2007 Gerald Ford is buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Grand Rapids MI on WKLQ 94.5 FM
1981 Katie Teft, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, gymnast 1996 Olympics
1981 Elijah Wood, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, Radio Flyer, Good Son
1977 Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Michigan, featherweight boxer, Oly-br-96
1975 Robyn Hancock, Grand Rapids Ohio, Miss America-Ohio 1997
1973 Brandon Paulsen, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, greco-roman wrestler, Oly-silv-96
1973 Brian Smith, Cedar Rapids Iowa, speed skater 1994 Olympics
1973 Todd Sweeris, Grand Rapids, Michigan, table tennis player 1996 Olympics
1972 WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast
1969 Ken Gernander, born in Grand Rapids, NHL center for the New York Rangers
1966 John VanderWal, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies
1966 Barry Klein, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rower 1996 Olympics
1965 Mark Dewey, Grand Rapids, Michigan, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1964 Lisa Ann Poggi, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actress, Jolie-Loving
1963 Terry Farrell, Cedar Rapids, actress, Paper Dolls, Jadzia Dax-STDS9
1963 Kent Ferguson, born in Cedar Rapids Iowa, diver, 1992 and 1996 Olympics
1962 WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
1962 James Debarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Debarge
1961 Brian Lee Diemer, Grand Rapids, Michigan, steeplechase, Olymp-bronze-1984
1961 El Debarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rocker, Debarge-All this Love
1960 1st photograph bounced off a satellite, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1959 Mark DeBarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist, DeBarge-Who's Johnny
1958 Randy DeBarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/bassist, Debarge
1958 Dave Rummells, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nike golfer, 1993 Buick-2nd
1955 Bunny DeBarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rocker, Debarge
1949 WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1949 Douglas Barr, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor, Howie-Fall Guy
1945 Grand Rapids, Michigan becomes 1st U.S. city to fluoridate its water
1938 Harvey Sollberger, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, flutist/composer, 2 Oboes Troping
1936 Jack R Lousma, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 3, STS-3
1936 John Paul Cain, Sweetwater, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Greater Grand Rapids
1935 Roger B Chaffee, Grand Rapids Michigan, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut
1928 WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions
1925 Elizabeth Wilson, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Doc, East Side/West Side
1923 Paul F Conrad, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, cartoonist, Pulitzer 1964, 71, 84
1922 Judy Garland, born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, actress and singer, Wizard of Oz
1917 Don Defore, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor, George-Hazel, Ozzie and Harriet
1913 Thor Johnson, Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin, conductor, Cin Symph 1958
1902 Ray Teal, Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza
1900 1st night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids)
1895 Leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids, Michigan, composer, Pulitzer 1946
1891 Belle Bennett, born in Milcoon Rapids, Iowa, actress, Stella Dallas, Iron Mask
1885 Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist, Can You Top This?
1880 1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Michigan
1876 1st carpet sweeper patented (Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Mich)
1864 Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana
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