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1988 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73
1986 Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster 1982 Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47m) Tacoma Wash 1979 44-kg Newfoundland dog pulls 2293-kg load, Bothell, Wash 1976 Tyce Routson, Bellevue Wash, diver 1996 Olympics 1976 80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Wash, DC in 2:20:19 1976 1st NBA playoff game for Cleveland Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash 1976 Richard Zednik, born in Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Wash 1973 54-kg octopus measuring 7m across captured in Hood Canal, Wash 1973 Sarah Schwald, Bellingham Wash, 1.5k runner 1971 Scott Shipley, Bremerton Wash, slalom single kayak, Olympics-6th-96 1970 Kelly Blair, Prosser Wash, heptathlete 1970 Shauna O'Brien, Pasco Wash, actress, Showgirls 1969 Gregory Metcalf, Ellensburg Wash, 3k steeplechase 1969 25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash 1967 Sharry Konopski, Longview Wash, playmate, August, 1987 1964 Blair Underwood, Tacomma Wash, actor, Jonathan-LA Law, High Incident 1964 Lynne Marie Thurik, Vancouver Wash, Miss Washington-America 1991 1963 Cherie Witter, Everett Wash, playmate, February, 1985 1957 Phil Mahre, Yakima Wash, alpine slalom skier, Olympic-gold/silver-80, 84 1957 Martha Elizabeth Thomsen, Moses Lake Wash, playmate, May, 1980 1955 Clarence Gilyard, Jr., Moses Lake Wash, actor, Chips, Duck Factory 1954 Patricia McPherson, Oak Harbor Wash, actress, Bonnie-Knight Rider 1953 Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen 1953 Peter Horton, Bellevue Wash, actor, Gary-30 Something 1952 Melanie Mayron, Philadelphia, actress, 30 Something, Car Wash, Missing 1949 Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash 1946 Wash's Cecil Travis gets 6 straight hits before being stopped 1944 26th PGA Championship: Bob Hamilton at Manito G and CC Spokane Wash 1941 Mel Stottlemyre, Wash, pitcher, New York Yankee, pitching coach, New York Met 1941 Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer, Hee Haw 1941 100 degrees F (38 degrees C) highest temperature ever recorded in Seattle Wash 1941 1st highway post office makes 1st trip, Wash, DC-Harrisonburg, VA 1940 Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash 1939 Francis R. Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, STS-41C, 51L-Chal disaster 1937 5th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 8-3 at Griffith Stadium, Wash 1936 Larry Hovis, Wapito Wash, comedian, Gomer Pyle, Hogan's Heroes 1931 Ivan Dixon, born in New York City, actor, Car Wash, Hogan's Heroes 1929 Sally L Smith, educator/founder, Lab School of Wash 1928 Adam West, born in Walla Walla Wash, actor, Batman, Last Precinct 1927 Pat Paulsen, Wash, comedian/president candidate, Smothers Bros Show 1923 Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host, Price is Right 1923 Sully Boyar, New York City, actor, Car Wash 1923 Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee, Price is Right 1921 Carol Channing, Wash, actress, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly 1917 Howard Duff, Bremerton Wash, actor, Flamingo Road, Knots Landing 1916 Boeing Co (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle Wash 1914 "Professor" Irwin Corey, comedian, Car Wash 1912 "Professor" Irwin Corey, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Car Wash, Doc 1910 Father's Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Wash) 1910 Constance Cummings, Wash, actress, John and Julie, 7 Sinners, Glamour 1908 Jimmy Stewart, Pennsylvania, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life 1902 Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer, Yankees, Giants, Dodgers 1894 Commonweal of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol 1894 Coxey's Army of the unemployed sets out from Massillon Oh for Wash 1893 11 fishing ships wash up at Wadden Sea, 22 killed 1893 Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway) 1884 Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC 1875 "Pacific" collides with "Orpheus" off Cape Flattery Wash, 236 dies 1866 Howard University founded (Wash, DC) 1853 1st U.S. bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash 1851 Fire devastates Library of Congress in Wash, destroys 35,000 volumes 1836 Patent Office burns in Wash, DC |
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