2014 Event Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has become interim leader of Thailand in a military coup today; the military has thrown out part of the constitution, imposed a curfew and placed media and Internet communication under its control 1995 Death Jacques Lefebvre, Belgian air force gen, commits suicide at 64 1988 Death John Mitchell, former Atny Gen, dies of heart attack in Washington 1975 Death Anthony C McAuliffe, U.S. gen/commandant 101st div (Nuts!), dies at 77 1974 Death Georgios Grivas, Greek gen/oppos leader on Cyprus (EOKA), dies at 75 1969 Death Charles Foulkes, Canada gen/honorary citizen of Wageningen, dies at 66 1967 Birthday Michelle Forbes, born in Austin, Texas, actress, Ensign Ro-Star Trek Next Gen 1964 Death Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/president (1951-58), dies at 70 1957 Birthday Denise Crosby, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Tasha-Star Trek: Next Gen 1952 Birthday Jonathan Frakes, actor, Commander William T Riker-Star Trek Next Gen 1950 Birthday Augusto Gen'un Alcalde, Buenos Aires, 1st South American Zen teacher 1948 Birthday John de Lancie, actor, Q-Star Trek Next Gen, Days of our Lives 1944 Death Rudolf Schmundt, German gen/Hitlers army adjunct, dies from injuries 1944 Death Ludwig Beck, gen/chief Germany general staff (July 20th plot), dies 1944 Death Rudolf Schmundt, gen/Hitler's Army adjunct, dies from wounds 1943 Event Gen. Patton slaps a U.S. GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice 1943 Death Wladyslaw Sikorski, gen/Prime Minister of Poland in exile 1939 - 1943, dies at 62 1943 Event Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (Chilean gen/dictator) marries Lucia Hiriart 1942 Death Richard Gott, British gen/commandant of 8th Army, dies in battle at 43 1941 Death Ioannis Metaxas, Greek gen/dictator (1936-41), commits suicide at 69 1938 Birthday Diana Muldaur, New York City, actress, McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law 1937 Birthday Joseph Saidu Momoh, gen/president, Sierra Leone 1936 Death Hans von Seeckt, German Gen/advisor of Chiang Kai-shek, dies at 70 1936 Event Gen. Anastasio Somoza takes over as dictator of Nicaragua 1933 Birthday William A Anders, Hong Kong, Major Gen, USAF/astronaut, Apollo 8 1907 Birthday Lauris Norstad, U.S. gen, NATO commander and CEO, Owens-Corning Fiberglass 1902 Birthday Simon H. Spoor, Dutch gen/intelligence officer for General MacArthur 1893 Death Benjamin F Butler, U.S. gen/president candidate (anti-monopoly), dies at 74 1891 Death Count Helmuth K B von Moltke, Prussian gen/Field Marshal, dies 1890 Birthday Jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen, Indo-China 1884 Birthday Ismet Inonu, Moestafa Ismet, Turkish gen/premier/president 1879 Birthday Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen, WW I 1863 Death Daniel Smith Donelson, Confederate gen/cousin of Andrew Jackson, dies at 61 1844 Birthday Moritz F Freiherr von Bissing, German gen/Governor-General of Belgium, 1914-17 1837 Birthday Stephen D Ramseur, youngest West Pointer to be Major Gen 1824 Birthday Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen, Union 1819 Birthday Thomas Hill Watts, Atty Gen, Confederacy 1818 Birthday Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, U.S. Confederate gen, Hero of Sumter 1818 Birthday Jeremy F Gilmer, Major Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept 1813 Death Josef Poniatovski, Polish gen/marshal of France, dies in battle 1755 Death E Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French and Indian War 1679 Death Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/Governor of Netherlands, dies at 50 1678 Death Wu San-kuei, gen, invited Manchus to China, dies trying to expel them 1651 Death Henry Ireton, English gen/parliament leader (Marston Moor), dies at 40 1572 Death Gaspard de Chatillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded 1558 Event Battle at Grevelingen: Gen/earl Lamoraal van Egmont beat France 1515 Death Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba, el Gran Capitan, Span gen, dies at 62 820 Death Leo V, the Armenian, Byzantine gen/Emperor (813-20), murdered
