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2008 Gary Gygax, dies in Wisconsin, at 69
2000 Rose Bowl, Wisconsin Badgers beat Stanford Cardinals 17 - 9 1999 Rose Bowl, Wisconsin Badgers beat UCLA Bruins 38 - 31 1991 Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin 1987 Chuti Tiu, 17, of Wisconsin, crowned America's Junior Miss 1981 Allison Schroeder, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1997 1980 Jesse Tendler, born in Madison, Wisconsin, actor, Nick-Ellen Burstyn Show 1979 Nicole Werra, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1996 1978 Jennifer Streblow, Oshkosh Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin 1997 1977 Tony Goskowicz, born in Wauwautosa, Wisconsin, short track skater 1994 Olympics 1976 Lindsay Page, Madison, Wisconsin, figure skater, 1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd 1973 Pamela Polk, Berlin Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin 1996 1973 Greg Morton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1972 Dede Demet, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1972 Jeff Nygaard, born in Madison, Wisconsin, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics 1972 Amy Wickus, born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, 800m/1500m runner 1971 Tricia Ann Luedtke, Oostburg Wisconsin, Miss Wisc-America-1991 1971 Tom Sorensen, born in Racine, Wisconsin, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics 1971 Mari Holden, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1970 Berry Richter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1970 Bomb kills 1 at University of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison 1970 Nicky Goetze, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 NCAA Acad 1970 Mark Grudzielanek, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infielder for the Montreal Expos 1970 WXOW TV channel 19 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting 1970 Amy Pietz, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Annie-Caroline In the City 1970 Heather Graham, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Drugstore Cowboy, Diggstown 1969 Joe Randa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Mary Stoker, Miss Wisconsin USA 1996 1968 KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin begins broadcasting 1968 Jory Husain, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Jawaharial-Head of the Class 1968 Tami Whitlinger-Jones, Neenah Wisconsin, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Sedona 1968 Senator Mccarthy wins Democratic primaries in Wisconsin 1968 Laurie Fellner, born in Appleton, Wisconsin, team handball goalie, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Brian Wanek, born in Mequon, Wisconsin, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1967 Scott Servais, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, catcher for the Chicago Cubs 1966 David Miley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nike golfer, 1992 Cleveland Open 1966 Clare Look-Jaeger, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, high jumper 1966 Chuck Wade, born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, diver 1996 Olympics 1966 Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966 1965 Yasmin "Yaz" Farooq, Waupun Wisconsin, rower, Olympics-4th-92, 96 1965 Daniel Held, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10k runner 1965 Dan Jansen, born in West Allis, Wisconsin, speed skater, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics 1965 WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting 1965 Kenny Harrison, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, triple jumper 1964 Skip [Jules I] Kendall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, PGA golfer, 1993 International-8th 1964 Gary Suter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, USA 1964 World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin 1963 Jenny Spangler, born in Monroe, Wisconsin, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1962 Timothy Hacker, Milwaukee Wisconsin, 10k runner 1962 Lesa Ann Pedriana, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, playmate, April, 1984 1962 Laura Coenen, Neenah Wisconsin, team handball goalie, Olympic-1988, 92, 96 1961 Gary Varsho, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Gary Andrew Varsho, baseball player, outfielder, played for Major League Baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, played in 1991 and 1992 National League Championship Series 1960 Leroy Chiao, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, astronaut, STS-65, 72, sk: 92 1960 Lauri Merten, born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, LPGA golfer, 1993 U.S. Women's Open 1960 Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder, 6X Ms Olympia 1959 Beth Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 3000m speed skater 1980 Olympics bronze 1959 WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (IND) begins broadcasting 1959 Stephanie Farwig, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, golfer, 1994 LPGA Corning Classic-2nd 1959 Stan Thorn, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South 1958 Eric Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 1/5/10K speed skater, 5 Olympic Gold Medals 1980 1958 Jane Wiedlin, Wisconsin, singer/guitarist, GoGos, Fur, Rush Hour 1958 Jeffrey N Williams, Superior Wisconsin, Major Army/astronaut 1957 WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Mark Johnson, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL forward, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1957 Joseph McCarthy, Wisconsin Senator-R-Wisconsin 1947 - 1957, dies at 47 1957 Connie Carpenter-Phinney, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 79k cyclist, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1956 John Jorgenson, born in Madison, Wisconsin, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited 1956 WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1955 Willem Dafoe, born in Wisconsin, actor, Platoon, Roadhouse 66, Mississippi Burning 1955 WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Alan Kulwicki, Greenfield Wisconsin, NASCAR racer, Winston Cup 1954 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB) 1954 WISN TV channel 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Catlin O'Heaney, born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, actress, Snow White-Charmings 1953 Rita Lee, born in Federic, Wisconsin, playmate, November, 1977 1953 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Russ Feingold, Sen-D Wisconsin 1952 Bart Stupak, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Michigan, 1993 - 1951 Tom Wopat, Loda Wisconsin, TV actor, Luke-Dukes of Hazzard 1951 Tom Gullikson, born in Wisconsin, tennis player, U.S. mixed Doubles 1984 1951 Steve Gunderson, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1981 - 1997 1950 John Matuszak, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, NFLer, Raiders, actor, Hollywood Beat 1950 Jerry Zucker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, director, Airplane, Naked Gun 1949 Ann Ryerson, born in Wisconsin, actress, Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin 1947 David Zucker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, director, Airplane, Naked Gun, Top Secret 1947 Peter Weller, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, actor, Robocop, Of Unknown Origin 1946 11.72" (29.77 cm) of rainfall at Mellen Wisconsin (state 24-hour record) 1946 Rocky Bleier, born in Wisconsin, NFL running back for Pittsburgh Steelers 1946 Tyne Daly, born in Madison, Wisconsin, actress, Cagney and Lacey, Angel Unchained 1945 Michael Cole, born in Madison, Wisconsin, actor, Pete-Mod Squad 1944 Tracy Nelson, Madison Wisconsin, singer and actress, Square Pegs 1944 Brigid Bazlen, born in Wisconsin, actress, Pam-Too Young to go Steady 1944 Jim Abrahams, Shorewood, Wisconsin, director, Hot Shots, Top Secret 1943 Jerry Kleczka, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1984 - 2005 1943 Neale Donald Walsch, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, author, wrote series of books titled, 'Conversations With God', which include, 'What God Wants', 'Happier than God', 'Friendship with God', ' Communion with God' 1943 Milton Robert Carr, born in Janesville, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Michigan 1975 - 1981, 1983 - 1993, and 1993 - 1995 1942 Kurtwood Smith, born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, actor, Rambo III, Robocop 1942 Bob Kasten, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Senator-R-Wisconsin 1981 - 1993 1941 3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Wisconsin beats Washington State 39-34 1940 Bobby Hatfield, born in Wisconsin, rocker, Righteous Bros-Unchained Melody 1940 Tom Petri, born in Marinette, Wisconsin, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1979 - 1940 Al Jarreau, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, jazz singer, Moonlighting 1940 Daniel J. Travanti, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Frank Furillo on Hill St. Blues 1939 Ernest Hausen of Wisconsin sets chicken-plucking record-4.4 sec 1938 Les Aspin, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1971 - 1993, Secretary of Defense 1993 - 1994 1938 Charles Siebert, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, One Day at A Time, Trapper John 1936 Charles Dierkop, LaCrosse Wisconsin, actor, Det Pete Royster-Police Woman 1936 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (state record) 1936 1st bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, Wisconsin 1936 Tom Snyder, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, radio, television, news anchor, famous for 'The Late Late Show' 1936 Paul Shenar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Carrington-Roots 1935 Salome Jens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, From Here to Eternity 1935 Herb Kohl, Sen-D Wisconsin 1935 Lie detector 1st used in court, Portage, Wisconsin 1935 Bob Uecker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, catcher/actor, Mr Belvedere 1934 Gena Rowlands, born in Cambria, Wisconsin, actress, Gloria, Tempest, Brinks Job 1934 F. Curtis Michel, born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, astronaut 1934 Barbara McNair, born in Racine, Wisconsin, singer and actress, Barbara McNair Show 1933 Alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisconsin, NFL fullback for the Baltimore Colts 1933 Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin 1933 Richard Schickel, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, documentary filmmaker, film critic, author, journalist, historian, received Guggenheim Fellowship, published in Time, and Life, magazines, books include, 'Woody Allen: A Life in Film', 'Elia Kazan: A Biography' 1932 1st U.S. state unemployment insurance act enacted (Wisconsin) 1931 Pete Stark, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-California 1973 - 1931 Jackie Mason, born in Wisconsin, comedian, World According to Me, Chicken Soup 1930 Harry "Buddy" Melges, Jr., Wisconsin, yachter, Olympic-gold/bronze-1964, 72 1927 John Downey, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, pianist, conductor, professor of composition and theory, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, founder, director of the Wisconsin Contemporary Music Forum 1927 [Harold] Bud Grant, Wisconsin, CFL/NFL player and coach, Winnipeg, Minnesota 1927 Donald Gramm, Milwaukee Wisconsin, bass-baritone 1926 Charlotte Rae, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Edna-Facts of Life 1926 Lee Hoiby, Madison Wisconsin, composer, 1957 Arts and Letters 1925 John Fiedler, Platville Wisconsin, actor, Mr Peterson-Newhart 1924 Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton, born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Major USAF/astronaut, Apollo 18 1924 Robert Kastenmeier, born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1959 - 1991 1922 -54 degrees F (-48 degrees C), Danbury, Wisconsin (state record) 1920 F Don Miller, born in Racine, Wisconsin, Boxing coach 1946 Olympics 1919 Allen Ludden, Mineral Point Wisconsin, TV host, Password 1919 Al Molinaro, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days 1919 [Wladziu Valentino] Liberace, West Allis Wisconsin, pianist 1918 James Daly, Wisconsin, actor, Medical Center 1918 Forest fire in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin kills about 800 1915 Les Paul, born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, guitarist/inventor, Les Paul guitar 1915 Orson Welles, Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds 1914 Pee Wee King, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, country vocalist, Pee Wee King Song 1914 Ralph Herman, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orchestra leader, Circus Time 1913 Thor Johnson, Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin, conductor, Cincinnati Symphony 1958 1912 Arizona, Kansas and Wisconsin vote for female suffrage 1911 George Liberace, Menasha Wisconsin, violinist, Liberace Show 1911 Ellen Corby, born in Racine, Wisconsin, actress, Grandma Walton-Waltons 1911 Victor Berger (Wisconsin) becomes 1st socialist congressman in U.S. 1910 Mitchell Ayres, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orchestra leader, Hollywood Palace 1910 Dennis Morgan, Prentice Wisconsin, actor, Dennis-21 Beacon Street 1909 Joseph McCarthy, born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin Senator-R-Wisconsin 1947 - 1957 1909 Abner Biberman, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, director and actor, Imhook-Kodiak 1909 August William Derleth, Sauk City Wisconsin, writer, Judge Peck Mysteries 1909 Joseph Walton Losey, Wisconsin, director, Damned, Accident 1907 Froelich Rainey, born in Wisconsin, quiz moderator, What in the World 1906 Hildegarde, Adell Wisconsin, night club vocalist, I'll Be Seeing You 1905 Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk 1904 George F. Kennan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. ambassador, to Moscow 1903 1st direct primary election law in U.S. adopted, by Wisconsin 1902 Eduard Franz, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Zorro 1902 Charles Kendall Adams, historian, educator, served as second President of Cornell University 1885 - 1892, President, University of Wisconsin 1892 - 1901, dies at age 67, in Redlands, California 1900 Wayne Morse, born in Madison, Wisconsin, Senator-Oregon 1945 - 1969 1900 Otto Clarence Luening, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, composer, Sonority Canon 1899 David Eli Lilienthal, U.S. government organizer, Wisconsin 1897 Frederic March, Wisconsin, actor, Dr. Jeckyll-Academy Awards 1932/1946 1893 Alfred Lunt, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Broadway actor, Emmy 1965 1890 1st U.S. college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin 1889 Single tornado kills 119, injures 146, New Richmond, Wisconsin 1887 Georgia O'Keefe, Sun Prairie Wisconsin, sculptor/painter, Cow's Skull 1886 Horlick's of Wisconsin offers 1st malted milk to public 1886 Raymond Largay, born in Wisconsin, actor, April in Paris, Variety Girl 1884 Charles Winninger, Athens Wisconsin, actor, Charlie Farrell Show 1883 Frank O King, Cashton Wisconsin, cartoonist, Gasoline Alley 1883 Fire at un-insured New Hall Hotel in Milwaukee Wisconsin, kills 71 1883 Fire at uninsured Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin kills 71. General Tom Thumb of P T Barnum fame, escapes unhurt 1881 William Nigh, Berlin Wisconsin, director, Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr. Wong 1881 Daniel Webster Hoan, born in Wisconsin, Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee 1880 Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin) 1878 H V Kaltenborn, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, newscaster, Who Said That? 1871 Gas explosion destroys Peshtigo, Wisconsin 1867 Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisconsin, master builder, Guggenheim 1867 Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisconsin, kid book author, Little House on Prarie 1862 Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisconsin, songwriter, I Love You Truly 1862 Louis Powell Harvey, U.S. governor of Wisconsin, drowns 1861 Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisconsin, historian/educator, Harvard U 1857 Edgar Stillman Kelley, Sparta Wisconsin, composer, Gulliver 1855 Robert Marion La Follette, born in Wisconsin, President candidate, Progressive 1855 Wisconsin Supreme Court declares U.S. Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional 1854 1st Republican state convention in Ripon, Wisconsin 1854 Republican Party formally organized at Ripon, Wisconsin 1849 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students 1848 Wisconsin becomes 30th state 1836 Wisconsin Territory forms 1836 Territory of Wisconsin created 1836 Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin 1835 Charles Kendall Adams, born in Derby, Vermont, historian, educator, served as second President of Cornell University 1885 - 1892, President, University of Wisconsin 1892 - 1901 1832 Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisconsin 1809 Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin) |
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