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2007 Gerald Ford is buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Grand Rapids, Michigan 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, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1975 Robyn Hancock, Grand Rapids Ohio, Miss America-Ohio 1997 1973 Brandon Paulsen, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, greco-roman wrestler, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 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, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, steeplechase, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 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 1950 Clarence Ellis, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, football player, safety, played with National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, drafted in first round of 1972 NFL Draft 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, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1928 WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions 1926 Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1925 Elizabeth Wilson, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Doc, East Side/West Side 1924 T. Cooper Evans, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Representative-R-Iowa, 1981 - 1987 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, Cincinnati Symphony 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, Michigan) 1864 Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana |
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