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 Tenn 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, Oly-gold-96
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, Lt Cmdr 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 Tenn
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 Linda Thompson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Hee Haw
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
1942 Paul Warfield, NFL/WFL wide receiver, Cleveland, Miami, Memphis
1942 Olivia Cole, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Roots, Szysznyk
1942 Aretha Franklin, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Respect
1941 Maurice White, born in Memphis, Tennessee, rock vocalist, Earth, Wind and Fire-Spirit
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, Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1967 Memphis
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
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, R&B singer, My Song
1927 Anita Kerr, born in Memphis, Tennessee, singer, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1923 WMC-AM in Memphis Tennessee begins radio transmissions
1916 Memphis Slim, [Peter Chatman], 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
1864 Gen-major Nathan B. Forrests assault on Memphis, Tennessee
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