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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