1996 Death Buster Benton, singer and guitarist, dies at 63 1988 Death Brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis 1973 Death Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79 1973 Death Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82 1966 Birthday Karissa Rushing, Benton Arkansas, Miss Arkansas-America 1991 1963 Birthday Julie Krone, born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, jockey, 1st female to win Belmont-93 1956 Birthday Sinbad, David Adkins, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, 1st Kid, Vibe 1950 Birthday Barbi Benton, Klein, California, Playboy model, Hee Haw, Sugar Time! 1949 Birthday Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist and guitarist, Ze is Zoals Jij 1945 Birthday Ernie Hudson, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, Ghostbusters, Weeds 1945 Event Jim Benton, Cleveland end, gains 303 yards (NFL record) 1941 Event Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning 1932 Birthday Robert Benton, Texas, writer and director, Kramer vs Kramer 1932 Birthday Buster Benton, singer/guitarist 1931 Birthday Brook Benton, soul vocalist, Rainy Night in Georgia 1931 Birthday Brook Benton, Camden, South Carolina, vocalist, Frankie and Johnny 1917 Event Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter 1917 Event Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School 1893 Birthday Carl Benton Reid, Lansing, Michigan, actor, Pressure Point 1889 Birthday Thomas Hart Benton, born in Missouri, painter/muralist, Lonesome Road 1884 Birthday Frank Laubach, born in Benton, Pennsylvania, educator, taught reading through phonetics 1872 Event 1st black U.S. Governor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La) 1864 Death Samuel Benton, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 44 1862 Birthday Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County, Iowa, actress, Son of Dracula 1838 Birthday Thomas Benton Smith, Brigadier General Confederate Army 1782 Birthday Thomas Hart Benton, rep, "Old Bullion"
