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2007 Lloyd Alexander, dies in Pennsylvania, at 83
2001 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania 1996 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 1996 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 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 1986 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on WYSP 94.1 FM 1986 It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 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 1981 81st U.S. Golf Open: David Graham shoots 273 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania 1980 Ashley Witmer, Miss Pennsylvania Teen USA 1997 1980 Matthew Lawrence, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, actor, Matthew-Gimme a Break 1979 Pink, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Alecia Beth Moore, singer, songwriter, pop, punk genres, sold 30 million albums, 40 million digital singles worldwide 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 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 21st Ryder Cup: U.S., 21-11 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 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 A J Wood, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, soccer forward, Gold Medal 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 Mount 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 Aileen Quinn, born in Yardley, Pennsylvania, actress, graduate of Drew University, noted for playing title role in 1982 film, Annie 1971 71st U.S. Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 280 at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania 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, born in Warminster, Pennsylvania, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Silver Medal 1988 Olympics 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, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 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, Philadelphia, 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 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 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, Captain 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 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 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley Golf Club Pennsylvania 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, Lieutenant Commander 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 Square, Pennsylvania, pentathelete, 1992, 1996 Olympics 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 1962 44th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 278 at Aronimink Golf Club 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 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 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, born in Darby, Pennsylvania, field hockey left wing, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 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, Lieutenant Commander USN/Astronaut, STS-51, 68, 77 1957 Richard Swett, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-New Hampshire 1991 - 1995 1957 WUHY TV channel 35 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Scott J. Horowitz, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, PhD/Captain USAF/astronaut, STS-75, 82 1957 Tim Holden, born in St. Clair, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 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 Sam Coppersmith, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Arizona 1993 - 1995 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 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 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 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 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 John R. Kasich, born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Ohio 1983 - 2001 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, Yankees 1951 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 Beth Anders, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, field hockey sweeper, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1951 Cindy Brooks, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, playmate, April, 1985 1951 Albert R. Wynn, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Maryland 1993 - 2008 1951 Michael Keaton, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Gung Ho, Batman, Beetlejuice 1951 Gwen Cheeseman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, field hockey goalie, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1951 James C. Greenwood, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1993 - 2005 1951 Ray Benson, born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, country singer, House of Blue Lights 1950 Dan Hartman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, singer, songwriter, record producer, known for "I Can Dream About You" 1950 Paul F. McHale, Jr., born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 1999 1950 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 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 Robert A. Borski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1983 - 2003 1948 Ronald Machtley, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Rhode Island 1989 - 1995 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 1948 Thom Mooney, born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, musician, drummer, played with Fuse, Nazz, The Curtis Brothers, Tattoo 1947 Connie Petracek, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, swimmer, 1992, 1996 Olympics 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 Curt Weldon, born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1987 - 2007 1947 Claudine Schneider, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Rhode Island, 1981 - 1991 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 Tom Ridge, born in Munhall, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1983 - 1995, Governor Pennsylvania 1995 - 2001, 1st Secretary of Homeland Security 1945 Barry Schrader, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, composer, electro-acoustic genre, wrote, 'Introducton to Electro-Acoustic Music' 1945 Walter Charles, born in East Strousberg, Pennsylvania, actor, Fletch Lives, Weeds 1944 Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, NBA Guard, New York Knicks, Baltimore 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 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 Newt Gingrich, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Georgia 1979 - 1999, Speaker of House 1995 - 1997 1943 Joe Namath, Pennsylvania, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets, $400,000 man, 1969 Superbowl 1943 Robert W. Edgar, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania, 1975 - 1987 1943 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 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 1943 Jim Saxton, born in Nicholson, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-New Jersey 1984 - 2009 1942 Joe Biden, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Senator-D-Delaware 1973 - 2009, 47th Vice President of the U.S. 1942 Bob Filner, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-California 1993 - 1942 3' of rain falls on Pennsylvania, flooding kills 15 1942 Estimated 34.5" (87.5 cm) of rainfall, Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record) 1942 Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 1995 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 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 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 Connie Mack III, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Florida 1983 - 1989, Senator-R-Florida 1989 - 2001 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, actress, Fay-Hill St. Blues, Hooperman 1939 Frank McCloskey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Indiana 1983 - 1995 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 Frank Wolf, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Virginia 1981 - 1939 Bill Toomey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, decathelete, Olympics gold 68 1938 John Heinz III, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1991 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 Paul E. Kanjorski, born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1985 - 1937 Joseph Wambaugh, born in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, police writer, Onion Fields 1936 Robert White, born in Billmyre, Pennsylvania, guitarist, African-American musician, performed guitar riff on The Temptations hit, My Girl 1936 John Olver, born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1991 1936 William J. Coyne, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1981 - 2003 1936 Wilt Chamberlain, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NBA great center, Los Angeles Laker, 5 time MVP 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 Kaye Stevens, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania singer/comedienne, Jerry Lewis Show 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 Orrin Hatch, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Senator-R-Utah 1977 - 1934 Marilyn Horne, Bradford, Pennsylvania, mezzo-soprano 1934 1st state liquor stores open, in Pennsylvania 1933 Dried human blood serum 1st prepared, University 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 Reading, Pennsylvania, writer, novelist, art critic, literary critic, Pulitzer Prize winner 1932 Bud Shuster, born in Glassport, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1973 - 2001 1931 Joseph M. McDade, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1963 - 1999 1931 Lucien E. Blackwell, born in Whitsett, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1991 - 1995 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 1931 Stewart McKinney, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Connecticut 1971 - 1987 1930 David Werner Amram, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, composer, Splendor in the Grass 1930 Carl Barger, Lewistown Pennsylvania, baseball President, Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins 1930 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 Richard Anuszkiewicz, Erie, Pennsylvania, painter 1930 George Gekas, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1983 - 2003 1930 John Bartholomew Tucker, born in Pennsylvania, TV host, Candid Camera, Treasure Island 1930 Peggy King, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, vocalist/actress, George Gobel Show 1929 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 Arnold Daniel Palmer, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1964 Masters 1929 Charles Moore, born in Coatsville, Pennsylvania, 400m hurdler, Olympic-gold/silver-52 1929 Richard T. Schulze, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1975 - 1993 1929 Michael L. Strang, born in Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Colorado 1985 - 1987 1929 Lawrence Coughlin, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1969 - 1993 1929 William F. Clinger, Jr., born in Warren, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1979 - 1997 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, orchestra 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 "Yankees" Janis, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, pianist, NBC Symphony Orchestra 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 Gus Yatron, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1969 - 1993 1927 Andy Warhol, born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, artist/producer, Frankenstein, Bad 1927 Austin J. Murphy, born in North Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1993 and 1993 - 1995 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 Joseph M. Gaydos, born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1968 - 1993 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, Pennsylvania, U.S. Secretary of State, 1981 - 1982, General 1924 Tom Lewis, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Florida 1983 - 1995 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 1924 Lloyd Alexander, born in Pennsylvania, American author, wrote children's fantasy novels, 'Cricket' magazine creator 1923 Jean Kerr, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, novelist, Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1923 Peter Mennini, 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 1921 Leo Smit, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pianist/composer 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, orchestra 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 Pennsylvania, realist painter, one of the best-known artists of the middle 20th century 1916 Billy May, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra 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 1916 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 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 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 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 Albert Ellis, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, American psychologist, developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy 1913 Leroy Holmes, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, orchestra 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 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 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, orchestra 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, orchestra leader, Welcome Aboard 1904 B[urrhus] F[rederic] Skinner, Pennsylvania, Behaviorism pioneer, Skinner box 1904 Jimmy Dorsey, Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, orchestra 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 1855 Agnes Repplier, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American essayist and writer, 'Books and Men' and 'In Pursuit of Laughter' 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, 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 1777 ,George Washingtons army returns to Valley Forge Pennsylvania 1777 General George Washington's troops attacked British at Germantown, Pennsylvania 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, Sergeant 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 and signer, Declaration of Independence 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 1682 William Penn founds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1681 English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania 1681 King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania 1644 William Penn, English Quaker and founder of Pennsylvania |
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