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2008 Stephanie Tubbs Jones, dies in Ohio, of a brain aneurysm, at 58
2003 After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America 1997 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 and Minneapolis-St. Paul and Columbus, Ohio in 2000 1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus, Ohio on WBZX 99.7 FM 1997 Rose Bowl, Ohio State Buckeyes beat Arizona State Sun Devils 20 - 17 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo, Ohio on WBUZ 106.5 FM 1995 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB) 1995 Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day" 1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio 1994 -20 degrees F (-29 degrees C) (5:32 AM) coldest day ever recorded in Cleveland Ohio 1994 United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5 1992 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Cleveland, Ohio on WNCX 98.5 FM 1992 Ohio Glory wins 1st WLAF game (after 6 loses), beat Frankfurt 20-17 1989 Smith Dairy at Orrville Ohio, makes largest milk shake (1,575.2 gal) 1987 27th Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 15-13 at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Ohio 1987 Ohio nurse Donald Harvey sentence to triple life (poisoned 24) 1987 [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at 74 1986 Howard Da Silva, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76 1985 WJW-AM/TV in Cleveland Ohio change call letters to WRMR 1985 Tornados in Penn, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injured more than 1,000 1983 Heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in Ohio 1982 Mark Mizzark, Marlis Pugh, born in Akron, Ohio, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1981 Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA 1979 Christina Todd, Miss Ohio Teen USA, Miss Congeniality-1997 1979 Pro Football Researchers Association forms, Canton, Ohio 1979 Julius Sommer, dies of heart failure, buried in Dayton Ohio 1978 Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach 1978 Chris Sellers, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1978 Jenny Keim, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, diver, Olympics-9th-96 1977 Susan Perkins (Ohio), crowned 50th Miss America 1978 1977 Amanda Borden, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, gymnast, Silver Medal 1994 World, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1977 Angie Trostel, Oxford Ohio, diver 1996 Olympics 1976 Heather Kozar, born in Akron, Ohio, playmate, Jan, 1998 1976 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students 1976 John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio 1976 "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1 1975 41st Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) 1975 Sean McClain, born in Dayton, Ohio, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1975 Robyn Hancock, Grand Rapids Ohio, Miss America-Ohio 1997 1975 Mark Johnson, Dayton Ohio, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) 1974 Blaine Wilson, born in Columbus, Ohio, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 1974 Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show), dies at 59 1973 Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby 1973 Ohio State's Archie Griffith begins record 31 cons 100 yd rushing 1973 Funky Worm by Ohio Players hits #15 1973 Melissa Boyd, Miss Ohio USA 1996 1973 Todd Hollandsworth, born in Dayton, Ohio, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Kathy Carboy, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, diver 1996 Olympics 1972 David Bell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1972 Ian Moran, born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. hockey defenseman, Olympics-1994, Pitts 1972 Damon Sharpe, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor/musician, Guys Next Door 1972 Ellen Coleen Pasturzak, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Miss America-Ohio 1996 1972 7' Ohio State center Luke Witte is stomped in face during a brawl in a game with Minnesota 1971 Bryan Smolinski, born in Toledo, Ohio, NHL forward, Team USA, Pitts Penguins 1971 Laura Moss, Kings Mountain, Ohio, actress, Amanda Cory-Another World 1971 Nicole Green, Springfield Ohio, 400m runner 1971 Laurel Lea Schaefer (Ohio), 22, crowned 44th Miss America 1972 1971 Trey Ames, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, David-A Year in the Life 1971 Christopher R Nelloms, Dayton Ohio, sprinter 1971 Ohio becomes 38th state to approve of lower voting age to 18, thus ratifying 26th amendment 1971 Joey Gullion, Gallopolis, Ohio, Nike golfer, NIKE South Carolina Classic-18th 1971 Jeff Stavroff, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Space Coast-4 1971 Heidi Mark, Columbus, Ohio, playmate, Jul, 1995 1971 Saalman Raelyn, Fostoria Ohio, actress, Attack of 60' Centerfold 1970 Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey, born in Dayton, Ohio, 400m hurdler, won 1996 Olympic bronze 1970 Lorissa McComas, Columbus Ohio, actress, Lap Dancing, Vamp 1970 Dawn Marple, born in Salem, Ohio, team handball wing/back 1996 Olympics 1970 Marc Wilkins, Mansfield, Ohio, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 Ann Grossman, Grove City Ohio, tennis star, 1994 LA finalist 1970 Mike Matheny, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1970 Paul Shuey, born in Lima, Ohio, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1970 National Guard mobilizes to quell disturbances at Ohio State U 1970 National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio 1970 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard 1970 Nicole Wood, born in Canton, Ohio, playmate, Apr, 1993 1969 Todd Black, Kenton Ohio, 800m runner 1969 Mark Lewis, Hamilton, Ohio, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Angie Everhart, born in Akron, Ohio, model/actress, Jade, Last Action Hero 1969 Mark Brettschneider, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Jason-One Life to Live 1969 51st PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 276 at NCR Golf Club Dayton, Ohio 1969 Halle Cioffi, born in Cleveland, Ohio, tennis star 1969 Frank Lickliter, born in Middletown, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1993 White Rose-24th 1969 Mark Telerico, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 S Florida 1969 Kurt Abbott, Zanesville, Ohio, infielder for the Florida Marlins 1969 Anne Heche, Ohio, actress, Donnie Brasco, Juror, Volcano 1969 Jennifer Lyn Jackson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, playmate, April, 1989 1969 Jayhawk Owens, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1968 Mark Dailey, Parma Ohio, 1.5k runner 1968 Halle Berry, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Miss World USA, 1986, actress, Boomerang 1968 Mike Mohler, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1968 Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold 1968 Yummy Yummy Yummy by Ohio Express hits #4 1968 Dave Mlicki, born in Cleveland, Ohio, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 John Connelly, born in Toledo, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1991 New Hampshire Open 1968 Students seize administration building at Ohio State 1968 George Quigley, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, skeet 1996 Olympics 1968 Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles 1968 Chad Lowe, Dayton Ohio, actor, Spencer, Apprentice to Murder 1968 Mark Duane Croghan, born in Akron, Ohio, 3k steeplechase, Olympics-5th-96 1967 Kevin Toth, born in Cleveland, Ohio, shot putter 1967 Kristi Cooke, Marion Ohio, Miss Ohio-America 1991 1967 Carl B. Stokes elected 1st black mayor of a major city-Cleveland, Ohio 1967 Sean O'Neill, born in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Olympic table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1967 Jon Normile, born in Cleveland, Ohio, fencer 1996 Olympics 1967 Tina Bockrath, born in Dayton, Ohio, playmate May, 1990 and actress 1967 Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio, 300 arrested 1967 Melina Kanakaredes, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Eleni Andros-Guiding Light 1967 Joseph Tilford Leigh Greene, born in Dayton, Ohio, long jumper, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Tim Naehring, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Boston Red Sox 1967 Larry Donald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1966 Douglas Allan Martin, Bluffton, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd 1966 Gina Pillitiere, born in Akron, Ohio, WPVA volleyballer, National-25th-1994 1966 Kristine Middeler, Felicity, Ohio, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-1994 1966 Luke Perry, born in Mansfield, Ohio, actor, Dillon-Beverly Hill 90210 1966 Joan Guetschow, born in Akron, Ohio, biathelete 1994 Olympics 1966 10.51" (26.70 cm) of rainfall, Sandusky Ohio (state record) 1966 Hector Burba, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Jeff Shaw, Washington Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Camille Benjamin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, tennis star 1966 Susie Redman, born in Salem, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Nabisco Dinah Shore-2nd 1965 Mike Gebhardt, Columbus Ohio, mistral yachter, Olympics-6th-1996 1965 Mike Benjamin, Euclid Ohio, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1965 Steven Sweet, Wadsworth Ohio, heavy metal artist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1965 Lisa Bonder, Columbus Ohio, tennis star 1965 John Keller, Jr., Toledo Ohio, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1965 KYW-AM in Cleveland Ohio returns call letters to Philadelphia 1965 Jon Warren, born in Akron, Ohio, 1.5k runner 1965 Jim Terrell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, sprint canoe 1996 Olympics 1965 Michele Redman, born in Zanesville, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Star Bank-3rd 1965 Sarah Jessica Parker, born in Nelsonville, Ohio, actress, Square Pegs, LA Story 1965 Chris Hoiles, Bowling Green, Ohio, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1965 Marianne Morris, born in Middletown, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 McDonald's LPGA-3rd 1965 A. J. Sager, born in Columbus Ohio, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1965 WVIZ TV channel 25 in Cleveland, Ohio (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Kristal Parker-Gregory, Columbus, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Hawaiian-20th 1965 Steven Adler, born in Cleveland, Ohio, drummer, Guns and Roses-Sweet Child 1964 Thomas Howard, born in Middletown, Ohio, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Stephen Geoffreys, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Faternity Vacation 1964 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio 1964 Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner 1964 Beth Herr, Middletown Ohio, tennis star 1964 Jeff Reboulet, born in Dayton, Ohio, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1964 Barry Larkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race 1964 Tom Lampkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Lisa Elaine Comshaw, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child 1963 Jim Leyritz, Lakewood, Ohio, catcher, New York Yankees 1963 Shelly Miller, Youngstown, Ohio, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-25th-1994 1963 Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio 1963 James Wilder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1 1963 Lance Johnson, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, outfielder for the New York Mets 1963 Pat Borders, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the California Angels 1962 Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 yrs 1962 Mary Ellen Weber, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/astronaut, STS-70 1962 Suzee Pai, born in Toledo, Ohio, actress, Big Trouble in Little China 1962 Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP 1962 Rachel Sweet, born in Akron, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, writer, recorded theme song for Nickelodeon series, Clarissa Explains It All, appeared as George Costanza's cousin, in Seinfeld, television episode, 'The Contest', released Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet, 1992 1962 Andy Hampsten, born in Columbus, Ohio, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1962 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59 1962 Jeff Montgomery, Wellston, Ohio, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1961 Bonnie Marino, born in Cleveland, Ohio, playmate, Jun, 1990 1961 Barb Mucha, Parma, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1992 Oldsmobile Classic 1961 Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals 1961 Jeff Russell, Cincinnatti, Ohio, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, U.S. canoist/kayaker 1992 Olympics 1961 Drew Carey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor/comedian, Drew-Drew Carey Show 1961 Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1961 NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio 1961 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 70-65 (OT) 1960 Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1960 Roger McDowell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pitcher, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles 1960 Robert Harold Lohr, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1988 Walt Disney 1960 Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian equestrian 1996 Olympics 1960 Alan Ruck, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Stuart-Spin City 1960 22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55 1960 Richard Biggs, born in Columbus Ohio, actor, Marcus-Days of Our Lives 1960 Lionel Cartwright, Ohio, country vocalist, I Watched it on the Radio 1960 Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr 1959 Tammie Green, Somerset, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1989 du Maurier Ltd Classic 1959 Jermaine Stewart, born in Columbus, Ohio, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out' 1959 Brian Fogt, born in Dayton, Ohio, Nike golfer, in 1992 Ft. Wayne Open-7th 1959 Eric Fingerhut, born in University Heights, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 1995 1958 Mark Miller, Dayton Ohio, actor, Search for Grace, Love Field 1958 Scott Scovell Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, ice skater 1984 Olympics gold 1958 Scott Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, figure skater, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1958 Shelly West, born in Cleveland, Ohio, country singer, Red Hot, West by West 1958 Patricia Heaton, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, played Debra on Everybody Loves Raymond 1958 Anita Baker, born in Toledo, Ohio, singer, Giving You the Best That I Got 1957 1st titanium mill opened, Toronto, Ohio 1957 John Neuman Cook, born in Toledo, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1981 Bing Crosby 1957 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton Ohio 1957 Teresa Ganzel, born in Toledo, Ohio, actress, Teachers Only, Duck Factory 1957 Frank Dicopoulos, born in Akron, Ohio, actor, Frank Cooper-Guiding Light 1956 Phillip Gregory Hubbard, born in Canton, Ohio, basketball 1976 Olympics gold 1956 Darrell Pace, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, archer, Gold and Silver Medals, 1976, 1984, 1988 Olympics 1956 Michael L Gernhardt, Mansfield, Ohio, astronaut, STS-69, 83, 94, sk 100 1956 Marty Dickerson, born in Middletown, Ohio, golfer, 1994 ShopRite Classic-22nd 1956 Gregory J Harbaugh, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS-39, 54, 71, 82 1956 Judith Butler, born in Cleveland, Ohio, philosopher, professor, U of C, Berkeley, specialty, post-structuralism, Ph. D. Yale University, areas of study include feminist theory, Jewish philosophy, ethics, sexuality, developed idea of sex and gender as social construction 1956 Woody Brown, Dayton Ohio, actor, Cliff-Facts of Life 1956 George David Low, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS-32, STS-43 1955 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB) 1955 Howard Hewett, born in Akron, Ohio, rock vocalist, Shalamar 1955 Carl Erwin Walz, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Major USAF/Astronaut, STS-51, 65, 79 1955 Lisa Banes, born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, actress, Cocktail, Look Back in Anger 1955 Julie Hagerty, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Airplane, Princesses 1955 Debra Winger, Columbus, Ohio, actress, Officer and Gentleman 1955 Donald A Thomas, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS-65, 70, 83, 94 1955 Bob Abrams, Ohio, rocker, Buckinghams 1954 Beverly D'Angelo, Columbus Ohio, actress, Vacation, European Vacation 1954 Calvin Levels, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Knightwatch 1954 Archie Griffin, NFL runningback, won 2 Heisman Trophies, Ohio State 1954 Steve Morse, born in Hamilton, Ohio, rocker, guitarist, founder of the Dixie Dregs, guitar player in Deep Purple 1954 Catherine Bach, born in Warren, Ohio, actress played Daisey Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard 1953 Muffin Spencer-Devlin, Piqua, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1985 MasterCard Pro-Am 1953 Martha Smith, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Animal House, playmate, July 1973 1953 Gates McFadden, Columbus Ohio, actress, Star Trek Next Generation 1953 Tornadoes kill 110 in Michigan and Ohio 1953 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut Ohio 1953 Kathleen Ann Shower, born in Brookville, Ohio, Playmate of the Year, May, 1985 1952 Ronald Michael Sega, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS-60, 76 1952 Sherrod Brown, born in Mansfield, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 2007, Senator-D-Ohio 2007 - 1952 Rita Dove, born in Akron, Ohio, author, poet, won Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Library of Congress 1993 1952 Phil Kramer, born in Youngtown, Ohio, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1952 Terence Tom Henricks, born in Bryan, Ohio, USAF/astronaut, STS-44, 55, 70, 78 1952 Carol Kane, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Dog Day Afternoon, Simka-Taxi 1952 Martin Hoke, born in Lakewood, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1993 - 1997 1951 Patricia Wettig, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Nancy Weston-30 Something 1951 Ronald Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rock sax, Kool and The Gang 1951 Ron Klink, born in Canton, Ohio, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 2001 1951 Chrissie Hynde, born in Akron, Ohio, rocker, Pretenders-Mystery Achievement 1951 Lee Wilkof, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, WEB, Delta House, Elliot-Newhart 1951 Ronald A. Parise, Warren, Ohio, PhD/astronaut, STS-35, STS-67 1951 Dick Mast, born in Bluffton, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1990 Mississippi Gulf Coast 1951 Stephen Nichols, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Witchboard, Days of our Lives 1951 Kathleen Bradley, Youngstown, Ohio, model, Price is Right 1950 16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (HB) 1950 Robert "Kool" Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rocker, Kool and the Gang 1950 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton, Ohio 1950 Dorian Harewood, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Earl-Glitter, Trauma Center 1950 Donna Jean Willmott, born in Akron, Ohio, FALN member, FBI most wanted 1950 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio 1950 David Graff, Lancaster Ohio, actor, Police Academy 2, 3, 4, 6 1950 Dennis E. Eckart, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1981 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993 1950 Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio) 1950 Judy Dickinson, born in Akron, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1985 Boston Five Classic 1950 Bob McEwen, born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1981 - 1993 1949 Kenneth D Cameron, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lieutenant Colonel USMC/astronaut, STS-37, 56, 74 1949 John Boehner, born in Reading, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1991 - 1949 Tony Hoty, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ransom, Paper 1949 Mike Schmidt, born in Dayton, Ohio, 3rd baseman and home run hitter, Phillies 1949 Stephanie Tubbs Jones, born in Ohio, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1949 Eric Carmen, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rocker, All by Myself 1949 Maureen McGovern, born in Youngstown, Ohio, singer, Got To Be a Morning After 1949 Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor, Miami Vice 1949 Judith Arlene Resnik, born in Akron, Ohio, ast, STS-41D, 51L-Chal disaster 1948 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio 1948 Ronald W. Harris, born in Canton, Ohio, lightweight boxer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1948 Kathleen Battle, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, soprano, Shephard-Tannhauser 1948 Perry King, Alliance, Ohio, actor, Andy Warhol's "Bad" 1948 Michael Stanley, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rocker, Michael Stanley Band 1947 Edward F. Feighan, born in Lakewood, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1983 - 1993 1947 Steve Stone, born in Cleveland, Ohio, sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1947 BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire in Akron, Ohio 1947 Rick Zehringer, Ohio, rocker, McCoys 1947 Tommy James, born in Dayton, Ohio, born Thomas Gregory Jackson, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, led rock band Tommy James and the Shondells 1947 Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery 1947 Mike DeWine, born in Springfield, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1983 - 1991, Senator-R-Ohio 1995 - 2007 1946 Robert Urich, Toronto Ohio, actor, SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$ 1946 Teri Garr, born in Lakewood, Ohio, actress, Mr Mom, Young Frankenstein 1946 Alaina Reed, Springfield Ohio, actress, Rose Lee Holloway-227 1946 Beverly Todd, born in Ohio, actress, Roots, Having Babies, Redd Foxx Show 1946 Marcy Kaptur, born in Toledo, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1983 - 1946 Sydne Rome, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, What?, Candy 1945 Gary Sandy, Dayton Ohio, actor, Andy-WKRP in Cincinnati 1945 Elaine Joyce, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, City of Angels, Mr. Merlin 1945 Kay Baxter, Woodsfield Ohio, Best Bodybuilder in World, 1983-85 1945 Thomas C. Sawyer, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1987 - 2003 1945 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton, Ohio 1945 Sam Abell, born in Toledo, Ohio, photographer, published in National Geographic, artistic photographic style, noted for transcendent qualities, graduate, University of Kentucky, photographic books include 'The Photographic Life', 'The Life of a Photograph' 1944 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (quarterback) 1944 Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist, Buffalo Springfield, Poco 1944 Mike Oxley, born in Findlay, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1981 - 2007 1943 Jerry McGee, born in New Lexingon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1975 Pensacola Open 1943 Brenda Scott, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Midge-Road West 1943 David Skaggs, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Colorado 1987 - 1999 1942 Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 Thomas Daniel Weiskopf, Massillon, Ohio, PGA golfer, British Open 1973 1942 Ann Elder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, comedienne, Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In 1942 Al Jardine, born in Lima, Ohio, guitarist/singer, Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room 1942 Eddie Levert, born in Canton, Ohio, vocalist, O'Jays-For the Love of Money 1942 Tony P. Hall, born in Dayton, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1979 - 2003 1942 Don Novello, Father Guido Sarducci, Ashtabula, Ohio, comedian, SNL 1941 Elizabeth Hartman, Youngstown Ohio, actress, Walking Tall, Beguilled 1941 Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth, Ohio, country singer, Too Many Times 1941 Ted Strickland, born in Lucasville, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 2007, Governor of Ohio 2007 - 1941 Johnny Paycheck, born in Greenfield, Ohio, singer, Take This Job and Shove It 1941 Ronald Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, singer, Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout 1941 Diane McBain, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass 1941 James Traficant, Jr., born in Youngstown, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1985 - 2002 1941 LIU beats Ohio U 56-42 for NIT basketball championship 1941 Sherwood Anderson, U.S. writer/publisher (Winesburg Ohio), dies at 64 1941 Joel Crothers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Edge of Night 1940 44th U.S. Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury Golf Club Ohio 1940 Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career home run 1940 John Havlicek, born in Martin's Ferry, Ohio, NBA hall-of-famer for the Boston Celtics 1940 Jerry Lucas, born in Middletown, Ohio, NBA center, 1960 Olympics gold, New York Knicks 1940 Austin Pendleton, born in Warren, Ohio, actor, Short Circuit, Simon, Hello Again 1940 Mary Rose Oakar, born in Cleveland, Ohio, politician, first Democratic woman elected to U.S. Congress, member, U.S. House of Representatives 1940 Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer, Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76 1939 David S. Mann, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 1995 1939 Fred Willard, Ohio, comedian, Fernwood 2 Night, Real People 1939 Wes Craven, born in Cleveland, Ohio, director, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream 1939 Rudolph Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, rocker, Isley Brothers-Shout 1939 Charles Brown, Cin, Ohio, featherweight boxer 1964 Olympics bronze 1939 Majel Barrett, Columbus Ohio, actress, Christine Chapel-Star Trek 1939 Paul Gillmor, born in Ohio, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1939 Mike Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open 1938 Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor, Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford and Son 1938 Jordan Christopher, Youngstown Ohio, actor, Secrets of Midland Heights 1938 Michael Pataki, Youngstown Ohio, actor, Get Christie Love 1937 O'Kelly Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, singer, Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout 1937 Mickey Edwards, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-R-Oklahoma 1977 - 1993 1937 Wayne Embry, holder of 7 basketball records, Miami of Ohio 1937 Nancy Wilson, Chillicothe Ohio, jazz vocalist, Feel Like Making Love 1937 Roger Penske, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, owner, Penske Racing, auto racing team, the Penske Corporation, corporate director, General Electric 1937 U.S. Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, Ohio 1936 Dave Hobson, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1991 - 2009 1936 Robert F Overmyer, born in Lorain, Ohio, Col USMC/astronaut, STS-5, STS-51B 1936 Keir Dullea, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, 2001, 2010, David and Lisa 1936 Diana Hyland, Cleveland Hgts Ohio, actress, Peyton Place, 8 is Enough 1936 1st all-glass windowless structure in U.S. completed, Toledo, Ohio 1935 Phil Donahue, born in Cleveland, Ohio, talk show host, Phil Donahue Show 1935 Marian Mercer, born in Akron, Ohio, actress and singer, Dean Martin Show 1935 Gloria Steinem, Toledo Ohio, femnist/author, Ms 1935 Jim Dine, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pop artist, St. John the Divine 1935 Bobby Bare, born in Irontown, Ohio, country singer, Detroit City 1934 Dick Rhyan, Columbus, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE-5th 1934 Charles Manson, No Name Maddox, Cin, Ohio, criminal, Tate-Labianco 1934 Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangster, shot dead at 30 by FBI in Ohio 1934 Greg Morris, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Mission Impossible, Vega$ 1934 113 degrees F (45 degrees C), near Gallipolis, Ohio (state record) 1934 Jamie Farr, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Klinger-M*A*S*H, AfterMASH 1934 Ruby Nash Cutis, born in Akron, Ohio, rocker, Ruby and The Romantics 1934 Gloria Steinem, born in Toledo, Ohio, feminist/publisher, Ms. Magazine 1934 Lister Carney, born in Bellaire, Ohio, 200m runner, Olympics silver 1960 1933 Jack Perkins, born in Cleveland, Ohio, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine 1933 Tim Conway, born in Willoughby, Ohio, comic, McHale's Navy, Carol Burnett Show 1933 George Chakiris, born in Norwood, Ohio, actor, West Side Story 1933 Nathan Eugene Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio, flyweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1932 Hari Rhodes, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Mike-Daktari, Roots 1932 Gordon Jump, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Arthur Carlson-WKRP, Growing Pains 1932 Gay Robert Brewer, born in Middletwon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1972 Canadian 1932 Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress, Little Women, Daisy Kenyon 1932 Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon Ohio 1931 Charles A. Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut 1931 Don Pease, born in Toledo, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1977 - 1993 1931 Janice Rule, born in Norwood, Ohio, actress, Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife 1931 Bill Moor, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Hanky Panky 1931 35th U.S. Golf Open: Billy Burke shoots a 292 at Inverness Club Ohio 1931 3rd Ryder Cup: U.S., 9-3 at Scioto CC Ohio 1931 Jim Frey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, manager, coach, Major League Baseball teams, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1931 Teresa Brewer, Toledo Ohio, singer, Put Another Nickel In 1931 Leo Bentley bowls 3 consecutive perfect games in Lorain, Ohio 1931 Toni Morrison, born in Ohio, novelist, Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon 1931 Phyllis McGuire, born in Middletown, Ohio, vocalist, McGuire Sisters 1930 Andy Ireland, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-R-Florida 1981 - 1993 1930 Neil Armstrong, born in Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker, Gemini 8, Apollo 11 1930 Donn Fulton Eisele, born in Columbus, Ohio, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 7 1930 Dotty Mack, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Paul Dixon Show 1930 Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary kills 322 1930 Dotty McGuire, born in Middletown, Ohio, vocalist, McGuire Sisters 1929 Christine McGuire, born in Middletown, Ohio, singer, McGuire Sisters-Sugartime 1929 Peter George, born in Akron, Ohio, weightlifter, Olympic-gold/2 silver-48, 52 1929 Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio) 1929 WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions 1928 Evan G. Galbraith, born in Ohio, United States Ambassador to France under President Ronald Regan, investment banker 1928 Douglas Applegate, born in Steubenville, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1977 - 1995 1928 James A. Lovell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, USN/astr, Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13 1928 Tom Aldredge, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor in What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers 1928 Mitchell Ryan, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Chase, Executive Suite 1928 Sander Vanocur, born in Cleveland, Ohio, news anchor, NBC Weekend News 1928 Ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter, French Connection 1927 Interstate Commerce Commission transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone 1927 Erma Bombeck, born in Dayton, Ohio, humorist, Grass is Always Greener... 1927 Donald Erb, Youngstown, Ohio, composer 1926 Kaye Ballard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/comedienne, Kaye-Mothers-in-Law 1926 Karl Gordon Henize, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, astronaut, STS-51-F 1926 Jean Peters, born in Canton, Ohio, actress, Viva Zapata!, Apache, Deep Waters 1926 Joeseph P. Kolter, born in McDonald, Ohio, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1983 - 1993 1926 30th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio 1926 Paul Lynde, Mount Vernon, Ohio, comedian, Uncle Arthur-Bewitched 1926 [Martin] Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ever Since Paris 1926 Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress, This is Music, Paul Dixon Show 1925 Jonathan Winters, born in Dayton, Ohio, comedian on the J Winters Show, Mork and Mindy 1925 Dirigible "Shenandoah" crashed near Caldwell Ohio, 13 die 1925 Tom Luken, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1977-1983 and 1983 - 1991 1925 Louis Stokes, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1969 - 1999 1925 Paul Newman, born in Ohio, actor, entrepreneur, humanitarian, donated over $250 million to charity 1924 Joe Flynn, Youngstown Ohio, actor, McHale's Navy 1924 Lola Albright, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Delta Country, Kid Galahad 1924 Tornado strikes Sandusky Ohio and Lorain Ohio, killing 93 1924 Doris Day, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, girl next door actress, Pillow Talk 1923 Dorothy Dandridge, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/singer/dancer, Porgy and Bess 1923 Ruby Dee, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Raisin in the Sun, Cat People, Roots 1923 Mary Katherine Campbell (Ohio), 16, crowned 2nd Miss America 1922-23 1923 Harry Frazee, sells Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1M 1923 Keefe Brasselle, Elyria Ohio, actor, Be Our Guest 1923 Ethyl gasoline 1st marketed, Dayton, Ohio 1922 Eleanor Parker, born in Ohio, actress, Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker 1922 David McLean, born in Akron, Ohio, actor, Tate-Tate 1921 Tom Poston, Columbus Ohio, actor, Steve Allen Show, Newhart 1921 1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars) 1921 John Glenn, born in Cambridge, Ohio, astronaut, Mercury 7, STS-95, Senator-D-Ohio 1921 Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, producer, Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk 1921 Hugh Downs, born in Akron, Ohio, TV journalist, 20/20, Concentration 1920 Chalmers Wylie, born in Norwich, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1967 - 1993 1920 LaWanda Page, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Aunt Esther-Sanford and Sons 1920 National Football League organizes in Canton Ohio 12 teams pay $100 each to join American Professional Football Association 1920 24th U.S. Golf Open: Ted Ray shoots a 295 at Inverness Club in Ohio 1920 Helen O'Connell, Lima Ohio, singer, Green Eyes, Anapola 1920 Del Latta, born in Weston, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1959 - 1989 1920 Lee Russell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, vocalist, Vincent Lopez 1919 Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, U.S. ambassador to Belgium, 1977-81 1919 Pauline Betz Addie, born in Dayton, Ohio, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1946 1919 Ralph Flanagan, born in Loraine, Ohio, orchestra leader, Let's Dance 1919 Eileen Heckart, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Doll's House, Trauma Center 1919 Bob Boucher, born in Kent, Ohio, orchestra leader, Music on Ice 1918 Herb Shriner, Toledo Ohio, host/humorist, Herb Shriner Show 1918 Jack McCoy, born in Akron, Ohio, TV host, Live Like a Millionaire 1918 Paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host, Paul Dixon Show 1918 Bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orchestra leader, Club Seven 1918 John F. Seiberling, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio, 1971 - 1986 1917 Clarence E. Miller, born in Lancaster, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1967 - 1993 1917 Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Ohio, historian, 1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson 1917 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., born in Ohio, American historian, author, democratic activist, Pulitzer prize recipient 1917 Robert Eugene Ward, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, Pantaloon 1917 Phyllis Diller, born in Lima, Ohio, comedienne, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number 1917 Glenn Reeves, Massillon, Ohio, actor, Defending Your Life 1917 Dean Martin, born in Steubenville, Ohio, singer and actor, with Jerry Lewis 1917 Howard Metzenbaum, born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States Senator from Ohio 1917 Robert Taft, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976 1917 Carl Karcher, born in Ohio, restauranteur, founder of Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, supported Conservative causes 1916 Daws Butler, born in Toledo, Ohio, animation voice, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound 1916 Jack Paar, Canton Ohio, TV host, Jack Paar Show 1915 Mark Stevens, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Big Town, Martin Kane 1915 1st U.S. election by proportional representation, Ashtabula, Ohio 1915 Dody Goodman, Columbus Ohio, comedienne, Mary Hartman!, Max Duggan 1914 Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor, Roy Rodgers Show 1914 Lee Bowman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover 1914 Richard Basehart, Zanesville, Ohio, actor, Voyage to Bottom of Sea 1914 Frederick Fennell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, conductor, Time and Winds 1913 John Howard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dave-My Three Sons 1913 Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously 1913 Flood in Ohio, kills 400 1913 Woody Hayes, Wayne, college football coach, Ohio, 1968 coach of yr 1911 Roy Rogers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, cowboy, Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show 1911 Vaughn Monroe, born in Akron, Ohio, singer/orchestral leader, Vaughn Monroe Show 1911 Alvino Rey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orchestra leader, King Family 1911 Robert Middleman, Cin, Ohio, actor, Barney-Monroes 1911 Wayne Hays, born in Bannock, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1949 - 1976 1911 Florence Rice, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Double Wedding, Riding on Air 1910 Cliff Battles, born in Akron, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Braves, Redskins 1910 Sammy Kaye, born in Rocky River Ohio, orchestra leader, Sammy Kaye Show 1909 Howard Da Silva, Silverblatt, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ben Franklin-1776 1909 Ralph Byrd, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Dick Tracy TV Show 1909 1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio 1908 Robert F Simon, Mansfield, Ohio, actor, Man who shot Liberty Valance 1908 Alan Baxter, East born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Big Town Girl, Rags to Riches 1908 Burgess Meredith, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Mr Novak, Penguin-Batman, Rocky 1908 Paul Brown, born in Norwalk, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Browns, Bengals 1908 Collingwood Ohio primary school catches fire; 180 die 1907 Ray C Bliss, R, Ohio State Republican Chairman 1907 Enoch Light, Canton Ohio, orchestra leader, Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith 1907 Earl Wilson, Rockford, Ohio, columnist, Midnight Earl 1907 Milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist, Terry and Pirates 1906 Freddy Martin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orchestra leader, started Merv Griffin 1906 Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1906 Philip Johnson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cortalyou architect 1906 Paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio 1905 Cliff Arquette, born in Toledo, Ohio, comedian, Charlie Weaver 1905 Joseph C Harsch, Toledo Ohio, newscaster, Background 1905 John Dierkes, Ohio, actor, Daughter of Dr. Jekyll, Hanging Tree 1904 1st monument honoring Spanish American War erected (Monroeville Ohio) 1904 Bergen Evans, Ohio, English professor, $64,000 Question 1903 William Dehart Hubbard, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, long jumper 1924 Olympics gold 1903 Dean Jagger, Lima Ohio, actor, Albert Vane-Mr Novak, Elmer Gantry 1903 Grayson Kirk, Jeffersonville Ohio, educator 1903 Tigers play a home game in Toledo, Ohio, Yankees win 12-8 1903 Cleveland Indians beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio 1902 Margaret Hamilton, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz 1902 Margaret Hamilton, born in Ohio, wicked witch of the west, Wizard of Oz 1902 Gertrude Short, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus 1902 American Automobile Association, AAA, founded in Cleveland, Ohio 1901 Carroll Nye, born in Canton, Ohio, actress, Lawless Woman 1901 Clark Gable, born in Cadiz, Ohio, actor, Gone With the Wind 1900 Alice Calhoun, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Silent film actress, Flowing Gold 1900 Charles Richter, born in Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist, Richter scale 1900 Asa Smith Bushnell, Jr., Springfield Ohio, Secretary of U.S. Olympics, 1945 - 1965 1900 Ralph Graves, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street 1899 -39 degrees F (-39 degrees C), Milligan, Ohio (state lowest record temperature) 1898 Berenice Abbott, born in Springfield, Ohio, photographer, World of Atget 1898 Norman Vincent Peale, Ohio, clergyman, Power of Positive Thinking 1898 Dorothy Gish, born in Massillon, Ohio, film actress, Orphans of the Storm 1898 Louise Beavers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other 1897 Jack Wagner, Ohio, actor, Jive Junction 1896 Louis Bromfield, Mansfield Ohio, writer, Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926 1896 George H. Bender, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1939 - 1954, Senator-R-Ohio 1954 - 1957 1896 Harry Reser, born Piqua, Ohio, orchestra leader, Sammy Kaye Show 1895 Ohio Valley Improvement Association forms 1895 William Boyd, born in Ohio, cowboy, Hopalong Cassidy 1895 Michael Owens of Toledo, Ohio patents a glass-blowing machine 1894 Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man 1894 136,000 mine workers strike in Ohio for pay increase 1893 Grace Cunard, born in Columbus, Ohio, silent screen actress, Resurrection 1893 Rutherford B Hayes, 19th U.S. President (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70 1892 Joe E Brown, born in Holgate, Ohio, comedian, Buck Circus Hour 1892 1st concrete-paved street built, Bellefountaine, Ohio 1892 Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor, Voice of Firestone 1892 Lowell Thomas, born in Woodington, Ohio, newscaster, High Adventure 1891 Earle Foxe, Oxford, Ohio, actor, Dance Fools Dance 1891 Future president Harding marries Florence K DeWolfe in Marion Ohio 1891 Ted Lewis, Circleville, Ohio, bandleader/writer, Is Everybody Happy? 1889 Robert Taft, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1939 - 1953, Taft-Hartley Act 1889 Warner Baxter, born in Columbus, Ohio, actor, In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid 1889 Walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor, Gay Amigo 1888 Nana Bryant, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Ladies of the Chorus 1888 Porter Hall, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Half-Breed, Double Indenity 1887 John Cromwell, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor and director, Spitfire, Of Human Bondage 1887 Gertrude Astor, Lakewood, Ohio, actress, Carnival Lady 1887 Addison Richards, Zanesville, Ohio, actor, Pentagon, Fighting Seabees 1887 John Finley Williamson, Canton Ohio, conductor, Westminster Choir 1887 Walter Connolly, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl 1885 Otto Kruger, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Lux Video Theater, High Noon 1884 Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist, President Candidate 1928-48 1884 Charles Meldrum Daniels, born in Dayton, Ohio, swimmer, Olympics gold 1904, 08 1881 Branch Rickey, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, baseball executive, Dodgers 1881 Charles Funk, born in Ohio, Encylopediest, Funk and Wagnalls 1880 Eugene O'Brien, Boulder, Ohio, actor, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1880 1st cash register patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton Ohio 1880 Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president, 1921-39 1879 James Ritty patents 1st cash register, to combat stealing by bartenders in his Dayton, Ohio saloon 1879 Charles Follis, 1st black NFLer, Shelby, Ohio 1878 Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio) 1878 Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil 1876 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die 1876 Sherwood Anderson, born in Winesburg, Ohio, author/publisher, Winesburg 1876 Charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor, auto self-starter 1874 Grant Mitchell, Columbus, Ohio, actor, Man Who Came to Dinner 1874 John David Rockefeller, Jr., born in Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropist 1873 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University 1872 Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dayton Ohio, poet and novelist, Oak and Ivory 1872 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio) 1871 Orville Wright, born in Dayton, Ohio, aviator 1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum 1869 Charley Grapewin, Xenia, Ohio, actor, Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady 1868 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio 1867 Hobart Bosworth, born in Marietta, Ohio, actor, Woman of Affairs, Big Parade 1867 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio 1867 Cy Young, born in Gilmore, Ohio, pitcher, 511 wins, 1890 - 1911 1865 Warren Gamaliel Harding, Ohio, R, 29th President, 1921-23 1865 1st U.S. train robbery (North Bend Ohio) 1863 6th Ohio Cavalry ambush at Barbees Crossroads Virginia 1863 Battle of Buffington's Island (St. George Creek), Ohio 1862 Battle at Green River Kentucky (Morgan's Ohio Raid) 1860 Annie Oakley, born in Drake, Ohio, frontierswoman, Buffalo Bill's Wild West 1860 William C Mills, museum curator, excavated Ohio Indian mounds 1856 Wilberforce University forms in Ohio 1856 Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio 1852 Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day 1850 Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio, 206 die 1847 Thomas A. Edison, born in Milan, Ohio, American Inventor 1843 It snows in Buffalo and Rochester New York and Cleveland Ohio 1843 William McKinley, Niles Ohio, R, 25th President, 1897-1901 1842 Indians land in Ohio, a 12 mile area in Upper Sandusky 1838 Victoria Chaflin Woodhull, Ohio, feminist/reformer/free love 1837 Oberlin Collegiate Institute of Ohio goes co-ed (4 women, 30 men) 1837 1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio 1836 1st Mormon temple dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio 1833 Benjamin Harrison, born in North Bend, Ohio, R, 23rd President, 1889-1893 1832 Mormon Joseph Smith beaten, tarred and feathered in Ohio 1830 Portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported 1829 Ohio authorizes high school night classes 1827 1st commercial railroad in U.S., Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) chartered 1823 9th Postmaster General: John McLean of Ohio takes office 1822 Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Delaware Ohio, R, 19th President, 1877-81 1822 Ulysses S. Grant, Ohio, R, 18th president, 1869-77 1814 Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, Ohio, U.S. Secretary of War, 1861 - 1865 1811 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans 1808 1st U.S. land-grant university founded at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1804 Ohio passed law restricting movement of Blacks, 1804 1804 1st U.S. land-grant college, Ohio University, Athens Ohio, chartered 1804 Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement 1803 Ohio becomes 17th state 1803 Congress accepts Ohio's constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953 1796 Cleveland, Ohio, founded by General Moses Cleaveland 1794 General Mad Anthony Wayne defeated the Indians at Fallen Timbers Ohio 1794 Battle of Fort Recovery, Ohio 1790 Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress 1788 1st settlement in Ohio, at Marietta 1782 Gnadenhutten Massacre - Ohio militia kills 90 indians 1775 Anna Symmes Harrison, Ohio, 9th 1st lady, 1841 1774 Britain gives Quebec, Labrador and territory north of Ohio 1772 1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion 1749 English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post 1749 George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley 1669 LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River |
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