1997 Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to Kansas City Royals
1997 Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 HRs
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 HR 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 HR
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, mgr (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51
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 Yanks 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
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
1970 Kansas City Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders 17-7 in AFC championship game
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, QB
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, Cin 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 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 Storm Davis, Dallas Texas, 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, Olympics gold 1984, 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 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, West Virginia, Kansas City Royal 3rd baseman, 1980 AL MVP
1953 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68
1952 Nicolette Larson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rock vocalist, Twins, Lotta Love
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 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 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 Leslie Charleson, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Monica-General Hospital
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 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-hr record)
1941 Leon Russell, born in Lawton, Kansas, pianist and singer, Carny
1940 Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs
1940 2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana U beats Kansas 60-42
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 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 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, Abilene, Kansas, Brig Gen USAF/astro, STS T-2, T-4, 2, 51I
1932 Lamar Hunt, NFL owner for the Kansas City Chiefs
1930 Lois Smith, Topeka, Kansas, actress, Reckless, Reuben Reuben
1930 1st night game in Detroit at newly built Hamtramck Stadium as Negro League Detroit Stars take on Kansas City, Missouri narchs
1930 1st night organized baseball game Independence. Kansas
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
1924 1st Negro League World Series: Kansas City, Missouri narchs shuts out Hilldales, 5-0
1923 Mary McCarty, Winfield, Kansas, actress and singer, Starch-Trapper John MD
1923 Robert J Dole, Sen-R Kansas, 1969-95, /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, orch 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 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
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!
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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