1994 1st snowless December in Baltimore Maryland
1989 Michael Joseph Tamboli, born in Eldesburg, Maryland, born 01:23:45 PM on 6-7-89
1988 Maryland stops sale of cheap pistols on Jan 1, 1990
1980 Kristin Lee, born in Bethesda, Maryland, rhythmic gymnast, U.S. team 1996
1979 Brandi Lynn Burkhardt, Miss Maryland Teen USA 1997
1978 Derrick Delmore, Camp Springs, Maryland, fig skater, 1996 Grand Prix champ
1977 Jennifer Smith, Miss Maryland Teen USA 1996
1977 Jason Miller, born in Silver Springs, Maryland, actor, New Mickey Mouse Club
1976 Dominique Dawes, Silver Spring, Maryland, gymnast, Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96
1973 US Air Arena opens in Landover Maryland, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96
1973 Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Clint Peay, Columbia, Maryland, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 VP Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign (Right!)
1972 George Wallace shot and left paralyzed by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Maryland
1972 Michele Michael, Miss Maryland USA, 1996
1972 Susan Alexander, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, Miss America Maryland, 1997
1971 Jill Sudduth, born in Baltimore, Maryland, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Mark Parrish, born in Columbia, Maryland, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics
1970 Sam Waters, Camp Springs, Maryland, singer, Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up
1970 Damon Buford, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the Texas Rangers
1970 Jonathan Ward, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Doug-Charles in Charge, Beans Baxter
1969 Suzanne Paxton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics
1969 Kimberly Ann Grimm, Mt Lake Park, Maryland, Miss Maryland-America 1991
1969 Laura Sisk, Maryland, actress, Allison Rescott-Loving
1969 Russell Maryland, NFL defensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys, Oak Raiders
1968 Chris Haney, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1968 Parker Posey, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Tess Shelby-As the World Turns
1968 6 year old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Maryland)
1967 Race riots in Cambridge Maryland
1967 Brian Jordan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
1967 Katie Peterson-Parker, Bethesda, Maryland, LPGA golfer, 1995 Oldsmobile-5th
1966 Radio time signal WWV moves from Greenbelt, Maryland
1966 Jeff Nelson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, New York Yankees
1966 Blaise Rhodes, born in Berwyn Heights, Maryland, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics
1966 Rob Harbison, born in Fallston, Maryland, 3x40 rifle, Olympics-6th-1996
1966 Samantha Phillips, Ft. Meade, Maryland, Penthouse Pet
1965 Crystal Chappell, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, actress, Carly-Days of our Lives
1964 Billy Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 2nd baseman, Bal Orioles, Texas Rangers
1964 Michelle Knox-Zaloom, Annapolis, Maryland, rower 1996 Olympics
1964 Julie Peterson, Havre de Grace, Maryland, playmate, Feb, 1987
1964 Paula Marshall, born in Rockville, Maryland, actress, Lindsay Sutton-Chicago Sons
1964 Ruth Davidon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rower, Olympics-6th-96
1964 Brady Anderson, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles
1963 Kim Williams, born in Bethesda, Maryland, LPGA golfer, 1995 GHP Heartland-26th
1962 Maryland Campaign (Antietam Campaign)
1962 Pam Shriver, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, 1991 U.S. Open doubles/Oly-gold-88
1962 Elise Burgin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star
1962 Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS 85, sk: 99
1961 Daniel M Tani, Ridley Park, Maryland, astronaut
1960 Lisa Welch Semler, Aberdeen, Maryland, playmate, Sep, 1980
1960 Rob Stull, born in Damascus, Maryland, U.S. pentathlete 1992 Olympics
1960 Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, shortstop, Baltimore Orioles, game streak
1960 Mark Kevin Carnevale, Annapolis, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Chattanooga
1959 Grant Aleksander, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Guiding Light, All My Children
1959 Mike Bielecki, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, Atlanta Braves
1959 Harold Baines, born in Easton, Maryland, outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers
1957 Dorothy Mays, born in Baltimore, Maryland, playmate, Jul, 1979
1957 Donald William Hammond, born in Frederick, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1986 Bob Hope
1956 Linda Hamilton, born in Salisbury, Maryland, actress, Catherine-Beauty and the Beast
1956 U.S. most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville, Maryland
1956 Frederick Funk, born in Takoma Park, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston Open
1956 Linda Grovenor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire
1955 Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia and Maryland
1955 Thomas David Jones, born in Baltimore, Maryland, PhD/Astronaut, STS 59, 68, 80, sk: 98
1954 Michael Daniel Reid, Bainbridge, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1987 Seiko Tucson
1953 Bess Armstrong, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws
1952 Debbie Meyer, born in Annapolis, Maryland, 200m/400m/800m swimmer, Oly-3 gold-68
1952 David Hasselhoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch
1952 Patricia Richardson, born in Bethesda, Maryland, actress, Jill-Home Improvement
1952 Brian Gottfried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, Wimbledon Doubles 1976
1951 Marsha S. Ivins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS 32, 46, 62, 81
1951 Kenneth S. Reightler, Jr., Patuxent R, Maryland, Cmdr USN/astro, STS 48, 60
1951 Patricia Richardson, Bethesada, Maryland, actress, Double Trouble, Home Imp
1951 Charles S Dutton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Alien 3, Crocodile Dundee 2, Roc
1950 Margaret Whitton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Good and Evil, Major League
1950 Damon Evans, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Lionel-The Jeffersons
1950 Howard E Rollins, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bannister-Wildside,Another World
1950 Damon Harris, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rocker, Temptations-My Girl
1950 Murphy Cross, born in Harve de Grace, Maryland, actor, Phyl and Mikhy, Perfect
1950 Lloyd Weldon Keasor, Pumphrey, Maryland, wrestler 1976 Olympics silver
1947 Dwight Schultz, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, A-Team
1947 Jameson Parker, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, American Justice, Simon and Simon
1947 Robert Hays, Bethesda, Maryland, actor, Airplane!, Starman, Scandalous
1947 Tamara Dobson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Amazons, Cleopatra Jones
1946 Roger Jett, Cumberland Maryland, actor, Smithereens
1945 Goldie Hawn, Takoma Park, Maryland, actress, Laugh-in, Private Benjamin
1945 Divine, [Harris Glenn Milstead], born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Pink Flamingo
1945 Linda Harrison, born in Berlin, Maryland, actress, Bracken's World, Planet of Apes
1944 Michael Tucker, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Stuart Markowitz-LA Law
1941 "Mama" Cass Elliot, Balt Maryland, rock vocalist, Mamas and The Papas
1940 Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race (R)
1940 Murray Sidlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, conductor, Natl Symph 1973-77
1939 Jay Tarses, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor and writer, Open All Night, Duck Factory
1937 Philip Glass, born in Baltimore, Maryland, minimal composer, Einstein on the Beach
1936 Anita Gillette, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck
1936 109 degrees F (43 degrees C) Cumberland and Frederick, Maryland (state record)
1935 Maryland Court of Appeals orders University of M to admit (black) Donald Murray
1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1933 Erik Darling, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rocker, Rooftop Singers
1932 Barry Levinson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, director, Rainman
1930 John Astin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, I'm Dickens He's Fenster, Addams Family
1929 Bethel Leslie, New York City, entertainer, Capt Newman, Maryland, Rabbit Trap
1929 Adrienne Cecile Rich, born in Baltimore, Maryland, feminist writer, Diamond Cutters
1928 Johnny Mann, born in Baltimore, Maryland, music director, Johnny Mann Stand Up and Cheer
1927 Gigi Durston, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Sonny Kendis Show
1927 Sigmund Romberg's musical "My Maryland," premieres in New York City
1924 Marie Boyd scores 156 points in Maryland High School basketball game (163-3)
1923 Fred Robbins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, DJ, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest
1922 Leo V Gordon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Circus Boy, Enos, Winds of War
1922 Lillian Hayman, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Leslie Uggams Show
1921 Willaim D Schaefer, Maryland, Gov-D-Md
1919 Lee Krieger, born in Maryland, actor, Clambake, One Way Wahini
1917 Hans Conried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy
1916 Robert A Bruce, Maryland, pioneer, exercise cardiology
1916 Earl Wrightson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue
1915 Margaret Hayes, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Robert Montgomery Presents
1915 Sargent Shriver, Maryland, Democratic VP candidate, 1972, /directed Peace Corp
1914 James William Rouse, U.S. builder, shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland
1912 -40 degrees F (-40 degrees C), Oakland, Maryland (state record)
1911 Eddie Mayehoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Hour Glass, How to Murder Your Wife
1910 Avon Long, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Roots: Next Generation
1908 Thurgood Marshall, born in Maryland, 1st black Supreme Court justice, 1967-91
1908 Mildred Natwick, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1903 Countee Cullen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, poet, Black Christ and Other Poems
1901 Paul Ford, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Phil Silvers Show
1897 14.75" (37.5 cm) of rainfall, Jewell, Maryland (state 24-hr record)
1897 37.5 cm rainfall at Jewell, Maryland (state record)
1896 Herbert R O'Connor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Sen-Md, /TV narrator, Crime Syndicate
1895 David Belasco's "Heart of Maryland," premieres in New York City
1894 Dashiell Hammett, Maryland, author, Sam Spade, Maltese Falcon
1889 Clarence Muse, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Sam-Casablanca, Black Stallion
1884 Joseph Crehan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight
1880 H. L. Mencken, born in Baltimore, Maryland, newspaperman/critic, Prejudices
1864 Maryland voters adopt new constitution, including abolition of slavery
1864 Slavery abolished in Maryland
1863 Battle at Westminster Maryland: Federal assault
1863 Harriet Tubman leads Union guerrillas into Maryland, freeing slaves
1862 Skirmish at Monocacy, Maryland
1862 Stonewall Jackson occupies Frederick, Maryland
1862 Lee crosses Potomac and enters Maryland
1862 Raid at Early's: Maryland towards Washington D.C.
1862 U.S. Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island
1861 Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union
1849 Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery in Maryland
1847 1st U.S. telegraph co established in Maryland
1830 1st passenger rail service in U.S. (Baltimore and Elliots Mill, Maryland)
1828 George Hume "Maryland" Steuart, Brig General Confederate Army
1821 Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland
1817 Samuel Ringgold Ward, Maryland, minister/abolitionist, Fugitive Negro
1815 Henry Highland Garnet, Maryland, minister/abolitionist/diplomat
1788 Maryland votes to cede a 10 mile area for District of Columbia
1788 Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution
1784 Maryland grants citizenship to Lafayette and his descendents
1783 Annapolis Maryland, becomes U.S. capital (until June 1784)
1781 Articles of Confederation ratified by 13th state, Maryland
1777 Roger Brooke Taney, Calvert, Maryland, 5th Chief Justice, Dred Scott dec
1775 Maryland issues currency depicting George III trampling Magna Carta
1763 Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
1731 Benjamin Banneker, Ellicott, Maryland, black mathematician/surveyor, Washington D.C.
1721 John Hanson, Maryland, 1st U.S. President under Articles of Confederation
1664 Maryland passes 1st anti-amalgamation law to stop intermarriage of English women and black men
1657 1st autopsy and coroner's jury verdict is recorded in state of Maryland
1656 1st Jewish doctor in U.S., Jacob Lumbrozo, arrives in Maryland
1649 Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship
1647 Lord Baltimore's niece ejected requesting vote at Maryland Council
1634 Lord Baltimore founded Catholic colony of Maryland
1633 Charter for Maryland is given to Lord Cecil Baltimore
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