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1996 Buster Benton, singer and guitarist, dies at 63

1988 Brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis

1973 Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79

1973 Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82

1970 Frank Laubach, Benton Pa, taught reading through phonetics, dies

1966 Karissa Rushing, Benton Arkansas, Miss Arkansas-America 1991

1963 Julie Krone, born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, jockey, 1st female to win Belmont-93

1956 Sinbad, David Adkins, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, 1st Kid, Vibe

1950 Barbi Benton, Klein, California, Playboy model, Hee Haw, Sugar Time!

1949 Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist and guitarist, Ze is Zoals Jij

1945 Ernie Hudson, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, Ghostbusters, Weeds

1945 Jim Benton, Cleveland end, gains 303 yards (NFL record)

1941 Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning

1932 Robert Benton, Texas, writer and director, Kramer vs Kramer

1932 Buster Benton, singer/guitarist

1931 Brook Benton, soul vocalist, Rainy Night in Georgia

1931 Brook Benton, Camden, South Carolina, vocalist, Frankie and Johnny

1917 Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter

1917 Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School

1893 Carl Benton Reid, Lansing, Michigan, actor, Pressure Point

1889 Thomas Hart Benton, born in Missouri, painter/muralist, Lonesome Road

1884 Frank Laubach, Benton, Pennsylvania, educator, taught reading through phonetics

1872 1st black U.S. Governor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La)

1864 Samuel Benton, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 44

1862 Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County, Iowa, actress, Son of Dracula

1838 Thomas Benton Smith, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1782 Thomas Hart Benton, rep, "Old Bullion"


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