1997 Event 1st U.S. ambassador since Saigon fell arrives in Vietnam 1991 Event "Miss Saigon," opens at Broadway Theater New York City 1989 Event Musical "Miss Saigon," premieres in London 1975 Event Last U.S. helicopter leaves U.S. embassy grounds, Saigon surrenders 1975 Event USAF transport carrying orphans from Saigon crashes killing 155 1971 Birthday Kim Maher, Saigon Vietnam, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 Birthday Ke Huy Quan, Saigon Vietnam, actor, Sam-Together We Stand 1969 Birthday Angela Melini, born in Saigon, Vietnam, playmate, Jun, 1992 1968 Event Famous photo: Saigon police chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan executes a Viet Cong officer with a pistol shot to head 1968 Event Vietcong launch Tet-offensive on U.S. embassy in Saigon 1965 Event 1st bombing by B-52 (50 km north of Saigon) 1964 Event Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon 1964 Birthday Thanh Nguyen, born in Saigon, Vietnam, 141 lbs U.S. weightlifter 1996 Olympics 1963 Death Quang Duc, Buddhist monk, immolates himself on a street in Saigon 1963 Birthday Phung Vuong, born in Saigon, Vietnam, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1962 Birthday Dustin Nguyen, born in Saigon, Vietnam, actor, Harry-21 Jump Street 1962 Event 2 U.S. Army officers killed in Saigon 1951 Birthday Eugene H Trinh, Saigon Vietnam, PhD/astronaut, STS-50 1947 Birthday Jonathan Pryce, North Wales, stage actor, Miss Saigon
