1979 Pro Football Researchers Association forms, Canton, Ohio
1979 Jura, 26th canton of Switzerland, established
1971 Trey Ames, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, David-A Year in the Life
1970 Nicole Wood, born in Canton, Ohio, playmate, Apr, 1993
1967 Darla Michele Pruett, Canton Georgia, Miss Georgia-America 1991
1967 WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting
1964 Barbara Chiu, born in Canton, China, Canada table tennis player, Oly-33-92, 96
1963 Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio
1963 Lily Yip, Canton China, U.S. table tennis player, Olympics-92, 96
1962 Johnny Huang, Canton China, table tennis player 1996 Olympics
1962 James Carpenter, Canton Conn, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics
1961 NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
1956 Phillip Gregory Hubbard, born in Canton, Ohio, basketball 1976 Olympics gold
1951 Lee Wilkof, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, WEB, Delta House, Elliot-Newhart
1949 Chinese Red army occupies Canton
1948 Ronald W. Harris, born in Canton, Ohio, lightweight boxer, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 200 die when train derails and fell into a river in Canton, China
1942 Eddie Levert, born in Canton, Ohio, vocalist, O'Jays-For the Love of Money
1939 U.S. and U.K. agree on joint control of Canton and Enderbury Island in the Pacific
1938 Japanese troops occupies Canton
1932 Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress, Little Women, Daisy Kenyon
1926 Jean Peters, born in Canton, Ohio, actress, Viva Zapata!, Apache, Deep Waters
1926 Chiang Kai-shek is made supreme war lord in Canton
1923 Canton Bulldogs win 1st on way to 17-0 season
1920 National Football League organizes in Canton Ohio 12 teams pay $100 each to join American Prof Football Assn
1917 I. M. Pei, born in Canton, China, architect, 1961 Brunner Prize
1916 Jack Paar, Canton Ohio, TV host, Jack Paar Show
1907 Enoch Light, Canton Ohio, orch leader, Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith
1904 Keye Luke, born in Canton, China, actor, Across the Pacific, Yangtse Incident
1901 Carroll Nye, born in Canton, Ohio, actress, Lawless Woman
1901 Ernest O Lawrence, Canton, South Carolina, inventor, Cyclotron-Nobel 1939
1897 Wilbur, Pete, Henry, NFL tackle, Canton, New York Giants, Pottsville
1894 Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach, Canton, Frankford, Cards
1892 Joe Guyon, NFL halfback, Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc
1890 Jack Cusack, pro football pioneer, Canton Bulldogs
1887 British SS Wah Yeung catches fire on Canton River off Hong Kong
1887 John Finley Williamson, Canton Ohio, conductor, Westminster Choir
1886 Ian Wolfe, Canton, Illinois, actor, Diary of a Madman, Wizards and Warriors
1875 Carter G Woodson, New Canton, Virginia, American historian, black studies
1862 Hurricane hits Canton; about 40,000 die
1847 James Deacon White, Canton, New York, ball player jumped teams in 1876, Chi
1845 Fire kills 1,600 in popular theater in Canton, China
1823 Li Hung-Tshang, Chinese rebel leader/viceroy of Tsheli Canton
1809 Citizenship is denied to Jews of Canton of Aargau Switzerland
1558 Geneva becomes independent from Berne canton, Switzerland
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