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