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 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
