2012 Event Parts of Australia and the South Pacific witness a total solar eclipse, with Cairns being the most populated city to experience this rare event 2012 Event Inquiries into the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya increase as the only surviving witness of the attack, Walid Faraj, has yet to be interrogated 2012 Event Serbia says it is protecting a witness of organ harvesting on Serbian prisoners of the war in Kosovo 2010 Event Tens of thousands of Poles line the streets to witness the procession of President Kaczynski, en route to the Presidential Palace, Warsaw, where he will lie in state 1996 Event O. J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true" 1995 Death Alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45 1979 Event In New York 36,211 show up to witness return of Billy Martin as Yank manager 1978 Death Paul McGrath, actor (Witness, No Time for Love), dies at 74 1977 Death Frank Milan, actor (Witness), dies at 71 1976 Birthday Lukas Hass, actor, Mars Attacks, Lady in White, Witness, Music Box 1976 Birthday Lukas Haas, actor, Music Box, Witness, Testament, Leap of Faith 1959 Birthday Kato Kaelin, actor, Beach Fever, and O.J . Simpson roommate/witness 1957 Birthday Kelly McGillis, born in Newport Beach, California, actress, Top Gun, Accused, Witness 1956 Birthday Amanda Burton, born in Ballougry, Northern Ireland, actress, known for television role of Sam Ryan on 'Silent Witness', appeared in 'The Commander' and 'Peak Practice' 1952 Death Leslie Banks, actor (Henry V, 21 Days, Eye Witness), dies at 61 1944 Birthday Peter Weir, born in Sydney, Australia, director and writer, Witness, Dead Poets Society 1934 Birthday Josef Sommer, born in Germany, actor, Witness, Target, Iceman, Forced March 1927 Birthday William Smithers, born in Richmond, Virginia, actor, Witness, Peyton Place, Attack! 1904 Birthday Paul McGrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Witness, No Time for Love 1890 Birthday Barbara Everest, born in London, England, actress, Fatal Witness, Inquest 1807 Event 17 die and 15 wounded in a crush to witness execution of Holloway, Heggerty and Elizabeth Godfrey in England
