1972 Birthday Craig Howard, born in Redding, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Rolex 1968 Event Otis Redding posthumously receives gold record for 'Dock of the Bay' 1967 Death Otis Redding, singer (Dock of Bay), dies in plane crash at 26 1966 Event Jimi Henrix Experience fors with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell 1965 Event Otis Redding records "Respect" 1964 Event KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, California (PBS) begins broadcasting 1945 Birthday Noel Redding, rocker, The Jimi Hendrix Experience-Purple Haze 1941 Birthday Otis Redding, Dawson, Georgia, rock bassist, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay 1931 Birthday Hope Lange, Redding Ridge, Connecticut, actress, Ghost and Mrs. Muir
