1994 Death Chester Dino Powers Valenti, singer/Songwriter, dies at 57 1994 Death Chester WIlliams, painter, dies at 73 1986 Death Chester Bowles, U.S. senator/ambassador, dies at 85 1985 Death Chester Gould, cartoonist (Dick Tracy), dies at 84 1981 Event -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Chester, Massachusetts (state record) 1980 Death Chester H Lauck, actor (2 Weeks to Live, Goin' to Town), dies at 78 1979 Birthday Michael Owen, born in Chester, England, professional soccer player, striker, plays for Manchester United 1979 Birthday Bam Margera, born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, professional skateboarder, appeared in 'Viva La Bam' MTV television show and 'Jackass' movies 1979 Birthday Virginia Ledgerwood, Chester, Virginia, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Chester Bennington, American Musician 1976 Death Chester Arthur Burnett, U.S. blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 1975 Event 107 degrees F (42 degrees C) at Chester/New Bedford, Massachusetts (state record) 1974 Event Petty thief Peter Leonard sets fire to cover burglary that torches "Gulliver's" nightclub killing 24 (Port Chester New York) 1972 Event AIAW 1st basketball champs, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48 1971 Death Chester Conklin, actor (Greed, Modern Times), dies at 83 1970 Death Chester Morris, actor (Diagnosis: Unknown), dies at 69 1970 Birthday James Michael Furyk, West Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1969 Birthday Chester McGlockton, NFL defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders 1968 Death Chester F Carlson, inventor (photocopying), dies at 62 1966 Death Chester W. Nimitz, U.S. Admiral (WW II), dies at 80 1966 Death Chester W. Nimitz, American Soldier 1964 Birthday Stephanie Maynor, born in Chester, England, golfer, 1995 PING Welch's-13th 1960 Birthday Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist 1959 Death Dale Buisand and Chester Ovnand, 1st Americans killed in Vietnam War 1956 Death Chester Clute, actor (Niagara Falls), dies at 65 1955 Event Last day as Test Cricket umpire for Frank Chester 1948 Birthday Chester Biscardi, composer 1948 Birthday Chester G. Atkins, born in Geneva, Switzerland, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1985 - 1993 1947 Birthday Edward Matt Dougherty, Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Deposit Guaranty 1944 Birthday John Abercrombie, born in Port Chester, New York, jazz guitarist, know for songs with jazz-rock band, Dreams 1940 Birthday Dick Curl, Chester, Pennsylvania, offensive coordinator coach, Barcelona Dragons 1938 Event Chester Carlson demonstrates 1st Xerox copying machine 1938 Event Indian Bob Feller strikes out record 18 Tigers (Chester Laabs 5 times) 1938 Birthday Chester Watson, West Indian cricket fast bowler, early 60s 1931 Event Dick Tracy comic strip by Chester Gould debuts 1931 Birthday Stephen Smalley, rev/dean, Chester 1924 Event Test cricket ump debut for Frank Chester, vs. South Africa at Lord's 1918 Event Race riot in Chester Pennsylvania (3 blacks and 2 whites killed) 1914 Birthday Charlie Chester, British comedian, Never Say Die 1910 Birthday Alex North, Chester Penn, composer, Spartacus, Viva Zapata 1910 Birthday Howlin' Wolf, Chester Arthur Burnett, harmonica, Big City Blues 1906 Birthday Chester F Carlson, inventor, photocopy 1902 Birthday Chester H Lauck, Allene AR, actor, Dreaming Out Loud, 2 Weeks to Live 1901 Birthday Chester Bowles, born in Massachusetts, ambassador and writer, Conscience of a Liberal 1901 Birthday Chester Morris, New York City, actor, Diagnosis: Unknown 1900 Birthday Chester Gould, cartoonist, Dick Tracy 1897 Birthday Basil Radford, born in Chester, England, actor, Whiskey Galore, Night Train 1896 Birthday Ethel Waters, Chester, Pennsylvania, actress, Beulah, singer, Stormy Weather 1891 Birthday Chester Clute, New Jersey, actor, Niagra Falls 1889 Birthday Adrian Boult, born in Chester, England, conductor and composer, BBC Symphony Orchestra 1888 Birthday Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa, Iowa, actor, Every Day's a Holiday, Greed 1887 Event Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs 1886 Death Chester A. Arthur, 21st President (1881-85), dies in New York at 56 1885 Birthday Chester Nimitz, U.S. Admiral, commanded Pacific fleet in WW II 1885 Birthday Chester W. Nimitz, American Soldier 1881 Event Chester A. Arthur sworn in as 21st president 1869 Birthday Randle Ayrton, Chester England, actor, Manxman 1850 Birthday Daniel Chester, French/American sculptor, Minute Man 1849 Birthday Hambletonian, Chester, New York, greatest standardbred horse 1830 Birthday Chester Alan Arthur, Fairfield Vt, R, 21st President, 1881-85 1830 Birthday Chester A. Arthur, American President 1795 Event Thomas Seddal harvests 8.3-kg potato from his garden Chester, England 1774 Event Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) 1682 Event 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) 1682 Event William Penn lands at what is now Chester, Pennsylvania 1540 Event The 1st recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester)
