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

1996 Freeman in Montana give up to FBI after 81 days

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

1995 Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from football

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1984 Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana

1982 Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB

1979 Coty Strickler, Miss Montana Teen USA 1997

1978 Grace Murray Tubbs, Miss Montana Teen USA 1996

1974 Tanya Pogatchnik, Miss Montana USA 1996

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

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

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

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

1970 Todd Riech, Polson Montana, javelin thrower

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1954 -70 degrees F (-57 degrees C), Rogers Pass, Montana (US 48 state record)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1924 Forest Peters of Montana State U hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals

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

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

1914 Patsy Montana Ruby Blevins, singer

1910 Montana's Glacier National Park forms

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

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

1901 Gary Cooper, Montana, actor, 2 Acad Awards-Sgt York, High Noon

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

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

1889 Montana admitted as 41st state

1889 Dakotas, Montana and Washington admitted to union

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

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

1879 Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana established

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

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

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

1864 Helena, Montana's capital, founded

1864 Gold is discovered in Helena, Montana

1864 Territory of Montana formed



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