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2007 Charlie Norwood, dies in Augusta, Georgia, of cancer, at 65
2004 Ray Charles, blues legend, Georgia on My Mind, dies at 73 2002 64th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Georgia Dome Atlanta 2000 Super Bowl XXXIV, Georgia Dome, Atlanta, St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans 23-16 1997 Carquest Bowl 8: Georgia Tech beats West Virginia, 35-30 1996 26th Olympic games close at Atlanta, Georgia (sched) 1996 XXVI Olympic games open in Atlanta, Georgia 1996 15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Georgia 83-65 1995 Georgia Neese Gray, 1st Woman Treasurer of USA, dies at 95 1994 Giorgi Chanturia, President of Georgia, assassinated 1994 Train crash in Tbilisi Georgia, 24 killed 1994 Tengis Abuladze, Georgia SSR MP (Penalty), dies at 71 1994 Dakota Fanning, born in Conyers, Georgia, American Actress 1993 Zviad Gamsachurdia, President of Georgia SSR (1991-1993), suicide at 54 1993 Rebecca Jones, of Georgia, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1992 Georgia Brown, British singer and actress (Love at Stake), dies at 58 1992 Georgia Brown, British actress (Lock up your daughters), dies at 58 1992 Alix Talton, former Miss Georgia, dies of lung cancer at 72 1991 Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100 1991 Georgia SSR votes to secede from U.S.S.R. 1991 Southeast Airlines Embracer 120 crashes in Georgia, killing 23 1991 Soviet Republic of Georgia endorsed independence, Warsaw Pact dissolves 1990 28th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats U.S.S.R. in Atlanta Georgia (2-1) 1986 Georgia sodomy law upheld by Supreme Court (5-4) 1986 Georgia O'Keefe, U.S. painter (Flowers), dies at 98 1986 Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist 1985 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands adopts constitution 1985 4th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Old Dominion beats Georgia 70-65 1983 Penn State beats Georgia in Sugar Bowl for college football title 1982 Herschel Walker of Georgia wins Heisman Trophy 1982 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB) 1982 Argentina surrenders to Britain on S Georgia near Falkland Island 1981 Edward M McIntrye elected 1st black mayor of Augusta Georgia 1981 Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia 1981 Football running back, Herschel Walker, of University of Georgia, takes out a Lloyd's of London insurance policy for $1 million 1981 Herman Talmadge, Senator-D-Georgia 1957 - 1981, Governor of Georgia 1948 - 1955, Watergate Committee, died at age 88 1981 Georgia beats Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl for college football title 1980 Georgia tanker at Pilottown La, spills 1.3 million gallons of oil after an anchor chain caused a ship to leak 1980 Julie Marie Bryan, 18, of Georgia, crowned America's Young Woman of Year 1980 Cheri Wheeler, Miss Georgia Teen USA 1997 1979 Charlie Daniels Band releases "Devil Went Down to Georgia" 1979 Summer Newman, Miss Georgia Teen USA 1996 1978 General Austin, born in Columbus, Georgia, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1978 RoRo, Romell Chapman, born in Atlanta, Georgia, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1978 7th Boston Women's Marathon won by Gayle Barron of Georgia in 2:44:52 1977 Becky Turner, born in Marietta, Georgia, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1974 Kimber West, born in Atlanta, Georgia, playmate, Feb 1997 1974 Georgia Goettmann, model, Cosmo-May 1995 1973 Rachel Kathleen English, Thomaston, Georgia, Miss America-Georgia 1996 1973 Michael "Mike" Theodore Lambert IV, Thomaston, Georgia, rower, 1996 Olympics 1972 Jean Foster, Columbus Georgia, 3x20 rifle 1996 Olympics 1972 Laurie Shepard, Cordele, Georgia, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1972 Jimmy Haynes, born in La Grange, Georgia, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1972 Shea Olliff, born in Augusta, Georgia, Miss America-Georgia, 1997 1972 Sculpted figures of Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Stonewall Jackson are completed at Stone Mountain Georgia 1971 Rhonda Adams, Columbus Georgia, playmate, Jun, 1995 1971 Audra Keller, Macon Georgia, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Evansville IN 1971 Chann McRae, Albany, Georgia, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1971 Willie Greene, Milledgville Georgia, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1971 WHAE (now WGNX) TV channel 46 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBN) begins broadcasting 1971 Guivi Sissaouri, born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Canada freestyle wrestler, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1971 Jenny Craig, Miss Georgia USA 1996 1971 Shepherd Clark, born in Atlanta, Georgia, figure skater, 1994, 97 Eastern Sr champ 1970 Guy Hill, Atlanta Georgia, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 NCAA-3rd 1970 WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 Joey Hamilton, Statesboro Georgia, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1970 WJCL TV channel 22 in Savannah, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 Race riots in Augusta Georgia; 6 blacks killed (5 by cops) 1970 Shannan Mitchem, born in Decatur, Georgia, female infielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1970 Rachel Jean Marteen, born in Atlanta, Georgia, playmate, Aug, 1995 1969 Butch Walker, Rome, Georgia, heavy metal guitarist, Southgang-Tainted Angel 1969 WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, Georgia begins broadcasting 1969 Andrea Wieland, born in Atlanta, Georgia, field hockey goaltender 1996 Olympics 1969 Kim Batten, McRae Georgia, 400m hurdler, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1969 Jesse Harte, Rome, Georgia, heavy metal vocalist, Southgang-Tainted Angel 1969 Lindsay Kennedy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Jeb-Little House on the Prairie 1968 WATU (now WAGT) TV channel 26 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1968 WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 Antonio Pettigrew, Macon, Georgia, 400m 1996 Olympics 1968 Griffin Drew, Hazelhurst Georgia, actress, Dinosaur Island 1968 Celena Mondie-Milner, born in Milledgeville, Georgia, 100m/200m runner 1968 John Maginnes, born in Atlanta, Georgia, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Texarkana Open-5th 1968 Franklin Langham, Augusta, Georgia, Nike golfer, 1993 Permian Basin Open 1968 Todd Jones, born in Marietta, Georgia, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Paul Claxton, Vidalia Georgia, Nike golfer, NIKE Central Georgia Open-38th 1968 Leila Meskhi, Tbilisi Georgia SSR, tennis star, 1995 Hobart 1968 WDCO TV channel 15 in Cochran, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Darla Michele Pruett, Canton Georgia, Miss Georgia-America 1991 1967 Julia Roberts, born in Smyrna, Georgia, actress, Mystic Pizza, Pretty Woman 1967 WJRJ (WTCG, WTBS) TV channel 17 in Atlanta, Georgia (IND) begins 1967 Travis Fine, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Ike McSwain-Young Riders 1967 Angel Martino, Americus Georgia, 50m/100m freestyle, Olympic-gold/2 br-92, 96 1967 Marquis Grisom, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians 1967 Nanci Bowen, born in Tifton, Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1995 Nabisco Dinah Shore 1967 Richard Gillam, born in Atlanta, Georgia, pairs skater 1967 WACS TV channel 25 in Dawson, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 WCLP TV channel 18 in Chatsworth, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Lester Maddox inaugurated as governor of Georgia 1967 Georgia legislature seats Rep. Julian Bond 1967 WABW TV channel 14 in Pelham, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 WCES TV channel 20 in Wrens, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Moises Alou, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder for the Montreal Expos 1966 Georgia BD Camp Johnson, U.S. poet/playwright, dies at 88 1966 Gillian Bonner, Athens Georgia, playmate, Apr, 1996 1966 Julian Bond denied seat in Georgia legislature for opposing Vietnam War 1965 Gwen Torrence, born in Lithonia, Georgia, 100m/200m/400m, Olympics-2 gold-92, 96 1965 Tim Simpson, born in Atlanta, Georgia, Nike golfer, 1985 Southern Open 1965 Kevin Brown, born in Mcintyre, Georgia, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1964 Kenny Rogers, born in Savannah, Georgia, pitcher, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees 1964 Susan Walters, Georgia, actress, Lorna-Loving, Mary Beth-Dear John 1964 Trisha Yearwood, Monticello Georgia, country singer, Sweetest Gift 1964 WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Teresa Edwards, born in Cairo, Georgia, basketball forward, Gold Medals 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1964 Warren Newson, born in Newnan, Georgia, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1963 Marla Maples, Trump, Dalton, Georgia, actress, Will Rogers Follies 1963 Missy Hyatt, born in Atlanta, Georgia, wrestling manager, WCW, ECW 1963 WVAN TV channel 9 in Savannah, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Horace Holden, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, slalom double canoe, Olympics-11th-96 1963 Travis Tritt, Marietta, Georgia, country vocalist, Country Club 1963 Cindy Schreyer, Forest Park Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1993 Sun-Times Challenge 1962 Christy Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men 1962 Roger Kingdom, Vienna, Georgia, 110m hurdler, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics 1962 Black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia 1962 Gene Craig Sauers, Savannah Georgia, PGA golfer, 1986 Bank of Boston 1962 Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia 1962 Martin Luther King, Jr. jailed in Albany, Georgia 1962 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany, Georgia 1962 Martin Luther King, Jr. arrested during demonstration in Georgia 1962 Denise Baldwin, born in Atlanta, Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1991 Futures Salisbury 1962 Melinda Mays, Augusta, Georgia, playmate, Feb, 1983 1962 Bus boycott starts in Macon, Georgia 1961 Beatles record "Sweet Georgia Brown" and "Ready Teddy" 1961 Martin Luther King, Jr. and 700 demonstraters arrested in Albany, Georgia 1961 WXGeorgia TV channel 8 in Waycross, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Susan Leigh Still, Augusta, Georgia, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-83, 94 1961 Laurence Fishburne, born in Augusta, Georgia, actor, Red Heat, School Daze 1961 Cindy Mackey, born in Athens, Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1986 MasterCard International Pro-Am 1961 Racial riot at University of Georgia 1960 Amy Grant, Augusta Georgia, gospel/rock singer, Glory of Love, Baby Baby 1960 Ray Charles' "Georgia On My Mind" reaches #1 1960 Kim Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men 1960 Wendy White, born in Atlanta, Georgia, tennis player 1960 Mitzi Edge, born in Albany, Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1995 SAFECO Classic 1960 WGTV TV channel 8 in Athens-Atlanta, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Tony Phillips, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Chicago White Sox 1959 Bob Inglis, born in Savannah, Georgia, Representative-R-South Carolina 2005 - 1959 Edward Liddie, born in Union, Georgia, Judo fighter 1984 Olympics bronze 1959 Tony Phillips, born in Atlanta, Georgia, baseballoutfielder: Chicago White Sox 1958 Lenny Von Dohlen, Augusta Georgia, actor, Love Kills, Electric Dreams 1958 Alan Jackson, born in Newnan, Georgia, country singer, Here in the Real World 1958 Larry Hogan Mize, Augusta Georgia, PGA golfer, 1987 Masters 1958 Lex Lugar, Larry Pfohl, born in Atlanta, Georgia, wrestler, WWF/WCW/NWA 1958 Holly Hunter, born in Atlanta Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Roe vs Wade 1958 WETV (now WPBA) TV channel 30 in Atlanta, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Holly Hunter, born in Conyers, Georgia, actress, Broadcast News, Once Around 1957 Faith Prince, Augusta, Georgia, Broadway actress, Guys and Dolls, Carousel 1957 Jan Hooks, born in Decatur, Georgia, comedienne actress, SNL, Designing Women 1957 Byron Cherry, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Coy-Dukes of Hazzard 1957 Cindy Wilson, Athens Georgia, rock vocalist, B-52's-Love Shack 1957 Georgia Senate unanimously approves Senator Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites 1956 WSAV TV channel 3 in Savannah, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Diana Scarwid, Savannah Georgia, actress, Extermites, Psycho 3, Heat 1955 Cynthia McKinney, born in Atlanta, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1993 - 1997, 1997 - 2003, 2005 - 2007 1955 Jeff Daniels, born in Georgia, actor, Something Wild, Dumb and Dumber, Speed 1955 Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak 1955 Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt, Georgia, country singer, Forester Sister-Men 1954 T Graham Brown, Arabi, Georgia, country singer, Come as you Were 1954 Terri Gibbs, born in Augusta, Georgia, blind singer, Somebody's Knockin' 1954 Dale Eggeling, born in Statesboro, Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1995 Oldsmobile Classic 1954 WALB TV channel 10 in Albany, Georgia (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open 1954 Hollis Stacy, born in Savannah, Georgia, LPGA golfer, U.S. Open 1977, 1978 1954 WRDW TV channel 12 in Augusta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WTOC TV channel 11 in Savannah, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Kim Basinger, Athens, Georgia, actress, 9 Weeks, Batman 1953 WJBF TV channel 6 in Augusta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Julian Keith Strickland, Athens, Georgia, drummer, B-52's-Rock Lobster 1953 WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, Georgia (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Jerry Pate, born in Macon, Georgia, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1976, Canadian Open 1976 1953 Hulk Hogan, Georgia, WWF heavyweight champion, 1984-89 1953 Robert Cray, Columbus, Georgia, blues singer and songwriter, 1987 Grammy 1953 Boyd Gaines, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Mark-One Day at a Time, Sure Thing 1953 Ricky Wilson, born in Athens, Georgia, rock guitarist, B-52's-Love Shack 1953 Andy Bean, born in Lafayette, Georgia, PGA golfer, Western 1978, Kemper 1978 1953 Georgia approves U.S. 1st literature censorship board 1952 Steve Sanders, Richland, Georgia, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira 1952 Ron Blair, born in Macon, Georgia, rock bassist, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 1952 Thomas J Hennen, Albany Georgia, astronaut, STS-44 1952 112 degrees F (44 degrees C), Louisville, Georgia (state record) 1952 Lionel Johnston, Augusta, Georgia, actor, Sons and Daughters 1952 Lloyd Blaine Hammond, Jr., Savannah, Georgia, Major USAF/astr, STS-39, 64 1951 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Carrollton Georgia Golf Open 1951 Barry Van Dyke, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Battlestar Galactica, Diag Murder 1951 Fred Schneider, born in Newark, Georgia, vocalist and guitarist, B-52's-Rock Lobster 1951 Cassie Yates, born in Macon, Georgia, actress, Osterman Weekend, Dynasty 1950 JoMari Payton Noble, born in Albany, Georgia, actress, Harriette-Family Matters 1949 Kevin Sullivan, wrestler, WCW/ECW/SMW/NWA/Georgia/CWFI 1949 Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becomes 1st woman treasurer of U.S. 1949 WAGeorgia TV channel 5 in Atlanta, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 WSB TV channel 2 in Atlanta, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 Georgia Engel, born in Washington D.C., actress, Georgette-Mary Tyler Moore Show 1948 Clarence Thomas, born in Savannah, Georgia, 108th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1991- 1948 Barry Bailey, born in Doraville, Georgia, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section 1947 Freddy Weller, Georgia, rocker, Paul Revers and The Raiders 1947 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., born in Macon, Georgia, USN/astronaut, STS-33 1947 Wayne Dowdy, born in Fitzgerald, Georgia, Representative-D-Mississippi 1981 - 1989 1946 Bobby Rush, born in Albany, Georgia, Representative-D-Illinois 1993 - 1946 Barbara Leigh, Ringgold, Georgia, actress, Vampirella 1946 Demond Wilson, Valdosta Georgia, actor, Sanford and Son, Baby I'm Back 1946 Diedre Lenihan, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actress, Wendy-Needles and Pins 1946 Roy Yeager, born in Doraville, Georgia, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section 1945 Leo Kottke, born in Athens, Georgia, guitarist, Ice Water, Greenhouse 1945 Wyomia Tyus, born in Griffin, Georgia, 100m runner, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1945 Paul Goddard, born in Georgia, rock bassist, Atlanta Rhythm Section 1944 Mike Curb, Savannah, Georgia, singer, Mike Curb Congregation 1944 Brenda Lee, born in Lithonia, Georgia, singer, I'm Sorry 1944 Mac Collins, born in Jackson, Georgia, Representative-R-Georgia 1993 - 2005 1944 Millie Jackson, born in Thompson, Georgia, model/singer, Get it out 'cha system 1944 Gladys Knight, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, leader of Pips, Last Train 1944 David M. Walker, Columbus, Georgia, Captain USN/astron, STS-51-A 30, 53, 69 1943 George Darden, born in Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1983 - 1995 1943 Robert Lindsay Thomas, born in Patterson, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1983 - 1993 1943 U.S. forces overrun New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II 1943 Roy Dunbard Bridges, Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-51-F, 61-F 1942 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (HB) 1942 Merald "Bubba" Knight, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knights and Pips 1942 Tommy Roe, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, songwriter, guitarist, 1960's bubblegum artist, toured with Roy Orbison 1942 Billy Joe Royal, born in Valdosta, Georgia, country singer, Down in the Boondocks 1941 Otis Redding, Dawson, Georgia, rock bassist, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 1941 Charlie Norwood, born in Georgia, Army Captain, politician, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia 1941 Sally Quinn, Georgia, CBS newscaster, Morning Show 1941 Stacy Keach, Savannah, Georgia, actor, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer 1941 William Guest, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knight Show 1941 Gil [Walter] Morgan, Haddock Georgia, PGA golfer, 1990 Kemper Open 1940 Wyche Fowler, born in Atlanta, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia, 1977 - 1987, Senator-D-Georgia 1987 - 1993 1940 -17 degrees F (-27 degrees C), CCC Camp F-16, Georgia (state record) 1939 Edward Pattern, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer, Gladys Knight and the Pips 1939 Charles Floyd Hatcher, born in Doerun, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1981 - 1993 1939 Jim Dent, Augusta, Georgia, PGA golfer, 1989 MONY Syracuse Senior 1939 Martha Hudson, born in Eastman, Georgia, 4X100m relayer, 1960 Olympics gold 1939 Ray Stevens, Clarksdale, Georgia, singer, Ahab the Arab, Streak 1938 Sam Nunn, born in Perry, Georgia, Senator-D-Georgia 1972 - 1997 1938 38 die in Terminal Hotel fire in Atlanta, Georgia 1937 Isabelle F Daniels, born in Jakin, Georgia, 4X100m relayer, Olympic-bronze-56 1937 Dave Prater, Ocilla, Georgia, rock vocalist, Sam and Dave 1937 Jay W. Macintosh, born in Gainesville, Georgia, actress, Sons and Daughters 1937 Billy Carter, Plains Georgia, brother of President Carter 1937 Jerry Reed, born in Atlanta, Georgia, singer/actor, Bat 21, Smokey and the Bandit 1937 Tommy Aaron, Gainesville Georgia, PGA golfer, 1973 Masters 1936 Charlie Daniels, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, singer, Devil Went Down to Georgia 1936 Tornado, kills 203 and injuring 1,800 in Gainesville Georgia 1936 Jim Brown, Georgia, NFL full back for the Cleveland Browns/actor, Dirty Dozen 1934 Tom Jarriel, LaGrange, Georgia, newscaster, ABC Weekend News, 20/20 1934 Eva M. Clayton, born in Savannah, Georgia, Representative-D-North Carolina 1993 - 2003 1934 Ben Smith, born in Atlanta, Georgia, PGA golfer, Ralphs Senior Classic-4th 1934 1st Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Georgia 1933 Georgia Brown, Lillian Getel, actress, Study in Terror, Fixer 1933 1st state poorhouse opens in Smyrna, Georgia 1933 1st newspaper published on pine pulp paper, "Soperton News" (Georgia) 1933 Ed Jenkins, born in Young Harris, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1977 - 1993 1932 Little Richard, born in Macon, Georgia, rocker, Tutty Fruity 1932 Roosevelt Grier, born in Cuthbert, Georgia, NFLer for the New York Giants/actor, Movin' On 1932 Jim Fowler, born in Albany, Georgia, naturalist, Wild Kingdom 1932 Samuel Rutherford, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms, dies of a heart attack in Washington, D.C. 1931 Brook Benton, soul vocalist, Rainy Night in Georgia 1930 Ray Charles, Albany, Georgia, singer/pianist, Georgia 1930 Jasper Johns, Augusta, Georgia, painter/sculptor, Green Target 1930 Joanne Woodward, born in Thomasville, Georgia, actress, 3 Faces of Eve, Rachel 1930 Catherine Hardy, Carollton, Georgia, 4x100m runner 1952 Olympics gold 1929 Ruth Carter-Stapleton, Plains, Georgia, 1st sister/evangelist 1929 Charles Wadsworth, Barnesville Georgia, pianist, Lincoln Center 1929 Ulu Grosbard, Belgium, actor, Straight Time, Georgia, Falling in Love 1928 Keith Jackson, Carrolton, Georgia, sportscaster, ABC Monday Night Football 1928 Pernell Roberts, Waycross, Georgia, actor, Adam-Bonanza, Trapper John MD 1928 William R. Boggs, born in Georgia, Brigadier General and chief of engineers under Bragg 1928 Eduard Shevardnadze, Soviet Georgia, foreign minister of U.S.S.R., -91 1927 Barbara Cook, born in Atlanta, Georgia, stage singer and actress, Music Man 1927 Rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady, 1977-1981, Jimmy's lust 1927 Jane Withers, Georgia, actress, All Together Now, Josephine the plumber 1926 "Alvin" Junior Samples, born in Cummings, Georgia, country singer, Hee Haw 1926 Teaching theory of evolution forbidden in Atlanta, Georgia schools 1926 J. Roy Rowland, born in Wrightsville, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1983 - 1995 1925 Mattiwilda Dobbs, born in Atlanta, Georgia, soprano 1925 Flannery O'Connor, born in Georgia, novelist, A Good Man is Hard to Find 1924 Jimmy Carter, Plains, Georgia, D, 39th President, 1977-1981 1923 Alice [Davis] Coachman, born in Albany, Georgia, high jumper, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1923 Louise Suggs, born in Atlanta, Georgia, LPGA golfer, U.S. Women's Open-1949, 52 1922 Rebecca Felton of Georgia becomes 1st woman in Senate 1922 Doug Barnard, Jr., born in Augusta, Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1977 - 1993 1922 1st southern radio station begins (WSB, Atlanta Georgia) 1922 Helen Parrish, born in Columbus Georgia, actress, Hour Glass, Show Business 1921 Howell Heflin, born in Poulan, Georgia, Senator-D-Alabama 1979 - 1997 1921 Douglass Watson, Jackson Georgia, actor, Satan Murders, Another World 1921 Soviet troops invade Georgia 1920 Nipsey Russell, born in Atlanta, Georgia, comedian, Car 54, Barefoot in the Park 1920 Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire 1920 DeForest Kelley, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Dr. Leonard McCoy-Star Trek 1920 U.S.S.R. recognizes Georgia's independence 1920 Bryant Boudleaux, Shellman, Georgia, rock writer, Bye Bye Love 1920 DeForest Kelley, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Dr. McCoy-Star Trek 1920 Georgia declares independence 1919 Jackie Robinson, born in Georgia, 1st black major league baseball player, Dodgers 1918 Joe Williams, Cordele, Georgia, jazz singer, Everyday I have the Blues 1918 Leroy T Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Olympic consultant, 1960, 68, 72 1918 LeRoy Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, CEO, US Olympic Committee 1918 Claude Akins, Nelson Georgia, actor, BJ and Bear, Movin' On, Lobo 1917 Ossie Davis, born in Cogdell, Georgia, actor and playwright, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam 1916 222 points are scored in a football game between Georgia Tech and Cumberland University of Lebanon, Tennessee 1916 Harry James, born in Albany, Georgia, trumpeter, married to Betty Grable 1916 Robert Parrish, Columbus, Georgia, director, Casino Royale 1915 Mob lynches Jewish businessman Leo Frank in Cobb County, Georgia after death sentence for murder of 13-year-old girl commuted to life 1915 Journalist Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, convicted of murder in Georgia 1914 Bert Parks, Jacobson, born in Atlanta, Georgia, TV host, Miss America 1914 Edward Andrews, Griffin Georgia, actor, Tea and Sympathy, Glass Bottom Boat 1913 Herman Talmadge, born in McRae, Georgia, Senator-D-Georgia 1957 - 1981, Governor of Georgia 1948 - 1955, Watergate Committee 1913 Earl Blackwell, born in Atlanta, Georgia, author, Celebrity Register 1913 6.8-m, 4000-kg elephant seal killed, South Georgia (S Atlantic) 1913 Elephant seal, 6.8-m, 4000-kg, killed in S Georgia (South Atlantic) 1911 45.7 cm rainfall at St. George, Georgia (state record) 1909 Johnny Mercer, Savannah, Georgia, lyricist, Moon River, Old Black Magic 1909 White firemen on Georgia RR strike to protest hiring blacks 1907 Howard Joslin, Georgia, actor, Quebec, Detective Story 1907 Grace Hamilton, 1st black member of Georgia state legislature 1905 Sterling Holloway, Cedartown, Georgia, actor, Waldo-Life of Riley 1904 James Melton, Moultrie, Georgia, opera tenor, Ford Festival 1903 Aram Il'yich Khachaturian, Tiflis Georgia, musician/composer, Gayane 1902 Miriam Hopkins, Bainbridge Georgia, actress, Becky Sharp, These Three 1902 Bobby Jones, Jr., born in Atlanta Georgia, PGA golfer, Grand Slam 1930 1901 Melvyn Douglas, born in Macon, Georgia, actor, Hud, Ghost Story 1901 Ben Lyon, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse 1899 Danton Walker, Mariette, Georgia, columnist, Broadway Spotlight 1898 Lee Tracy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor, Martin Kane-Martin Kane Private Eye 1897 Richard Russell, Jr., born in Winder, Georgia, Senator-D-Georgia 1933 - 1971 1897 Henry A. Rucker appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia 1895 200 blacks leave Savannah, Georgia for Liberia 1893 1st state anti-lynching statue approved, in Georgia 1893 Hurricane hits coast between Savannah Georgia and Charleston SC 1893 Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet, Ode to Revolution 1893 Vladimir Mayakovsky, Soviet Georgia, poet, Ode to Revolution 1893 Walter Francis White, Atlanta Georgia 1893 Royal Butler, Edwin Richey, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actor 1892 Oliver Hardy, Harlem, Georgia, comedy team member, Laurel and Hardy 1890 Gertrude McCoy, born in Sugar Valley, Georgia, silent screen actress, Blue Bird 1887 Georgia O'Keefe, Sun Prairie Wisconsin, sculptor/painter, Cow's Skull 1887 Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist 1886 William L. Dawson, born in Albany, Georgia, Representative-D-Illinois 1943 - 1970 1885 Wallingford Riegger, born in Albany, Georgia, composer, Bacchangle 1883 Carl Vinson, born in Georgia, Representative-D-Georgia 1914 - 1964 1877 Georgia B D Camp Johnson, U.S., poet/playwright, Autumn Love Cycle 1877 Charles Coburn, Macon, Georgia, actor, Acad-1943, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1877 Charles Coburn, Savannah, Georgia, actor, Devil and Miss Jones 1873 Henry Flipper of Georgia is 2nd black to enter West Point 1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia is 1st black to make an official speech in House of Representatives (opposing leniency to former Confederates) 1871 Jefferson Long of Georgia sworn in as 2nd black congressman 1870 Georgia becomes last confederate to be readmitted to U.S. 1870 Samuel Rutherford, born in Culloden, Georgia, lawyer, politician, businessman, jurist, Mayor of Forsyth, Georgia, served in Georgia House of Representatives, elected to 69th U.S. Congress, served for four terms 1870 Georgia legislature reconvenes 1869 Henriette Georgia Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Dutch poet, Women in Forest 1867 Morehouse College organizes (Augusta Georgia) 1866 President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia 1865 President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia 1865 Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville, Georgia 1865 Battle of Columbus and West Point, Georgia (Ft. Tyler) 1865 Sherman's march through Georgia begins 1865 Raid at Wilson's: Chickaswas, Alabama to Macon, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Ebenezer Creek/Cypress Swamp, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Thomas' Station, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Millen Brutal, Georgia 1864 4th and last day of skirmishes at Waynesboro, Georgia 1864 3rd day of Battles at Waynesboro/Jones's Plantation, Georgia 1864 2nd day of Battles at Waynesboro, Georgia 1864 Confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Sylvan Brutal/Waynesboro, Georgia 1864 Confederate retreat at Sandersville, Georgia 1864 Battle at Ball's Ferry Georgia (30 casualties) 1864 Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia, ends after 650 casualties 1864 Confederate retreat at Lovejoy, Georgia 1864 Sherman's troops destroy Rome, Georgia 1864 Kingston, Georgia burned during Sherman's March to Sea 1864 Battle of Dalton, Georgia - surrendered 1864 2nd day of battle at Jonesboro Georgia, about 3,000 casualties 1864 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Jonesboro Georgia, 1900 casualties 1864 Confederate General Joe Wheeler besieges Dalton, Georgia 1864 Battle of Macon, Georgia (Stoneman's Raid) 1864 Battle of Atlanta Georgia (Ezra Church)-second sortie US700 CS4642 1864 Battle at Ezra Chapel (Church), Georgia [Hood's Third Sortie] 1864 Battle at Chattahoochee River, Georgia 1864 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Culp's (Kulp's) House, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Lattermore's Mills/Powder Springs Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Pine Knob Georgia 1864 Confederate troops pull back out Solves/lost Mt, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Mud Creek/Noyes's (Nose) Creek, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Golgotha Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Gilgal Church, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Mcafee's Cross Road Georgia, about 57 dies in battle 1864 Battle of Big Shanty, Georgia 1864 Battle of Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, Pine Mt, Pine Knob, Golgotha 1864 Confederate cruiser The Georgia sold to The English 1864 Battle of New Hope Church, Georgia 1864 Battle of Dallas, Georgia 1864 Skirmish at Cassville Georgia 1864 Battle of Adairsville Georgia, Union forces Confederates to retreat 1864 Battle of Reseca, Georgia -Atlanta- 1864 Atlanta Campaign-Battle of Resaca Georgia 1864 General Sherman begins advance to Atlanta Georgia 1864 Campaign in Northern Georgia - Chattanooga Georgia to Atlanta GA 1864 Bread revolt in Savannah, Georgia 1864 6th and last day of battle at Dalton, Georgia (about 600 casualties) 1864 Near Andersonville Georgia, rebels open a new POW camp "Camp Sumpter" 1864 Battle at Dalton Georgia 1863 Battle at Wauhatchie Georgia: 865 killed or injured 1863 Battle of Chickamauga Georgia (near Chattanooga) begins; Union retreat 1863 Federal ironclad ships bomb Fort McAllister Georgia 1863 Confederate raider "Nashville" sinks near Fort McAllister Georgia 1862 James Andrews steals Confederate train (General) at Kennesaw, Georgia 1862 Union troops occupy Fort Pulaski Georgia 1861 U.S. Mint at Dahlonega, Georgia seized by Confederacy 1861 Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy 1861 Arsenal at Augusta, Georgia seized by Confederacy 1861 Georgia becomes 5th state to secede 1861 U.S. Ft. Pulaski and Ft. Jackson, Savannah, seized by Georgia 1856 Georgia becomes 1st state to regulate railroads 1852 William Scarborough, Macon, Georgia, linguist/author, Birds of Aristophanes 1848 William and Ellen Craft escape from slavery in Georgia 1830 James Augustine Healy, born in Macon, Georgia, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop 1829 Alfred Cummings, Georgia, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1825 Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, born in Georgia, educator, Rep-Ala, 1857-61 1825 Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west by Sept 1, 1826 1823 Georgia passes 1st U.S. state birth registration law 1801 1st U.S. Jewish governor, David Emanuel, takes office in Georgia 1788 1st U.S. steamboat patent issued, by Georgia to Briggs and Longstreet 1788 Georgia is 4th state to ratify U.S. constitution 1786 Abraham Baldwin selected president of University of Georgia 1785 1st U.S. state university chartered, Athens Georgia 1783 Georgia becomes a protectorate of tsarist Russia 1778 English troops occupy Savannah, Georgia 1777 Georgia becomes 1st U.S. state to abolish both entail and primogeniture 1749 Georgia Colony reverses itself and rules slavery is legal 1742 Battle of Bloody Marsh-Spanish assault on Simons Island, Georgia 1736 Methodists John and Charles Wesley arrive in Savannah, Georgia 1733 Georgia founded by James Oglethorpe, at site of Savannah 1732 Royal charter for Georgia granted to James Oglethorpe 1696 James Oglethorpe, England, General/author/colonizer, Georgia |
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