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, Bystrica CZE, 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, Oly-gold/silver-80, 84
1957 Steve Mahre, Yakima Wash, twin alpine slalom skier, Oly-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, Yanks, 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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