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1992 Event - Crystal Pepsi begins test marketing in Providence, Denver and Dallas

1987 Event - Providence, with Billy Donovan's 25 points, beats Austin Peay 90-87

1975 Event - 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) at Providence, Rhode Island (state record)

1975 Birthday - Elana Eve Chomiszak, born in Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-Rhode Island 1997

1970 Birthday - Elizabeth Patricia Reilly, North Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-RI 1996

1970 Birthday - Kengy Gardiner, born in Providence, Rhode Island, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-5th-1994

1970 Birthday - Keith Carney, Providence, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team U.S.

1968 Birthday - Susan Emily Savastano, E Providence, Rhode Island, Miss RI-America 1991

1967 Event - WSBE TV channel 36 in Providence, RI (PBS) begins broadcasting

1963 Event - WTEV (now WLNE) TV channel 6 in Providence RI begins broadcasting

1960 Event - 1st fully mechanized post office opened, Providence, RI

1960 Birthday - John Caliri, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble

1955 Event - WPRI TV channel 12 in Providence, RI (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949 Event - WJAR TV channel 10 in Providence, RI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1948 Birthday - Jeffrey Osborne, born in Providence, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, On the Wings of Love

1947 Birthday - William J. Jefferson, born in Lake Providence, Lousiana, Representative-D-Louisiana 1991 - 2009

1944 Birthday - Martha Rockwell, born in Providence, Rhode Island, skier, Mount Washington

1942 Birthday - Bill Conti, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, For Your Eyes Only, Rocky IV

1941 Birthday - David Blue, Cohen, born in Providence, Rhode Island, rocker, Cupid's Arrow

1938 Birthday - Alvin Curran, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, professor at Mills College, co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva, using electronic and environmental found sounds

1934 Birthday - J. Carter Brown, Providence Rhode Island, art director, Washington National Gallery

1927 Birthday - Galway Kinnell, born in Providence, Rhode Island, author, Body Rags, Book of Nightmares

1926 Birthday - David Hedison, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea

1925 Event - New York Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0

1924 Birthday - Nicholas Colasanto, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Coach Ernie-Cheers

1922 Birthday - John Chafee, born in Providence, Rhode Island, Senator-R-Rhode Island 1976 - 1999

1922 Birthday - Alain Resnais, born in France, director, Providence, Hiroshima, Mon Amour

1920 Birthday - Amy Clampitt, born in New Providence, Iowa, poet, author, professor at Amherst College, College of William and Mary, Smith College, received Guggenheim, MacArthur Fellowship

1917 Birthday - Ruth Hussey, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actress, Another Thin Man, Philadelphia Story

1915 Birthday - Bobby Hackett, born in Providence, Rhode Island, trumpeteer/orchestral leader, Air Time '57

1906 Event - 1st annual meeting of American Sociological Society, Providence, RI

1903 Birthday - Frankie Carle, born in Providence, Rhode Island, orchestra leader, Golden Touch

1901 Birthday - Nelson Eddy, born in Providence, Rhode Island, baritone, Duets with Jeanette MacDonald

1899 Birthday - George Macready, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Martin Peyton-Peyton Place

1885 Event - Phillies Charlie Ferguson no-hits Providence 1-0

1884 Event - 1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps New York Mets (AA) in 3

1884 Event - 1st World Series OKed by AA, Providence (NL) beats New York Mets (AA) 6-0

1883 Event - Phillies make 27 errors against Providence (wild pitches, walks and and passballs count as errors prior to 1888)

1883 Event - Providence shuts out Phillies 28-0

1882 Event - 1st baseball doubleheader (Providence and Worcester)

1880 Event - John Ward, Providence, pitches perfect game vs Buffalo

1772 Event - 1st naval attack of Revolutionary War takes place in Providence, RI

1662 Event - 1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI)

1644 Event - England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island)

1636 Event - City of Providence, Rhode Island form

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