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1997 Event - San Francisco 49ers retire Joe Montana's #16

1996 Event - Freeman in Montana give up to FBI after 81 days

1995 Death - Country Dan Dick Montana McLain, singer, dies at 40

1995 Event - Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football

1993 Event - Designer Claude Montana (44) weds his model Wallis Franken (44)

1992 Event - 2 C-141B Starlifters collide in Montana and crash, 13 die

1992 Birthday - Miley Ray Cyrus, pop-rock singer, actress, 100 Most Influential People in the World list, Time magazine, 2008, star of Disney's 'Hannah Montana', debut album, 'Meet Miley Cyrus' had first top ten single, 'See You Again'

1991 Event - Dolphin Dan Marino surpasses Joe Montana as the highest paid NFL player with a 5-year extension for $25 million

1990 Event - SF 49er Joe Montana passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Atlanta (45-35)

1990 Event - Superbowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, quarterback

1987 Event - Joe Montana of 49ers completes NFL record 22 consecutive passes

1985 Event - Superbowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, quarterback

1984 Event - SF 49er Joe Montana misses his 1st start in 49 games

1984 Event - Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana

1982 Event - 36" snow Red Lodge, Montana

1982 Event - Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, quarterback

1979 Birthday - Coty Strickler, Miss Montana Teen USA 1997

1978 Birthday - Grace Murray Tubbs, Miss Montana Teen USA 1996

1974 Birthday - Tanya Pogatchnik, Miss Montana USA 1996

1974 Birthday - Aubrey Jo Hiller, born in Missoula, Montana, Miss America-Montana 1997

1972 Birthday - Amanda Lynn Granrud, Great Falls Montana, Miss America-Montana 1996

1972 Birthday - Karen Dalton, born in Montana View, California, diver 1996 Olympics

1972 Birthday - Denis Montana, CFL receiver, Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts

1971 Birthday - Karen J McNenny, Missoula Montana, Miss Montana-America 1991

1970 Birthday - Todd Riech, Polson Montana, javelin thrower

1970 Birthday - Missy Gold, born in Great Falls, Montana, actress, Katie-Benson

1970 Event - KPAX TV channel 8 in Missoula, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting

1970 Event - KTVM TV channel 6 in Butte, Montana (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1969 Event - KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, Montana (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1969 Birthday - Leslie Spalding, Billings MT, golfer, Montana Women's Amat-90, 91

1968 Event - KCFW TV channel 9 in Kalispell, Montana (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1968 Birthday - Kendall Cross, born in Hardin, Montana, 125 lbs freestyle wrestler, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1966 Birthday - Anthony Washington, Glasgow Montana, discus thrower, Olympics-4th-96

1965 Birthday - Stacy Edwards, Glasgow, Montana, actress, Santa Barbara

1964 Birthday - Mike Grob, Billings Montana, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Manitoba-3rd

1963 Birthday - Jeff Bloom, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Montana Open

1960 Birthday - Val Skinner, Hamilton, Montana, LPGA golfer, 1995 Sprint Championship

1959 Birthday - Billy Montana, Country/Western performer, No Yesterday, Angelia

1959 Event - River Canyon extending man-made Lake Hebgen by 5 miles. (Montana)

1959 Birthday - Scott Hood, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Montana Open-2nd

1958 Event - KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting

1958 Event - KULR TV channel 8 in Billings, Montana (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting

1957 Event - KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, Montana (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1957 Birthday - Brad Bird, born in Kalispell, Montana, director, screenwriter, animator known for 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille', directed and animated the 2-D film, 'The Iron Giant'

1956 Birthday - Pam Allen, Billings, Montana, LPGA golfer, 1988 Planters Pat Bradley-12th

1956 Birthday - Joe Montana, NFL quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers

1955 Birthday - Dana Carvey, born in Missoula, Montana, comedian, SNL, Garth-Wayne's World

1954 Event - KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, Montana (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - -70 degrees F (-57 degrees C), Rogers Pass, Montana (U.S. 48 state record)

1953 Event - KTVQ TV channel 2 in Billings, Montana (CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 Event - KXLF TV channel 4 in Butte, Montana (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1952 Birthday - Alice Ritzman, born in Kalispell, Montana, LPGA golfer, 1995 Rochester International-5th

1950 Death - Bull Montana, actor (Son of Sheik), dies at 62

1949 Birthday - Patrick Duffy, born in Townsend, Montana, actor, Bobby-Dallas, Man from Atlantis

1948 Birthday - Justin Deas, born in Pennsylvania, actor, Dream Lover, Montana, Intimate Strangers

1946 Birthday - David Lynch, born in Missoula, Montana, actor and director, Dune, Eraserhead

1945 Birthday - Phil Jackson, Deer Lodge Montana, NBA star, Knicks, coach, Bulls

1944 Birthday - Dirk Benedict, born in Helena, Montana, actor on A-Team, Battlestar Galactica

1941 Birthday - Max Baucus, born in Helena, Montana, Representative-R-Montana 1975 - 1978, Senator-D-Montana 1978 -

1941 Birthday - Judith Blegen, born in Missoula, Montana, opera singer, Papagena-Magic Flute

1938 Event - "Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47

1937 Birthday - John Patrick Williams, born in Helena, Montana, Representative-D-Montana 1979 - 1997

1937 Event - 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), Medicine Lake, Montana (state record)

1935 Birthday - Ron Marlenee, born in Scobey, Montana, Representative-R-Montana 1977 - 1993

1926 Birthday - Alice Ghostley, Eve Montana, actress, Bewitched, Designing Women

1926 Birthday - Steve Reeves, Glasgow Montana, actor, Hercules, Hercules Unchained

1924 Event - Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals

1923 Event - 1st old age pension plans in U.S. established by Montana and Nevada

1921 Birthday - William V. Roth, Jr., born in Great Falls, Montana, Representative-R-Delaware 1967 - 1971, Senator-R-Delaware 1971 - 2001

1921 Event - 11.5" (29.2 cm) of rainfall, Circle, Montana (state record)

1916 Event - Temp falls from 44 degrees F (7 degrees C) to -56 degrees F (49 degrees C) night of 23-24, Browning, Montana

1910 Event - Montana's Glacier National Park forms

1908 Birthday - Patsy Montana, Ruby Rose Blevins, singer 'I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart'

1905 Birthday - Myrna Loy, Helena, Montana, actress, Jazz Singer, Thin Man, Vanity Fair

1901 Event - Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid rob train of $40,000 at Wagner Montana

1901 Birthday - Gary Cooper, Montana, actor, 2 Academy Awards-Sergeant York, High Noon

1899 Event - -61 degrees F, Montana (record low temperature)

1892 Birthday - Esther Howard, born in Helena, Montana

1890 Birthday - Monte Blue, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, silent film actor, Montana, Oh Boy

1889 Event - Montana admitted as 41st state

1889 Event - Dakotas, Montana and Washington admitted to union

1889 Event - President Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana and Washington state

1887 Birthday - Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor, Brass Buttons, Victory

1880 Birthday - Jeannette Rankin, born in Missoula, Montana, Representative-R-Montana 1917 - 1919 and 1941 - 1943, becomes 1st female member of Congress

1879 Event - Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established

1877 Event - U.S. Assay Office in Helena, Montana opens

1874 Event - U.S. Assay Office in Helena, Montana authorized

1870 Event - 173 Blackfoot (140 women and children) killed in Montana by U.S. Army

1864 Event - Helena, Montana's capital, founded

1864 Event - Gold is discovered in Helena, Montana

1864 Event - Territory of Montana formed

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