2011 Event Sonya Thomas is declared the winner of the U.S. Chicken Wing Eating Championship after consuming 183 Buffalo wings in 12 minutes 1995 Event U.S. approves 1st chicken pox vaccine, Varivax by Merck 1991 Death Dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68 1986 Event "Chicken Song" by Spitting Image hit #1 on the U.K. pop chart 1980 Death Harland "Colonel" Sanders, founder Kentucky Fried Chicken, dies at 90 1979 Event San Diego Chicken reborn at Jack Murphy Stadium 1975 Event 1st appearance of San Diego Chicken 1974 Birthday Ted Giannous, born in San Diego, actor, KGB Chicken 1937 Birthday Peter Max, psychadelic artist, Dynamite Chicken 1931 Birthday Jackie Mason, born in Wisconsin, comedian, World According to Me, Chicken Soup 1890 Birthday Harlan Sanders, founder/CEO, Kentucky Fried Chicken 1890 Birthday Harland Sanders, Henryville, Indiana, colonel/CEO, Kentucky Fried Chicken
