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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