2001 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania
1996 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania (WZMT 97.9 FM)
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in York Pennsylvania on WQXA 105.7 FM
1995 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on WXDX 105.9 FM
1992 Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball Pennsylvania announcer for the Baltimore Orioles
1986 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on WYSP 94.1 FM
1982 Eddie J Peck, Lynchburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Sutton-Wildside
1982 Tara Lipinski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, figure skater, 1997 World Champ
1981 Jonathan Taylor Thomas, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, actor, Randy-Home Improvement
1980 Ashley Witmer, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1997
1980 Matthew Lawrence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, actor, Matthew-Gimme a Break
1979 Major nuclear accident at 3 Mile Island, Middletown, Pennsylvania (no deaths)
1979 Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) Pennsylvania law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses
1977 Patricia Campbell, Pennsylvania, Miss Teen USA, 1996-2nd place
1977 Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causing $350 mil damage
1977 Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 76
1977 JoAnn Sevin, born in Dubois, Pennsylvania, air pistol 1996 Olympics
1977 Rod White, born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, archer, won Olympic gold in 1996
1977 Debbie Koegel, Norristown, Pennsylvania, dance skater, & Oleg Fediukov
1976 Loudest Pennsylvania (76 KW) for Who's Quadrophenia in London
1976 Kelly Marie Monaco, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, playmate, April, 1997
1976 "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 7 performances
1976 "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 7 performances
1976 Danielle Garrett, born in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, soccer forward 1996 Olympics
1975 Cherie Johnson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Cherie-Punky Brewster
1975 Joey Lawrence, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental
1975 Cindy Werley, Allentown, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward/midfielder 1996 Olympics
1974 Katie Kauffman, West Lawn, Pennsylvania, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics
1973 Lisa Raymond, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, tennis star, 1995 Indian Wells doubles
1973 Wanya Morris, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men
1973 Aaron Jackson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Mark Winkle-California Dreams
1973 Shanice, [Wilson], born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vocalist, Discovery, Loving You
1972 GiGi Gordon, Butler, Pennsylvania, Miss America-Pennsylvania 1997
1972 Susan Barnett, Miss Pennsylvania USA 1996
1972 Shawn Stockman, [Slim], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men
1972 Kip Simons, born in Media, Pennsylvania, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96
1972 200,000 attend Mt. Pocono rock festival in Pennsylvania
1972 David Williams, born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
1972 Chris Devine, Allentown, Pennsylvania, diver 1996 Olympics
1971 Michael S McCary, [Boss], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men
1971 Zaddick X. Longenbach, Greenwalds, Pennsylvania, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics
1971 Ron Blazier, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1971 Nathan Morris, [Alex Vanderpool], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rapper, Boyz II Men
1971 Ivan Robinson, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics
1971 Marty Nothstein, Allentown, Pennsylvania, sprint cyclist Olympics-silver-96
1971 Peter "Chip" Cipollone, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, rower 1996 Olympics
1970 Joseph Hudson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1970 Robert Higginson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1970 James Michael Furyk, West Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas-5th
1970 Tina Paternostro, born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, golfer, 1995 JAL Big Apple-57th
1970 Rick Krivda, Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1969 Laurel Martin, born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics
1969 Vaughn Eshelman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1969 David Wharton, Warminster, Pennsylvania, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Olympic-silver-88
1969 Marisa Pedulla, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, half-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics
1969 WPGH TV channel 53 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting
1968 Tatianna, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, spanish singer, Baile Commigo, Chicad de Hoy
1968 Kurt Angle, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 220 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-gold-96
1968 Mike Mussina, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1968 Mike Piazza, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1968 David Pichler, born in Butler, Pennsylvania, diver, Olympics-6th-96
1968 Leslie Lyness, born in Paoli, Pennsylvania, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics
1968 Stacey Williams, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, model, SI Swimsuit 1996
1968 Jesse Levis, Philadephia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1968 Pennsylvania Railroad/New York City Central merge into Penn Central
1967 Randi Ingerman, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Trade Winds
1967 Diane Madl, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward/midfielder 1996 Olympics
1967 WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
1967 John Wehner, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1967 Matt Karchner, born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1967 Darren Baker, born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1967 Matthew Crane, Kimberton, Pennsylvania, actor, Matt Cory-Another World
1967 Lara Jill Miller, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, actress, Samantha-Gimme a Break
1967 Marla Wynne, born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Miss Penn-America 1991, top 10
1967 Edward M. Fincke, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Capt USAF/astronaut
1967 Colleen Rosensteel, S Greensburg, Pennsylvania, heavyweight judoka 1996 Olympics
1967 Chris Reohr, Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, fencer 1996 Olympics
1967 Ted N Tryba, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf
1967 Jeff Bankett, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Tyler-1 Life to Live
1966 Mike Richter, Abington, Pennsylvania, NHL goalie, New York Rangers, Team USA 1998
1966 Kate Rogerson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1990 Circle K LPGA Tucson-2nd
1966 Paul Mokha, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, rower 1996 Olympics
1966 WJET TV channel 24 in Erie, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting
1966 Brad Bergen, Pennsylvania Sask, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998
1965 Caryn Kadavy, Erie, Pennsylvania, figure skater
1965 Rob Koll, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, 163 lbs/74 kg freestyle wrestler, Olymp-96
1965 WLVT TV channel 39 in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 WPHL TV channel 17 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting
1965 Jon Hensley, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, actor, Holden Snyder-As the World Turns
1965 Kyle Kyle, Kensington, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Bang Tango-Dancin' on Coals
1965 WTAF TV channel 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting
1965 John Smiley, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, pitcher, for the Cincinnati Reds
1965 WPSX TV channel 3 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 John Burkett, New Brighton, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Florida Marlins
1964 WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Rich Delucia, Reading, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1964 Stephen N Frick, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
1964 Gina Procaccio, born in Drexel Hills, Pennsylvania, 5k runner
1964 Paul W. Richards, Scranton, Pennsylvania, astronaut
1963 Karen Bliss-Livingston, Quakertown, Pennsylvania, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1963 Bob Friend, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Nike golfer, 1991 Fort Wayne Open
1963 Lauren Holly, Bristol, Pennsylvania, actress, Picket Fences
1963 Missie Berteotti, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1993 PING/Welch's Champ
1963 Scott Dunlap, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 South Africa Masters
1963 Steve Frey, born in Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1963 Bret Michaels, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, guitarist, Poison-Talk Dirty to Me
1963 Terry Mulholland, born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1963 Michael Gostigian, Newtown Sq, Pennsylvania, pentathelete, Oly-16th-88, 92, 96
1963 John Marzano, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Seattle Mariners
1962 Mary Ellen Clark, Abington, Pennsylvania, diver, Olympics-2 bronze-92, 96
1962 Rocco Anthony Mediate, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1991 Doral-Ryder
1962 Melanie Smith, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Emily-As the World Turns
1962 Jamie Moyer, Sellersville, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
1962 Kim Shipman, born in Athens, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1995 LPGA Corning Classic-25th
1962 Mark Gubicza, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals
1962 19 die in a train crash in Steelton, Pennsylvania
1961 James T. Gallagher, Jr., born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1990 Greater Milw
1960 Nate Carr, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, freestyle wrestler 1988 Olympics bronze
1960 Donna Mayhew, born in Taylor, Pennsylvania, javelin thrower
1960 Megan Gallagher, Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Slap Maxwell, Millennium
1959 Kathy Jordan, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, tennis player, U.S. Opens Doubles 1981
1959 WQEX TV channel 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
1959 1st house with built-in bomb shelter exhibited in Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania
1958 WTAE TV channel 4 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting
1958 Jonathan Prince, born in Beverly Hills, Pennsylvania, actor, Danny-Alice, Pray TV
1958 Kevin Bacon, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Diner, Footloose, She's Having a Baby
1958 Keith Haring, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, graffiti artist, Vanity Fair, Paris Review
1958 Sharon Stone, born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, actress, Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino
1958 Jack Coleman, Easton, Pennsylvania, actor, Steven Carrington-Dynasty
1958 Sharon Stone, born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, actress, Basic Instinct, Total Recall
1957 Charlene Morett, Darby, Pennsylvania, field hockey left wing, Oly-bronze-1984
1957 Brian Fitzpatrick, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, actor, Rick Alden-Loving
1957 WHC (now WPXI) TV channel 11 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast
1957 Daniel W. Bursch, born in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Lt Cmdr USN/Astronaut, STS 51, 68, 77
1957 WUHY TV channel 35 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
1957 Scott J. Horowitz, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, PhD/Capt USAF/astronaut, STS 75, 82
1956 Mel Harris, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, actress, Hope-30 Something
1956 Marilyn Jones, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Carey-King's Crossing
1956 Janet Anderson, born in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1982 U.S. Women's Open
1955 Stu Jackson, Reading, Pennsylvania, NBA coach, New York Knicks, 1989-90
1955 Betsy King, Reading, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1990 U.S. Women's Open
1955 Andrew M. Allen, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Captain USMC/astronaut, STS 46, 62, 75
1955 Kevin Peter Hall, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Misfits of Science
1955 Marcia McCabe, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, actress, Alicia Grande-1 Live to Live
1954 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 WSEE TV channel 35 in Erie, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 WQED TV channel 13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting
1954 1st newspaper vending machine used (Columbia Pennsylvania)
1953 Dennis Miller, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian/TV host, SNL, Dennis Miller Show
1953 Lauren Tewes, Trafford, Pennsylvania, actress, Julie McCoy-Love Boat
1953 WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins
1953 WTPennsylvania (now WHTM) TV channel 27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast
1953 WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins
1953 Bill Meek, Upland, Pennsylvania, prone rifle, Olympics-8th-1996
1953 WHP TV channel 21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WTAJ TV channel 10 in Altoona, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast
1953 WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast
1952 Gelsey Kirkland, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, ballerina/druggie, Nutcracker
1952 WSBA (now WPMT) TV channel 43 in York, Pennsylvania (IND) begins broadcasting
1952 Jeff Goldblum, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day
1952 Anita Luceete Defrantz, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, rower 1976 Olympics bronze
1952 Brian Patrick Clarke, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Merle-Eight is Enough
1952 Parker Stevenson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Falcon Crest, Stroker Ace
1952 Mary McDonnell, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, actress, Sneakers, Independence Day
1952 Susan Richardson, born in Coatesville Pennsylvania, actress, Susan-8 is Enough
1952 Lisa Eichhorn, Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Cutter's Way, Yanks
1951 Cindy Brooks, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, playmate, April, 1985
1951 Michael Keaton, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Gung Ho, Batman, Beetlejuice
1951 Gwen Cheeseman, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, field hockey goalie, Oly-bronze-1984
1951 Ray Benson, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, country singer, House of Blue Lights
1950 Nathan Cook, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Milton-White Shadow, Billy-Hotel
1950 Tim Kazurinsky, born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, comedian, SNL, Police Academy 2, 3, 4
1949 WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1949 Richard Gere, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Breathless, Cotton Club, Pretty Woman
1949 Gene Johnson, born in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle
1949 WGAL TV channel 8 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 WICU TV channel 12 in Erie, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 KDKA TV channel 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 20 die and 6,000 made ill by smog in Donora Pennsylvania
1948 Todd Rundgren, Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, singer/guitarist, Hello it's Me
1948 Justin Deas, born in Pennsylvania, actor, Dream Lover, Montana, Intimate Strangers
1948 WCAU TV channel 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 Byron K Lichtenburg, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, astronaut, STS 9, STS 45
1948 Mark Andes, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock bassist, Spirit, Heart, Fireball
1948 Jessica Savitch, Kennet Sq, Pennsylvania, news anchor, NBC
1947 Connie Petracek, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, swimmer, Olympics-92, 96
1947 Edward Matt Dougherty, Chester, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1995 Deposit Guaranty
1947 WPVI TV channel 6 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (ABC) begins broadcasting
1947 1st Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport Pennsylvania win
1947 Jill O'Hara, born in Warren, Pennsylvania, Broadway actress, Promises! Promises!
1946 Tony Craig, [Kulasa], born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, That Boy Next Door
1946 Lynne Marta, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Love American Style
1946 Lacy J Dalton, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, country singer, Crazy Blue Eyes
1946 Sian Barbara Allen, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Scream Pretty Peggy
1946 New York City transit begins using Pennsylvania system - Car # 744 on 8th Ave IND line
1945 Walter Charles, born in East Strousberg, Pennsylvania, actor, Fletch Lives, Weeds
1944 Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, NBA Guard, New York Knicks, Balt Bullets
1944 Kiel Martin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues
1944 Patti LaBelle, [Holt], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, LaBelle-Lady Marmalade
1943 Robert Jay Sigel, Narberth, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE West Classic
1943 Joe Namath, Pennsylvania, NFL QB for the New York Jets, $400,000 man, 1969 Superbowl
1943 Eric Anderson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vocalist, Avalanche, Be True to You
1943 Fabian Forte, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, vocalist, Turn Me Loose, Tiger
1943 Blythe Danner, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actress, Butterflies are Free
1942 3' of rain falls on Pennsylvania, flooding kills 15
1942 Estimated 34.5" (87.5 cm) of rainfall, Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record)
1942 Stephen Macht, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, actor, Joe-Knots Landing, Cagney and Lacey
1942 Bobby Rydell, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, rock singer, Wild One, Bye Bye Birdie
1942 20 tons of gelignite in a stone quarry at Easton Pennsylvania, kills 21
1941 KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (NBC) begins broadcasting
1941 Pennsylvania declares legal holiday to honor A's manager Connie Mack
1941 Michael L. Lampton, born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, astronaut
1940 F Murray Abraham, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Amadeus, Mad Man
1940 Pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens
1940 54th Postmaster General: Frank C. Walker of Pennsylvania takes office
1940 Richard Sanders, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Les-WKRP, Spencer, Berrengers
1940 Joe Flaherty, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian, SCTV, Blue Monday
1940 Dick Curl, Chester, Pennsylvania, offensive coordinator coach, Barcelona Dragons
1940 Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000"
1940 Jack Kiefer, Columbia, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1994 Ralphs Senior Classic
1939 Barbara Bosson, Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, actr, Fay-Hill St. Blues, Hooperman
1939 Jason Miller, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor and writer, Exorcist, Light of Day
1939 Barbara Feldon, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Agent 99-Get Smart
1939 Bill Toomey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, decathelete, Olympics gold 68
1938 500 ton meteorite lands near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
1937 Cynthia Anzolut, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer
1937 Sandy Stewart, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, singer, Sing Along With Mitch, Mr. President
1937 Joseph Wambaugh, born in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police writer, Onion Fields
1936 111 degrees F (44 degrees C) Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (state record)
1936 1st 50 KW U.S. radio station, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1935 Eddie Applegate, Wyncote, Pennsylvania, actor, Richard-Patty Duke Show
1935 Jill Corey, Avonmore, Pennsylvania, singer, Your Hit Parade
1935 Henry Gibson, Germantown, Pennsylvania, comedian, Nashville, Laugh-In's poet
1935 Bobby Vinton, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Roses are Red, Blue on Blue
1935 Adam Wade, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn
1935 Don Nute, born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, Denver University, actor
1935 Pennsylvania Rail Road begins passenger service on new electric locomotive
1935 Ron Harper, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, actor, Wendy and Me, Planet of the Apes
1934 Pete Barbutti, Scranton, Pennsylvania, comedian, Garry Moore Show
1934 Marilyn Horne, Bradford, Pennsylvania, mezzo-soprano
1934 1st state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania
1933 Dried human blood serum 1st prepared, Univ of Pennsylvania
1933 1st state liquor stores authorized (Pennsylvania)
1933 Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports
1933 Patricia Crowley, Olyphant, Pennsylvania, actress, Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1933 Dick Orkin, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, actor, Tim Conway Show
1933 Frank Gorshin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian and impersonator, Riddler-Batman
1933 Shirley Jones, born in Smithton, Pennsylvania, actress, Partridge Family, Elmer Gantry
1932 Noam Pitlik, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor and director, Sanford and Son, Bob Newhart
1932 Jack Mullaney, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, My Living Doll, It's About Time
1932 Ted Cassidy, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Lurch-Addams Family
1932 Paul Joseph Weitz, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, astronaut, Skylab 2, STS 6
1932 Elaine May, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedienne/writer/actress, New Leaf
1932 Jayne Mansfield, [Vera Jane Palmer], Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, actress, Fat Spy
1932 John Updike, born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, poet and novelist, Rabbit Run
1931 Nick Adams, born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, actor, Johnny Yuma-Rebel
1931 Jack Dodson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Howard Sprage-Andy Griffith Show
1931 Donald Barthelme, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, writer, Snow White, Sadness
1930 David Werner Amram, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer, Splendor in the Grass
1930 Carl Barger, Lewistown Pennsylvania, baseball President, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins
1930 Richard Anuszkiewicz, Erie, Pennsylvania, painter
1930 John Bartholomew Tucker, born in Pennsylvania, TV host, Candid Camera, Treasure Island
1930 Peggy King, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, vocalist/actress, George Gobel Show
1929 Arnold Daniel Palmer, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1964 Masters
1929 Charles Moore, born in Coatsville, Pennsylvania, 400m hurdler, Oly-gold/silver-52
1929 WHP-AM in Harrisburg Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions
1928 Grace Kelly, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Rear Window, Princess, Monaco
1928 Peter Matz, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Hullabaloo, Carol Burnette Show
1928 Eddie Fisher, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Oh My Papa, Lady of Spain
1928 "Firedamp" explodes in Mather Pennsylvania coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners
1928 Explosion in coal mine in Mather, Pennsylvania, 195 die
1928 Byron "Yanks" Janis, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pianist, NBC Symphony Orch
1928 James W. Kinnear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, CEO, Texaco
1928 Fred Rogers, born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, children TV host, Mr Rogers' Neighborhood
1928 Mr [Fred] Rogers, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, kid host, Mr Roger's Neighorhood
1927 Andy Warhol, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, artist/producer, Frankenstein, Bad
1927 Peter Mark Richman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Andrew-Dynasty
1926 Aldo Ray, Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, actor, God's Little Acre, Green Beret
1926 Buddy Greco, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Away We Go, Broadway Open House
1926 Fritz Weaver, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Josef-Holocaust, Day of the Dolphin
1925 Forrest Compton, Reading, Pennsylvania, actor, Gomer Pyle USMC, Edge of Night
1925 Al Checco, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Extreme Close-up
1925 Edie Adams, born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ernie Kovacs, Murial Cigar, actress
1924 Alexander Haig, Jr., Bala-Cynwyd,
1924 Billy Barty, Millsboro, Pennsylvania, 3'9" actor, Under the Rainbow, Foul Play
1924 Beverly Tyler, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Fireball, Lorelei-Big Town
1924 Jack Whitaker, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC, CBS
1923 Jean Kerr, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, novelist, Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1923 Peter Mennin[i], Erie Pennsylvania, composer, Moby Dick
1922 Joan McCracken, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Claudie Story of a Marriage
1922 Kitty Kallen, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, singer, Judge For Yourself
1922 Lizabeth Scott, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Dark City, Desert Fury
1922 Jerry Fielding, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer, Lively Ones, Hogan's Heroes
1922 Lou Stein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pianist, Tonight! America After Dark
1922 WIP-AM in Philadelphia Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions
1922 KQV-AM in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions
1921 KYW-AM in Philadelphia Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions
1921 Ed Kemmer, Reading, Pennsylvania, actor, Buzz Corey-Space Patrol
1921 Jim McKay, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC's Wide World of Sports
1921 Nancy Kulp, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, actress, Miss Hathaway-Beverly Hillbillies
1921 Jacqueline Susann, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, author, Valley of the Dolls
1921 Rowland Evans, born in White Marsh, Pennsylvania, news reporter, CNN-Evans and Novak
1921 Janet Blair, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, actress, Leave it to the Girls, Smith Family
1920 Don Taylor, Freeport, Pennsylvania, actor, Father's Little Dividend
1920 T C Jones, Pennsylvania, female impersonator
1920 Jack Palance, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, actor, City Slickers
1919 Warren Stevens, Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania, actor, Richard Boone Show
1919 Art Blakey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drummer, Billy Eckstine Band, Jazz Messengers
1919 Ronny Graham, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Bob Crane Show, Chico and the Man
1918 Eddie Safranski, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Jonathan Winters Show
1918 Cameron Mitchell, Dallastown, Pennsylvania, actor, Buck-High Chaparral
1918 Bobby Troup, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pianist/actor, Emergency, Acapulco
1918 Race riot in Chester Pennsylvania (3 blacks and 2 whites killed)
1918 Buster Davis, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, choral director, Garry Moore Show
1918 1" of snow falls in Northern Pennsylvania
1918 TNT explosion in chemical factory in Oakdale, Pennsylvania kills 200
1918 Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 4x100m runner 1948 Olympics gold
1917 Robert Sterling, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, actor, George Kirby-Adv of Topper
1917 Jordan Whitfield, Pennsylvania, actor, Swamp Fox
1917 Andrew Wyeth, born in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, painter, Christina's World
1916 Billy May, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Milton Berle Show
1916 Sid Miller, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, actor, Donald O'Connor Texaco Show
1916 David Lewis, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital
1916 Jane Jacobs, Scranton, Pennsylvania, urbanologist
1915 Earl Wild, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, composer/pianist, Caesar's Hour, NBC Symph 1942
1915 Dick Thomas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, TV host, Village Barn
1915 Cass Daley, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actress, Red Garters
1915 Vincent Persichetti, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer, Sibyl
1915 Richard Ward, born in Glenside, Pennsylvania, actor, Beacon Hill
1914 Billy Eckstine, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz singer, Tenderly, A Fool in Love
1914 Vance Packard, Granville Summit, Pennsylvania, author, Hidden Persuaders
1914 John Hodiak, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, A Bell for Adamo, Lifeboat
1914 Pennsylvania State Board of [motion picture] censors appointed
1914 Polly Rowles, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actress, Aunt Laurie-Jamie
1913 Leroy Holmes, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Tonight Show, 1956-57
1912 David Raksin, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Modern Times
1912 Henry Jones, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Phyllis, Falcon Crest, Gun Shy
1912 Perry Como, [Pierino], Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, singer/TV, Perry Como Show
1911 Hugh Marlowe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Ellery Queen
1911 Roy Eldridge, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, jazz trumpeter, Gene Krupa, Artie Shaw
1911 1st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania)
1910 Samuel Barber, born in Westchester, Pennsylvania, composer, Pulitz, School for Scandal
1909 Frank Gasparro, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. chief engraver, 1965-81
1909 Joseph L Mankiewicz, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, film writer and director, Sleuth
1908 Anthony Warde, Pennsylvania, actor, Black Widow
1908 Jimmy Stewart, Pennsylvania, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life
1907 Allan Jones, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor/singer, A Day at the Races, Showboat
1907 Paul Douglas, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Adventure Theater, Clash by Night
1906 Penny Singleton, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, voice, Jane Jetsons, /actress, Blondie
1905 Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duquesne, Pennsylvania, jazz pianist, Deep Forest
1905 Tommy Dorsey, Mahanoy Plane, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Stage Show, Mahogany
1905 Dolores Costello, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Little Lord Fauntleroy
1905 Marc Blitzstein, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, composer, Cradle Will Rock
1904 Russ Morgan, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Welcome Aboard
1904 B[urrhus] F[rederic] Skinner, Pennsylvania, Behaviorism pioneer, Skinner box
1904 Jimmy Dorsey, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, orch leader, Stage Show
1904 179 die in coal mine explosion at Cheswick, Pennsylvania
1904 -42 degrees F (-41.1 degrees C), Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record)
1903 Patsy Moran, Pennsylvania, actress, Children of the Wild
1903 Donald Voorhees, born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, conductor, Bell Telephone Hour
1902 Henry Steele Commager, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, historian, Atlas of Civil War
1902 Larry Fine, Pennsylvania, comedian, 3 Stooges
1902 Regis Toomey, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Burke's Law, Petticoat Junction
1902 David O Selznick, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, producer, Gone With the Wind
1902 Alexander Gray, Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, actor, This is Music
1901 Allyn Joslyn, born in Milford, Pennsylvania, actor, They Won't Forget, Cafe Society
1901 Jack Whiting, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor/singer, Marge and Gower Champion Show
1901 Mildred Davis, Pennsylvania, actress, Grandma's Boy
1900 Fred Waring, Tyrone, Pennsylvania, musician/conductor/inventor, Waring Blender
1899 Milton S Eisenhower, Dwight's brother/president, Pennsylvania State
1899 Ralf Harolde, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Framed, Smart Money, Tip-off
1899 Aline MacMahon, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, actress, Backdoor to Heaven
1896 Ethel Waters, Chester, Pennsylvania, actress, Beulah, /singer, Stormy Weather
1895 DeBenneville "Bert" Bell, Pennsylvania, NFL owner/commissioner/HOF, Eagles
1894 Charles Meredith, Knoxville, Pennsylvania, actor, Court of Last Resort
1894 Lois Wilson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Alice-Aldrich Family
1894 Martha Graham, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, choreographer, Appalachian Spring
1894 Matt McHugh, Pennsylvania, actor, Taxi, Freaks, Barbary Coast, Innocent Affair
1892 William Powell, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Thin Man, My Man Godfrey
1892 Striking steel workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania fire on scabs, killing 7
1891 Irving Pichel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor and director, Mme Butterfly, Oliver Twist
1891 Alan Bridge, Pennsylvania, actor, North of Arizona, Badmen of the Hills
1891 Mine explosion kills 109 at Mount Pleasant Pennsylvania
1890 Marc Connelly, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, playwright, One Minute Please
1890 J Patrick O'Malley, Forest City, Pennsylvania, actress, Courage of Black Beauty
1890 Hedda Hopper, [Elda Furry], Pennsylvania, gossip columnist, From Under My Hat
1889 Donald Foster, Pennsylvania, actor, Scaramouche
1889 Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania
1888 Pennsylvania's Monongehela River rises 32' after 24 hour rainfall
1886 Ed Wynn, [Isaiah Edwin Leopold], Philadelphia Pennsylvania, comedian, Ed Wynn Show
1884 Frank Laubach, Benton, Pennsylvania, educator, taught reading through phonetics
1884 Burt Mustin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, All in the Family, Andy Griffith Show
1880 George C Marshall, Uniontown, Pennsylvania, authored Marshall Plan, Nobel 1953
1880 Pennsylvania is 1st American state to abolish slavery
1880 Frank Orth, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Boston Blackie, Brothers
1880 Tom Mix, Mix Run, Pennsylvania, silent screen cowboy actor, Dick Turpin
1879 Wallace Stevens, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, poet, Ideas of Order
1875 Spencer Charters, born in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, actor, 3 Faces West
1871 Alma Kruger, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actress, Made For Each Other
1869 Mine fire kills 179 at Avondale Pennsylvania
1866 Henry Thacker Burleigh, Erie, Pennsylvania, black composer, Springarn Medal
1865 1st U.S. underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania
1864 Confederate troops attack Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in fire
1863 Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania ends, major victory for North
1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; Lee's northward advance halted
1863 Battles in Hanover Pennsylvania: 80 casualties
1863 Skirmish at Sporting Hill, Pennsylvania
1863 Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1863 Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac
1863 Skirmish at Greencastle Pennsylvania
1862 Skirmish at Harrisonburg, Pennsylvania
1854 Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in U.S., incorporated in New York City
1849 Avery College establishes in Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1848 1st U.S. homeopathic medical college opens in Pennsylvania
1834 1st railroad tunnel in U.S. completed, in Pennsylvania (275 m long)
1832 Louisa May Alcott, Germantown, Pennsylvania, author, Little Women
1831 1st practical U.S. coal-burning locomotive makes 1st trial run, Pennsylvania
1826 Stephen Foster, Lawrencevil, Pennsylvania, composer, Oh! Susanna, Swanee River
1812 Peter Gaillard of Lancaster, Pennsylvania patents a horse-drawn mower
1805 Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts established, Philadelphia
1803 Apple parer patented by Moses Coats, Downington, Pennsylvania
1799 1st U.S. printed ballots authorized, Pennsylvania
1794 U.S. Senate voids Pennsylvania's election of Abraham Gallatin
1791 1st U.S. law school established at University of Pennsylvania
1791 James Buchanan, Cove Gap, Pennsylvania, Fed/Dem, 15th U.S. president, 1857-61
1789 Pennsylvania ends prohibition of theatrical performances
1788 Quakers in Pennsylvania emancipate their slaves
1787 Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify U.S. constitution
1787 1st Anglican bishops of New York and Pennsylvania consecrated in London
1784 Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser 1st success U.S. daily newspaper
1780 Pennsylvania becomes 1st U.S. state to abolish slavery (for new-borns only)
1777 Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for winter
1776 Declaration of Independence announced on front page of "Pennsylvania Evening Gazette"
1775 1st Postmaster General: Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office
1775 2nd Continental Congress convenes in Pennsylvania issues paper currency for 1st time
1771 Patrick Gass, Falling Springs, Pennsylvania, sgt of Lewis and Clark Expedition
1763 Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland
1756 Quakers leave assembly of Pennsylvania
1752 Pennsylvania Hospital, the 1st hospital in the U.S., opened
1751 1st U.S. hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)
1745 Benjamin Rush, Byberry, Pennsylvania, physician/general/signer, Decl of Indep
1732 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette)
1688 Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pennsylvania
1683 Germantown Pennsylvania founded by 13 immigrant families
1683 William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken"
1682 1st General Assembly in Pennsylvania (Chester)
1682 William Penn lands at what is now Chester Pennsylvania
1681 English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania
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