1993 Event The Branch Davidian Compound near Waco, Texas, is destroyed in a fire after 51-day stand-off; 76 people die, including 24 British nationals and 20 children 1984 Birthday Ashlee Simpson, born in Waco, Texas, singer, songwriter, actress, appeared on 'The Ashlee Simpson Show' reality series, successful album titled, 'Autobiography' 1973 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Waco Tribune Herald Ladies Golf Classic 1969 Birthday Arthur Rhodes, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1964 Birthday Gene Watkins, Waco, Texas, actor, James Walsh-As the World Turns 1961 Birthday Peri Gilpin, Waco, Texas, actor, Roz Doyle-Frasier 1953 Event Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas and causes $39M damage 1949 Birthday Joe Barton, born in Waco, Texas, Representative-R-Texas 1985 - 1949 Birthday Bill Payne, born in Waco, Texas, rock keyboardist, Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero 1945 Birthday Steve Martin, born in Waco, Texas, comedian, writer and actor, Parenthood, Jerk, Roxanne 1943 Birthday Jerry Hunt, born Waco, Texas, composer, used live electronics to create new works, employed ritualistic performance techniques 1943 Birthday Dave Eichelberger, Waco, Texas, PGA golfer, 1971 Greater Milwaukee Open 1936 Birthday Butch Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1961 Waco Turner Open 1918 Birthday Anne Gwynne, Waco, Texas, actress, Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein 1912 Birthday Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1909 Birthday Billy Williams, Waco, Texas, singer, Your Show of Shows
