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1993 New York Newsday reports Oregon Senator Bob Packwood sexually harassed 23 women
1992 Colorado Rockies 1st minor league team's (Bend Oregon in Class A) game 1990 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, 17, of Oregon, 8th crowned Miss Teen USA 1990 Dr. Jack Kevorkian assisted an Oregon woman to commit suicide, beginning a national debate over the right to die 1990 Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62 1990 It becomes illegal in Salem Oregon to be within 2' of nude dancers 1989 Oregon begins taking bids on NBA games 1988 Deep Rover 1-man research submarine unveiled at Crater Lake, Oregon 1988 Mindy Duncan, 16, of Oregon, crowned 6th Miss Teen USA 1981 Stevie Ficker, Miss Oregon Teen USA 1997 1979 James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent 1979 Peter Jenkins finishes "A Walk Across America," Florence Oregon 1978 Heather Noelle Jones, Miss Oregon Teen USA 1996 1977 N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship 1977 Monique de Bruin, Porland, Oregon, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1975 Emily John Orton, Creswell Oregon, Miss America, Oregon-2nd-1996 1974 Jill Chartier, Miss Oregon USA 1996 1974 L A Landslide kills 9, Canyonville, Oregon 1973 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, Gold Beach Oregon, Miss Teen USA 1990 1973 Les Gutches, Medford Oregon, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics 1972 Tiffeny Milbrett, born in Portland, Oregon, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1971 Brian Hunter, born in Portland, Oregon, outfielder, for the Houston Astros 1970 Tonya Harding, born in Portland, Oregon, figure skater, 1994 Olympics/U.S. Champ 1994 1969 Brittany Gae Thompson, born in Portland, Oregon, Miss Oregon-America 1991 1968 Jennifer Devine, born in Portland, Oregon, rower 1996 Olympics 1968 Kent Bottenfield, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Bob Packwood is elected senator of Oregon 1968 Craig Kanada, born in Portland, Oregon, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE South Carolina Classic-3rd 1968 Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democrate primary in Oregon 1967 Katy Steding, Lake Oswego Oregon, basketball forward, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1967 Rebecca Schaeffer, Eugene Oregon, actress, Patti-My Sister Sam 1967 Tawni Cable, Salem, Oregon, playmate, June 1989 1967 Monique Noel, born in Salem, Oregon, playmate, May, 1989 1967 Melissa Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, WPVA volleyballer, Reebok National-13th-1994 1966 Dan[iel Dion] O'Brien, born in Portland, Oregon, decathelete, Olympics gold 96 1966 John Jaha, born in Portland, Oregon, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1966 Eric Gunderson, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1965 Brent Jasmer, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Sly-Bold and Beautiful 1965 Adam Johnson, Portland, Oregon, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1965 Steve Vancil, Oregon City Ore, golfer, 1989 City of Portland 1964 Lumsden Hare, actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox), dies at 89 1963 Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes 1st and only Heisman Trophy winner 1962 28th Heisman Trophy Award: Terry Baker, Oregon State (quarterback) 1962 Gerry Norquist, born in Portland, Oregon, Nike golfer, 1990 Boise Open-5th 1962 Kory Tarpenning, born in Portland, Oregon, pole vaulter 1960 Julianne Phillips, Lake Oswego, Oregon, actress, Frankie Reed-Sisters 1960 Donna Smith, born in Portland Oregon, playmate, March, 1985 1959 David Delong, born in Portland, Oregon, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 BC Open 1958 Michael Marx, born in Portland, Oregon, U.S. fencer-epee, Olympic-84, 88, 92, 96 1958 Ren Woods, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Fanta-Roots 1956 Dale Murphy, born in Portland, Oregon, slugger, Atlanta Braves, 2 time NL MVP 1956 Fred Quillan, born in Portland, Oregon, WLAF offensive coach for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1955 Donald R. Pettit, born in Silverton, Oregon, PhD/astronaut 1955 Margaux Hemingway, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Lipstick, They Call Me Bruce 1954 Craig Wasson, born in Oregon, actor, Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club 1954 Peter Erling Jacobsen, born in Portland, Oregon, PGA golfer, 1990 Bob Hope 1953 Chuck Orton, U.S. sysop, Emerald BBS, Oregon 1953 Brett Hudson, born in Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1951 Mark Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1951 Diana Dennis, born in Portland, Oregon, body builder, Women Physique World 1951 Rindy Ross, born in Portland, Oregon, rock vocalist/saxophonist, Quarterflash 1951 Steve Prefontaine, Coos Bay Oregon, 5K, Olympics-4th-1972 1949 Michael J. Kopetski,born in Pendleton, Oregon, Representative-D-Oregon 1991 - 1995 1949 Bill Hudson, Portland, Oregon, comedian, Bonkers, Hudson Brothers Show 1949 Susan Ruttan, born in Oregon City Ore, actress, Roxanne Melman-LA Law 1947 Sally Struther, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Gloria-All in the Family 1947 Dick Fosbury, born in Portland, Oregon, high jumper, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Dick Fosbury, born in Portland Oregon, high jumper, won Olympic gold in 1968 1946 28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland Golf Club Portland, Oregon 1945 Jo Collins, born in Oregon, Playboy playmate, Dec, 1964 1944 Stephen Scott, born in Corvallis, Oregon, composer, developed bowed piano, founder, Bowed Piano Ensemble, 1977 1943 Larry Mahan, Oregon, rodeo champ, 1967-70 1943 Burt Rutan, born in Estacada, Oregon, Elbert Leander Burt Rutan, inventor, aerospace engineer, created the Voyager, the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, which entered space two times in fourteen days 1942 Les AuCoin, born in Portland, Oregon, Representative-D-Oregon 1975 - 1993 1942 Japanese planes drop incendiary bombs on Oregon 1942 Rod Chandler, born in La Grande, Oregon, Representative-R-Washington 1983 - 1993 1942 Japanese submarine in mouth of Columbia River, Oregon 1942 Mark Lindsay, born in Eugene, Oregon, rock vocalist/sax, Paul Revers and Raiders 1942 Rose Bowl played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat, Oregon - 20, Duke - 16 1941 Tim Hardin, Oregon, singer, If I Were a Carpenter, Bird on a Wire 1941 Glenn Moore, born in Portland, Oregon, rocker, jazz bassist, played with saxophonist Jim Pepper, recorded 'This is It' with Nick Brignola, 'Bird on Wire' with Tim Hardin 1940 Patricia Schroeder, born in Portland, Oregon, Representative-D-Colorado 1973 - 1997 1940 Ralph Towner, rocker, Oregon 1939 Stanley David Griggs, born in Portland, Oregon, astronaut, STS-51-D, STS-33 1939 1st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: University of Oregon beats OH State 46-33 1938 119 degrees F (48 degrees C), Pendleton, Oregon (state record) 1938 Douglas Leedy, born in Portland, Oregon, pseudonym, Bhishma Xenotechnites, composer, music scholar, performer, works include 'Trio' 1938 Denny Smith, born in Ontario, Oregon, Representative-R-Oregon 1981 - 1983 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon) 1935 Donald P Hodel, Portland, Oregon, U.S. Secretary of Interior, 1985 - 1989 1933 2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire 1933 -54 degrees F (-48 degrees C), Seneca, Oregon (state record) 1932 Bob Packwood, born in Portland, Oregon, Senator-R-Oregon 1969 - 1995 1931 Robert Freeman Smith, born in Portland, Oregon, Representative-R-Oregon 1983 - 1995 and 1997 - 1999 1929 Rachel Ames, born in Portland, Oregon, actress, Line Up, Audrey-General Hospital 1929 Salem, Oregon airport dedicated 1928 Paul Simon, born in Eugene, Oregon, Senator-D-Illinois 1985 - 1997 1928 Jane Powell, born in Portland Oregon, singer and actress, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers 1927 Gordon Scott, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Tarzan and the Trappers 1925 Betty Evans Grayson, born in Portland, Oregon, softball pitcher, Hall of Fame 1959 1924 108 degrees F (42 degrees C) in Blitzen Oregon 1923 Dika Newlin, born in Portland, Oregon, composer, child prodigy, began composing music at age 7, completed high school at 12, studied with Schoenberg at University of California at Los Angeles 1922 Jeff Richards, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Don't Go Near the Water 1922 Mark O. Hatfield, Sen-R Oregon, 1967- 1921 Hurricane hits Washington and Oregon 1920 Robert Mann, born in Portland, Oregon, composer/violinist, String Quartet 1952 1919 Jacob Avshalomov, born in Tsingtao, China, composer, Sinfonietta, The Oregon 1919 Oregon is 1st state to tax gasoline (1 cent per gallon) 1918 Margaret Osborne DuPont, born in Joseph, Oregon, tennis pro, U.S. Open 1948-50 1917 Lou Harrison, born in Portland, Oregon, composer, Rapunzel 1917 Robert Cornthwaite, born in St. Helen, Oregon, actor, Thing, War of the Worlds 1915 10.17" (25.83 cm) of rainfall, Glenora, Oregon (state record) 1913 1st minimum wage law in U.S. takes effect in Oregon 1906 Bob Steele, Pendleton Oregon, actor, Duffy-F Troop, Big Sleep 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition opens in Portland, Oregon 1902 2nd statewide initiative and referendum law adopted, in Oregon 1901 Donald Cook, Portland, Oregon, actor, Too Young To Go Steady 1895 Jack Pennick, born in Portland, Oregon, actor, Lady From Louisiana 1887 Oregon becomes 1st U.S. state to make Labor Day a holiday 1875 Lumsden Hare, Ireland, actor, Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess 1873 Kintpuash, Captain Jack, fought Modoc indians, Oregon, dies 1859 Oregon admitted as 33rd state 1853 Territory of Washington organized after separating from Oregon Territory 1850 Gold discovered in Oregon, Rogue River 1848 Oregon Territory created 1846 Oregon country divided between U.S. and Britain at 49th parallel 1846 Oregon Treaty signed, setting US-British boundary at 49 degrees N 1846 "Oregon Spectator" is 1st newspaper to be published on the West Coast 1845 George Abernethy becomes 1st governor of Oregon Country 1843 Committee of 9 appointed to establish civil government in Oregon Country 1843 1st wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon 1843 U.S. and British settlers in Oregon Country choose government committee 1834 Provisional government forms in Oregon Country 1823 Francis Parkman, American historian/author, Oregon Trail 1819 Spain renounces claims to Oregon Country, Florida (Adams-Onis Treaty) 1818 U.S. and Britain agree to joint control of Oregon country 1810 John Jacob Astor organizes Pacific Fur Co (Astoria, Oregon) 1806 Lewis and Clark find skeleton of 105' blue whale in Oregon 1802 Marcus Whitman, missionary, led to U.S. securing Oregon 1784 John McLoughlin, Hudson's Bay Co pioneer in Oregon Country 1778 Captain James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay |
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