1993 Event Top mafia leader Salvatore "Toto" Riina arrested in Palermo 1992 Death Giovanni Falcone, anti-mafia judge (Palermo), murdered 1992 Death Salvo Lima, mayor (Palermo)/MP (chr-dem), murdered 1991 Event Major league umpire Steve Palermo and former NFL defensive lineman Terence Mann were shot trying to help 2 waitresses from being robbed 1972 Event Alitalia DC-8 crashes west of Palermo Sicily; killing 115 1970 Birthday Petra Langrova, born in Prostejov, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Palermo doubles 1969 Event Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo 1967 Birthday Ulf Stenlund, born in Falun, Sweden, professional tennis player, won one doubles title in Bari, 1987 and one singles title in Palermo, 1986, highest ATP-ranking was 23rd in the World, April, 1987 1943 Event U.S. forces led by General George Patton liberate Palermo, Sicily 1860 Event Garibaldi occupies Palermo Italy 1848 Event People's uprising in Palermo Sicily 1743 Birthday Alessandro Cagliostro, Palermo Italy, adventurer 1676 Event Battle at Palermo: French beats Dutch/Spanish fleet 1676 Death John de Haen, Vice-Admiral (Kijkduin/Palermo), dies in battle at 45? 1660 Birthday Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer, Tigrane 1282 Event Furious inhabitants of Palermo attack French occupation force 1072 Event Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo
