2014 Event The San Francisco Giants are this year's World Champions of Baseball after winning the World Series over the Kansas City Royals with a score of 3-2; this marks the third title by the Giants in the last 5 years 1997 Event Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to Kansas City Royals 1997 Event Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 home runs 1996 Event Tara Dawn Holland (Kansas), 23, crowned 70th Miss America 1997 1996 Event Dallas Cowboys play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico 1995 Event Keylee Sue Sanders, 18, of Kansas, crowned 13th Miss Teen USA 1995 Death Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer, dies at 79 1995 Event Kansas City Royals set club-record of 22 singles in 15 innings 1995 Event Kansas City Royal John Nonely is 70th to home run on his 1st at bat 1994 Event Indians loses 1st game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City wins 2-1 1993 Death Ewing Kaufman, founder/owner (Kansas City Royals), dies of lung cancer at 76 1993 Event Kansas Royals rename stadium Ewing Kaufman Stadium after founder 1993 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett hits his 300th home run 1992 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett gets 4 hits to become 18th to get 3,000 hits 1992 Death Buck Buchanan, NFL defensive lineman (Kansas City Chiefs), dies at 51 1992 Death Joe Burke, president (Kansas City Royals), dies at 68, dies 1991 Event 23 killed in Kansas and Oklahoma by tornadoes 1991 Event 53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Champion: Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65 1991 Event Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers 1991 Event Kelli McCarty, 21, (Kansas), crowned 40th Miss USA 1990 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett hits for the cycle 1989 Event -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 Event Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract 1989 Event Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract 1989 Event 60th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All star MVP: Bo Jackson (Kansas City Royals) 1989 Event Celtic Kansas City Jones and Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1988 Event 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79 1987 Death Alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100 1987 Event Kevin Seitzer (Kansas City Royals), gets 6 hits in one baseball game 1987 Death Dick Howser, manager (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51 1987 Death Frank Carlson, Governor of Kansas 1947 - 1950, Representative and Senator-R-Kansas, dies at 94 1987 Event Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning vs Kansas City Royals 1987 Event Dick Howser retires from managing Kansas City Royals, due to brain tumor 1987 Event Kansas City Royal pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires 1986 Event Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, singns with Kansas City Royals 1986 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit 1985 Event Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series 1985 Event Bret Saberhagen gives Kansas City Royals their 1st World Series win 1985 Event Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals win their league championships 1985 Event Deron Cherry, Kansas City vs Seattle, has 4 interceptions! 1984 Event Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), Kansas City wins 10-6 1984 Event Kansas City Royals Dan Quisenberry gets his 200th career save 1983 Event 3 Kansas City Royals suspended due to cocaine usage 1982 Death Ace Goodman, Kansas City, Missouri, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83 1981 Event Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to Kansas City 5-2 1981 Event Part of Hyatt Regency Hotel Kansas City caves in (113 killed) 1980 Event Kansas City Royals' George Brett, batting avg reach .400 1980 Birthday Sarah Lancaster, born in Kansas City, Kansas, actress, Rachel-Saved By Bell: New Class 1979 Birthday Mariah Leanne Bergmann, Miss Kansas Teen USA, 1997 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City 1978 Event UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill 1978 Birthday Mandy Carraway, Miss Kansas Teen USA 1996 1977 Event NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7 1977 Event 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 Event Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over Kansas City Royals 1977 Event "I'm Your Boogie Man" by Kansas City and Sunshine Band peaks at #1 1977 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs Kansas City Royals) 1977 Event Kansas City Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0 1977 Death 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 Event President Gerald R. Ford won Republican President nomination at Kansas City convention 1976 Birthday Tony Gonzalez, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1975 Birthday Seth Greisinger, born in Kansas City, Kansas, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Birthday Danielle Boatwright, born in Kansas, Miss USA, Kansas-2nd-1996 1975 Birthday Pat Barnes, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1975 Event Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0 1974 Birthday Nathan Parks, tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1974 Birthday Maurice Greene, born in Kansas City, Kansas, 100m runner 1974 Event Kansas City Royal Steve Busby 2nd no-hitter beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0 1974 Birthday Tamarick Vanover, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Birthday Johnny Damon, Ft. Riley, Kansas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Birthday Johnny Damon, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Event Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000 1973 Event Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating Kansas City 5-0 1973 Birthday Jeff Smith, NFL/WLAF corner, Scotland Claymores/Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Event California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats Kansas City Royals, 3-0 1973 Event Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 1st major league hit 1973 Event Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 1973 Birthday Reggie Tongue, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Event Kansas City opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Rangers 1973 Birthday Donnie Edwards, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Event Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ 1973 Birthday Jerome Woods, safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Birthday Trezelle Jenkins, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Birthday Chris Stynes, Queens, New York, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Birthday Rod Myers, Conroe, Texas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1972 Death Harry Truman, 33rd U.S. President (1945-53), dies in Kansas City, Missouri at 88 1972 Birthday J J Smith, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Tara Dawn Holland, Overland Park Kansas, Miss America 1997 1972 Birthday Troy Dumas, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Donnell Bennett, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Willy Tate, NFL tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Willy Tate, NFL/WLAF tight end, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1972 Event 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 Birthday Jerrott Willard, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Tony Clark, born in Newton, Kansas, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Birthday Tom Barndt, NFL/WLAF guard for the Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1972 Birthday Greg Hill, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Joe Horn, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Birthday Tony Richardson, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Birthday Bryan Proby, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1971 Birthday Ron Florine, NFL/WLAF tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1971 Birthday Will Shields, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Birthday Perry Carter, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Birthday Sal Fasano, born in Chicago, Illinois, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Birthday Michael Tucker, born in South Boston, Virginia, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Birthday Reggie Jones, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Birthday Chris Penn, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears 1971 Birthday Frederik Nilsson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, IHL forward, Team Sweden, Kansas City, IHL, 1971 Birthday Anthony Abrams, NFL defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Jason Jacome, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Birthday Dexter Nottage, NFL defensive end, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Eric Mueller, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rower, Olympics-silver-1996 1970 Birthday Steve Matthews, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Amy Beth Keller, Great Bend Kansas, Miss America, Kansas-Top 10-1996 1970 Birthday Darren Oliver, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1970 Event Kansas City Chiefs Jan Stenerud kicks 55-yard field goal 1970 Birthday Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1970 Birthday John Carmack, born in Roeland Park, Kansas, game programmer, co-founder of id Software, lead programmer for computer games, 'Quake', 'Doom', 'Commander Keen' series 1970 Birthday Elvis Grbac, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Darren Mickell, NFL defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs, NO Saints 1970 Event Baltimore defeats Kansas City 10-8, Orioles 23rd straight win over the Royals 1970 Event 37th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Kansas City 24, All Stars 3 (69,940) 1970 Birthday Sean LaChapelle, NFL/WLAF receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Victor Bailey, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Clyde Johnson, cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Mark McMillian, NFL cornerback, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Joe Vitiello, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Event Superbowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB 1969 Birthday Joe Randa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Birthday Dan Williams, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Birthday Wayne Simmons, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Birthday Carrie Westcott, Mission Hills, Kansas, playmate, Sep, 1993 1969 Birthday Doug Terry, NFL/WLAF safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1969 Birthday Dale Carter, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Birthday Keith Traylor, NFL defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Broncos-Super Bowl 32 1969 Birthday Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Birthday Keith Cash, NFL tight end, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders 1969 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 3rd triple play, 5-4-3 vs Kansas City Royals 1969 Birthday Kevin Young, born in Alpena, Michigan, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Birthday Craig Paquette, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Birthday Anthony Davis, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Birthday Matt Blundin, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Joe Valerio, NFL outside corner/tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Birthday Darren Anderson, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Chris Haney, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Birthday Lin Elliott, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Jose Offerman, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Event AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st 1968 Birthday Julio Valera, San Sebastian Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Birthday Pat Meares, born in Salina, Kansas, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Birthday Tom Goodwin, born in Fresno California, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Birthday Tim Grunhard, NFL center for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Edward Kaminski, born in Kansas City, Kansas, javelin thrower 1968 Event "Royals" chosen as the name of new Kansas City AL franchise 1968 Birthday Vaughn Booker, NFL defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Pellom McDaniels, NFL defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Leroy Thompson, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Rusty Meacham, Stuart, Florida, pitcher, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners 1967 Birthday David Szott, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Death House Peters, silent film actor (Kansas Territory), dies at 87 1967 Birthday Kevin Appier, Lancaster California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1967 Event NL owners OK AL expansion to Seattle and Kansas City 1967 Birthday Jay Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Kim Dugger, Wichita Kansas, Miss Kansas-America 1991 1967 Birthday Steve Fritz, Salina Kansas, decathlete 1967 Event 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 Birthday Willie Davis, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers 1967 Event Debra Dene Barnes (Kansas), 20, crowned 40th Miss America 1968 1967 Birthday Tracy Rogers, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Lori Endicott, born in Kansas City, Missouri, volleyball setter, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 1967 Birthday Andy Ashby, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Birthday Derrick Walker, NFL tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Tracy Simien, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Pete Stoyanovich, NFL kicker, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday David Howard, Sarasota, Florida, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1967 Birthday Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals 1967 Event Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, quarterback 1967 Birthday Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Event Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game 1967 Birthday Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday Darren E. Burrows, born in Kansas, actor, Ed Chigliak-Northern Exposure 1966 Birthday Kimble Anders, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday Greg Manusky, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday Martina McBride, born in Sharon, Kansas, singer, country music genre, songwriter, successful songs include, 'Happy Girl', 'A Broken Wing', 'Wrong Again', dubbed the, 'Celine Dion of Country Music' 1966 Birthday David Segui, born in Kansas City, Kansas, infielder for the Montreal Expos 1966 Birthday Louie Aguiar, NFL punter for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday Ricky Siglar, NFL tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints 1966 Birthday Glenn Parker, NFL offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday Neil Smith, NFL defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs, Den Broncos Superbowl 32 1966 Birthday Ralph Tamm, NFL guard/center for the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday William White, NFL safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons 1966 Birthday Rich Gannon, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Event 60 year old Satchel Paige of Kansas City A's pitches 3 scoreless innings 1965 Birthday Brian Washington, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Birthday Doug Linton, born in Santa Ana California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Birthday Mike Magnante, born in Glendale California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Birthday James Hasty, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Birthday Brian Holman, Winfield, Kansas, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners 1965 Birthday Jose Dejesus, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1964 Birthday Steve Wallace, NFL tackle, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Birthday Don Cheadle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, producer, author, appeared in film, 'Boogie Nights' and Academy Award-nominated 'Hotel Rwanda' 1964 Birthday Dan Saleaumua, NFL defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks 1964 Birthday Keith Lockhart, Whittier California, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1964 Event Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39) 1964 Birthday Webster Slaughter, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Birthday Danny Villa, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Event Beatles are paid a then record $150,000 for a concert (Kansas) 1964 Birthday Robert Kelker-Kelly, born in Wichita, Kansas, Bo-Days of our Live 1964 Birthday Mike Macfarlane, Stockton California, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1964 Birthday Jeff Criswell, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Event Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City 1964 Birthday Matt Dillon, born in New Rochelle, New York, actor, Flamingo Kid, Tex, Kansas 1964 Event AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville 1964 Birthday Mark Collins, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers 1964 Event Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move Kansas City A's to Louisville 1963 Event New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0 1963 Birthday Melvin Douglas, Topeka, Kansas, 198 lbs/90 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Joe Phillips, NFL defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1963 Event Reports of Charlie Finley's intention to move Kansas City A's to Oakland 1963 Event AFL's Dallas Texans become Kansas City Chiefs 1963 Birthday David Cone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, baseball pitcher, New York Mets/Tor Blue Jays/New York Yankees 1962 Birthday Bo Jackson, baseball/football player, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Raiders 1962 Birthday Martin Bayless, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Birthday George Jamison, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Event Minn Twins Jack Kralick no-hits Kansas City A's, 1-0 1962 Birthday Craig Kilborn, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, actor, original host of 'The Daily Show', anchor for ESPN's 'Sports Center', host 'The Late Late Show' 1962 Birthday Mark Gubicza, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1962 Birthday Monique Gabrielle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Flashdance, Night Shift 1962 Birthday John Alt, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Birthday Steve Bono, NFL quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31 1962 Birthday Kevin Ross, NFL safety, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Birthday Jeff Montgomery, Wellston, Ohio, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1961 Birthday Chris Pitman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, singer, record producer, audio programmer, multi-instrumentalist, member of Guns N' Roses, performed with ZAUM, Tool, Lusk 1961 Birthday Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals 1961 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Kansas City Golf Open 1961 Event KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, Missouri (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 Birthday Marcus Allen, NFL running back, Los Angeles Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Heisman 1981 1960 Birthday Vicki Lynn Lasseter Iola Kansas, playmate, Feb, 1981 1959 Event Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY 1959 Birthday Tom Pernice, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th 1959 Birthday Lynette Woodard, born in Wichita, Kansas, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Harlem Globetrotter 1959 Birthday Terri Treas, born in Kansas City Kansas, actress, Hannah-7 Brides for 7 Brothers 1959 Event 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 Event AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event Bonnie Hoffman wins LPGA Kansas City Golf Open 1958 Event Game in Kansas City between A's and Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado 1958 Birthday Annette Bening, born in Topeka, Kansas, actress, films include, 'American Beauty', 'Bugsy', 'The Grifters', married to actor, Warren Beatty 1957 Birthday Jeff East, born in Kansas, Missouri, American actor, best-known for role of Clark Kent in 1978 film "Superman" 1957 Birthday Jerry Don Gleaton, born in Brownwood, Texas, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals 1957 Birthday Cathy Reynolds, born in Kansas City, Missouri, LPGA golfer, 1981 Golden Lights 1957 Event 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs) 1956 Birthday Sam Brownback, born in Garnett, Kansas, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from Kansas, U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas' 2nd district 1995 - 1996 1956 Birthday Candy Loving Oswego, Kansas, playmate, Jan, 1979 1956 Event Indians' Jim Busby hits 2nd grand slam in two days in a 4-2 win vs. the Kansas City A's 1956 Birthday Julie Montgomery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Samantha-1 Life to Live, Kindred 1956 Birthday Susie Diane Owens, Arkansas City Kansas, playmate, March, 1988 1956 Birthday Byron Stewart, Baxter Springs, Kansas, actor, Warren Coolidge-St. Elsewhere 1956 Birthday Amy Alcott, born in Kansas City, Missouri, LPGA golfer, 1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore 1956 Event Pirates and Kansas City A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white 1955 Birthday Shanna Reed, Kansas City Kansas, actress, Major Dad, Mirrors 1955 Birthday Pat Klous, Hutchinson, Kansas, actress, Marcy-Flying High, Judy-Love Boat 1955 Event Series of 19 twisters destroy Udall Kansas and most of Blackwell Okla 1955 Event Kansas City Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2 1955 Event 1st game in Kansas City, Kansas City A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2 1955 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics) 1954 Event AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City 1954 Event Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City 1953 Birthday Warren Cromartie, born in Miami Beach, Florida, professional baseball player, outfielder, first baseman, played with the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos 1953 Event KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins 1953 Event KMBC TV channel 9 in Kansas City, Missouri (MET/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday George Brett, born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Kansas City Royal 3rd baseman, 1980 AL MVP 1953 Event 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68 1953 Birthday 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 Birthday Nicolette Larson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rock vocalist, Twins, Lotta Love 1952 Birthday David Dreier, born in Kansas City, Missouri, Representative-R-California 1981 - 1952 Event 14th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beats St. Johns 80-63 1951 Birthday Steven Alan Hawley, Ottawa, Kansas, PhD/ast, STS-41-D, 61-C, 31, 82 1951 Birthday Sandahl Bergman, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Conan, All that Jazz 1951 Birthday Cassandra Peterson, Elvira, Kansas, actress, Echo Park, Elvira 1951 Event 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois 1951 Birthday Edie McClurg, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Cinderella-1985, Hogan Family 1951 Birthday Bruce Alan Lietzke, born in Kansas City, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1978 Canadian Open 1951 Birthday Chris Cooper, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan 1951 Event 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58 1951 Birthday Kirstie Alley, Wichita, Kansas, actress, Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca 1950 Birthday James Reynolds, born in Oskaloosa, Kansas, actor, Abe Carver-Days of our Lives 1950 Birthday Dan Quisenberry, baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1950 Birthday Barry Pearson, born in Geneseo, Illinois, born Barry Lynn Pearson, American professional football player, attended Northwestern University, played position of wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs 1949 Birthday Dee Wallace Stone, Deanna Bowers, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Critters, 10, ET 1949 Event WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Dave Hope, rock bassist, Kansas 1949 Birthday Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals 1949 Birthday Kerry Livgren, Kansas, rock guitarist, Kansas 1949 Birthday Thomas Sturges Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1975 Byron Nelson 1949 Birthday Tom Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, golfer, British Open 1975, 77, 80, 82, 83 1949 Birthday Rochelle Firestone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Hellhole 1949 Event Mrs Georgia Neese Clark of Kansas becomes 1st woman treasurer of U.S. 1949 Birthday Ron Wyden, born in Wichita, Kansas, Representative-D-Oregon 1981 - 1996, Senator-D-Oregon 1996 - 1949 Birthday Leslie Charleson, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Monica-General Hospital 1948 Birthday Jim Slattery, born in Good Intent, Kansas, Representative-D-Kansas 1983 - 1995 1948 Birthday Dianne Wiest, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Hannah and Her Sisters, Footloose 1947 Birthday Joe Walsh, Wichita, Kansas, guitarist/rocker, Eagles-Take it Easy 1946 Death John S Curry, U.S. painter (Baptism in Kansas), dies 1944 Birthday Dan Glickman, born in Wichita, Kansas, Representative-D-Kansas 1977 - 1995 1944 Birthday 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 Birthday Alan Fudge, Wichita, Kansas, actor, Man From Atlantis, Paper Dolls 1943 Death Thomas W. "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in Kansas City Missouri 1943 Birthday Jan Stenerud, Norway, NFL place kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1942 Birthday Janice Pennington, born in Kansas, playmate, May 1971, model, Price is Right 1942 Birthday Samuel Ramey, born in Colby, Kansas, bass, La Scala 1941 Birthday Terry Kirkman, Salina, Kansas, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Association 1941 Birthday Lori Saunders, born in Kansas City, Missouri, Petticoat Junction, Dusty Trails 1941 Event Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita, Kansas 1941 Event 12.59" (31.98 cm) rainfall, Burlington Kansas (state 24-hour record) 1941 Birthday Leon Russell, born in Lawton, Kansas, pianist and singer, Carny 1940 Birthday John W. Carlin, born in Salina, Kansas, politician, 40th Governor of Kansas 1979 - 1987, Archivist of the United States 1995 - 2005 1940 Birthday Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1940 Event 2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana U beats Kansas 60-42 1939 Birthday Bob Whittaker, born in Eureka, Kansas, Representative-R-Kansas 1979 - 1991 1938 Birthday Tom Shaw, Wichita, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1969 Doral Open AVCO Golf Classic 1937 Birthday Dick Howser, shortstop, Kansas City A's, manager for the Kansas City Royals 1936 Birthday Gary Hart, born in Ottawa, Kansas, Senator-D-Colorado, 1975 - 1986 1936 Event 1st alcohol power plant forms, Atchison, Kansas 1936 Event 121 degrees F (49 degrees C), near Alton, Kansas (state record) 1936 Birthday Shirley Knight, born in Goessei, Kansas, actress, Endless Love, Secrets 1936 Birthday Dennis Hopper, born in Kansas, actor, True Grit, Blue Velvet, Easy Rider 1936 Birthday Pat Roberts, born in Topeka, Kansas, Representative-R-Kansas 1981 - 1997, Senator-R-Kansas 1997 - 1936 Birthday Marj Dusay, Mahoney, Russell, Kansas, actress, Kate-Bret Maverick 1935 Birthday Ronald Ellwin Evans, St. Francis, Kansas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 17 1935 Birthday Lyle Waggoner, Kansas City Kansas, actor, Carol Burnette Show, Wonder Woman 1934 Birthday John Ashley, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Clipper-Straightaway 1934 Event WOQ-AM in Kansas City Missouri goes off the air 1934 Birthday James Charles Lehrer, Wichita, Kansas, news anchor, McNeil-Lehrer Report 1933 Birthday Aneta Corsaut, Jutchinson, Kansas, actress, Helen Crump-Andy Griffith 1933 Event Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops and 1 gangster killed by mob 1932 Birthday Joe H. Engle, born in Abilene, Kansas, Brigadier General USAF/astronaut, STS-T-2, T-4, 2, 51I 1932 Birthday Lamar Hunt, NFL owner for the Kansas City Chiefs 1932 Birthday Nancy Landon Kassebaum, born in Topeka, Kansas, Senator-R-Kansas 1978 - 1997 1932 Birthday Wes Santee, born in Ashland, Kansas, runner, athlete, competed in 1,500-meter events, competed against Roger Bannister, John Landy 1931 Birthday Jim Frey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, manager, coach, Major League Baseball teams, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1930 Birthday Lois Smith, Topeka, Kansas, actress, Reckless, Reuben Reuben 1930 Event 1st night organized baseball game Independence. Kansas 1930 Birthday Arlen Specter, born in Wichita, Kansas, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1981 - 1929 Birthday Edward Asner, Kansas City Kansas, actor, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant 1929 Birthday Burt Bacharach, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer, I'll Never Fall in Love Again 1929 Birthday Marilynn Smith, born in Topeka, Kansas, LPGA golfer, 1972 Pabst Open 1929 Birthday Wilbert Harrison, R and B singer, Kansas City 1928 Birthday Jack Christiansen, Kansas, NFL hall of famer defensive back, Lions 1926 Birthday Patrice Wymore, Miltonville, Kansas, actress, The Big Tree 1926 Birthday Lee Allen, born in Pittsburg, Kansas, tenor sax, Walkin' With Mr. Lee 1925 Birthday Marvin Rainwater, born in Wichita, Kansas, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1925 Birthday Robert Altman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, director, Nashville, M*A*S*H 1923 Birthday Mary McCarty, Winfield, Kansas, actress and singer, Starch-Trapper John MD 1923 Birthday Robert J Dole, Sen-R Kansas, 1969 - 1995, presidential candidate, R-1996 1923 Birthday Allan Melvin, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Brady Bunch, Barney-All in Family 1922 Event WHB-AM in Kansas City Missouri begins radio transmissions 1921 Birthday Sheila Ryan, born in Kansas, actress, Big Fix, Mule Train, Ringside, Caged Fury 1920 Event Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist; $40 week with Kansas City Slide Co. 1919 Birthday Steve Brodie, Eldorado, Kansas, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1919 Birthday Wally Hickel, bron in Ellinwood, Kansas, Alaska Governor 1966 - 1969, Republican, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1969 - 1971 1919 Event Order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City 1919 Birthday Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orchestra leader, Polly Bergen Show 1917 Birthday Max Showalter, born in Caldwell, Kansas, actor/composer, Stockard Channing Show 1916 Birthday Robert Lowery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Murder Over New York 1916 Birthday John Jacob Rhodes, born in Council Grove, Kansas, Representative-R-Arizona 1953 - 1983 1916 Event Codell, Kansas hit by tornado (also on same date in 1917 and 1918) 1915 Birthday Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer 1915 Birthday Ellen Drew, Terry Ray, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Isle of Dead 1915 Birthday 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 Birthday Samuel "Larry" K Parks, Olathe, Kansas, actor, Jolson-Jolson Story 1914 Event Brooklyn's Ed Lafitte no-hits Kansas City (Federal League), 6-2 1914 Event American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City 1913 Event Kansas legislature approved censorship of motion pictures 1912 Birthday Gordon Parks, Ft. Scott, Kansas, film director/author, Learning Tree 1912 Event Arizona, Kansas and Wisconsin vote for female suffrage 1912 Birthday Stan Kenton, Newcomb, Wichita, Kansas, jazz musician, Music 55 1911 Birthday Jean Harlow, aka Harlean Carpentier, born in Kansas, 30s' sex goddess, in Dinner at 8 1909 Birthday Hugh Beaumont, Lawrence, Kansas, actor, Ward Cleaver-Leave it to Beaver 1907 Birthday Vivian Vance, born in Cherryvale, Kansas, actress, Ethel Mertz-I Love Lucy 1907 Event Charles Curtis of Kansas becomes 1st Native American U.S. senator 1906 Birthday John Cameron Swayze, born in Wichita, Kansas, newscaster, Timex, Hindenberg 1906 Event 1st federal penitentiary building completed, Leavenworth, Kansas 1905 Birthday Isadore I Friz Freleng, born in Kansas City, Missouri, animator, Warner Bros cartoons 1905 Event -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C) Lebanon, Kansas (state record) 1904 Birthday Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Olathe, Kansas, actor, Wings 1904 Birthday Milburn Stone, Bruton, Kansas, actor, Doc-Gunsmoke 1903 Birthday Stanley Smith, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts 1901 Birthday Charles E Whittaker, Kansas, U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1957-62 1900 Event American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis 1899 Birthday Dwight Frye, Salina, Kansas, actor, Black Camel, Dracula, Frankenstein 1899 Birthday Ace Goodman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, Easy Aces 1899 Birthday Phyllis Haver, Douglas, Kansas, silent screen actress, What Price Glory 1898 Birthday Emmett Kelly, Sedan, Kansas, circus clown, Weary Willie 1898 Birthday ZaSu Pitts, Parsons Kansas, actress, Life With Father, Dames 1897 Birthday John Steuart Curry, U.S. painter/lithographer, Baptism in Kansas 1897 Event Hail injures 26 in Topeka, Kansas 1896 Birthday Virgil Thomson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer/music critic, 4 Saints in 3 Acts 1895 Birthday Robert Gordon, born in Kansas, actor in Loveless 1894 Birthday Robert Russell Bennett, born in Kansas City, composer/arranger, Oklahoma! 1893 Birthday Frank Carlson, born in Cloud Country, Kansas, Governor of Kansas 1947 - 1950, Representative and Senator-R-Kansas 1892 Event Dalton Gang ends in shoot-out in Coffeville, Kansas bank holdup 1890 Birthday Alice Joyce, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Song O' My Heart 1889 Birthday Ernest Truex, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Pop-Pete and Gladys, Mr. Peepers 1889 Birthday Eugene Pallette, born in Winfield, Kansas, actor, Adv of Robin Hood, Mark of Zorro 1889 Event Kansas passes 1st general antitrust law in U.S. 1889 Event Kansas passes 1st U.S. antitrust 1887 Birthday Walter Johnson, Kansas, Washington Senator pitcher, 1907-27, 414-218 1887 Event Susanna Medora Salter elected 1st U.S. woman mayor (Argonia, Kansas) 1886 Birthday Wallace Beery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Alias a Gentleman, Dinner at 8 1882 Birthday Ida Moore, born in Altoona, Kansas, actress, Mr. Music, Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki 1881 Event Kansas becomes 1st state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages 1880 Birthday House Peters, England, silent film actor, Kansas Territory 1877 Event Southern blacks led by Pap Singleton settle in Kansas 1874 Event Jesse James gang takes train at Muncie, Kansas 1868 Birthday William Allen White, Emporia, Kansas, editor, Pulitzer 1942 1864 Event Battle of Marais Des Cygnes River, Kansas (Mine Creek) 1864 Event Battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City) 1863 Event Battle at Baxter Springs Kansas 1861 Event Kansas becomes 34th state 1860 Event 1st railroad reaches Kansas 1860 Event Temperature hits 115 degrees F in Ft. Scott and 112 degrees F in Topeka Kansas 1856 Event Pottawatomie Massacre took place in Kansas 1856 Event Lawrence Kansas captured, sacked by pro-slavery forces 1855 Event Manhattan Kansas founded as New Boston Kansas 1854 Event Territories of Kansas and Nebraska created
