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2012 Event - The U.S. elections result in three states approving same-sex marriage: Maine, Maryland and Washington 2012 Event - The State Senate of Maryland approves a bill allowing same-sex marriage in the state 2011 Event - At the Zekiah Swamp in Charles County, Maryland, archeologists believe they found a fort from 1680 built to protect the 'friendly' Piscataway Indians 2008 Death - Tom Lantos, dies in Bethesda, Maryland, of complications of esophageal cancer, at 80 2007 Death - Craig L. Thomas, dies in Maryland, of leukemia, at 74 1996 Death - Rodney Rash, born in Frederick, Maryland, Rodney R. Rash, horse trainer, trained Thoroughbred horses, clients include Berry Gordy, Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, Gary A. Tanaka, won Santa Anita Handicap with Urgent Request, 1995, dies of rare blood disorder at age 36 1994 Event - 1st snowless December in Baltimore Maryland 1988 Event - Maryland stops sale of cheap pistols on Jan 1, 1990 1985 Birthday - Michael Phelps, born in Baltimore, Maryland, professional swimmer, winner, 14 Olympic gold medals, considered greatest Olympian of all time, broke 37 world records 1980 Birthday - Kristin Lee, born in Bethesda, Maryland, rhythmic gymnast, U.S. team 1996 1979 Birthday - Brandi Lynn Burkhardt, Miss Maryland Teen USA 1997 1978 Birthday - Derrick Delmore, Camp Springs, Maryland, fig skater, 1996 Grand Prix champ 1977 Birthday - Jennifer Smith, Miss Maryland Teen USA 1996 1977 Birthday - Jason Miller, born in Silver Springs, Maryland, actor, New Mickey Mouse Club 1976 Birthday - Anna Faris, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, singer. appeared in 'Lost in Translation', 'Scary Movie', 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend', 'The House Bunny' movies 1976 Birthday - Dominique Dawes, Silver Spring, Maryland, gymnast, Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96 1973 Event - U.S. Air Arena opens in Landover Maryland, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96 1973 Birthday - Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday - Clint Peay, Columbia, Maryland, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Event - Vice President Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign 1972 Event - George Wallace shot and left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Maryland 1972 Birthday - Michele Michael, Miss Maryland USA, 1996 1972 Birthday - Susan Alexander, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, Miss America Maryland, 1997 1971 Birthday - Jill Sudduth, born in Baltimore, Maryland, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 Birthday - Mark Parrish, born in Columbia, Maryland, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday - Chad Taylor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, musician, lead guitarist, member of the band, Live, album 'Throwing Copper', sold over 25 million records 1970 Birthday - Sam Waters, Camp Springs, Maryland, singer, Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up 1970 Birthday - Damon Buford, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1970 Birthday - Jonathan Ward, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Doug-Charles in Charge, Beans Baxter 1969 Birthday - Suzanne Paxton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday - Kimberly Ann Grimm, Mount Lake Park, Maryland, Miss Maryland-America 1991 1969 Birthday - Laura Sisk, Maryland, actress, Allison Rescott-Loving 1969 Birthday - Russell Maryland, NFL defensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys, Oak Raiders 1968 Birthday - Chris Haney, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Birthday - Parker Posey, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Tess Shelby-As the World Turns 1968 Birthday - Lisa Loeb, born in Bethesda, Maryland, singer, songwriter, actress, hit song, 'Stay (I Missed You)', appeared in 'Firecracker' film, 'Dweezil and Lisa' television series 1968 Event - 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Maryland) 1967 Event - Race riots in Cambridge Maryland 1967 Birthday - Brian Jordan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1967 Birthday - Katie Peterson-Parker, Bethesda, Maryland, LPGA golfer, 1995 Oldsmobile-5th 1966 Event - Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Maryland 1966 Birthday - Jeff Nelson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, New York Yankees 1966 Birthday - Blaise Rhodes, born in Berwyn Heights, Maryland, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday - Rob Harbison, born in Fallston, Maryland, 3x40 rifle, Olympics-6th-1996 1966 Birthday - Samantha Phillips, Ft. Meade, Maryland, Penthouse Pet 1965 Birthday - Crystal Chappell, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, actress, Carly "Days of our Lives" 1964 Birthday - Billy Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 2nd baseman, Bal Orioles, Texas Rangers 1964 Birthday - Michelle Knox-Zaloom, Annapolis, Maryland, rower 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday - Julie Peterson, Havre de Grace, Maryland, playmate, Feb, 1987 1964 Birthday - Adam Duritz, born in Baltimore, Maryland, musician, record producer, member of band, Counting Crows, hit song, 'Round Here' 1964 Birthday - Paula Marshall, born in Rockville, Maryland, actress, Lindsay Sutton-Chicago Sons 1964 Birthday - Ruth Davidon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rower, Olympics-6th-96 1964 Birthday - Brady Anderson, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1963 Birthday - Kim Williams, born in Bethesda, Maryland, LPGA golfer, 1995 GHP Heartland-26th 1962 Event - Maryland Campaign (Antietam Campaign) 1962 Birthday - Pam Shriver, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, 1991 U.S. Open doubles, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics 1962 Birthday - Elise Burgin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star 1962 Birthday - Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS-85, sk: 99 1961 Birthday - Daniel M Tani, Ridley Park, Maryland, astronaut 1960 Birthday - Lisa Welch Semler, Aberdeen, Maryland, playmate, Sep, 1980 1960 Birthday - Rob Stull, born in Damascus, Maryland, U.S. pentathlete 1992 Olympics 1960 Birthday - Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, shortstop, Baltimore Orioles, game streak 1960 Birthday - Mark Kevin Carnevale, Annapolis, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Chattanooga 1959 Birthday - Neal Stephenson, born in Fort Meade, Maryland, author books include, 'The System of the World', ''Anathem', 'Quicksilver', 'The Confusion' 1959 Birthday - Grant Aleksander, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Guiding Light, All My Children 1959 Birthday - Mike Bielecki, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1959 Birthday - Rodney Rash, born in Frederick, Maryland, Rodney R. Rash, horse trainer, trained Thoroughbred horses, clients include Berry Gordy, Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, Gary A. Tanaka, won Santa Anita Handicap with Urgent Request, 1995 1959 Birthday - Harold Baines, born in Easton, Maryland, outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers 1957 Birthday - Dorothy Mays, born in Baltimore, Maryland, playmate, Jul, 1979 1957 Birthday - Donald William Hammond, born in Frederick, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1986 Bob Hope 1956 Birthday - Linda Hamilton, born in Salisbury, Maryland, actress, Catherine-Beauty and the Beast 1956 Event - U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland 1956 Birthday - Frederick Funk, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston Open 1956 Birthday - Linda Grovenor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire 1955 Event - Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia and Maryland 1955 Birthday - Thomas David Jones, born in Baltimore, Maryland, PhD/Astronaut, STS-59, 68, 80, sk: 98 1954 Event - Integration begins in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland public schools 1954 Birthday - Michael Daniel Reid, Bainbridge, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1987 Seiko Tucson 1953 Birthday - Bess Armstrong, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws 1952 Birthday - Debbie Meyer, born in Annapolis, Maryland, 200m/400m/800m swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1968 Olympics 1952 Birthday - David Hasselhoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch 1952 Birthday - Ken Boyd, born in Frederick, Maryland, basketball player, played for New Orleans Jazz 1974 - 1975 1952 Birthday - Brian Gottfried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, Wimbledon Doubles 1976 1951 Birthday - Marsha S. Ivins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS-32, 46, 62, 81 1951 Birthday - Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Patuxent R, Maryland, Commander USN/astro, STS-48, 60 1951 Birthday - Bill Frisell, born in Baltimore, Maryland, guitarist, composer, song 'Over the Rainbow' featured in move, 'Finding Forrester', Grammy-award winning album 'Unspeakable' 1951 Birthday - Patricia Richardson, born in Bethesada, Maryland, actress, 'Double Trouble', 'Home Improvement' 1951 Birthday - Charles S Dutton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Alien 3, Crocodile Dundee 2, Roc 1950 Birthday - Margaret Whitton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Good and Evil, Major League 1950 Birthday - Damon Evans, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Lionel-The Jeffersons 1950 Birthday - Howard E Rollins, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bannister-Wildside,Another World 1950 Birthday - Nora Roberts, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, author, wrote 165 romance novels, Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame inductee, sold over 280 million books 1950 Birthday - Damon Harris, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rocker, Temptations-My Girl 1950 Birthday - Murphy Cross, born in Harve de Grace, Maryland, actor, Phyl and Mikhy, Perfect 1950 Birthday - Lloyd Weldon Keasor, Pumphrey, Maryland, wrestler 1976 Olympics silver 1948 Birthday - Roy Dyson, born in Great Mills, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1981 - 1991 1948 Birthday - Kweisi Mfume, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1987 - 1996, CEO NAACP 1947 Birthday - Dwight Schultz, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, A-Team 1947 Birthday - Jameson Parker, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, American Justice, Simon and Simon 1947 Birthday - Robert Hays, Bethesda, Maryland, actor, Airplane!, Starman, Scandalous 1947 Birthday - Tamara Dobson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Amazons, Cleopatra Jones 1946 Birthday - Paul S. Trible, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, Senator-R-Virginia 1983 - 1989 1946 Birthday - Roger Jett, Cumberland Maryland, actor, Smithereens 1945 Birthday - Goldie Hawn, Takoma Park, Maryland, actress, Laugh-in, Private Benjamin 1945 Birthday - Divine, Harris Glenn Milstead, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Pink Flamingo 1945 Birthday - Linda Harrison, born in Berlin, Maryland, actress, Bracken's World, Planet of Apes 1944 Birthday - Michael Tucker, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Stuart Markowitz-LA Law 1943 Birthday - Ben Cardin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1987 - 2007, Senator-D-Maryland 2007 - 1942 Birthday - Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization 1942 Birthday - Philip Sharp, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Indiana 1975 - 1995 1941 Birthday - "Mama" Cass Elliot, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rock vocalist, Mamas and The Papas 1940 Event - Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race 1940 Birthday - Murray Sidlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, conductor, National Symph 1973-77 1940 Birthday - Nancy Pelosi, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-California 1987 - 1939 Birthday - Jay Tarses, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor and writer, Open All Night, Duck Factory 1937 Birthday - Philip Glass, born in Baltimore, Maryland, minimal composer, Einstein on the Beach 1936 Birthday - Anita Gillette, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck 1936 Birthday - Barbara Mikulski, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1977 - 1986, Senator-D-Maryland, 1987 - 1936 Event - 109 degrees F (43 degrees C) Cumberland and Frederick, Maryland (state record) 1935 Event - Maryland Court of Appeals orders University of M to admit (black) Donald Murray 1934 Birthday - Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Birthday - Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1933 Birthday - Erik Darling, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rocker, Rooftop Singers 1933 Birthday - Paul Sarbanes, born in Salisbury, Maryland, Senator-D-Maryland 1977 - 2007 1932 Birthday - Beverly Byron, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1979 - 1993 1932 Birthday - Barry Levinson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, director, Rainman 1930 Birthday - John Astin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, I'm Dickens He's Fenster, Addams Family 1929 Birthday - Bethel Leslie, New York City, entertainer, Captain Newman, Maryland, Rabbit Trap 1929 Birthday - Adrienne Rich, born in Baltimore, Maryland, feminist writer, 'The Diamond Cutters' and 'Arts of the Possible' 1928 Birthday - Johnny Mann, born in Baltimore, Maryland, music director, Johnny Mann Stand Up and Cheer 1927 Birthday - Gigi Durston, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Sonny Kendis Show 1927 Event - Sigmund Romberg's musical "My Maryland," premieres in New York City 1927 Birthday - Norman Sisisky, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Virginia 1983 - 2001 1926 Birthday - Bowie Kuhn, born in Maryland, lawyer, sports administrator, fifth commissioner of Major League Baseball 1924 Event - Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3) 1923 Birthday - Fred Robbins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, DJ, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest 1922 Birthday - Leo V Gordon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Circus Boy, Enos, Winds of War 1922 Birthday - Lillian Hayman, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Leslie Uggams Show 1922 Birthday - Charles Mathias, born in Frederick, Maryland, Representative-R-Maryland 1961 - 1969, Senator-R-Maryland, 1969 - 1987 1922 Birthday - Parren Mitchell, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1971 - 1987 1921 Birthday - Willaim D Schaefer, Maryland, Gov-D-Md 1919 Birthday - Lee Krieger, born in Maryland, actor, Clambake, One Way Wahini 1917 Birthday - Hans Conried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy 1916 Birthday - Robert A Bruce, Maryland, pioneer, exercise cardiology 1916 Birthday - Earl Wrightson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue 1915 Birthday - Margaret Hayes, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Robert Montgomery Presents 1915 Birthday - Sargent Shriver, Maryland, Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, 1972, directed Peace Corp 1914 Birthday - James William Rouse, U.S. builder, shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland 1913 Birthday - Mignon McLaughlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value' 1912 Event - -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C), Oakland, Maryland (state record) 1911 Birthday - Eddie Mayehoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Hour Glass, How to Murder Your Wife 1910 Birthday - Avon Long, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Roots: Next Generation 1908 Birthday - Thurgood Marshall, born in Maryland, 1st black Supreme Court justice, 1967-91 1908 Birthday - Mildred Natwick, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1907 Birthday - Augustus F. Hawkins, born in Bethesda, Maryland, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1975 and 1975 - 1991 1903 Birthday - Countee Cullen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, poet, Black Christ and Other Poems 1901 Birthday - Paul Ford, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Phil Silvers Show 1897 Event - 14.75" (37.5 cm) of rainfall, Jewell, Maryland (state 24-hhourr record) 1897 Event - 37.5 cm rainfall at Jewell, Maryland (state record) 1896 Birthday - Herbert R O'Connor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Sen-Md, TV narrator, Crime Syndicate 1895 Event - David Belasco's "Heart of Maryland," premieres in New York City 1894 Birthday - Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author, Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon 1889 Birthday - Clarence Muse, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor 1884 Birthday - Joseph Crehan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight 1881 Birthday - John Gresham Machen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Presbyterian theologian, professor, New Testament, Princeton Seminary, formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church 1880 Birthday - H. L. Mencken, born in Baltimore, Maryland, newspaperman/critic, Prejudices 1864 Event - Maryland voters adopt new constitution, including abolition of slavery 1864 Event - Slavery abolished in Maryland 1863 Event - Battle at Westminster Maryland: Federal assault 1863 Event - Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves 1862 Event - Skirmish at Monocacy, Maryland 1862 Event - Stonewall Jackson occupies Frederick, Maryland 1862 Event - Lee crosses Potomac and enters Maryland 1862 Event - Raid at Early's: Maryland towards Washington D.C. 1862 Event - U.S. Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island 1861 Event - Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union 1849 Event - Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland 1847 Event - 1st U.S. telegraph co established in Maryland 1830 Event - 1st passenger rail service in U.S. (Baltimore and Elliots Mill, Maryland) 1828 Birthday - George Hume "Maryland" Steuart, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1821 Death - Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland 1815 Birthday - Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat 1788 Event - Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia 1788 Event - Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution 1784 Event - Maryland grants citizenship to Lafayette and his descendents 1783 Event - Annapolis Maryland, becomes U.S. capital (until June 1784) 1781 Event - Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland 1777 Birthday - Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert, Maryland, 5th Chief Justice, Dred Scott dec 1775 Event - Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta 1763 Event - Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland 1731 Birthday - Benjamin Banneker, Ellicott, Maryland, black mathematician/surveyor, Washington D.C. 1721 Birthday - John Hanson, Maryland, 1st U.S. President under Articles of Confederation 1664 Event - Maryland passes 1st anti-amalgamation law to stop intermarriage of English women and black men 1657 Event - 1st autopsy and coroner's jury verdict is recorded in state of Maryland 1656 Event - 1st Jewish doctor in U.S., Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland 1649 Event - Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship 1647 Event - Lord Baltimore's niece ejected requesting vote at Maryland Council 1634 Event - Lord Baltimore founded Catholic colony of Maryland 1633 Event - Charter for Maryland is given to Lord Cecil Baltimore |
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