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1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus OH on WBZX 99.7 FM

1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo OH on WBUZ 106.5 FM

1995 Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies

1994 "Cats" 5,000th Broadway performance (joins Chorus Line and Oh! Calcutta!)

1994 Barry Sullivan, actor (Streets of SF, Oh, God!), dies at 81

1993 Wensley Pithey, actor (Oh What a Lovely War), dies at 79

1993 75th PGA Championship: Paul Azinger shoots a 272 at Inverness Club Oh

1993 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Texas Tech beats OH State 84-82

1992 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Cleveland OH on WNCX 98.5 FM

1991 "Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City

1991 "Oh, Kay!" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 77 performances

1990 "Oh, Kay!" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 77 performances

1989 "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 5959 performances

1987 "Oh Coward!" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 56 performances

1986 "Oh Coward!" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 56 performances

1986 Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster

1981 "Oh, Brother!" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 3 performances

1981 "Oh, Brother!" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 3 performances

1980 Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro baseball's all-time HR run king with 868, retires

1979 Thurmon Munson, New York Yankee, killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32

1977 Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th HR to surpass Hank Aaron's total

1976 "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 5959 performances

1976 Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK

1974 Raul Julia appears on Bob Newhart Show in "Oh, Brother"

1972 "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 1316 performances

1971 "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 1,316 performances

1970 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) suspends broadcasting

1968 WUAB TV channel 43 in Lorain-Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting

1968 WXIX TV channel 19 in Cincinnati-Newport, OH (IND) begins broadcasting

1968 WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1968 WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting

1967 WOET (now WPTD) TV channel 16 in Dayton, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1967 WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting

1966 WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1965 "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 125 performances

1964 "Oh What a Lovely War" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 125 performances

1964 WKEF TV channel 22 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1964 WBGU TV channel 27 in Bowling Green, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963 Toledo, OH newspaper strike began

1963 WGSF TV channel 28 in Newark, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963 WOUB TV channel 20 in Athens, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1962 Arthur Kopit's "Oh, Dad, Poor Dad..." premieres in New York City

1960 WGTE TV channel 30 in Toledo, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1959 WMUB (now WPTO) TV channel 14 in Oxford, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1958 WTOL TV channel 11 in Toledo, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1958 "Oh, Captain!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 192 performances

1958 "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 192 performances

1957 WYTV TV channel 33 in Youngstown, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1957 Buddy Holly and Crickets released 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away"

1956 "Oh! Susanna," debuts on CBS-TV

1956 WOSU TV channel 34 in Columbus, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1954 WCET TV channel 48 in Cincinnati, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting

1953 WSTV (now WTOV) TV channel 9 in Steubenville-Wheeling, OH (CBS) begins

1953 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1953 WHIZ TV channel 18 in Zanesville, OH (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1953 WFMJ TV channel 21 in Youngstown, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 WKBN TV channel 27 in Youngstown, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949 WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949 WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949 WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949 WCPO TV channel 9 in Cincinnati, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949 1st practical rectangular TV tube announced-Toledo, Oh

1949 WKRC TV channel 12 in Cincinnati, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949 WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949 WLWD (now WDTN) TV channel 2 in Dayton, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1949 WHIO TV channel 7 in Dayton, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949 Steve Perry, Hanford, California, vocalist, Journey-Open Arms, Oh Sherry

1948 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio

1948 WSPD TV channel 13 in Toledo, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948 WLWT TV channel 5 in Cincinnati, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting

1947 WEWS TV channel 5 in Cleveland, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting

1947 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh

1947 Margo Sappington, born in Baytown, Texas, actress, Oh Calcutta

1946 Narziss Oh, German psychology, dies

1946 Patrick Fairley, guitarist, Marmalade-Oh La Di Oh La Do

1941 Imca Marina, [Bijl], singer, Viva Espana, Bella Italia, Oh Brazil

1941 Hannah Gordon, actress, Oh Alfie

1940 44th U.S. Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury GC OH

1940 Dick Vitale, U.S., sportscaster, ESPN, ABC "Oh Baby!"

1940 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh

1939 1st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Oregon beats OH State 46-33

1935 Philippine J Aeckerlin, Dutch actress, Oh Venus, Daddy Longlegs

1935 Luciano Pavarotti, born in Modena, Italy, operatic tenor, Oh Giorgio, 3 Tenors

1933 John Dillinger escapes from Allen County, OH, jail

1932 Hans Boskamp, [Johan HG Hoelscher], actor/producer, Oh My Papa

1931 George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me

1928 Eddie Fisher, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Oh My Papa, Lady of Spain

1928 Don Gibson, born in Shelby, North Carolina, singer/writer, I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me

1928 Larry Gelbart, writer/producer/actor, Oh God!, M*A*S*H

1926 George Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in New York City

1922 Bill Macy, Revere Massachusetts, actor, Walter-Maude, Oh! Calcutta

1922 WLW-AM in Cincinnati OH begins radio transmissions

1922 WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions

1918 Willem N "Pim" Koot, pianist of Concert building, Oh, Lady! Lady!

1918 H. Carroll and J. McCarthy's musical "Oh, Look!," premieres in New York City

1917 Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse's musical "Oh, Boy!," premieres in New York City

1909 Sandra Oh, Canadian Actress

1896 George Burns, New York City, actor/comedian, Oh God

1894 Coxey's Army of the unemployed sets out from Massillon Oh for Wash

1894 Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan, Illinois, "Oh! Rochester!"

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

1863 Battle of Salineville OH, John Hunt Morgan and 364 troops surrender

1833 Oberlin College in Oh, 1st truly coeducational college opens

1826 Stephen Foster, Lawrencevil, Pennsylvania, composer, Oh! Susanna, Swanee River

1788 Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded

1773 1st schoolhouse west of Allegheny Mtns completed, Schoenbrunn, OH



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