1982 Event English ship Mary Rose, which sank during an engagement with France in 1545, raised at Portsmouth, England 1972 Birthday Ellen Coleen Pasturzak, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Miss America-Ohio 1996 1971 Birthday Missy Elliot, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, actress, producer, recording artist, double platinum album 'Under Construction', produced music for Mya, Beyonce, Lil' Kim 1969 Birthday Patton Oswalt, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, comedian, employs observational comedy, black comedy, surreal humor in his acts, wrote for MADtv, played Spence Olchin on 'The King of Queens' television show, voice of Remy in 'Ratatouille' 1965 Birthday India Allen, Portsmouth, Virginia, playmate of the year, Dec, 1987 1961 Event WYAH TV channel 27 in Portsmouth, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1956 Birthday Kenneth D Bowersox, Portsmouth, Virginia, USN/astronaut, STS-50, 61, 73, 82 1956 Event 1st British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth vs Newcastle United 1951 Birthday Richard Skinner, born in Portsmouth, England, British DJ, radio and television broadcaster, lead presenter on flagship programs 'Top of the Pops', 'Top 40 Show', 'Whistle Test' 1951 Birthday Bobby Stokes, born in Portsmouth, England, athlete, English footballer, scored the winning goal in 1976, Southampton F.C. vs. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, in the 83rd-minute, considered biggest upset in FA Cup Final history 1949 Birthday Ray Shulman, born in Portsmouth, England, born Raymond Schulman, musician, record producer, member of Gentle Giant, British progressive rock band, produced records for The Sugarcubes 1949 Birthday Marilyn Cole, Portsmouth, England, playmate of the year, Jan, 1972 1948 Birthday Kathleen Battle, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, soprano, Shephard-Tannhauser 1945 Birthday Jane Blalock, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, LPGA golfer 1972 Colgate-Dinah Shore 1944 Event Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery dine in Portsmouth 1944 Event General Montgomery/Patton/Bradley/Dempsey/Crerar meet in Portsmouth 1943 Birthday Russ Giguere, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Association 1943 Birthday Gavin Bryars, born in Goole, England, composer, bassist, performed in trio Joseph Holbrooke, founding member, Portsmouth Sinfonia 1941 Birthday Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth, Ohio, country singer, Too Many Times 1939 Birthday Phil Gallie, born in Portsmouth, England, born Philip Roy Gallie, politician, Conservative Party, Member of the Scottish Parliament, Member of Parliament for Ayr 1939 Event Submarine Squalis sank off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 26 die 1938 Birthday Peter Bonerz, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, actor, Jerry-Bob Newhart Show, 9 to 5 1935 Birthday Timothy Bavin, Bishop of Portsmouth 1934 Event NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions 1932 Event Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game 1930 Event Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in 1st NFL game played under floodlights 1930 Event Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6 1926 Birthday Ruth Brown, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, actress, Leona-Hello Larry, Checking In 1905 Event Treaty of Portsmouth USA, ends Russo-Japanese War 1881 Birthday Branch Rickey, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, baseball executive, Dodgers 1830 Event Portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported 1810 Event Overnight temp at Portsmouth, New Hampshire drops 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) 1653 Event Defeat of Dutch fleet under Admiral Van Tromp by Adm Blake off Portsmouth 1545 Event King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die
