1989 Tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS
1981 Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond, Virginia
1977 Henry L. Marsh III elected mayor of Richmond
1976 Jeff O'Neill, Richmond Hill, NHL center, Hartford Whalers
1974 Doris Glenn Easterly, Richmond, Virginia, diver 1996 Olympics
1973 Brandon Pollard, Richmond, Virginia, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1972 Kevin Sally, Richmond Hill Ontario, archer 1996 Olympics
1972 Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill Ontario, 1994 Olympics silver
1971 Brian Storey, Richmond BC, 470 yachter 1996 Olympics
1968 Michael Foster, Richmond, Virginia, drummer, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime
1968 Sandy Beasley, Richmond BC, softball outfielder 1996 Olympics
1967 Sylvain Lefebvre, Richmond, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche
1967 Bill Leverty, Richmond, Virginia, guitarist, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime
1967 Richmond Webb, NFL tackle for the Miami Dolphins
1966 WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966 Laura Richmond, Fort Dix, New Jersey, playmate, Sep, 1988
1965 Mitch Richmond, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, NBA guard, Sac Kings, Oly-g-88, 96
1964 WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting
1961 U.S. Constellation crashes at Richmond, Virginia, 74 die
1960 Stoney Jackson, Richmond, Virginia, actor, White Shadow, Insiders
1959 Robert Wrenn, born in Richmond, Virginia, Nike golfer, 1987 Buick Open
1958 Joe Frank Edwards, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 89
1956 WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting
1955 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open
1954 Caroline Aaron, born in Richmond, Virginia, actress, Crimes and Misdemeanors
1952 Patty Berg wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open
1951 Robert Edwin Wadkins, Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open-2nd
1951 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Richmond Women's Golf Open
1950 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY
1949 Lanny [Jerry Lanston] Wadkins Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1972 Sahara
1949 31st PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Hermitage CC Richmond VA
1948 Sarah Purcell, Richmond, Indiana, actress/TV hostess, Real People
1948 WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 Larry Ragland, Richmond, Virginia, comedian, Keep on Truckin'
1940 Fran Tarkenton, born in Richmond, Virginia, NFL QB, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings
1939 Max Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, black news anchor, ABC Evening News
1937 Warren Beatty, born in Richmond, Virginia, actor, Bonnie and Clyde,Shampoo, Dick Tracy
1936 Ralph Taeger, born in Richmond Hill, New York, actor, Klondike, Acapulco, Hondo
1934 Shirley MacLaine, born in Richmond, Virginia, actress/mystic, Irma la Douce
1931 Ronnie Schell, Richmond Cal, comedian, Gomer Pyle, Good Morning World
1931 Tom Wolfe, Richmond Virginia, journalist and author, wrote The Right Stuff
1931 Mark Richmond, CEO, Science and Engineering Research Council
1930 Carl Franklin, Richmond California, actor, Fantastic Journey
1929 10th duke of Richmond, English large landowner/art collector
1929 John Turner, born in Richmond, England, L, 17th Canadian PM, 1984
1927 William Smithers, born in Richmond, Virginia, actor, Witness, Peyton Place, Attack!
1927 Lord Fanshawe of Richmond, MP
1927 Jack Cassidy, born in Richmond Hill, Virginia, actor, Oscar/Jetman-He and She
1926 John Hamilton-Jones, CEO, Richmond Enterprises, /British Maj-Gen
1923 Ned Rorem, Richmond Indiana, composer/author, Sky Music
1913 Morton Gould, born in Richmond Hill, New York, prolific composer, Verdun
1907 Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer, dies at 73
1900 Norman Foster, born in Richmond, Indiana, actor, Skyscraper Souls
1899 Vera Reynolds, Richmond, Virginia, silent screen actress, Lawless Woman
1899 Freeman Gosden, Richmond, Virginia, radio actor, Amos-Amos 'n' Andy
1893 Julia Faye, Richmond, Virginia, actress, 10 Commandments, Samson and Delilah
1891 Reginald Denny Richmond England, actor, Rebecca, Cat Ballou, Batman
1889 Single tornado kills 119, injures 146, New Richmond, Wisconsin
1889 Savings Bank of Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond, Virginia
1880 1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve
1880 John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0
1867 Jesse James-gang rob bank in Richmond Missouri (2 die, $4,000 taken)
1867 Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Virginia streetcars
1865 Siege of Richmond, Virginia
1865 Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond Virginia and Petersberg
1865 CSA President Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA
1864 Union troops ambush and kill 'Bloody' Bill Anderson in Richmond MI
1863 Bread revolt in Richmond Virginia
1862 Battle of 2nd Manassas-Pope defeated by Lee-Battle of Richmond, KY
1862 U.S. begins Peninsular Campaign aimed at capturing Richmond
1862 John Tyler, 10th U.S. President (1841-45), dies in Richmond Virginia at 71
1861 Confederate ironclad Manassas attack Union's Richmond on Mississippi
1861 Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Virginia
1861 Richmond, Virginia is designated Confederate Capital
1861 Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy
1858 Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 blacks arrested for learning
1834 Horatio Richmond Palmer, composer
1807 Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Virginia (acquitted)
1805 American Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, Kilburn Wells, England
1781 British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va
1456 Edmund Turdor, earl of Richmond, dies
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