1980 Death George Raft, New York City, actor (Scarface), dies at 85 1980 Death George Raft, actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr. Ace), dies at 85 1970 Event Thor Heyerdahl crosses Atlantic on reed raft 1969 Event Thor Heyerdahl and reed raft Ra II land in Barbados 57 days from Morocco 1947 Event Balsa raft Kon Tiki crashes into a Polynesian archipelago reef 1942 Event Steward Poon Lim begins floating in a raft 133 days 1895 Birthday George Raft, born in New York City, actor, Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot 1895 Birthday George Raft, American Actor 1816 Event French frigate Medusa wrecked; basis of Gericault's "Raft of the Medusa"
