1998 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at Kemper Arena KC
1995 Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games)
1994 Replay shows A's Bobby Witt beat KC's Gagne to 1st in 6th but ump Gary Cedarstrom calls him safe, runing Witt's perfect game
1992 NCAA Basketball Women's Championship at Kemper Arena, KC
1988 KC releases pitcher Dan Quisenberry, whose 238 saves are the 4th most
1983 Jury in KC, Mo, awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft $500,000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV (later overturned)
1982 KC's John Wathan steals 31st en route to 36 base for catcher's record
1981 Lobby Walkways at KC's Hyatt Regency collapse 114 die, 200 injured
1979 KC's Willie Wilson hits 5th inside-the-park HR (most since 1925)
1977 Seattle beats Royals, 4-1, to end KC's winning streak at 16 games
1977 KC releases Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with 10 teams
1973 44th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-1 at Royals Stadium, KC
1972 NBA's Cincinnati Royals announce they are moving to KC
1969 KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year
1965 KC A's Bert Campaneris plays all 9 positions in a game
1964 Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39)
1962 KC A's Bill Fischer sets record of 69 1/3 innings without a walk
1960 28th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, KC
1959 Razor Ramon, [Scott Hall], wrestler, WWF/WCW/NWA/Florida/AWA/KC
1956 Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC
1954 Lisa Brown, KC, Missouri, actress, Guiding Light, Iva-As the World Turns
1954 Richard Finch, rock bassist, KC and Sunshine-That's the Way I Like It
1954 Rick Finch, rocker, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It
1953 Jerome Smith, U.S. guitarist, KC and the Sunshine Band-Boogie Shoes
1953 Shotgun Johnson, rock drummer, KC and the Sunshine Boys-Give it Up
1951 Fermin Goytisolo, rocker, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It
1951 Harry Casey, [KC], rock vocalist, KC and Sunshine Band-Give It
1936 Yvette Vickers, KC, playmate, Jul 1959, /actress, Attack of 50' Woman
1930 Maurice Peress, born in New York City, conductor, KC Philharmonic 1974-80
1928 Republican National Convention, met in KC, nominated Herbert Hoover
1915 KC's Alex Main no-hits Buffalo (Federal League), 5-0
1911 Joe Turner, KC, blues singer, Corrine Corrina, Shake Rattle and Roll
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