2009 Death Claiborne Pell, dies in Newport, Rhode Island, of Parkinson's disease, at 90 2007 Death Joey Bishop, dies in Newport Beach, California, at 89 1984 Event WNSY-AM in Newport News Virginia returns from WGH 1983 Event WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia changes call letters to WNSY 1981 Birthday Amanda Beard, born in Newport Beach, California, 100m/200m breaststroke, 2 Silver Medals 1996 Olympics 1980 Birthday Jeremy Jackson, born in Newport Beach, California, actor, Shout, Baywatch 1979 Birthday Mena Suvari, born in Newport, Rhode Island, actress, fashion designer, movies include: 'American Beauty', 'American Pie', 'Day of the Dead' 1976 Birthday Lynn Thomas, Newport News, Virginia, playmate, May 1997 1973 Birthday Sam Couch, born in Newport Beach, California, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday David Prinosil, born in Olmutz, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 ATP Newport 1969 Event 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island 1969 Event 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear 1968 Event 100,000 attend Newport Pop Festival, Costa Mesa, California 1967 Birthday Cathy Mockett, born in Newport Beach, California, LPGA golfer, 1995 Youngstown-7th 1966 Birthday Kymberly Paige, born in Newport Beach, California, playmate, May, 1987 1966 Birthday Scott Fortune, born in Newport Beach, California, volleyballer, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1965 Birthday Ross Flemer, born in Newport Beach, California, rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday David Spaulding, born in Newport Beach, California, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1965 Event Bob Dylan booed off Newport Folk Festival for using electric guitar 1965 Event Folk-rock begins, Dylan uses electricity at Newport Folk Festival 1965 Birthday Lisa Rinna, born in Newport Beach, California, actress, Billie-Days of Our Life 1964 Birthday Teri Schroeder, born in Newport Beach, California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13-1993 1963 Birthday Brandon Krovoza, born in Newport Beach, California, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Philip Newport, cricketer, England pace bowler in 3 Tests 1988-91 1960 Birthday Lance Kerwin, born in Newport Beach, California, James at 15, The Loneliest Runner 1960 Birthday Willie Aames, born in Newport Beach, California, actor, 8 is Enough, Paradise, Zapped 1960 Birthday Susan Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1958 Birthday Ted McGinley, born in Newport Beach, California, actor, Love Boat, MWC, Dynasty 1957 Birthday Kelly McGillis, born in Newport Beach, California, actress, Top Gun, Accused, Witness 1956 Birthday John Cowsill, born in Newport, Rhode Island, rock drummer, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1955 Birthday Jimmy Fortune, born in Newport News, Virginia, singer, Statler Bros-Class of '57 1954 Event USS Forrestal christened in Newport News, Va 1954 Birthday Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1953 Birthday Mary Steenburgen, Newport, Arkansas, actress, Parenthood, Time After Time 1952 Birthday Paul Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock keyboardist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1952 Birthday Harry Anderson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Judge Harry Stone-Night Court 1950 Birthday Richard Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rocker, Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly 1948 Birthday Bill Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock guitarist/vocals, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1945 Birthday Robert J. Mrazek, born in Newport, Rhode Island, Representative-D-New York 1983 - 1993 1944 Birthday Alan Howarth, born in Britain, born Alan Thomas Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport, politician, Member of Parliament 1983 - 2005, member of the Privy Council 1944 Birthday Alan Horwarth, born in Britain, politician, Baron Howarth of Newport, Member of Parliament for Statford-on-Avon and Newport East, educated at King's College, Cambridge, Conservative Party 1937 Birthday Joyce Bulifant, Newport News, Virginia, actress, Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show 1936 Birthday Lloyd Dobbins, born in Newport News, Virginia, newscaster, NBC News Overnight 1935 Birthday Paul Flynn, born in Cardiff, Wales, born Paul Philip Flynn, politician, Labor Party, Member of Parliament for Newport West 1931 Birthday Leslie Thomas, born in Newport, Wales, author, published 'In My Wildest Dreams', recounting childhood in South Wales, in early life, wrote columns for London Evening News newspaper 1931 Birthday Duane E. Graveline, born in Newport, Vermont, astronaut 1928 Event WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia begins radio transmissions 1925 Birthday Roy Hughes, born in Pontllanfraith, Wales, born Royston John Hughes, Baron Islwyn, politician, Labor Party, union organizer, Member of Parliament for Newport, Member of Parliament for Newport East 1922 Birthday Theresa Merritt, Newport News, Virginia, actress, Mama-That's My Mama 1918 Birthday Ella Fitzgerald, Newport News, Virginia, jazz singer, Is it live or Memorex 1918 Birthday Pearl Bailey, born in Newport News, Virginia, singer, Hello Dolly 1916 Birthday Van Johnson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Brigadoon, always wore red socks 1906 Birthday Aileen Riggin, Newport, Rhode Island, springboard diver, Gold Medal 1920, 1924 Olympics 1896 Death Wyatt Eaton, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists, dies from tuberculosis in Newport, Rhode Island 1895 Event 1st U.S. Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport Golf Club Rhode Island 1895 Event Horace Rawlins wins 1st U.S. Open golf tournament (Newport RI) 1889 Event 1st American International pro lawn tennis contest (Newport RI) 1884 Event Naval War College forms in Newport RI 1883 Birthday Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Newport New, Virginia, TV preacher 1881 Event 1st U.S. men's single tennis championships (Newport, RI) 1880 Event League of American Wheelmen (1st U.S. bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island 1871 Birthday W. H. Davies, born in Newport, Monmouthsire, Wales, poet, writer, related to actor, Sir Henry Irving, cared for by paternal grandparents, wrote, 'The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp' 1862 Event U.S. Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island 1813 Event David Melville, Newport, Rhode Island, patents apparatus for making coal gas 1763 Event Touro shul of Newport RI dedicated (oldest existing U.S. synagogue) 1762 Event 1st female (Ann Franklin) U.S. newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury 1761 Event Puritan version of "Othello" opens in Newport Rhode Island 1676 Death Michiel A de Ruyter, Dutch rear-admiral, (Newport), killed at 69 1639 Event William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island 1608 Event Captain Newport arrives from England with supplies for colonists 1600 Event Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army 1600 Event Prince Maurits' army occupies Newport Flanders, Netherlands
