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2004 Charlotte Benkner, the world's second oldest person for a few years, dies at 114

2001 Charlotte Coleman, actress, Four Weddings and a Funeral, dies at 33

2001 WNBA Championships, Los Angeles Sparks beat Charlotte Sting 2 games to 0

1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charlotte North Carolina on WXRC 95.7 FM

1994 Louise H "Lous" Hensen, actress (Uncle Wanja, Charlotte), dies at 74

1994 United Center in Chicago opens - Bulls beat Charlotte Hornets, 89-83

1994 Charlotte Auerbach, computer pioneer/mathematician, dies at 84

1993 NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte

1993 Charlotte Anne Lopez, 16, of Vermont, crowned 11th Miss Teen USA

1991 Dixie Dunbar, [Charlotte King], dies of heart attack at 72

1991 Charlotte Hornets make Larry Johnson of UNLV, NBA's #1 draft pick

1991 41st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 116-114 at Charlotte

1991 NBA All Star Game at Charlotte North Carolina

1990 New York Knicks Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte 113-96

1988 1st NBA game at Charlotte Coliseum - Hornets lose to Cavs, 133-93

1988 Charlotte Colisieum in Charlotte North Carolina opens

1988 Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft

1987 NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte and Miami for 1988 and Minneapolis and Orlando for 1989

1987 NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989

1986 Charlotte Church, Welsh Musician

1985 Charlotte White, U.S. author (New Yorker, Charlotte's Web), dies at 86

1982 11th Boston Women's Marathon won by Charlotte Teske of Ger in 2:29:33

1980 Charlotte Henry, dies

1978 Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84

1975 Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician

1974 Tora Suber, WNBA guard, Charlotte Sting

1974 Charlotte MT "Lotte" Bartschart, actress (Dolle Lola), dies at 82

1973 George Zidek, NBA center, Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Hornets

1973 Katasha Artis, WNBA forward, Charlotte Sting

1972 Nicole Levesque, WNBA guard, Charlotte Sting

1971 Ray Durham, Charlotte, North Carolina, infielder, Chicago White Sox

1971 Darrin Hancock, NBA guard and forward, Charlotte Hornets

1971 60th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Charlotte (3-2)

1971 Charlotte Gainsbourg, born in London, England, actress, Little Thief

1971 Corey Beck, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

1971 Scott Burrell, NBA guard and forward, Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets

1970 David Wesley, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Boston Celtics

1970 Kenny Anderson, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trailblazers

1970 Andrea Congreaves, WNBA forward and center, Charlotte Sting

1970 Alonzo Mourning, NBA center, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets

1970 Tony Farmer, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets

1969 Bobby Phills, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets

1969 Rhonda Mapp, WNBA center and forward, Charlotte Sting

1969 Matt Geiger, NBA center, Charlotte Hornets

1969 Travis Williams, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets

1969 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Charlotte Golf Invitational

1969 Sharon Manning, WNBA center and forward, Charlotte Sting

1969 Larry Johnson, NBA forward for the Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks

1969 Donald Hodge, NBA center, Charlotte Hornets

1969 Penny Moore, WNBA guard and forward, Charlotte Sting

1968 Milica Vukadinovic, WNBA guard, Charlotte Sting

1968 J R Reid, NBA forward, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets

1968 Vlade Divac, Yugoslavia, NBA center, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers

1968 Charlotte Ross, Chicago, actress, Eve-Days of Our Lives

1967 Andrea Stinson, WNBA guard, Charlotte Sting

1967 Vicky Bullett, WNBA forward and center, Oly-gold-1988/Charlotte Sting

1967 B J Armstrong, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

1967 Charlotte Lewis, born in Kensington, London, actress, Golden Child, Pirates

1967 WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1967 Glen Rice, NBA guard and forward, Charlotte Hornets

1966 Anthony Mason, NBA forward, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets

1966 KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting

1966 Donald Royal, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic

1965 Jeff Grayer, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Olympics-bronze-1988

1965 Vernon Maxwell, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

1965 WTVI TV channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting

1965 [Tyrone] Muggsy Bogues, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Bullets

1964 Rafael Addison, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets

1964 Dell Curry, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

1964 Davis Milton Love III, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 MCI Heritage

1963 Johnny Earl Dawkins, Jr., NBA guard, Spurs, Charlotte Hornets

1963 Michael Adams, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

1962 Sharon Lawrence, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, actress, Civil Wars, New YorkPD Blue, Fired Up

1961 WBNB TV channel 10 in Charlotte Amaile, VI (CBS) begins broadcasting

1961 Charlotte Kemp, Omaha Ne, playmate, Dec, 1982

1958 1st color video recording on magnetic tape

1958 Susan J Helms, Charlotte, North Carolina, Mjr USAF/Astronaut, STS 54, 64, 78

1957 WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting

1955 Charlotte Lewis, born in Chicago, Illinois, basketball player 1976 Olympics silver

1955 Charlotte Morrison, English large landowner/multi-millionaire

1953 WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina (IND/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953 Charlotte Caffey, rock guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist, Go-Go's

1953 Robert Parish, NBA center, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets

1949 Berlinda Tolbert, Charlotte, North Carolina, actor, Jenny-Jeffersons

1949 WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting

1947 -8 degrees F (-13 degrees C), Charlotte Pass, NSW (Australian record)

1946 Donald Schollander, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold-64

1946 Charlotte Rampling, born in England, actress, Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict

1938 Oscar Robertson, Charlotte Tennessee, NBAer, Oly-gold-60

1935 Charles M Duke, Jr., Charlotte, North Carolina, Brig Gen USAF/astronaut, Apol 16

1934 Judith Herzberg, Dutch poet and author, Charlotte Life or Theater

1927 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86

1926 Charlotte Rae, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Edna-Facts of Life

1923 Lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter

1922 WBT-AM in Charlotte North Carolina begins radio transmissions

1918 Billy Graham, Charlotte, North Carolina, Baptist evangelist, Crusades

1910 Charlotte Auerbach, computer Pioneer/Mathematician

1908 John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orch leader, George Gobel Show

1901 Charlotte Manye is 1st native African to graduate from a U.S. college

1899 E. B. White, Charlotte's Web, Elements of Style

1898 Charlotte D baroness of Pallandt, Dutch sculptress

1896 Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician

1896 Charlotte A E M W, grand duchess of Luxembourg, 1919-64

1893 Charlotte Greenwood, born in Philadelphia, actress, Oklahoma, Moon over Miami

1891 Charlotte "Lotte" Bartschart, German/Dutch operetta singer

1885 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, composer, dies at 61

1877 Charlotte Hughes, 1990, oldest person in Great Britain

1876 Charlotte Saunders Cushman, American Actress

1872 Charlotte Ray, 1st Black woman lawyer, graduated Harvard University

1860 Charlotte Perkins Gilman, economist/lecturer/author/feminist

1855 Charlotte Bronte, English author (Jane Eyre), dies at 38

1847 Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published

1847 Charlotte Bronte finishes manuscript of "Jane Eyre"

1844 Fire destroys U.S. mint at Charlotte, North Carolina

1840 Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belgium/Emperor of Mexico, 1864-67

1837 U.S. Mint opens in Charlotte, North Carolina

1830 Charlotte J T, infant of Portugal's ex, dies at 53

1823 Charlotte Mary Yonge, England, writer, Heir of Redclyffe

1823 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer

1818 Charlotte Sophia von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of England, dies

1816 Charlotte Sanders Cushman, U.S., actress, Lady MacBeth

1816 Charlotte Saunders Cushman, American Actress

1816 Charlotte Bronte, born in Tornton, England, novelist, Jane Eyre

1816 Charlotte Bronte, novelist/poet

1806 Charlotte Smith, English Poet

1804 Charlotte Lennox, English novelist (The Female Quixote), dies

1800 English warship Queen Charlotte catches fire; 700 die

1793 Charlotte Corday, murderer (Jean-Paul Marat), is guillotined

1793 Jean Paul Marat, French revolutionary, murdered by Charlotte Corday

1788 Gustavus Vassa petitions Queen Charlotte, to free enslaved Africans

1775 Charlotte J T, infant of Portugal, Court in Rio de Janeiro

1768 Charlotte Corday d'Armont, murdered Jean-Paul Marat in bath

1761 Charlotte von Kalb, German writer

1749 Charlotte Smith, English Poet

1701 Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia

1642 Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I/Charlotte, dies at 65

1640 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I, dies at 60

1598 Countess Charlotte of Nassau marries duke Claude de la Tremoille

1582 Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies

1580 Charlotte Brabantia, countess of Nassau/daughter of Willem of Orange

1579 Charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange

1577 Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I and Charlotte of Bourbon

1575 Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon

1575 William of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon



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