MC Miko Lan Trinh

Events in 1987 and 5-2

Events in the world in the birth year of Miko Lan Trinh

• William Buckley, American hostage in Lebanon, reported slain (Jan. 20).
• Iraqi missiles kill 37 in attack on US frigate Stark in Persian Gulf (May 17); Iraqi president Hussein apologizes (May 18).
• Prime Minister Thatcher wins rare third term in Britain (June 11).
• Klaus Barbie, 73, Gestapo wartime chief in Lyon, sentenced to life by French court for war crimes (July 4).

Birthday Miko Lan Trinh (5-2) in history

• Day 5-2 year 1811: The Prince of Wales became King Regent of England, and then King George IV after George III was declared insane.
• Day 5-2 year 1917: Congress passed the Immigration Act, which restricted Asian immigration, over President Wilson's veto.
• Day 5-2 year 1937: FDR proposed increasing the number of Supreme Court justices—"packing" the court.
• Day 5-2 year 1994: Byron De La Beckwith was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Medgar Evers, 30 years after the crime in Jackson, Mississippi.
• Day 5-2 year 1997: Under international pressure, three of Switzerland's biggest banks created a fund worth 100 million Swiss francs for Holocaust victims and their families.