1982 Death Hendrik L van Beek, Dutch Vice-Admiral, dies at 52 1959 Death William "Bull" F Halsey, U.S. Vice-Admiral (WW II Pacific), dies 1944 Event Vice-Admiral Kurita's sailboat Atago sinks 1944 Event Kurita's Vice-Admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo 1944 Birthday IDG Garnett, British Vice-Admiral 1943 Event Vice-Admiral Cunningham appointed British adm of fleet 1942 Event Vice-Admiral Cunningham becomes British commander-in-chief 1942 Event Vice-Admiral Mikawa lands at Guadalcanal, Solomon Island 1941 Death Lancelot Holland, British Vice-Admiral ((WW II/Hood), dies in battle 1941 Birthday Robert Walmsley, British Vice-Admiral 1937 Birthday Alan Grose, British Vice-Admiral 1933 Birthday Patrick Symons, British Vice-Admiral 1932 Birthday George Vallings, British Vice-Admiral 1929 Birthday Edward Anson, British Vice-Admiral 1929 Birthday Hendrik L van Beek, Dutch Vice-Admiral 1927 Birthday Jonathan Tod, Vice-Admiral, England 1926 Birthday Cameron Rusby, British Vice-Admiral 1925 Birthday Peter Berger, British Vice-Admiral 1924 Birthday David Loram, British Vice-Admiral, Supreme Allied Commander 1924 Birthday Thomas Baird, Vice-Admiral 1923 Birthday Kent L Lee, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II - Marianas and Palau 1923 Birthday John Lea, British Vice-Admiral 1916 Birthday Donald Gibson, British Vice-Admiral 1914 Birthday Ian McGeoch, Vice-Admiral 1910 Birthday William I Martin, U.S. pilot/Vice-Admiral, WW II 1905 Birthday Fitzhugh Lee, U.S. pilot/Vice-Admiral, WW II, Navy Cross 1904 Birthday Herbert D Riley, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II, Guadalcanal, Okinawa 1904 Birthday Paul D Stoop, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II-Coral Sea 1902 Birthday Truman J. Hedding, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II 1899 Birthday Henricus Moorman, Dutch Vice-Admiral, KVP 1894 Birthday Gerald F Bogan, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II-Pacific Ocean 1893 Event British fleet under Vice-Admiral George Tryon leaves Beirut 1882 Birthday William "Bull" F Halsey, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II Pacific 1864 Event Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of Vice-Admiral 1848 Birthday Zinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian Vice-Admiral 1845 Death Carel H Verhuell, Dutch/French Vice-Admiral, dies at 81 1838 Death Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch Vice-Admiral/colonial director, dies at 67 1828 Death Frederik Sigismund earl of Bylandt, Vice-Admiral, dies at 78 1824 Death Theodorus F van Capellen, Vice-Admiral (Algiers), dies at 61 1812 Death John W de Winter, Dutch Vice-Admiral, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51 1804 Event Vice-Admiral William Bligh ends siege of Fort Amsterdam, Willemstad 1804 Event British Vice-Admiral William Blighs fleet reaches Curacao 1779 Event Vice-Admiral Hardy sails out of Isle of Wright against Spanish Armada 1771 Birthday Arnold A. Buyskes, Dutch Vice-Admiral/colonial director 1764 Birthday Carel H Verhuell, Dutch/French Vice-Admiral/minister of Navy 1762 Birthday Theodorus F van Capellen, Vice-Admiral 1761 Birthday John W de Winter, Dutch Vice-Admiral, Battle at Kamperduin 1749 Birthday Frederik Sigismund van Bylandt, Dutch count/Vice-Admiral 1740 Death Francois van Aerssen, Dutch Vice-Admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 1702 Death John Benbow, English Vice-Admiral (Santa Marta), dies 1679 Death Cornelis Evertsen the Young, Vice-Admiral of Zealand, dies at 51 1676 Death John de Haen, Vice-Admiral (Kijkduin/Palermo), dies in battle at 45? 1673 Death John de Love I, Vice-Admiral, dies in sea battle at about 54 1669 Birthday Francois van Aerssen, Dutch Vice-Admiral, Suriname/Algeria 1666 Death Cornelis Evertsen the Old, Swiss Vice-Admiral, dies in battle at 55 1665 Death Egbert Meussen Kortenaer, Vice-Admiral, dies in battle at about 29 1665 Event Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Vice-Admiral De Ruyter beats English 1658 Death Witte de With, Dutch Vice-Admiral, dies in battle at 59 1610 Birthday Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss Vice-Admiral 1594 Death Martin Frobisher, English Vice-Admiral/explorer, dies 1591 Death Richard Grenville, Vice-Admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 1542 Birthday Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/Vice-Admiral, Roanoke
