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