2004 Death Terry Melcher, record producer, Kokomo, dies at 62 1968 Birthday Brenda Alyce Bassett, Kokomo Indiana, Miss Indiana-America 1991 1957 Event Kokomo the Chimp becomes Today Show animal editor 1956 Birthday Sylvia, Kokomo Indiana, country singer, Nobody 1945 Birthday Steve Kroft, Kokomo, Indiana, co-editor, 60 Minutes 1926 Birthday Elwood Hillis, born in Kokomo, Indiana, Representative-R-Indiana 1971 - 1987 1919 Birthday Strother Martin, born in Kokomo, Indiana, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot
