2000 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport
1999 Wimbledon Women's Finals, Lindsay Davenport beat Steffi Graf
1999 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu beat Mariaan de Swardt and Elena Tatarkova
1998 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Martina Hingis and Jana Novotna beat Lindsay Davenport and Natasha Zvereva
1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Davenport IA on KORB 93.5 FM
1986 Cary Grant, actor (Charades), dies in Davenport Iowa at 82
1977 Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81
1976 Lindsay Davenport, born in Palos Verdes, California, tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Jack Davenport, British Actor
1972 Natasha Ann Courter, Davenport Iowa, Miss America-Iowa 1997
1970 Lara Flynn Boyle, born in Davenport, Iowa, actress, Donna Hayward-Twin Peaks
1960 Matthew Ashford, Davenport, Iowa, actor, Jack Devaraux-Days of Our Lives
1958 Linnea Quigley, Davenport Iowa, actress, Night of Demons, Virgin High
1950 Mental health wing of Mercy Hospital burns, kills 41 (Davenport Ia)
1949 WOC (now KWQC) TV channel 6 in Davenport, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy and Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83
1946 Sue Lyon, born in Davenport, Iowa, actress, Lolita, Night of the Iguana
1944 Charles Davenport, American Scientist
1942 Willie D. Davenport, born in Troy, Alabama, 110m hurdler, 1968 Olympics gold
1940 Stuart Margolin, Davenport Iowa, actor, Love American Style
1934 WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa splits from WHO-WOC and becomes KICK-AM
1932 WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa merges with WHO to become WHO-WOC
1928 Nigel Davenport, Cambridge England, actor, Without a Clue, Masada
1925 Francis William Davenport, composer, dies at 77
1922 WOC-AM in Davenport, Iowa begins radio transmissions
1921 Mildred Davenport, Wyoming, actress, Tarzan and Leopard Woman
1915 St. Louis Dave Davenport no-hits Chicago (Federal League), 3-0
1903 Marcia Davenport, American Author
1895 D D Palmer of Davenport, Iowa, becomes 1st chiropractor
1895 Nat Pendleton, Davenport, Iowa, Olympic wrestler/actor, Reckless
1871 Carousel patents by Wilhelm Schneider, Davenport, Iowa
1866 Charles Davenport, American Scientist
1866 Harry Davenport, New York City, actor and director, Her Unborn Child, My Sin
1863 Very 1st First National Bank opens in Davenport, Iowa
1863 1st bank chartered in U.S., National Bank of Davenport, Iowa
1855 1st train crosses Mississippi River's 1st bridge, Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport Iowa
1847 Francis William Davenport, composer
1846 William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes
1841 William H H Davenport, Buffalo, stage medium
1837 1st U.S. electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport
1822 Birkett Davenport Fry, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1891
1802 Thomas Davenport, invented 1st coml electric motor
1794 1st U.S. textile machinery patent granted, to James Davenport, Phila
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