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2011 Event - After losing a referendum on free school lunches, Seoul's mayor, Oh Se-hoon, resigns

1995 Death - Oh Jin Woo, Korean minister of defense, dies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1987 Birthday - Aaron Carter, born in Tampa, Florida, singer, album, 'Oh Aaron' features recording with older brother Nick, recorded, 'I Just Can't Wait to Be King' for the movie, 'The Lion King'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1977 Event - Japan's Sadaharu Oh hits 756th home run to surpass Hank Aaron's total

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

1976 Event - Ringo releases "Oh My My" in UK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1963 Event - Toledo, OH newspaper strike began

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1946 Death - Narziss Oh, German psychology, dies

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

1942 Birthday - Barbara Lynn, born in Beaumont, Texas, American guitarist, singer, rhythm and blues, toured with soul music greats like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, recorded the song Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin') with The Rolling Stones

1941 Birthday - Imca Marina, Bijl, singer, Viva Espana, Bella Italia, Oh Brazil

1941 Birthday - Hannah Gordon, actress, Oh Alfie

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

1940 Event - 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh

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

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

1933 Event - John Dillinger escapes from Allen County, OH, jail

1932 Birthday - Hans Boskamp, Johan HG Hoelscher, actor/producer, Oh My Papa

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

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

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

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

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

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

1922 Event - WLW-AM in Cincinnati OH begins radio transmissions

1922 Event - WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions

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

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

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

1909 Birthday - Sandra Oh, Canadian Actress

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

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

1894 Birthday - Jack Benny, Benjamin Kubelski, Waukegan, Illinois, "Oh! Rochester!"

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

1863 Death - Frederick William Faber, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham, dies

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

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

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

1814 Birthday - Frederick William Faber, born in Calverley, England, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham

1788 Event - Losantville, OH (now Cincinnati) founded

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













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