2013 Event In Kiev, Russia, anti-government protesters topple the last surviving monument of Vladimir Lenin; the monument fell in Bessarabska Square; it was was pounded with hammers and only some parts of the Soviet hero's legs remained 2013 Event The 150th anniversary of Andres Bonifacio, a national hero and revolutionary leader in the Philippines, is commemorated 2013 Event Following an elaborate two-day state funeral, national independence hero of Vietnam, General Vo Nguyen Giap, is buried 1994 Death John Weidner, war hero, dies at 71 1994 Death Wilson Charles Geoffery Baldwin, hero, dies at 75 1994 Death Stuart Sloan, war hero/test pilot, dies at 72 1993 Event 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4 1979 Birthday Zhang Ziyi, born in Beijing, China, actress, internationally successful film star, appeared in 'Hero', 'Purple Butterfly', 'House of Flying Daggars', 'The Horsemen', 'Memoirs of a Geisha' 1971 Death Audie Murphy, WW II hero/actor (Sierra), killed in plane crash at 46 1971 Birthday Dalton James, actor, My Father the Hero, Mark-Beverly Hills 90201 1969 Birthday Angie Everhart, born in Akron, Ohio, model/actress, Jade, Last Action Hero 1961 Event "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 8 performances 1961 Event "Conquering Hero" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 8 performances 1959 Birthday Michael Pare, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Greatest American Hero, Houston Knights 1957 Death Alan Bridge, actor (Hail the Conquering Hero), dies at 66 1956 Birthday Michael Gibbons, rocker, Bo Donaldson and Heywoods-Billy Dont be a Hero 1955 Birthday Joey Scarbury, born in Ontario, California, singer, Greatest American Hero 1954 Birthday Bo [Robert] Donaldson, rock vocalist, Billy Don't Be a Hero 1953 Birthday Bo Donaldson, Billy Don't Be a Hero 1950 Birthday William Katt, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Greatest American Hero, 1st Love 1949 Birthday Bill Payne, born in Waco, Texas, rock keyboardist, Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero 1947 Death Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, WW II hero (liberator of Paris), dies at 44 1947 Birthday Aleksandr V Rutskoi, Ukrainian Hero of U.S.S.R./Vice President, 1991- 1946 Birthday Bill Forsyth, director, Local Hero, Breaking, Indiana, Housekeeping 1945 Birthday Lowell George, rock vocalist and guitarist, Little Feat-Time is a Hero 1943 Birthday Conchata Ferrell, born in Charleston, West Virginia, actress, Deadly Hero, Susan-LA Law 1942 Death Buck Jones, Hollywood's last cowboy hero actor (Headin' East), buried 1938 Death Muhammad Iqbal, Brt E Indies lawyer/Pakistan national hero, dies at 65 1936 Birthday Harold Melvin, U.S. singer, Blue Notes-My Hero 1924 Birthday Audie Murphy, born in Kingston, Texas, WW II hero/actor, Destry, Joe Butterfly 1922 Birthday Stuart Sloan, war hero/test pilot 1922 Birthday John Weidner, war hero 1920 Death Gerard Leman, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War, dies 1919 Birthday Wilson Charles Geoffery Baldwin, hero 1915 Birthday Colin Purdie Kelly, U.S., 1st U.S. air hero, during WW II 1914 Birthday Peter Woolridge Townsend, war hero courtier writer 1914 Birthday Julie Bishop, born in Denver, Colorado, actress, My Hero, Northern Pursuit, Threat 1904 Event Andrew Carnegie establishes Carnegie Hero Fund 1902 Birthday Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, France, WW II hero, liberator of Paris 1901 Birthday Eddie Paynter, cricketer, England batting hero in Bodyline series 1899 Birthday Jean Moulin, hero of the French Resistance, WW II 1898 Birthday Yuri N Libedinski, Ukrainian writer, Birth of Hero, 1898 Birthday Yuri N Libedinski, Ukrainian writer, Birth of Hero, 1892 Birthday John Litel, Albany WI, actor, Virginia City, My Hero 1885 Birthday John Henry Towers, aviator/naval hero 1879 Birthday Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen, WW I 1864 Birthday Herman Gorter, Dutch socialist/poet, May, Tiny Hero's Poem 1863 Birthday Gabriele D'Annunzio, born in Italy, writer and military hero, Intruder 1851 Birthday Gerard Leman, born in Liege, Belgium, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War 1850 Death Jose Francisco de San Martin, South American revolutionary hero, dies 1848 Birthday Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet 1837 Birthday Admiral George Dewey, American naval hero of Manila 1831 Death Vincente Guerrero, Mexican revolutionary hero, dies 1820 Event Antarctica discovered by Nathaniel B. Palmer on the 'Hero', a 47 foot sloop 1819 Death Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero, dies on 34th birthday 1818 Birthday Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, U.S. Confederate gen, Hero of Sumter 1815 Event U.S. naval hero Stephen Decatur ends attacks by Algerian pirates 1811 Death Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish 1802 Birthday Jan C J van Speijk, Dutch naval hero 1785 Birthday Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. Naval hero, "We have met the enemy" 1781 Birthday James Lawrence, naval hero, War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!" 1779 Birthday Stephen Decatur, U.S., naval hero, War of 1812 1775 Event American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured 1758 Birthday Horatio Nelson, Burnham Thorpe Britain, naval hero, Trafalgar 1747 Birthday John Paul Jones, naval hero, "I have not yet begun to fight" 1702 Death Jean Bart, French captain and sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at 51 1658 Death Baltasar Gracian, Spanish Baroque prose writer, wrote 'El heroe' or 'The Hero', 'El politico', or 'The Politician', 'El discreto', 'The Discreet One', exiled for 'Criticon', or 'Faultfinder' 1650 Birthday Jean Bart, French captain/sea hero, Escape from Plymouth 1601 Birthday Baltasar Gracian, born in Belmonte, Aragon, Spain, Spanish Baroque prose writer, wrote 'El heroe' or 'The Hero', 'El politico', or 'The Politician', 'El discreto', 'The Discreet One', exiled for 'Criticon', or 'Faultfinder'
