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2008 Isaac Hayes, dies in Memphis, Tennessee, of a stroke, at 65
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Memphis, Tennessee on WMFS 92.9 FM 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL home game vs, BC Lions 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs 1st CFL game (vs Calgary Stampeders) 1995 Memphis Mad Dogs granted CFL's 13th franchise 1987 Peter Taylor's "Summons to Memphis" wins Pulitzer Prize for fiction 1978 Memphis, Tennessee settles with striking police officers and firefighters 1978 Memphis fire fighters halt 3-day strike under a court order 1978 Cindy Parlow, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Carey Tally, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76 1972 Jeni Stephens, Memphis Tennessee, Miss America-Tennessee 1997 1972 Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Memphis, NBA guard, Orlando, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 Wendy Kaye, born in Memphis, Tennessee, playmate, July, 1991 1972 Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 pts in a game 1972 Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd 1971 2 killed in Memphis racial disturbances 1971 Shannen Doherty, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Little House, Bev Hills 90210 1968 Lisa Marie Presley Keough Jackson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, daughter of Elvis 1967 Race riots in Memphis, Tennessee 1966 Beatles pelted with rotten fruit during Memphis concert 1966 Billy Zane, actor, Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic 1966 Daniel J Schneider, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Dennis-Head of the Class 1965 Joe Oliver, born in Memphis, Tennessee, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Dana Brown, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Miss Tennessee - America, 1991-3rd 1964 Sheila Echols, born in Memphis, Tennessee, 4x100m runner 1988 Olympics gold 1962 Keith Lee, basketball player, Memphis State 1960 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open 1959 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Memphis Golf Open 1959 Marc Cohn, singer, Walking in Memphis 1957 Blair Cunningham, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Haircut 100 1956 WKNO TV channel 10 in Memphis, Tennessee (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WREC (now WREG) TV channel 3 in Memphis, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Andrew Stevens, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Seduction, Boys in Company C, Fury 1955 Rosanne Cash, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Seven Year Ache, I Wonder 1954 Johnny Ace, Memphis rocker, accidently shot self in head at 25 1954 Gail Stanton Memphis, Tennessee, playmate, Jun, 1978 1954 Elvis Presley joins Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71 1954 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 Michael Baker, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-43, 52, 68, 81 1953 Deborah Allen, born in Memphis, Tennessee, country singer, Jim Stafford Show 1953 WHBQ TV channel 13 in Memphis, Tennessee (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis, Tennessee 1953 Rocky Burnette, born in Memphis, rock vocalist, Towing the Line 1953 Billy Burnette, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Fleetwood Mac 1952 Mac Cone, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Canadian equestrian jumper 1996 Olympics 1952 Larry Riley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Harry-Stir Crazy, Knots Landing 1952 Sun Records of Memphis begins releasing records 1951 Andy Hummell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock bassist, Big Star 1951 Chris Bell, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Big Star 1950 Alex Chilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist and vocalist, Box Tops 1950 Willie Hall, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rocker, drummer, played with Isaac Hayes' The Movement, member of The Bo-Keys 1950 Linda Thompson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Hee Haw 1950 Cybill Shepherd, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Moonlighting, Last Picture Show 1949 Michael Beck, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Hans Helms-Holocaust 1948 WMC TV channel 5 in Memphis, Tennessee (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Kathy Bates, born in Memphis, Tennessee, academy award winning actress, Misery 1948 William Sanderson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Larry-Newhart, Blade Runner 1947 Gary Talley, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock guitarist, Box Tops 1947 Jean-Franeois Capart, Belgian egyptologist (Memphis), dies at 86 1947 Jeannie Wilson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Simon and Simon, Stir Crazy 1945 Harold Ford, Sr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Tennessee 1975 - 1997 1945 Larry Combest, born in Memphis, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 2003 1942 Paul Warfield, NFL/WFL wide receiver, Cleveland, Miami, Memphis 1942 Olivia Cole, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Roots, Szysznyk 1942 Isaac Hayes, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, Academy-Award winner 1942 Aretha Franklin, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Respect 1941 Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, nicknamed Reese, rocker, singer, songwriter, record producer, founded band Earth, Wind and Fire 1941 Daniel Pinkwater, born in Memphis, Tennessee, author, children's books, critic, commentator, National Public Radio, Weekend Edition Saturday 1941 Joe Bauer, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock drummer, Youngbloods 1939 George Hamilton, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Love at 1st Bite, Where the Boys Are 1937 Morgan Freeman, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Driving Mrs. Daisy, Glory 1937 Dave Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis 1937 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 Jim Sasser, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Senator-D-Tennessee, 1977 - 1995 1936 Lane Smith, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Perry White-Lois and Clark 1935 Al Jackson, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, drummer, Booker T and MGs-Chinese Checkers 1934 Amos "Junior" Wells, born in Memphis, Tennessee, blues singer, In My Younger Days 1934 John S Bull, Memphis Tennessee, astronaut 1934 Johnny Burnette, born in Memphis, guitarist, Trains Kept A-Rollin, You're 16 1934 King Curtis, Curtis Ousley, U.S. vocalist, Memphis Soul Stew 1934 William Vollie Alexander, Jr., born in Memphis, Tennessee, Representative-D-Arkansas 1969 - 1993 1933 Barbara Carson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Comedy Tonight, Carter Country 1932 Dorsey Burnette, Memphis, rocker, Tall Oak Tree, Hey Little One 1929 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 Anita Kerr, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 1926 Bill Black, born in Memphis, Tennessee, musician, rocker, bassist for Elvis Pressley, played for "Heartbreak Hotel", "Mystery Train", "Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock" 1923 WMC-AM in Memphis Tennessee begins radio transmissions 1916 Memphis Slim, rocker 1914 Snooky Lanson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Your Hit Parade, 5 Star Jubilee 1912 W C Handy publishes "Memphis Blues" 1st Blues Song, 1912 1905 1st published blues composition forms sale, WC Handy Memphis Blues 1902 Ruby Dandridge, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress in Father of the Bride 1900 Memphis Minnie, rocker 1886 George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon 1880 1st U.S. sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis 1877 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 General-major Nathan Bedford Forrests assault on Memphis, Tennessee |
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