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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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