1983 Event Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death in Roanoke, Virginia 1967 Event WBRA TV channel 15 in Roanoke, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Birthday Eric Weinrich, Roanoke, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks 1966 Event WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Event WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1942 Birthday Wayne Newton, born in Roanoke, Virginia, singer, Danke Schon 1913 Birthday Lynn Bari, Roanoke, Virginia, actress, Connie-Detective Wife, Earthbound 1912 Birthday John Payne, Roanoke, Virginia, actor, Restless Gun 1912 Birthday John Payne, born in Roanoke, Virginia, actor, Dodsworth, Razor's Edge 1864 Event Battle between Confederate and Union ships at mouth of Roanoke 1862 Event Battle of Roanoke Island NC, Federals gain control of Pamlico Sound 1862 Event Federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island NC 1591 Death Richard Grenville, Vice-Admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49 1587 Event 2nd English colony forms on Roanoke Island off NC 1586 Event English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina 1542 Birthday Richard Grenville, English parliament leader/Vice-Admiral, Roanoke
