1994 Event Achille Lauro sinks off the coast of Somalia 1994 Event Cruiser Achille Lauro destroyed by fire at Somalia, 4 die 1985 Event U.S. intercepts Egyptian Boeing with Achille Lauro terrorists 1985 Event U.S. fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy, gunmen are placed in custody 1985 Death Leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat 1985 Event PLO terrorists sieze Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro 1947 Event 192m long passenger ship Willem Ruys (Achille Lauro) launched 1929 Birthday Yasser Arafat, PLO-leader, Achille Lauro, Nobel 1994 1885 Death Lauro Rossi, composer, dies at 73 1812 Birthday Lauro Rossi, composer
