2014 Event Three U.S. states have now established quarantine rules for travelers arriving from West Africa who have had contact with Ebola victims; Illinois is the latest to implement the policy, following the lead of New York and New Jersey 2013 Event Caterpillar, a heavy construction equipment manufacturer, announces plans to lay off 300 additional employees at its Decatur, Illinois facility by July 2013 2013 Event Born without a trachea, a 2-year-old Korean-Canadian child is the youngest patient in history to receive a bioengineered organ made from stem cells; she received the transplanted organ at the Children's Hospital of Illinois 2013 Event Scientists in Illinois, announce they've developed stretchable batteries that can power a new generation of flexible electronics 2012 Event In Illinois, a Cook County Circuit Court rules that the tax Amazon.com levied on Internet businesses by the U.S. state of Illinois is unconstitutional 2011 Event Rod Blagojevich, the former Governor of the State of Illinois, is issued a sentence of 14 years in jail for corruption 2011 Event Illinois experiences heavy thunderstorms with 75 mph winds, cutting power to 868,000 homes and businesses 2011 Event Over 270,000 people in Illinois experience a power failure due to thunderstorms and funnel clouds 2011 Event The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is recorded in Chicago, Illinois; many celebrities attend the star-studded event 2010 Event The U.S. launches a search for the people behind an attempt to mail bombs to synagogues and places of worship in Chicago, Illinois 2010 Event The trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich begins today; Blagovich faces corruption charges regarding his alleged attempt to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat 2005 Event NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70 2003 Death Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney 1997 Event Shirley Allen, 51, held Illinois police off for 39 days captured 1997 Event U.S. Senior Golf Open ends at Olympia Fields Golf Club Illinois 1997 Death Jermaine Stewart, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out', dies liver cancer in Homewood, Illinois, at age 39 1995 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Chicago, Illinois on WCKG 105.9 FM 1994 Death John Wayne Gacy, mass murderer, executed in Illinois at 52 1994 Event "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" closes at Beaumont New York City after 40 performances 1993 Event "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 40 performances 1993 Event Howard Stern is fired from WLUP-AM, Chicago, Illinois 1992 Event Howard Stern radio show begins broadcasting on WLUP-AM, Chicago, Illinois 1992 Death Dorothy Tree, actress (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Nazi Agent), dies 1990 Event Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss 1989 Event 71st PGA Championship: Payne Stewart shoots 276 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club Illinois 1989 Event Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois 1986 Death Sydney J. Harris, journalist, wrote, syndicated column, 'Strictly Personal', wrote for Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, political positions placed him on the list of Nixon political opponents, wrote, 'The Authentic Person: Dealing with Dilemma', dies in Chicago, Illinois 1984 Event 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery 1982 Event Northwestern ends 34 football game losing streak, beats No Illinois 31-6 1982 Event Longest baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, ends after 22 innings - before Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cubs 2-1 (game started Aug 17th) 1982 Birthday Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1981 Birthday Natalie Lacuesta, born in Chicago, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1980 Birthday Anna Chlumsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, My Girl 1980 Birthday Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ 1980 Birthday Lori Fredrickson, born in Aurora, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96 1979 Birthday Challen Sievers, born in Downers Grove, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1979 Event Jane Byrne, elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1979 Death Donny Hathaway, Chicago, Illinois, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 1978 Birthday Kate Robinson, Peoria, Illinois, dance skater, & Kate Robinson 1978 Birthday Autumn Waterbury, Miss Illinois Teen USA, 2nd-1997 1978 Birthday Eisa Istok, Miss Illinois Teen USA 1996 1978 Event Neo-Nazis call off plans to march in Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois 1978 Birthday Nicholle Tom, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, actress, Beethoven, Maggie-Nanny, BH 90210 1978 Birthday Caroline Hunt, born in Chicago, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96 1977 Birthday Kate Nelson, Evanston, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Larissa Fontaine, born in Chicago, Illinois, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Tania Joy Gibson, born in Lake Barrington, Illinois, Miss America-Illinois 1997 1977 Birthday Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ 1976 Birthday John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova 1976 Birthday Fred Savage, born in Illinois, actor, Kevin-Wonder Years, Vice Versa 1976 Birthday David Diaz, born in Chicago, Illinois, light welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Christian Vande Velde, born in Chicago, Illinois, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Heather Tom, Hinsdale, Illinois, actress, Victoria Howard-Young and Restless 1975 Birthday Heather Tom, Hinsdale, Illinois, Victoria-Y&R, Deadly Whispers 1975 Birthday Mike Fisher, Naperville, Illinois, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1975 Birthday Debbie Keller, born in Winfield, Illinois, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Brian Buetsch, born in Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes Sr champ 1974 Birthday Sandra Cacic, born in Joliet, Illinois, tennis star 1974 Birthday Kerwin Waldroup, born in Country Club Hills, Illinois, professional football player, defensive end for the Detroit Lions 1974 Birthday Steve Bornhoeft, born in LaGrange, Illinois, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Vincent Spadea, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis star 1974 Birthday Carrie Zarse, born in Chicago, Illinois, diver 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Kevin Donovan, born in Des Plaines, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes-2nd 1973 Birthday Erin Moorad, born in Chicago, Illinois, pairs skater, & Richard Gillam 1973 Birthday Anastacia, born in Chicago, Illinois, born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk, singer, songwriter, sold over 20 million albums, successful outside of the U.S. 1973 Death Jack E Leonard, Chicago, Illinois, comedian, dies at 62 1973 Birthday Tracy Kathleen Hayes, born in Wheaton, Illinois, Miss America, Illinois-5th-1996 1973 Event Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme 1973 Birthday Chip McCaw, born in Chicago, Illinois, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner 1972 Birthday Cliff Floyd, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder/1st base for the Montreal Expos 1972 Birthday Shawn Green, born in Des Plaines Illinois, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1972 Birthday Jenny McCarthy, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Oct, 1993, host, Singled Out 1972 Event 45 die in a train crash in Chicago, Illinois 1972 Birthday Jason Isringhausen, born in Alton, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets 1972 Birthday Nate Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Birthday Robert Peal, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Margot Contois 1972 Birthday Bryan Rekar, born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1972 Birthday Renee Heiken, Peoria, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1994 Florida Women's Open 1972 Birthday Jennie Garth, born in Champaign, Illinois, actress, Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210 1972 Birthday Richard Becker, Aurora, Illinois, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins 1971 Birthday Todd Van Poppel, Hinsdale, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1971 Birthday Bernadette Przybycien, Miss Illinois USA 1996 1971 Birthday Sal Fasano, born in Chicago, Illinois, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Birthday Bryan Dattilo, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, California Dreaming, Days of Our Lives 1971 Birthday Alison Krauss, born in Decatur, Illinois, country singer, 2 Highways 1971 Event 11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois 1971 Death Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69 1971 Birthday Michael Sirotka, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Birthday Pam Schaffrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1971 Birthday Amy Peistrup-Matthews, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, WPVA, Old Orchard-17-1995 1971 Birthday Denise Richards, born in Downers Grove, Illinois, actress, fashion model, appeared in 'The World is Not Enough', reality show, 'Denise Richards: It's Complicated' 1971 Birthday Linda Wild, Arlington Heights, Illinois, tennis star, 1993 Melbourne Open 1971 Birthday Kevin Sefcik, Oaklawn, Illinois, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1971 Event Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate 1970 Birthday Lisa Gathright, Moline, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-17th-1993 1970 Birthday Kirk Rueter, Centralia, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1970 Birthday Nancy Mason, Belleville, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-17th-1995 1970 Birthday Chris Thorpe, Waukegan, Illinois, doubles luger 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Nicole Jeray, Cook County, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1995 Sprint Champ-22nd 1970 Birthday Jeanette Kollasch, Evanston, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Pismo-17th-1995 1970 Birthday Jim Thome, Peoria, Illinois, infielder, Cleveland Indians 1970 Event EAA Convention moves from Rockford Illinois to Oshkosh, Wi 1970 Birthday Steve Wojciechowski, born in Blue Island, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1970 Birthday Todd Martin, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, tennis star, 1988 USTA Boys' 18 1970 Birthday Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd 1970 Birthday Sean Bergman, born in Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1970 Event WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 Birthday James Calvin Spivey, born in Schiller Park, Illinois, miler 1970 Birthday Nathaniel Mills, Evanston, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday T J Mathews, Belleville, Illinois, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Birthday Lisa Matthews, Peoria, Illinois, playmate, Apr, 1990 1969 Event "Clues Hint at Beatle's Death," reported in Illinois University newspaper, sparking widespread rumours of Paul McCartney's death 1969 Birthday Ernie Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Oakland A's 1969 Birthday Amy Carlson, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, actress, Josie-Another World, 1969-Approx] 1969 Birthday Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Mark Sohn, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, gymnast 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday James Westphal, born in Oak Park Illinois, 10k runner 1969 Birthday Dan Wilson, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Birthday April Lerman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Lila-Charles in Charge 1969 Birthday Dave Cruikshank, born in Northbrook, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1968 Birthday Lauralee "Bug" Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Cricket-Young and Restless 1968 Birthday Nancy Brookhart, Elmhurst, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Hermosa-17th-1994 1968 Birthday Chris Waller, Evanston, Illinois, gymnast 1992 Olympics 1968 Birthday Gillian Anderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, X-Files 1968 Birthday Roshumba Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, model, Bride 1968 Birthday John Lumkes, born in Chicago, Illinois, 3k steeplechase runner 1968 Birthday Stacy Leigh Arthur, born in Naperville, Illinois, playmate, Jan, 1991 1968 Birthday Tomas P Pukstys, born in Chicago, Illinois, javelin thrower, Olympics-8th-96 1968 Birthday Alan Levine, Park Ridge, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1968 Birthday Mark Clark, Bath, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996 1968 Birthday Lorraine Olivia, Geneva, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1990 1968 Birthday Gary Coleman, Zion, Illinois, actor, Arnold-Diff'rent Strokes 1967 Death [Francis] Barry Byrne, Chicago, Illinois, architect, dies at 83 1967 Birthday Salli Richardson, born in Chicago, Illinois, television, film, actress, 'Posse', 'A Low Down Dirty Shame', and 'Antwone Fisher', appeared in 2007 film, 'I Am Legend' 1967 Birthday Rob Eiter, born in Chicago, Illinois, 105 lbs/48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics 1967 Event Race riots in Cairo, Illinois 1967 Birthday Michelle Torres, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis star 1967 Birthday Bill Risley, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1967 Birthday Kenneth Gould, born in Chicago, Illinois, Welterweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze 1967 Birthday Matt Peterson, born in Chicago, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Hawkeye Open-7th 1967 Birthday Billy Corgan, born in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, member of The Smashing Pumpkins band 1967 Birthday Hollis Conway, born in Chicago, Illinois, high jumper, Olympics-silv/bronze-88, 92 1966 Birthday Rob Sullivan, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Tri-City Pro-Am 1966 Birthday Ron Coomer, Crest Hill, Illinois, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1966 Birthday Andy Richter, Yorkville, Illinois, writer/sidekick, Conan O'Brien 1966 Birthday Darrin Fletcher, Elmhurst, Illinois, catcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Birthday Kevin Koslofski, Decatur, Illinois, outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1966 Event Race riot in Waukegan, Illinois 1966 Birthday Trenidad Hubbard, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Birthday Mike Small, born in Aurora Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Emerald Coast 1966 Birthday Noelle Daghe, born in Decatur, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1994 PING-Cellular One-21st 1966 Birthday Cindy Crawford, born in Dekalb, Illinois, super model, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 1965 Birthday Nancy Reno, Elmhurst, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Kimberly Donley, Aurora, Illinois, playmate, Mar, 1993 1965 Birthday Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Birthday Terri Lynn Doss, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Jul, 1988 1965 Birthday Kathleen Horvath, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis player, French Open, Jr. 1980 1965 Birthday Marlee Matlin, Illinois, deaf actress, Children of Lesser God-Academy Award 1965 Birthday Chantal Bailey, Champaign, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1965 Birthday Caren Kemner, born in Quincy, Illinois, volleyball outside hitter, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1965 Birthday Jason Gedrick, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Heavenly Kid, Class of '96 1964 Birthday Andy Gabel, born in Chicago, Illinois, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1964 Birthday Pablo Morales, born in Chicago, Illinois, butterfly swimmer, 3 Gold medals 1984, 1992 Olympics, 2 Silver Medals 1982 Olympics 1964 Birthday Kris Kamm, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Stuart Rosebrock-Coach 1964 Birthday Marjorie Judith Vincent, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Miss America 1991 1964 Birthday Sandra H Magnus, Belleville, Illinois, PhD/astronaut 1964 Birthday Joe Girardi, Peoria, Illinois, catcher, New York Yankees 1964 Birthday Joan Bennett, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, January, 1985 1964 Birthday Tom Prince, born in Kankakee, Illinois, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Birthday Lisa Boyle, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Showgirls 1964 Birthday Moosie Drier, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Laugh-in 1964 Birthday Joan E. Higginbotham, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut 1964 Birthday Pete Jordan, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Fresno Open-2nd 1964 Birthday Page Hannah, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Kate Riley-Fame 1964 Birthday Linda French, born in Oak Park, Illinois, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Michelle Obama, born in Chicago, Illinois, maiden name, Michelle LaVaughn Robinson, first African-American First Lady of the United States, husband to Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States, employed by Sidley Austin law firm and University of Chicago Medical Center 1963 Birthday Jennifer Beals, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Flashdance, Bride 1963 Birthday Richard Marx, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Hold on to the Night 1963 Birthday Mark Carreon, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Birthday Mark Leiter, Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Birthday Marvin Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1963 Birthday Joe Lloyd, Highland Park, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Space Coast 1963 Birthday Yaro Dachniwsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, team handball goalie 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Jeff Fassero, born in Springfield, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1962 Birthday Dean Cameron, Morrison, Illinois, actor, Herbie-Spencer 1962 Birthday Jill Briles-Hinton, Elmhurst, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1995 Women's Open-16th 1962 Birthday Jeff Reed, Joliet, Illinois, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1962 Birthday Cathy Boswell, Joliet, Illinois, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1962 Birthday Derrick Waldroup, born in Chicago, Illinois, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Joan Cusack, born in Evanston, Illinois, actress, SNL, Addams Family Values 1962 Birthday Mike Conley, born in Chicago, Illinois, triple jumper 1984 Olympics silver 1962 Birthday Rob Stone, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Kevin-Mr Belvedere 1962 Birthday Andre Braugher, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Frank Pembleton-Homicide 1962 Birthday Karen Kurreck, Urbana, Illinois, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Jesse Johnson, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Jesse Woods Johnson, musician, guitarist, funk, rocky, rhythm and blues genres, original member of The Time, contributed to hit singles, 'The Bird', 'Jungle Love', on The Time's third album, 'Ice Cream Castle' 1962 Birthday Tonya Pinkins, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Livia Frye-All My Children 1962 Birthday Keith Brantley, Scott AFB, Illinois, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Kevin Seitzer, born in Springfield, Illinois, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1962 Birthday Penny Hammel, born in Decatur, Illinois, LPGA golfer, Jamie Farr Toledo-1985, 89 1962 Birthday Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, heptathele won Olympic gold 1988, 1992 1962 Birthday Donn Pall, Evergreen Park Illinois, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, Fl Marlins 1961 Birthday Virginia Madsen, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dune, Hot Spot, Class 1961 Birthday Barack Obama, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, politician, Democratic party, 44th President of the United States, former U.S. Senator from Illinois 2005 - 2008 1961 Birthday Suzi Schott, born in Springfield, Illinois, playmate, August, 1984 1961 Birthday Elizabeth McGovern, Evanston, Illinois, actress, Once Upon a Time in Amer 1961 Birthday Johnny Ray Huston, Mount Vernon, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1990 Honda Classic 1961 Birthday Lisa Rathgber, Hillsboro, Illinois, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1980 1961 Birthday Nancy Scranton, born in Centralia, Illinois, golfer, 1991 du Maurier Ltd Classic 1961 Birthday Daniel Clowes, born in Chicago, Illinois, author, cartoonist, creator of 'Eightball', published graphic novels including, 'Ghost World' 1961 Birthday Casey Siemaszko, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High 1961 Birthday Davis Daniel, born in Arlington Heights Illinois, country singer 1961 Birthday Michele Tobin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Fitzpatricks 1960 Birthday Daryl Hannah, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Splash 1960 Birthday Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mount Vernon, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1987 Henredon Classic 1960 Birthday Mark Derwin, Park Forest, Illinois, actor, AC Mallet-Guiding Light 1960 Birthday Emily Arth, Evanston, Illinois, playmate, Jun, 1988 1960 Event 1st commercial oral contraceptive, Enovid 10 debuts in Skokie, Illinois 1960 Birthday Richard Roeper, born in Chicago, Illinois, film critic, columnist, 'Chicago Sun Times' newspaper, co-host of 'At the Movies' television series with Roger Ebert 1960 Birthday Joseph Guzaldo, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stir Crazy 1960 Birthday Julie Fulton, born in Evanston, Illinois, actress, Lime Steel 1960 Birthday Alfrederick Joyner, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, triple jumper, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1959 Event Citizens of Deerfield, Illinois block building of interracial housing 1959 Birthday Jesse Barfield, Illinois, outfielder, Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 home run leader 1959 Birthday Scott D. Altman, born in Lincoln, Illinois, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, sk: STS-90 1959 Birthday Bill Campbell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Rocketeer 1959 Birthday Kevin Anderson, Illinois, actor, Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy 1958 Birthday Rickey Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, baseball player, stolen base king, A's, Yankees 1958 Birthday Lynn-Holly Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Ice Castles 1958 Birthday John J York, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mac Scorpio-General Hospital 1958 Birthday Bill Roy, Versailles, Illinois, skeet 1996 Olympics 1958 Birthday Allison Finney, Winnetka, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1989 Standard Register 1958 Birthday Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Color of Money 1958 Birthday John M Grunsfeld, born in Chicago, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS-67, 81 1958 Birthday Marty Schiene, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Illinois Open 1958 Birthday Gregg Edelman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Green Card 1958 Birthday Marlene Janssen, born in Rock Island, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1982 1958 Birthday David H Mattheisen, Blue Island, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS-73 alt 1958 Birthday Gary Gaetti, Centralia, Illinois, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1958 Birthday Greg Foster, born in Maywood, Illinois, 110m hurdler 1984 Olympics silver 1958 Birthday Michael Flatley, born in Chicago, Illinois, Irish choreographer, Lord of Dance 1958 Birthday Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1983 Andy Williams 1958 Birthday Lea DeLaria, born in Belleville, Illinois, actress, jazz musician, comedienne, prominent lesbian stand-up comic, known for her raunchy persona 1958 Birthday Bart Wayne Conner, born in Morton Grove, Illinois, gymnast 1984 Olympics 2 gold 1957 Birthday David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1957 Birthday Liz Glazowski, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, April, 1980 1957 Birthday Jodi Anderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. long jump champ, 1978-81 1957 Birthday Sarah McGuire, born in Springfield, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank-5th 1957 Birthday Richard Powers, born in Evanston, Illinois, author, wrote novel, 'The Time of Our Singing', 'Plowing the Dark', 'The Echo Maker', 'Generosity: An Enhancement' 1957 Event 42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) 1957 Event 42.0 cm rain falls on East St. Louis, Illinois, state record 1956 Birthday Suzy Bogguss, born in Aledo, Illinois, singer, I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart 1956 Birthday Michael VerMeulen, born in Chicago, Illinois, writer, journalist, magazine editor, broke story on U.S. AIDS epidemic, published in Vanity Fair, Parade, GQ founding features editor 1956 Birthday Scott Jacoby, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Bad Ronald, Return to Horror High 1956 Birthday Gary Cole, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, actor, Fatal Vision, Son of Morning Star 1956 Birthday Joan Allen, Illinois, actress, Peggy Sue Got Married, Tucker, In Country 1956 Event 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates Chicago, Illinois 1956 Birthday Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, born in Chicago, Illinois, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1956 Birthday Paula Zahn, born in Napperville, Illinois, news anchor, ABC, CBS This Morning 1956 Birthday Ken Wahl, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Wanderers 1956 Birthday John Phillips Naber, Evanston, Illinois, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold/silver-76 1956 Birthday Rosalyn Bryant, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4x400m runner 1976 Olympics silver 1955 Death Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 1955 Birthday Charlotte Lewis, born in Chicago, Illinois, basketball player 1976 Olympics silver 1955 Event 1st solar automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Illinois 1955 Event WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Debbie Boostrom, born in Peoria, Illinois, playmate, Aug, 1981 1955 Birthday Laurie Metcalf, Carbonville Illinois, actress, Jackie-Roseanne 1955 Birthday Candace L Collins, Dupo Illinois, playmate, Dec, 1979 1955 Birthday Melinda Culea, Western Springs, Illinois, actress, A-Team, Brotherly Love 1955 Event Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants in Illinois 1954 Birthday Sandra Cisneros, born in Chicago, Illinois, author, wrote, 'The House on Mango Street', 'Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories', a figure in Chicana literature 1954 Birthday Tom Scheckel, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, Buckinghams 1954 Birthday D. W. Moffett, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Fine Things, Lisa, Chicago Sons 1954 Birthday Cindy Morgan, Cichorski, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Tron 1954 Birthday William Quinn Buckner, Phoenix, Illinois, basketballer 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Birthday Sam J Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chris-Code Red, The Highway Man 1954 Birthday Ken Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hill St. Blues, Michael-30 Something 1954 Event 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) 1954 Birthday Wendy Schaal, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, It's a Living, Julie-Fantasy Is 1954 Birthday Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, Michael Anthony Sobolewski, bassist, founding member, Van Halen, hard rock, heavy metal genres, plays bass, vocals, has performed with Sammy Hagar, Chickenfoot, noted for custom bass guitars, now markets Mad Anthony hot sauce 1954 Birthday James Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Sat Night Live, Trading Places 1954 Birthday Adrian Zmed, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, TJ Hooker, Dance Fever 1953 Birthday John Malkovich, born in Christopher, Illinois, actor and director, Killing Fields 1953 Event 1st department store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Illinois 1953 Birthday Paulie Carmen, born in Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist 1953 Birthday Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities 1953 Birthday Bruce Hall, Champaign, Illinois, rock bassist, Reo Speedwagon 1953 Birthday John P. Hiler, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Indiana 1981 - 1991 1953 Birthday Ruby Wax, born in Evanston, Illinois, born Ruby Wachs, comedian, films include, 'Shock Treatment', 'Omen III: The Final Conflict', host of show, 'Don't Miss Wax' 1953 Birthday Mary Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress and comedian, SNL, Club Paradise, Feds 1953 Birthday Chaka Khan, born in Great Lakes, Illinois, rocker, Rufus-I am Every Woman 1953 Birthday Christine Ebersole, Park Forest, Illinois, actress, SNL, Valerie, Tootsie 1953 Event Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary 1952 Birthday Susan Hallock Dey, Illinois, actress, 1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law 1952 Birthday Keith Szarabajka, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Nightlife 1952 Birthday Mandy Patinkin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, Yentl, Alien Nation 1952 Birthday Bruce Soboroff, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Buckinghams 1952 Birthday Robin Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Mork and Mindy, Awakenings 1952 Birthday Stan Shaw, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mississippi, Roots Next Generation 1952 Birthday Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl 1951 Birthday James Turner Brewer, born Maywood, Illinois, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Birthday Kevin Cronin, Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist, REO Speedwagon 1951 Birthday Karen Allen, Illinois, actress, Cruising, Starman, Wanderers 1951 Birthday Leah Poulis Mueller, Berwyn, Illinois, speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold 1951 Birthday Michael Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Ronnie-Brian Keith Show 1951 Birthday Dan Fogelberg, born in Illinois, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, played piano, bass, guitar, mandolin 1951 Event 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois 1951 Birthday Lane Evans, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 2007 1951 Birthday Jonathan Hogan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House on Carroll St 1951 Birthday Alan Dysert, born in Danville, Illinois, actor, Sean Cudahy-All My Children 1951 Birthday Bun E. Carlos, born in Rockford, Illinois, born Brad Carlson, rocker, drummer, played with American rock band Cheap Trick 1951 Birthday Mark D. Siljander, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Michigan 1981 - 1987 1951 Birthday Suze Orman, born in Chicago, Illinois, television host, financial advisor, author, host of 'The Suzie Orman Show' on CNBC, books include, 'The Road to Wealth' 1951 Birthday Alley Mills, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Norma Arnold-Wonder Years 1951 Birthday Walt Willey, Ottawa, Illinois, actor, Jackson Montgomery-All My Children 1950 Birthday Jim Peterik, born in Berwyn, Illinois, musician, songwriter, member of the band, Survivor, co-wrote song, 'Eye of the Tiger' 1950 Birthday Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes 1950 Birthday Amy Madigan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uncle Buck, Twice in a Lifetime 1950 Birthday John Landis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, American Werewolf in London 1950 Birthday Mark Arnott, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Return of the Secaucus 7 1950 Birthday Toni Alessandrini, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vice Academy Part 2 1950 Birthday Tom Berenger, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me 1950 Birthday Bruce Boxleitner, Elgin, Illinois, actor, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Babylon 5 1950 Birthday Tom Petersson, Rockford, Illinois, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1950 Birthday Amy Wright, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist 1950 Birthday Barry Pearson, born in Geneseo, Illinois, born Barry Lynn Pearson, American professional football player, attended Northwestern University, played position of wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs 1950 Birthday Joseph R Tanner, Danville, Illinois, astronaut, STS-66, 82, sk: 97 1949 Birthday Brian Kerwin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo 1949 Birthday Gary Richrath, Peoria, Illinois, rock guitarist, REO Speedwagon 1949 Birthday Jessica Harper, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inserts, Stardust Memories 1949 Birthday Jerry Costello, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1988 - 1949 Birthday John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers 1948 Birthday Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney 1948 Birthday James Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Styx 1948 Birthday George Wendt, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Norm-Cheers 1948 Birthday Diane Ackerman, born in Waukegan, Illinois, American poet, author and naturalist, wrote 'Wife of Light' and 'A Natural History of Love' 1948 Birthday Beverly Archer, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Iola-Mama's Family 1948 Event WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Berry Oakley, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Allman Brothers-Ramblin' Man 1948 Birthday Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1947 Birthday Joe Mantegna, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House of Games, Weeds 1947 Birthday Lynn Lowry, E St. Louis, Illinois, actress, Cat People, Crazies 1947 Birthday Chris Wallace, born in Chicago, Illinois, newscaster, NBC Weekend News 1947 Birthday Carl Giammarese, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Buckinghams 1947 Birthday Carol Moseley-Braun, Sen-D Illinois 1947 Birthday Sally Eaton, born in Illinois, Broadway actress, Jeanie-Hair 1947 Birthday Michael Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Family Ties, FBI murders 1947 Birthday Patti Reynolds, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Sept, 1965 1947 Birthday Al Ciner, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1947 Birthday Jon-Jon Poulos, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Buckinghams 1947 Event Coal mine explosion in Centralia, Illinois, claims 111 1947 Birthday Steven Schiff, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-New Mexico 1989 - 1998 1947 Birthday Dennis De Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Styx-Its Raining Again 1946 Birthday Patti Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock vocalist, Radio Ethiopia 1946 Birthday Rick Nielsen, Rockford, Illinois, rock vocalist and guitarist, Cheap Trick 1946 Birthday Bill Bryson, Evanston, Illinois, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1946 Birthday John Prine, Maywood, Illinois, country singer, Hello in There 1946 Birthday Larry Breeding, Winchester, Illinois, actor, Who's Watching the Kids? 1946 Birthday Dennis Dugan, born in Wheaton, Illinois, actor and director, Can't Buy Me Love, Howling 1946 Birthday John Klemmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, songwriter, arranger, saxophonist, plays jazz, pop, cross over jazz, co-written music with David Batteau 1946 Birthday Neal Doughty, born in Evantson, Illinois, rock keyboardist, Reo Speedwagon 1946 Birthday Chelsea Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln 1946 Event Fire at LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge kills 61 (Chicago, Illinois) 1946 Event "Exposition Flyer" rammed at Napierville Illinois, killing 48 1946 Birthday Ranger Doug, Douglas Green, Illinois, singer, Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way 1945 Birthday Glenn Poshard, born in Herald, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1989 - 1999 1945 Birthday Carrie Snodgress, Park Ridge, Illinois, actress, Diary of Mad Housewife 1945 Birthday Clifton Davis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, That's My Mama, Amen 1945 Birthday Laurie Spiegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, guitar, known for algorithmic composition software Music Mouse, electronic-music compositions 1945 Birthday Bob Balaban, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, 2010, Girlfriends 1945 Birthday Gary Loizzo, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1945 Birthday Walt Parazaider, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock saxophonist, Chicago 1945 Birthday Mimsy Farmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Devil's Angel, Road to Salina 1944 Birthday Harold Ramis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, SCTV, Stripes 1944 Birthday Dick Durbin, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 1944 Birthday Dennis Franz, Maywood, Illinois, actor, Buntz-Hill Street Blues, New YorkPD Blue 1944 Birthday Warren Burton, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Jason Dunlap in 'Another World' 1944 Birthday Charles Lacy Veach, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut, STS-39, STS-52 1944 Birthday Charles Colbert, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, American Breed 1944 Birthday Sherry Lansing, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, China Syndrome, Black Rain 1944 Birthday Bruce Johnston, born in Peoria, Illinois, born Benjamin Baldwin, rocker, musician, singer, record producer, Grammy-Award winning songwriter, member of The Beach Boys, composed I Write The Songs 1944 Birthday Jim Hart, Evanston, Illinois, NFL quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals 1944 Birthday Terry L. Bruce, born in Olney, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1985 - 1993 1944 Event 2,500 women trample guards and floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago, Illinois department store 1944 Birthday Dennis Farina, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mike Torello-Crime Story 1944 Birthday Marty Russo, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1975 - 1993 1943 Birthday Donna Mills, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Knots Landing, Incident 1943 Birthday Lee Graziano, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, American Breed 1943 Birthday Sam Shepard, Illinois, actor and playwright, Frances, Crimes of the Heart 1943 Birthday Joel Higgins, Bloomington, Illinois, actor, Salvage 1, Silver Spoons 1943 Birthday Martin Mull, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/comedian, Bad Manners, Flick, Serial 1943 Birthday Mike Bloomfield, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time' 1943 Birthday Jim Sensenbrenner, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1979 - 1943 Birthday Michael Greer, born in born in Galesburg, Illinois, actor, Bobby Gentry Show 1943 Birthday Michael Mann, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, Sexpot, Close Friends 1942 Birthday Randy Kirby, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Randy-Girl From UNCLE 1942 Birthday Jeffrey Siegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Chicago Symph 1942 Birthday David Ogden Stiers, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Winchester-M*A*S*H, Doc 1942 Birthday Michael Crichton, born in Chicago, Illinois novelist, Andromeda Strain, Congo, Looker 1942 Birthday Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic 1942 Birthday Paul B. Henry, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Michigan 1985 - 1993 1942 Birthday Karen Black, Ziegler, Park Ridge, Illinois, 5 Easy Pieces, Pyx 1942 Birthday Jim Kolbe, born in Evanston, Illinois, Representative-R-Arizona 1985 - 2007 1942 Birthday Roger Ebert, born in Urbana, Illinois, film critic, Siskel and Ebert at the Movies 1942 Event Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54 1942 Birthday John Wayne Gacy, born in Chicago, Illinois, serial killer, 32 boys 1942 Birthday Ken Kramer, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Colorado 1979 - 1987 1941 Birthday Micki Grant, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, singer, soprano, actress, writer, composer, appeared on NBC's Another World, became first African-American cast member of a daytime soap opera 1941 Birthday Allan Carr, Illinois, director, Grease, Happiest Millionaire 1941 Birthday George Will, born in Champaign, Illinois, journalist, author, wrote, editor, National Review magazine 1972 - 1978, awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1940 Birthday Peter Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker 1940 Birthday Richard Pryor, Illinois, comedian/actor, Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy 1940 Birthday Raquel Welch, born in Chicago, Illinois, Myra Breckenridge, 1,000,000 BC, 100 Rifles 1940 Birthday Kip King, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Charlie and Company 1940 Birthday Reva Rose, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Temperature's Rising 1940 Birthday James Gammon, born in Newman, Illinois, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Nick-Nash Bridges 1940 Birthday Helmut Jahn, born in Nuremburg, Germany, architect, designed O'Hare 'L' Station, Chicago, Illinois, AIA's, Ten Most Influential Living Architects, 1991 1939 Birthday Rick Lenz, born in Springfield, Illinois, actor, Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John 1939 Birthday Garrick Utley, born in Chicago, Illinois, newscaster, 1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend 1939 Birthday Phillip Ramey, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, pianist, composer, associated with Aaron Copeland, wrote, 'Irving Fine: An American Composer in His Time' 1939 Birthday Mary Ellen McAnally, Illinois, poet, Dance of the Zygotes 1938 Event Robert Sherwoods "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," premieres in New York City 1938 Birthday Dick Anthony Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Family Honor 1938 Birthday Roy Thinnes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Invaders, Falcon Crest, General Hospital 1937 Birthday Tommy Sands, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actor, Teenage Rock, Dream With Me 1937 Birthday Yvonne Craig, Taylorville, Illinois, actress, Batgirl-Batman, Kissin Cousin 1937 Birthday Barbara Pearl Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4X100m relayer, Gold Medals 1952, 1960 Olympics 1937 Event Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois) 1937 Event 1st blood bank forms (Chicago, Illinois) 1937 Birthday David Ackles, Illinois, vocalist/songwriter, American Gothic 1936 Birthday Nichelle Nichols, Robbins, Illinois, actress, Uhura-Star Trek 1936 Birthday Butch Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1961 Waco Turner Open 1936 Birthday Richard Bach, born in Oak Park, Illinois, writer, author, best-sellers include, 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull', 'Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah', genres include aviation, fantasy, philosophy 1936 Birthday Bruce Dern, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Coming Home, Silent Running, Tatoo 1936 Birthday Quinn Redeker, Woodstock, Illinois, actor, Dan Raven, Young and Restless 1936 Birthday Don Sundquist, born in Moline, Illinois, Representative-R-Tennessee 1983 - 1995, Governor of Tennesse 1995 - 2003 1936 Birthday Edward Rell Madigan, born in Lincoln, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1973 - 1983 1935 Birthday Lewis Arquette, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Horror Show, Book of Love 1935 Birthday Lou Rawls, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man 1935 Birthday Robert H Lawrence, born in Chicago, Illinois, USAF/astronaut 1935 Birthday Thomas W. Ewing, born in Atlanta, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1991 - 2001 1935 Birthday Ronnie Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois, adopted son of George Burns 1935 Birthday John Porter, born in Evanston, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1980 - 2001 1935 Birthday Avery Schreiber, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, My Mother the Car 1935 Birthday Sam Cooke, born in Chicago, Illinois, soul singer, Sam and Dave-You Send Me 1935 Birthday Sherrill Milnes, Hinsdale Illinois, baritone 1935 Birthday Nancy Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Connecticut 1983 - 2007 1934 Event KYW-AM in Chicago, Illinois moves to Philadelphia Penn 1934 Birthday Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress, West Side Story 1934 Birthday Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport, Illinois, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1934 Event FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois 1934 Birthday Jane Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, first female Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1979 - 1983, served as head of consumer affairs 1934 Birthday Thomas Paul, born in Chicago, Illinois, bass, New York City Opera 1963-70 1933 Birthday Joe Knollenberg, born in Mattoon, Illinois, Representative-R-Michigan 1993 - 2009 1933 Birthday Pete Wilson, born in Lake Forest, Illinois, Senator-R-California, 1983 -1988, Governor-R-California 1991 - 1999 1933 Birthday Quincy Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer and singer, We Are The World 1933 Birthday Kim Novak, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vertigo, Of Human Bondage 1933 Birthday Richard Dufallo, born in Chicago, Illinois, clarinetist/conductor 1933 Birthday Arlene Golonka, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Millie-Mayberry RFD 1932 Birthday George Furth, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/dir, Tammy, Good Guys, Dumplings 1932 Birthday William Christopher, Evanstown, Illinois, actor, Father Mulcahy-M*A*S*H 1932 Birthday Robert Reed, born in Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse 1932 Birthday Joyce Jameson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Spike Jones Show 1932 Birthday Melvin Van Peebles, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, 'Sophisticated Gent' 1932 Birthday Bruce Glover, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Diamonds are Forever 1932 Birthday Michael Colgrass, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Best Wishes 1932 Birthday Joseph P. Kerwin, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Captain Med Corps USN/astronaut, Skylab 2 1931 Birthday Mitzi Gaynor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress/vocalist, Les Girls, South Pacific 1931 Birthday Gregg Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, directed The Gregg Smith Singers, a mixed chorus of 16 singers who toured the U.S. 40 times, recorded over 100 albums, received three Grammy Awards 1931 Birthday Jerry Van Dyke, born in Danville, Illinois, actor, My Mother the Car, Coach 1931 Birthday Marla Gibbs, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227 1931 Birthday Florian Zabach, born in Chicago, Illinois, violinist, Hot Canary, Club Embassy 1931 Birthday Robert D Novak, Joliet, Illinois, news reporter, CNN-Evans and Novak 1931 Birthday George E. Sangmeister, born in Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1989 - 1995 1930 Birthday Ken Berry, born in Moline, Illinois, actor, F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family 1930 Birthday Phil Crane, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1969 - 2005 1930 Birthday James Olsen, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Andromeda Strain, Spell 1930 Birthday Abbey Lincoln, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress and singer, Nothing But a Man 1930 Birthday Bill Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer, Torpedo-Dreams 1930 Event Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes 1930 Event -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Carroll, Illinois (state record) 1929 Birthday McLean Stevenson, Normal, Illinois, actor, M*A*S*H, Hello Larry 1929 Birthday Skip Homeier, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Beachhead, Dan Raven, Interns 1929 Birthday David S Broder, born in Chicago Hgts, Illinois, journalist, Pulitzer 1973 1929 Birthday Stanford E. Parris, born in Champaign, Illinois, Representative-R-Virginia 1973 - 1974 and 1981 - 1991 1929 Birthday Bob Newhart, born in Oak Park, Illinois, comedian, Bob Newhart Show, Newhart 1929 Death Mary MacLane, author, individualistic style included feminist rhetoric, raw admissions, first book, 'The Story of Mary Mac Lane' published in 1902, sold 100,000 copies in the first month, dies at age 48, in Chicago, Illinois 1929 Birthday Harris W. Fawell, born in West Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1985 - 1999 1929 Birthday Richard B Shull, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Diana, Holmes and Yoyo 1929 Birthday Arte Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie 1928 Birthday Jimmy Nelson, born in Chicago, Illinois, ventriloguist, Nestles, Farfel 1928 Birthday John Lupton, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Tom-Broken Arrow 1928 Birthday Dave Ketchum, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Agent 13-Get Smart 1928 Birthday Slade Gorton, born in Chicago, Illinois, Senator-R-Washington 1981 - 1987 and 1989 - 2001 1928 Birthday Dan Rostenkowski, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1959 - 1995 1927 Birthday Richard Long, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Nanny and the Professor 1927 Birthday John Downey, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, pianist, conductor, professor of composition and theory, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, founder, director of the Wisconsin Contemporary Music Forum 1927 Birthday Carl Switzer, born in Illinois, actor, Alfalfa-Our Gang 1927 Birthday John William Chancellor, born in Chicago, Illinois, news anchor, NBC, VOA 1927 Birthday Alan J. Dixon, born in Belleville, Illinois, Senator-D-Illinois 1981 - 1993 1927 Birthday Bob Fosse, born in Chicago, Illinois, choreographer/director, Cabaret, Damn Yankees 1927 Birthday Clint Walker, Hartford, Illinois, actor, Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen 1927 Birthday William J. Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, soap opera creator, Young and Restless 1927 Birthday Donald May, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Adam-Edge of Night, Colt .45 1926 Birthday Miles Davis, born in Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud 1926 Birthday Cynthia Stone, Peoria, Illinois, actress, That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers 1926 Birthday Robert Eugene Richards, Illinois, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 48, 52, 56 1925 Birthday Marshall Thompson, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Bog, To Hell and Back, Daktari 1925 Event Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1925 Birthday Rock Hudson, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms 1925 Birthday Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court 1925 Birthday Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain 1925 Birthday Mike Douglas, born in Chicago, Illinois, talk show host, Mike Douglas Show 1925 Birthday Bill Hayes, born in Harvey, Illinois, actor, Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life 1925 Event 29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor of Illinois in 2:33:00.6 1925 Birthday Shecky Greene, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, Love Machine, Combat 1925 Birthday Rock Hudson, born in Winnetka, Illinois, actor, McMillian and Wife 1924 Birthday Kenneth J. Gray, born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1955 - 1975, 1985- 1924 Birthday Gail Russell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uninvited, Moonrise, Unseen 1924 Birthday Bobby Short, born in Danville, Illinois, singer/pianist, Carlisle Hotel 1924 Birthday Louis Bellson, Rock Falls, Illinois, orchestra leader, Pearl Bailey Show 1924 Birthday Dolores Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Designing Woman, Kismet 1924 Birthday Russell Nype, born in Zion, Illinois, singer and actor, Burton Farley-Dorothy 1924 Birthday Henry Hyde, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1975 - 2007 1924 Event WLS-AM in Chicago, Illinois begins radio transmissions 1924 Event WGN-AM in Chicago, Illinois begins radio transmissions 1923 Birthday Charlton Heston, born in Illinois, American actor in film, theater, television, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1923 Birthday William Kraft, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer/percussionist 1923 Birthday Liam Sullivan, Jacksonville, Illinois, actor, Mapoy-Monroes 1923 Birthday Robert H. Michel, born in Peoria, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1957 - 1995 1923 Birthday Alden Winship Clausen, Hamilton, Illinois, banker, President of World Bank 1923 Birthday Giorgio Tozzi, born in Chicago, Illinois, basso 1922 Birthday Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood, Illinois, painter/sculptor, Phoenix 1922 Birthday John Anderson, Clayton, Illinois, actor, Virgil-Legend of Wyatt Earp 1922 Birthday Joe Silver, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mr I Magination, Fay 1922 Birthday Irwin Bazelon, born in Evanston, Illinois, composer, Duo for Viola 1922 Event WDZ-AM in Decatur, Illinois begins radio transmissions 1922 Birthday Bruno VeSota, born in Illinois, actor and director, Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers 1921 Birthday James Jones, Robinson, Illinois, novelist, From Here to Eternity 1921 Birthday Neville Brand, Kewanee, Illinois, actor, DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk 1921 Birthday Barbara Hale, born in Dekalb, Illinois, actress, Della Street - Perry Mason 1921 Birthday Betty Friedan, born in Peoria, Illinois, feminist writer, Feminine Mystique 1920 Birthday Carole Mathews, Montgomery, Illinois, actress, Wilma-Californians 1920 Birthday Ray[mond Douglas] Bradbury, Illinois, sci-fi author, Fahrenheit 451 1920 Birthday Paul Frees, born in Chicago, Illinois, animation voice, Bullwinkle 1920 Birthday John Paul Stevens, born in Illinois, 103rd Supreme Court Justice, 1975- 1920 Birthday Robert Fizdale, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Misia 1920 Birthday John La Montaine, born in Oak Park, Illinois, composer, Pulitzer 1959 1920 Birthday Jim Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Virginia 1983 - 1993 1919 Birthday Richard Webb, Bloomington, Illinois, actor, Invisible Monster, Git 1919 Event Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois 1919 Birthday Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal 1919 Birthday George Gobel, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/TV personality, I Love My Wife 1919 Birthday Kathleen Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Beverly Hillbillies 1918 Birthday Frankie Darro, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men 1918 Birthday Audrey Totter, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Carpetbaggers, Set-Up 1918 Birthday Jack Somack, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show 1918 Event Circus train rammed by troop train kills 68, Ivanhoe, Illinois 1918 Birthday William Holden, born in Illinois, actor, Stalag 17, Bridge Over River Kwai, SOB 1918 Birthday Mercedes McCambridge, Joliet, Illinois, actress, All the King's Men 1918 Birthday Robert Wadlow, Alton, Illinois, tallest known human, 2.72 m, 8' 11.1" 1918 Birthday Charles Hayes, born in Cairo, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 1993 1917 Birthday Gene Rayburn, born in Christopher, Illinois, TV game show host, Match Game 1917 Birthday Marsha Hunt, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw 1917 Birthday Burr Tillstrom, born in Chicago, Illinois, puppeteer, Kukla, Fran and Ollie 1917 Birthday William Marshall III, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Blacula, Honky 1917 Birthday William Bishop, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Steve-It's a Great Life 1917 Event Race riots in East St. Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed) 1917 Event Race riot in East St. Louis Illinois, 1 black killed 1917 Birthday Howard Keel, born in Illinois, actor/singer, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate 1917 Birthday Ina Ray Hutton, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Ina Ray Hutton Show 1917 Birthday Buddy Lester, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Nick-Phil Silvers Show 1916 Birthday John Vivyan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Imitation of Life, Mr. Lucky 1916 Birthday Joel Herron, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Jaye P Morgan Show 1915 Birthday William Proxmire, born in Lake Forest, Illinois, Senator-D-Wisconsin, 1957 - 1989, Golden Fleece Awards 1915 Birthday Dan Seymour, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, We the People, Sing It Again 1915 Birthday Frank Annunzio, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1965 - 1973 and 1973 - 1993 1914 Birthday Rosalyn Tureck, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Bach and Rock 1914 Birthday David Bruce, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, Harry-Beulah 1913 Birthday Vivian Fine, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Women in the Garden 1913 Birthday Dorothy Kilgallen, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, What's My Line? 1913 Birthday Frankie Laine, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Frankie Laine Show, Rawhide 1913 Birthday Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer 1912 Birthday Morey Amsterdam, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show 1912 Birthday Don[ald] Siegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, director, Escape from Alcatraz, Shootist 1912 Birthday Irv Kupcinet, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV host, Tonight! America After Dark 1912 Birthday Virginia Graham, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV personality, Girl Talk, Where Was I 1912 Birthday Audrey Christie, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dorothy-Fair Exchange 1911 Birthday Joe Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, drummer 1911 Birthday Irwin Kostal, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Garry Moore Show 1911 Event 17th U.S. Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago Golf Club in Illinois 1911 Birthday Jack E. Leonard, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Disorderly Orderly 1911 Birthday Smiley Burnette, Summum, Illinois, cowboy, Charlie-Petticoat Junction 1911 Birthday Ronald Reagan, born in Illinois, 40th President, Republican, 1981 - 1989 1910 Birthday Phil Hanna, River Forest, Illinois, singer, Once Upon a Tune 1910 Birthday Vincente Minnelli, born in Chicago, Illinois, director, American in Paris, Gigi 1909 Birthday John Ridgely, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Northern Pursuit, Air Force 1909 Birthday Sidney R. Yates, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1949 - 1963 and 1965 - 1999 1909 Birthday Burl Ives, born in Hunt, Illinois, folk singer and actor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1909 Birthday Olan Soule, La Harpe, Illinois, actor, My 3 Sons, Arnie 1909 Birthday Saul David Alinsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, radical writer, John L Lewis 1908 Birthday Ray Carter, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1908 Birthday Harry A Blackmun, Illinois, 100th Supreme Court justice, 1970-94 1908 Birthday Clayton Moore, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Lone Ranger 1908 Event Race riot in Springfield Illinois 1908 Birthday Arthur J. Goldberg, born in Illinois, United Nations ambassador and Supreme Court justice, 1962 - 1965 1908 Birthday Michael T. Fitzmaurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Reported Missing, 14 Hours 1908 Birthday Eddie Albert, born in Rock Island, Illinois, actor, Oliver-Green Acres 1908 Birthday Buddy Ebsen, born in Belleville, Illinois, actor, Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones 1908 Birthday Staats Cotsworth, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Peyton Place 1907 Birthday Don McNeill, Galena, Illinois, host, Don McNeill TV Club 1907 Birthday Gavin Muir, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hollister-Betty Hutton Show 1907 Birthday Fred MacMurray, Kankakee, Illinois, actor, Caine Mutiny, My 3 Sons 1907 Birthday Roy K Marshall, Glen Carbon, Illinois, TV scientist, Nature of Things 1907 Birthday Paul Maxey, born in Wheaton, Illinois, actor, Matt-Lassie, Mayor-People's Choice 1907 Birthday Robert Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby MD 1906 Birthday H Allen Smith, Illinois, humorist/author, Low Man on Totem Pole 1906 Birthday Mary Astor, Quincy, Illinois, actress, Maltese Falcon, Dinky 1905 Birthday Howard St. John, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Born Yesterday, Li'l Abner 1905 Birthday Charles Melvin Price, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1945 - 1988 1904 Birthday Gertrude Olmsted, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, The Monster 1904 Birthday Paul McGrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Witness, No Time for Love 1903 Birthday Mary Philbin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Phantom of the Opera 1903 Birthday Harold "Red" Grange, "Galloping Ghost" of football, Illinois Bears 1902 Birthday Jack Ingram, Illinois, actor, 2 Stars, Law of the West, Roaring Westward 1902 Birthday Ray Kroc, born in Illinois, founder of McDonalds and owner for the San Diego Padres 1902 Death John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54 1902 Birthday Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1901 Birthday William Samuel Paley, born in Chicago, Illinois, president and CEO of CBS, 1928-90 1901 Birthday John Gunther, born in Chicago, Illinois, author/host, John Gunther's High Road 1901 Birthday Wayne King, Savannah, Illinois, saxophonist/bandleader, Waltz King 1900 Event 6th U.S. Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago Golf Club Illinois 1900 Birthday Victor Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show, In Old California 1900 Birthday June Walker, born in Illinois, actress, War Nurse, Unforgiven 1899 Birthday Gloria Swanson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly 1899 Birthday Gloria Swanson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Sadie Thompson, Killer Bees 1899 Birthday Wyllis Cooper, Pekin, Illinois, TV narrator, Volume One 1898 Birthday Rod La Rocque, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Modern Maidens 1898 Birthday Alfred Wallenstein, born in Chicago, Illinois, conductor, Chicago Symphony 1922 - 1929 1898 Birthday George Chandler, born in Waukegan, Illinois, actor, Lassie 1898 Birthday Virginia Valli, McSweeney, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Pleasure Garden 1898 Birthday Marian Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedienne, Fibber McGee and Molly 1897 Birthday Drew Pearson, born in Evanston, Illinois, newscaster, Drew Pearson 1897 Event 3rd U.S. Golf Open: Joe Lloyd shoots a 162 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois 1897 Birthday Morris Ankrum, Illinois, actor, Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers 1897 Birthday Ivan Albright, Illinois, painter, Door, Window 1896 Birthday Jim Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedian, Fibber McGee 1896 Birthday Robert Sherwood, dramatist, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight 1896 Birthday Everett Dirksen, born in Pekin, Illinois, Senator-R-Illinois 1951 - 1969 1895 Birthday Doris Humphrey, born in Oak Park, Illinois, dancer, Dances of Women 1895 Birthday Fulton J Sheen, El Paso, Illinois, bishop, Life is Worth Living 1895 Birthday Sid Saylor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Wally-Waterfront 1894 Birthday Lloyd A. Hall, born in Illinois, pioneer in food chemistry 1894 Birthday Mark van Doren, born in Illinois, author, Happy Critic, Transients 1894 Birthday Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelski, Waukegan, Illinois, "Oh! Rochester!" 1893 Birthday Fern Andra, Watseka, Illinois, actress, Eyes of the World 1892 Birthday Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe, Illinois, polit essayist/poet/dramatist, JB 1892 Event Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby 1891 Birthday Stanley Andrews, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Shine on Harvest Moon 1891 Birthday Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Olsen and Johnson 1890 Birthday Clara Kimball Young, born in Illinois, actress, Return of Chandu 1890 Birthday Charles [Andy] Correll, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Calvin and Colonel 1889 Birthday Isabel Randolph, Illinois, actress, Fuller Brush Girl, Our Miss Brooks 1888 Birthday James Morrison, Mattoon, Illinois, actor, Little Detectives 1888 Birthday Lee Moran, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Circus Clown 1887 Birthday Bobby Watson, born in Springfield, Illinois, comedian 1887 Event Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois) 1887 Event President Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Illinois 1886 Birthday Ian Wolfe, Canton, Illinois, actor, Diary of a Madman, Wizards and Warriors 1884 Birthday Harry Antrim, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway 1884 Birthday Stuart Holmes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Prisoner of Zenda 1883 Birthday [Francis] Barry Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, architect 1883 Birthday Leah Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Lady Gangster 1883 Birthday Clarence Mulford, Illinois, western writer, Hopalong Cassidy 1882 Birthday Paul Harvey, Illinois, actor, Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree 1881 Birthday Franklin P Adams, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, Information Please 1879 Event James Shields (D) elected U.S. senator from Missouri after previously serving as U.S. senator from Illinois and Minnesota 1878 Birthday Don Marquis, Illinois, journalist/poet, archy and mehitabel 1876 Birthday John Alden Carpenter, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Sea Drift 1873 Birthday Harry M O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stranger than Fiction 1872 Event Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment 1871 Birthday Joseph McGinnity, born in Rock Island, Illinois, baseball pitcher for the New York Giants 1870 Birthday Henry Kolker, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Real Glory, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry 1868 Birthday Mary Austin, Illinois, feminist/nature writer, Land of Little Rain 1868 Event University of Illinois opens 1865 Birthday William Edgar Borah, born in Fairfield, Illinois, Senator-R-Idaho, 1907 - 1940, lawyer 1863 Birthday John Huston Finley, Illinois, editor of the New York Times, 1937-38 1863 Birthday James Harvey Robinson, born in Illinois, historian, Ordeal of Civilization 1861 Event President-elect Lincoln takes train from Spingfield Illinois to Washington D.C. 1858 Event 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois) 1855 Event 1st train crosses Mississippi River's 1st bridge, Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport Iowa 1854 Event Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair 1850 Event Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois destroyed by tornado 1848 Birthday Wyatt Earp, born in Monmouth, Illinois, sheriff, OK Corral 1842 Event Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois 1835 Death Ann Rutledge, said to be Lincoln's true love, dies in Illinois at 22 1832 Event 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac and Fox indians, end Black Hawk War 1832 Event Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Illinois 1818 Event Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day) 1810 Event Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in U.S. 1809 Event Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) 1805 Event 1st recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley", Southern Illinois
