1988 – A poison gas attack kills 5000 civilians in the Kurdish town of Halabjah
The war crime was in all likelihood executed on the orders of Iraqi despot Saddam Hussein.
1988 – In Northern Ireland, an Ulster loyalist kills 3 people at a Provisional IRA funeral
Michael Stone was later convicted of the Milltown Cemetary attack, which was filmed by news crews.
1968 – U.S. troops massacre hundreds of unarmed civilians in Vietnam
The 504 victims of the My Lai Massacre included many children and infants.
1960 – Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho is premiered
The film starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh is an all-time classic of the suspense movie genre.
1926 – Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fuel rocket
The idea for this revolutionary rocket engine first appeared in a book by Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.
1986 – Daisuke Takahashi
Japanese figure skater
1954 – Nancy Wilson
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress
1953 – Richard Stallman
American computer programmer
1917 – Samael Aun Weor
Colombian author
1912 – Pat Nixon
American educator, 39th First Lady of the United States
2008 – Bill Brown
Australian cricketer
2006 – Minnie Pwerle
Australian painter
2003 – Rachel Corrie
American activist
1983 – Arthur Godfrey
American radio, television host
37 – Tiberius
Roman Emperor
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