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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. gymnast, 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, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51D, STS-34 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, born in Lafayette, Indiana, jumper, 10 Gold Medals 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908 Olympics 1859 1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind 1836 Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Major General Confederate Army 1834 Marquis de Lafayette, French general, dies 1826 Lafayette Curry Baker, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1825 George Lafayette Beal, Major General Union volunteers 1824 General Lafayette returns to U.S. 1821 Lafayette McLaws, Major General Confederate Army 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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