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1988 U.S. Lt. Col Wm Higgins kidnapped by Lebanese terrorists and later killed
1986 Herschel Bernardi, actor (Lt Jacoby-Peter Gunn, Arnie), dies at 62 1986 1st black lt Governor since reconstruction sworn in (Douglas Wilder of Va) 1981 Lt Jerry Rawlings becomes head of Ghana, suspends constitution 1972 Lt. General Vernon A Walters, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA 1971 President Nixon orders lt Calley (Mi Lai) free 1971 U.S. Lt Wiliam Calley (My Lai Massacre) sentenced to life 1971 1st Lt William L Calley, Jr. found guilty in My Lai (Vietnam) massacre 1971 Lt. Calley confessed and implicates Captain Medina 1969 Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial 1964 Wesley Lau, actor (Lt Anderson-Perry Mason), dies at 43 1964 King Calder, actor (Lt Grey-Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at 64 1964 Mark E Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut 1964 Scott J Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut 1962 Lt General Marshall S Carter, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA 1961 Jeb Adams, born in Hollywood, California, actor, Lt Jeb Pruitt-Baa Baa Black Sheep 1960 David James Elliott, Toronto, actor, Seinfeld, Lt Harmon Rabb-Jag 1959 Lawrence Taylor, LT, NFL's greatest linebacker for the New York Giants 1952 S Epatha Merkerson, Saginaw, Michigan, actress, Lt Van Buren-Law and Order 1950 Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japan, actor, Lt A J Shimamura-Nash Bridges 1948 1st Lt. Nancy Leftenant becomes 1st black in army nursing corps 1947 Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Lt Philip Mountbatten's engagement 1947 Lt General Hoyt S Vandenberg, USA, ends term as 2nd head of CIA 1946 James C. Adamson, born Warsaw New York, Lt. Col. U.S. astronaut on STS-28, STS-43 1943 Lt. John F. Kennedy's PT-boat 109 sinks at Solomon islands 1943 Lt Charles Hall, becomes 1st black pilot to shoot down Nazi plane 1942 Lt. E. H. O'Hare single-handedly shoots down 5 Japanese heavy bombers 1942 Lt General Rommels African corps reaches Msus 1941 Iida, Japanese pilot/lt, dies in battle at 28 1939 Dirk Klop, Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr 1929 Lt James H Doolittle guides a Consolidated N-Y-2 Biplane over Mitchell Field in New York in 1st all-instrument flight 1926 Val Bisoglio, New York City, actor, Lt Marsh-Police Woman, Danny-Quincy ME 1923 U.S. lt Al Williams fly 392.2 KPH (record) 1923 Earl of Morley, Lord Lt, Devon 1920 James Brown, born in Desdemona, Texas, actor, Lt Rip Masters-Rin Tin Tin 1916 German troops under Lt Rackow take Fort Vaux 1914 German assault at Dinant: Lt Charles de Gaulle (24), injured 1914 Morgan Morgan-Giles, Brits Lt admiral/MP 1913 Lt Peter Nestrov, of Imperial Russian Air Service, performs a loop in a monoplane at Kiev (1st aerobatic maneuver in an airplane) 1913 Tom Brown, New York City, actor, Ed-Gunsmoke, Lt Rovacs-Mr Lucky 1912 Maitland Mackie, Lord Lt, Aberdeenshire 1903 Douglas Packard, British Lt General 1898 Charles Chanoine, French lt/mass murderer in Senegal, dies 1891 Antonius [Jacob LT] van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, Antillian Bishop 1871 Oscar J Dunn, (Lt Gov-La), dies suddenly, charges he was poisoned 1869 Black candidate for lt governor of Va, Dr. J H Harris, defeated 1868 Oscar J Dunn, former slave, installed as lt governor of Louisiana 1868 Oscar J. Dunn, is elected Lt Governor of Louisiana 1863 Alonzo Hersford Cushing, U.S. Union lt, dies in battle at about 22 1863 Andrew Hull Foote, U.S. Union lt admiral, dies 1838 William Clark, 2nd lt of Lewis and Clark Expedition, dies at 68 1837 Pinckney B S Pinchback, Lt Governor, Louisiana 1816 Jubal Anderson Early, Lt General Confederate Army 1804 Lt. Stephen Decatur raids Tripoli Harbor and burns Navy frigate "Philadelphia" after pirates seized it 1793 Johan A Zoutman, Dutch lt Admiral (battle of Doggersbank), dies at 68 1770 William Clark, born in Charlottsville, Virginia, 2nd lt of Lewis and Clark Expedition 1711 Philips van Almonde, Zealand lt admiral, dies at 66 1642 Cornelis Evertsen the Younger, Dutch buccaneer/lt Admiral of Zeeland 1340 Philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders |
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