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2007 Molly Ivins, died in Austin, Texas, of inflammatory breast cancer, at 62

2004 Austin Willis, actor, Cross-Canada Hit Parade, dies at 86

1997 Austin Whitaker, schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist, dies at 90

1997 Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor, dies at 85

1996 Austin Michael Luciano, actor, Dante Carlino-Another World

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin, Texas on KJFK 98.9 FM

1994 Lloyd James Austin, french Scholar, dies at 79

1992 Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame

1991 Charles Austin breaks U.S. high jump record at 7'10 "

1987 Providence, with Billy Donovan's 25 points, beats Austin Peay 90-87

1986 Jeffery Wood, actor, Austin Warren-In The House

1983 Grenada general Hudson Austin forms "revolutionary council"

1981 95th U.S. Womens Tennis: Tracy Austin beats M Navratilova (16 76 76)

1981 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Mayflower Golf Classic

1981 Austin O'Brien, actor, Apollo 13, My Girl 2, Lawnmower Man

1981 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 34, Austin Carr

1979 On a flight to Austin, TX, Daniel Okrent sketches out the first

1979 93rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Tracy Austin beats C E Lloyd Mills (64 63)

1979 16 yr old Tracy Austin defeats 14 yr old Andrea Jaeger at U.S. Open

1978 General Austin, born in Columbus, Georgia, rapper, Another Bad Creation

1978 Debbie Austin wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic

1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Wheeling Golf Classic

1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Long Island Charity Golf Classic

1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Pocono Northeast Golf Classic

1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic

1977 Debbie Austin wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic

1976 Rhoshii Wells, born in Austin, Texas, middleweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze

1975 Austin Croshere, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers

1974 Raymond Austin, cornerback and safety for the New York Jets

1974 Sherry Wigginton, born in Austin, Texas, diver in 1996 Olympics

1974 Echo Leta Johnson, born in Austin, Texas, playmate, Jan, 1993

1973 Brian Austin Green, born in Van Nuys, California, actor, David-Beverly Hills 90210

1972 KAVT (now KSMQ) TV channel 15 in Austin, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971 KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting

1971 Austin Peck, born in Hawaii, actor, Austin Reed-Days of Our Lives

1971 Austin Robbins, NFL defensive tackle, Oakland Raiders, NO Saints

1970 Ethan Hawke, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Dad, Dead Poets Society, Explorers

1969 Amanda Hope, born in Austin, Texas, playmate, Jul, 1992

1969 Amanda Hope, Austin Texas, playmate, Jul, 1992

1969 Isaac Austin, NBA center for the Miami Heat

1969 Pete Schourek, born in Austin, Texas, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds

1967 Michelle Forbes, born in Austin, Texas, actress, Ensign Ro-Star Trek Next Gen

1965 Suzan Kaminga, born in Austin, Texas, bodybuilder

1965 KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting

1964 Lee MacLeod Janzen, Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1993 U.S. Open

1964 Woody Austin, born in Tampa, Florida, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick Open

1964 Michelle Obama, born in Chicago, Illinois, maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, first African-American First Lady of the United States, husband to Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, employed by Sidley Austin law firm and University of Chicago Medical Center

1963 Mike Myers, born in Scarborough, Canada, comedian, voice actor, screenwriter, film producer, movies include 'Wayne's World', 'Austin Powers', 'Shrek'

1962 Warren R. Austin, American Politician

1962 Tracy Austin, born in Rolling Hills, California, tennis pro, U.S. Open 1979, 81

1962 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Austin Civitan Golf Tournament

1961 Rene Gonzales, born in Austin, Texas, infielder for the Texas Rangers

1961 Lynne Austin, born in Plant City, Florida, playmate, Jul, 1986

1960 J. L. Austin, English Philosopher

1959 Teri Austin, born in Toronto, Canada, actress, Terminal Choice, Knots Landing

1959 Thomas Edward Lehman, born in Austin, Minnesota, PGA golfer, 1994 Memorial Tournament

1958 Terry McBride, born in Austin, Texas, singer, McBride and Ride-Can I Count on You

1958 KUT-FM in Austin Texas begins radio transmissions

1955 Janet Quist Austin, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1978

1953 Rebecca Holden, born in Austin, Texas, actress, April-Knight Rider

1953 Jay O Sanders, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski

1952 KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting

1952 Ben Daniel Crenshaw, born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1976 Bing Crosby

1951 British auto manufacturers Austin/Moris Motors merge

1950 Kenneth D. Cockrell, born in Austin Texas, Astronaut, STS-56, 69, 80

1949 Thomas O Kite, Jr., born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983

1948 Patti Austin, soul singer and actress, Real Me

1948 Austin Carr, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers

1948 Debbie Austin, LPGA golfer

1947 Ernest Austin, composer, dies at 72

1944 Michael Franks, born in LaJolla, California, singer, songwriter, jazz music genre, worked with Art Garfunkel, Patti Austin

1944 Guich Koock, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Harley Puckett-Carter Country

1942 Phil Austin, comedian, Firesign Theater

1941 Austin Savage, Welsh hockey player

1941 Lord Herbert Austin, motor manufacturer, dies

1940 Austin Pendleton, born in Warren, Ohio, actor, Short Circuit, Simon, Hello Again

1938 58th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Don Budge beats Henry Austin (61 60 63)

1937 Bob Schieffer, born in Austin, Texas, newscaster, CBS Weekend News

1936 Lars Gustafsson, born in Vasteras, Sweden, professor, University of Texas at Austin, author, wrote 'The Death of a Beekeeper'

1935 Carl Austin Weiss, murderer of Senator Huey Long, shot down

1934 Austin "Ted" Taylor, U.S. gospel/R&B-singer, Be Ever Wonderful

1933 1st modern sit-down strike, Hormel meat packers, Austin, Minn

1932 52nd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Ellsworth Vines beats H Austin (64 62 60)

1932 KUT-AM in Austin Texas changes call letters to KNOW

1932 Dabney Coleman, Austin Texas, That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill

1930 Larry Austin, born in Duncan, Oklahoma, composer, professor, University of California

1929 Dr. Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin Tx

1927 Austin J. Murphy, born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1993 and 1993 - 1995

1926 "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1

1925 KUT-AM in Austin Texas begins radio transmissions

1921 Henry Austin Dobson, English Poet

1915 Lloyd James Austin, French Scholar

1914 Zachary Scott, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce

1911 Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor

1911 J. L. Austin, English Philosopher

1907 Austin Whitaker, schoolmaster classical scholar/archivist

1877 Warren R. Austin, American Politician

1874 Ernest Austin, composer

1874 Austin Diamond, cricket non-Test captain, NSW batsman 1899-1919, Australia

1868 Mary Austin, Illinois, feminist/nature writer, Land of Little Rain

1868 Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin

1865 John Austin Wharton, U.S. Confederate general-major, dies at 36

1852 Edward Austin Abbey, U.S., painter, Quest of the Holy Grail

1846 Texas state government formally installed in Austin

1840 Austin Dobson, England, poet, critic and biographer

1840 Henry Austin Dobson, English Poet

1836 Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43

1835 Alfred Austin, Leeds England, poet laureate of England, Garden

1829 William Austin Burt patents "typographer" (typewriter)

1828 John Austin Wharton, Major General Confederate Army

1821 Mexico permits Moses Austin and 300 U.S. families to settle in Texas

1818 Austin Blair, Gov/MC, Union

1812 Austin Flint, 19th century heart research pioneer

1793 Stephen Fuller Austin, colonized Texas

1656 1st Quakers (Mary Fisher/Ann Austin) arrives in Boston (arrested)


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