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2008 Roy Scheider, dies in Little Rock, Arkansas, complications from a staph infection, at 75
2004 Clinton Library opens in Little Rock Arkansas, containing 2 million photographs and 80 million documents 1995 Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10 1995 57th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: UCLA Bruins beats Arkansas 89-78 1994 56th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72 1989 Winds gust to 85 MPH at Fort Smith Arkansas 1987 In Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 2, later bodies of 14 of his relatives are found at his home near Dover Ark 1982 35.7 cm rainfall at Big Fork, Arkansas (state record) 1982 Terri Lea Utley, 20, (Arkansas), crowned 31st Miss USA 1982 Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation 1981 Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas), 20, crowned 54th Miss America 1982 1980 Alabama beats Arkansas in Sugar Bowl for college football championship 1978 Brandi Watkins, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1997 1978 Aimee Delatte, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1996 1977 Arkansas' Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal 1975 Kalin Olson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, playmate, Aug 1997 1975 Tiffany Parks, Miss Arkansas USA 1996 1975 John Hargis, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, 100m butterfly 1996 Olympics 1974 Paula Gaye Montgomery, Cabot, Arkansas, Miss America, Arkansas-3rd-1996 1973 Melonie McGarrah, Rogers Arkansas, Miss America-Arkansas 1997 1973 Winthrop Rockefeller, U.S. governor (Arkansas), dies at 60 1971 Becky Sunshine, Rebekah Jayne Hunter, Arkansas, Miss Nude California 1993 1968 Supreme Court declares Arkansas law banning teaching evolution in public schools unconstitutional 1968 A tornado strikes Jonesboro Arkansas at 10 PM, killing 36 1966 Karissa Rushing, Benton Arkansas, Miss Arkansas-America 1991 1965 Fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die 1961 Scott E Parazynski, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, MD/astronaut, STS-66, 86, sk:95 1958 U.S. Supreme Court orders Little Rock Arkansas high school to integrate 1957 White mob forces 9 black students who had entered a Little Rock high school in Arkansas to withdraw 1957 Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, calls out National Guard to stop 9 black students from entering a Little Rock high school 1956 Patty Berg wins LPGA Arkansas Golf Open 1956 Susie Diane Owens, Arkansas City Kansas, playmate, March, 1988 1955 Rebecca Balding, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Carla-Lou Grant, Soap 1954 James Henderson, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas 1953 Mary Steenburgen, Newport, Arkansas, actress, Parenthood, Time After Time 1952 Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths 1951 Roosevel Ferguson, born in Arkansas, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1950 Thomas Aldrich, country drummer, Black Oak Arkansas 1950 David Lynn Jones, Bexar, Arkansas, country singer, Bonnie Jean 1949 Tim Hutchinson, born in Bentonville, Arkansas, Representative-R-Arkansas 1993 - 1997, Senator-R-Arkansas 1997 - 2003 1948 Ricki Lee Reynolds, country singer, Black Oak Arkansas 1947 Pat "Dirty" Daugherty, rocker, Black Oak Arkansas 1946 James R. Hines, Dumas, Arkansas, 4X100m relayer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Richard O Covey, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USAF/astronaut, STS-51I, 26, 38, 61 1946 Al Green, Forest City Arkansas, singer, Lets Stay Together 1946 Rick Allen, Arkansas, rock bassist, Box Tops-Letter 1945 Daniel Davis, Gurdun, Arkansas, actor, Niles-Nanny 1944 Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics gold 1943 Joan Van, born in Arkansas, New York City, actress, Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing 1943 Gil Gerard, Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Buck Rogers in 25th Century 1942 Earl Cate, Arkansas, country singers, Cate Bros-Fire on the Tracks 1942 Ernie Cate, Arkansas, country singers, Cate Bros-Fire on the Tracks 1942 Beth Brickell, Camden Arkansas, actress, Gentle Ben 1942 Tommy F. Robinson, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1985 - 1991 1941 Dan Hicks, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, singer, songwriter, performed with dance bands, performed on Time Out For Teens radio program, part of San Francisco's folk music scene 1941 Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Ben Murphy, born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, actor, Name of the Game, Winds of War 1941 John Hancock, born in Hazen, Arkansas, actor, Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights 1940 Ed Bruce, born in Keiser, Arkansas, country singer, Texas 1939 Melinda Dillon, Hope, Arkansas, actress, Close Encounters, Slap Shot 1939 Roy Buchanan, Ozark, Arkansas, rocker 1939 Luther Allison, Mayflower, Arkansas, rock guitarist, Bad News is Coming 1938 Dee Clark, Arkansas, singer, Hambone, Nobody But You 1938 Beryl Anthony, Jr., born in El Dorado, Arkansas, Representative-D-California 1979 - 1993 1936 120 degrees F (49 degrees C) at Ozark, Arkansas (state record) 1936 Glen Campbell, born in Delight, Arkansas, actor/singer, Time I Get to Phoenix 1935 Ronnie Hawkins, Arkansas, rocker, The Band-Who Do You Love? 1934 Laurence Luckinbill, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, actor, Delphi Bureau, Ike 1934 David H Pryor, Sen-D Arkansas, 1979- 1934 Ben Piazza, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Blues Brothers, Ben Casey, Dallas 1934 Jim "Ed" Brown, born in Sparkman, Arkansas, country singer, Nashville on the Road 1933 Jesse Belvin, Texarkana Arkansas, rock vocalist, Mr Easy 1932 Charlie "Silver Fox" Rich, Colt, Arkansas, vocalist, Behind Closed Doors 1932 Johnny Cash, born in Kingsland, Arkansas, country singer, I Hear the Train Coming 1931 Arkansas legislature passes motion to pray for soul of H L Mencken after he calls state "apex of moronia" 1930 Charlie Jones, Ft. Smith, Arkansas, sportscaster, Almost Anything Goes 1930 William S Sessions, Arkansas, director of FBI 1929 Marilyn Lloyd, born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, Representative-D-Tennessee 1975 - 1995 1928 Ray Thornton, born in Conway, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1973 - 1979 and 1991 - 1997 1927 John Carter, Center Ridge, Arkansas, actor, Max-Falcon Crest 1927 Anne Gillis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Adv of Tom Sawyer, Little Men 1925 Gail Davis, Little Rock, Arkansas, actress, Annie Oakley 1925 Dale L Bumpers, Sen-D Arkansas, 1975- 1923 Clifton Williams, born in Traskwood, Arkansas, band master, Sinfonians 1922 John Paul Hammerschmidt, born in Harrison, Arkansas, Representative-R-Arkansas 1967 - 1993 1921 Hot Springs National Park created in Arkansas 1921 Junior Parker, born in Arkansas, blues vocalist/songwriter, Mystery Train 1919 Race riot at Elaine Arkansas 1917 Elton Britt, Marshall, Arkansas, country singer, Sat Night Jamboree 1915 Allan Jackson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, newscaster, Youth Takes a Stand 1914 Daisy Bates, publisher/head, Arkansas NAACP 1914 Jimmy Wakely, Mineola, Arkansas, country vocalist, 5 Star Jubilee 1912 Conlon Nancarrow, Texarkana Arkansas, composer, Soundings 4 1909 Wilbur Mills, born in Kensett, Arkansas, Representative-D-Arkansas 1939 - 1977, involved with Fanne Foxe 1908 Louis Jordan, born in Arkansas, alto saxman, Caldonia 1907 Pinky Tomlin, Eureka Springs, Arkansas, singer and actor, Tip-Waterfront 1905 -29 degrees F (-34 degrees C) Pond, Arkansas (state record) 1904 Dick Powell, Mountain View, Arkansas, actor, Cry Danger, Dick Powell Theater 1902 Morgan Beatty, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, news anchor, Du Mont Evening News 1898 Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay 1896 John Little McClellan, born in Sheridan, Arkansas, Senator-D-Arkansas 1943 - 1977 1886 John G Fletcher, U.S., poet, Epic of Arkansas 1880 Jesse G Vincent, Arkansas, engineer designed 1st V-12 engine 1880 Douglas MacArthur, Little Rock, Arkansas, general, WW II, he did return! 1876 Frank L Gillespie, Arkansas, founded Supreme Life Insurance Company 1869 A J Hayne, black captain of Arkansas militia, assassinated 1869 Arkansas legislature passes anti-Klan law 1868 Arkansas re-enters U.S. 1868 Arkansas constitutional convention meets in Little Rock 1866 President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia 1864 Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas; General W R Scurry is killed 1864 Skirmish at Jenkins' Ferry, Arkansas 1864 Battle of Marks' Mill, Arkansas (Camden Expedition) 1864 General Steeles' Union troops occupies Camden, Arkansas 1864 Skirmish at Elkin's Ford Little Missouri River, Arkansas 1864 Skirmish at Okolona, Arkansas 1864 Skirmish at Spoonville/Antoine, Arkansas 1864 Skirmish at Mount Elba, Arkansas 1864 Union General Steeles troops reach Arkadelphia Arkansas 1863 Jo Shelby's cavalry in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas 1863 Federal troops reconquer Fort Smith Arkansas 1863 Failed Confederate assault on Helena Arkansas (640 casualties) 1863 Union forces capture Arkansas Post, or Ft. Hindman, Arkansas 1862 Battle at Cane Hill, Arkansas (475 casualties) 1862 Confederate Army ironclad "Arkansas" is badly damaged in Union attack 1862 CSS Arkansas vs USS Cardondelet and Queen of the West engage at Yazoo R 1862 Federal troops occupy Helena, Arkansas 1862 Skirmish at Devall's Bluff Arkansas (106 casualties) 1861 Arkansas and Tennessee becomes 9th and 10th state to secede from US 1861 Arkansas troops seize Ft. Smith 1861 State troops seize U.S. munitions in Napoleon, Arkansas 1859 Arkansas legislature requires free blacks to choose exile or slavery 1836 Arkansas becomes 25th state 1831 Louisiana and Arkansas are 1st states to observe Christmas as holiday 1819 Territory of Arkansas organized |
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