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2002 Irene Worth, actress, Lost in Yonkers, dies at 85

1997 David Frost wins Golf's Colonial Final in Ft. Worth Texas

1995 Mexican peso worth 7.55 pesos to a dollar (record)

1995 Dollar worth 1.5330 Dutch guilder (record)

1993 David Brian, U.S. actor (Damned Don't Cry, Fort Worth), dies at 78

1992 Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing 1 billion dollars worth of damage

1992 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1)

1988 Herschel Walker performs Fort Worth Ballet

1987 Randolph Scott, actor (Ft. Worth, Gung Ho, Jesse James), dies at 89

1985 Delta Lockheed L-1011 crashes at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport, 137 die

1983 Heathrow Airport, robbed of 6,800 gold bars worth $38.7 million

1983 5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx

1979 Fulton J Sheen, bishop (Life is Worth Living), dies at 84

1968 Billy Brewer, born in Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees

1968 KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting

1967 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins

1966 Helena Bonham Carter, London, actress, Ft. Worth, Howards End

1965 Greg Swindell, Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians

1963 Lisa Whelchel, Fort Worth Texas, actress, Blair-Facts of Life

1963 Mickey Mantle of New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth $100,000

1962 Charlie Finley is denied permission to move A's to Dallas-Ft. Worth

1962 Kimberly McArthur, born in Fort Worth Texas, playmate, January, 1982

1961 Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies

1961 Mark David Brooks, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1994 Kemper Open

1961 Russia introduces a new ruble worth $1.11

1960 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open

1960 Bank of France issues new franc, worth 20 cents

1959 Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Ft. Worth

1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open

1958 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lake Worth Open Golf Invitational

1957 Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises

1957 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open

1954 Danielle Alexander, Ft. Worth, Texas, country music pianist

1952 Kate Capshaw, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Little Sex, Dreamscape

1950 Mark Blum, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Worth Winning, Blind Date, Presidio

1950 Richard Gilliland, Ft. Worth, Texas, actor, Jonesy-Waltons, Tom-Heartland

1949 KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins

1949 WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting

1949 WBAP-FM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting

1949 Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes 1st nonstop round- the-world flight at Fort Worth, Tx, covering 23,452-mis in 94 hrs

1948 Gary Morris, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer and actor, Colbys

1948 WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting

1943 Sandra Haynie, Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1974 U.S. Women's Open

1943 Gayle Hunnicutt, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Legend of Hell House, Dallas

1942 Robin Morgan, Lake Worth, Florida, actress, Dagmar-Mama

1941 45th U.S. Golf Open: Craig Wood shoots a 284 at Colonial Club Ft. Worth

1941 Sandra Palmer, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, LPGA golfer, 1986 Mayflower Classic

1939 Terry Dill, Forth Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, 1992 Bank One Senior Classic

1938 Rex Reed, Ft. Worth, Texas, movie critic/actor, Myra Breckinridge

1936 Roger Miller, Ft. Worth, Texas, country singer, King of the Road, Dang Me

1934 1st "Washateria" (laundromat) opens (Ft. Worth, Texas)

1934 Van Williams, Fort Worth, Texas, actor, Green Hornet, Tycoon

1932 Bobby Day, [Robert Byrd], Fort Worth, Texas, rock vocalist, Rockin' Robin

1931 Larry Hagman, born in Fort Worth, Texas, actor, I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas

1925 Fess Parker, Fort Worth Texas, actor, Davy Crockett, Old Yeller

1924 Norman Alden, Fort Worth, Texas, actor, Pilaski-Hennesey, Al-Fay

1923 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Ft. Worth Texas)

1922 WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Ft. Worth Texas

1922 WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting

1921 Phyllis Thaxter, Portland Maine, actress, Nora, Ft. Worth

1916 Irene Worth, born in Nebraska, actress, Nicolas and Alexandra

1912 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4

1912 Byron Nelson, Fort Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, won 19 tournaments in 1945

1910 Ray McKinley, born in Ft. Worth, Texas, orch leader/drummer, Glenn Miller Time

1907 Adrienne Ames, Fort Worth, Texas, actress, Death Kiss, Panama Patrol

1899 Dorothy Devore, Ft. Worth, Texas, actress, Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil

1895 Fulton J Sheen, El Paso, Illinois, bishop, Life is Worth Living

1829 William Worth Belknap, Bvt Major General Union volunteers

1776 New Jersey gave all adults who could show a net worth of 50œ right to vote



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