2008 Death Jo Stafford, dies in California, of congestive heart failure, at 90 1995 Death Stafford Heginbotham, toymaker/Football Club Chairman, dies at 61 1995 Death Stafford WIlliam Somerfield, newspaper editor, dies at 84 1992 Death Grace Stafford Lantz, cartoon voice (Woody Woodpecker), dies at 87 1979 Death Jean Stafford, U.S. author (Boston Adventure), dies at 63 1977 Event "Turn Loose On My Leg" by Jim Stafford peaks at #98 1974 Death Stafford Repp, actor (Chief O'Hara-Batman), dies at 56 1974 Event "My Girl Bill" by Jim Stafford hits #12 1969 Event Stafford and Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 mi(15km) above lunar surface 1969 Event Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit 1968 Birthday Shaun Stafford, Ocala Florida, tennis star, 1992 Taipei 1966 Event Gemini 9 launched; 7th U.S. 2-man flight, Stafford and Cernan 1954 Birthday Nancy Stafford, born in Wilton Manors, Florida, Miss Florida, 1977 (1976), actress, Michelle Thomas, Matlock; Joan-St. Elsewhere 1953 Birthday Greg Gibson, Stafford, Virginia, Greco-Roman wrestler 1984 Olympics silver 1953 Birthday Deborah Allen, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Jim Stafford Show 1952 Death [Richard] Stafford Cripps, English minister of Plane-manufacturing, dies at 62 1950 Event British minister of Finance Stafford Cripps resigns 1947 Event "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1 1944 Birthday Jim Stafford, Eloise, Florida, singer, Spiders and Snakes, My Girl Bill 1940 Birthday William Cash, born in London, England, born William Nigel Paul Cash, politician, Member of Parliament for Stafford, Member of Parliament for Stone 1933 Birthday Stafford Heginbotham, toymaker/Football Club Chairman 1930 Birthday Thomas P. Stafford, born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Gem 6 9, Ap 10 18 1918 Birthday Stafford Repp, born in California, actor, Chief O'Hara-Batman, Plunder Road 1917 Birthday Jo Stafford, born in California, American pop and jazz singer, pioneer of modern musical parody 1915 Birthday Jean Stafford, U.S. writer, Boston Adventure, Lion and Carpenter 1914 Birthday William Stafford, American Poet 1913 Birthday Robert Stafford, born in Rutland, Vermont, Senator-R-Vermont 1971 - 1989, Governor of Vermont 1959 - 1961 1911 Birthday Stafford WIlliam Somerfield, British newspaper editor 1889 Birthday [Richard] Stafford Cripps, English minister of airplane manufacturing, 1942 - 1945 1864 Death Leroy A Stafford, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 42 1836 Death John Stafford Smith, composer, dies at 86 1822 Birthday Leroy Augustus Stafford, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1750 Birthday John Stafford Smith, composer 1483 Death Henry Stafford, earl of Buckingham/constable of England, beheaded at 49
