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2008 Sammy Baugh, dies in Texas, at 94
2007 Molly Ivins, died in Austin, Texas, of inflammatory breast cancer, at 62 2004 Noble Willingham, actor/teacher, ", Walker, Texas Ranger, ", dies at 72 2000 Martin Mailman, composer, teacher, guest conductor-composer at over 90 colleges across the U.S. and Europe dies in Denton, Texas 1998 Oprah Winfrey beats Texas cattlemen in beef trial 1997 Tim Herron wins Texas Golf Open shooting a 271 1997 Howard Stern is fired from radio station, KEGL Dallas, Texas 1997 1st ever baseball inter-league game San Francisco Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3 1997 Tornado in Jarrell Texas kills at least 28 1997 David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft. Worth Texas 1997 Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders 1996 Texas Ranger Juan Gonzalez wins AL MVP 1996 Alanis Morissette ends her 1st U.S. tour (Houston Texas) 1996 Troy Davis of Iowa State ran for 378 yards, 3rd highest in college football games (others: Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas and Alabama) 1996 Texas Rangers retire their 1st number, Nolan Ryan's #34 1996 Christie Lee Woods, 18, of Texas, crowned 14th Miss Teen USA 1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin, Texas on KJFK 98.9 FM 1995 62nd Sugar Bowl: Virginia Tech beats Texas 1995 66th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 3-2 at Ballpark at Arlington, Texas 1995 Chelsi Smith, 21, (Texas), crowned 44th Miss USA 1994 Statue of Sam Houston unveiled in Texas 1994 Texas Ranger Kenny Rogers pitches baseball's 12th perfect game 1994 30 die in 3 fatal auto accidents in Texas 1994 112 degrees F (44.4 degrees C) at El Paso Texas 1994 111 degrees F (43.9 degrees C) at El Paso, Texas 1994 New York Yankees beat Texas Rangers 18-6 1994 James Clay, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins, dies at 59 in Dallas, Texas 1993 Jerry Hunt, composer, used live electronics to create new works, employed ritualistic performance techniques, dies in Canton, Texas, of suicide 1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcasting in El Paso, Texas 1993 John B Connally, Governor of Texas/shot with John F. Kennedy in 1963, dies at 76 1993 Texas Ranger Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Red Sox, he gives up 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks, he damages his arm 1993 Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas opens 1993 12th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Texas Tech beats OH State 84-82 1992 Howard Stern Radio Show begins broadcasting in Dallas, Texas on KGEL-FM 97.1 1992 Billy Wayne White, murderer, executed in Texas at 34 1991 George Jo Hennard, 35, kills 23 and himself and wounds 20 in Texas 1991 Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan pitches record 7th no hitter (beats Toronto 3-0) 1991 Don Beddoe, actor (Bullwhip, Loophole, Texas), dies at 87 1990 All star MVP: Julio Franco (Texas Rangers) 1989 Texas A&I, Johnny Bailey sets NCAA season rush record at 6,085 yards 1989 George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose become CEO of Texas Rangers 1989 Gretchen Polhemus, 23, (Texas), crowned 38th Miss USA 1988 Hurricane Gilbert, kills 300 in Jamaica, Texas and Yucatan 1988 San Antonio (Texas League) beats Jackson 1-0 in 26 innings 1988 Courtney Gibbs Eplin, 21, (Texas), crowned 37th Miss USA 1987 In Midland, Texas 1 -year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well 1987 10 teens die in Guadalupe River flood, Comfort, Texas 1987 30 killed in a Texas tornado 1987 Michelle Renee Royer, 21, Texas, crowned 36th Miss USA 1986 Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1986 Christy Fichtner, 23, (Texas), crowned 35th Miss USA 1986 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81 1986 Jessica McClure, baby trapped in Texas well in 1988 1986 Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million 1985 Valerie Lowrance, of Texas, 18, crowned America's Junior Miss 1985 Laura Elena Martinez-Herring, 21, (Texas), crowned 34th Miss USA 1985 Atlantis ferried to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas 1985 Julian Lennon's 1st concert (San Antonio Texas) 1984 California Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0 1984 Lauren Bush, born in Houston, Texas, fashion model, environmentalist, niece, President George W. Bush 1983 4 die in a train crash in Marshall Texas 1983 Challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas 1983 Dodgers trade Dave Stewart and Ricky Wright to Texas for Rick Honeycut 1983 Hurricane Alicia battered Houston and Galveston, Texas 1983 Hurricane Alicia, kills 17 in Texas 1982 Charlie Brooks, Jr., convicted murderer became 1st U.S. prisoner to be executed by lethal injection, at a prison in Huntsville, Texas 1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas 1982 "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at E O'Neill New York City after 63 performances 1982 Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via Dyess AFB, Texas 1982 Challenger flies to Kennedy Space Center via Ellington AFB, Texas 1981 Jennie Thompson, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, gymnast, Junior National-champ-93, 1996 Olympics 1981 Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision 1980 Andria Gayle Mullins, Miss Texas Teen USA, Teen with Style-1997 1980 Stephanie Michelle Steele, Abilene, Texas, country singer 1980 Allen, most powerful hurricane in Caribbean hits Brownsville, Texas 1980 Hurricane Aline, kills 272 in Texas and Caribbean 1980 Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL and NL 1979 Tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster 1979 Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record) 1979 109 cm rainfall at Alvin Texas (state record) 1979 Highest price ever paid for a pig, $42,500, Stamford, Texas 1978 Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin 1978 Abel Talamantez, Texas, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1978 Melissa McElroy, born in Houston, Texas, rhythmic gymnast, U.S. team-96 1978 Rachel Rochelli, born in Houston, Texas, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics 1978 WRR-AM in Dallas Texas changes call letters to KAAM 1978 1st "micro on a chip" patented by Texas Instruments 1978 Christa Williams, born in Houston, Texas, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold 1977 Bridget Hall, Dallas Texas, model, Ford 1977 43rd Heisman Trophy Award: Earl Campbell, Texas (RB) 1977 Texas' Russell Erideben kicks his 3rd 60 yard field goal of the season 1977 Christie Lee Woods, Texas, Miss Teen USA 1996 1977 Preston Jones' "Texas Trilogy," premieres in New York City 1977 New York Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 men and beats Texas Rangers 1-0 1977 Texas Rangers turn their 1st triple play (vs A's) 1977 Kansas City Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0 1976 Rhoshii Wells, born in Austin, Texas, middleweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze 1976 Kim Zmeskal, born in Houston, Texas, U.S. gymnast 1992 Olympics 1975 Carly Jarmon, Mesquite Texas, Miss America-Texas 1996 1975 Tevin Jermod Campbell, born in Dallas, Texas, rapper 1975 Sheila Ryan, actress(Song of Texas, Great Guns), dies at 54 1975 Karan Ashley Jackson, Odessa, Texas, actress, Aisha-Mighty Power Rangers 1975 Kip Harkrider, born in Carthage, Texas, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Jay R Ferguson, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Taylor Newton-Evening Shade 1975 Billy Martin fired as Texas Rangers manager 1975 Chad Allen, born in Dallas, Texas, baseball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Kris Benson, Konnesaw, Texas, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers) 1974 Shirley Cothran (Texas), 21, crowned 47th Miss America 1975 1974 John Coppinger, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles 1974 Imad Baba, born in Humble, Texas, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1974 Sherry Wigginton, born in Austin, Texas, diver in 1996 Olympics 1974 Rohsaan Griffin, Texas City Texas, 200m runner 1974 Guillermo Mercedes, Dominican/US baseball infielder for the Texas Rangers 1974 Echo Leta Johnson, born in Austin, Texas, playmate, Jan, 1993 1973 Phillies sell infielder-outfielder Cesar Tovar to the Texas Rangers 1973 Eric Thomas, Chartage Texas, 400m hurdler 1973 John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ 1973 Tracy Bonner, Webster Texas, diver 1996 Olympics 1973 Frank Robinson homers in record 32nd ML park in Arlington, Texas 1973 Billy Martin named manager of Texas Rangers 1973 Stacy Sanches, born in Dallas, Texas, playmate, Mar, 1995 1973 University of Texas (Arlington) is 1st accredited school to offer belly dancing 1973 Texas Rangers Jim Bibby no-hits 1st-place Oakland, 6-0 1973 Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1 1973 Jennifer Darst, Dallas Texas, pairs skater, & Arthur Reid 1973 Wendy Ward, born in San Antonio, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1995 GHP Classic-15th 1973 Michelle Martinez, Dallas Texas, Miss America, Texas-Top 10-1997 1973 Marc Blake Schneider, born in Lubbock, Texas, rower, Olympics-bronze-1996 1973 Deon Minor, Paris Texas, 400m runner 1973 Lyndon B Johnson, president (1963-69), dies at his Texas ranch at 64 1973 Rod Myers, Conroe, Texas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1972 Kara Williams, Miss Texas USA 1996 1972 Grant Hill, born in Dallas, Texas, NBA forward and guard, Detroit Pistons, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 "Cheech and Chong Day" in San Antonio Texas 1972 Justin C G Leonard, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Anheuser-Busch-3rd 1972 Charlie Haas, born in Houston, Texas, Charles Doyle 'Charlie' Haas II, professional wrestler, wrestles for World Wrestling Entertainment, previously teamed with brother, Russ, on independent circuit, winning JAPW Tag Team Championship 1971 Ivan Rodriguez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, catcher for the Texas Rangers 1971 Texas Stadium opens-Cowboys beat Patriots 44-21 1971 AL OKs Washington Senator move to Arlington (Texas Rangers) 1971 Lance Armstrong, born in Plano, Texas, road cyclist, Olympics-6th-92, 96 1971 KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 Henry Thomas, born in San Antonio, Texas, actor, ET 1971 Shane Andrews, born in Dallas, Texas, infielder for the Montreal Expos 1971 Shae Sloan, Huntsville, Texas, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1971 Mark Henry, born in Silsbee, Texas, 238+lbs, 108+kg, weightlift 1971 Sheryl Swoopes, born in Texas, WNBA forward, Houston Comets, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, Texas (IND) suspends broadcasting 1971 Li Chen, born in Changsha China, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Austin Texas 1971 Erykah Badu, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, songwriter, Grammy-winner, R&B, hip hop, jazz, given name Erica Abi Wright 1971 Tony Miller, Mount Pleasant Texas, 400m runner 1970 George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, 1996 Olympics 1970 Marlin Cannon, Dallas Texas, 200m/400m runner 1970 KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 Ethan Hawke, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Dad, Dead Poets Society, Explorers 1970 Darren Oliver, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1970 Phyllis Ann George (Texas), 21, crowned 43rd Miss America 1971 1970 Mark Brandenburg, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1970 Damon Buford, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1970 Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) suspends broadcasting 1970 KAMU TV channel 15 in College Station, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 Frank "Cliff" Mannon, Amarillo, Texas, team handball 1996 Olympics 1969 Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67 1969 KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, Texas (ABC) 1st broadcast 1969 Arthur Rhodes, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1969 Juan Gonzalez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1969 120,000 attend Texas International Pop Festival 1969 Amanda Hope, born in Austin, Texas, playmate, Jul, 1992 1969 Amanda Hope, Austin Texas, playmate, Jul, 1992 1969 KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1969 69th U.S. Golf Open: Orville Moody shoots a 281 at Champs Golf Club in Houston, Texas 1969 Suzanne Lawrence, Humble Texas, Miss Texas-America 1991, 4th 1969 Pete Schourek, born in Austin, Texas, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1969 Frank Castillo, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1969 Chad Magee, Tyler, Texas, Nike golfer, 1993 NIKE Shreveport Open-36th 1969 Rusty Greer, Ft. Rucker AL, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1968 Dean Palmer, Tallahassee, Florida, infielder for the Texas Rangers 1968 KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1968 Eddie Taubensee, Beeville, Texas, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1968 Tara Cross-Battle, born in Houston, Texas, volleyball hitter, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics 1968 Rich Robertson, Nacogdoches, Texas, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Jim Bob Howard, Wichita Falls Texas, actor, Flash and Bone 1968 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley, Texas 1968 Chuck Knoblauch, born in Houston, Texas, shortstop, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins 1968 Billy Brewer, born in Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees 1968 HemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas 1968 Brian Leetch, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New York Rangers 1968 David Hulse, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1968 Ashely Allen, born in San Antonio, Texas, playmate, Aug, 1992 1968 KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Tracy Lawrence, Atlanta, Texas, country singer, Sticks and Stones 1968 KDCD TV channel 18 in Midland, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Duck hunter accidentally shoots endangered whooping crane in Texas 1967 Anna Nicole Smith, born in Texas, model, actress, spokeswoman, sex symbol 1967 17th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 23 -8 at Champions Golf Club Texas 1967 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1967 Ellie Gibson, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, golfer, 1994 PING-Cellular One-5th 1967 Roger Pavlik, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1967 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins 1967 Michael Johnson, born in Dallas, Texas, 200m/400m runner, Olympic-2 gold-96 1967 Hurricane Beuleah, kills 54 in Caribbean, Mexico and Texas 1967 Tabitha Soren, born in San Antonio, Texas, MTV reporter, This Week in Rock 1967 Blas Elias Gomez, Kennedy, Texas, rock drummer, Slaughter-Stick it Live 1967 Elexa Wills/Orrange, Orange Texas, long jumper/triple jumper 1967 Jason Grimsley, born in Cleveland, Texas, pitcher for the California Angels 1967 Melora Hardin, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Family Tree, Best Times 1967 Mike Stanton, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 1967 Cindy Haley, Tyler, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1987 Texas Amateur-2nd 1967 Jaime Gomez, Arlington, Texas, Nike golfer, 1992 Boise Open 1967 Kirk Everist, Houston Texas, water polo driver 1996 Olympics 1967 Michelle Forbes, born in Austin, Texas, actress, Ensign Ro-Star Trek Next Gen 1967 Kate Golden, Beaumont Texas, LPGA golfer, 1992 Ping/Welch-5th 1967 Farrah Forke, Texas, actress, Dweebs, Mr. Rhodes, Disclosure, Heat 1967 KHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1966 Tracy Byrd, born in Vidor, Texas, Tracy Lynn Byrd, country singer, musician, known for Number One Billboard hit single 'Holdin' Heaven', recorded nine studio albums, 30 hit singles, 11 top ten hits 1966 Cheryl Dickey, Houston Texas, 100m hurdler 1966 Jeffrey Jacquet, Bay City Texas, actor, Mork and Mindy, Whiz Kids 1966 Charles Whitman climbs University of Texas tower and shoots 12 dead 1966 Former marine Charles Whitman kills 13 and wounds 31 at University of Texas 1966 Charles Whitman, former marine, kills 13 at University of Texas, shot by cops 1966 Charles Whitman wounds 46 and kills 5 at University of Texas 1966 Mary Stuart Masterson, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Some Kind of Wonderful 1966 Greg Maddux, born in San Angelo, Texas, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1966 Robin Wright Penn, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Santa Barbara, Princess Bride 1966 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65 1966 Paul Devenport, New Zealand, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Texas Tour 1966 Michael Timlin, born in Midland, Texas, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1966 Clark Sherwood Dennis, born in Houston, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Hawaiian Open-3rd 1966 Sean Patrick Wade, Houston Texas, New Zealand marathoner 1996 Olympics 1966 Bob Alan Estes, Graham, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Texas Open 1966 Deana Carter, born in Nashville, Texas, Deana Kay Carter, country singer, famous for multi-platinum debut album 'Did I Shave My Legs for This?', albums include fourteen singles, three reached number one on the Billboard country charts, including 'Strawberry Wine' 1965 Sue Thomas, Texarkana, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1991 Orix Hawaiian Ladies-14th 1965 Ken Hill, Lynn, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1965 Laurie Carr, born in Dallas, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1986 1965 Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont, Texas, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1965 Gil Heredia, Nogales, Arizona, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1965 Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur, Texas, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1965 Caroline S. Keggi, born in El Paso, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1994 Dinah Shore-19th 1965 Scott Livingstone, born in Dallas, Texas, infielder, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers 1965 Buddy Groom, born in Dallas, Texas, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1965 Kurt Stillwell, born in Glendale, California, infielder for the Texas Rangers 1965 Suzan Kaminga, born in Austin, Texas, bodybuilder 1965 Michael Charles Brisky, Brownsville, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd 1965 Fia Porter, Mexia, Texas, actress, Audrey Ames-One Life to Live 1965 Karen Foster, born in Lufkin, Texas, playmate, Oct, 1989 1965 William McNamara, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Texasville, Beat, Stealing Home 1965 Ron Gant, Victoria, Texas, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1965 KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 Greg Swindell, Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians 1964 Mike Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1964 Billy Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, 2nd baseman, Bal Orioles, Texas Rangers 1964 In El Paso, Texas, Lyndon Baines Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border 1964 Darryl Hamilton, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1964 Yolanda Henry, Houston Texas, high jumper 1964 Kenny Rogers, born in Savannah, Georgia, pitcher, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees 1964 Stuart Hendley, born in Houston, Texas, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Manitoba Open 1964 Denean Howard, Sherman, Texas, 4X400m relayer 1988 Olympics silver 1964 Mark McLemore, born in San Diego, California, infielder for the Texas Rangers 1964 Gene Watkins, Waco, Texas, actor, James Walsh-As the World Turns 1964 Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees 1964 Kevin Elster, born in San Pedro, California, infielder for the Texas Rangers 1964 Susan Swift, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Chisholms 1964 Scott Rachal Verplank, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1985 Western Open 1964 Warren Newson, born in Newnan, Georgia, outfielder for the Texas Rangers 1964 Kevin Kennedy, baseball manager for the Texas Rangers 1964 Michael Dean Standly, Abilene, Texas, PGA golfer, 1993 Freeport-McMoRan 1964 Bobby Witt, Arlington, Virginia, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1964 KIII TV channel 3 in Corpus Christi, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 Jill Goodacre Connick, Lubbock, Texas, model, Victoria Secrets 1964 Will Clark, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, infielder for the Texas Rangers 1964 Cher Butler, born in Garland, Texas, playmate August, 1985 1964 Gretchen Magers, Pittsburgh PA/San Antonio, Texas, tennis star 1964 Sharon Cain, born in San Antonio, Texas, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1963 Kristi Albers, El Paso, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1993 Sprint Classic 1963 John F. Kennedy flies to Texas 1963 Zina Garrison Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, tennis star, 1988/90 Wimbledon 1963 Bruce Ruffin, Lubbock, Texas, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1963 Mark Chesnutt, born in Beaumont, Texas, country singer, Too Cold at Home 1963 Marianne Berglund, born in Sweden, cyclist, 1983 Ruffles Tour of Texas 1963 Bobby Rock, born in Houston, Texas, rock drummer, Nelson-Love and Affection 1963 Kirk Baptiste, born in Beaumont, Texas, 200m runner 1984 Olympics silver 1963 Lisa Whelchel, Fort Worth Texas, actress, Blair-Facts of Life 1963 John Cameron Mitchell, born in El Paso, Texas, actor, Misplaced, Band of the Hand 1963 Eddy Moya, born in El Paso, Texas, actor 1963 Sammy Giammatva, born in Houston, Texas, tennis star 1963 Jacqueline Sheen, born in Dallas, Texas, playmate July, 1990 1962 Randy Velarde, born in Midland, Texas, infielder, New York Yankees, California Angels 1962 Lori Singer, Corpus Christi Texas, actress, Fame, V, Footloose 1962 KTXT TV channel 5 in Lubbock, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Dennis Cook, Lamarque, Texas, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1962 Kimberly McArthur, born in Fort Worth Texas, playmate, January, 1982 1962 KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Kym Malin, born in Dallas, Texas, playmate, May, 1982 1962 Doug Drabek, Victoria, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, New York Yankees 1962 Ike Eisenmann, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Scott-Fantastic Journey 1962 Sherri Howard, Sherman, Texas, 4X400m hurdler 1984 Olympics gold 1962 Lori Singer, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, actress, Jurasic Park 1962 KACB TV channel 3 in San Angelo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1961 Mike Henneman, St. Charles, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Joel Ashley Edwards, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 BC Open-2nd 1961 David W. Harper, Abilene, Texas, actor, Jim Bob-Waltons 1961 Crystal Bernard, Garland, Texas, actress, Amy-It's a Living, Helen-Wings 1961 Ed Vosberg, born in Tucson, Arizona, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Hurricane Carla strikes Texas with winds of 175 mph 1961 Rene Gonzales, born in Austin, Texas, infielder for the Texas Rangers 1961 Jeff Russell, Cincinnatti, Ohio, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Woody Harrelson, born in Midland, Texas, actor, Woody Boyd-Cheers 1961 Forest Whitaker, born in Longview, Texas, actor, Bloodsport, Platoon, Stakeout 1961 KBMT TV channel 12 in Beaumont, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 Kevin Gross, born in Downey, California, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Peri Gilpin, Waco, Texas, actor, Roz Doyle-Frasier 1961 1st practical sea water conversion plant - Freeport, Texas 1961 Marci Bozarth, Lampasas, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1994 Lady Keystone Open-37th 1961 Selena, Texas, spanish singer, Grammy-1994 1961 Tammy Stephens, Arlington, Texas, singer, Girls Next Door-Don't Be Cruel 1961 John Stockwell, Galveston, Texas, actor, Born to Ride, City Limits 1961 Mark David Brooks, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open 1960 Danny Briggs, Abilene, Texas, Nike golfer, 1986 Tallahassee Open-6th 1960 David Valle, Bayside, New York, catcher for the Texas Rangers 1960 Michael Carter, born in Dallas, Texas, shot putter 1984 Olympics silver 1960 Mickey Tettleton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, catcher for the Texas Rangers 1960 KERA TV channel 13 in Dallas, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 Eric Dickerson, Texas, NFL halfback, Los Angeles Rams, Colts/2,105 yds in 1984 1960 KRET TV channel 23 in Richardson, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1960 B J Jefferson, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Ronnie Laurance-Another World 1959 Shirley Furlong, born in San Antonio, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1988 Lady Keystone Open 1959 R Glynn Holt, Plainveiw Texas, PhD/astronaut, STS-73 alt 1959 Radney Foster, born in Del Rio, Texas, singer, Foster and Lloyd-Crazy Over You 1959 Anne Smith, born in Dallas, Texas, tennis star 1959 Ty Armstrong, Waxahachie, Texas, Nike golfer, 1993 Anheuser-Busch-19th 1959 Connie Brighton, Wichita Falls, Texas, playmate, Sept, 1982 1959 Harold Baines, born in Easton, Maryland, outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers 1959 Texas Instruments requests patent of IC (Integrated Circuit) 1959 Otis Nixon, U.S. baseball outfielder, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers 1958 Joan Severance, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Hear No Evil, See No Evil 1958 Blaine McCallister, Ft. Stockton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Honda Classic 1958 Gig Gangel Harlingen, Texas, playmate, Jan, 1980 1958 Tanya Tucker, Seminole, Texas, country singer and actress, Follow that Car 1958 1st airplane flight exceeding 1200 hours, lands, Dallas, Texas 1958 Terry McBride, born in Austin, Texas, singer, McBride and Ride-Can I Count on You 1958 KUT-FM in Austin Texas begins radio transmissions 1958 Lydia Cornell, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Sara Rush-Too Close for Comfort 1958 Wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, Texas (record) 1958 Shaun Cassidy, rocker and actor, Hardy Boys, Texas Guns 1957 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (HB) 1957 Rita Crockett, born in San Antonio, Texas, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1957 KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 Louann Fernald San Antonio, Texas, playmate, Jun, 1979 1957 KJAC TV channel 4 in Port Arthur-Beaumont, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1957 Holly Dunn, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Daddy's Hands 1957 Rick Douglas Husband, born in Amarillo, Texas, USAF Major/astronaut 1957 Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 1957 Hurricane Audrey, kills 526 in Louisiana and Texas 1957 KBTexas TV channel 3 in Bryan, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Eloise Broady, born in Houston, Texas, playmate, Apr, 1988 1957 Patrick G. Forrester, born in El Paso, Texas, Lieutenant Colonel Army/astronaut 1957 Craig Wilson, Beeville, Texas, U.S. water polo goalie, Olym-silver-84, 88 1957 Irlene Mandrell, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, country singer, Mandrell Sisters 1957 KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 Robert Thompson, born in Houston, Texas, Nike golfer, 1990 Boise Open-2nd 1956 Marcy Hanson, born in Galveston, Texas, playmate, October 1978 1956 Lee Roy Parnell, Abilene Texas, country singer, Oughta be a Law 1956 Ron White, born in Fritch, Texas, comedian, performs stand up comedy, Grammy-Award nominee, member of Blue Collar Comedy Tour, projects include, 'You Can't Fix Stupid', influences include Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Hicks, George Carlin 1956 Ashley Cox, Dallas Texas, playmate, December, 1977 1956 Lyle Lovett, born in Klein, Texas, country singer, God Will, Joshua Judges Ruth 1956 George Bancroft, actor (Texas, Stagecoach, Little Men), dies at 74 1956 KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 White mob prevents enrollment of blacks at Mansfield HS, Texas 1956 Jerry Hall, born in Mesquite, Texas, model and Mrs. Mick Jagger, Batman, Freejack 1956 Bernard A. Harris, Jr., born in Temple Texas, MD/Astronaut, STS-55, 63 1956 Lisa Niemi, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Dirty Dancing, Will Rodgers Follies 1956 KRIS TV channel 6 in Corpus Christi, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 Paul S. Lockhart, born in Amarillo, Texas, Major USAF/astronaut 1956 KTXS TV channel 12 in Sweetwater-Abilene, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 KWAB TV channel 4 in Big Spring, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 KGNS TV channel 8 in Laredo, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 KOSA TV channel 7 in Odessa, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Tish Hinojosa, San Antonia, Texas, country singer, Something in the Rain 1955 Danny Darwin, Bonham Texas, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1955 Mac Sweeney, born in Wharton, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 1989 1955 KTVT TV channel 11 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 1st microwave TV station operated (Lufkin, Texas) 1955 KTRE TV channel 9 in Lufkin, Texas (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Janet Quist Austin, Texas, playmate, Dec, 1978 1955 KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting 1955 Lee Horsley, Muleshoe, Texas, actor, Nero Wolfe, Matt Houston 1955 KFDM TV channel 6 in Beaumont, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Jack Kingston, born in Bryan, Texas, Representative-R-Georgia 1993 - 1955 Brent Spiner, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Data-Star Trek the Next Generation 1955 Robby Benson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, One on One, Running Brave, Chosen 1955 Steve Earle, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Guitar Town 1954 Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Walt Disney 1954 Danielle Alexander, Ft. Worth, Texas, country music pianist 1954 KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Catherine Crier, born in Dallas, Texas, former district court judge, television personality, writer, anchor Court TV program 1954 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Texas Golf Open 1954 KLTV TV channel 7 in Tyler-Longview, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan, born in Dallas, Texas, guitarist, Sky is Crying, Texas Flood 1954 Louise Mandrell, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, country singer, Mandrell Sisters 1954 Jeffrey S. Ashby, born in Dallas, Texas, astronaut, sk: STS-85 1954 KRGV TV channel 5 in Weslaco, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Peter MacNicol, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Chicago Hope, Sophie's Choice 1954 Dennis Quaid, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff 1954 Keith Carlton Fergus, born Temple, Texas, PGA golfer, 1995 Honda Classic-8th 1953 KMID TV channel 2 in Midland and Odessa, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Gina Hecht, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Melanie-Hizzoner, Mork and Mindy 1953 Tracy Scoggins, Galveston, Texas, actress, Colbys, Gumshoe Kid 1953 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 KRBC TV channel 9 in Abilene, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Philece Sampler, San Angelo, Texas, actress, Donna Love-Another World 1953 KCTV (now KLST) TV channel 8 in San Angelo, Texas (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Rebecca Holden, born in Austin, Texas, actress, April-Knight Rider 1953 Rick Henderson, Beaumont, Texas, singer, Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around 1953 1st non-commercial educational television station, Houston, Texas 1953 KUHT TV channel 8 in Houston, Texas (PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas and causes $39M damage 1953 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Gregory Beecroft, Chorpus Christi, Texas, actor, Guiding Light 1953 Jay O Sanders, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski 1953 KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KFDA TV channel 10 in Amarillo, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KGNC (now KAMR) TV channel 4 in Amarillo, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 KLBK TV channel 13 in Lubbock, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1952 Kate Capshaw, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Little Sex, Dreamscape 1952 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Women's Texas Golf Open 1952 Rudy Gatlin, Olney, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady 1952 Patrick Swayze, born in Houston, Texas, actor/dancer, Dirty Dancing, Ghost 1952 Marianne Williamson, born in Houston, Texas, spiritual activist, author, speaker, lecturer, wrote, 'A Course in Miracles', a program about choosing love over fear, 'A Return to Love', breakthrough success attributed to appearance on Oprah Winfrey 1952 George Strait, Pearsall, Texas, country singer, All My Exes Live in Texas 1952 Annette O'Toole, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Cat People, Superman III 1952 Dwight Elmo Jones, born in Houston, Texas, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1952 Jack Fields, born in Humble, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1981 - 1997 1952 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees 1952 Ben Daniel Crenshaw, born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1976 Bing Crosby 1951 Chet Edwards, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1991 - 2005 and 2005 - 1951 Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins LPGA Texas Women's Golf Open 1951 Alan Wheat, born in San Antonio, Texas, Representative-D-Missouri 1983 - 1995 1951 Randy T Odle, Port Arthur Texas, astronaut 1951 Judith Ivey, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Lady in Red, Hello Again 1951 Ned Sublette, born in Lubbock, Texas, composer, musician, musicologist, producer, guitarist, studied classical guitar with Emilio Pujol, composition with Kenneth Gaburo, Cuban music scholar, known for mixing country-western, afro-Caribbean salsa, cumbia, rumba music styles 1951 Christopher Cross, born in Texas, singer, Sailing 1951 Stephen Tobolowsky, Texas, actor, Single White Female, Thelma and Louise 1951 Christopher Cross, Geppert, Texas, singer, Sailing, Arthur's Theme 1951 Steve Gatlin, born in Olney, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady 1950 Randy Quaid, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Midnight Express, Vacation, SNL 1950 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 293 performances 1950 Candice Earley, Ft. Hood, Texas, actress, Donna Tyler-All My Children 1950 Lynn Adams, Kingsville, Texas, LPGA golfer 1950 Rodney Crowell, born in Houston, Texas, country singer, She's Crazy for Leavin' 1950 Kathy Whitton Baker, born in Midland, Texas, actress, Right Stuff, 16 Candles 1950 Kenneth D. Cockrell, born in Austin Texas, Astronaut, STS-56, 69, 80 1950 Dave McCurdy, born in Canadian, Texas, Representative-D-Oklahoma 1981 - 1995 1950 Vic Harris, born in Los Angeles, California, baseball player, second baseman for Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball teams 1950 KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Ernest Istook, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-R-Oklahoma 1993 - 2007 1950 Burt Hooton, born in Greenville, Texas, Burt Carlton Hooton, baseball player, nicknamed 'Happy', right-handed starting pitcher for Major League Baseball teams Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers 1950 Morgan Fairchild, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Falcon Crest 1950 Richard Gilliland, Ft. Worth, Texas, actor, Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland 1950 Debbie Allen, born in Houston, Texas, dancer/actress, 3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame 1949 Sissy Spacek, born in Quitman, Texas, Carrie, Badlands, Coal Miner's Daughter 1949 Billy Gibbons, born in Houston, Texas, jazz guitarist, Moving Sidewalks, ZZ Top 1949 WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, Texas (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Thomas O Kite, Jr., born in Austin, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983 1949 KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins 1949 "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 293 performances 1949 Rita Jenrette, born in San Antonio, Texas, wife of Rep John Jenrette, D-SC 1949 Otis Williams, Otis Miles, Texas, rock vocalist, Temptations 1949 WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 Joe Barton, born in Waco, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 1949 Jay Thomas, born in Kermit, Texas, DJ/actor, Mork and Mindy, Cheers, Murphy Brown 1949 Shelley Duvall, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Popeye, Faery Tale Theater 1949 Don Baylor, born in Texas, baseball player, Rockies, 1979 AL RBI leader, 267 HBP 1949 Phyllis George-Brown, born in Denton, Texas, Miss Amer, 1971, sportscaster, CBS 1949 Bill Payne, born in Waco, Texas, rock keyboardist, Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero 1949 WBAP-FM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting 1949 Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes 1st nonstop round- the-world flight at Fort Worth, Texas, covering 23,452 miles in 94 hours 1949 George Foreman, born in Houston, Texas, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1973 - 1974, 1995 1949 Teresa Graves, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Laugh-in, Get Christie Love 1949 KPRC TV channel 2 in Houston, Texas (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Barbara Mandrell, born in Houston, Texas, singer/TV host, Mandrell Sisters 1948 Gary Morris, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer and actor, Colbys 1948 JoBeth Williams, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Kramer vs Kramer, Poltergeist 1948 WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, Texas (NBC) begins 1948 WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting 1948 John Drayton Mahaffey, Kerrville, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 PGA Champ 1948 Larry Gatlin, Seminole, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady 1948 Dan Seals, McCamey Texas, vocalist, Seals and Crofts-You Still Move Me 1947 Lamar Smith, born in San Antonio, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1987 - 1947 Jaclyn Smith, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Kelly-Charlie's Angel, Nightkill 1947 Gene Green, born in Houston, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1993 - 1947 James Fielder, Denton, Texas, rocker, Blood Sweat and Tears 1947 Michael Huffington, born in Dallas, Texas, U.S. oil millionaire, Representative-R-California, 1992 - 1994 1947 Margo Sappington, born in Baytown, Texas, actress, Oh Calcutta 1947 Don Henley, born in Linden, Texas, rock drummer/vocalist, Eagles-Desparado 1947 Wendell Burton, born in San Antonio, Texas, actor, Lucas-New Dick Van Dyke Show 1947 Betty Buckley, born in Big Springs, Texas, actress, Abby-8 is Enough, 1776, Cats 1947 French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522 1947 Massive explosion and fire kills 522 in Texas City, Texas 1947 Tornadoes striking West Texas and Oklahoma kill 169, injuring 1,300 1947 Tom Delay, born in Laredo, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 2006 1947 John Wiley Bryant, born in Lake Jackson, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1983 - 1997 1947 Joe Ely, Amarillo, Texas, country vocalist, Honky Tonk Masquerade 1946 Edgar Winter, Beaumont, Texas, rocker, They Only Come Out at Night 1946 Billy Preston, Texas, singer and pianist, 5th Beatle, David Brenner Show 1946 Kathryn Jean Whitmire, Houston Texas, 4 time Mayor-Houston 1946 Tom Loeffler, born in Fredericksburg, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1979 - 1987 1946 10 die in fire at Baker Hotel, Dallas Texas 1946 Mike Murdock, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, author, televangelist, pastor, Wisdom Center ministry, Fort Worth, Texas, hosts Wisdom Keys with Mick Murdock television program, mentored with Jimmie Swaggart, preached with Tammy Faye Bakker 1946 William Frederick Fisher, Dallas Texas, MD/astronaut, STS-51-I 1946 Ralph Kirshbaum, born in Denton, Texas, cellist, RNCM Manchester International Festival 1946 Sandy Duncan, Henderson, Texas, actress, Hogan Family 1946 Farrah Fawcett, born in Texas, actress, Charley's Angels, Burning Bed 1945 Millie Hughes-Fulford, Wells, Texas, astronaut, STS-40 1945 Jeannie C Riley, Texas, singer, Harper Valley PTA, Hee Haw 1945 Frank Tejeda, born in San Antonio, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1993 - 1997 1945 Richard M. Mullane, born in Texas, USAF/astronaut, STS 41-D, STS-27, STS-36 1945 G. W. Bailey, Port Arthur, Texas, actor, Dr. Beale-St. Elsewhere 1945 Steve Martin, born in Waco, Texas, comedian, writer and actor, Parenthood, Jerk, Roxanne 1945 Michelle Angelo, born in Kingsville, Texas, actress, Funny Girl 1945 Meredith MacRae, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Petticoat Junction, My 3 Sons 1945 Larry Combest, born in Memphis, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 2003 1945 Lisa Nicole Baker, born in Detroit, Texas, playmate of the year, Nov 1966 1945 Michael Martin Murphey, born in Dallas, Texas, country singer, Wildfire 1945 Charles "Bubba" Smith, Texas, NFLer for the Baltimore Colts/actor, Police Academy 1945 Stephen Stills, born in Dallas, Texas, songwriter/guitarist, Cosby Stills and Nash 1944 Lynda Day George, San Marcos, Texas, actress, Casey-Mission Impossible 1944 Mickey Leland, born in Lubbock, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 1989 1944 Jean Terrell, Texas, rocker, Supremes 1944 Kinky Friedman, Palestine, Texas, country rocker 1944 Barry White, born in Galveston, Texas, singer, Love's Theme 1944 Linda Ellerbee, born in Bryan, Texas, newscaster, Weekend, NBC Overnight 1944 Guich Koock, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Harley Puckett-Carter Country 1944 Gary Busey, born in Goose Creek, Texas, actor, Buddy Holly Story, Star in Born 1944 Boz Scaggs, born in Dallas, Texas, rocker, Steve Miller Band 1944 Townes Van Zandt, born in Texas, singer and songwriter, Kathleen, Loretta 1944 Michael A. Andrews, born in Houston, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1983 - 1995 1944 Robert Landers, Tarrant County, Texas, PGA golfer, Ft. Worth-1976, 78, 80 1943 Bobby Keyes, born in Slaton, Texas, musician, saxophone player, played with Bobby Vee, Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, celebrated recording "Return to Sender", "Brown Sugar" 1943 Valerie Perrine, Galveston, Texas, actress, Slaughterhouse 5 1943 Jerry Hunt, born Waco, Texas, composer, used live electronics to create new works, employed ritualistic performance techniques 1943 Gene Watson, Palestine, Texas, country singer, Heartaches, Love and Stuff 1943 Jeff Bingaman, born in El Paso, Texas, Senator-D-New Mexico 1983 - 1943 Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel kills 45 (Houston Texas) 1943 Dave Eichelberger, Waco, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Greater Milwaukee Open 1943 Valerie Perrine, born in Galveston, Texas, actress, Steam Bath, Superman, Lenny 1943 Sandra Haynie, Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1974 U.S. Women's Open 1943 Duane Allen, born in Taylortown, Texas, country singer, Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira 1943 John Oliver Creighton, born in Orange, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51G, 36, 48 1943 Larry Coryell, born in Galveston, Texas, jazz guitarist, 11th House 1943 Don Mitchell, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Mark-Ironside 1943 Texas League announces it will quit for the duration of WW II 1943 Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Legend of Hell House, Dallas 1943 Susan Howard, Marshall, Texas, actress, Donna-Dallas, Petrocelli 1943 Sharon Tate, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Valley of the Dolls 1943 Janis Joplin, Port Arthur, Texas, bluesy rock singer, Down on Me 1942 Bobby Fuller, born in Baytown, Texas, rocker, singer, guitarist, most famous single titled, I Fought the Law, written by Sonny Curtis, first top 40 hit, Let Her Dance, influences include The Beatles, Little Richard, Eddie Cochran 1942 Malvin Whitfield, Bay City, Texas, track star, 1948, 1952 Olympics 1942 Nancy Richey Gunther, San Ant, Texas, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1965, 66 1942 Anjanette Comer, born in Dawson, Texas, actress, Baby, Lepke 1942 B J Thomas, born in Houston, Texas, singer, Raindrops, Growing Pains Theme 1942 Dobie Gray, Brookshire, Texas, singer, In Crowd 1942 Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Please be Him 1942 Phil Gramm, Sen-R Texas, 1985- 1942 Beau Boulter, born in El Paso, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 1989 1942 Mac Davis, Lubbock, Texas, singer and actor, Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40 1942 Barbara Lynn, born in Beaumont, Texas, American guitarist, singer, rhythm and blues, toured with soul music greats like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, recorded the song Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin') with The Rolling Stones 1942 K Callan, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Joe's World, Martha-Lois and Clark 1941 Ronald D. Coleman, born in El Paso, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1983 - 1997 1941 Doug Sahm, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Texas Tornadoes-Dinero 1941 Guy Clark, Rockport, Texas, country singer, Heartbroke 1941 Joe Louis Caldwell, born in Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Robert Foxworth, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Chase-Falcon Crest, Frankenstein 1941 Lucas Brown Jackson, San Marcos, Texas, basketballer 1964 Olympic gold 1941 James Seals, Sidney, Texas, singer, Seals and Crofts-Summer Breeze 1941 Craig Anthony Washington, born in Longview, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1989 - 1995 1941 Tommy Aycock, Edinburg, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Las Vegas Senior-5th 1941 German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on U.S. battleship Texas 1941 Sandra Palmer, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1986 Mayflower Classic 1940 Ed Buce, Keiser Ar, country singer, Texas 1940 Phil Ochs, born in El Paso, Texas, anti-war folk singer, Joe Hill, War is Over 1940 Bruce Channel, born in Jacksonville, Bruce McMeans, Texas, singer, rocker, known for hit song, 'Hey! Baby', rock and roll, pop music, recorded with Smash Records, Mercury Records 1940 Delbert McClinton, Lubbock, Texas, singer, Gonna Find a Good Woman 1940 Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of House 1940 Johnny Nash, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, I Can See Clearly Now 1940 Dash Crofts, Cisco, Texas, singer, Seals and Crofts-Summer Breeze 1940 Lance Alworth, born in Houston, Texas, NFL hall of famer, Charger, Cowboys 1940 Phyllis Davis, born in Port Arthur, Texas, actress, Love American Style, Vega$ 1940 Frank Lorenzo, airline executive, Continental, Texas Air, Eastern 1940 Mickey Newbury, born in Houston, Texas, singer, member, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, wrote songs for Acuff-Rose Music 1940 27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen, Texas 1940 Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor, How to Succeed in Business 1939 Lee Buck Trevino, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1968, 71 1939 Kathy Whitworth, Monahans, Texas, golfer, 7 time LPGA Player of Year 1939 Jerry Allison, Hillsboro, Texas, rock drummer, Buddy Holly and Crickets 1939 Max Neuhaus, born in Beaumont, Texas, composer, percussionist, avant-garde, experimental genres, interpreter of contemporary music, sound art pioneer, designed sound generation and projection systems 1939 Don Williams, Floydada Texas, country singer, I Believe in You 1939 Terry Dill, Forth Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 Bank One Senior Classic 1939 Ray Peterson, born in Denton, Texas, singer, Tell Laura I Love Her 1939 Glen Hardin, born in Wellington, Texas, musician, piano, member of the Shindogs, recorded, arranged Elvis Pressley hits 'The Wonder of You', 'Let It Be Me' 1939 Donald L. Holmquest, born in Dallas, Texas, astronaut 1939 David Spielberg, born in Weslaco, Texas, actor, Jessica Novak, The Practice 1939 Jerry Naylor, born in Stephenville, Texas, rock vocalist, Crickets 1939 Paula Prentiss, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Parallax View, He and She 1939 Tommy Tune, born in Wichita Falls, Texas, dancer and choreographer, Boyfriend 1939 John M Fabian, Goosecreek, Texas, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-7, STS-51G 1938 4th Heisman Trophy Award: Davey O'Brien, Texas Christian (quarterback) 1938 Tina Turner, Brownsville, Texas, singer, Proud Mary 1938 Charles Starkwether, murderer, Texas Tower 1938 P J Proby, James Marcus Smith, born in Houston, Texas, rocker 1938 Rives McBee, Denton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 RJR Bank One Classic 1938 Charles Stenholm, born in Stamford, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 2005 1938 Rex Reed, Ft. Worth, Texas, movie critic/actor, Myra Breckinridge 1938 Mason Williams, Abilene, Texas, writer, Smother Brothers Hour 1938 Vikki Carr, born in El Paso, Texas, singer, Let it Be Him 1938 Ron Ely, Hereford, Texas, actor, Tarzan, Doc Savage 1938 Don Meredith, born in Mount Vernon, Texas, NFL quarterback, Cowboys, and Monday Night Football 1938 Homero Blancas, born in Houston, Texas, PGA golfer, 1972 Phoenix Open 1938 Ray Sharpe, born in Fort Worth, Texas, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Lee Hazlewood produced debut album, second album featured Duane Eddy and Al Casey on guitars, recorded with King Curtis 1937 Robert L Crippen, Beaumont, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-1, 7, 41C, 41G 1937 Charles Coody, born in Stamford, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Masters 1937 Solomon P. Ortiz, born in Robstown, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1983 - 1937 Sonny Curtis, Texas, guitarist, Crickets 1937 Don Massengale, born in Jackson, Texas, PGA golfer, 1966 Bing Crosby Celebrity 1937 Spinach growers of Crystal City, Texas, erect statue of Popeye 1937 Gas explosion in school in New London Texas: 294 die 1937 Bob Schieffer, born in Austin, Texas, newscaster, CBS Weekend News 1936 Frederic Forrest, Waxahachie, Texas, actor, Music Box, Lonesone Dove 1936 Buddy Holly, born in Lubbock, Texas, singer, Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day 1936 120 degrees F (49 degrees C), Seymour, Texas (state record) 1936 John Dancy, born in Jackson, Texas, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday 1936 Kris Kristofferson, born in Brownsville, Texas, singer and actor, Amerika, Millenium 1936 Billy Guy, born in Attasca, Texas, rock baritone, Coasters-Young Blood 1936 Lars Gustafsson, born in Vasteras, Sweden, professor, University of Texas at Austin, author, wrote 'The Death of a Beekeeper' 1936 Roy Orbison, Vernon, Texas, rocker, Pretty Woman 1936 Barbara Jordan, born in Houston, Texas, Representative-D-Texas, 1972 - 1978 1936 Joe Don Baker, Groesback, Texas, actor, Eischied, Walking Tall, Fletch 1936 John Paul Cain, Sweetwater, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Greater Grand Rapids 1936 Roger Miller, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer, King of the Road, Dang Me 1935 Bobby Joe Morrow, Brownsville, Texas, sprinter, Olympic-3 gold-1956 1935 Robert Kruger, Sen-D Texas 1935 James Clay, born in Dallas, Texas, saxophonist, flutist, hard bop jazz music genre, style influenced by Sonny Rollins 1935 Justin Tubb, born in San Antonio, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1935 Rafer Johnson, Hillsboro Texas, decathlete, Olympics gold 60 1935 Earlene Dennis Brown, born in Latero, Texas, shot putter 1960 Olympics bronze 1935 Albert Bustamante, born in Asherton, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1985 - 1993 1935 Ann Wedgeworth, Abilene, Texas, actress, Tiger's Tale, Men's Club, Bogie 1935 Jimmy Powell, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1990 Southwestern Bell Classic 1935 Nolan Miller, Burkburnett, Texas, fashion designer, Dynasty, Love Boat 1934 Norm Cash, Eldorado Texas, 1st baseman for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Harold Ralph Henning, Johannesburg South Africa, PGA golfer, 1966 Texas Open 1934 Freddie King, Gilmer, Texas, blues singer, Hideaway 1934 Rafer Lewis Johnson, Hillsboro, Texas, decathlete 1960 Olympics gold 1934 [Robert] Lee Elder, born in Dallas, Texas, PGA golfer, 1974 Monsanto Open 1934 Peter Masterson, Houston Texas, actor, Ambush Bay 1934 1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Ft. Worth, Texas) 1934 Al Freeman, Jr., born in Texas, actor, One Life to Live, My Sweet Charlie 1934 Sam Donaldson, born in El Paso, Texas, ABC White House correspondent, Prime Time 1934 Mother-in-law's day 1st celebrated (Amarillo, Texas) 1934 Van Williams, Fort Worth, Texas, actor, Green Hornet, Tycoon 1933 Kathryn Grant Crosby, Houston Texas, actress, Mr Cory, Big Circus 1933 Ramiro Cortes, born in Dallas, Texas, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah 1933 Texas Guinan, American Businessman 1933 Suzy Parker, born in San Antonio, Texas, model/actress, Chamber of Horrors 1933 Ann Richards, born in Lakeview, Texas, American politician, Democrat, Governor of Texas, second female governor of Texas, defeated for re-election by future U.S. President George W. Bush 1933 John Bradshaw, born in Houston, Texas, educator, speaker, author, popularized dysfunctional family, wrote 'Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child' 1933 Charles Wilson, born in Trinity, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1973 - 1996 1933 Willie Nelson, born in Abbott, Texas, country singer, On the Road Again 1933 Carol Burnett, born in San Antonio, Texas, comedian/actress, Annie, 4 Seasons 1933 Buddy Knox, born in Happy, Texas, rock vocalist, Party Doll, Lovey Dovey 1933 Raymond Berry, Texas, NFL hall of famer for the Baltimore Colts 1933 -23 degrees F (-31 degrees C), Seminole, Texas (state record) 1933 Goldie Hill, Karnes County, Texas, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1932 John Hillerman, Denison, Texas, actor, Magnum PI, Blazing Saddles 1932 Robert Benton, Texas, writer and director, Kramer vs Kramer 1932 Bobby Day, Robert Byrd, Fort Worth, Texas, rock vocalist, Rockin' Robin 1932 David R. Scott, born in San Antonio, Texas, Col USAF/astronaut, Gemini 8, Apollo 9, 15 1932 David Scott, born in San Antonio, Texas, astronaut, commander of Apollo 15 mission, seventh person to walk on the Moon, first person to drive on the Moon 1932 Pauline Oliveros, Houston Texas, composer, Sound Patterns 1932 K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1932 Debbie Reynolds, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Singin' in the Rain 1932 Alan Lavern Bean, born in Wheeler, Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, Ap 12, Skylab 3 1932 Ivan Davis, Electra, Texas, pianist/writer, Hunger, Corn is Green 1932 KUT-AM in Austin Texas changes call letters to KNOW 1932 Dabney Coleman, Austin Texas, That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill 1931 Dan Rather, born in Wharton, Texas, news anchor, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes 1931 Larry Hagman, born in Fort Worth, Texas, actor, I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas 1931 George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me 1931 Boxcar Willie, born in Red Oak, Texas, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music 1931 Marvin Leath, born in Henderson, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1979 - 1991 1931 Rip Torn, born in Texas, actor, Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1930 Edward H White II, born in San Antonio, Texas, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut, Gemini 4 1930 Big Bopper, JP Richardson, Sabine Pass, Texas, vocalist, Chantiily Lace 1930 Sam Johnson, born in Dallas, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1991 - 1930 Edgar Dean Mitchell, Hereford Texas, Captain USN/astronaut, Apollo 14 1930 Johnny Preston, Port Arthur, Texas, rocker, Feel So Fine 1930 H Ross Perot, Texas, billionaire/presidental candidate 1992 1930 Farmer killed by hail in Lubbock, Texas, only known fatality due to hail 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor, born in Texas, 1st woman Supreme Court Justice, 1981- 1930 Edward Galven Givens, Jr., Quanah Texas, Major USAF/astronaut 1929 Dan Blocker, born in Texas, actor, Tiny-Cimarron City, Hoss-Bonanza 1929 Donald Ray January, Plainview, Texas, PGA golfer, 1960 Tucson Open 1929 Buck Owens, born in Sherman, Texas, country singer, Hee Haw 1929 Katherine Helmond, born in Galveston, Texas, actress, Soap, Mona-Who's the Boss 1929 Carolyn Jones, born in Amarillo, Texas, actress, Morticia-Addams Family 1929 Billy Walker, born in Ralls, Texas, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1928 Thomas Stewart, San Saba Texas, baritone, La Roche Capriccio 1928 Jimmy Dean, Texas, actor/singer, Jimmy Dean Show, Diamonds are Forever 1928 Carl Gardner, born in Tyler, Texas, rock vocalist, Coasters-Searchin 1928 William Reynolds Archer, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1971 - 2001 1927 Sunset Carson, Michael Harrison, Plainview, Texas, actor, Cat of Rockies 1927 Kika de la Garza, born in Mercedes, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1965 - 1997 1927 Elliot McKay See, Jr., Dallas Texas, astronaut 1927 Amos Milburn, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship 1927 Dick Jones, Snyder, Texas, actor, Buffalo Bill Jr 1926 Pedro Gonzales-Gonzalez, Aguilares, Texas, actor, Rio Bravo 1925 1st road with a depressed trough (Texas) opens to traffic 1925 KUT-AM in Austin Texas begins radio transmissions 1925 Robert Rauschenberg, born in Texas, artist, created "Combines", combinations of non-traditional materials and objects 1925 Texas School Board prohibits teaching of evolution 1925 John Tower, born in Houston, Texas, Senator-R-Texas 1961 - 1985 1925 Fess Parker, Fort Worth Texas, actor, Davy Crockett, Old Yeller 1925 Miriam (Ma) Ferguson sworn in as Texas gov, nation's 2nd woman governor 1925 1st all-female U.S. state supreme court appointed, Texas 1924 Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes 1st elected woman governor (of Texas) 1924 Steve Forrest, Huntsville, Texas, actor, Ben-Dallas, SWAT 1924 Norman Alden, Fort Worth, Texas, actor, Pilaski-Hennesey, Al-Fay 1924 Charles Braswell, McKinney, Texas, entertainer 1924 Martha Hyer, Texas, actress, Day of the Wolves, Night of the Grizzly 1924 Darrell Royal, born in Hollis, Oklahoma, football coach, in 20 years as head coach, University of Texas Longhorn never lost a season, elected to College Football Hall of Fame, 1983 1924 Audie Murphy, born in Kingston, Texas, WW II hero/actor, Destry, Joe Butterfly 1924 Randy Van Horne, El Paso, Texas, vocalist, Nat King Cole Show 1924 Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer, Dean Martin Summer Show 1923 Louis Lane, born in Eagle Pass, Texas, conductor, Oere Orchestra 1968 - 1973 1923 Paul Lambert, El Paso, Texas, actor, Tom-Executive Suite 1923 Ralph Hall, born in Fate, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1981 - 1923 Ann Miller, Lucille Ann Collier, Cherino, Texas, dancer, On the Town 1923 Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith, Texas, journlist/author, WNBC, New York Daily News 1923 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Ft. Worth Texas) 1922 Jim Wright, born in Fort Worth, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1987 - 1989, Speaker of House 1922 Zoe Akins' "Texas Nightingale," premieres in New York City 1922 WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft. Worth Texas 1922 Gale Storm, born in Bloomington, Texas, actress, My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show 1922 WRR-AM in Dallas Texas begins radio transmissions 1922 James Noble, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Governor Gatling-Benson 1922 WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting 1921 Linda Darnell, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Unfaithfully Yours, 2nd Chance 1921 Jack Valenti, born in Houston, Texas, Motion Picture Association of America President, created MPAA film rating system 1921 Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer, Star Trek 1921 Cyd Charisse, Tula Finklea, Amarillo, Texas, dancer/actress, East Side 1921 Lloyd Bentsen, born in Mission, Texas, Senator-D-Texas 1971 - 1993, 1989 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee 1920 Beatrice Pearson, born in Dennison, Texas, actress, Moving Finger 1920 James Brown, born in Desdemona, Texas, actor, Lt Rip Masters-Rin Tin Tin 1919 Evelyn Keyes, Port Arthur, Texas, actress, Adventure of Martin Eden 1919 Race riots in Longview and Gregg counties Texas 1919 1st wedding held in an aircraft (over Houston, Texas) 1919 Dorian Leigh, born in San Antonio, Texas, model, sister of Suzy Parker 1918 Anne Gwynne, Waco, Texas, actress, Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein 1918 Don Castle, Texas, actor, Born to Speed, Tombstone, Motor Patrol 1918 Helen Wagner, Lubbock, Texas, actress, Nancy-As The World Turns 1917 Jack Buetel, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Outlaw, Half Breed 1917 Race riot in Houston Texas (2 blacks and 11 whites killed) 1916 Henry Barbosa Gonzalez, born in San Antonio, Texas, Representative-D-Texas, 1961- 1915 Harry Hickox, Big Springs, Texas, Herb-Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1915 Southern Methodist University (Dallas Texas) holds its 1st class 1915 Hurricane kills 275 in Galveston, Texas with $50 million damage 1915 Hurricane strikes Galveston, Texas (275 killed) 1915 William Goyen, born in Trinity, Texas, writer, storyteller, married actress Doris Roberts, wrote The House of Breath, The Fair Sister, Wonderful Plant 1915 Ann Sheridan, Denton Texas, actress, Dodge City, Another World 1914 Perry Bass, Texas billionaire 1914 Sammy Baugh, born in Texas, American football player, coach, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame 1914 Jim Boles, Lubbock, Texas, actor, Joe-One Man's Family 1914 Zachary Scott, born in Austin, Texas, actor, Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce 1914 Ernest Tubb, born in Texas, guitarist/singer, I'm Walking the Floor over You 1913 Mary Martin, Weatherford, Texas, actress, Peter Pan, Larry Hagman's mom 1913 J. J. Pickle, born in Big Spring, Texas, Representative-D-Texas 1963 - 1995 1913 Johnny McAfee, born in Dallas, Texas, singer, Sammy Kaye Show 1913 Babe [Mildred Ella] Didrikson, born in Port Arthur, Texas, hurdler, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics 1912 Lady Bird Johnson, born in Texas, First Lady of the United States, called "Lady Bird", beautified Washington, D.C. 1912 Dale Evans, Frances Butts, Uvalde, Texas, cowgirl, Roy Rogers Show 1912 Ben Hogan, born in Dublin, Texas, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1950, 51, 53 1912 Dave O'Brien, Big Springs, Texas, actor, Kiss Me Kate, 1st Aid 1912 Helen Craig, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Snake Pit, They Live by Night 1912 Lightnin' [Sam] Hopkins, born in Texas, blues stylist, Ball of Twine 1912 Del Sharbutt, Cleburne, Texas, TV announcer, Your Hit Parade 1912 Byron Nelson, Fort Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, won 19 tournaments in 1945 1912 Donald Barry, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Mr Gallo-Mr Novak 1912 Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1911 Ann Doran, born in Amarillo, Texas, actress, Longstreet, Shirley 1911 Reed Hadley, born in Petrolia, Texas, actor, Racket Squad, Shock, Grand Canyon 1910 Price Daniel, born in Dayton, Texas, Governor-D-Texas 1957 - 1963 and Senator-D-Texas 1953 - 1957 1910 Ray McKinley, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, orchestra leader/drummer, Glenn Miller Time 1910 T-Bone Walker, Linden, Texas, blues guitarist, Funky Town, Well Done 1910 Sharon Lynn, born in Weatherford, Texas, actress, Way Out West, Big Broadcast 1909 Billy Williams, Waco, Texas, singer, Your Show of Shows 1908 Stuart Hamblen, Texas, singer/composer, This Old House 1908 Lyndon B Johnson, Stonewall, Texas, D, 36th President, 1963-1969 1908 Joan Crawford, born in Texas, actress, Mildred Pierce 1907 Gene Autry, Tioga, Texas, cowpoke/singer/actor/owner, California Angels 1907 Helen Vinson, born in Texas, actress, Transatlantic Tunnel, In Name Only 1907 Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth, Texas, actress, Death Kiss, Panama Patrol 1907 Elliott Sullivan, born in San Antonio, Texas, actor, Sergeant 1906 Black soldiers raid Brownsville Texas 1906 Robert, Bob, Allen, actor for the Texas Rangers 1906 Bob Wills, born in Texas, actor, Lone Prairie, Tornado in the Saddle 1906 Tex Ritter, Texas, country singer, 5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind 1905 2" rain falls in 10 minutes in Taylor, Texas 1904 1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City and Snyder, Texas) 1903 Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress, Granny-Beverly Hillbillies 1903 Claudette Colbert, Lily Chauchoin, Paris, actress, Texas Lady 1903 Chill Wills, born in Seagoville, Texas, actor, Fronteir Circus, Rounders 1902 Madge Bellamy, born in Hillsboro, Texas, actress, White Zombie 1902 Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game 1902 Texas Oil Company, Texaco, forms 1901 Carmelita Geraghty, born in Rushville, Indiana, actress, My Best Girl, Texas Ranger 1901 Oil discovered in Texas 1900 James Hall, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, Hell's Angels 1900 6,000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave strikes Galveston, Texas 1900 Charles William Paddock, Texas, 100m runner, Olympic-2 gold-1920 1899 Wiley Post, Texas, aviation pioneer 1899 Guy Wilkerson, Texas, actor, Dead or Alive, West of Texas, Shootin' Iron 1899 Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage 1899 Dorothy Devore, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil 1899 Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Texas, actor, Hoedown, Country Fair, Blackmail 1898 Wiley Post, Grand Plain, Texas, aviator/parachutist, crashed in Alaska 1898 Bessie Love, born in Midland, Texas, actress, Broadway Melody, Children of Damned 1898 Josie Sedgwick, born in Texas, actress, Son of Oklahoma 1897 Sara Haden, Galveston, Texas, actress, A Family Affair 1896 Tornado kills 78 in Texas 1895 John Boles, Greenville, Texas, singer and actor, Babes in Baghdad 1895 Lucien Littlefield, San Antonia, Texas, actor, Mr Beasley-Blondie 1895 Florence Vidor, Arto, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Jack Knife Man 1895 Ken Maynard, born in Texas, cowboy/actor/producer, Bigfoot 1895 Mance Lipscomb, born in Texas, blues musician, Texas Sharecropper 1894 Yakima Canutt, Enos Edward, Colfax, Washington, actor/dir, Texas Terror 1894 Corinne Griffith, Texarkana, Texas, actress, 3 Hours, Lilies of Field 1894 Dooley Wilson, born in Tyler, Texas, actor, Bill-Beulah, Casablanca 1891 Cotton pickers organize union and staged strike in Texas 1890 Dwight D Eisenhower, Denison, Texas, R, 34th President, 1953 - 1961, General, WW 2 1890 Virginia Eames, Ft. Davis, Texas, entertainer 1889 H. L. Hunt, American Businessman, Texas oil multi-millionaire 1888 Florence Bates, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Kismet, I Remember Mama 1888 Florence Bates, Texas, actress, Moon and Sixpence, Love Crazy, San Antonio 1886 Hurricane and sea surge kills 250 at Indianola, Texas 1884 Texas Guinan, American Businessman 1882 Ima Hogg, Texas art patron/founder of Houston Symphony 1882 Guy Kibbee, born in El Paso, Texas, actor, Big Shot 1874 Armed Democrats seize Texas government ending Radical Reconstruction 1870 Texas becomes last confederate state readmitted to Union 1868 John Nance Garner, Texas, Vice President-D-1933-41 1868 Texas constitutional convention meets in Austin 1865 Union General Granger declares slaves are free in Texas 1865 Battle of Galveston, Texas, surrender of Edmund Kirby Smith 1865 S Brownsville, Texas (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed 1865 Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas 1864 Land and naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas 1863 Confederate troops vacate Fort Esperanza, Texas 1863 Battle at Fort Esperanza Texas 1863 Battle of Sabine Pass TX: 47 Texas volunteers repel Federal forces 1863 Samuel Houston, 1st President of Rep of Texas (1836-38, 41-44), dies at 70 1862 Federal fleet occupies Galveston, Texas 1862 Battle of Nueces River, Texas 1862 Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, New Mexico 1861 Federal fleet bombs Galveston, Texas 1861 Battle of Lavaca, Texas 1861 Battle of San Antonio, Texas 1861 Indianola Texas - "Star of West" taken by Confederacy 1861 Federals abandon Ft. Quitman, Texas 1861 By popular referendum, Texas becomes 7th state to secede from U.S. 1861 Texas becomes 7th state to secede 1848 Mexico gives Texas to U.S., ending the war 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War; U.S. acquires Texas California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million 1846 1st major battle of Mexican War fought at Palo Alto Texas 1846 Mexican army surrounds fort in Texas 1846 Texas state government formally installed in Austin 1845 Texas admitted as 28th state 1845 Texas ratifies a state constitution 1845 Texas Congress votes for annexation to U.S. 1845 President Tyler signs a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas 1844 Texas became a U.S. territory 1837 U.S. president Andrew Jackson and Congress recognizes Republic of Texas 1836 Stephen Fuller Austin, founder of state of Texas, dies at 43 1836 Sam Houston inaugurated as 1st elected President of Republic of Texas 1836 Sam Houston elected president of Republic of Texas 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico 1836 Texas abolishes slavery 1836 Texas approves a constitution 1836 Samuel Colt manufactures 1st pistol, 34-caliber "Texas" model 1836 Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico 1836 Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo 1835 Texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Prov Government 1829 President Jackson makes an offer to buy Texas, but Mexican government refuses 1821 Mexico permits Moses Austin and 300 U.S. families to settle in Texas 1793 Stephen Fuller Austin, colonized Texas 1793 Samuel Houston, 1st president of Texas, 1836-38, 1841-44 |
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