2008 Death Isaac Hayes, dies in Memphis, Tennessee, of a stroke, at 65 1998 Death Cary Middlecoff, professional golfer with what is currently known as the PGA Tour in the 1940s, University of Mississippi's first golf All-American 1939, dies in Memphis, Tennessee at age 77 1996 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Memphis, Tennessee on WMFS 92.9 FM 1995 Event Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL home game vs, BC Lions 1995 Event Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL game (vs Calgary Stampeders) 1995 Event Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise 1987 Event Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction 1978 Event Memphis, Tennessee settles with striking police officers and firefighters 1978 Event Memphis fire fighters halt 3-day strike under a court order 1978 Birthday Cindy Parlow, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Carey Tally, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Event 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76 1972 Birthday Jeni Stephens, Memphis Tennessee, Miss America-Tennessee 1997 1972 Birthday Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Memphis, NBA guard, Orlando, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Wendy Kaye, born in Memphis, Tennessee, playmate, July, 1991 1972 Event Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 pts in a game 1972 Event Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd 1971 Event 2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances 1971 Birthday Shannen Doherty, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Little House, Bev Hills 90210 1968 Birthday Lisa Marie Presley Keough Jackson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, daughter of Elvis 1967 Event Race riots in Memphis, Tennessee 1966 Event Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert 1966 Birthday Billy Zane, actor, Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic 1966 Birthday Daniel J Schneider, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Dennis-Head of the Class 1965 Birthday Joe Oliver, born in Memphis, Tennessee, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Birthday Dana Brown, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Miss Tennessee - America, 1991-3rd 1964 Birthday Sheila Echols, born in Memphis, Tennessee, 4x100m runner 1988 Olympics gold 1962 Birthday Keith Lee, basketball player, Memphis State 1960 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open 1959 Event Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open 1959 Birthday Marc Cohn, singer, Walking in Memphis 1958 Birthday Joseph Richard Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, guitarist, vocalist, member of rhythm and blues band, The Sylvers 1957 Birthday Blair Cunningham, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Haircut 100 1956 Event WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Andrew Stevens, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury 1955 Birthday James Jonathan Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, keyboardist, vocalist, member of The Sylvers, a popular 1970's rhythm and blues family group 1955 Birthday Rosanne Cash, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Seven Year Ache, I Wonder 1954 Death Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25 1954 Birthday Gail Stanton Memphis, Tennessee, playmate, Jun, 1978 1954 Event Elvis Presley joins Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71 1954 Event Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio and records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way" 1953 Birthday Michael Baker, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-43, 52, 68, 81 1953 Birthday Deborah Allen, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Jim Stafford Show 1953 Event WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee 1953 Birthday Rocky Burnette, born in Memphis, rock vocalist, Towing the Line 1953 Birthday Billy Burnette, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac 1952 Birthday Mac Cone, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Canadian equestrian jumper 1996 Olympics 1952 Birthday Larry Riley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Harry-Stir Crazy, Knots Landing 1952 Event Sun Records of Memphis begins releasing records 1951 Birthday Olympia-Ann Sylvers, born in Memphis, Tennessee, vocalist, member of rhythm and blues band, The Sylvers 1951 Birthday Andy Hummell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock bassist, Big Star 1951 Birthday Chris Bell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Big Star 1950 Birthday Alex Chilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist and vocalist, Box Tops 1950 Birthday Willie Hall, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rocker, drummer, played with Isaac Hayes' The Movement, member of The Bo-Keys 1950 Birthday Linda Thompson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Hee Haw 1950 Birthday Cybill Shepherd, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Moonlighting, Last Picture Show 1949 Birthday Michael Beck, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Hans Helms-Holocaust 1948 Event WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Kathy Bates, born in Memphis, Tennessee, academy award winning actress, Misery 1948 Birthday William Sanderson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Larry-Newhart, Blade Runner 1947 Birthday Gary Talley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Box Tops 1947 Death Jean-Franeois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 1947 Birthday Jeannie Wilson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Simon and Simon, Stir Crazy 1945 Birthday Harold Ford, Sr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1975 - 1997 1945 Birthday Larry Combest, born in Memphis, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 2003 1942 Birthday Paul Warfield, NFL/WFL wide receiver, Cleveland, Miami, Memphis 1942 Birthday Olivia Cole, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Roots, Szysznyk 1942 Birthday Isaac Hayes, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, Academy-Award winner 1942 Birthday Aretha Franklin, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Respect 1941 Birthday Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, nicknamed Reese, rocker, singer, songwriter, record producer, founded band Earth, Wind and Fire 1941 Birthday Daniel Pinkwater, born in Memphis, Tennessee, author, children's books, critic, commentator, National Public Radio, Weekend Edition Saturday 1941 Birthday Joe Bauer, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Youngbloods 1939 Birthday George Hamilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Love at 1st Bite, Where the Boys Are 1937 Birthday Morgan Freeman, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Driving Mrs. Daisy, Glory 1937 Birthday Dave Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis 1937 Birthday Jon Hassell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, composer, played the trumpet, PhD in musicology, known for influencing world music scene with unique electronic manipulation of trumpet sounds 1936 Birthday Jim Sasser, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Senator-D-Tennessee, 1977 - 1995 1936 Birthday Lane Smith, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Perry White-Lois and Clark 1935 Birthday Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers 1934 Birthday Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days 1934 Birthday John S Bull, Memphis Tennessee, astronaut 1934 Birthday Johnny Burnette, born in Memphis, guitarist, Trains Kept A-Rollin, You're 16 1934 Birthday King Curtis, Curtis Ousley, U.S. vocalist, Memphis Soul Stew 1934 Birthday William Vollie Alexander, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Arkansas 1969 - 1993 1933 Birthday Barbara Carson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Comedy Tonight, Carter Country 1932 Birthday Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker, Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One 1929 Birthday Johnny Ace, born in Memphis, Tennessee, born John Marshall Alexander, Jr., singer, member of the B.B. King band, signed to Duke Records, toured with Willa Mae "Big Mama" Thornton 1927 Birthday Anita Kerr, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 1926 Birthday Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1923 Event WMC-AM in Memphis Tennessee begins radio transmissions 1916 Birthday Memphis Slim, rocker 1914 Birthday Snooky Lanson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee 1912 Event W C Handy publishes "Memphis Blues" 1st Blues Song, 1912 1905 Event 1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues 1902 Birthday Ruby Dandridge, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress in Father of the Bride 1900 Birthday Memphis Minnie, rocker 1886 Event George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon 1880 Event 1st U.S. sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis 1877 Death Nathan Bedford Forrest, American Civil War, Confederate Army lieutenant general, cavalry leader, opposed Reconstruction era in the post-war South, dies in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 56 1864 Event General-major Nathan Bedford Forrests assault on Memphis, Tennessee
