1994 Event Shreveport Pirates 1st CFL home game (vs Toronto Argonauts) 1994 Event Shreveport Pirates 1st CFL game (vs Ottawa) 1994 Event Shreveport Pirates join CFL as 4th U.S. team 1975 Birthday Karmyn Tyler, Shreveport Louisiana, Miss America-Louisiana 1996 1970 Birthday LaMark Carter, Shreveport Louisiana, triple jumper 1970 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational 1969 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1969 Birthday Chad Magee, Tyler, Texas, Nike golfer, 1993 NIKE Shreveport Open-36th 1968 Event Carol Mann wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1967 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1966 Birthday Gwendolyn Hajek, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, playmate, September, 1987 1966 Birthday Albert Belle, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, outfielder, Indians, White Sox 1966 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational 1965 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational 1960 Birthday Sonny Skinner, Porstmouth, Virginia, Nike golfer, 1993 NIKE Shreveport Open 1958 Birthday Hal Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, professional golfer, 1980 College Player of the Year by 'Golf Magazine', ranked in top-10 Official World Golf Rankings 1986 - 1987 1957 Birthday Evelyn Ashford, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, 100m runner, 4 Gold Medals 1976, Silver Medal 1984 Olympics 1955 Event KTBS TV channel 3 in Shreveport, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Kix Brooks, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Brooks and Dunn-Brand New Man 1954 Event KSLA TV channel 12 in Shreveport, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Jim McCrery, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Representative-R-Louisiana 1988 - 2009 1949 Birthday Brenda Sykes, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, actress, Ozzie's Girls, Getting Straight 1949 Birthday Hank Williams, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, country singer, Honky Tonk 1945 Birthday Tricia O'Neal, born in Shreveport Louisiana, actress, Piranha Part II 1944 Birthday Jesse Winchester, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer and songwriter, Learn to Love it 1942 Birthday Carole Wells, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, actress, Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1941 Birthday Brenton Wood, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, rocker, Gimme Little Sign 1939 Birthday Hugh Delane Thompson, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1991 MONY Syracuse 1933 Birthday Floyd Cramer, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, pianist, session player, architect of the 'Nashville Sound', played piano on Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel 1932 Birthday Bennett Johnston, Jr., born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Senator-D-Louisiana 1972 - 1997 1931 Birthday Miller Barber, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1968 Byron Nelson Classic 1925 Birthday Virginia Hewitt, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, actress, Carol-Space Patrol 1920 Birthday Paul Foster, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, sang with Robert Harris, Sam Cooke, Rising Stars, Golden Echoes, memorable recording 'Be With Me Jesus' 1918 Birthday Russell B. Long, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Senator-D-Louisiana, 1948 - 1987
