2010 Event Russia's worst drought in history prompts Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to temporarily ban the export of flour and wheat 1973 Birthday DeJuan Wheat, NBA guard, Minnesota Timberwolves 1971 Birthday Trey Maples, born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Canadian 1965 Birthday Linda Brenneman, born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, cyclist, Olympics-11th-96 1962 Birthday Brian Wheat, rock bassist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper 1959 Event Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1951 Birthday Alan Wheat, born in San Antonio, Texas, Representative-D-Missouri 1983 - 1995 1927 Event Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat 1915 Event 1st U.S. ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK) 1904 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games 1893 Event Nabisco Foods invents Cream of Wheat 1893 Event Henry Perky and William Ford patent shredded wheat 1893 Event Henry Perky patents shredded wheat 1888 Birthday Tojohiko Kagawa, Japan, Christian-social reformer, Grain of Wheat 1862 Death Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, Confederate major, dies in battle at about 35
