1994 Death Jason McRoy, downhill MTB racer, dies at 23 1987 Event Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed record, 124.9 mph 1987 Event Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph) 1984 Event Franz Weber of Austria skis downhill at a record 209.8 kph 1984 Event Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold 1977 Birthday Bode Miller, born in Easton, New Hampshire, professional alpine ski racer, won World cup races in slalom, giant slalom, Super-G, downhill and combined 1969 Death Violet Farebrother, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), dies at 81 1953 Birthday Franz Klammer, Austria, downhill skier 1976 Olympics gold 1953 Birthday Annemarie Moser-Proll, born in Austria, downhill skier 1980 Olympics gold 1950 Birthday Rosi Mittermaier, born in West Germany, slalom/downhill 1976 Olympics gold 1943 Birthday Gertrud "Traudl" Hecher, Austria, downhill skier 1960 Olympics bronze 1943 Birthday Christi Haas, Austria, downhill skier 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday Heidi Biebi, Federal Republic of Germany, downhill skier 1960 Olympics gold 1939 Birthday Heinrich Messner, born in Austria, downhill skier 1972 Olympics bronze 1931 Birthday Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, Italy, downhill skier 1952 Olympics bronze 1931 Birthday Madeline Berthod, born in Switzerland, downhill skier 1956 Olympics gold 1927 Birthday Trudi Jochum-Beiser, Austria, downhill skier 1952 Olympics gold 1920 Birthday Zeno Colo, Italy, downhill skier 1952 Olympics gold 1919 Birthday Laila Schou Nilsen, born in Norway, downhill skier, 1936 Olympics gold 1888 Birthday Violet Farebrother, Grimsby England, actress, Downhill, Easy Virtue
