Jersey 1960 Event Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami 1960 Event French freighter "La Coubre" explodes in Havana Cuba, killing 100 1959 Event Contra revolutionaries bomb Havana 1959 Event Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Havana Golf Tournament 1958 Event Fay Crocker wins LPGA Havana Biltmore Golf Open 1958 Event Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana 1957 Birthday Daisy Fuentes, Havana Cuba, VJ, MTV International, claims 1964 1957 Birthday Gloria Estefan, born in Havana, singer, Miami Sound Machine-Conga 1957 Event Bloody battles after anti-Batista demonstration in Havana Cuba 1957 Event Patty Berg wins LPGA Havana Golf Open 1956 Birthday Steven Bauer, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Scarface, Thief of Hearts 1956 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Havana Golf Open 1954 Birthday Lincoln Diaz-Balart, born in Havana, Cuba, Representative-R-Florida 1993 - 1954 Birthday Alejandro Casanas, Havana Cuba, 110m hurdler, Olympic-silv-1976, 80 1952 Birthday Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, born in Havana, Cuba, Representative-R-Florida 1989 - 1950 Death Pedro De Cordoba, actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire), dies at 68 1950 Birthday Marlene Elejarde, born in Havana, Cuba, 4x100m runner, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Birthday Luis Avalos, Havana Cuba, actor, Condo, E/R, I Had 3 Wives 1946 Birthday Ronald Bear, actor and director, Havana, Make-up 1943 Birthday Pedro Chappe-Garcia, Havana, basketball player 1972 Olympics bronze 1943 Birthday Georg Stanford Brown, born in Havana, Cuba, actor, Terry Webster-Rookies 1940 Birthday Miguel Calderon-Gomez, Havana, basketball player 1972 Olympics bronze 1939 Event Tropicana ballet of Havana Cuba, forms 1939 Birthday Leo Brouwer, born in Havana, Cuba, Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida, composer, conductor, guitarist, studied under Vincent Persichetti, Stefan Wolpe, composed solo guitar pieces, over 40 film scores, and several guitar concertos 1934 Birthday Mark Rydell, born in New York City, actor, Havana, Punchline, Long Goodbye 1928 Birthday Estelita Rodriguez, born in Cuba, actress, Cuban Fireball, Havana Rose 1928 Birthday Jacob Lateiner, Havana Cuba, pianist/professor, Juiliard 1927 Birthday Antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress, True Colors, Wise Guys 1924 Birthday Sieto Hoving, actor, Holiday in Havana, Palm Beach Story 1921 Birthday Alica Alonso, Havana, ballerina 1920 Birthday Richard Farnsworth, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Misery, Havana, Sylvester 1920 Birthday Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orchestra leader, Jack Paar Program 1919 Event Heavyweight Jess Willard KOs Jack Johnson in Havana 1917 Birthday Alicia Alonso, Havana Cuba, ballerina, American Ballet Theatre 1914 Birthday Jorge Bolet, Havana Cuba, pianist, C'eurties Instituka 1911 Birthday Gertrude Michael, AL, actress, Cleopatra, Menace, Club Havana 1911 Event 1st rescue of an air passenger by a ship, near Havana, Cuba 1910 Birthday Jose Lezama Lima, Havana Cuba, poet and novelist 1906 Birthday Warren Hymer, New York City, actor, Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob 1903 Birthday Millard Mitchell, Havana Cuba, actor, 12 O'Clock High, Gunfighter 1903 Birthday Paul Page, Birmingham, Alabama, actor, Girl From Havana, Moth 1898 Event USS Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown, 258 sailors die 1896 Birthday Ernesto Lecuona, Havana Cuba, composer, Malaguena 1895 Birthday Sig Arno, Hamburg, Germany, actor, Holiday in Havana 1863 Event Naval Engagement at Havana Cuba-USS Henrick Hudson vs BR Wild Pigeon 1861 Birthday Pedro De Cordoba, New York City, actor, Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur 1762 Event English fleet occupies Havana
