1995 Eddy Grove, dies
1981 Jered Guzman, born in Garden Grove, California, pairs skater, & Natalie Vlandis
1979 Challen Sievers, born in Downers Grove, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics
1974 Leah O'Brien, born in Garden Grove, California, softball infielder, Olympics gold 96
1973 Nanette Pearson, born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Miss America-Utah, 1997
1970 Stu Barnes, Spruce Grove, NHL center for the Florida Panthers
1970 Ann Grossman, Grove City Ohio, tennis star, 1994 LA finalist
1968 Darryl Kile, Garden Grove California, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1964 Tony Granato, Downers Grove, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings
1962 Shady Grove Baptist Church burned in Leesburg Georgia
1958 Bart Wayne Conner, born in Morton Grove, Illinois, gymnist 1984 Olympics 2 gold
1958 Alan Trammell, Garden Grove California, infielder for the Detroit Tigers
1955 Bruce Willis, born in Penna Grove, New Jersey, actor, Moonlighting, Die Hard
1949 Gene Johnson, born in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle
1942 500 die in a fire that destroyed Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston
1942 Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire kills 602 (Boston Mass)
1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory)
1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove, 41, wins his 300th game
1941 After winning 20 straight at Fenway, Lefty Grove loses to Browns
1938 Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941
1936 Andy Grove, Hungarian Businessman
1931 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP
1931 Lefty Grove wins his 30th game of season over White Sox, 2-1
1931 Philadelphia A's Lefty Grove, loses 1-0 (Browns) after winning 16 straight
1931 Lefty Grove wins AL record tying 16th consecutive game
1925 Yanks Lefty Grove beats A's Herb Pennock 1-0 in 15 innings
1910 Gordon Jenkins, Webster Grove, Missouri, orch leader, NBC Comedy Hour
1908 Rufe Davis, Oklahoma, actor, Cocoanut Grove, Trail Blazers, Gangs of Sonora
1900 Battle at Poplar Grove South Africa, President Kruger flees
1900 Robert "Lefty" Grove, baseball pitcher, 300 game winner
1891 Donald Kerr, born in Eagle Grove, Iowa, actor, Carnival Lady, Devil Bat
1862 Battle of Prairie Grove, AR
1862 Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia (Orchard, Henrico, French's Field) (Kings's Schoolhouse) Day 1 of 7 Days
1843 Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah
1832 Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Illinois
1820 George Grove, born in London, England, biblical scholar/misicographer
1814 Galen Clark, U.S., naturalist and discovered Mariposa Grove
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