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1992 Ralph Strait, dies of heart attack at 56
1990 24th Country Music Association Award: George Strait wins 1989 23rd Country Music Association Award: George Strait, Kathy Mattea wins 1988 U.S. Vincennes in Strait of Hormoez shoots Iran Airbus A300, kills 290 1987 Lynne Cox became 1st to swim from U.S. to Russia across Bering Strait 1986 21st Academy of Country Music Awards: G Strait, Alabama, R McEntire 1970 Ferryboat capsized in Korean Strait drowning 261 1970 S Korean ferry Namyong-Ho sinks in Strait of Korea, 308 killed 1966 Mihir Sen swims Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India 1963 1st round-trip swim of Strait of Messina, Italy (Mary Revell of U.S.) 1954 Japanese ferry boat Toya Maru sinks in Strait of Tsugaru, 1172 die 1954 1st passage of McClure Strait, fabled Northwest Passage completed 1952 George Strait, Pearsall, Texas, country singer, All My Exes Live in Texas 1941 Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore 1832 HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin sails in Strait Le Maire 1616 Jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31 |
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