1995 Death Selena, born Selena Quintanilla-Perez, Mexican American singer, dies in Corpus Christi, Texas, murdered by Yolanda Saldivar at age 23 1973 Event Sharon Miller wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open 1972 Event Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open 1969 Event Carol Mann wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open 1968 Event Judy Rankin wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open 1968 Birthday Brian Leetch, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New York Rangers 1967 Event Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open 1967 Birthday Ellie Gibson, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, golfer, 1994 PING-Cellular One-5th 1964 Event KIII TV channel 3 in Corpus Christi, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 Birthday Lori Singer, Corpus Christi Texas, actress, Fame, V, Footloose 1962 Birthday Lori Singer, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, actress, Jurasic Park 1957 Birthday Irlene Mandrell, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, country singer, Mandrell Sisters 1956 Event KRIS TV channel 6 in Corpus Christi, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Louise Mandrell, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, country singer, Mandrell Sisters 1951 Birthday Chet Edwards, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1991 - 2005 and 2005 - 1925 Birthday John Wells, born in England, politician, Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Maidstone, educated at Eton College and Corpus Christi College, Oxford 1924 Birthday Michael McCrum, master, Corpus Christi College Cambridge 1871 Event President Grant suspends writ of habeas corpus 1871 Event 3rd Enforcement Act (President can suspend writ of habeas corpus) 1861 Event John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting writ 1861 Event President Abe Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus 1679 Event Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act 1679 Event Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest and imprisonment) passes in UK 1623 Death William Byrd, English composer (Ave verum corpus), dies at 80
