1991 Death Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., USN/astro (STS-33), dies at 43 1986 Death Stephen D Thorne, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, dies in a plane crash at 33 1986 Death Michael J Smith, Beaufort NC, Commander USN, astr, dies in Challenger 1981 Event Admiral Bobby R. Inman, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA 1981 Event Admiral Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), ends term as 12th director of CIA 1980 Event Highest speed attained by a warship, 167 kph, USN hovercraft 1977 Event Adm Stansfield Turner, USN (Ret), becomes 12th director of CIA replacing acting director Knoche 1969 Event Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA 1966 Event Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, becomes deputy director of CIA 1966 Event Vice Admiral William F Raborn, Jr., USN, ends term as 7th director of CIA 1964 Birthday Stephen N Frick, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1964 Birthday Mark E Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut 1964 Birthday Scott J Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut 1963 Birthday Lisa M Nowak, Washington D.C., Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1963 Birthday Heidemarie M Stefanyshyn-Piper, St. Paul, Minnesota, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1961 Birthday Susan Leigh Still, Augusta, Georgia, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-83, 94 1961 Event USN Comdr Forrest S Petersen takes X-15 to 30,720 m 1961 Birthday William C McCool, born in San Diego, California, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1961 Birthday Laurel B. Clark, born in Ames Iowa, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1959 Birthday Kathryn P Hire, Mobile Alabama, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, sk: STS-90 1959 Birthday Scott D. Altman, born in Lincoln, Illinois, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, sk: STS-90 1958 Birthday Brent W. Jett, Jr., Pontiac, Michigan, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-72, sk:81 1958 Birthday John Bennett Herrington, Wetumka, Oklahoma, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1958 Birthday Joe Frank Edwards, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-89 1957 Birthday Daniel W. Bursch, born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Commander USN/Astronaut, STS-51, 68, 77 1957 Birthday Domonic L Pudwill Gorie, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USN/astronaut, sk: STS-91 1956 Birthday Kenneth D Bowersox, Portsmouth, Virginia, USN/astronaut, STS-50, 61, 73, 82 1956 Birthday David M. Brown, Arlington, Virginia, Comander USN/astronaut 1955 Birthday Pierre J Thuot, Groton Conn, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-36, 49, 62 1955 Birthday Jerry M Linenger, Mount Clemens, Michigan, PhD/Commander USN/astronaut, STS-81/84 1953 Birthday Michael Baker, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-43, 52, 68, 81 1953 Birthday Stephen D. Thorne, born in Frankfurt-on-Main, West Germany, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1952 Birthday James D Wetherbee, Flushing, New York, Lieutenant Commander USN/astr, STS-32, 52, 63, 86 1952 Birthday Lee M Morin, Manchester, New Hampshire, Commander USN/astronaut 1952 Birthday Mario Runco, Jr., born in Bronx, New York, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-44, 54, 77 1951 Birthday Charles E. Brady, Jr., Pinehurst, North Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-78 1951 Birthday Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Patuxent R, Maryland, Commander USN/astro, STS-48, 60 1950 Birthday Winston E Scott, born in Miami, Florida, USN Commander/astronaut, STS-72, 87 1949 Birthday William M. Shepherd, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-27, 41, 52 1949 Birthday Frank L Culbertson, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-38 1949 Birthday David Cornell Leestma, Muskegon, Michigan, USN/astronaut, STS-41-G, 28, 45 1948 Birthday Dale A Gardner, Fairmont, Minnesota, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-8, STS-51A 1947 Birthday Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., born in Macon, Georgia, USN/astronaut, STS-33 1947 Event Rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter, USN, becomes 3th director of CIA 1946 Birthday Robert L "Hoot" Gibson, Cooperstown, New York, USN/ast, STS-41B,61C,27,47,71 1946 Birthday Richard "Dick" N Richards, Key West, USN/astr, STS-28, 41, 50, 64 1946 Birthday Michael L Coats, Sacramento California, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-41-D, 29, 39 1945 Birthday Michael J. Smith, born in Beaufort, North Carolina, Commander USN, astronaut, 51L-Challenger disaster 1944 Birthday David M. Walker, Columbus, Georgia, Captain USN/astron, STS-51-A 30, 53, 69 1943 Birthday Jon Andrew McBride, Charleston, West Virginia, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-41G 1943 Birthday Michael J McCulley, born in San Diego, California, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-34 1943 Birthday John Oliver Creighton, born in Orange, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51G, 36, 48 1942 Birthday Donald E. Williams, Lafayette, Indiana, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51D, STS-34 1937 Birthday Richard H. Truly, born in Fayette, Mississippi, Rear Admiral USN astronaut, STS-T-2, T-4, 2, 8 1937 Birthday Robert L Crippen, Beaumont, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-1, 7, 41C, 41G 1937 Birthday Bruce McCandless II, Boston, Cap USN/astronaut, STS 41B, STS-31 1936 Birthday Thomas K. Mattingly II, Chic, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 16, STS-4, 51C 1935 Birthday Ronald Ellwin Evans, St. Francis, Kansas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 17 1935 Birthday Roger B Chaffee, Grand Rapids Michigan, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1934 Birthday Roberta Hazard, USN Admiral 1934 Birthday Eugene A. Cernan, born in Chicago, Captain USN/astronaut, Gemini 9, Apollo 10 17 1932 Birthday Alan Lavern Bean, born in Wheeler, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, Ap 12, Skylab 3 1932 Birthday Joseph P. Kerwin, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Captain Med Corps USN/astronaut, Skylab 2 1930 Birthday Edgar Dean Mitchell, Hereford Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 14 1930 Birthday Charles Pete Conrad, Jr., born in Philadelphia, USN/astronaut, Gem 5 11, Ap 12, Skylab 2 1929 Birthday Richard F. Gordon, Jr., born in in Seattle, Washington, Captain USN and astronaut, Gemini 11, Apollo 12 1928 Birthday James A. Lovell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, USN/astr, Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13 1923 Birthday Alan B. Shepard, Jr., East Derry, New Hampshire, Rear Admiral USN astronaut, Mercury 3, Apollo 14
