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2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70
2003 Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney 1997 Shirley Allen, 51, held Illinois police off for 39 days captured 1997 U.S. Senior Golf Open ends at Olympia Fields Golf Club Illinois 1997 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 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Chicago, Illinois on WCKG 105.9 FM 1994 John Wayne Gacy, mass murderer, executed in Illinois at 52 1994 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" closes at Beaumont New York City after 40 performances 1993 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 40 performances 1993 Howard Stern is fired from WLUP-AM, Chicago, Illinois 1992 Howard Stern radio show begins broadcasting on WLUP-AM, Chicago, Illinois 1992 Dorothy Tree, actress (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Nazi Agent), dies 1990 Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss 1989 71st PGA Championship: Payne Stewart shoots 276 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club Illinois 1989 Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois 1986 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 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery 1982 Northwestern ends 34 football game losing streak, beats No Illinois 31-6 1982 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 Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1981 Natalie Lacuesta, born in Chicago, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1980 Anna Chlumsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, My Girl 1980 Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ 1980 Lori Fredrickson, born in Aurora, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96 1979 Challen Sievers, born in Downers Grove, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1979 Jane Byrne, elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1979 Donny Hathaway, Chicago, Illinois, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33 1978 Kate Robinson, Peoria, Illinois, dance skater, & Kate Robinson 1978 Autumn Waterbury, Miss Illinois Teen USA, 2nd-1997 1978 Eisa Istok, Miss Illinois Teen USA 1996 1978 Neo-Nazis call off plans to march in Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois 1978 Nicholle Tom, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, actress, Beethoven, Maggie-Nanny, BH 90210 1978 Caroline Hunt, born in Chicago, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96 1977 Kate Nelson, Evanston, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1977 Larissa Fontaine, born in Chicago, Illinois, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics 1977 Tania Joy Gibson, born in Lake Barrington, Illinois, Miss America-Illinois 1997 1977 Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ 1976 John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova 1976 Fred Savage, born in Illinois, actor, Kevin-Wonder Years, Vice Versa 1976 David Diaz, born in Chicago, Illinois, light welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1976 Christian Vande Velde, born in Chicago, Illinois, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1975 Heather Tom, Hinsdale, Illinois, actress, Victoria Howard-Young and Restless 1975 Heather Tom, Hinsdale, Illinois, Victoria-Y&R, Deadly Whispers 1975 Mike Fisher, Naperville, Illinois, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1975 Debbie Keller, born in Winfield, Illinois, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1975 Brian Buetsch, born in Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes Sr champ 1974 Sandra Cacic, born in Joliet, Illinois, tennis star 1974 Steve Bornhoeft, born in LaGrange, Illinois, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1974 Vincent Spadea, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis star 1974 Carrie Zarse, born in Chicago, Illinois, diver 1996 Olympics 1974 Kevin Donovan, born in Des Plaines, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes-2nd 1973 Erin Moorad, born in Chicago, Illinois, pairs skater, & Richard Gillam 1973 Jack E Leonard, Chicago, Illinois, comedian, dies at 62 1973 Tracy Kathleen Hayes, born in Wheaton, Illinois, Miss America, Illinois-5th-1996 1973 Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme 1973 Chip McCaw, born in Chicago, Illinois, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics 1973 Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner 1972 Cliff Floyd, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder/1st base for the Montreal Expos 1972 Shawn Green, born in Des Plaines Illinois, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1972 Jenny McCarthy, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Oct, 1993, host, Singled Out 1972 45 die in a train crash in Chicago, Illinois 1972 Jason Isringhausen, born in Alton, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets 1972 Nate Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Robert Peal, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Margot Contois 1972 Bryan Rekar, born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1972 Renee Heiken, Peoria, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1994 Florida Women's Open 1972 Jennie Garth, born in Champaign, Illinois, actress, Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210 1972 Richard Becker, Aurora, Illinois, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins 1971 Todd Van Poppel, Hinsdale, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1971 Bernadette Przybycien, Miss Illinois USA 1996 1971 Sal Fasano, born in Chicago, Illinois, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Bryan Dattilo, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, California Dreaming, Days of Our Lives 1971 Alison Krauss, born in Decatur, Illinois, country singer, 2 Highways 1971 11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois 1971 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 Michael Sirotka, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Pam Schaffrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1971 Amy Peistrup-Matthews, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, WPVA, Old Orchard-17-1995 1971 Linda Wild, Arlington Heights, Illinois, tennis star, 1993 Melbourne Open 1971 Kevin Sefcik, Oaklawn, Illinois, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1971 Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate 1970 Lisa Gathright, Moline, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-17th-1993 1970 Kirk Rueter, Centralia, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1970 Nancy Mason, Belleville, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-17th-1995 1970 Chris Thorpe, Waukegan, Illinois, doubles luger 1994 Olympics 1970 Nicole Jeray, Cook County, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1995 Sprint Champ-22nd 1970 Jeanette Kollasch, Evanston, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Pismo-17th-1995 1970 Jim Thome, Peoria, Illinois, infielder, Cleveland Indians 1970 EAA Convention moves from Rockford Illinois to Oshkosh, Wi 1970 Steve Wojciechowski, born in Blue Island, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1970 Todd Martin, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, tennis star, 1988 USTA Boys' 18 1970 Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd 1970 Sean Bergman, born in Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1970 WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 James Calvin Spivey, born in Schiller Park, Illinois, miler 1970 Nathaniel Mills, Evanston, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1970 T J Mathews, Belleville, Illinois, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1969 Lisa Matthews, Peoria, Illinois, playmate, Apr, 1990 1969 "Clues Hint at Beatle's Death," reported in Illinois University newspaper, sparking widespread rumours of Paul McCartney's death 1969 Ernie Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Oakland A's 1969 Amy Carlson, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, actress, Josie-Another World, 1969-Approx] 1969 Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Mark Sohn, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, gymnast 1996 Olympics 1969 James Westphal, born in Oak Park Illinois, 10k runner 1969 Dan Wilson, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1969 April Lerman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Lila-Charles in Charge 1969 Dave Cruikshank, born in Northbrook, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1968 Lauralee "Bug" Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Cricket-Young and Restless 1968 Nancy Brookhart, Elmhurst, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Hermosa-17th-1994 1968 Chris Waller, Evanston, Illinois, gymnast 1992 Olympics 1968 Gillian Anderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, X-Files 1968 Roshumba Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, model, Bride 1968 John Lumkes, born in Chicago, Illinois, 3k steeplechase runner 1968 Stacy Leigh Arthur, born in Naperville, Illinois, playmate, Jan, 1991 1968 Tomas P Pukstys, born in Chicago, Illinois, javelin thrower, Olympics-8th-96 1968 Alan Levine, Park Ridge, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1968 Mark Clark, Bath, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996 1968 Lorraine Olivia, Geneva, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1990 1968 Gary Coleman, Zion, Illinois, actor, Arnold-Diff'rent Strokes 1967 [Francis] Barry Byrne, Chicago, Illinois, architect, dies at 83 1967 Rob Eiter, born in Chicago, Illinois, 105 lbs/48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics 1967 Race riots in Cairo, Illinois 1967 Michelle Torres, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis star 1967 Bill Risley, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1967 Kenneth Gould, born in Chicago, Illinois, Welterweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze 1967 Matt Peterson, born in Chicago, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Hawkeye Open-7th 1967 Hollis Conway, born in Chicago, Illinois, high jumper, Olympics-silv/bronze-88, 92 1966 Rob Sullivan, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Tri-City Pro-Am 1966 Ron Coomer, Crest Hill, Illinois, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1966 Andy Richter, Yorkville, Illinois, writer/sidekick, Conan O'Brien 1966 Darrin Fletcher, Elmhurst, Illinois, catcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Kevin Koslofski, Decatur, Illinois, outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1966 Race riot in Waukegan, Illinois 1966 Trenidad Hubbard, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Mike Small, born in Aurora Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Emerald Coast 1966 Noelle Daghe, born in Decatur, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1994 PING-Cellular One-21st 1966 Cindy Crawford, born in Dekalb, Illinois, super model, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 1965 Nancy Reno, Elmhurst, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1965 Kimberly Donley, Aurora, Illinois, playmate, Mar, 1993 1965 Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Terri Lynn Doss, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Jul, 1988 1965 Kathleen Horvath, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis player, French Open, Jr. 1980 1965 Marlee Matlin, Illinois, deaf actress, Children of Lesser God-Academy Award 1965 Chantal Bailey, Champaign, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1965 Caren Kemner, born in Quincy, Illinois, volleyball outside hitter, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1965 Jason Gedrick, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Heavenly Kid, Class of '96 1964 Andy Gabel, born in Chicago, Illinois, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1964 Pablo Morales, born in Chicago, Illinois, butterfly swimmer, 3 Gold medals 1984, 1992 Olympics, 2 Silver Medals 1982 Olympics 1964 Kris Kamm, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Stuart Rosebrock-Coach 1964 Marjorie Judith Vincent, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Miss America 1991 1964 Sandra H Magnus, Belleville, Illinois, PhD/astronaut 1964 Joe Girardi, Peoria, Illinois, catcher, New York Yankees 1964 Joan Bennett, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, January, 1985 1964 Tom Prince, born in Kankakee, Illinois, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Lisa Boyle, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Showgirls 1964 Moosie Drier, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Laugh-in 1964 Joan E. Higginbotham, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut 1964 Pete Jordan, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Fresno Open-2nd 1964 Page Hannah, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Kate Riley-Fame 1964 Linda French, born in Oak Park, Illinois, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1964 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 Jennifer Beals, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Flashdance, Bride 1963 Richard Marx, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Hold on to the Night 1963 Mark Carreon, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Mark Leiter, Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Marvin Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1963 Joe Lloyd, Highland Park, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Space Coast 1963 Yaro Dachniwsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, team handball goalie 1996 Olympics 1963 Jeff Fassero, born in Springfield, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1962 Dean Cameron, Morrison, Illinois, actor, Herbie-Spencer 1962 Jill Briles-Hinton, Elmhurst, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1995 Women's Open-16th 1962 Jeff Reed, Joliet, Illinois, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1962 Cathy Boswell, Joliet, Illinois, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1962 Derrick Waldroup, born in Chicago, Illinois, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1962 Joan Cusack, born in Evanston, Illinois, actress, SNL, Addams Family Values 1962 Mike Conley, born in Chicago, Illinois, triple jumper 1984 Olympics silver 1962 Rob Stone, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Kevin-Mr Belvedere 1962 Andre Braugher, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Frank Pembleton-Homicide 1962 Karen Kurreck, Urbana, Illinois, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1962 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 Tonya Pinkins, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Livia Frye-All My Children 1962 Keith Brantley, Scott AFB, Illinois, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1962 Kevin Seitzer, born in Springfield, Illinois, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1962 Penny Hammel, born in Decatur, Illinois, LPGA golfer, Jamie Farr Toledo-1985, 89 1962 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, heptathele won Olympic gold 1988, 1992 1962 Donn Pall, Evergreen Park Illinois, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, Fl Marlins 1961 Virginia Madsen, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dune, Hot Spot, Class 1961 Suzi Schott, born in Springfield, Illinois, playmate, August, 1984 1961 Elizabeth McGovern, Evanston, Illinois, actress, Once Upon a Time in Amer 1961 Johnny Ray Huston, Mount Vernon, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1990 Honda Classic 1961 Lisa Rathgber, Hillsboro, Illinois, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1980 1961 Nancy Scranton, born in Centralia, Illinois, golfer, 1991 du Maurier Ltd Classic 1961 Casey Siemaszko, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High 1961 Davis Daniel, born in Arlington Heights Illinois, country singer 1961 Michele Tobin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Fitzpatricks 1960 Daryl Hannah, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Splash 1960 Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mount Vernon, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1987 Henredon Classic 1960 Mark Derwin, Park Forest, Illinois, actor, AC Mallet-Guiding Light 1960 Emily Arth, Evanston, Illinois, playmate, Jun, 1988 1960 1st commercial oral contraceptive, Enovid 10 debuts in Skokie, Illinois 1960 Joseph Guzaldo, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stir Crazy 1960 Julie Fulton, born in Evanston, Illinois, actress, Lime Steel 1960 Alfrederick Joyner, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, triple jumper, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1959 Citizens of Deerfield, Illinois block building of interracial housing 1959 Jesse Barfield, Illinois, outfielder, Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 home run leader 1959 Scott D. Altman, born in Lincoln, Illinois, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, sk: STS-90 1959 Bill Campbell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Rocketeer 1959 Kevin Anderson, Illinois, actor, Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy 1958 Rickey Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, baseball player, stolen base king, A's, Yankees 1958 Lynn-Holly Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Ice Castles 1958 John J York, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mac Scorpio-General Hospital 1958 Bill Roy, Versailles, Illinois, skeet 1996 Olympics 1958 Allison Finney, Winnetka, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1989 Standard Register 1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Color of Money 1958 John M Grunsfeld, born in Chicago, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS-67, 81 1958 Marty Schiene, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Illinois Open 1958 Gregg Edelman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Green Card 1958 Marlene Janssen, born in Rock Island, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1982 1958 David H Mattheisen, Blue Island, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS-73 alt 1958 Gary Gaetti, Centralia, Illinois, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1958 Greg Foster, born in Maywood, Illinois, 110m hurdler 1984 Olympics silver 1958 Michael Flatley, born in Chicago, Illinois, Irish choreographer, Lord of Dance 1958 Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1983 Andy Williams 1958 Bart Wayne Conner, born in Morton Grove, Illinois, gymnast 1984 Olympics 2 gold 1957 David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd 1957 Liz Glazowski, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, April, 1980 1957 Jodi Anderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. long jump champ, 1978-81 1957 Sarah McGuire, born in Springfield, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank-5th 1957 42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) 1957 42.0 cm rain falls on East St. Louis, Illinois, state record 1956 Suzy Bogguss, born in Aledo, Illinois, singer, I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart 1956 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 Scott Jacoby, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Bad Ronald, Return to Horror High 1956 Gary Cole, born in Park Ridge, Illinois, actor, Fatal Vision, Son of Morning Star 1956 Joan Allen, Illinois, actress, Peggy Sue Got Married, Tucker, In Country 1956 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates Chicago, Illinois 1956 Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, born in Chicago, Illinois, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1956 Paula Zahn, born in Napperville, Illinois, news anchor, ABC, CBS This Morning 1956 Ken Wahl, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Wanderers 1956 John Phillips Naber, Evanston, Illinois, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold/silver-76 1956 Rosalyn Bryant, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4x400m runner 1976 Olympics silver 1955 Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59 1955 Charlotte Lewis, born in Chicago, Illinois, basketball player 1976 Olympics silver 1955 1st solar automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Illinois 1955 WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted, Illinois 1955 Debbie Boostrom, born in Peoria, Illinois, playmate, Aug, 1981 1955 Laurie Metcalf, Carbonville Illinois, actress, Jackie-Roseanne 1955 Candace L Collins, Dupo Illinois, playmate, Dec, 1979 1955 Melinda Culea, Western Springs, Illinois, actress, A-Team, Brotherly Love 1955 Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants in Illinois 1954 Tom Scheckel, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, Buckinghams 1954 D. W. Moffett, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Fine Things, Lisa, Chicago Sons 1954 Cindy Morgan, Cichorski, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Tron 1954 William Quinn Buckner, Phoenix, Illinois, basketballer 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Sam J Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chris-Code Red, The Highway Man 1954 Ken Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hill St. Blues, Michael-30 Something 1954 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record) 1954 Wendy Schaal, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, It's a Living, Julie-Fantasy Is 1954 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 James Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Sat Night Live, Trading Places 1954 Adrian Zmed, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, TJ Hooker, Dance Fever 1953 John Malkovich, born in Christopher, Illinois, actor and director, Killing Fields 1953 1st department store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Illinois 1953 Paulie Carmen, born in Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist 1953 Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities 1953 Bruce Hall, Champaign, Illinois, rock bassist, Reo Speedwagon 1953 John P. Hiler, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Indiana 1981 - 1991 1953 Mary Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress and comedian, SNL, Club Paradise, Feds 1953 Chaka Khan, born in Great Lakes, Illinois, rocker, Rufus-I am Every Woman 1953 Christine Ebersole, Park Forest, Illinois, actress, SNL, Valerie, Tootsie 1953 Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary 1952 Susan Hallock Dey, Illinois, actress, 1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law 1952 Keith Szarabajka, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Nightlife 1952 Mandy Patinkin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, Yentl, Alien Nation 1952 Bruce Soboroff, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Buckinghams 1952 Robin Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Mork and Mindy, Awakenings 1952 Stan Shaw, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mississippi, Roots Next Generation 1952 Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl 1951 James Turner Brewer, born Maywood, Illinois, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Kevin Cronin, Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist, REO Speedwagon 1951 Karen Allen, Illinois, actress, Cruising, Starman, Wanderers 1951 Leah Poulis Mueller, Berwyn, Illinois, speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold 1951 Michael Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Ronnie-Brian Keith Show 1951 Dan Fogelberg, born in Illinois, singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, played piano, bass, guitar, mandolin 1951 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois 1951 Lane Evans, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 2007 1951 Jonathan Hogan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House on Carroll St 1951 Alan Dysert, born in Danville, Illinois, actor, Sean Cudahy-All My Children 1951 Bun E. Carlos, born in Rockford, Illinois, born Brad Carlson, rocker, drummer, played with American rock band Cheap Trick 1951 Mark D. Siljander, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Michigan 1981 - 1987 1951 Alley Mills, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Norma Arnold-Wonder Years 1951 Walt Willey, Ottawa, Illinois, actor, Jackson Montgomery-All My Children 1950 Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes 1950 Amy Madigan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uncle Buck, Twice in a Lifetime 1950 John Landis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, American Werewolf in London 1950 Mark Arnott, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Return of the Secaucus 7 1950 Toni Alessandrini, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vice Academy Part 2 1950 Tom Berenger, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me 1950 Bruce Boxleitner, Elgin, Illinois, actor, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Babylon 5 1950 Tom Petersson, Rockford, Illinois, rock bassist, Cheap Trick 1950 Amy Wright, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist 1950 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 Joseph R Tanner, Danville, Illinois, astronaut, STS-66, 82, sk: 97 1949 Brian Kerwin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo 1949 Gary Richrath, Peoria, Illinois, rock guitarist, REO Speedwagon 1949 Jessica Harper, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inserts, Stardust Memories 1949 Jerry Costello, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1988 - 1949 John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers 1948 Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney 1948 James Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Styx 1948 George Wendt, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Norm-Cheers 1948 Diane Ackerman, born in Waukegan, Illinois, American poet, author and naturalist, wrote 'Wife of Light' and 'A Natural History of Love' 1948 Beverly Archer, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Iola-Mama's Family 1948 WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting 1948 Berry Oakley, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Allman Brothers-Ramblin' Man 1948 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 Joe Mantegna, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House of Games, Weeds 1947 Lynn Lowry, E St. Louis, Illinois, actress, Cat People, Crazies 1947 Chris Wallace, born in Chicago, Illinois, newscaster, NBC Weekend News 1947 Carl Giammarese, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Buckinghams 1947 Carol Moseley-Braun, Sen-D Illinois 1947 Sally Eaton, born in Illinois, Broadway actress, Jeanie-Hair 1947 Michael Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Family Ties, FBI murders 1947 Patti Reynolds, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Sept, 1965 1947 Al Ciner, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1947 Jon-Jon Poulos, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Buckinghams 1947 Coal mine explosion in Centralia, Illinois, claims 111 1947 Steven Schiff, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-New Mexico 1989 - 1998 1947 Dennis De Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Styx-Its Raining Again 1946 Patti Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock vocalist, Radio Ethiopia 1946 Rick Nielsen, Rockford, Illinois, rock vocalist and guitarist, Cheap Trick 1946 Bill Bryson, Evanston, Illinois, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1946 John Prine, Maywood, Illinois, country singer, Hello in There 1946 Larry Breeding, Winchester, Illinois, actor, Who's Watching the Kids? 1946 Dennis Dugan, born in Wheaton, Illinois, actor and director, Can't Buy Me Love, Howling 1946 John Klemmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, songwriter, arranger, saxophonist, plays jazz, pop, cross over jazz, co-written music with David Batteau 1946 Neal Doughty, born in Evantson, Illinois, rock keyboardist, Reo Speedwagon 1946 Chelsea Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln 1946 Fire at LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge kills 61 (Chicago, Illinois) 1946 "Exposition Flyer" rammed at Napierville Illinois, killing 48 1946 Ranger Doug, Douglas Green, Illinois, singer, Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way 1945 Glenn Poshard, born in Herald, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1989 - 1999 1945 Carrie Snodgress, Park Ridge, Illinois, actress, Diary of Mad Housewife 1945 Clifton Davis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, That's My Mama, Amen 1945 Laurie Spiegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, guitar, known for algorithmic composition software Music Mouse, electronic-music compositions 1945 Bob Balaban, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, 2010, Girlfriends 1945 Gary Loizzo, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed 1945 Walt Parazaider, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock saxophonist, Chicago 1945 Mimsy Farmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Devil's Angel, Road to Salina 1944 Harold Ramis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, SCTV, Stripes 1944 Dick Durbin, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 1944 Dennis Franz, Maywood, Illinois, actor, Buntz-Hill Street Blues, New YorkPD Blue 1944 Warren Burton, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Jason Dunlap in 'Another World' 1944 Charles Lacy Veach, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut, STS-39, STS-52 1944 Charles Colbert, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, American Breed 1944 Sherry Lansing, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, China Syndrome, Black Rain 1944 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 Jim Hart, Evanston, Illinois, NFL quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals 1944 Terry L. Bruce, born in Olney, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1985 - 1993 1944 2,500 women trample guards and floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago, Illinois department store 1944 Dennis Farina, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mike Torello-Crime Story 1944 Marty Russo, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1975 - 1993 1943 Donna Mills, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Knots Landing, Incident 1943 Lee Graziano, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, American Breed 1943 Sam Shepard, Illinois, actor and playwright, Frances, Crimes of the Heart 1943 Joel Higgins, Bloomington, Illinois, actor, Salvage 1, Silver Spoons 1943 Martin Mull, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/comedian, Bad Manners, Flick, Serial 1943 Mike Bloomfield, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time' 1943 Jim Sensenbrenner, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1979 - 1943 Michael Greer, born in born in Galesburg, Illinois, actor, Bobby Gentry Show 1943 Michael Mann, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, Sexpot, Close Friends 1942 Randy Kirby, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Randy-Girl From UNCLE 1942 Jeffrey Siegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Chicago Symph 1942 David Ogden Stiers, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Winchester-M*A*S*H, Doc 1942 Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic 1942 Paul B. Henry, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Michigan 1985 - 1993 1942 Karen Black, Ziegler, Park Ridge, Illinois, 5 Easy Pieces, Pyx 1942 Jim Kolbe, born in Evanston, Illinois, Representative-R-Arizona 1985 - 2007 1942 Roger Ebert, born in Urbana, Illinois, film critic, Siskel and Ebert at the Movies 1942 Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54 1942 John Wayne Gacy, born in Chicago, Illinois, serial killer, 32 boys 1942 Ken Kramer, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Colorado 1979 - 1987 1941 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 Allan Carr, Illinois, director, Grease, Happiest Millionaire 1941 George Will, born in Champaign, Illinois, journalist, author, wrote, editor, National Review magazine 1972 - 1978, awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1940 Peter Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker 1940 Richard Pryor, Illinois, comedian/actor, Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy 1940 Raquel Welch, born in Chicago, Illinois, Myra Breckenridge, 1,000,000 BC, 100 Rifles 1940 Kip King, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Charlie and Company 1940 Reva Rose, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Temperature's Rising 1940 James Gammon, born in Newman, Illinois, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Nick-Nash Bridges 1940 Helmut Jahn, born in Nuremburg, Germany, architect, designed O'Hare 'L' Station, Chicago, Illinois, AIA's, Ten Most Influential Living Architects, 1991 1939 Rick Lenz, born in Springfield, Illinois, actor, Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John 1939 Garrick Utley, born in Chicago, Illinois, newscaster, 1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend 1939 Phillip Ramey, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, pianist, composer, associated with Aaron Copeland, wrote, 'Irving Fine: An American Composer in His Time' 1939 Mary Ellen McAnally, Illinois, poet, Dance of the Zygotes 1938 Robert Sherwoods "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," premieres in New York City 1938 Dick Anthony Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Family Honor 1938 Roy Thinnes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Invaders, Falcon Crest, General Hospital 1937 Tommy Sands, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actor, Teenage Rock, Dream With Me 1937 Yvonne Craig, Taylorville, Illinois, actress, Batgirl-Batman, Kissin Cousin 1937 Barbara Pearl Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4X100m relayer, Gold Medals 1952, 1960 Olympics 1937 Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois) 1937 1st blood bank forms (Chicago, Illinois) 1937 David Ackles, Illinois, vocalist/songwriter, American Gothic 1936 Nichelle Nichols, Robbins, Illinois, actress, Uhura-Star Trek 1936 Butch Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1961 Waco Turner Open 1936 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 Bruce Dern, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Coming Home, Silent Running, Tatoo 1936 Quinn Redeker, Woodstock, Illinois, actor, Dan Raven, Young and Restless 1936 Don Sundquist, born in Moline, Illinois, Representative-R-Tennessee 1983 - 1995, Governor of Tennesse 1995 - 2003 1936 Edward Rell Madigan, born in Lincoln, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1973 - 1983 1935 Lewis Arquette, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Horror Show, Book of Love 1935 Lou Rawls, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man 1935 Robert H Lawrence, born in Chicago, Illinois, USAF/astronaut 1935 Thomas W. Ewing, born in Atlanta, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1991 - 2001 1935 Ronnie Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois, adopted son of George Burns 1935 John Porter, born in Evanston, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1980 - 2001 1935 Avery Schreiber, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, My Mother the Car 1935 Sam Cooke, born in Chicago, Illinois, soul singer, Sam and Dave-You Send Me 1935 Sherrill Milnes, Hinsdale Illinois, baritone 1935 Nancy Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Connecticut 1983 - 2007 1934 KYW-AM in Chicago, Illinois moves to Philadelphia Penn 1934 Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress, West Side Story 1934 Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport, Illinois, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1934 FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois 1934 Jane Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, first female Mayor of Chicago, Illinois 1979 - 1983, served as head of consumer affairs 1934 Thomas Paul, born in Chicago, Illinois, bass, New York City Opera 1963-70 1933 Joe Knollenberg, born in Mattoon, Illinois, Representative-R-Michigan 1993 - 2009 1933 Pete Wilson, born in Lake Forest, Illinois, Senator-R-California, 1983 -1988, Governor-R-California 1991 - 1999 1933 Quincy Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer and singer, We Are The World 1933 Kim Novak, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vertigo, Of Human Bondage 1933 Richard Dufallo, born in Chicago, Illinois, clarinetist/conductor 1933 Arlene Golonka, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Millie-Mayberry RFD 1932 George Furth, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/dir, Tammy, Good Guys, Dumplings 1932 William Christopher, Evanstown, Illinois, actor, Father Mulcahy-M*A*S*H 1932 Robert Reed, born in Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse 1932 Joyce Jameson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Spike Jones Show 1932 Melvin Van Peebles, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, 'Sophisticated Gent' 1932 Bruce Glover, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Diamonds are Forever 1932 Michael Colgrass, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Best Wishes 1932 Joseph P. Kerwin, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Captain Med Corps USN/astronaut, Skylab 2 1931 Mitzi Gaynor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress/vocalist, Les Girls, South Pacific 1931 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 Jerry Van Dyke, born in Danville, Illinois, actor, My Mother the Car, Coach 1931 Marla Gibbs, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227 1931 Florian Zabach, born in Chicago, Illinois, violinist, Hot Canary, Club Embassy 1931 Robert D Novak, Joliet, Illinois, news reporter, CNN-Evans and Novak 1931 George E. Sangmeister, born in Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1989 - 1995 1930 Ken Berry, Moline, Illinois, actor, F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family 1930 Phil Crane, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1969 - 2005 1930 James Olsen, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Andromeda Strain, Spell 1930 Abbey Lincoln, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress and singer, Nothing But a Man 1930 Bill Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer, Torpedo-Dreams 1930 Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes 1930 -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Carroll, Illinois (state record) 1929 McLean Stevenson, Normal, Illinois, actor, M*A*S*H, Hello Larry 1929 Skip Homeier, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Beachhead, Dan Raven, Interns 1929 David S Broder, born in Chicago Hgts, Illinois, journalist, Pulitzer 1973 1929 Stanford E. Parris, born in Champaign, Illinois, Representative-R-Virginia 1973 - 1974 and 1981 - 1991 1929 Bob Newhart, born in Oak Park, Illinois, comedian, Bob Newhart Show, Newhart 1929 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 Harris W. Fawell, born in West Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1985 - 1999 1929 Richard B Shull, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Diana, Holmes and Yoyo 1929 Arte Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie 1928 Jimmy Nelson, born in Chicago, Illinois, ventriloguist, Nestles, Farfel 1928 John Lupton, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Tom-Broken Arrow 1928 Dave Ketchum, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Agent 13-Get Smart 1928 Slade Gorton, born in Chicago, Illinois, Senator-R-Washington 1981 - 1987 and 1989 - 2001 1928 Dan Rostenkowski, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1959 - 1995 1927 Richard Long, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Nanny and the Professor 1927 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 Carl Switzer, born in Illinois, actor, Alfalfa-Our Gang 1927 John William Chancellor, born in Chicago, Illinois, news anchor, NBC, VOA 1927 Alan J. Dixon, born in Belleville, Illinois, Senator-D-Illinois 1981 - 1993 1927 Bob Fosse, born in Chicago, Illinois, choreographer/director, Cabaret, Damn Yankees 1927 Clint Walker, Hartford, Illinois, actor, Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen 1927 William J. Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, soap opera creator, Young and Restless 1927 Donald May, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Adam-Edge of Night, Colt .45 1926 Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud 1926 Cynthia Stone, Peoria, Illinois, actress, That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers 1926 Robert Eugene Richards, Illinois, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 48, 52, 56 1925 Marshall Thompson, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Bog, To Hell and Back, Daktari 1925 Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1925 Rock Hudson, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms 1925 Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court 1925 Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain 1925 Mike Douglas, born in Chicago, Illinois, talk show host, Mike Douglas Show 1925 Bill Hayes, born in Harvey, Illinois, actor, Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life 1925 29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor of Illinois in 2:33:00.6 1925 Shecky Greene, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, Love Machine, Combat 1925 Rock Hudson, born in Winnetka, Illinois, actor, McMillian and Wife 1924 Kenneth J. Gray, born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1955 - 1975, 1985- 1924 Gail Russell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uninvited, Moonrise, Unseen 1924 Bobby Short, born in Danville, Illinois, singer/pianist, Carlisle Hotel 1924 Louis Bellson, Rock Falls, Illinois, orchestra leader, Pearl Bailey Show 1924 Dolores Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Designing Woman, Kismet 1924 Russell Nype, born in Zion, Illinois, singer and actor, Burton Farley-Dorothy 1924 Henry Hyde, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1975 - 2007 1924 WLS-AM in Chicago, Illinois begins radio transmissions 1924 WGN-AM in Chicago, Illinois begins radio transmissions 1923 Charlton Heston, born in Illinois, American actor in film, theater, television, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom 1923 William Kraft, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer/percussionist 1923 Liam Sullivan, Jacksonville, Illinois, actor, Mapoy-Monroes 1923 Robert H. Michel, born in Peoria, Illinois, Representative-R-Illinois 1957 - 1995 1923 Alden Winship Clausen, Hamilton, Illinois, banker, President of World Bank 1923 Giorgio Tozzi, born in Chicago, Illinois, basso 1922 Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood, Illinois, painter/sculptor, Phoenix 1922 John Anderson, Clayton, Illinois, actor, Virgil-Legend of Wyatt Earp 1922 Joe Silver, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mr I Magination, Fay 1922 Irwin Bazelon, born in Evanston, Illinois, composer, Duo for Viola 1922 WDZ-AM in Decatur, Illinois begins radio transmissions 1922 Bruno VeSota, born in Illinois, actor and director, Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers 1921 James Jones, Robinson, Illinois, novelist, From Here to Eternity 1921 Neville Brand, Kewanee, Illinois, actor, DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk 1921 Barbara Hale, born in Dekalb, Illinois, actress, Della Street - Perry Mason 1921 Betty Friedan, born in Peoria, Illinois, feminist writer, Feminine Mystique 1920 Carole Mathews, Montgomery, Illinois, actress, Wilma-Californians 1920 Ray[mond Douglas] Bradbury, Illinois, sci-fi author, Fahrenheit 451 1920 Paul Frees, born in Chicago, Illinois, animation voice, Bullwinkle 1920 John Paul Stevens, born in Illinois, 103rd Supreme Court Justice, 1975- 1920 Robert Fizdale, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Misia 1920 John La Montaine, born in Oak Park, Illinois, composer, Pulitzer 1959 1920 Jim Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Virginia 1983 - 1993 1919 Richard Webb, Bloomington, Illinois, actor, Invisible Monster, Git 1919 Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois 1919 Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal 1919 George Gobel, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/TV personality, I Love My Wife 1919 Kathleen Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Beverly Hillbillies 1918 Frankie Darro, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men 1918 Audrey Totter, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Carpetbaggers, Set-Up 1918 Jack Somack, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show 1918 Circus train rammed by troop train kills 68, Ivanhoe, Illinois 1918 William Holden, born in Illinois, actor, Stalag 17, Bridge Over River Kwai, SOB 1918 Mercedes McCambridge, Joliet, Illinois, actress, All the King's Men 1918 Robert Wadlow, Alton, Illinois, tallest known human, 2.72 m, 8' 11.1" 1918 Charles Hayes, born in Cairo, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 1993 1917 Gene Rayburn, born in Christopher, Illinois, TV game show host, Match Game 1917 Marsha Hunt, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw 1917 Burr Tillstrom, born in Chicago, Illinois, puppeteer, Kukla, Fran and Ollie 1917 William Marshall III, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Blacula, Honky 1917 William Bishop, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Steve-It's a Great Life 1917 Race riots in East St. Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed) 1917 Race riot in East St. Louis Illinois, 1 black killed 1917 Howard Keel, born in Illinois, actor/singer, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate 1917 Ina Ray Hutton, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Ina Ray Hutton Show 1917 Buddy Lester, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Nick-Phil Silvers Show 1916 John Vivyan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Imitation of Life, Mr. Lucky 1916 Joel Herron, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Jaye P Morgan Show 1915 William Proxmire, born in Lake Forest, Illinois, Senator-D-Wisconsin, 1957 - 1989, Golden Fleece Awards 1915 Dan Seymour, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, We the People, Sing It Again 1915 Frank Annunzio, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1965 - 1973 and 1973 - 1993 1914 Rosalyn Tureck, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Bach and Rock 1914 David Bruce, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, Harry-Beulah 1913 Vivian Fine, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Women in the Garden 1913 Dorothy Kilgallen, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, What's My Line? 1913 Frankie Laine, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Frankie Laine Show, Rawhide 1913 Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer 1912 Morey Amsterdam, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show 1912 Don[ald] Siegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, director, Escape from Alcatraz, Shootist 1912 Irv Kupcinet, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV host, Tonight! America After Dark 1912 Virginia Graham, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV personality, Girl Talk, Where Was I 1912 Audrey Christie, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dorothy-Fair Exchange 1911 Joe Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, drummer 1911 Irwin Kostal, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Garry Moore Show 1911 17th U.S. Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 307 at Chicago Golf Club in Illinois 1911 Jack E. Leonard, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Disorderly Orderly 1911 Smiley Burnette, Summum, Illinois, cowboy, Charlie-Petticoat Junction 1911 Ronald Reagan, born in Illinois, 40th President, Republican, 1981 - 1989 1910 Phil Hanna, River Forest, Illinois, singer, Once Upon a Tune 1910 Vincente Minnelli, born in Chicago, Illinois, director, American in Paris, Gigi 1909 John Ridgely, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Northern Pursuit, Air Force 1909 Sidney R. Yates, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1949 - 1963 and 1965 - 1999 1909 Burl Ives, born in Hunt, Illinois, folk singer and actor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1909 Olan Soule, La Harpe, Illinois, actor, My 3 Sons, Arnie 1909 Saul David Alinsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, radical writer, John L Lewis 1908 Ray Carter, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1908 Harry A Blackmun, Illinois, 100th Supreme Court justice, 1970-94 1908 Clayton Moore, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Lone Ranger 1908 Race riot in Springfield Illinois 1908 Arthur J Goldberg, Illinois, United Nations ambassador/Supreme Court justice, 1962-65 1908 Michael T. Fitzmaurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Reported Missing, 14 Hours 1908 Eddie Albert, born in Rock Island, Illinois, actor, Oliver-Green Acres 1908 Buddy Ebsen, born in Belleville, Illinois, actor, Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones 1908 Staats Cotsworth, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Peyton Place 1907 Don McNeill, Galena, Illinois, host, Don McNeill TV Club 1907 Gavin Muir, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hollister-Betty Hutton Show 1907 Fred MacMurray, Kankakee, Illinois, actor, Caine Mutiny, My 3 Sons 1907 Roy K Marshall, Glen Carbon, Illinois, TV scientist, Nature of Things 1907 Paul Maxey, born in Wheaton, Illinois, actor, Matt-Lassie, Mayor-People's Choice 1907 Robert Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby MD 1906 H Allen Smith, Illinois, humorist/author, Low Man on Totem Pole 1906 Mary Astor, Quincy, Illinois, actress, Maltese Falcon, Dinky 1905 Howard St. John, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Born Yesterday, Li'l Abner 1905 Charles Melvin Price, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1945 - 1988 1904 Gertrude Olmsted, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, The Monster 1904 Paul McGrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Witness, No Time for Love 1903 Mary Philbin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Phantom of the Opera 1903 Harold "Red" Grange, "Galloping Ghost" of football, Illinois Bears 1902 Jack Ingram, Illinois, actor, 2 Stars, Law of the West, Roaring Westward 1902 Ray Kroc, born in Illinois, founder of McDonalds and owner for the San Diego Padres 1902 John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54 1902 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 William Samuel Paley, born in Chicago, Illinois, president and CEO of CBS, 1928-90 1901 John Gunther, born in Chicago, Illinois, author/host, John Gunther's High Road 1901 Wayne King, Savannah, Illinois, saxophonist/bandleader, Waltz King 1900 6th U.S. Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago Golf Club Illinois 1900 Victor Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show, In Old California 1900 June Walker, born in Illinois, actress, War Nurse, Unforgiven 1899 Gloria Swanson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly 1899 Gloria Swanson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Sadie Thompson, Killer Bees 1899 Wyllis Cooper, Pekin, Illinois, TV narrator, Volume One 1898 Rod La Rocque, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Modern Maidens 1898 Alfred Wallenstein, born in Chicago, Illinois, conductor, Chicago Symphony 1922 - 1929 1898 George Chandler, born in Waukegan, Illinois, actor, Lassie 1898 Virginia Valli, McSweeney, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Pleasure Garden 1898 Marian Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedienne, Fibber McGee and Molly 1897 Drew Pearson, born in Evanston, Illinois, newscaster, Drew Pearson 1897 3rd U.S. Golf Open: Joe Lloyd shoots a 162 at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois 1897 Morris Ankrum, Illinois, actor, Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers 1897 Ivan Albright, Illinois, painter, Door, Window 1896 Jim Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedian, Fibber McGee 1896 Robert Sherwood, dramatist, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight 1896 Everett Dirksen, born in Pekin, Illinois, Senator-R-Illinois 1951 - 1969 1895 Doris Humphrey, born in Oak Park, Illinois, dancer, Dances of Women 1895 Fulton J Sheen, El Paso, Illinois, bishop, Life is Worth Living 1895 Sid Saylor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Wally-Waterfront 1894 Lloyd A. Hall, born in Illinois, pioneer in food chemistry 1894 Mark van Doren, born in Illinois, author, Happy Critic, Transients 1894 Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelski, Waukegan, Illinois, "Oh! Rochester!" 1893 Fern Andra, Watseka, Illinois, actress, Eyes of the World 1892 Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe, Illinois, polit essayist/poet/dramatist, JB 1892 Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby 1891 Stanley Andrews, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Shine on Harvest Moon 1891 Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Olsen and Johnson 1890 Clara Kimball Young, born in Illinois, actress, Return of Chandu 1890 Charles [Andy] Correll, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Calvin and Colonel 1889 Isabel Randolph, Illinois, actress, Fuller Brush Girl, Our Miss Brooks 1888 James Morrison, Mattoon, Illinois, actor, Little Detectives 1888 Lee Moran, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Circus Clown 1887 Bobby Watson, born in Springfield, Illinois, comedian 1887 Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois) 1887 President Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Illinois 1886 Ian Wolfe, Canton, Illinois, actor, Diary of a Madman, Wizards and Warriors 1884 Harry Antrim, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway 1884 Stuart Holmes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Prisoner of Zenda 1883 [Francis] Barry Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, architect 1883 Leah Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Lady Gangster 1883 Clarence Mulford, Illinois, western writer, Hopalong Cassidy 1882 Paul Harvey, Illinois, actor, Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree 1881 Franklin P Adams, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, Information Please 1879 James Shields (D) elected U.S. senator from Missouri after previously serving as U.S. senator from Illinois and Minnesota 1878 Don Marquis, Illinois, journalist/poet, archy and mehitabel 1876 John Alden Carpenter, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Sea Drift 1873 Harry M O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stranger than Fiction 1872 Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment 1871 Joseph McGinnity, born in Rock Island, Illinois, baseball pitcher for the New York Giants 1870 Henry Kolker, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Real Glory, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry 1868 Mary Austin, Illinois, feminist/nature writer, Land of Little Rain 1868 University of Illinois opens 1865 William Edgar Borah, born in Fairfield, Illinois, Senator-R-Idaho, 1907 - 1940, lawyer 1863 John Huston Finley, Illinois, editor of the New York Times, 1937-38 1863 James Harvey Robinson, born in Illinois, historian, Ordeal of Civilization 1861 President-elect Lincoln takes train from Spingfield Illinois to Washington D.C. 1858 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois) 1855 1st train crosses Mississippi River's 1st bridge, Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport Iowa 1854 Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair 1850 Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois destroyed by tornado 1848 Wyatt Earp, born in Monmouth, Illinois, sheriff, OK Corral 1842 Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois 1835 Ann Rutledge, said to be Lincoln's true love, dies in Illinois at 22 1832 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac and Fox indians, end Black Hawk War 1832 Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Illinois 1818 Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day) 1810 Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in U.S. 1809 Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) 1805 1st recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley", Southern Illinois |
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