2003 Rose Bowl, Oklahoma Sooners beat Washington State Cougars 34-14
2001 Timothy McVeigh executed for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed at least 168
1997 Terry Nichols found guilty of manslaughter in Oklahoma bombing
1997 Jury selection in Terry Nichols Oklahoma bombing trial begins
1997 Convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh formally sentenced to death
1997 Oklahoma Court of Appeals upholds death sentence of Timothy McVeigh
1997 Jurors in Oklahoma City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death
1997 Timothy McVeigh found guilty of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, killing 168
1996 Katie Beam, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 35th Miss Teenage America
1995 President Clinton declares a national day of mourning for Oklahoma City
1995 FBI arrested Timothy McVeigh and charge him with Oklahoma City bombing
1995 Truck bomb at Federal Building in Oklahoma City, kills 168
1995 Manhattan upsets 4th seeded Oklahoma 77-67
1994 Jay Blackton, U.S. conductor/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 84
1994 Jay Blackton, broadway Conductor (Oklahoma!), dies at 84
1993 Agnes de Mille, choreographer (Oklahoma!, Rodeo), dies at 88
1993 Agnes de Mille, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Oklahoma!), dies at 88
1992 Alfred Drake, Broadway actor (Oklahoma), dies of heart failure at 78
1991 23 killed in Kansas and Oklahoma by tornadoes
1989 Cold wave: -4 degrees F in Oklahoma City, -6 degrees F in Tulsa, -12 degrees F in Pitts,
1989 Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football
1989 Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players
1989 Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison
1989 Jerry Parks, Oklahoma defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate
1988 Oklahoma's College football team gets 3 year probation
1988 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (RB)
1988 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79
1988 Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship
1986 Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64
1986 Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA
1986 Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship
1985 Zac Hanson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop
1984 Tulsa, Oklahoma gets 13" of rain, 14 die
1983 Jordan Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop
1981 Robert Russell Bennett, U.S. composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87
1981 Latoya Farley, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1996
1980 [Clarke] Isaac Hanson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop
1980 "Oklahoma!" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 301 performances
1979 "Oklahoma!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 301 performances
1979 [Gregory] Chad Petree, Shawne, Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See
1978 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB)
1978 Amanda Rochelle Penix, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997
1978 Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84
1977 Lindsay Lee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Woodlands TX
1975 Danny Cooksey, Moore Oklahoma, actor, Sam-Diff'rent Strokes
1975 Chase Hampton, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why
1974 Braden Looper, Weatherford, Oklahoma, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1974 Almira Sessions, actress (Oklahoma Annie), dies at 85
1974 Kimberly Dawn Whipany, Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See
1974 John Drew Nichols, born in Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See
1973 Steve Christopher Petree, Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See
1973 Amy Linn Duncan, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Miss America-Oklahoma 1997
1972 39th Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma 14 beats Penn State 0
1972 Clint Sodowsky, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1972 Jennifer Miriam, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, playmate, March, 1997
1972 John Godina, born in Fort Sill Oklahoma, shot putter/discus thrower, 1996 Olympics silver
1971 Butch Huskey, Anadarko, Oklahoma, infielder for the New York Mets
1971 Shawntel Smith, Oklahoma, Miss America 1996
1970 Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Haarlem Neth, tennis star, 95, 96 Oklahoma City
1970 Heather Crickard, Miss Oklahoma USA 1996
1970 Jason Jacome, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1970 Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1970 Mark Caldero, Oklahoma City, vocalist, Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up
1969 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)
1969 Bryan Abrams, Oklahoma City, singer, Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up
1969 Kristen Danihy, Lawton Oklahoma, team handball circle/wing 1996 Olympics
1968 Brandon Douglas, born in Oklahoma City, actor, Dr. Quinn, Father's Homecoming
1968 Brian Wright, born in Stillwater Oklahoma, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 New Mexico Open-2nd
1967 Laura Golarsa, Milan Italy, tennis star, Oklahoma City doubles
1966 Melissa McNamara, Tulsa, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1991 Stratton Mt Classic
1965 Cynthia Lynne White, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Miss Okla-America, 1991-top 10
1965 John Smith, born in Del City, Oklahoma, 62kg freestyle wrestler, Oly-2 gold-88, 92
1965 Michael Dolan, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Hamburger Hill, Liberace
1965 Kim Clarke, Tulsa Oklahoma, team handball back court, Olympics-88, 92, 96
1964 FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City
1963 NAACP Youth Council begins sit-ins at lunch counters, Oklahoma City
1963 Elizabeth Smylie, born in Perth, Australia, tennis star, 1987 Oklahoma City
1962 [Babette] Renee Props, Oklahoma, actress, Elly Snyder-As the World Turns
1961 Kenny Monday, Tulsa Oklahoma, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler, Oly-88, 92, 96
1961 Carol Norman, Ardmore Oklahoma, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1982
1961 Charlie O'Brien, Tulsa, Oklahoma, catcher, Brewers, Mets, Braves, Blue Jays
1961 Janice Gibson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th
1960 Mickey Tettleton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, catcher for the Texas Rangers
1960 Joe Carter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
1959 Robert Raymond Tway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1986 Shearson
1959 Dave Innis, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels
1959 Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years
1959 Grant Withers, actor (Oklahoma Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54
1959 KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting
1958 Joe Diffie, Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer/guitarist, Home
1958 John Bennett Herrington, Wetumka, Oklahoma, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
1958 NAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters
1958 John Wesley Jones, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, 4X100m relayer, 1976 Olympics gold
1958 Suzy Amis, Oklahoma City, actress, Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is
1957 Lynn Herring, Enid Oklahoma, actress, Lucy Coe-General Hospital
1957 Vince Gill, born in Norman, Oklahoma, country singer, When I Call Your Name
1956 KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting
1956 Garth Brooks, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, country vocalist, No Fences
1955 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open
1955 Reba McEntire, born in McAlester, Oklahoma, country singer, Can't Even Get the Blues
1954 Greg Jennings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels
1954 KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 Alfre Woodard, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress, St. Elsewhere, Extremities
1952 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB)
1952 Joseph Kent Massey, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, soling yachter 1996 Olympics bronze
1951 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois
1951 Dwight Twilley, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer, Twilley Don't Mind
1950 Rudy Ramos, Lawton Oklahoma, actor, Wind-High Chaparral
1949 Jack Daniels, Choctaw Oklahoma, country singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry
1949 WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast
1949 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36
1949 Denny Albee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Dr. Janssen-One Life to Live
1948 Leona Mitchell, Enid Oklahoma, soprano, Musetta-La Boheme
1948 Gail Davies, born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, country singer, Blue Heartache
1948 U.S. Supreme Court decision (Sipuel vs. Oklahoma State Board of Regents)
1947 George Grantham, Oklahoma, rock drummer/vocalist, Poco
1947 Mary Kay Place, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress/country singer, Mary Hartman!
1947 Candy Clark, born in Oklahoma, actress, Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti
1947 Tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300
1947 Cindy Pickett, born in Norman, Oklahoma, actress, Guiding Light, St. Elsewhere
1947 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47
1946 Gilmer Bryan Morgan, Wewoka, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1977 BC Open
1946 Jimmy Webb, born in Elk City, Oklahoma, songwriter, MacArthur Park, Up Up and Away
1946 Ted Shackelford, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Gary-Dallas, Knots Landing
1946 8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats North Carolina 43-40
1945 7th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NYU 49-44
1944 E J Peaker, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress, That's Life
1943 120 degrees F (49 degrees C), Tishmoningo, Oklahoma (state record)
1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!," premieres in New York City
1942 Elvin Bishop, Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock guitarist, Fooled Around and Fell in Love
1942 Pamela Tiffin, [Pamela Wonso], Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Viva Max!
1942 Mel McDaniel, born in Checotah, Oklahoma, singer, Baby's got her Blue Jeans On
1942 Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City
1942 Marie Cheatham, Oklahoma, actress, Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light
1942 Tornado destroys Pryor, Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300
1941 Marcia Jones Smoke, born in Oklahoma, 500m kayak 1964 Olympics bronze
1940 39.4 CM rainfall at Sapulpa Oklahoma (state record)
1940 Beverlee McKinsey, Oklahoma, actress, Iris-Another World, Guiding Light
1940 Anita Bryant, born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, homophobe/singer, George Gobel Show
1940 Chuck Norris, [Carlos Ray], born in Oklahoma, martial arts actor, Missing in Action
1939 David Gates, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock vocalist, Bread-Baby I'm A Want You
1939 Molly Bee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Pinky Lee Show
1939 Delaney Bramlett, born in Oklahoma, rocker, Shindogs, Delaney and Bonnie
1939 Cleavon Little, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers
1938 John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist, After Midnight
1938 Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist and guitarist, C'Mon Everybody
1938 Mickie Finn, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, TV hostess/banjo player, Mickie Finn's
1938 Hoyt Axton, born in Duncan, Oklahoma, actor, Black Stallion, Junkman, Rousters
1937 Paula Wayne, Hobart Oklahoma, vocalist, Everything's Great
1937 Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer, Let's Have a Party
1937 Barry McGuire, Oklahoma City, singer, Eve of Destruction
1937 Barry Switzer, football coach, Oklahoma
1937 Charles Everett Dumas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, high jumper 1956 Olympics gold
1936 James Hampton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Bugler Dobbs-F Troop, Teen Wolf
1936 Dale Douglass, born in Wewoka, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1970 Phoenix Open
1935 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City
1935 Richard W. Howard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 400m hurdler 1960 Olympics bronze
1935 1st automatic parking meter in U.S. installed, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1934 Michael Dunn, Shattuck, Oklahoma, actor, House of the Damned, Ship of Fools
1934 Bill Moyers, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, news commentator, Bill Moyers' Journal
1934 Rue McClanahan, Healdton Oklahoma, actress, Maude, Golden Girls
1934 Lou Antonio, Oklahoma City, actor, Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It
1933 Orville Moody, Chickasha, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1969 U.S. Open
1933 Jean Shepard, Pauls Valley Oklahoma, country singer, Ozark Jubilee
1932 Chet Allen, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter
1932 Gretchen Wyler, Bartlesville Oklahoma, actress, Silk Stockings
1931 Jack Ging, Alva, Oklahoma, actor, 11th Hour, Ripcord, Tales of Wells Fargo
1931 Darla Hood, Leedey Oklahoma, singer and actress, Little Rascals
1931 Donald Eugene Webb, Oklahoma City, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List
1930 Owen Kay Garriott, Enid Oklahoma, astronaut, Skylab 3, STS 9
1930 Barbara Lawrence, Carnegie, Oklahoma, actress, Joe Dakota
1930 William Reid Pogue, Okemah Oklahoma, Colonel USAF/astronaut, Skylab 4
1930 -27 degrees F (-33 degrees C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record)
1929 Lee Hazelwood, born in Oklahoma, country singer and songwriter, Summer Wine, Jackson
1929 John Polk Allen, Carnegie, Oklahoma, CEO, Biosphere 2
1928 Clu Gulager, Holdenville Oklahoma, actor, Virginian, Survivors, Tall Man
1928 James Garner, born in Norman, Oklahoma, actor, Rockford Files, Bret Maverick
1927 Patti Page, [Clara Ann Fowler], Claremont, Oklahoma, singer, Tennessee Waltz
1927 Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5
1926 Robert Symonds, Bristow Oklahoma, actor, Robert E Lee-Blue and Gray
1926 Jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Oklahoma, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, R
1925 Richard Erdman, Enid, Oklahoma, actor, Stalag 17, Anything Goes
1925 Maria Tallchief, Fairfax, Oklahoma, ballerina
1924 School in Babb's Switch, Oklahoma catches fire, 36 die
1923 Frances Heflin, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Mona Tyler-All My Children
1923 Gov Walton of Oklahoma declares state of siege because of KKK terror
1923 Dale Robertson, Harrah, Oklahoma, actor, Death Valley Days, Walter-Dynasty
1923 A Louise Brough Clapp, born in Oklahoma, tennis player, 4 time Wimbledon champ
1922 Blake Edwards, born in Oklahoma, writer and director, 10, SOB, Breakfast at Tiffany's
1922 Kay Starr, born in Dougherty, Oklahoma, singer, Rock and Roll Waltz, Club Oasis
1922 Dan Rowan, born in Beggs, Oklahoma, comedian, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in
1922 WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions
1921 Race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 61 people killed
1921 Loren Tindall, Oklahoma, actor, Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost
1921 Sheb Wooley, born in Erick, Oklahoma, vocalist, Purple People Eater, Hee Haw
1921 Gordon MacRae, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer and actor, Oklahoma, Carousel
1920 James J Kilpatrick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, columnist, 60 Minutes
1920 Lonny Chapman, Tulsa Oklahoma, actor, Investigator, For the People
1920 Louise Allbritton, born in Oklahoma City, actr, Celia-Stage Door, Got a Secret
1920 Gene Nelson, [Berg], born in Seattle, Washington actor, Tea For 2, Oklahoma
1920 Tony Randall, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Felix-Odd Couple
1919 Betty Jameson, Norman, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1947 U.S. Women's Open
1919 Jennifer Jones, [Phyllis Isley], born in Oklahoma, actress, Farewell to Arms
1918 Paul Harvey, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, news commentator, Rest of the story
1918 Ben Johnson, born in Foraker, Oklahoma, actor, Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger
1918 Electrical fire kills 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital
1917 Douglas Edwards, born in Alda, Oklahoma, newscaster, CBS Evening News, FYI
1916 Bud Wilkinson, college football coach, Oklahoma
1916 Rochelle Hudson, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, That's My Boy
1914 Ken Carson, Coalgate Oklahoma, singer, Garry Moore Show
1914 Gail Kubik, South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, composer, Gerald McBoing Boing
1913 Earl Bostic, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, alto sax player, Flamingo, Temptation
1913 James Pike, Oklahoma City, bishop, Beyond Anxiety
1912 Don Porter, Miami Oklahoma, actor, Russ Lawrence-Gidget, Ann Sothern Show
1910 Van Heflin, born in Walters, Oklahoma, actor, Great Adventure, Madame Bovary
1908 Rufe Davis, Oklahoma, actor, Cocoanut Grove, Trail Blazers, Gangs of Sonora
1908 Star #46 was added to U.S. flag for Oklahoma
1908 Cal Tinney, Oklahoma, comedian, Stop Me If You Heard This One
1907 Oklahoma becomes 46th state
1906 Lon Chaney, Jr., Oklahoma City Oklahoma, actor, Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1905 Agnes De Mille, New York City, choreographer, Oklahoma
1905 Oklahoma admitted to statehood
1904 Glenda Farrell, born in Enid, Oklahoma, actress, Golddiggers of 1935
1904 Iron Eyes Cody, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp
1904 Grant Withers, Pueblo CO, actor, Oklahoma, Annie
1903 Kay Francis, [Katherine E Gibbs], Oklahoma City, actress, False Madonna
1901 Fuzzy Knight, Fairmont, West Virginia, actor, Oklahoma Annie, Cowby and the Lady
1900 Sherman Billingsley, born in Enid, Oklahoma, talk show host, Stork Club
1898 Josie Sedgwick, born in Texas, actress, Son of Oklahoma
1898 [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer, When Johnny Comes Marching Home
1894 Robert Russell Bennett, born in Kansas City, composer/arranger, Oklahoma!
1893 Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma opens white settlement homesteaders
1893 Charlotte Greenwood, born in Philadelphia, actress, Oklahoma, Moon over Miami
1890 Judith Lowry, born in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, actress, Effect of Gamma Rays ...
1890 Julian Rivero, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Son of Oklahoma, Via Pony Express
1890 Territory of Oklahoma created
1889 Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner"
1889 President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization
1888 Almira Sessions, Washington D.C., actress, Oklahoma Annie
1888 James Francis Thorpe, Shawnee, Oklahoma, decathelete, Olympics gold 1912
1888 Jim Thorpe, Shawnee, Oklahoma, decathelete, Olympics gold 1912
1842 Seminole War ends; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma
1834 Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma)
1802 1st non indian settlement in Oklahoma
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