1992 Event Nancy Scranton wins Los Coyotes LPGA Golf Classic 1991 Event 19th du Maurier Golf Classic: Nancy Scranton 1964 Birthday Paul W. Richards, Scranton, Pennsylvania, astronaut 1962 Birthday Melanie Smith, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Emily-As the World Turns 1962 Birthday Ria Coyne, Scranton Penn, comedienne, Betsy-Batman Forever 1961 Birthday Nancy Scranton, born in Centralia, Illinois, golfer, 1991 du Maurier Ltd Classic 1953 Event WDAU (now WYOU) TV chan 22 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (CBS) begins 1953 Event WNEP TV channel 16 in Scranton Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (ABC) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WBRE TV channel 28 in Wilkes-Barre Scranton, Pennsylvania (NBC) 1st broadcast 1943 Birthday Howard Gardner, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, psychologist, invented theory of multiple intelligences, influenced by Jerome Bruner, Nelson Goodman, Jean Piaget, MacArthur Prize Fellowship, 1981 1942 Birthday Joe Biden, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Senator-D-Delaware 1973 - 2009, 47th Vice President of the U.S. 1939 Birthday Jason Miller, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor and writer, Exorcist, Light of Day 1936 Event 1st common carrier license issued by ICC, Scranton, Pa 1934 Birthday Pete Barbutti, Scranton, Pennsylvania, comedian, Garry Moore Show 1931 Birthday Joseph M. McDade, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1963 - 1999 1924 Birthday Beverly Tyler, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Fireball, Lorelei-Big Town 1923 Birthday Jean Kerr, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, novelist, Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1922 Birthday Lizabeth Scott, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Dark City, Desert Fury 1917 Birthday William W. Scranton, Gov-R-Pa 1917 Birthday William Scranton, American Politician 1916 Birthday Jane Jacobs, Scranton, Pennsylvania, urbanologist 1907 Birthday Allan Jones, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actor/singer, A Day at the Races, Showboat 1904 Birthday Russ Morgan, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, orchestra leader, Welcome Aboard
