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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1993 Event - NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte

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

1991 Death - Dixie Dunbar, Charlotte King, dies of heart attack at 72

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

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

1991 Event - NBA All Star Game at Charlotte North Carolina

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

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

1988 Event - Charlotte Colisieum in Charlotte North Carolina opens

1988 Event - Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat begin their NBA expansion draft

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

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

1986 Birthday - Charlotte Church, born in Cardiff, Wales, singer, songwriter, actress, classical crossover singer, host of 'The Charlotte Church Show', worth $20 million pounds

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

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

1980 Death - Charlotte Henry, dies

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

1975 Death - Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician

1974 Birthday - Tora Suber, WNBA guard, Charlotte Sting

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

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

1973 Birthday - Katasha Artis, WNBA forward, Charlotte Sting

1972 Birthday - Nicole Levesque, WNBA guard, Charlotte Sting

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

1971 Birthday - Darrin Hancock, NBA guard and forward, Charlotte Hornets

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

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

1971 Birthday - Corey Beck, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

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

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

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

1970 Birthday - Andrea Congreaves, WNBA forward and center, Charlotte Sting

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

1970 Birthday - Tony Farmer, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets

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

1969 Birthday - Rhonda Mapp, WNBA center and forward, Charlotte Sting

1969 Birthday - Matt Geiger, NBA center, Charlotte Hornets

1969 Birthday - Travis Williams, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets

1969 Event - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Charlotte Golf Invitational

1969 Birthday - Sharon Manning, WNBA center and forward, Charlotte Sting

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

1969 Birthday - Donald Hodge, NBA center, Charlotte Hornets

1969 Birthday - Penny Moore, WNBA guard and forward, Charlotte Sting

1968 Birthday - Milica Vukadinovic, WNBA guard, Charlotte Sting

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

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

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

1967 Birthday - Andrea Stinson, WNBA guard, Charlotte Sting

1967 Birthday - Vicky Bullett, WNBA forward and center, Charlotte Sting, Gold Medal 1990 Olympics

1967 Birthday - B J Armstrong, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

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

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

1967 Birthday - Glen Rice, NBA guard and forward, Charlotte Hornets

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

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

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

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

1965 Birthday - Vernon Maxwell, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

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

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

1964 Birthday - Rafael Addison, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets

1964 Birthday - Dell Curry, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

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

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

1963 Birthday - Michael Adams, NBA guard, Charlotte Hornets

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

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

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

1958 Birthday - Susan J. Helms, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Major USAF/Astronaut, STS-54, 64, 78

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

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

1955 Birthday - Charlotte Morrison, English large landowner/multi-millionaire

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

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

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

1950 Birthday - Prairie Prince, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, born Charles L'Empereur Prince, rocker, drummer, member of The Tubes, founding member, Journey

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

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

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

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

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

1942 Birthday - John M. Spratt, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-D-South Carolina 1983 -

1938 Birthday - Oscar Robertson, born in Charlotte, Tennessee, NBAer, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1935 Birthday - Charles M. Duke, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brigadier General USAF and astronaut, Apollo 16

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

1932 Birthday - Alex McMillan, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1985 - 1995

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

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

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

1922 Event - WBT-AM in Charlotte North Carolina begins radio transmissions

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

1910 Birthday - Charlotte Auerbach, computer Pioneer/Mathematician

1908 Birthday - John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orchestra leader, George Gobel Show

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

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

1898 Birthday - Charlotte D baroness of Pallandt, Dutch sculptress

1896 Birthday - Charlotte Whitton, Canadian Politician

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

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

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

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

1877 Birthday - Charlotte Hughes, 1990, oldest person in Great Britain

1876 Death - Charlotte Saunders Cushman, American Actress

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

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

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

1847 Event - Charlotte Bronte's book "Jane Eyre" published

1847 Event - Charlotte Bronte finishes manuscript of "Jane Eyre"

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

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

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

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

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

1823 Birthday - Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby, contralto/composer

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

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

1816 Birthday - Charlotte Saunders Cushman, American Actress

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

1816 Birthday - Charlotte Bronte, novelist/poet

1806 Death - Charlotte Turner Smith, English Poet

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

1800 Event - English warship Queen Charlotte catches fire; 700 die

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

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

1788 Event - Gustavus Vassa petitions Queen Charlotte, to free enslaved Africans

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

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

1761 Birthday - Charlotte von Kalb, German writer

1749 Birthday - Charlotte Smith, English Poet

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

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

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

1598 Event - Countess Charlotte of Nassau marries duke Claude de la Tremoille

1582 Death - Charlotte de Bourbon, Princess of Orange, dies

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

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

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

1575 Event - Willem van Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon

1575 Event - William of Orange marries Charlotte de Bourbon


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