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1997 Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to Kansas City Royals
1997 Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 home runs 1996 Tara Dawn Holland (Kansas), 23, crowned 70th Miss America 1997 1996 Dallas Cowboys play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico 1995 Keylee Sue Sanders, 18, of Kansas, crowned 13th Miss Teen USA 1995 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer, dies at 79 1995 Kansas City Royals set club-record of 22 singles in 15 innings 1995 Kansas City Royal John Nonely is 70th to home run on his 1st at bat 1994 Indians loses 1st game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City wins 2-1 1993 Ewing Kaufman, founder/owner (Kansas City Royals), dies of lung cancer at 76 1993 Kansas Royals rename stadium Ewing Kaufman Stadium after founder 1993 Kansas City Royal George Brett hits his 300th home run 1992 Kansas City Royal George Brett gets 4 hits to become 18th to get 3,000 hits 1992 Buck Buchanan, NFL defensive lineman (Kansas City Chiefs), dies at 51 1992 Joe Burke, president (Kansas City Royals), dies at 68, dies 1991 23 killed in Kansas and Oklahoma by tornadoes 1991 53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Champion: Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65 1991 Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers 1991 Kelli McCarty, 21, (Kansas), crowned 40th Miss USA 1990 Kansas City Royal George Brett hits for the cycle 1989 -18 degrees F in Denver, -23 degrees F in Kansas City, Missouri, -42 degrees F in Scottsbluff Nebraska -47 degrees F in Hardin Mont and -60 degrees F in Black Hills South Dakota 1989 Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract 1989 Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract 1989 60th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All star MVP: Bo Jackson (Kansas City Royals) 1989 Celtic Kansas City Jones and Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1988 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79 1987 Alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100 1987 Kevin Seitzer (Kansas City Royals), gets 6 hits in one baseball game 1987 Dick Howser, manager (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51 1987 Frank Carlson, Governor of Kansas 1947 - 1950, Representative and Senator-R-Kansas, dies at 94 1987 Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning vs Kansas City Royals 1987 Dick Howser retires from managing Kansas City Royals, due to brain tumor 1987 Kansas City Royal pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires 1986 Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, singns with Kansas City Royals 1986 Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit 1985 Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series 1985 Bret Saberhagen gives Kansas City Royals their 1st World Series win 1985 Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals win their league championships 1985 Deron Cherry, Kansas City vs Seattle, has 4 interceptions! 1984 Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), Kansas City wins 10-6 1984 Kansas City Royals Dan Quisenberry gets his 200th career save 1983 3 Kansas City Royals suspended due to cocaine usage 1982 Ace Goodman, Kansas City, Missouri, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83 1981 Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to Kansas City 5-2 1981 Part of Hyatt Regency Hotel Kansas City caves in (113 killed) 1980 Kansas City Royals' George Brett, batting avg reach .400 1980 Sarah Lancaster, born in Kansas City, Kansas, actress, Rachel-Saved By Bell: New Class 1979 Mariah Leanne Bergmann, Miss Kansas Teen USA, 1997 1978 Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City 1978 UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill 1978 Mandy Carraway, Miss Kansas Teen USA 1996 1977 NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7 1977 Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game 1977 Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over Kansas City Royals 1977 "I'm Your Boogie Man" by Kansas City and Sunshine Band peaks at #1 1977 Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs Kansas City Royals) 1977 Kansas City Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0 1977 William E. Vaughan, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms, died age 61 from lung cancer 1976 President Gerald R. Ford won Republican President nomination at Kansas City convention 1976 Tony Gonzalez, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1975 Seth Greisinger, born in Kansas City, Kansas, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Danielle Boatwright, born in Kansas, Miss USA, Kansas-2nd-1996 1975 Pat Barnes, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1975 Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0 1974 Nathan Parks, tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1974 Maurice Greene, born in Kansas City, Kansas, 100m runner 1974 Kansas City Royal Steve Busby 2nd no-hitter beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0 1974 Tamarick Vanover, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Johnny Damon, Ft. Riley, Kansas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Johnny Damon, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000 1973 Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating Kansas City 5-0 1973 Jeff Smith, NFL/WLAF corner, Scotland Claymores/Kansas City Chiefs 1973 California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats Kansas City Royals, 3-0 1973 Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 1st major league hit 1973 Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 1973 Reggie Tongue, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Kansas City opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Rangers 1973 Donnie Edwards, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ 1973 Jerome Woods, safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Trezelle Jenkins, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Chris Stynes, Queens, New York, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Rod Myers, Conroe, Texas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1972 Harry Truman, 33rd U.S. President (1945-53), dies in Kansas City, Missouri at 88 1972 J J Smith, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Tara Dawn Holland, Overland Park Kansas, Miss America 1997 1972 Troy Dumas, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Donnell Bennett, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Willy Tate, NFL tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Willy Tate, NFL/WLAF tight end, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1972 Plate ump and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is ump and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, Kansas City Royals win 1-0 1972 Jerrott Willard, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Tony Clark, born in Newton, Kansas, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Tom Barndt, NFL/WLAF guard for the Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1972 Greg Hill, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Joe Horn, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Tony Richardson, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Bryan Proby, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1971 Ron Florine, NFL/WLAF tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1971 Will Shields, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Perry Carter, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Sal Fasano, born in Chicago, Illinois, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Michael Tucker, born in South Boston, Virginia, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Reggie Jones, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Chris Penn, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears 1971 Frederik Nilsson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, IHL forward, Team Sweden, Kansas City, IHL, 1971 Anthony Abrams, NFL defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Jason Jacome, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Dexter Nottage, NFL defensive end, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Eric Mueller, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rower, Olympics-silver-1996 1970 Steve Matthews, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1970 Amy Beth Keller, Great Bend Kansas, Miss America, Kansas-Top 10-1996 1970 Darren Oliver, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1970 Kansas City Chiefs Jan Stenerud kicks 55-yard field goal 1970 Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1970 Elvis Grbac, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Darren Mickell, NFL defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs, NO Saints 1970 Baltimore defeats Kansas City 10-8, Orioles 23rd straight win over the Royals 1970 37th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Kansas City 24, All Stars 3 (69,940) 1970 Sean LaChapelle, NFL/WLAF receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1970 Victor Bailey, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Clyde Johnson, cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Mark McMillian, NFL cornerback, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Joe Vitiello, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Superbowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB 1969 Joe Randa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Dan Williams, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Wayne Simmons, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Carrie Westcott, Mission Hills, Kansas, playmate, Sep, 1993 1969 Doug Terry, NFL/WLAF safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1969 Dale Carter, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Keith Traylor, NFL defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Broncos-Super Bowl 32 1969 Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Keith Cash, NFL tight end, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders 1969 Baltimore Orioles pull their 3rd triple play, 5-4-3 vs Kansas City Royals 1969 Kevin Young, born in Alpena, Michigan, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Craig Paquette, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Anthony Davis, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Matt Blundin, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions 1969 Joe Valerio, NFL outside corner/tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Darren Anderson, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Chris Haney, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Lin Elliott, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Jose Offerman, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1968 AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st 1968 Julio Valera, San Sebastian Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Pat Meares, born in Salina, Kansas, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Tom Goodwin, born in Fresno California, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Tim Grunhard, NFL center for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Edward Kaminski, born in Kansas City, Kansas, javelin thrower 1968 "Royals" chosen as the name of new Kansas City AL franchise 1968 Vaughn Booker, NFL defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Pellom McDaniels, NFL defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Leroy Thompson, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Rusty Meacham, Stuart, Florida, pitcher, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners 1967 David Szott, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 House Peters, silent film actor (Kansas Territory), dies at 87 1967 Kevin Appier, Lancaster California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1967 NL owners OK AL expansion to Seattle and Kansas City 1967 Jay Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Kim Dugger, Wichita Kansas, Miss Kansas-America 1991 1967 Steve Fritz, Salina Kansas, decathlete 1967 AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams 1967 Willie Davis, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers 1967 Debra Dene Barnes (Kansas), 20, crowned 40th Miss America 1968 1967 Tracy Rogers, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Lori Endicott, born in Kansas City, Missouri, volleyball setter, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 1967 Andy Ashby, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Derrick Walker, NFL tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Tracy Simien, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Pete Stoyanovich, NFL kicker, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 David Howard, Sarasota, Florida, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1967 Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals 1967 Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, quarterback 1967 Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game 1967 Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Darren E. Burrows, born in Kansas, actor, Ed Chigliak-Northern Exposure 1966 Kimble Anders, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Greg Manusky, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 David Segui, born in Kansas City, Kansas, infielder for the Montreal Expos 1966 Louie Aguiar, NFL punter for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Ricky Siglar, NFL tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints 1966 Glenn Parker, NFL offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Neil Smith, NFL defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs, Den Broncos Superbowl 32 1966 Ralph Tamm, NFL guard/center for the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs 1966 William White, NFL safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons 1966 Rich Gannon, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 60 year old Satchel Paige of Kansas City A's pitches 3 scoreless innings 1965 Brian Washington, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Doug Linton, born in Santa Ana California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Mike Magnante, born in Glendale California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 James Hasty, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Brian Holman, Winfield, Kansas, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners 1965 Jose Dejesus, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1964 Steve Wallace, NFL tackle, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Dan Saleaumua, NFL defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks 1964 Keith Lockhart, Whittier California, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1964 Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39) 1964 Webster Slaughter, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Danny Villa, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas) 1964 Robert Kelker-Kelly, born in Wichita, Kansas, Bo-Days of our Live 1964 Mike Macfarlane, Stockton California, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1964 Jeff Criswell, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City 1964 Matt Dillon, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Flamingo Kid, Tex, Kansas 1964 AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville 1964 Mark Collins, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers 1964 Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move Kansas City A's to Louisville 1963 New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0 1963 Melvin Douglas, Topeka, Kansas, 198 lbs/90 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics 1963 Joe Phillips, NFL defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1963 Reports of Charlie Finley's intention to move Kansas City A's to Oakland 1963 AFL's Dallas Texans become Kansas City Chiefs 1963 David Cone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, baseball pitcher, New York Mets/Tor Blue Jays/New York Yankees 1962 Bo Jackson, baseball/football player, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Raiders 1962 Martin Bayless, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 George Jamison, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Minn Twins Jack Kralick no-hits Kansas City A's, 1-0 1962 Mark Gubicza, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1962 Monique Gabrielle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Flashdance, Night Shift 1962 John Alt, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Steve Bono, NFL quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31 1962 Kevin Ross, NFL safety, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Jeff Montgomery, Wellston, Ohio, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1961 Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals 1961 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Kansas City Golf Open 1961 KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, Missouri (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 Marcus Allen, NFL running back, Los Angeles Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Heisman 1981 1960 Vicki Lynn Lasseter Iola Kansas, playmate, Feb, 1981 1959 Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY 1959 Tom Pernice, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th 1959 Lynette Woodard, born in Wichita, Kansas, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Harlem Globetrotter 1959 Terri Treas, born in Kansas City Kansas, actress, Hannah-7 Brides for 7 Brothers 1959 Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, and 3 errors 1958 AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Bonnie Hoffman wins LPGA Kansas City Golf Open 1958 Game in Kansas City between A's and Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado 1957 Jeff East, born in Kansas, Missouri, American actor, best-known for role of Clark Kent in 1978 film "Superman" 1957 Cathy Reynolds, born in Kansas City, Missouri, LPGA golfer, 1981 Golden Lights 1957 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs) 1956 Candy Loving Oswego, Kansas, playmate, Jan, 1979 1956 Julie Montgomery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Samantha-1 Life to Live, Kindred 1956 Susie Diane Owens, Arkansas City Kansas, playmate, March, 1988 1956 Byron Stewart, Baxter Springs, Kansas, actor, Warren Coolidge-St. Elsewhere 1956 Amy Alcott, born in Kansas City, Missouri, LPGA golfer, 1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore 1956 Pirates and Kansas City A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white 1955 Shanna Reed, Kansas City Kansas, actress, Major Dad, Mirrors 1955 Pat Klous, Hutchinson, Kansas, actress, Marcy-Flying High, Judy-Love Boat 1955 Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas and most of Blackwell Okla 1955 Kansas City Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2 1955 1st game in Kansas City, Kansas City A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2 1955 Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics) 1954 AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City 1954 Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City 1953 KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins 1953 KMBC TV channel 9 in Kansas City, Missouri (MET/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 George Brett, born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Kansas City Royal 3rd baseman, 1980 AL MVP 1953 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68 1953 Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1952 Nicolette Larson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rock vocalist, Twins, Lotta Love 1952 David Dreier, born in Kansas City, Missouri, Representative-R-California 1981 - 1952 14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St. Johns 80-63 1951 Steven Alan Hawley, Ottawa, Kansas, PhD/ast, STS-41-D, 61-C, 31, 82 1951 Sandahl Bergman, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Conan, All that Jazz 1951 Cassandra Peterson, Elvira, Kansas, actress, Echo Park, Elvira 1951 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois 1951 Edie McClurg, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Cinderella-1985, Hogan Family 1951 Bruce Alan Lietzke, born in Kansas City, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1978 Canadian Open 1951 Chris Cooper, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan 1951 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58 1951 Kirstie Alley, Wichita, Kansas, actress, Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca 1950 James Reynolds, born in Oskaloosa, Kansas, actor, Abe Carver-Days of our Lives 1950 Dan Quisenberry, baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 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 Philip Ehart, rock drummer, Kansas 1949 Dee Wallace Stone, Deanna Bowers, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Critters, 10, ET 1949 WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Dave Hope, rock bassist, Kansas 1949 Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals 1949 Kerry Livgren, Kansas, rock guitarist, Kansas 1949 Thomas Sturges Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1975 Byron Nelson 1949 Tom Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, golfer, British Open 1975, 77, 80, 82, 83 1949 Rochelle Firestone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Hellhole 1949 Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becomes 1st woman treasurer of U.S. 1949 Ron Wyden, born in Wichita, Kansas, Representative-D-Oregon 1981 - 1996, Senator-D-Oregon 1996 - 1949 Leslie Charleson, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Monica-General Hospital 1948 Jim Slattery, born in Good Intent, Kansas, Representative-D-Kansas 1983 - 1995 1948 Dianne Wiest, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Hannah and Her Sisters, Footloose 1947 Joe Walsh, Wichita, Kansas, guitarist/rocker, Eagles-Take it Easy 1946 John S Curry, U.S. painter (Baptism in Kansas), dies 1944 Dan Glickman, born in Wichita, Kansas, Representative-D-Kansas 1977 - 1995 1944 Byron Berline, born in Caldwell, Kansas, musician, fiddle, mandolin player, famous for contemporary bluegrass music, played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, worked with Manassas, founded Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 1944 Alan Fudge, Wichita, Kansas, actor, Man From Atlantis, Paper Dolls 1943 Thomas W. "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in Kansas City Missouri 1943 Jan Stenerud, Norway, NFL place kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1942 Janice Pennington, born in Kansas, playmate, May 1971, model, Price is Right 1942 Samuel Ramey, born in Colby, Kansas, bass, La Scala 1941 Terry Kirkman, Salina, Kansas, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Association 1941 Lori Saunders, born in Kansas City, Missouri, Petticoat Junction, Dusty Trails 1941 Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita, Kansas 1941 12.59" (31.98 cm) rainfall, Burlington Kansas (state 24-hour record) 1941 Leon Russell, born in Lawton, Kansas, pianist and singer, Carny 1940 John W. Carlin, born in Salina, Kansas, politician, 40th Governor of Kansas 1979 - 1987, Archivist of the United States 1995 - 2005 1940 Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1940 2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana U beats Kansas 60-42 1939 Bob Whittaker, born in Eureka, Kansas, Representative-R-Kansas 1979 - 1991 1938 Tom Shaw, Wichita, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1969 Doral Open AVCO Golf Classic 1937 Dick Howser, shortstop, Kansas City A's, manager for the Kansas City Royals 1936 Gary Hart, born in Ottawa, Kansas, Senator-D-Colorado, 1975 - 1986 1936 1st alcohol power plant forms, Atchison, Kansas 1936 121 degrees F (49 degrees C), near Alton, Kansas (state record) 1936 Shirley Knight, born in Goessei, Kansas, actress, Endless Love, Secrets 1936 Dennis Hopper, Kansas, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider 1936 Pat Roberts, born in Topeka, Kansas, Representative-R-Kansas 1981 - 1997, Senator-R-Kansas 1997 - 1936 Marj Dusay, Mahoney, Russell, Kansas, actress, Kate-Bret Maverick 1935 Ronald Ellwin Evans, St. Francis, Kansas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 17 1935 Lyle Waggoner, Kansas City Kansas, actor, Carol Burnette Show, Wonder Woman 1934 John Ashley, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Clipper-Straightaway 1934 WOQ-AM in Kansas City Missouri goes off the air 1934 James Charles Lehrer, Wichita, Kansas, news anchor, McNeil-Lehrer Report 1933 Aneta Corsaut, Jutchinson, Kansas, actress, Helen Crump-Andy Griffith 1933 Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops and 1 gangster killed by mob 1932 Joe H. Engle, born in Abilene, Kansas, Brigadier General USAF/astronaut, STS-T-2, T-4, 2, 51I 1932 Lamar Hunt, NFL owner for the Kansas City Chiefs 1932 Nancy Landon Kassebaum, born in Topeka, Kansas, Senator-R-Kansas 1978 - 1997 1932 Wes Santee, born in Ashland, Kansas, runner, athlete, competed in 1,500-meter events, competed against Roger Bannister, John Landy 1931 Jim Frey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, manager, coach, Major League Baseball teams, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1930 Lois Smith, Topeka, Kansas, actress, Reckless, Reuben Reuben 1930 1st night organized baseball game Independence. Kansas 1930 Arlen Specter, born in Wichita, Kansas, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1981 - 1929 Edward Asner, Kansas City Kansas, actor, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant 1929 Burt Bacharach, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer, I'll Never Fall in Love Again 1929 Marilynn Smith, born in Topeka, Kansas, LPGA golfer, 1972 Pabst Open 1929 Wilbert Harrison, R and B singer, Kansas City 1928 Jack Christiansen, Kansas, NFL hall of famer defensive back, Lions 1926 Patrice Wymore, Miltonville, Kansas, actress, The Big Tree 1926 Lee Allen, born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee 1925 Marvin Rainwater, born in Wichita, Kansas, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1925 Robert Altman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, director, Nashville, M*A*S*H 1923 Mary McCarty, Winfield, Kansas, actress and singer, Starch-Trapper John MD 1923 Robert J Dole, Sen-R Kansas, 1969 - 1995, presidential candidate, R-1996 1923 Allan Melvin, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Brady Bunch, Barney-All in Family 1922 WHB-AM in Kansas City Missouri begins radio transmissions 1921 Sheila Ryan, born in Kansas, actress, Big Fix, Mule Train, Ringside, Caged Fury 1920 Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist; $40 week with Kansas City Slide Co. 1919 Steve Brodie, Eldorado, Kansas, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1919 Order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City 1919 Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orchestra leader, Polly Bergen Show 1917 Max Showalter, born in Caldwell, Kansas, actor/composer, Stockard Channing Show 1916 Robert Lowery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Murder Over New York 1916 John Jacob Rhodes, born in Council Grove, Kansas, Representative-R-Arizona 1953 - 1983 1916 Codell, Kansas hit by tornado (also on same date in 1917 and 1918) 1915 Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer 1915 Ellen Drew, Terry Ray, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Isle of Dead 1915 William E. Vaughan, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms 1914 Samuel "Larry" K Parks, Olathe, Kansas, actor, Jolson-Jolson Story 1914 Brooklyn's Ed Lafitte no-hits Kansas City (Federal League), 6-2 1914 American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City 1913 Kansas legislature approved censorship of motion pictures 1912 Gordon Parks, Ft. Scott, Kansas, film director/author, Learning Tree 1912 Arizona, Kansas and Wisconsin vote for female suffrage 1912 Stan Kenton, Newcomb, Wichita, Kansas, jazz musician, Music 55 1911 Jean Harlow, aka Harlean Carpentier, born in Kansas, 30s' sex goddess, in Dinner at 8 1909 Hugh Beaumont, Lawrence, Kansas, actor, Ward Cleaver-Leave it to Beaver 1907 Vivian Vance, born in Cherryvale, Kansas, actress, Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy 1907 Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes 1st Native American U.S. senator 1906 John Cameron Swayze, born in Wichita, Kansas, newscaster, Timex, Hindenberg 1906 1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas 1905 Isadore I Friz Freleng, born in Kansas City, Missouri, animator, Warner Bros cartoons 1905 -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C) Lebanon, Kansas (state record) 1904 Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe, Kansas, actor, Wings 1904 Milburn Stone, Bruton, Kansas, actor, Doc-Gunsmoke 1903 Stanley Smith, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts 1901 Charles E Whittaker, Kansas, U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1957-62 1900 American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis 1899 Dwight Frye, Salina, Kansas, actor, Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein 1899 Ace Goodman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, Easy Aces 1899 Phyllis Haver, Douglas, Kansas, silent screen actress, What Price Glory 1898 Emmett Kelly, Sedan, Kansas, circus clown, Weary Willie 1898 ZaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress, Life With Father, Dames 1897 John Steuart Curry, U.S. painter/lithographer, Baptism in Kansas 1897 Hail injures 26 in Topeka, Kansas 1896 Virgil Thomson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer/music critic, 4 Saints in 3 Acts 1895 Robert Gordon, born in Kansas, actor in Loveless 1894 Robert Russell Bennett, born in Kansas City, composer/arranger, Oklahoma! 1893 Frank Carlson, born in Cloud Country, Kansas, Governor of Kansas 1947 - 1950, Representative and Senator-R-Kansas 1892 Dalton Gang ends in shoot-out in Coffeville, Kansas bank holdup 1890 Alice Joyce, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Song O' My Heart 1889 Ernest Truex, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Pop-Pete and Gladys, Mr. Peepers 1889 Eugene Pallette, born in Winfield, Kansas, actor, Adv of Robin Hood, Mark of Zorro 1889 Kansas passes 1st general antitrust law in U.S. 1889 Kansas passes 1st U.S. antitrust 1887 Walter Johnson, Kansas, Washington Senator pitcher, 1907-27, 414-218 1887 Susanna Medora Salter elected 1st U.S. woman mayor (Argonia, Kansas) 1886 Wallace Beery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Alias a Gentleman, Dinner at 8 1882 Ida Moore, born in Altoona, Kansas, actress, Mr. Music, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki 1881 Kansas becomes 1st state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages 1880 House Peters, England, silent film actor, Kansas Territory 1877 Southern blacks led by Pap Singleton settle in Kansas 1874 Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie, Kansas 1868 William Allen White, Emporia, Kansas, editor, Pulitzer 1942 1864 Battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek) 1864 Battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City) 1863 Battle at Baxter Springs Kansas 1861 Kansas becomes 34th state 1860 1st railroad reaches Kansas 1860 Temperature hits 115 degrees F in Ft. Scott and 112 degrees F in Topeka Kansas 1856 Pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas 1856 Lawrence Kansas captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces 1855 Manhattan Kansas founded as New Boston Kansas 1854 Territories of Kansas and Nebraska created |
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