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The Persian Gulf War (Jan. 16, 1991–April 6, 1991)

1990Iraq invades its tiny neighbor, Kuwait, after talks break down over oil production and debt repayment. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein later annexes Kuwait and declares it a 19th province of…

Johnny Rutherford

Born: Mar. 12, 1938Auto racer 3-time winner of Indy 500 (1974,76,80); CART national champion in 1980.

Teófilo Stevenson

Born: Mar. 29, 1952Cuban boxer won 3 consecutive gold medals as Olympic heavyweight (1972,76,80); did not turn pro.

Shannon Miller

Born: Mar. 10, 1977Gymnast won 5 medals in 1992 Olympics and 2 golds in '96 Games; All-Around women's world champion in 1993 and '94.

Margaret Osborne du Pont

Born: Mar. 4, 1918Tennis won 5 French, 7 Wimbledon and an unprecedented 25 U.S. national titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles from 1941-62.

Dick Fosbury

Born: Mar. 6, 1947Track & Field revolutionized high jump with back-first “Fosbury Flop”; won gold medal at 1968 Olympics.

Janet Guthrie

Born: Mar. 7, 1938Auto racer in 1977, became 1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500; placed 9th at Indy in 1978.

Dale Murphy

Born: Mar. 12, 1956Baseball OF led NL in RBI 3 times and HRs twice; 2-time MVP (1982-83) with Atlanta; also played with Philadelphia and Colorado; retired in 1993 with 398 HRs.

Ingemar Stenmark

Born: Mar. 18, 1956Swedish alpine skier 3-time World Cup overall champ (1976-78); posted 86 World Cup wins in 16 years; won 2 gold medals at 1980 Olympics.

Roger Bannister

Born: Mar. 23, 1929British runner first to run mile in less than 4 minutes (3:59.4 on May 6, 1954).