1993 Death Edwin A Walker, U.S. Major-General, dies of lung cancer at 84 1987 Event Military coup leader Major-General Sitiveni Rabuka declares Fiji a republic 1945 Birthday D A S Pennefather, Major-General/Commandant, General Royal Marines 1945 Death Hans Oster, German major-general/spy, "July 20th plot", hanged 1938 Birthday Peter Davies, Major-General/Director-General, RSPCA 1935 Birthday Jerrie Anthony Hulme, British major-general 1932 Birthday Laurence New, Major-General 1929 Birthday David Houston, Major-General/Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland 1928 Birthday Martin Sinnatt, Major-General/secretary, Kennel Club 1927 Birthday Michael Walsh, major-general/director, Overseas Relations 1926 Birthday John Hamilton-Jones, CEO, Richmond Enterprises, British Major-General 1925 Birthday Edward Fursdon, British Major-General, defense council 1921 Birthday Harry Knutton, Major-General/director-general, London City and Guilds Institute 1919 Birthday Earl Cathcart, British major-general 1916 Birthday Michael F Howard, British Major-General, Gold Stick to the Queen 1915 Birthday Ronald MacDonald, British major-general 1913 Birthday Ian Graeme, major-general 1911 Birthday Ronald MacDonald, British major-general 1909 Birthday William Odling, major-general 1830 Event Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution) 1821 Birthday John Cabell Breckinridge, D, 14th U.S. Vice President, 1857 - 1861, major-general, Confederate 1815 Birthday Henry Wagner "Old Brains" Halleck, Major-General Union Army 1793 Event British troops under major-general Williamson lands on (French) Haiti 1777 Event Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army
