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2012 Event - In Oklahoma, airport workers discover a painted golden object with a hole in the bottom in the luggage of musician Wayne Coyne; they mistake the object for a live grenade and shut down the Will Rogers World Airport 2011 Event - Severe damage to homes and infrastructure occurs as wildfires sweep through the U.S. states of Oklahoma and Texas 2011 Event - Tornado warnings are issued for Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri; the Joplin, Missouri death toll rises to 126 people with 1,150 injured by the May 22 tornado 2003 Event - Rose Bowl, Oklahoma Sooners beat Washington State Cougars 34 - 14 2001 Event - Timothy McVeigh executed for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed at least 168 1997 Event - Terry Nichols found guilty of manslaughter in Oklahoma bombing 1997 Event - Jury selection in Terry Nichols Oklahoma bombing trial begins 1997 Event - Convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh formally sentenced to death 1997 Event - Oklahoma Court of Appeals upholds death sentence of Timothy McVeigh 1997 Event - Jurors in Oklahoma City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death 1997 Event - Timothy McVeigh found guilty of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, killing 168 1996 Event - Katie Beam, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 35th Miss Teenage America 1995 Event - President Clinton declares a national day of mourning for Oklahoma City 1995 Event - FBI arrested Timothy McVeigh and charge him with Oklahoma City bombing 1995 Event - Truck bomb at Federal Building in Oklahoma City, kills 168 1995 Event - Manhattan upsets 4th seeded Oklahoma 77-67 1994 Death - Jay Blackton, U.S. conductor/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 84 1994 Death - Jay Blackton, broadway Conductor (Oklahoma!), dies at 84 1993 Death - Agnes de Mille, choreographer (Oklahoma!, Rodeo), dies at 88 1993 Death - Agnes de Mille, U.S. dancer and choreographer (Oklahoma!), dies at 88 1992 Death - Alfred Drake, Broadway actor (Oklahoma), dies of heart failure at 78 1991 Event - 23 killed in Kansas and Oklahoma by tornadoes 1989 Event - Cold wave: -4 degrees F in Oklahoma City, -6 degrees F in Tulsa, -12 degrees F in Pitts, 1989 Event - Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of Oklahoma's football 1989 Event - Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players 1989 Event - Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison 1989 Event - Jerry Parks, Oklahoma defensive back, charged with shooting a teammate 1988 Event - Oklahoma's College football team gets 3 year probation 1988 Event - 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (RB) 1988 Event - 50th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kansas beat Oklahoma 83-79 1988 Event - Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship 1986 Death - Gordon MacRae, singer (Oklahoma, Carousel), dies at 64 1986 Event - Allison J Brown, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 4th Miss Teen USA 1986 Event - Oklahoma wins Orange Bowl for college football championship 1985 Birthday - Zac Hanson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop 1984 Event - Tulsa, Oklahoma gets 13" of rain, 14 die 1983 Birthday - Jordan Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop 1983 Birthday - Taylor Hanson, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, percussionist, keyboardist, singer, member of band, Hanson, famous song, 'MMMBop', lead singer for the Tinted Windows band 1981 Death - Robert Russell Bennett, U.S. composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 1981 Birthday - Latoya Farley, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1996 1980 Birthday - [Clarke] Isaac Hanson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, singer, Hansons-MMMMbop 1980 Event - "Oklahoma!" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 301 performances 1979 Event - "Oklahoma!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 301 performances 1979 Birthday - [Gregory] Chad Petree, Shawne, Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See 1978 Event - 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB) 1978 Birthday - Amanda Rochelle Penix, Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1997 1978 Death - Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84 1977 Birthday - Lindsay Lee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Woodlands TX 1975 Birthday - Danny Cooksey, Moore Oklahoma, actor, Sam-Diff'rent Strokes 1975 Birthday - Chase Hampton, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why 1974 Birthday - Braden Looper, Weatherford, Oklahoma, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Death - Almira Sessions, actress (Oklahoma Annie), dies at 85 1974 Birthday - Bryan White, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, singer, songwriter, albums 'Bryan White', 'Between Now and Forever' certified platinum, album 'The Right Place' certified gold 1974 Birthday - Kimberly Dawn Whipany, Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See 1974 Birthday - John Drew Nichols, born in Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See 1973 Birthday - Steve Christopher Petree, Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See 1973 Birthday - Amy Linn Duncan, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Miss America-Oklahoma 1997 1972 Event - 39th Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma 14 beats Penn State 0 1972 Birthday - Clint Sodowsky, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Birthday - Jennifer Miriam, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, playmate, March, 1997 1972 Birthday - John Godina, born in Fort Sill Oklahoma, shot putter/discus thrower, 1996 Olympics silver 1971 Birthday - Butch Huskey, Anadarko, Oklahoma, infielder for the New York Mets 1971 Birthday - Shawntel Smith, Oklahoma, Miss America 1996 1970 Birthday - Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Haarlem, Netherlands, tennis star, 95, 96 Oklahoma City 1970 Birthday - Heather Crickard, Miss Oklahoma USA 1996 1970 Birthday - Jason Jacome, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Event - Herbert Schmidtz makes highest parachute jump from a tower by leaping from a 1,984 ft TV mast in Tulsa, Oklahoma 1970 Birthday - Mark Caldero, Oklahoma City, vocalist, Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up 1969 Event - 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB) 1969 Birthday - Bryan Abrams, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, singer, Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up 1969 Birthday - Kristen Danihy, Lawton Oklahoma, team handball circle/wing 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday - Brandon Douglas, born in Oklahoma City, actor, Dr. Quinn, Father's Homecoming 1968 Birthday - Brian Wright, born in Stillwater Oklahoma, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 New Mexico Open-2nd 1966 Birthday - Melissa McNamara, Tulsa, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1991 Stratton Mountain Classic 1965 Birthday - Cynthia Lynne White, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Miss Okla-America, 1991-top 10 1965 Birthday - John Smith, born in Del City, Oklahoma, 62kg freestyle wrestler, Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics 1965 Birthday - Michael Dolan, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Hamburger Hill, Liberace 1965 Birthday - Kim Clarke, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, team handball back court, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday - Mark Price, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, NBA guard, played for the Cleveland Caveliers, Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic 1964 Event - FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City 1963 Birthday - Brad Pitt, born in actor, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, actor, film producer, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee, one-time Golden Globe winner 1963 Event - NAACP Youth Council begins sit-ins at lunch counters, Oklahoma City 1963 Birthday - Brad Henry, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, politician, Democratic party, 26th Governor of Oklahoma 1963 Birthday - Elizabeth Smylie, born in Perth, Australia, tennis star, 1987 Oklahoma City 1962 Birthday - [Babette] Renee Props, Oklahoma, actress, Elly Snyder-As the World Turns 1962 Birthday - Garth Brooks, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, country vocalist, No Fences 1961 Birthday - Kenny Monday, Tulsa Oklahoma, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics 1961 Birthday - Carol Norman, Ardmore Oklahoma, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1982 1961 Birthday - Toby Keith, born in Clinton, Oklahoma, country singer, hit singles include, 'Should've Been a Cowboy', 'How Do You Like Me Now?', toured with the USO 1961 Birthday - Charlie O'Brien, Tulsa, Oklahoma, catcher, Brewers, Mets, Braves, Blue Jays 1961 Birthday - Janice Gibson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th 1960 Birthday - Mickey Tettleton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, catcher for the Texas Rangers 1960 Birthday - Joe Carter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1959 Birthday - Mike Moore, born in Eakly, Oklahoma, pitcher, professional baseball player, played for Seattle Mariners, World Series champion, 1989 1959 Birthday - Robert Raymond Tway, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1986 Shearson 1959 Birthday - Dave Innis, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1959 Event - Oklahoma ends prohibition, after 51 years 1959 Death - Grant Withers, actor (Oklahoma Annie), suicide with sleeping pills at 54 1959 Event - KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Birthday - Joe Diffie, Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer/guitarist, Home 1958 Birthday - John Bennett Herrington, Wetumka, Oklahoma, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1958 Event - NAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters 1958 Birthday - John Wesley Jones, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, 4X100m relayer, 1976 Olympics gold 1958 Birthday - Suzy Amis, Oklahoma City, actress, Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is 1957 Birthday - J. C. Watts, born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, politician, U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma's 4th district, formerly a football player playing for the Canadian Football League 1957 Birthday - Lynn Herring, Enid Oklahoma, actress, Lucy Coe-General Hospital 1957 Birthday - Vince Gill, born in Norman, Oklahoma, country singer, When I Call Your Name 1956 Event - KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open 1955 Birthday - Reba McEntire, born in McAlester, Oklahoma, country singer, Can't Even Get the Blues 1954 Birthday - Greg Jennings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1954 Event - KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday - Ron Howard, Oklahoma, actor and director, American Graffiti, Happy Days 1953 Event - KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday - Alfre Woodard, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress, St. Elsewhere, Extremities 1952 Event - 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (HB) 1952 Birthday - Joseph Kent Massey, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, soling yachter, 1996 Olympics bronze 1951 Event - 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois 1951 Birthday - Dwight Twilley, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, country singer, Twilley Don't Mind 1950 Birthday - Michael Synar, born in Vinita, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1979 - 1995 1950 Birthday - Rudy Ramos, Lawton Oklahoma, actor, Wind-High Chaparral 1950 Birthday - Phil McGraw, born in Vinita, Oklahoma, television personality, former psychologist, host of 'Dr. Phil' television program, earned $80 million in 2009 1949 Birthday - Jack Daniels, Choctaw Oklahoma, country singer, Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry 1949 Event - WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event - 11th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Kentucky beats Oklahoma State 46-36 1949 Birthday - Denny Albee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Dr. Janssen-One Life to Live 1948 Birthday - Don Nickles, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Senator-R-Oklahoma 1981 - 2005 1948 Birthday - Leona Mitchell, Enid Oklahoma, soprano, Musetta-La Boheme 1948 Birthday - Gail Davies, born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, country singer, Blue Heartache 1948 Birthday - Gary Condit, born in Salina, Oklahoma, Representative-D-California 1989 - 1993 1948 Event - U.S. Supreme Court decision (Sipuel vs. Oklahoma State Board of Regents) 1947 Birthday - George Grantham, Oklahoma, rock drummer/vocalist, Poco 1947 Birthday - Mary Kay Place, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress/country singer, Mary Hartman! 1947 Birthday - Candy Clark, born in Oklahoma, actress, Man Who Fell to Earth, Q, American Graffiti 1947 Event - Tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300 1947 Birthday - Cindy Pickett, born in Norman, Oklahoma, actress, Guiding Light, St. Elsewhere 1947 Event - 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47 1946 Birthday - Gilmer Bryan Morgan, Wewoka, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1977 BC Open 1946 Birthday - Jimmy Webb, born in Elk City, Oklahoma, songwriter, MacArthur Park, Up Up and Away 1946 Birthday - Ted Shackelford, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Gary-Dallas, Knots Landing 1946 Event - 8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats North Carolina 43-40 1945 Event - 7th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NYU 49-44 1944 Birthday - Byron Berline, born in Caldwell, Kansas, musician, fiddle, mandolin player, famous for contemporary bluegrass music, played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, worked with Manassas, founded Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 1944 Birthday - E J Peaker, Tulsa Oklahoma, actress, That's Life 1943 Event - 120 degrees F (49 degrees C), Tishmoningo, Oklahoma (state record) 1943 Event - Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!," premieres in New York City 1942 Birthday - Elvin Bishop, Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock guitarist, Fooled Around and Fell in Love 1942 Birthday - Pamela Tiffin, Pamela Wonso, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Viva Max! 1942 Birthday - Mel McDaniel, born in Checotah, Oklahoma, singer, Baby's got her Blue Jeans On 1942 Event - Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City 1942 Birthday - Marie Cheatham, Oklahoma, actress, Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light 1942 Event - Tornado destroys Pryor, Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300 1941 Birthday - Marcia Jones Smoke, born in Oklahoma, 500m kayak 1964 Olympics bronze 1941 Birthday - David L. Boren, born in Washington, D.C., Senator-D-Oklahoma 1979 - 1994, Oklahoma Governor 1975 - 1979 1940 Birthday - Glenn English, born in Cordell, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1975 - 1994 1940 Event - 39.4 CM rainfall at Sapulpa Oklahoma (state record) 1940 Birthday - Beverlee McKinsey, Oklahoma, actress, Iris-Another World, Guiding Light 1940 Birthday - Dary John Mizelle, born in Stillwater, Oklahoma, composer, co-founder SOURCE magazine, works include, SPANDA Symphonies of Sound, 2006 1940 Birthday - Anita Bryant, born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, homophobe/singer, George Gobel Show 1940 Birthday - Chuck Norris, Carlos Ray, born in Oklahoma, martial arts actor, Missing in Action 1939 Birthday - David Gates, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, rock vocalist, Bread-Baby I'm A Want You 1939 Birthday - Molly Bee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Pinky Lee Show 1939 Birthday - Delaney Bramlett, born in Oklahoma, rocker, Shindogs, Delaney and Bonnie 1939 Birthday - Cleavon Little, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Blazing Saddles, Toy Soldiers 1939 Birthday - James Robert Jones, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1973 - 1987 1938 Birthday - John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist, After Midnight 1938 Birthday - Dave Obey, born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1969 - 1938 Birthday - Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist and guitarist, C'Mon Everybody 1938 Birthday - Mickie Finn, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, TV hostess/banjo player, Mickie Finn's 1938 Birthday - Hoyt Axton, born in Duncan, Oklahoma, actor, Black Stallion, Junkman, Rousters 1937 Birthday - Paula Wayne, Hobart Oklahoma, vocalist, Everything's Great 1937 Birthday - Wanda Jackson, Maud Oklahoma, country singer, Let's Have a Party 1937 Birthday - Barry McGuire, Oklahoma City, singer, Eve of Destruction 1937 Birthday - Barry Switzer, football coach, Oklahoma 1937 Birthday - Charles Everett Dumas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, high jumper 1956 Olympics gold 1936 Birthday - James Hampton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Bugler Dobbs-F Troop, Teen Wolf 1936 Birthday - Dale Douglass, born in Wewoka, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1970 Phoenix Open 1935 Event - 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City 1935 Birthday - Richard W. Howard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 400m hurdler 1960 Olympics bronze 1935 Event - 1st automatic parking meter in U.S. installed, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1935 Birthday - Joel Hefley, born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, Representative-R-Colorado 1987 - 2007 1934 Birthday - Michael Dunn, Shattuck, Oklahoma, actor, House of the Damned, Ship of Fools 1934 Birthday - Bill Moyers, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, news commentator, Bill Moyers' Journal 1934 Birthday - Rue McClanahan, Healdton Oklahoma, actress, Maude, Golden Girls 1934 Birthday - Lou Antonio, Oklahoma City, actor, Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It 1933 Birthday - Orville Moody, Chickasha, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1969 U.S. Open 1933 Birthday - Jean Shepard, Pauls Valley Oklahoma, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1932 Birthday - Chet Allen, Chickasha Oklahoma, actor, Jerry-Bonino, Slats-Troubleshooter 1932 Birthday - Gretchen Wyler, Bartlesville Oklahoma, actress, Silk Stockings 1931 Birthday - Jack Ging, Alva, Oklahoma, actor, 11th Hour, Ripcord, Tales of Wells Fargo 1931 Birthday - Darla Hood, Leedey Oklahoma, singer and actress, Little Rascals 1931 Birthday - Donald Eugene Webb, Oklahoma City, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1930 Birthday - Owen Kay Garriott, Enid Oklahoma, astronaut, Skylab 3, STS-9 1930 Birthday - Fred R. Harris, born in Oklahoma, Senator-D-Oklahoma 1964 - 1973 1930 Birthday - Thomas P. Stafford, born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Gem 6 9, Ap 10 18 1930 Birthday - Larry Austin, born in Duncan, Oklahoma, composer, professor, University of California 1930 Birthday - Barbara Lawrence, Carnegie, Oklahoma, actress, Joe Dakota 1930 Birthday - William Reid Pogue, Okemah Oklahoma, Colonel USAF/astronaut, Skylab 4 1930 Event - -27 degrees F (-33 degrees C), Watts, Oklahoma (state record) 1929 Birthday - Lee Hazelwood, born in Oklahoma, country singer and songwriter, Summer Wine, Jackson 1929 Birthday - Lee Hazlewood, born in Oklahoma, singer, baritone, songwriter, record producer 1929 Birthday - John Polk Allen, Carnegie, Oklahoma, CEO, Biosphere 2 1928 Birthday - Clu Gulager, Holdenville Oklahoma, actor, Virginian, Survivors, Tall Man 1928 Birthday - Reubin Askew, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Reubin O'Donovan Askew, politician, Democratic Party, Governor of Florida 1971 - 1979, U.S. Trade Representative 1979 - 1981 1928 Birthday - James Garner, born in Norman, Oklahoma, actor, Rockford Files, Bret Maverick 1927 Birthday - Patti Page, Clara Ann Fowler, Claremont, Oklahoma, singer, Tennessee Waltz 1927 Birthday - Daniel Patrick Moynihan, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, Senator-D-New York, 1977 - 2001 1927 Birthday - Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr., born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USAF/astronaut, Mer 9, Gem 5 1926 Birthday - Robert Symonds, Bristow Oklahoma, actor, Robert E Lee-Blue and Gray 1926 Birthday - Jeane J Kirkpatrick, Duncan Oklahoma, U.S. ambassador to United Nations, R 1925 Birthday - Richard Erdman, Enid, Oklahoma, actor, Stalag 17, Anything Goes 1925 Birthday - Maria Tallchief, Fairfax, Oklahoma, ballerina 1924 Event - School in Babb's Switch, Oklahoma catches fire, 36 die 1924 Birthday - Darrell Royal, born in Hollis, Oklahoma, football coach, in 20 years as head coach, University of Texas Longhorn never lost a season, elected to College Football Hall of Fame, 1983 1923 Birthday - Frances Heflin, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Mona Tyler-All My Children 1923 Birthday - Dale Robertson, Harrah, Oklahoma, actor, Death Valley Days, Walter-Dynasty 1923 Birthday - A Louise Brough Clapp, born in Oklahoma, tennis player, 4 time Wimbledon champ 1922 Birthday - Blake Edwards, born in Oklahoma, writer and director, 10, SOB, Breakfast at Tiffany's 1922 Birthday - Kay Starr, born in Dougherty, Oklahoma, singer, Rock and Roll Waltz, Club Oasis 1922 Birthday - Dan Rowan, born in Beggs, Oklahoma, comedian, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in 1922 Event - WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions 1921 Event - Race riot in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 61 people killed 1921 Birthday - Loren Tindall, Oklahoma, actor, Meet Me on Broadway, Girl of Limberlost 1921 Birthday - Sheb Wooley, born in Erick, Oklahoma, vocalist, Purple People Eater, Hee Haw 1921 Birthday - Gordon MacRae, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer and actor, Oklahoma, Carousel 1920 Birthday - James J Kilpatrick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, columnist, 60 Minutes 1920 Birthday - Lonny Chapman, Tulsa Oklahoma, actor, Investigator, For the People 1920 Birthday - Louise Allbritton, born in Oklahoma City, actress, Celia-Stage Door, Got a Secret 1920 Birthday - Gene Nelson, Berg, born in Seattle, Washington actor, Tea For 2, Oklahoma 1920 Birthday - Tony Randall, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Felix-Odd Couple 1919 Birthday - Betty Jameson, Norman, Oklahoma, LPGA golfer, 1947 U.S. Women's Open 1919 Birthday - Jennifer Jones, Phyllis Isley, born in Oklahoma, actress, Farewell to Arms 1918 Birthday - Paul Harvey, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, radio broadcaster and news commentator, 'Rest of the Story' 1918 Birthday - Ben Johnson, born in Foraker, Oklahoma, actor, Chisum, Battle Force, Dillinger 1918 Event - Electrical fire kills 38 mental patients at Oklahoma State Hospital 1917 Birthday - Douglas Edwards, born in Alda, Oklahoma, newscaster, CBS Evening News, FYI 1916 Birthday - Bud Wilkinson, college football coach, Oklahoma 1916 Birthday - Rochelle Hudson, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, That's My Boy 1914 Birthday - Ken Carson, Coalgate Oklahoma, singer, Garry Moore Show 1914 Birthday - Gail Kubik, South Coffeyville, Oklahoma, composer, Gerald McBoing Boing 1913 Birthday - Earl Bostic, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, alto sax player, Flamingo, Temptation 1913 Birthday - James Pike, Oklahoma City, bishop, Beyond Anxiety 1912 Birthday - Don Porter, Miami Oklahoma, actor, Russ Lawrence-Gidget, Ann Sothern Show 1910 Birthday - Van Heflin, born in Walters, Oklahoma, actor, Great Adventure, Madame Bovary 1908 Birthday - Rufe Davis, Oklahoma, actor, Cocoanut Grove, Trail Blazers, Gangs of Sonora 1908 Event - Star #46 was added to U.S. flag for Oklahoma 1908 Birthday - Cal Tinney, Oklahoma, comedian, Stop Me If You Heard This One 1907 Event - Oklahoma becomes 46th state 1906 Birthday - Lon Chaney, Jr., Oklahoma City Oklahoma, actor, Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1905 Birthday - Agnes De Mille, New York City, choreographer, Oklahoma 1905 Event - Oklahoma admitted to statehood 1904 Birthday - Glenda Farrell, born in Enid, Oklahoma, actress, Golddiggers of 1935 1904 Birthday - Iron Eyes Cody, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp 1904 Birthday - Grant Withers, Pueblo CO, actor, Oklahoma, Annie 1903 Birthday - Kay Francis, Katherine E Gibbs, Oklahoma City, actress, False Madonna 1901 Birthday - Fuzzy Knight, Fairmont, West Virginia, actor, Oklahoma Annie, Cowby and the Lady 1900 Birthday - Sherman Billingsley, born in Enid, Oklahoma, talk show host, Stork Club 1898 Birthday - Josie Sedgwick, born in Texas, actress, Son of Oklahoma 1898 Birthday - [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer, When Johnny Comes Marching Home 1894 Birthday - Robert Russell Bennett, born in Kansas City, composer/arranger, Oklahoma! 1893 Event - Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma opens white settlement homesteaders 1893 Birthday - Charlotte Greenwood, born in Philadelphia, actress, Oklahoma, Moon over Miami 1890 Birthday - Judith Lowry, born in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, actress, Effect of Gamma Rays ... 1890 Birthday - Julian Rivero, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Son of Oklahoma, Via Pony Express 1890 Event - Territory of Oklahoma created 1889 Event - Oklahoma land rush officially started; some were "sooner" 1889 Event - President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization 1888 Birthday - Almira Sessions, Washington D.C., actress, Oklahoma Annie 1888 Birthday - Jim Thorpe, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, decathelete, Gold Medal 1912 Olympics 1842 Event - Seminole War ends; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma 1834 Event - Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) 1802 Event - 1st non indian settlement in Oklahoma |
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