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2008 Tom Lantos, dies in Bethesda, Maryland, of complications of esophageal cancer, at 80
2007 Craig L. Thomas, dies in Maryland, of leukemia, at 74 1996 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 1st snowless December in Baltimore Maryland 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 U.S. 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 Vice President Spiro T Agnew says reports he took kickbacks are "damned lies" from government contracts in Maryland. He vowed not to resign 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, Mount 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, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics 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 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 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 Integration begins in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland public schools 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, 3 Gold Medals 1968 Olympics 1952 David Hasselhoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch 1952 Ken Boyd, born in Frederick, Maryland, basketball player, played for New Orleans Jazz 1974 - 1975 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, Commander 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 1948 Roy Dyson, born in Great Mills, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1981 - 1991 1948 Kweisi Mfume, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1987 - 1996, CEO NAACP 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 Paul S. Trible, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, Senator-R-Virginia 1983 - 1989 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 1943 Ben Cardin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1987 - 2007, Senator-D-Maryland 2007 - 1942 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 Philip Sharp, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Indiana 1975 - 1995 1941 "Mama" Cass Elliot, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rock vocalist, Mamas and The Papas 1940 Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race 1940 Murray Sidlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, conductor, National Symph 1973-77 1940 Nancy Pelosi, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-California 1987 - 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 Barbara Mikulski, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1977 - 1986, Senator-D-Maryland, 1987 - 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 1933 Paul Sarbanes, born in Salisbury, Maryland, Senator-D-Maryland 1977 - 2007 1932 Beverly Byron, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1979 - 1993 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, Captain Newman, Maryland, Rabbit Trap 1929 Adrienne Rich, born in Baltimore, Maryland, feminist writer, 'The Diamond Cutters' and 'Arts of the Possible' 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 1927 Norman Sisisky, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Virginia 1983 - 2001 1926 Bowie Kuhn, born in Maryland, lawyer, sports administrator, fifth commissioner of Major League Baseball 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 1922 Charles Mathias, born in Frederick, Maryland, Representative-R-Maryland 1961 - 1969, Senator-R-Maryland, 1969 - 1987 1922 Parren Mitchell, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1971 - 1987 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 Vice Presidential candidate, 1972, directed Peace Corp 1914 James William Rouse, U.S. builder, shopping malls/Columbia, Maryland 1913 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 -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 1907 Augustus F. Hawkins, born in Bethesda, Maryland, Representative-D-California 1963 - 1975 and 1975 - 1991 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-hhourr 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 1881 John Gresham Machen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Presbyterian theologian, professor, New Testament, Princeton Seminary, formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church 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, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1821 Elizabeth Ann Seton, 1st native-born American saint, dies in Maryland 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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