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2009 Claiborne Pell, dies in Newport, Rhode Island, of Parkinson's disease, at 90
2003 Fire at the Station rock club in Rhode Island kills nearly 100 1999 John Chafee, senator, Rhode Island senator, dies at 77 1987 Iceberg twice size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic 1980 Kelly Dutra, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1996 1979 Kim Rhode, Whittier California, double trap, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1979 Lauren Alviti, Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 1997 1978 Arlyne Rhode sets female footbow distance record (1,113 yards and 30") 1976 Karen Bradley, Miss Rhode Island USA 1996 1975 104 degrees F (40 degrees C) at Providence, Rhode Island (state record) 1975 Elana Eve Chomiszak, born in Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-Rhode Island 1997 1970 Elizabeth Patricia Reilly, North Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-RI 1996 1970 Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1970 Kengy Gardiner, born in Providence, Rhode Island, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-5th-1994 1969 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island 1968 Ken Ryan, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1968 Susan Emily Savastano, E Providence, Rhode Island, Miss RI-America 1991 1968 Gianna Amore, born in Warwick, Rhode Island, playmate, August, 1989 1965 Joe Cioe, Cranston, Rhode Island, Canadian Tour golfer, New Hampshire Open - 1992, 1993 1962 Eric Lutes, born in Charlestown, Rhode Island, actor, Del-Caroline in the City 1961 Pat Dufficy, born in Westerly, Rhode Island, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1960 Susan Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1960 John Caliri, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Vinnie-Square Pegs, Double Trouble 1956 Peter Frechette, Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Paint it Black, George-Profiler 1956 John Cowsill, born in Newport, Rhode Island, rock drummer, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1954 Barry Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock bassist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1952 Paul Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock keyboardist, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1952 Harry Anderson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Judge Harry Stone-Night Court 1952 William F Readdy, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, astronaut, STS-42, 51, 79 1950 Richard Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rocker, Cowsills-Hair, We Can Fly 1949 Jack Reed, born in Cranston, Rhode Island, Representative-D-Rhode Island 1997 - 1948 Allen Michael Doyle, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, PGA golfer, 1991 Memorial-64th 1948 Jeffrey Osborne, born in Providence, Rhode Island, rock vocalist, On the Wings of Love 1948 Bill Cowsill, Newport, Rhode Island, rock guitarist/vocals, Cowsills-We Can Fly 1947 Joyce Jillson, Cranston, Rhode Island, psychic/actress, Superchick 1947 1st (U.S. Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, Rhode Island 1947 James Woods, born in Warwick, Rhode Island, actor, Salvador, Against All Odds 1945 Robert J. Mrazek, born in Newport, Rhode Island, Representative-D-New York 1983 - 1993 1944 Martha Rockwell, born in Providence, Rhode Island, skier, Mount Washington 1942 Bill Conti, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, For Your Eyes Only, Rocky IV 1942 -23 degrees F (-31 degrees C), Kingston, Rhode Island (state record) 1941 Spalding Gray, Rhode Island, actor, Beaches, Clara's Heart, Heavy Petting 1941 David Blue, Cohen, born in Providence, Rhode Island, rocker, Cupid's Arrow 1939 Wendy, Walter, Carlos, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, composer, Switched on Bach 1938 Alvin Curran, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, professor at Mills College, co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva, using electronic and environmental found sounds 1936 Ruth Buzzi, Westerly, Rhode Island, comedienne, Laugh-In, Margie-That Girl 1935 David Hartman, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, TV personality, Good Morning America 1934 J. Carter Brown, Providence Rhode Island, art director, Washington National Gallery 1932 30.8 cm rainfall at Westerly, Rhode Island (state record) 1927 Galway Kinnell, born in Providence, Rhode Island, author, Body Rags, Book of Nightmares 1926 David Hedison, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Colbys, Voyage to Bottom of Sea 1924 Nicholas Colasanto, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Coach Ernie-Cheers 1922 John Chafee, born in Providence, Rhode Island, Senator-R-Rhode Island 1976 - 1999 1918 Claiborne Pell, born in New York, sponsor of the Pell Grant, U.S. State Senator from Rhode Island 1917 Ruth Hussey, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actress, Another Thin Man, Philadelphia Story 1916 Van Johnson, Newport, Rhode Island, actor, Brigadoon, always wore red socks 1915 Bobby Hackett, born in Providence, Rhode Island, trumpeteer/orchestral leader, Air Time '57 1906 Aileen Riggin, Newport, Rhode Island, springboard diver, Gold Medal 1920, 1924 Olympics 1903 Glenna Collett Vare, born in Rhode Island, National Am Golf champ, 1922, 25, 28-30, 35 1903 Frankie Carle, born in Providence, Rhode Island, orchestra leader, Golden Touch 1901 Nelson Eddy, born in Providence, Rhode Island, baritone, Duets with Jeanette MacDonald 1899 George Macready, born in Providence, Rhode Island, actor, Martin Peyton-Peyton Place 1896 A. 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Whiting wins 1st automobile race held on a track in Cranston, Rhode Island 1896 Wyatt Eaton, artist, painter, portraitist, one of the founders of the Society of American Artists, dies from tuberculosis in Newport, Rhode Island 1895 1st U.S. Golf Open: Horace Rawlins shoots a 173 at Newport Golf Club Rhode Island 1894 Eddie Dowling, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, actor, Anywhere USA 1894 Sammy White, Rhode Island, actor, 711 Ocean Drive, Sound Off 1880 League of American Wheelmen (1st U.S. bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island 1875 Napoleon "Larry" Lajoie, Rhode Island, hall of fame shortstop, .426 in 1901 1862 U.S. Naval Academy relocated from Annapolis Maryland to Newport, Rhode Island 1830 William Sprague, governor of Rhode Island, 1859-63 1813 David Melville, Newport, Rhode Island, patents apparatus for making coal gas 1798 David Wilkinson of Rhode Island patents a nut and bolt machine 1790 Rhode Is becomes last of original 13 colonies ratifying Constitution 1778 Rhode Island General Assembly authorizes enlistment of slaves 1776 Rhode Island establishes wage and price controls to curb inflation: Limit is 70 cents a day for carpenters, 42 cents for tailors 1776 Rhode Island declares independence from England 1774 Rhode Island becomes 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves 1772 Burning of Gaspee, British revenue cutter, by Rhode Islanders 1761 Puritan version of "Othello" opens in Newport Rhode Island 1707 Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island signed Declaration of Independence 1664 Roger Williams is granted a charter to colonize Rhode Island 1663 King Charles II of England grants a charter to Rhode Island 1652 Rhode Island enacts 1st law declaring slavery illegal 1644 England grants patent for Providence Plantations (now Rhode Island) 1639 William Coddington founds Newport, Rhode Island 1636 City of Providence, Rhode Island form 1631 Rhode Island, founder, Roger Williams arrives in Boston from England |
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