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1991 Dudley McConnell, headed NASA's Earth Science Division, dies

1987 Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF (1965-79), dies at 83

1978 Allen Ginsburg completes "Plutonian Ode," blocks trainload of fissile material headed for Rockwell's nuclear bomb trigger factory, Colorado

1977 Leila Hyams, actress (Red Headed Woman, Freaks), dies at 72

1970 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank

1952 Walter Schellenberg, German lawyer/headed spy (Venlo), dies

1945 Wilhelm Canaris, Admiral/headed Germany Abwehr, hanged

1932 William D Ruckelshaus, headed Environmental Protection Agency

1921 Alexander Dubcek, headed Czechoslovakian Communist Party, 1968-69

1913 William J. Casey, headed CIA during Iran-contra scandal, 1981-87

1904 Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF, 1965-79

1902 Sipyagain, Russian Minister of Interior/headed Secret Service, assassinated

1894 George Meany, New York City, labor leader, headed AFL-CIO

1869 Gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary/headed La Gazette


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