1980 Alec Lafayette Chew Wilder, composer, dies at 73
1976 Chanda Rubin, Lafayette, Louisiana, tennis star, 1996 Australian Open doubles
1969 Jarrod Hanks, born in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. gymnist, Olympic-92, 96
1969 Lyle Mouton, Lafayette, Louisiana, outfielder, Chicago White Sox
1968 KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins
1968 Georg von der Vring, German painter (Camp Lafayette), dies at 78
1962 KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1962 Izzy Stradlin, born in Lafayette, Indiana, guitarist, Guns and Roses
1962 Axl Rose, Lafayette, Indiana, vocalist, Guns and Roses
1955 KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 Andy Bean, born in Lafayette, Georgia, PGA golfer, Western 1978, Kemper 1978
1950 Richard Keith, Lafayette, Louisiana, actor, Little Ricky-I Love Lucy
1948 Larry McNeeley, Lafayette, Indiana, banjo player, Glen Campbell Hour
1944 Eddy Raven, Lafayette, Louisiana, country singer, Right Hand Man
1942 Donald E Williams, Lafayette, Indiana, Capt USN/astro, STS 51D, STS 34
1934 Sydney Pollack, born in Lafayette, director, Tootsie, Presumed Innocent
1922 Adam Kennedy, born in Lafayette, Indiana, actor, Dion-Californian
1919 Acadia National Park forms (as Lafayette N P), Maine
1916 Escadrille Americaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun
1899 Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar
1895 Louise Fazenda, Lafayette, Indiana, actress/comedienne, Almost an actress
1873 Ray Ewry, Lafayette, Indiana, jumper, Olympics-10 gold-1900, 04, 06, 08
1859 1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind
1836 Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Mjr General Confederate Army, died in 1910
1834 Marquis de Lafayette, French general, dies
1826 Lafayette Curry Baker, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1868
1825 George Lafayette Beal, Bvt Major General Union volunteers
1824 General Lafayette returns to U.S.
1821 Lafayette McLaws, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1897
1784 Maryland grants citizenship to Lafayette and his descendents
1777 Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army
1777 Marquis de Lafayette lands in US
1757 Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary
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