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Worcester


1988 Bruce Springsteen "Tunnel of Love Tour," begins in Worcester Mass

1976 Stephanie Worcester, Miss USA-Maine 1997

1973 Jim Campbell, Worcester, NHL center, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1970 WSMW TV channel 27 in Worcester, MA (IND) begins broadcasting

1967 Mark Johnson, Worcester, Massachusetts, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates

1955 Richard "Butch" Johnson, Worcester Massachusetts, archer, Olymp-gold-1992, 96

1953 Worcester County tornado, 94 killed, 1310 injured, 10,000 homeless

1952 Eddie Mekka, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, actor, Carmine-Laverne and Shirley

1951 Hugo Yarnold stumps 6 at Dundee, Worcester vs. Scotland

1947 Dave Mason, Worcester, England, singer and songwriter, We Just Disagree

1936 Gloria Lambert, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, singer, Sing Along With Mitch

1927 1st Ryder Cup: U.S. beats England, 9 -2 at Worcester CC Mass

1925 29th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Macfarlane shoots a 291 at Worcester CC Mass

1920 Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Massachusetts, singer, Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire

1920 Helen Walker, Worcester, Massachusetts, actress, Brewster's Million

1914 Arthur Kennedy, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Fantastic Voyage, Peyton Place

1914 R. W. Woods, bishop, Worcester

1912 Rita Johnson, Worcester Massachusetts, actress, Honolulu, All Mine to Give

1895 Wallace K Harrison, Worcester Massachusetts, U.S. architect, UN, Lincoln Center

1892 American Psychological Association organized, Worcester, Massacgysetts

1889 Robert Benchley, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, humorist, My 10 Years in a Quandary

1882 Robert Hutchings Goddard, Worcester Massachusetts, rocket pioneer

1882 1st baseball doubleheader (Providence and Worcester)

1880 1st baseball perfect game-John Richmond of Worcester beats Cleve

1880 John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0

1879 Lewis Stone, Worcester Massachusetts, actor, Prisoner of Zenda

1855 Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Mass patents 1st calliope

1854 1st park land purchased by a U.S. city, Worcester, Massachusetts

1853 Envelope-folding machine patented by Russell Hawes, Worcester, Mass

1850 1st national women's rights convention convenes in Worcester Mass

1837 Pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins manufactures Worcester Sauce



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