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2007 Paul Gillmor, dies in Arlington, Virginia, of head and neck trauma from falling down stairs, at 68
2007 Jerry Falwell, dies in Virginia, of cardiac arrest, at 73 2006 Virginia Smith, Representative-R-Nebraska 1975 - 1991, 2004 Virginia Capers, actress, Raisin, dies at 78 2004 Uta Hagen, actress/teacher, starred in original Broadway cast of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, dies at 84 2003 Jimmy Quillen, born in Virginia, Representative-R-Tennessee 1963 - 1997 2003 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Kim Clijsters and Ai Sugiyama beat Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez 2002 Wimbledon Women's Doubles Finals, Venus Williams and her sister Serena Williams Paola Suarez and Virginia Ruano 2001 19 Islamist terrorists hijack four commercial jets, killing nearly 3,000 in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania 1998 Virginia Graham, talk show host/writer, dies at 86 1997 Carquest Bowl 8: Georgia Tech beats West Virginia, 35-30 1996 Carquest Bowl 7: Miami beats Virginia, 31-21 1996 Virginia Downing, actress (Gig, Butterfield 8), dies at 92 1996 Virginia Cherrill, actress (Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights), dies at 88 1996 Alexander Harman, judge, United States Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia 1969 - 1979, dies 1996 Virginia Christine, actress (Mrs Olson), dies at 76 1995 62nd Sugar Bowl: Virginia Tech beats Texas 1995 Northern Virginia begins using new area code 540 1995 "Smokey Joe's Cafe," opens at Virginia Theater New York City 1995 Carquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-21 1994 Virginia Dale, U.S. actress/dancer (Holiday Inn), dies at about 77 1994 Jack Antonio, son of Virginia Madisen and Antonio Sabatto Jr 1994 "My Fair Lady" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 165 performances 1994 Virginia "Ginny" Simms, actress and singer (Kay Kyser Band), dies at 77 1994 Virginia Kelley Clinton, Mother of President Clinton, dies at 70 1994 Carquest Bowl 4: Boston College beats Virginia, 32-13 1993 "My Fair Lady" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 165 performances 1993 "Jelly's Last Jam" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 569 performances 1992 Virginia Sale-Wren, entertainer, dies of heart failure at 92 1992 Director Frank Perry (Mommie Dearest) marries Virginia Bush Ford 1992 "Jelly's Last Jam" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 569 performances 1992 "City of Angels" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 878 performances 1992 Virginia Field, actress (Dream Girl), dies of cancer at 74 1991 Elise Hoomans, actress/director (Medea/Virginia Woolf?, dies) 1991 10th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Tennessee beats Virginia 70-67 1991 Law enforcement officers raid fraternities at University of Virginia seizing drugs 1989 "City of Angels" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 878 performances 1989 Douglas Wilder elected 1st U.S. black governor (Virginia) 1989 48 cm rainfall at Rockport, West Virginia, state record 1989 Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship 1988 Virginia Satir, American Psychologist 1988 Virginia Farmer, actresss (Cyrano de Bergerac), dies at 90 1988 "Carrie" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 5 performances 1988 "Carrie" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 5 performances 1987 Jody Rosentha wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1987 "Mikado" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 46 performances 1987 "Mikado" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 46 performances 1986 Virginia C. Andrews, American Author 1986 Virginia Gregg, actress (Little Women), dies at 69 1986 Virginia Hewitt, actress (Carol-Space Patrol), dies at 60 1986 Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1986 Virginia Gilmore, actress (Jennie, Western Union), dies 1985 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1985 Lauri Hendler, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, actress, Julie-Gimme a Break 1985 -30 degrees F (-34 degrees C), Mountain Lake Bio Station, Virginia (state record) 1984 WNSY-AM in Newport News Virginia returns from WGH 1984 Virginia Lacy Jones, U.S. librarian/presidents advisor, dies at 72 1984 Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic 1984 "On Your Toes" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 505 performances 1984 Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1984 Anna Anderson Manahan, Grand Duchess Anastasia, dies in Virginia 1983 Denise Wallace, 18, of Virginia crowned Miss Teen of America 1983 WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia changes call letters to WNSY 1983 Woman gives birth to baby 84 days after brain death in Roanoke, Virginia 1983 Alice Miller wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic 1983 Lenore Muraoka wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1983 "On Your Toes" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 505 performances 1982 Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic 1982 Hollis Stacy wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic 1982 "Play Me a Country Song" opens and closes at Virginia Theater New York City 1982 Sally Little wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1982 U.S. submarine Jacksonville collides with a Turkish freighter near Virginia 1982 Virginia Bruce, actress (Born to Dance, Great Ziegfield), dies at 71 1981 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1981 Lauri Illy, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1981 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA West Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1981 Walter R T Witschey installs world's largest sundial, Richmond, Virginia 1980 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1980 Sandra Post wins West Virginia LPGA Golf Classic 1980 Virginia Brown Faire, actress (Lonesome Trail, Temptress), dies 1980 50th French Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats Virginia Ruzici (60 63) 1980 Amanda Michelle Burns, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 1997 1980 Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal 1979 Amy Alcott wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic 1979 Kimberly Grigsby, Miss Virginia Teen USA 1997 1979 Virginia Ledgerwood, Chester, Virginia, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics 1978 Kylene Barker (Virginia), crowned 51st Miss America 1979 1978 Kristin Link, born in Fairfax, Virginia, diver 1996 Olympics 1978 Elizabeth Reid, born in Fairfax, Virginia, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics 1978 Kandy Marshall, Miss Virginia Teen USA 1996 1977 Heather Gray, Miss West Virginia Teen USA 1996 1977 84th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats B Stove (46 63 61) 1977 Roy C. Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time 1977 Natalie Bevins, Miss USA West Virginia 1997 1976 Adrian Olivo, Arlington, Virginia, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1976 Lynn Thomas, Newport News, Virginia, playmate, May 1997 1975 Danielle Connors, Miss Virginia USA 1996 1974 Boeing 727 crashes in Upperville Virginia, 92 died 1974 Regina Fisher, Miss West Virginia USA 1996 1974 Doris Glenn Easterly, Richmond, Virginia, diver 1996 Olympics 1974 Virginia Squires trade Julius "Dr. J" Erving to New York Nets 1974 Michelle Kang, born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Miss America-Virginia 1997 1974 7th ABA All-Star Game: East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia 1973 Alabama sets offensive record (828 yards), beats Virginia Tech 77-6 1973 Brandon Pollard, Richmond, Virginia, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Virginia Ruano-Pascual, born in Madrid, Spain, tennis star 1973 Kari Anne Safford, Point Pleasant, West Virginia, Miss America-WV 1997 1973 ABA Virginia Squires trade Julius Erving to New York Nets 1972 Angie Marzetta, Norfolk Virginia, female outfielder, Silver Bullets 1972 Michael Thornberry, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, team handball circle, 1996 Olympics 1972 Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek, West Virginia, kills 125 1972 Stephen Robinson, Arlington, Virginia, rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Amber Medlin, Virginia Beach Virginia, Miss America-Virginia 1996 1971 Billy Wagner, born in Marion, Virginia, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1971 Michael Tucker, born in South Boston, Virginia, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Virginia Eames, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 82 1971 Brad Clontz, born in Stuart, Virginia, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1971 WSVN (now WSBN) TV channel 47 in Norton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1971 Mike Hubbard, Lynchburg, Virginia, catcher for the Chicago Cubs 1971 Eric Owens, born in Danville, Virginia, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1970 Elizabeth McIntyre, Dunbar, West Virginia, Miss America-WV 1996 1970 Shannon Noelle DePuy, Lynchburg, Virginia, Miss Virg-America, 1991-top 10 1970 DC-9 crashes in West Virginia, 75 killed 1970 Jeff Ware, born in Norfolk, Virginia, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1970 Randall Evans, Franklin Virginia, 100m/200m runner 1970 Skeet Ulrich, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, actor, played Billy Loomis in Scream, starred in Jericho, a CBS drama 1969 LaRee Pearl Sugg, Petersburg, Virginia, LPGA golfer, 1995 Hawaiian-15th 1969 Melissa Lynn Costello, Shenandoah, West Virginia, Miss WV-America 1991 1969 U.S. amateur Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beat Virginia Wade (46 63 60) 1969 69 cm rainfall in Nelson Co., Virginia (state record) 1969 Melissa Gurney, born in California, tennis player, Virginia Slims of, South Dakota, 1986 1969 Todd Hundley, Martinsville, Virginia, catcher for the New York Mets 1969 Judson Mills, Purcellville, Virginia, actor, Hutch-As The World Turns 1969 Doug Creek, born in Winchester, Virginia, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1969 Patton Oswalt, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, comedian, employs observational comedy, black comedy, surreal humor in his acts, wrote for MADtv, played Spence Olchin on 'The King of Queens' television show, voice of Remy in 'Ratatouille' 1969 Andre Romal Cason, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 100m runner 1968 Scott Bullett, Martinsburg, West Virginia, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs 1968 Michael Foster, Richmond, Virginia, drummer, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime 1968 Russ Springer, born in Alexandria, Virginia, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1968 Antoinette Lucas, Crozier, Virginia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1968 Shelby Lynne, Quantico, Virginia, country singer, If I Could Bottle This Up 1968 Scott Schorer, Burke, Virginia, rower 1996 Olympics 1968 Virginia Valli, actress (Flames, Guilty?, Storm), dies of stroke at 70 1968 WVPT TV channel 51 in Staunton, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1968 82nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Virginia Wade beats Billie Jean King (64 64) 1968 Mike Williams, born in Radford, Virginia, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1968 Virginia Weidler, actress (All This and Heaven Too), dies at 42 1968 Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31 1968 Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont, West Virginia, gymnast, Olympic-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84 1967 Michael "Sean" Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, rower 1996 Olympics 1967 WBRA TV channel 15 in Roanoke, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Leslie M Marx, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics 1967 Donna Andrews, Lynchburg, Virginia, LPGA golfer, 1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore 1967 Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel, born in Florida, tennis player, Virginia Slims of Ark 1987 1967 Bill Leverty, Richmond, Virginia, guitarist, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime 1966 WCVW TV channel 57 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens 1966 Randy Barnes, Charleston, West Virginia, shot putter, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics, Silver Medal 1988 Olympics 1966 WRFT (now WVFT) TV channel 27 in Roanoke, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1966 Cecilia Cummins, Clintwood, Virginia, 5th of 5 siblings born on 2/20 1965 Page Dunlap, Harrisonburg, Virginia, LPGA golfer, 1994 Atlanta Women's-8th 1965 India Allen, Portsmouth, Virginia, playmate of the year, Dec, 1987 1965 Virginia Lee, Australian rower 1996 Olympics 1964 WCVE TV channel 23 in Richmond, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Greg Best, born in Lynchburg, Virginia, Equestrian athlete, Silver Medal 1988, 1992 Olympics 1964 Bobby Witt, Arlington, Virginia, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1964 Rob Lowe, born in Charlottesville, Virginia, actor, St. Elmo's Fire, Class 1964 Clinton Gregory, born in Martinsville, Virginia, singer, songwriter, recording artist, fiddler, country and bluegrass genres, recorded seven studio albums, chartered 11 Billboard Hot country Singles and Tracks, including Play, Ruby, Play, which reached no. 25 on the charts 1964 Wayne Kirby, born in Williamsburg, Virginia, outfielder, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers 1963 Allyson Rice-Taylor, Huntington, West Virginia, actress, As the World Turns 1963 Dermot Mulroney, Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Samantha, Sunset, Long Gone 1963 Bettina Bunge, born in Switzerland, tennis player, Virginia Slims of California 1983 1963 17th Tony Awards: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum win 1962 "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opens on Broadway, with Uta Hagen 1962 Tonja Walker, Huntington, West Virginia, actress, Alex-One Life to Live 1961 U.S. Constellation crashes at Richmond, Virginia, 74 die 1961 WHRO TV channel 15 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 WYAH TV channel 27 in Portsmouth, Virginia (IND) begins broadcasting 1961 Anne White, Charleston, West Virginia, tennis, Wore spandex in '85 Wimbledon 1961 Virginia Madsen, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dune, Hot Spot, Class 1961 Claudia Cummins, Clintwood, Virginia, 4th of 5 siblings born on 2/20 1961 Sherry Ramsay, Stauton, Virginia, actress, Trish Mason-As the World Turns 1960 Deneice Lewis, Lynchburg, Virginia, model 1960 Sonny Skinner, Porstmouth, Virginia, Nike golfer, 1993 NIKE Shreveport Open 1960 John F. Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia 1960 Stoney Jackson, Richmond, Virginia, actor, White Shadow, Insiders 1959 MacKenzie Phillips, Alexandria, Virginia, actress, Julie-1 Day at a Time 1959 Robert Wrenn, born in Richmond, Virginia, Nike golfer, 1987 Buick Open 1959 21st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California beats West Virginia 71-70 1958 Peter "Jeff" K Wisoff, born in Norfolk, Virginia, PhD/Astronaut, STS-57, 68, 81/84 1958 Rick Santorum, born in Winchester, Virginia, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1991 - 1995, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1995 - 2007 1958 Joe Frank Edwards, Jr., Richmond, Virginia, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-89 1957 Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visits Williamsburg Virginia 1957 WAVY TV channel 10 in Portsmouth-Norfolk, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1957 Donna Dixon, Virginia, Mrs. Dan Ackwoyd/actress, Couch Trip, Bossom Buddies 1957 Sarah McGuire, born in Springfield, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank-5th 1957 Jamestown, Virginia 350th Anniversary Festival opens 1957 Geena [Virginia] Davis, Wareham Massachusetts, actress, Beetlejuice, Fly 1957 Katie Couric, born in Arlington, Virginia, TV news host, Today 1956 Kenneth D Bowersox, Portsmouth, Virginia, USN/astronaut, STS-50, 61, 73, 82 1956 WCYB TV channel 5 in Bristol-Kingsport, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 Brian Benben, born in Winchester, Virginia, actor, Dream On, Gangster Chronicles 1956 WWBT TV channel 12 in Richmond, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1956 David M. Brown, Arlington, Virginia, Comander USN/astronaut 1956 Charles Cummins, Clintwood, Virginia, 3rd of 5 siblings born on 2/20 1956 Ann Magnuson, Charleston, West Virginia, actress, Anything But Love, Hunger 1955 Lenore Rittenhouse, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank 1955 Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia and Maryland 1955 WDBJ TV channel 7 in Roanoke, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Patti Weaver, West Virginia, actress, Days of our Life, Gina-Young and Restless 1955 WXEX TV channel 8 in Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia (ABC) begins 1955 Stephen Furst, born in Norfolk, Virginia, actor, Animal House, Elliot-St. Elsewhere 1955 Jimmy Fortune, born in Newport News, Virginia, singer, Statler Bros-Class of '57 1955 Virginia Elliot, three-day eventer 1955 Virginia Ruzici, Romania, tennis star 1955 Curtis Strange, born in Norfolk, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1989 U.S. Open 1954 Bruce Hornsby, Williamsburg, Virginia, rock vocalist 1954 Ben Amonette, born in Radford, Virginia, free pistol, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1954 Reed Birney, born in Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Greatest Man in the World 1954 Cathy St. George, born in Norfolk, Virginia, playmate, Aug, 1982 1954 Caroline Aaron, born in Richmond, Virginia, actress, Crimes and Misdemeanors 1954 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) at Balcony Falls, Virginia (state record) 1954 Bebe Buell, born in Norfolk, Virginia, wife of Todd Rundgren/playmate, Nov, 1974 1953 Greg Gibson, Stafford, Virginia, Greco-Roman wrestler 1984 Olympics silver 1953 WVEC TV channel 13 in Hampton-Norfolk, Virginia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 George Brett, born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Kansas City Royal 3rd baseman, 1980 AL MVP 1953 Carol Cummins, Clintwood, Virginia, 2nd of 5 siblings born on 2/20 1953 WLVirginia (now WSET) TV channel 13 in Lynchburg-Roanoke, Virginia (ABC) begins 1952 WSLS TV channel 10 in Roanoke, Virginia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 Catherine Cummins, Clintwood, Virginia, 1st of 5 siblings born on 2/20 1952 Juice Newton, Judy Cohen, Virginia, vocalist, Angel of the Morning 1952 Ricky Van Shelton, Grit, Virginia, country singer, Wild-Eyed Dream 1951 Robert Edwin Wadkins, Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open-2nd 1951 John L. Phillips, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, PhD/astronaut 1951 Harley O. Staggers, Jr., born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-West Virginia 1983 - 1993 1950 Kathryn Harrold, Tazewell, Virginia, actress, MacGruder and Loud 1950 WTAR (now WTKR) TV channel 3 in Norfolk, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1950 Brad Dourif, West Virginia, actor, Ragtime, Eyes of Laura Mars, Fatal Beauty 1950 John Hartman, born in Falls Church, Virginia, rock drummer, Doobie Brothers 1949 Lanny [Jerry Lanston] Wadkins Richmond, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1972 Sahara 1949 Kathy Postlewait, born in Norfolk, Virginia, LPGA golfer, 1989 Sara Lee 1949 Stephen Burleigh, Wheeling, West Virginia, actor, Love and Betrayal, Afterburn 1949 Nick Rahall, born in Beckley, West Virginia, Representative-D-West Virginia 1977 - 1949 Joyce DeWitt, born in Wheeling, West Virginia, actress, Janet Wood-Three's Company 1948 Jim Bailey, NCAA punter, most punts in season-101, Virginia Miltary Academy 1948 WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, Virginia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Virginia Bottomley, secretary, Heritage 1948 Virginia Bottomley, British minister of state health 1948 Larry Ragland, Richmond, Virginia, comedian, Keep on Truckin' 1948 Guy Spencer Gardner, Alta Vista, Virginia, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut, STS-27, STS-35 1948 Bob Wise, born in Washington, D.C., Representative-D-West Virginia 1983 - 1993, Governor-D-West Virginia 2001 - 2005 1947 Ann Beattie, born in Washington, D.C., short story writer, novelist, compared to John Updike, J.D Salinger, professor at Harvard, University of Virginia, Rea Award for the Short Story recipient 1947 Gas leak explodes in a beauty parlor, 10 women die in Harrisonburg, Virginia 1947 Thomas R. Carper, born in Beckley, West Virginia, Representative-D-Delaware 1983 - 2001, Senator-D-Delaware 2001 - 1946 Frederick C. Boucher, born in Abingdon, Virginia, Representative-D-Virginia 1983 - 1946 Eddie Holman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, recording artist, rhythm and blues, gospel, pop, soul genres, known for hit 'Hey There Lonely Girl' 1945 Roger Lee Jones, West Virginia, child molester, FBI Most Wanted List 1945 Conny Van Dyke, Nassawadox, Virginia, actress, Framed, Hell's Angels '69 1945 Virginia Wade, England, tennis star, Wimbledon 1977 1945 Lewis F. Payne, Jr., born in Amherst, Virginia, Representative-D-Virginia 1988 - 1997 1945 Don Reid, Virginia, country singer, Statler Bros-Flowers on the Wall 1944 Tim Reid, born in Norfolk, Virginia, comedian, Venus Flytrap-WKRP, Frank's Place 1943 Jon Andrew McBride, Charleston, West Virginia, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-41G 1943 Virginia Foxx, American Politician 1943 Alan Mollohan, born in Fairmont, West Virginia, Representative-D-West Virginia 1983 - 1943 Conchata Ferrell, born in Charleston, West Virginia, actress, Deadly Hero, Susan-LA Law 1943 Bobby Wayne Mitchell, Chatham, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1971 Cleveland Open 1942 Chris Sarandon, West Virginia, actor, Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick 1942 8 die as coal waste heap slides in river valley near Oakwood, Virginia 1942 Wayne Newton, born in Roanoke, Virginia, singer, Danke Schon 1942 Bob Feller, enlists in Navy and reports for duty to Norfolk Virginia 1941 Charlie McCoy, born in Oak Hill, West Virginia, harmonica player, Hee Haw 1941 Virginia [Adeline] Woolf-Stephen, author (To Lighthouse), suicide 59 1941 Virginia Woolf, British Author 1941 David Selby, Morganstown, West Virginia, actor, Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road 1940 Jesse Carlyle Snead, Hot Springs, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1972 Philadelphia Classic 1940 Ira von Furstenberg, Virginia Caroline, Rome, Italy, Princess, Monaco 1940 Fran Tarkenton, born in Richmond, Virginia, NFL QB, New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings 1939 Harold W. Reid, Augusta County, Virginia, singer, Statler Bros-Class of '57 1939 Philip E Baisley, Augusta, Virginia, singer, Statler Bros-Class of '57 1939 Bernie Casey, born in Wyco, West Virginia, actor, Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop 1939 Max Robinson, Richmond, Virginia, black news anchor, ABC Evening News 1938 Bill Withers, Slab Fork, West Virginia, rhythm and blues singer, Lean on Me 1938 Jerry West, born in Cheylan, West Virginia, NBA superstar, Los Angeles Lakers, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1938 Lory Patrick, born in Beckley, West Virginia, actress, Trina-Tales of Welles Fargo 1938 Lew DeWitt, born in Virginia, country singer, Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall 1937 Joyce Bulifant, Newport News, Virginia, actress, Marie-Mary Tyler Moore Show 1937 Tony Anthony, Clarksburg, West Virginia, actor, Treasure of 4 Crowns 1937 Jay Rockefeller, born in New York City, New York, Governor of West Virginia 1977 - 1985, Senator-D-West Virginia 1985 - 1937 Sandy Dennis, born in Nebraska, actress, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1937 Warren Beatty, born in Richmond, Virginia, actor, Bonnie and Clyde,Shampoo, Dick Tracy 1936 112 degrees F (44 degrees C) at Martinsburg, West Virginia (state record 1936 Lloyd Dobbins, born in Newport News, Virginia, newscaster, NBC News Overnight 1936 Virginia Maskell, actress, Suspect, Doctor in Love, Man Upstairs 1935 Jim Moody, born in Richlands, Virginia, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1983 - 1993 1935 Keely Smith, born in Norfolk, Virginia, singer, Mrs. Louie Prima 1935 Gene Vincent, born in Norfolk, Virginia, rock guitarist and vocalist, Be-Bop-A-Lula 1935 Henry Jordan, Emporia, Virginia, NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland, Green Bay 1934 Shirley MacLaine, born in Richmond, Virginia, actress/mystic, Irma la Douce 1933 Garnett Mimms, born in Ashland, West Virginia, singer, songwriter, record producer, worked with Bert Berns, Jimi Hendrix, recorded on MGM, Verve Records, funk, rhythm and blues music 1933 Jerry Falwell, born in Virginia, pastor, evangelist, social conservative, cofounder of the Moral Majority 1933 Roy Clark, born in Meherrin, Virginia, country singer, Hee Haw 1933 Tony Brown, Charleston, West Virginia, newsman, Tony Brown's Journal 1932 Roosevelt Brown, Virginia, NFL hall of fame tackle for the New York Giants 1932 Charles Stanley, born in Dry Fork, Virginia, senior pastor, founder of In Touch Ministries, created globally syndicated religious broadcasts, appearing in 500 radio stations, 300 television stations, in 49 languages 1932 Patsy Cline, born in Winchester, Virginia, country singer, Crazy 1932 John P. Murtha, born in New Martinsville, West Virginia, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1974 - 1932 38 die in coal mine explosion Boissevain, Virginia, USA 1932 Thomas J. Bliley, Jr., born in Virginia, Representative-R-Virginia 1981 - 2001 1931 Virginia McKenna, actress, Born Free, Chosen, Lions are Free, Simba 1931 1st full scale wind tunnel for testing airplanes, Langley Field, Virginia 1931 Tom Wolfe, Richmond Virginia, journalist and author, wrote The Right Stuff 1930 Phyllis Curtin, Clarksburg, West Virginia, soprano, New York City Opera 1930 David Huddleston, Vinton, Virginia, actor, How the West Was Won 1930 Owen B. Pickett, born in Richmond, Virginia, Representative-D-Virginia 1987 - 2001 1930 Page Johnson, West Virginia, actress, Passages from Finnegan's Wake 1930 George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia established 1929 George H Crumb, Charleston, West Virginia, composer, Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time 1929 June Carter Cash, born in Maces Spring, Virginia, country singer, Johnny Cash Show 1929 Tommy Newsom, Virginia, musician/bandleader/saxophonist, Tonight Show 1928 WGH-AM in Newport News Virginia begins radio transmissions 1928 British steamer "Vestris" capsizes and sinks off Virginia, kills 110 1928 Judy Johnson, born in Norfolk, Virginia, singer, Your Show of Shows 1928 Paul Dooley, Parkensburg, West Virginia, actor, 16 Candles, Strange Brew, Wedding 1927 Clarice Taylor, Virginia, actress, Nurse Bailey-Nurse 1927 William Smithers, born in Richmond, Virginia, actor, Witness, Peyton Place, Attack! 1927 Peter Marshall, born in Huntington, West Virginia, TV game show host, Hollywood Squares 1927 Jack Cassidy, born in Richmond Hill, Virginia, actor, Oscar/Jetman-He and She 1926 Peggy Castle, Appalachia, Virginia, actress, Lily Merrill-Lawman 1926 Dagmar, Huntington, West Virginia, actress, Broadway's Open House 1926 Restoration of Williamsburg, Virginia, begins 1926 George C Scott, Wise, Virginia, actor, Patton, Bible, Taps, Hardcore 1926 Dario Fo, born in Leggiuno Sangiano, Virginia, playwright, Nobel-1997 1926 Virginia Weidler, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Babes on Broadway 1926 Ruth Brown, born in Portsmouth, Virginia, actress, Leona-Hello Larry, Checking In 1925 Jimmy Dickens, Bolt, West Virginia, country singer, Grand Ole Opry 1925 Virginia Hewitt, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, actress, Carol-Space Patrol 1925 Richard Burton, born in South Wales, actor, Cleopatra, Virginia Woolf 1925 Leon Virginia Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920), dies at 74 1925 Virginia Capers, Sumter, South Carolina, actress, White Mama, Original Intent 1925 Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Virginia, columnist/humorist, New York Times 1925 William Styron, born in Virginia, novelist, Confess of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice 1925 D. French Slaughter, Jr., born in Culpeper, Virginia, Representative-R-Virginia, 1985 - 1991 1925 Virginia Theater (ANTA, Guild) opens at 245 W 52nd St. New York City 1925 G. William Whitehurst, born in Norfolk, Virginia, Representative-R-Virginia 1969 - 1987 1925 Virginia E Johnson, doctor/sexologist, Masters and Johnson 1925 Virginia Johnson, American Psychologist 1924 Don Knotts, born in Morgantown, West Virginia, actor, Amdy Griffth Show, 3's Company 1924 119 die in Benwood West Virginia coal mine disaster 1923 John McKay, West Virginia, football coach, USC, Tampa Bay, 5 time Rose Bowl champ 1923 Earl Hamner, Jr., Schuyler, Virginia, TV narrator, Waltons 1923 Virginia C. Andrews, American Author 1923 Joanne Dru, Logan, West Virginia, actress, Guestwood Ho, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 1922 Theresa Merritt, Newport News, Virginia, actress, Mama-That's My Mama 1922 Airship Rome explodes at Hampton Roads Virginia; 34 die 1921 Hawkshaw Hawkins, Huntington, West Virginia, country singer, Ozark Jubilee 1921 West Virginia imposes 1st state sales tax 1921 Alexander Harman, born in Athens, West Virginia, judge, United States Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia 1969 - 1979 1921 Virginia O'Brien, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Francis in the Navy 1921 Virginia O'Brien, born in Los Angeles, California, actress and singer, Gus, Ziegfeld Follies 1920 Virginia Mayo, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actress, Out of the Blue, White Heat 1920 Douglas Dick, Charlestown, West Virginia, actor, Carl-Waterfront 1920 Roger Price, born in Charleston, West Virginia, actor and writer, Who's There, Droodles 1920 Virginia Christine, actress, Mrs. Olson 1919 Harry S Truman marries Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence 1918 Ella Fitzgerald, Newport News, Virginia, jazz singer, Is it live or Memorex 1918 Pearl Bailey, born in Newport News, Virginia, singer, Hello Dolly 1917 Virginia Grey, born in Louisiana, actress, Another Thin Man, Idiot's Delight, Idaho 1917 Virginia Christine, born in Stanton, Iowa, actress, Tales of Wells Fargo 1916 Eleanor Steber, born in Wheeling, West Virginia, soprano, Metropolitan Opera-1940 1916 Virginia Satir, American Psychologist 1916 Virginia Ginny Simms, actress and singer, Kay Kyser Band 1916 Jimmy Quillen, born in Virginia, Representative-R-Tennessee 1963 - 1997 1915 1st transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Virginia to Paris 1914 Dan Daniel, born in Chatham, Virginia, Representative-D-Virginia, 1969 - 1988 1914 181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles, West Virginia 1913 Lynn Bari, Roanoke, Virginia, actress, Connie-Detective Wife, Earthbound 1912 Virginia Graham, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV personality, Girl Talk, Where Was I 1912 Virginia Lacy Jones, U.S. librarian/presidential advisor 1912 Sam Snead, Hot Springs, Virginia, PGA golfer, PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73 1912 John Payne, Roanoke, Virginia, actor, Restless Gun 1912 John Payne, born in Roanoke, Virginia, actor, Dodsworth, Razor's Edge 1912 Victor Reuther, Wheeling, West Virginia, labor leader 1911 Frank Devol, Moundsville, West Virginia, orchestra leader, I'm Dickens He's Fenster 1911 Virginia Smith, born in Randolph, Iowa, Representative-R-Nebraska 1975 - 1991 1911 Margaret Sullavan, born in Norfolk, Virginia, actress, Back Street 1910 Virginia Bruce, actress, Action in Arabia 1910 Dorothy Maynor, born in Norfolk, Virginia, soprano/founder, Harlem School of Arts 1910 Rosser Reeves, born in Danville, Virginia, advertising executive, television advertising pioneer, wrote, 'Reality in Advertising', created ads for Dwight Eisenhower's Presidential campaign, owned a 138.7 carat Star Ruby 1909 Roy Reuther, Wheeling, West Virginia, labor leader 1909 Maybelle Carter, Nickelsville, Virginia, country singer, Johnny Cash Show 1909 Great White Fleet, 1st U.S. fleet to circle the globe, returns to Virginia 1908 Virginia Cherrill, actress, Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights, Delicious 1907 Lewis F Powell, Jr., Virginia, Supreme Court justice, 1972-87 1907 Jamestown, Virginia Tercentenary Exposition opens 1905 Joseph Cotten, Virginia, actor, 3rd Man, Airport 77, Hearse 1904 Virginia Downing, actress, Gig, Butterfield 8 1903 Rex Lease, West Virginia, actor, Fast Bullets, Sunny Skies, Custer's Last Stand 1901 Fuzzy Knight, Fairmont, West Virginia, actor, Oklahoma Annie, Cowby and the Lady 1900 Hugh Scott, born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1959 - 1977 1900 Richard Arlen, Virginia, actor, Alice in Wonderland, Crawling Hand 1900 Don Redman, Piedmont, West Virginia, orchestra leader, Sugar Hill Times 1900 William Haines, Staunton, Virginia, actor, Fast Life, Little Annie Rooney 1899 Vera Reynolds, Richmond, Virginia, silent screen actress, Lawless Woman 1899 Freeman Gosden, Richmond, Virginia, radio actor, Amos-Amos 'n' Andy 1898 Sara Carter, Virginia, vocalist and guitarist, Carter Family 1898 Virginia Valli, McSweeney, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Pleasure Garden 1897 Ed Baker, Davis, West Virginia, actor, Keystone Kops 1897 New York Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus," editorial 1894 John S. Knight, West Virginia, publisher, Knight-Rider 1894 Fay Compton, Virginia Lillian Emeline Compton, actress, Haunting 1893 Julia Faye, Richmond, Virginia, actress, 10 Commandments, Samson and Delilah 1892 John Litel, Albany WI, actor, Virginia City, My Hero 1891 Alvin Carter, born in Virginia, vocalist, Carter Family 1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing and lasted 20 years 1890 [Lavinia] Marian Fleming Poe, black U.S. advocate in Virginia 1890 Virginia Eames, Ft. Davis, Texas, entertainer 1889 Savings Bank of Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond, Virginia 1885 Virginia Pope, New York Times 1885 Mae Murray, Girl with bee-stung lips, Virginia, actress, High Stakes 1885 Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady, 1945-52 1883 Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, Newport New, Virginia, TV preacher 1883 Race riots in Danville Virginia (4 blacks killed) 1883 Francis X Bushman, born in Norfolk, Virginia, silent film actor, Ben Hur 1882 Mary Howe, born in Richmond, Virginia, composer, pianist, studied with Nadia Boulanger, famous works include 'Chain Gang Song', 'Sand, Stars, Rock' 1882 Virginia Woolf, born in London, author, Jacob's Room, To Lighthouse 1880 Leonard S Woolf, English author/husband of Virginia Woolf 1880 Mahlon Hamilton, born in Virginia, actor, Honky Tonk, High School Girl, Mississippi 1875 Carter G Woodson, New Canton, Virginia, American historian, black studies 1870 After accepting 15th amendment, Virginia is readmitted to Union 1870 Virginia rejoins US 1870 Virginia becomes 8th state readmitted to U.S. after Civil War 1867 Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Virginia streetcars 1866 President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia 1865 Annie Jones, Virginia, bearded lady 1865 Siege of Richmond, Virginia 1865 General Shermans "Haines's Bluff" at Snyder's Mill, Virginia 1865 Battle of Ft. Tobacco, Virginia 1865 John Wilkes Booth, assassin, is shot dead near Bowling Green Virginia at 27 1865 Battle of Farmville, Virginia 1865 Battle at Amelia Springs/Jetersville Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) 1865 Battle at Namozine Church, Virginia (Appomattox Campaign) 1865 Union forces occupy Confederate capital of Richmond Virginia and Petersberg 1865 Battle of Petersburg, Virginia (Ft. Gregg, Sutherland's Station) 1865 CSA President Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia 1865 Battle of 5 Forks Virginia, signalling end of Lee's army 1865 Battle of Boydton, Virginia (White Oaks Roads, Dinwiddie C H) 1865 Battle at 5 Forks Virginia 1865 Battle of Fort Stedman, Virginia - in front of Petersburg 1865 Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia (Armstrong's Mill, Dabney's Mill) 1864 Battle of Gordonsville, Virginia 1864 Battle at Fair Oaks, Virginia, ends after 1554 casualties 1864 Battle of Boydton Plank Road, Virginia (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad) 1864 Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmont 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, Union beats back Confederate attackers 1864 Battle at Darbytown Road Virginia (337 casualties) 1864 Battle of Preble's Farm Virginia (Poplar Springs Church) 1864 Battle of Fisher's Hill, Virginia, General Early Retreats to Brown's Gap 1864 3rd Battle of Winchester Virginia (Opequon, 3rd Winchester) 1864 Battle of Coggin's Point, Virginia (Hampton-Rosser Cattle Raid) 1864 Battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia, ends after 2500 casualties 1864 8th/last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia (about 3900 casualties) 1864 2nd day of battle at Globe Tavern, Virginia 1864 6th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia: Confederate assault 1864 4th day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia, Federal assault 1864 Battle of Front Royal Virginia (Guard Hill) 1864 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia: Federal assault 1864 Battle of Deep Bottom Virginia (Strawberry Plains) and Fussell's Mill VA 1864 Battle of Petersburg, Virginia 1864 3rd and last day of battle at Deep Bottom Run, Virginia 1864 2nd day of battle at Deep Bottom Run Virginia 1864 Battle of Darbytown, Virginia (Deep Bottom, Newmarket Road) (Strawberry Plains) 1864 Battle of Winchester, Virginia US1200 CS600 1864 Battle of Woodstock, Virginia 1864 Battle at Stephenson's Depot Virginia: 200 killed or injured 1864 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia - Federals evacuate in face of Early's advance 1864 Battle of Ream's Station, Virginia, Wilson's Raid 1864 Battle of Kinston North Carolina and Battle of Abingdon, Virginia 1864 Battle of Petersburgs Virginia - in trenches 1864 640m long ponton bridge over James River Virginia finished 1864 Battle of Lynchburg, Virginia 1864 Union General Grant begin siege of Petersburg, Virginia 1864 Captain Mendell begins building 640m long ponton bridge over James River, Virginia 1864 Robert E. Lee's home area, Arlington, Virginia, becomes a military cemetery 1864 Battle of Trevillian Station, Virginia, Central Railroad 1864 Battle of Laurel Hill, West Virginia 1864 Battle of Trevillian Station, Virginia, Central Railroad 1864 Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia 1864 Battle of Piedmont, Virginia, Augusta City 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia (Gaines' Mill, Gaines' Farm) 1864 Battle of Bethesda Church, Virginia 1864 Cavalry fight at Old Church (Totopotomoy Creek) Virginia 1864 Skirmish at Salem Church (Haw's Shop), Virginia 1864 Skirmish along the Totopotomoy Creek, Virginia 1864 Battle of N Anna River, Virginia (Totopotamy River, Haw's Shop, Hanovertown) 1864 General David Hunter takes command of Department of West Virginia 1864 Battle at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia, 1,400 killed or injured 1864 Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Bermuda Hundred) 1864 Last battles at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (6,666 casualties) 1864 Battle of New Market, Virginia 1864 Battle of Drewry's Bluff, Virginia (Ft. Darling) 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia 1864 Battle of Todd's Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid) 1864 Battle of Yellow Tavern, Virginia (Sheridan's Raid, South Anna Bridge) 1864 Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia 1864 Skirmish at Ny River Virginia 1864 Skirmish at Ware Bottom Church, Virginia 1864 Battle of Cloyd's Mt, and Swift Creek, Virginia (Drewery's Bluff, Ft. Darling) 1864 Actions at Stony Creek/Nottoway bridge Virginia (Drewry's Bluff) 1864 Battle of Antietam, Virginia (Spotslyvania Court House, Laurel Hill) 1864 Skirmish at Port Walthall Junction Virginia (Drewry's Bluff) 1864 Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia 1864 Battle of Wilderness, Virginia (Germanna Ford, Wilderness Tavern) 1864 Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia 1863 Averell's Raid (on)to Lewisburg, West Virginia 1863 Battle of Charlestown, West Virginia 1863 Battle at Bristoe Station Virginia (about 2000 casualties) 1863 Skirmish at Catlett's Station, Virginia (Bristoe Campaign) 1863 Battle of Brady Station, Virginia (Culpeper Court House, Bristoe Station) 1863 6th Ohio Cavalry ambush at Barbees Crossroads Virginia 1863 Skirmish at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia 1863 Battle at Battle Mountain, Virginia 1863 Battle at Baltimore: Crump's Crossroads Virginia 1863 Skirmish at Fairfax (Courthouse) Virginia 1863 Battle at Upperville Virginia, 389 casualities 1863 West Virginia admitted as 35th U.S. state 1863 Battle at Middleburg Virginia, 100+ casualties 1863 Battle at Middleburg, Virginia 1863 Battle of Aldie, Confederates fail to drive back Union in Virginia 1863 Battle of 2nd Winchester, Virginia 1863 Battle of Winchester, Virginia 1863 Skirmish at Berryville Virginia 1863 Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia, Fleetwood, Beverly Ford 1863 Battle of Franklin's Crossing, Virginia, Deep Run 1863 Battle of Fredricksburg, Virginia (Marye's Heights) 1863 Battle of Salem Church, Virginia 1863 South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia (29,000 injured or died) 1863 Union troops/fleet occupy For Huger, Virginia 1863 Battle of Suffolk, Virginia (Norfleet House) 1863 Bread revolt in Richmond Virginia 1863 Voters in West Virginia approve gradual emancipation of slaves 1863 Battle of Kelly's Ford, Virginia (211 casualities) 1863 1st U.S. fire extinguisher patent granted to Alanson Crane, Virginia 1863 Civil War skirmish near Newtown, Virginia 1862 President Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to Union 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia (Marye's Heights) 1862 Battle at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia: 51 casualties 1862 Battle at Blackford's Ford Virginia 1862 General Read army pulls out of Antietam Creek Virginia 1862 Federal troops escape from beleaguered Harpers Ferry West Virginia 1862 Battle at Chantilly (Ox Hill) Virginia (2100 casualties) 1862 Oliver Tilden, of the Bronx, killed in Civil War in Virginia 1862 Battle of Bull Run, Virginia (Manassas, Gainesville, Bristoe Station) 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain Virginia (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain) 1862 Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia (Harrison's Landing, Crew's Farm) 1862 Battle at Nelson's Farm, Virginia 1862 Battle at Turkey Bridge Virginia: Confederate assault attack 1862 Day 6 of 7 Days-Battle of White Oak Swamp Virginia (Frayser's Farm) 1862 Day 5 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station, Virginia 1862 Day 4 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station/Garnett's Farm, Virginia 1862 Battle at Garnett's/Golding's Farms, Virginia 1862 Battle of Gaines' Mill, Virginia (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3 1862 Battle of Beaver Dam Creek-Union repulses Confederacy in Virginia 1862 Day 2 of 7 Days-Battle of Mechanicsville Virginia (Meadow Bridge) 1862 U.S. Army of Virginia established under General John Pope 1862 Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia (Orchard, Henrico, French's Field) (Kings's Schoolhouse) Day 1 of 7 Days 1862 Valley Campaign-Battle of Cross Keys, Virginia 1862 Skirmish at Union Church, Virginia (Peninsular) 1862 General Robert E Lee takes command of Confederate armies of E Virginia and NC 1862 2nd/last day of battle at Fair Oaks/7 Pines Virginia (11,165 casualties) 1862 Battle of Seven Pines Virginia (Fair Oaks) 1862 Battle of Front Royal, Virginia 1862 Battle of Hanover Court House, Virginia (Slash Church, Peake's Station) 1862 Battle of Winchester, Virginia 1862 Battle at Front Royal, Virginia 1862 Valley Campaign-Stonewall Jackson takes Ft. Royal, Virginia 1862 Battle of Princeton, West Virginia, ends, about 128 casualities 1862 Battle of Drewry's Bluff (Ft. Darling), Virginia 1862 Confederates scuttle CSS Virginia off Norfolk, Virginia 1862 Battle of West Point, Virginia (Eltham's Landing, Barnhamsville) 1862 Peninsular Campaign-Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia 1862 Battle at Williamsburg, Virginia 1862 Yorktown, Virginia - McClellan halted his troop before town as it is full of armed torpedoes left by CS Brigadier General Gabrial Rains 1862 Swift Run Gap, West Virginia skirmishes 1862 Siege of Yorktown, Virginia 1862 Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia 1862 General Stonewall Jackson evacuates Winchester Virginia Army of the Potomac, General Henry Halleck is named general-in-chief 1862 Naval Engagement at Hampton Roads, Virginia CSS Virginia, Jamestown and Yorktown vs USS Cumberland, Congress and Monitor 1862 John Tyler, 10th U.S. President (1841-45), dies in Richmond Virginia at 71 1861 West Virginia created as a result of dispute over slavery with Virg 1861 West Virginia seceded from Virginia 1861 Battle of Balls Bluff, Virginia (Leesburg, Harrison's Island) 1861 Battle of Dumfries, Virginia (Quantico Creek) 1861 1st day school for freedmen forms at Fortress Monroe Virginia 1861 Battle at Cheat Mountain, Elkwater West Virginia 1861 Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia - Rebel forces repel a Federal landing 1861 Skirmish at Taylor Mountain, (W)Virginia - CS General Wise retreats 1861 Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Virginia 1861 Battle of Blackburn's Ford, Virginia US57 CS68 - Manassas - 1861 Manassas, Virginia General Beauregard requests reinforcements for his 22,000 men, General Johnston is ordered to Manassas 1861 General McDowell advances toward Fairfax Courthouse, Virginia with 40,000 troops 1861 Battle of Corrick's Ford, Virginia (Carrick's Ford) - Union army takes total control of western Virginia CS20 US53 1861 Battle of Laurel Mountain Virginia - General Morris forces retreat of rebels 1861 Battle of Rich Mountain, Virginia - Rosecrans forces rebels to surrender 1861 Battle of Laurel Hill, Virginia 1861 Skirmish at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia 1861 Martinsburg, Virginia - Confederate forces pull out before U.S. advance 1861 Battle of Hoke's Run, West Virginia - small Union victory 1861 Western Virginia campaign 1861 Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia - U.S. attacks Confederate batteries 1861 Francis Pierpont is elected provisional governor of West Virginia 1861 Battle of Vienna, Virginia and Secessionville, South Carolina, James Island 1861 Battle of Big Bethel Virginia (Bethel Church, Great Bethal)-Union retreats 1861 1st skirmish in Civil War, Fairfax Court House, Virginia 1861 Skirmish at Arlington Mills, Virginia 1861 Alexandria, Virginia occupied by Federal troops 1861 3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe Virginia 1861 Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession 1861 Richmond, Virginia is designated Confederate Capital 1861 Richmond, Virginia, is named the capital of the Confederacy 1861 West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from U.S. 1861 Robert E. Lee named commander of Virginia Confederate forces 1861 Battle of Norfolk, Virginia 1861 Battle of Harpers Ferry, Virginia 1861 Virginia is 8th state to secede 1860 Nation's 1st successful silver mill, Virginia City, Nevada 1859 Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada 1856 Woodrow Wilson, Staunton, Virginia, 28 president-D 1912 - 1921, Nobel 1919 1851 Leon Virginia Bourgeois, French premier, 1895-96, Nobel 1920 1841 Blanche Kelso Bruce, born in Virginia, Sen-Miss, 1875-1881 1837 Henry Draper, born in Virginia, astro-spectro-photographer, Moon, Jupiter 1836 James Madison, 4th U.S. President (1809-17), dies in Montpelier Virginia at 85 1831 Nat Turner leads uprising of slaves in Virginia 1828 Andrew Taylor Still, born in Lee County, Virginia, osteopath, successfully reduced fractures, founded first school of osteopathic medicine 1826 Thomas Wilson, born in Staunton, Virginia, politician, lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, served as member of Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, elected to the Twelfth Congress, as a Federalist, dies 1812 Marin R Delany, Charlestown, Virginia, 1st black major in U.S. Medical Corp 1807 Former Vice President Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Virginia (acquitted) 1807 Robert Edward Lee, Stratford, Virginia, General-in-Chief, Confederacy 1802 John Beckley of Virginia appointed 1st Librarian of Congress 1800 Nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion, 1831 1791 Bill of Rights ratified when Virginia gave its approval 1790 John Tyler, born in Virginia, 10th President, 1841-1845 1788 Virginia becomes 10th state to ratify U.S. constitution 1787 "Virginia Plan" proposed 1781 Battle of Virginia Capes, French defeat British, traps Cornwallis 1781 English army under general Cornwallis occupies Yorktown, Virginia 1776 Virginia state constitution adopted and Patrick Henry made governor 1776 Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights 1774 Meriwether Lewis, Charlottsville, Virginia, captain, Lewis and Clark Expedition 1774 1st Continental Congress convenes (Virginia) 1773 William Henry Harrison, Virginia, Whigs, 9th President, March 4-April 4, 1841 1770 William Clark, born in Charlottsville, Virginia, 2nd lt of Lewis and Clark Expedition 1766 Stamp Act declared unconstitutional in Virginia 1765 Thomas Wilson, born in Staunton, Virginia, politician, lawyer, U.S. Representative from Virginia, served as member of Virginia Senate and Virginia House of Delegates, elected to the Twelfth Congress, as a Federalist 1758 George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess 1758 James Monroe, Westmoreland, Virginia, D-R, 5th President, 1817-25 1755 John Marshall, Virginia, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice, 1801-35 1753 John Taylor, Virginia, philosopher, Jeffersonian Democracy 1751 James Madison, born in Port Conway, Virginia, D-R, 4th U.S. president, 1809-17 1743 Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, D-R, 3rd President, 1801-09 1732 George Washington, born in Virginia, 1st President, 1789 - 1797 1718 Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, English pirate, killed off Virginia coast 1691 Yorktown Virginia founded 1676 Rebels under Nathaniel Bacon set Jamestown Virginia on fire 1676 Nathaniel Bacon publishes "Declaration of People of Virginia" 1676 Bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia government begins 1667 Earliest recorded hurricane in U.S., Jamestown, Virginia 1663 1st serious slave conspiracy in colonial America (Virginia) 1654 Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia 1647 Nathaniel Bacon, leader of Bacon's Rebellion, Virginia, 1676 1639 Virginia is 1st colony to order surplus crops (tobacco) destroyed 1635 Virginia Governor John Harvey accused of treason and removed from office 1629 1st game law passed in American colonies, by Virginia 1624 William, Jamestown, Virginia, 1st black child born in English America 1624 Judge directs U.S. colony Virginia to English crown 1623 1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Reverend Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he loses 1623 1st American temperance law enacted, Virginia 1622 1st Indian (Powhattan) massacre of whites Jamestown, Virginia; 347 slain 1619 1st Black slaves brought by Dutch to colony of Jamestown Virginia 1619 1st black Americans (20) land at Jamestown, Virginia 1619 House of Burgesses Virginia forms, 1st elective U.S. governing body 1610 Thomas West baron De La Mar appointed as 1st Governor of Virginia colony 1610 Thomas West, Baron de La Mar, is appointed governor of Virginia 1608 Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia 1607 1st permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, Virginia 1606 Virginia Company settlers leave London to establish Jamestown Va 1587 1st English child born in New World, Virginia Dare 1587 Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents 1586 Sir Walter Raleigh brings 1st tobacco to England from Virginia 1561 Edwin Sandys, a founder of Virginia colony 1535 Bernardo Accolti, Unico Aretino, Italian writer (Virginia), dies 1458 Bernardo Accolti, Unico Aretino, Italian writer, Virginia |
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