1996 Wayne James scores 99 and 99 and ct 11 stp 2 in Logan Cup Final
1995 14th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: University of Ct Huskies beats Tennessee 70-64
1987 28 construction workers killed in an apt collapse in Bridgeport, Ct
1983 Bridge section along I-95 in Greenwich, Ct collapsed kills 3
1981 Dennis Lillee ct by Qld 12th man Dennis Lillie in Shield game
1978 Roof of 3-yr-old Civic Center in Hartford, Ct collapses (no injuries)
1974 Ella Grasso (Ct) elected 1st woman U.S. Governor not related to previous gov
1971 Julia Chilicki, Somers CT, rower 1996 Olympics
1969 Jack O'Keffe, Waterbury CT, Australasia golfer
1969 Darren Bragg, Waterbury CT, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners
1969 Ricky Bottalico, New Britain CT, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1967 WEDW TV channel 49 in Bridgeport, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 WEDN TV channel 53 in Norwich, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 Cindy Brooks, East Hampton CT, rower 1996 Olympics
1963 John Elliot, Bristol CT, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Miss Gulf Coast
1963 Debbie Kruck, Danbury CT, Ms Fitness USA, 1994
1962 Dylan McDermott, Waterbury CT, actor, Jersey Girl, Steel Magnolias
1962 WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
1959 WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting
1958 Kenneth J Green, born in Danbury CT, PGA golfer, 1985 Buick Open
1958 Kim Greist, Stamford CT, actress, CHUD, Brazil, Payoff, Manhunter
1957 WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting
1955 Kevin Conroy, Westport CT, actor, Tour of Duty, Another World
1955 David Marshall Grant, born in Westport CT, actor, Legs, French Postcards
1953 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins
1952 Grant Goodeve, Middlebury CT, actor, Northern Exposure
1951 Treat Williams, Rowayton CT, actor, Flashpoint, Hair
1949 1st UHF television station operating regular basis (Bridgeport Ct)
1949 1st automatic street light (New Milford, Ct)
1948 WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting
1945 James Naughton, Middleton CT, actor, Stranger is Watching
1940 Joan Joyce, Waterbury CT, LPGA golfer, 1984 S&H Golf Classic-6th
1940 Gary Burghoff, Bristol CT, actor, Radar-M*A*S*H
1935 Christine CT "Christel" Adelaar, Dutch actress, Pipo the Clown
1933 Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer, Test Ind vs. Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB
1931 Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major U.S. city, Hartford CT
1931 1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct
1928 Jerry Bock, New Haven CT, Broadway composer, Fiddler on the Roof
1913 1st U.S. dental hygienists course forms, Bridgeport, Ct
1911 Jules Dassin, Middletown CT, director, Circle of Two, Never on Sunday
1909 Astrid Allwyn, Manchester CT, actress, Charlie Chan's Secret
1903 Benjamin Spock, CT, pediatrician, Common Sense Book of Baby Care
1900 Mary Philips, CT, actress, Farewell to Arms, Incendiary Blonde
1896 Dick Ryan, CT, actor, For Heaven's Sake, Born to be Bad
1878 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)
1844 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct
1798 Rep Matthew Lyon (Vt) spits in face of Rep Roger Griswold (Ct) in U.S. House of Representatives, after an argument
1777 Sybil Ludington, 16, rode from New York to Ct rallying her fathers militia
1701 Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven
1651 Litchfield, CT founded
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