China's second manned space mission, was launched from Jiuquan with a two-man crew. Robert E Lee (1807-1870), "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell (1883-1946), Sonja Henie (1912-1969), Jay Ward (1920-1989) and John Denver (1943-1997) died on this date. And happy birthday to Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), Luciano Pavarotti (1935-TBD) and Sally Ride (1951-TBD) Posted