2015 Event A memorial to the 40 people aboard Flight 93 opens in Shawshank, Pennsylvania, U.S.; terrorists hijacked the flight on September 11, 2001, but passengers rushed the cockpit, crashing the flight and averting the intended attack on the U.S. Capitol 2011 Event Heavy rain in Pennsylvania causes 1,000 Hershey Middle School students in the Derry Township School District to be stranded 2007 Death Lloyd Alexander, dies in Pennsylvania, at 83 2001 Event 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania 1996 Event Howard Stern radio show premieres in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on WZMT 97.9 FM 1996 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in York, Pennsylvania on WQXA 105.7 FM 1995 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on WXDX 105.9 FM 1986 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on WYSP 94.1 FM 1986 Event It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 1982 Birthday Eddie J Peck, Lynchburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Sutton-Wildside 1982 Birthday Tara Lipinski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, figure skater, 1997 World Champ 1981 Birthday Jonathan Taylor Thomas, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, actor, Randy-Home Improvement 1981 Event 81st U.S. Golf Open: David Graham shoots 273 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania 1980 Birthday Ashley Witmer, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1997 1980 Birthday Matthew Lawrence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, actor, Matthew-Gimme a Break 1979 Birthday Bam Margera, born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, professional skateboarder, appeared in 'Viva La Bam' MTV television show and 'Jackass' movies 1979 Birthday Pink, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Alecia Beth Moore, singer, songwriter, pop, punk genres, sold 30 million albums, 40 million digital singles worldwide 1979 Event Major nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, Middletown, Pennsylvania (no deaths) 1979 Event Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) Pennsylvania law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses 1977 Birthday Patricia Campbell, Pennsylvania, Miss Teen USA, 1996-2nd place 1977 Event Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causing $350 mil damage 1977 Event Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 76 1977 Birthday JoAnn Sevin, born in Dubois, Pennsylvania, air pistol 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Rod White, born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, archer, won Olympic gold in 1996 1977 Birthday Debbie Koegel, Norristown, Pennsylvania, dance skater 1976 Event Loudest Pennsylvania (76 KW) for Who's Quadrophenia in London 1976 Birthday Kelly Marie Monaco, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, playmate, April, 1997 1976 Event "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 7 performances 1976 Event "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 7 performances 1976 Birthday Danielle Garrett, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Cherie Johnson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Cherie-Punky Brewster 1975 Event 21st Ryder Cup: U.S., 21-11 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1975 Birthday Joey Lawrence, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental 1975 Birthday Cindy Werley, Allentown, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward/midfielder 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Katie Kauffman, West Lawn, Pennsylvania, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday A J Wood, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, soccer forward, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Lisa Raymond, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, tennis star, 1995 Indian Wells doubles 1973 Birthday Wanya Morris, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men 1973 Birthday Aaron Jackson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Mark Winkle-California Dreams 1973 Birthday Shanice, Wilson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vocalist, Discovery, Loving You 1972 Birthday GiGi Gordon, Butler, Pennsylvania, Miss America-Pennsylvania 1997 1972 Birthday Susan Barnett, Miss Pennsylvania USA 1996 1972 Birthday Shawn Stockman, Slim, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men 1972 Birthday Kip Simons, born in Media, Pennsylvania, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 1972 Event 200,000 attend Mount Pocono rock festival in Pennsylvania 1972 Birthday David Williams, born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants 1972 Birthday Chris Devine, Allentown, Pennsylvania, diver 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Michael S McCary, Boss, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men 1971 Birthday Zaddick X. Longenbach, Greenwalds, Pennsylvania, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Ron Blazier, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1971 Birthday Christine Taylor, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, actress, appeared in 'My Name is Earl' television show, 'The Brady Bunch' movie, married to Ben Stiller 1971 Birthday Aileen Quinn, born in Yardley, Pennsylvania, actress, graduate of Drew University, noted for playing title role in 1982 film, Annie 1971 Event 71st U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 280 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania 1971 Birthday Nathan Morris, Alex Vanderpool, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men 1971 Birthday Lisa Lopes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, known as 'Left Eye', member of group, TLC, famous songs include, 'Waterfalls', 'Girl Talk' 1971 Birthday Ivan Robinson, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1971 Birthday Marty Nothstein, Allentown, Pennsylvania, sprint cyclist Olympics-silver-96 1971 Birthday Peter "Chip" Cipollone, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, rower 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Joseph Hudson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1970 Birthday Robert Higginson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1970 Birthday Tina Fey, born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, actress, writer, producer, Emmy Award winner, appeared on 'Saturday Night Live', '30 Rock' television shows 1970 Birthday James Michael Furyk, West Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th 1970 Birthday Tina Paternostro, born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, golfer, 1995 JAL Big Apple-57th 1970 Birthday Rick Krivda, Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1969 Birthday Laurel Martin, born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Vaughn Eshelman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1969 Birthday David Wharton, born in Warminster, Pennsylvania, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Silver Medal 1988 Olympics 1969 Birthday Marisa Pedulla, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, half-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1969 Event WPGH TV channel 53 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Birthday Tatianna, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, spanish singer, Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy 1968 Birthday Kurt Angle, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 220 lbs freestyle wrestler, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Mike Mussina, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1968 Birthday Mike Piazza, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday David Pichler, born in Butler, Pennsylvania, diver, Olympics-6th-96 1968 Birthday Leslie Lyness, born in Paoli, Pennsylvania, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Stacey Williams, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, model, SI Swimsuit 1996 1968 Birthday Jesse Levis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1968 Event Pennsylvania Railroad/New York City Central merge into Penn Central 1967 Birthday Randi Ingerman, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Trade Winds 1967 Birthday Diane Madl, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward/midfielder 1996 Olympics 1967 Event WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Birthday Rodney Harvey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho' 1967 Birthday John Wehner, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1967 Birthday Matt Karchner, born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1967 Birthday Darren Baker, born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Matthew Crane, Kimberton, Pennsylvania, actor, Matt Cory-Another World 1967 Birthday Lara Jill Miller, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, actress, Samantha-Gimme a Break 1967 Birthday Marla Wynne, born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Miss Penn-America 1991, top 10 1967 Birthday Edward M. Fincke, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Captain USAF/astronaut 1967 Birthday Colleen Rosensteel, S Greensburg, Pennsylvania, heavyweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Chris Reohr, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, fencer 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Ted N Tryba, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf 1967 Birthday Jeff Bankett, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Tyler-1 Life to Live 1966 Birthday Mike Richter, Abington, Pennsylvania, NHL goalie, New York Rangers, Team USA 1998 1966 Birthday Kate Rogerson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1990 Circle K LPGA Tucson-2nd 1966 Birthday Paul Mokha, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, rower 1996 Olympics 1966 Event WJET TV channel 24 in Erie, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting 1966 Birthday Brad Bergen, Pennsylvania Sask, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1965 Birthday Caryn Kadavy, Erie, Pennsylvania, figure skater 1965 Event WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Event WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1965 Birthday Jon Hensley, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, actor, Holden Snyder-As the World Turns 1965 Event 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 1965 Birthday Kyle Kyle, Kensington, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals 1965 Event WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1965 Birthday John Smiley, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Event WPSX TV channel 3 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Birthday John Burkett, New Brighton, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Florida Marlins 1964 Event WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Birthday Rich Delucia, Reading, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Birthday Stephen N Frick, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1964 Birthday Michael Johns, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, health care executive, conservative policy analyst, former federal government official for the United States 1964 Birthday Gina Procaccio, born in Drexel Hills, Pennsylvania, 5k runner 1964 Birthday Paul W. Richards, Scranton, Pennsylvania, astronaut 1963 Birthday Karen Bliss-Livingston, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Bob Friend, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nike golfer, 1991 Fort Wayne Open 1963 Birthday Lauren Holly, born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, actress 'Picket Fences' and 'NCIS' 1963 Birthday Missie Berteotti, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1993 PING/Welch's Champ 1963 Birthday Reb Beach, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, guitarist, member of bands Winger, Dokken, Whitesnake 1963 Birthday Scott Dunlap, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 South Africa Masters 1963 Birthday Steve Frey, born in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1963 Birthday Jeff Musselman, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets Major League Baseball teams 1963 Birthday Bret Michaels, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, guitarist, Poison-Talk Dirty to Me 1963 Birthday John Andretti, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, race car driver, winner, CART, NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters NASCAR stock racing and endurance racing 1963 Birthday Terry Mulholland, born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1963 Birthday Michael Gostigian, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, pentathelete, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday John Marzano, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1962 Birthday Mary Ellen Clark, Abington, Pennsylvania, diver, Olympics-2 bronze-92, 96 1962 Birthday Rocco Anthony Mediate, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1991 Doral-Ryder 1962 Birthday Melanie Smith, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Emily-As the World Turns 1962 Birthday Jamie Moyer, Sellersville, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1962 Birthday Kim Shipman, born in Athens, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning Classic-25th 1962 Birthday Mark Gubicza, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1962 Event 19 die in a train crash in Steelton, Pennsylvania 1962 Event 44th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 278 at Aronimink Golf Club Pennsylvania 1961 Birthday David Leavitt, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, writer, gay literature, professor at Princeton, author of, 'The Lost Language of Cranes', 'The Body of Jonah Boyd', 'The Indian Clerk' 1961 Birthday James T. Gallagher, Jr., born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1990 Greater Milw 1960 Birthday Nate Carr, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, freestyle wrestler 1988 Olympics bronze 1960 Birthday Donna Mayhew, born in Taylor, Pennsylvania, javelin thrower 1960 Birthday Megan Gallagher, Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Slap Maxwell, Millennium 1959 Birthday Kathy Jordan, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, tennis player, U.S. Opens Doubles 1981 1959 Birthday Brook Jacoby, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, third baseman, Cincinnati Reds hitting coach 1959 Event WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Event 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania 1958 Event WTAE TV channel 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 Birthday Jonathan Prince, born in Beverly Hills, Pennsylvania, actor, Danny-Alice, Pray TV 1958 Birthday Billy Mays, born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, famous television pitchman, direct response advertising salesman for 'As Seen on TV' products, CEO, Founder, Mays Promotions, Inc. 1958 Birthday Kevin Bacon, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Diner, Footloose, She's Having a Baby 1958 Birthday Keith Haring, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, graffiti artist, Vanity Fair, Paris Review 1958 Birthday Sharon Stone, born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, actress, Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino 1958 Birthday Jack Coleman, Easton, Pennsylvania, actor, Steven Carrington-Dynasty 1958 Birthday Sharon Stone, born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, actress, Basic Instinct, Total Recall 1957 Birthday Charlene Morett, born in Darby, Pennsylvania, field hockey left wing, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1957 Birthday Brian Fitzpatrick, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, actor, Rick Alden-Loving 1957 Event WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 Birthday Daniel W. Bursch, born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Commander USN/Astronaut, STS-51, 68, 77 1957 Birthday Richard Swett, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-New Hampshire 1991 - 1995 1957 Event WUHY TV channel 35 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Birthday Scott J. Horowitz, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, PhD/Captain USAF/astronaut, STS-75, 82 1957 Birthday Faith Daniels, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, news anchor, CBS News, at age 27 was one of the youngest national news anchors ever, first journalist to host daily talk show, A Closer Look, 1991 1957 Birthday Tim Holden, born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 1956 Birthday Mel Harris, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, actress, Hope-30 Something 1956 Birthday Lance Parrish, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, catcher, played for many Major League Baseball teams, won All-Star eight times, won Silver Slugger award six times 1956 Birthday Janet Anderson, born in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1982 U.S. Women's Open 1955 Birthday Stu Jackson, Reading, Pennsylvania, NBA coach, New York Knicks, 1989-90 1955 Birthday Betsy King, Reading, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1990 U.S. Women's Open 1955 Birthday Andrew M. Allen, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Captain USMC/astronaut, STS-46, 62, 75 1955 Birthday Sam Coppersmith, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Arizona 1993 - 1995 1955 Birthday Kevin Peter Hall, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Misfits of Science 1955 Birthday Marcia McCabe, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, actress, Alicia Grande-1 Live to Live 1955 Birthday Jeff Koons, born in York, Pennsylvania, artist, known for large reproductions of ordinary objects, including brightly colored balloon animals made of stainless steel 1954 Birthday Lauren Tewes, born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, actress, Julie McCoy on 'The Love Boat' 1954 Event Peter B Cortese of U.S. achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania 1954 Birthday John Kimmel, born in East Orange, New Jersey, John C. Kimmel, horse trainer, trained at University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, trained famous horses, Better Than Honour, Premium Tap, wins include Florida Derby, 2004, Pennsylvania Derby, 2007, among others 1954 Event WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WQED TV channel 13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event 1st newspaper vending machine used (Columbia Pennsylvania) 1953 Birthday Dennis Miller, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian/TV host, SNL, Dennis Miller Show 1953 Event WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins 1953 Event WTPennsylvania (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins 1953 Event WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet 1953 Event WTAJ TV channel 10 in Altoona, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1952 Birthday Gelsey Kirkland, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, ballerina/druggie, Nutcracker 1952 Event WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting 1952 Birthday Jeff Goldblum, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day 1952 Birthday Anita Luceete Defrantz, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rower 1976 Olympics bronze 1952 Birthday Brian Patrick Clarke, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Merle-Eight is Enough 1952 Birthday Parker Stevenson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Falcon Crest, Stroker Ace 1952 Birthday John Kasich, born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, politician, Republican party, former U.S. Representative from Ohio's 12th district, 'Heartland with John Kasich' host 1952 Birthday Mary McDonnell, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, actress, Sneakers, Independence Day 1952 Birthday Susan Richardson, born in Coatesville Pennsylvania, actress, Susan-8 is Enough 1952 Birthday Lisa Eichhorn, Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Cutter's Way, Yankees 1951 Birthday Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1951 Birthday Beth Anders, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, field hockey sweeper, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1951 Birthday Cindy Brooks, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, playmate, April, 1985 1951 Birthday Albert R. Wynn, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Maryland 1993 - 2008 1951 Birthday Michael Keaton, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Gung Ho, Batman, Beetlejuice 1951 Birthday Gwen Cheeseman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, field hockey goalie, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1951 Birthday James C. Greenwood, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1993 - 2005 1951 Birthday Ray Benson, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, country singer, House of Blue Lights 1951 Birthday Alphonso Johnson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bassist, jazz, jazz fusion genres, considered one of the world's best bassists, played on Weather Report album Mysterious Traveller 1950 Birthday Dan Hartman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, record producer, known for "I Can Dream About You" 1950 Birthday Paul F. McHale, Jr., born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 1999 1950 Birthday Phyllis Hyman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Phyllis Linda Hyman, soul singer, songwriter, actress, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, disco genres, first solo Top Ten Hit, 'Can't We Fall In Love Again', received Tony-nomination for Broadway musical, Sophisticated Ladies 1950 Birthday Nathan Cook, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Milton-White Shadow, Billy-Hotel 1950 Birthday Tim Kazurinsky, born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, comedian, SNL, Police Academy 2, 3, 4 1949 Event WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Richard Gere, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Breathless, Cotton Club, Pretty Woman 1949 Birthday Gene Johnson, born in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1949 Event WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Event KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event 20 die and 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania 1948 Birthday Robert A. Borski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1983 - 2003 1948 Birthday Ronald Machtley, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Rhode Island 1989 - 1995 1948 Birthday Todd Rundgren, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, singer/guitarist, Hello it's Me 1948 Birthday Justin Deas, born in Pennsylvania, actor, Dream Lover, Montana, Intimate Strangers 1948 Event WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Byron K Lichtenburg, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, astronaut, STS-9, STS-45 1948 Birthday Mark Andes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Spirit, Heart, Fireball 1948 Birthday Jessica Savitch, Kennet Sq, Pennsylvania, news anchor, NBC 1948 Birthday Thom Mooney, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, musician, drummer, played with Fuse, Nazz, The Curtis Brothers, Tattoo 1947 Birthday Connie Petracek, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, swimmer, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1947 Birthday Edward Matt Dougherty, Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Deposit Guaranty 1947 Event WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting 1947 Event 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport Pennsylvania win 1947 Birthday Curt Weldon, born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1987 - 2007 1947 Birthday Claudine Schneider, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Rhode Island, 1981 - 1991 1947 Birthday Jill O'Hara, born in Warren, Pennsylvania, Broadway actress, Promises! Promises! 1946 Birthday Tony Craig, Kulasa, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, That Boy Next Door 1946 Birthday Lynne Marta, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Love American Style 1946 Birthday Lacy J Dalton, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, country singer, Crazy Blue Eyes 1946 Birthday Sian Barbara Allen, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Scream Pretty Peggy 1946 Event New York City transit begins using Pennsylvania system - Car # 744 on 8th Ave IND line 1945 Birthday Tom Ridge, born in Munhall, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1983 - 1995, Governor Pennsylvania 1995 - 2001, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security 1945 Birthday Barry Schrader, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, composer, electro-acoustic genre, wrote, 'Introducton to Electro-Acoustic Music' 1945 Birthday Walter Charles, born in East Strousberg, Pennsylvania, actor, Fletch Lives, Weeds 1944 Birthday Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, NBA Guard, New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets 1944 Birthday Kiel Martin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues 1944 Birthday Patti LaBelle, Holt, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, LaBelle-Lady Marmalade 1943 Birthday Robert Jay Sigel, Narberth, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE West Classic 1943 Birthday Howard Gardner, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, psychologist, invented theory of multiple intelligences, influenced by Jerome Bruner, Nelson Goodman, Jean Piaget, MacArthur Prize Fellowship, 1981 1943 Birthday Newt Gingrich, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Georgia 1979 - 1999, Speaker of House 1995 - 1997 1943 Birthday Joe Namath, Pennsylvania, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets, $400,000 man, 1969 Superbowl 1943 Birthday Robert W. Edgar, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania, 1975 - 1987 1943 Birthday Donnie Iris, born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, musician, guitarist, performed with The Jaggerz, Cellarful of Noise, The Cruisers, famous for Wild Cherry's hit 'Play That Funky Music' 1943 Birthday Eric Anderson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vocalist, Avalanche, Be True to You 1943 Birthday Fabian Forte, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, vocalist, Turn Me Loose, Tiger 1943 Birthday Blythe Danner, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actress, Butterflies are Free 1943 Birthday Jim Saxton, born in Nicholson, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-New Jersey 1984 - 2009 1942 Birthday Joe Biden, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Senator-D-Delaware 1973 - 2009, 47th Vice President of the U.S. 1942 Birthday Bob Filner, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-California 1993 - 1942 Event 3' of rain falls on Pennsylvania, flooding kills 15 1942 Event Estimated 34.5" (87.5 cm) of rainfall, Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record) 1942 Birthday Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 1995 1942 Birthday Stephen Macht, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, actor, Joe-Knots Landing, Cagney and Lacey 1942 Birthday Bobby Rydell, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock singer, Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie 1942 Event 20 tons of gelignite in a stone quarry at Easton Pennsylvania, kills 21 1941 Birthday Jeremiah Wright, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pastor Emeritus, former Pastor, Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, 8,500 member megachurch, former pastor of President Obama, known for politically charged, controversial sermons 1941 Event KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting 1941 Event Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack 1941 Birthday Michael L. Lampton, born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, astronaut 1940 Birthday Connie Mack III, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Florida 1983 - 1989, Senator-R-Florida 1989 - 2001 1940 Birthday F Murray Abraham, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Amadeus, Mad Man 1940 Event Pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens 1940 Event 54th Postmaster General: Frank C. Walker of Pennsylvania takes office 1940 Birthday Richard Sanders, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Les-WKRP, Spencer, Berrengers 1940 Birthday Joe Flaherty, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian, SCTV, Blue Monday 1940 Birthday Dick Curl, Chester, Pennsylvania, offensive coordinator coach, Barcelona Dragons 1940 Event Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000" 1940 Birthday Jack Kiefer, Columbia, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Ralphs Senior Classic 1939 Birthday Barbara Bosson, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, actress, Fay-Hill St. Blues, Hooperman 1939 Birthday Frank McCloskey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Indiana 1983 - 1995 1939 Birthday Jason Miller, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor and writer, Exorcist, Light of Day 1939 Birthday Barbara Feldon, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Agent 99-Get Smart 1939 Birthday Frank Wolf, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Virginia 1981 - 1939 Birthday Bill Toomey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, decathelete, Olympics gold 68 1938 Birthday John Heinz III, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1991 1938 Event 500 ton meteorite lands near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1937 Birthday Cynthia Anzolut, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer 1937 Birthday Sandy Stewart, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, Sing Along With Mitch, Mr. President 1937 Birthday Paul E. Kanjorski, born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1985 - 1937 Birthday Joseph Wambaugh, born in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police writer, Onion Fields 1936 Birthday Robert White, born in Billmyre, Pennsylvania, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl 1936 Birthday John Olver, born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1991 1936 Birthday William J. Coyne, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1981 - 2003 1936 Birthday Wilt Chamberlain, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NBA great center, Los Angeles Laker, 5 time MVP 1936 Event 111 degrees F (44 degrees C) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (state record) 1936 Event 1st 50 KW U.S. radio station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1935 Birthday Eddie Applegate, Wyncote, Pennsylvania, actor, Richard-Patty Duke Show 1935 Birthday Jill Corey, Avonmore, Pennsylvania, singer, Your Hit Parade 1935 Birthday Henry Gibson, Germantown, Pennsylvania, comedian, Nashville, Laugh-In's poet 1935 Birthday Kaye Stevens, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania singer/comedienne, Jerry Lewis Show 1935 Birthday Bobby Vinton, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Roses are Red, Blue on Blue 1935 Birthday Adam Wade, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn 1935 Birthday Don Nute, born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Denver University, actor 1935 Event Pennsylvania Rail Road begins passenger service on new electric locomotive 1935 Birthday Ron Harper, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, actor, Wendy and Me, Planet of the Apes 1934 Birthday Pete Barbutti, Scranton, Pennsylvania, comedian, Garry Moore Show 1934 Birthday Orrin Hatch, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Senator-R-Utah 1977 - 1934 Birthday Marilyn Horne, Bradford, Pennsylvania, mezzo-soprano 1934 Event 1st state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania 1933 Event Dried human blood serum 1st prepared, University of Pennsylvania 1933 Event 1st state liquor stores authorized (Pennsylvania) 1933 Event Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports 1933 Birthday Patricia Crowley, Olyphant, Pennsylvania, actress, Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1933 Birthday Dick Orkin, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, actor, Tim Conway Show 1933 Birthday Frank Gorshin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian and impersonator, Riddler-Batman 1933 Birthday Shirley Jones, born in Smithton, Pennsylvania, actress, Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry 1932 Birthday Noam Pitlik, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor and director, Sanford and Son, Bob Newhart 1932 Birthday Jack Mullaney, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, My Living Doll, It's About Time 1932 Birthday Ted Cassidy, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Lurch-Addams Family 1932 Birthday Paul Joseph Weitz, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, astronaut, Skylab 2, STS-6 1932 Birthday Elaine May, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedienne/writer/actress, New Leaf 1932 Birthday Jayne Mansfield, Vera Jane Palmer, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, actress, Fat Spy 1932 Birthday John Updike, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, writer, novelist, art critic, literary critic, Pulitzer Prize winner 1932 Birthday Bud Shuster, born in Glassport, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1973 - 2001 1931 Birthday Joseph M. McDade, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1963 - 1999 1931 Birthday Lucien E. Blackwell, born in Whitsett, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1991 - 1995 1931 Birthday Nick Adams, born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, actor, Johnny Yuma-Rebel 1931 Birthday Jack Dodson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Howard Sprage-Andy Griffith Show 1931 Birthday Donald Barthelme, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, writer, Snow White, Sadness 1931 Birthday Stewart McKinney, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Connecticut 1971 - 1987 1930 Birthday David Werner Amram, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer, Splendor in the Grass 1930 Birthday Carl Barger, Lewistown Pennsylvania, baseball President, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins 1930 Birthday Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1930 Birthday Richard Anuszkiewicz, Erie, Pennsylvania, painter 1930 Birthday George Gekas, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1983 - 2003 1930 Birthday John Bartholomew Tucker, born in Pennsylvania, TV host, Candid Camera, Treasure Island 1930 Birthday Peggy King, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, vocalist/actress, George Gobel Show 1929 Birthday Amar Bose, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, electrical engineer, Ph.D. from MIT, founder, chairman, Bose Corporation, patented dominantly reflecting sound field mimicking listening space of the audience in a concert hall 1929 Birthday Arnold Daniel Palmer, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1964 Masters 1929 Birthday Charles Moore, born in Coatsville, Pennsylvania, 400m hurdler, Olympic-gold/silver-52 1929 Birthday Richard T. Schulze, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1975 - 1993 1929 Birthday Michael L. Strang, born in Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Colorado 1985 - 1987 1929 Birthday Lawrence Coughlin, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1969 - 1993 1929 Birthday William F. Clinger, Jr., born in Warren, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1979 - 1997 1929 Event WHP-AM in Harrisburg Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions 1928 Birthday Grace Kelly, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Rear Window, Princess, Monaco 1928 Birthday Peter Matz, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Hullabaloo, Carol Burnette Show 1928 Birthday Eddie Fisher, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Oh My Papa, Lady of Spain 1928 Event "Firedamp" explodes in Mather Pennsylvania coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners 1928 Event Explosion in coal mine in Mather, Pennsylvania, 195 die 1928 Birthday Byron "Yankees" Janis, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pianist, NBC Symphony Orchestra 1928 Birthday James W. Kinnear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CEO, Texaco 1928 Birthday Fred Rogers, born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, children TV host, Mr Rogers' Neighborhood 1927 Birthday Gus Yatron, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1969 - 1993 1927 Birthday Andy Warhol, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, artist/producer, Frankenstein, Bad 1927 Birthday Austin J. Murphy, born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1993 and 1993 - 1995 1927 Birthday Peter Mark Richman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Andrew-Dynasty 1926 Birthday Aldo Ray, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, actor, God's Little Acre, Green Beret 1926 Birthday Buddy Greco, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Away We Go, Broadway Open House 1926 Birthday Joseph M. Gaydos, born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1968 - 1993 1926 Birthday Fritz Weaver, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Josef-Holocaust, Day of the Dolphin 1925 Birthday Forrest Compton, Reading, Pennsylvania, actor, Gomer Pyle USMC, Edge of Night 1925 Birthday Al Checco, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Extreme Close-up 1925 Birthday Edie Adams, born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ernie Kovacs, Murial Cigar, actress 1924 Birthday Alexander Haig, Pennsylvania, U.S. Secretary of State, 1981 - 1982, General 1924 Birthday Tom Lewis, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Florida 1983 - 1995 1924 Birthday Billy Barty, Millsboro, Pennsylvania, 3'9" actor, Under the Rainbow, Foul Play 1924 Birthday Beverly Tyler, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Fireball, Lorelei-Big Town 1924 Birthday Jack Whitaker, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC, CBS 1924 Birthday Lloyd Alexander, born in Pennsylvania, American author, wrote children's fantasy novels, 'Cricket' magazine creator 1923 Birthday Jean Kerr, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, novelist, Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1923 Birthday Peter Mennini, Erie Pennsylvania, composer, Moby Dick 1922 Birthday Joan McCracken, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Claudie Story of a Marriage 1922 Birthday Kitty Kallen, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Judge For Yourself 1922 Birthday Lizabeth Scott, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Dark City, Desert Fury 1922 Birthday Jerry Fielding, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer, Lively Ones, Hogan's Heroes 1922 Birthday Lou Stein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pianist, Tonight! America After Dark 1922 Event WIP-AM in Philadelphia Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions 1922 Event KQV-AM in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions 1921 Event KYW-AM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions 1921 Birthday Ed Kemmer, Reading, Pennsylvania, actor, Buzz Corey-Space Patrol 1921 Birthday Jim McKay, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC's Wide World of Sports 1921 Birthday Nancy Kulp, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, actress, Miss Hathaway-Beverly Hillbillies 1921 Birthday Jacqueline Susann, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, author, Valley of the Dolls 1921 Birthday Rowland Evans, born in White Marsh, Pennsylvania, news reporter, CNN-Evans and Novak 1921 Birthday Janet Blair, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, actress, Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family 1921 Birthday Leo Smit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pianist/composer 1920 Birthday Don Taylor, Freeport, Pennsylvania, actor, Father's Little Dividend 1920 Birthday T C Jones, Pennsylvania, female impersonator 1920 Birthday Jack Palance, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, actor, City Slickers 1919 Birthday Warren Stevens, Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania, actor, Richard Boone Show 1919 Birthday Art Blakey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drummer, Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers 1919 Birthday Ronny Graham, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Bob Crane Show, Chico and the Man 1918 Birthday Eddie Safranski, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Jonathan Winters Show 1918 Birthday Cameron Mitchell, Dallastown, Pennsylvania, actor, Buck-High Chaparral 1918 Birthday Bobby Troup, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pianist/actor, Emergency, Acapulco 1918 Event Race riot in Chester Pennsylvania (3 blacks and 2 whites killed) 1918 Birthday Buster Davis, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, choral director, Garry Moore Show 1918 Event 1" of snow falls in Northern Pennsylvania 1918 Event TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale, Pennsylvania kills 200 1918 Birthday Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 4x100m runner 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Birthday Robert Sterling, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, actor, George Kirby-Adv of Topper 1917 Birthday Jordan Whitfield, Pennsylvania, actor, Swamp Fox 1917 Birthday Andrew Wyeth, born in Pennsylvania, realist painter, one of the best-known artists of the middle 20th century 1916 Birthday Billy May, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show 1916 Birthday Sid Miller, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, actor, Donald O'Connor Texaco Show 1916 Birthday David Lewis, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital 1916 Birthday Jane Jacobs, Scranton, Pennsylvania, urbanologist 1916 Birthday Bill Doggett, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, organist, musician, American jazz and rhythm and blues pianist, hit Honky Tonk, recorded with King Records, sold four million copies, arranged music for Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald 1915 Birthday Earl Wild, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer/pianist, Caesar's Hour, NBC Symph 1942 1915 Birthday Dick Thomas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, TV host, Village Barn 1915 Birthday Cass Daley, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actress, Red Garters 1915 Birthday Vincent Persichetti, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer, Sibyl 1915 Birthday Richard Ward, born in Glenside, Pennsylvania, actor, Beacon Hill 1914 Birthday Jack Delano, born in Kiev, Ukraine, attended Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, photographer for the Farm Security Administration, composer for Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra 1914 Birthday Billy Eckstine, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Tenderly, A Fool in Love 1914 Birthday Vance Packard, Granville Summit, Pennsylvania, author, Hidden Persuaders 1914 Birthday John Hodiak, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat 1914 Event Pennsylvania State Board of [motion picture] censors appointed 1914 Birthday Polly Rowles, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Aunt Laurie-Jamie 1913 Birthday Albert Ellis, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American psychologist, developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy 1913 Birthday Leroy Holmes, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Tonight Show, 1956-57 1912 Birthday Gene Kelly, born in Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, dancer and actor, 'An American in Paris', 'Singin' in the Rain' 1912 Birthday David Raksin, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Modern Times 1912 Birthday Henry Jones, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Gun Shy 1912 Birthday Perry Como, Pierino, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, singer/TV, Perry Como Show 1911 Birthday Hugh Marlowe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Ellery Queen 1911 Birthday Roy Eldridge, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz trumpeter, Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw 1911 Event 1st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania) 1910 Birthday Samuel Barber, born in Westchester, Pennsylvania, composer, Pulitz, School for Scandal 1909 Birthday Frank Gasparro, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. chief engraver, 1965-81 1909 Birthday Joseph L Mankiewicz, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, film writer and director, Sleuth 1908 Birthday Anthony Warde, Pennsylvania, actor, Black Widow 1908 Birthday Jimmy Stewart, Pennsylvania, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life 1907 Birthday Allan Jones, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor/singer, A Day at the Races, Showboat 1907 Birthday Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 Birthday Paul Douglas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Adventure Theater, Clash by Night 1906 Birthday Penny Singleton, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, voice, Jane Jetsons, actress, Blondie 1905 Birthday Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, jazz pianist, Deep Forest 1905 Birthday Tommy Dorsey, Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Stage Show, Mahogany 1905 Birthday Dolores Costello, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Little Lord Fauntleroy 1905 Birthday Marc Blitzstein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Cradle Will Rock 1904 Birthday Russ Morgan, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Welcome Aboard 1904 Birthday B[urrhus] F[rederic] Skinner, Pennsylvania, Behaviorism pioneer, Skinner box 1904 Birthday Jimmy Dorsey, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Stage Show 1904 Event 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick, Pennsylvania 1904 Event -42 degrees F (-41.1 degrees C), Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record) 1903 Birthday Patsy Moran, Pennsylvania, actress, Children of the Wild 1903 Birthday Donald Voorhees, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, conductor, Bell Telephone Hour 1902 Birthday Henry Steele Commager, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, historian, Atlas of Civil War 1902 Birthday Larry Fine, Pennsylvania, comedian, 3 Stooges 1902 Birthday Regis Toomey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction 1902 Birthday David O Selznick, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, producer, 'Gone With the Wind' 1902 Birthday Alexander Gray, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, actor, This is Music 1901 Birthday Allyn Joslyn, born in Milford, Pennsylvania, actor, They Won't Forget, Cafe Society 1901 Birthday Jack Whiting, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor/singer, Marge and Gower Champion Show 1901 Birthday Mildred Davis, Pennsylvania, actress, Grandma's Boy 1900 Birthday Fred Waring, Tyrone, Pennsylvania, musician/conductor/inventor, Waring Blender 1899 Birthday Milton S Eisenhower, Dwight's brother/president, Pennsylvania State 1899 Birthday Ralf Harolde, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off 1899 Birthday Aline MacMahon, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, actress, Backdoor to Heaven 1896 Birthday Ethel Waters, Chester, Pennsylvania, actress, Beulah, singer, Stormy Weather 1895 Birthday DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, Pennsylvania, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF, Eagles 1894 Birthday Charles Meredith, Knoxville, Pennsylvania, actor, Court of Last Resort 1894 Birthday Lois Wilson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Alice-Aldrich Family 1894 Birthday Martha Graham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, choreographer, Appalachian Spring 1894 Birthday Matt McHugh, Pennsylvania, actor, Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast, Innocent Affair 1892 Birthday William Powell, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Thin Man, My Man Godfrey 1892 Event Striking steel workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania fire on scabs, killing 7 1891 Birthday Irving Pichel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor and director, Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist 1891 Birthday Alan Bridge, Pennsylvania, actor, North of Arizona, Badmen of the Hills 1891 Event Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania 1890 Birthday Marc Connelly, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, playwright, One Minute Please 1890 Birthday J Patrick O'Malley, Forest City, Pennsylvania, actress, Courage of Black Beauty 1890 Birthday Hedda Hopper, Elda Furry, Pennsylvania, gossip columnist, From Under My Hat 1889 Birthday Donald Foster, Pennsylvania, actor, Scaramouche 1889 Event Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania 1888 Event Pennsylvania's Monongehela River rises 32' after 24 hour rainfall 1886 Birthday Ed Wynn, Isaiah Edwin Leopold, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedian, Ed Wynn Show 1884 Birthday Frank Laubach, born in Benton, Pennsylvania, educator, taught reading through phonetics 1884 Birthday Burt Mustin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show 1880 Birthday George C Marshall, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, authored Marshall Plan, Nobel 1953 1880 Birthday Frank Orth, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Boston Blackie, Brothers 1880 Birthday Tom Mix, Mix Run, Pennsylvania, silent screen cowboy actor, Dick Turpin 1879 Birthday Wallace Stevens, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, poet, Ideas of Order 1875 Birthday Spencer Charters, born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, actor, 3 Faces West 1871 Birthday Alma Kruger, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Made For Each Other 1869 Event Mine fire kills 179 at Avondale Pennsylvania 1866 Birthday Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie, Pennsylvania, black composer, Springarn Medal 1865 Event 1st U.S. underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania 1864 Event Confederate troops attack Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in fire 1863 Event Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania ends, major victory for North 1863 Event Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted 1863 Event Battles in Hanover Pennsylvania: 80 casualties 1863 Event Skirmish at Sporting Hill, Pennsylvania 1863 Event Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1863 Event Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac 1863 Event Skirmish at Greencastle Pennsylvania 1862 Event Skirmish at Harrisonburg, Pennsylvania 1855 Birthday Agnes Repplier, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American essayist and writer, 'Books and Men' and 'In Pursuit of Laughter' 1854 Event Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in U.S., incorporated in New York City 1849 Event Avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania 1848 Event 1st U.S. homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania 1834 Event 1st railroad tunnel in U.S. completed, in Pennsylvania (275 m long) 1833 Birthday Powell Clayton, born in Bethel Pennsylvania, Brigadier General Union volunteers, Arkansas Governor 1868 - 1871, Republican 1832 Birthday Louisa May Alcott, Germantown, Pennsylvania, author, Little Women 1831 Event 1st practical U.S. coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Pennsylvania 1826 Birthday Stephen Foster, Lawrencevil, Pennsylvania, composer, Oh! Susanna, Swanee River 1812 Event Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pennsylvania patents a horse-drawn mower 1805 Event Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia 1803 Event Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, Pennsylvania 1799 Event 1st U.S. printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania 1794 Event U.S. Senate voids Pennsylvania's election of Abraham Gallatin 1791 Event 1st U.S. law school established at University of Pennsylvania 1791 Birthday James Buchanan, Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, 15th U.S. president, 1857-61 1789 Event Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances 1788 Event Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves 1787 Event Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify U.S. constitution 1787 Event 1st Anglican bishops of New York and Pennsylvania consecrated in London 1784 Event Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser 1st success U.S. daily newspaper 1780 Event Pennsylvania becomes 1st U.S. state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only) 1777 Event Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for winter 1777 Event ,George Washingtons army returns to Valley Forge Pennsylvania 1777 Event General George Washington's troops attacked British at Germantown, Pennsylvania 1776 Event Declaration of Independence announced on front page of "Pennsylvania Evening Gazette" 1775 Event 1st Postmaster General: Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office 1775 Event 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Pennsylvania issues paper currency for 1st time 1771 Birthday Patrick Gass, Falling Springs, Pennsylvania, Sergeant of Lewis and Clark Expedition 1763 Event Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland 1756 Event Quakers leave assembly of Pennsylvania 1752 Event Pennsylvania Hospital, the 1st hospital in the U.S., opened 1751 Event 1st U.S. hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital) 1745 Birthday Benjamin Rush, Byberry, Pennsylvania, physician, general and signer, Declaration of Independence 1732 Event 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette) 1688 Event Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pennsylvania 1683 Event Germantown Pennsylvania founded by 13 immigrant families 1683 Event William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken" 1682 Event 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester) 1682 Event William Penn lands at what is now Chester, Pennsylvania 1682 Event William Penn founds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1681 Event English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania 1681 Event King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania 1644 Birthday William Penn, English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania
