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, Oly-2 silv-96
1980 Jeremy Jackson, born in Newport Beach, California, actor, Shout, Baywatch
1978 Bob Dylan booed off Newport Folk Festival for using electric guitar
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, Oly-G-88,B-92, 96
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 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
1937 Joyce Bulifant, Newport News, Virginia, actress, Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show
1936 Lloyd Dobbins, born in Newport News, Virginia, newscaster, NBC News Overnight
1931 Duane E. Graveline, born in Newport, Vermont, astronaut
1928 WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia begins radio transmissions
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, Olympics gold 1920, 24
1895 1st U.S. Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport GC RI
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 assn), forms in Newport, Rhode Island
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 Neth
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