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2012 Event - The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Chinese author Mo Yan, famous for the hallucinatory realism writing style

1998 Death - Mo Udall, born in St. Johns, Arizona, Representative-D-Arizona 1961 - 1991, died of Parkinson disease

1997 Death - Eric Schneider, murderer of 2 teachers, executed in MO at 35

1992 Death - Bill Walker, actor (Big Mo, Mask, Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 95

1991 Event - Mo Udall, Representative-D-Arizona, resigns due to Parkinson disease

1990 Death - Robin Harris, actor (House Party, Mo' Better Blues), dies at 36

1984 Event - KWK-AM in St. Louis MO changes call letters to KGLD

1984 Event - KSD-AM in St. Louis MO changes call letters to KUSA

1983 Event - Jury in KC, Mo, awards TV anchorwoman Christine Craft $500,000 in sex discrimination suit against KMBC-TV (later overturned)

1982 Death - Bess Truman, 1st lady (1945-53), dies in Independence, Mo at 97

1979 Event - "One Mo' Time" with Vernel Bagners premieres in New York City

1971 Event - KCBJ (now KMIZ) TV channel 17 in Columbia, MO (ABC) 1st broadcast

1971 Event - 19th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 18 -13 at Old Warson CC Mo

1969 Birthday - Mo Lewis, NFL linebacker for the New York Jets

1969 Death - Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34

1969 Event - KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting

1969 Birthday - Mo Rocca, American Writer

1968 Event - KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast

1967 Birthday - Mo Vaughn, Norwalk Conn, infielder, Boston Red Sox, MVP-1995

1967 Event - KPOB TV channel 15 in Poplar Bluff, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting

1967 Event - KUHI (now KSNF) TV channel 16 in Joplin, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1964 Event - U.S. naval fire on Hon Ngu/Hon Mo, North Vietnam

1959 Event - KPLR TV channel 11 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting

1957 Event - KTVI TV channel 2 in Saint Louis, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957 Birthday - Spike Lee, born in Atlanta, director, Mo Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Malcolm X

1957 Event - Fire in Warreton Mo, kills 72

1955 Event - KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - KFVS TV channel 12 in Cape Girardeau, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - KODE TV channel 12 in Joplin, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - KETC TV channel 9 in Saint Louis, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - KMOX (now KMOV) TV channel 4 in Saint Louis, MO (CBS) 1st broadcast

1954 Event - KMOS TV channel 6 in Sedalia-Warrensburg, MO (PBS) begins broadcasting

1953 Event - KOMU TV channel 8 in Columbia, MO (NBC/PBS) begins broadcasting

1953 Event - KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 Event - KQTV TV channel 2 in Saint Joseph, MO (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953 Event - KHQA TV channel 7 in Hannibal-Quincy, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953 Event - KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting

1951 Event - 65th U.S. Womens Tennis: Mo Connolly beats Shirley J Fry (63 16 64)

1947 Event - 47th U.S. Golf Open: Lew Worsham shoots a 282 at St. Louis CC in MO

1945 Event - 55th Postmaster General: Robert E Hannegan of Mo takes office

1943 Birthday - Maceo Parker, U.S. tenor saxophonist, King's One, Mo' Roots

1934 Birthday - Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, California, tennis, 1st woman grand slam, 1953

1924 Birthday - Geraldine Page, Kirksville Mo, Interiors, Trip to Bountiful

1922 Birthday - Mo Udall, born in St. Johns, Arizona, Representative-D-Arizona 1961 - 1991

1917 Event - Riots in East St. Louis Mo

1892 Event - Black Longshoremen strike for higher wages in St. Louis Mo

1878 Event - An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo

1864 Event - Battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City)

1862 Event - Confederate forces defeated at More's Hill, Mo

1861 Event - Battle of Belmont, MO

1861 Event - Battle of Wilson's Creek MO (Springfield, Oak Hills)-General Lyon killed

1846 Event - Mormons leave Nauvoo, Mo for settlement in west













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