2015 Event The Confederate flag is removed from the South Carolina capitol grounds after the state government enacted a law to permanently remove it; the flag, part of U.S. Civil War history, is viewed by many as a symbol of racism 2015 Event Nikki Haley, governor of South Carolina, supports removal of the Confederate flag from state grounds; however, the state legislature must first overturn a law requiring the flag to be flown at the Confederate Soldier Monument 2015 Event A rally calling for removal of the Confederate flag forms at the capitol building of the U.S. state of South Carolina in response to a shooting earlier this week of nine African-Americans by white supremacist Dylann Storm Roof 2015 Event A 37-year-old man from South Carolina is rescued 500 miles from home after 66 days lost at sea; Louis Jordan had been in an antique 35-foot sailboat fishing in the open sea when the boat capsized in a storm, and he survived on fish and rainwater 2014 Event North Carolina is hit by Category 2 Hurricane Arthur, causing some flooding and the risk of storm surges 2014 Event U.S. Southern states of Georgia, Louisiana and South Carolina experience a mix of snow and ice, declaring emergencies as over 3,400 flights are cancelled; temperatures dip 10 to 20 degrees below normal 2013 Event In North Carolina, a neuroscientist at Duke University announces he has successfully connected the brains of two rats in such a way that they share information 2012 Event At the National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the U.S. Democratic Party vote three separate times in order to approve putting the terms, 'God', 'Jerusalem', and 'Israel' back into the platform 2012 Event U.S. pastor Billy Graham is hospitalized for several days at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina due to bronchitis; he recently suffered pneumonia in November, 2011 2012 Event The trial over illegal use of campaign funds by U.S. Presidential candidate John Edwards begins in North Carolina 2011 Event Hurricane Irene lands in North Carolina, near Cape Lookout 2011 Event Former North Carolina Senator and U.S. Presidential Candidate John Edwards is indicted on charges of conspiracy and violating campaign finance laws 2011 Event The Mid-April 2011 Southern United States tornado outbreak results in over 30 deaths; North Carolina is the state worst affected 2010 Event Hurricane Earl shifts toward the east coast of the U.S., placing most of North Carolina's coast on hurricane watch 2010 Death Robert Byrd, born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Senator 1959 - 2010, longest serving member of the U.S. Senate, dies at age 92 2008 Death Jesse Helms, dies in North Carolina, at 86 2007 Death Ruth Graham, dies in North Carolina, of illness, at 87 2005 Death Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., Representative-R-South Carolina, 1979 - 1986, Governor of South Carolina 1987 - 1995 2005 Event NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70 2004 Event Super Bowl XXXVIII, Reliant Stadium, Houston, New England Patriots beat Carolina Panthers 32-29 2003 Death Strom Thurmond, Senator-R-South Carolina 1956 - 2003, Governor South Carolina 1947 - 1951, dies at 100 from heart faliure 2002 Death Charles Orville Whitley, Representative-D-North Carolina 1977 - 1987 2002 Event Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 1 2001 Death Floyd Spence, Representative-R-South Carolina 1971 - 2001, died of complications from surgery 1998 Death Terry Sanford, poltician, senator from North Carolina, dies at 80 1998 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charleston South Carolina on WAVF 96.1 FM 1997 Event Carolina Hurricanes 1st home game vs Pitts Penguins 1997 Event Carolina Hurricanes 1st game vs Tampa Bay Lightning 1997 Event Carolina Hurricane's 1st exhibition game beat New York Islanders 4-1 1997 Event NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Charlotte North Carolina on WXRC 95.7 FM 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Fayetteville, North Carolina on WRCQ 103.5 FM 1995 Event Carquest Bowl 6: North Carolina beats Arkansas, 20-10 1995 Event Northwestern South Carolina begins using new area code 864 1995 Event Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15 1995 Event Gail Graham wins FieldCrest Cannon/Carolina LPGA Golf Classic 1995 Event Carolina Panthers lose their 1st NFL game (Atlanta-23 Carolina-20 OT) 1995 Event Carolina Panthers beat Jacksonville Jaguars in their 1st NFL exhibition game 20-14 1995 Event Susan Smith found guilty of drowning her 2 children in South Carolina 1995 Event Carquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-21 1994 Event U.S. Air DC-9 crash in North Carolina, 37 killed 1994 Death David Lawson, executed in North Carolina (wanted execution shown on Donahue) 1994 Event 13th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Louisiana Tech 60-59 1994 Event F-16 collides with C-130 Hercules above AFB in North Carolina, 120 die 1994 Event Lu Parker, (South Carolina), crowned 43rd Miss USA 1993 Event Howard Stern radio show premieres in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on WYAV 104.1 FM 1993 Event NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte 1993 Event Kimberly Clarice Aiken, 18, Miss South Carolina wins 67th Miss America 1993 Death James Jordan, NBA Michael Jordan's father, found dead near McColl, South Carolina 1993 Death Jim Valvano, basketball coach (North Carolina State), dies of cancer at 47 1993 Event 55th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Michigan 77-71 1992 Death Walter B. Jones, Representative-D-North Carolina 1966 - 1992, dies at 79 1992 Birthday Libby [Elizabeth] Callahan, Columbia, South Carolina, sport pistol 1996 Olympics 1991 Event Hurricane Bob hits North Carolina with 115 MPH wind 1991 Event North Carolina State Chris Corchiani becomes 1st NCAAer to get 1,000 assists 1991 Event North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games 1991 Event NBA All Star Game at Charlotte North Carolina 1991 Event Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games 1989 Event Hurricane Hugo, kills 85 in Charleston, South Carolina 1988 Event North Carolina federal grand jury indict PTL founder Jim Bakker on fraud and conspiracy 1988 Event Charlotte Colisieum in Charlotte North Carolina opens 1987 Event NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989 1986 Event WIS-AM in Columbia South Carolina changes call letters to WVOC (now WOMG) 1986 Death John P. East, Senator-R-North Carolina, dies at 55 1986 Death Kate Smith, singer (God Bless America), dies in Raleigh North Carolina at 78 1986 Event Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of North Carolina State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself 1985 Death Sam Ervin, Senator-D-North Carolina 1954 - 1974, dies at 88 1985 Event -19 degrees F (-28 degrees C), Caesar's Head, South Carolina (state record) 1985 Event -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Mitchell, North Carolina (state record) 1983 Event 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) at Fayetteville, North Carolina (state record) 1983 Event 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52 1982 Event 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown 63-62 1981 Event 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champ: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50 1981 Event Military jury in North Carolina convicts Robert Garwood of collaborating with enemy 1980 Event 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (RB) 1980 Event Shawn Weatherly, (South Carolina (will win Miss Universe), crowned 29th Miss USA 1980 Birthday Angela Nikodinov, Spartanburg, South Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Pacif Sr champ 1979 Birthday Ali Burr, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1997 1978 Birthday Clay Aiken, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, singer, appeared on 'American Idol' television show, debut album, 'Measure of a Man' went multi-platinum 1978 Birthday Caroline Nicole Brigman, Miss South Carolina Teen USA 1997 1978 Birthday Wendy Christina Roberts, Miss South Carolina Teen USA, 1996 1977 Birthday Tammy Leigh Ashton, Miss North Carolina Teen USA 1996 1977 Event South Carolina Heerenveen soccer team forms in Heerenveen 1977 Event 39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats North Carolina 67-59 1975 Birthday Matt LeCroy, Anderson, South Carolina, baseball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Birthday Lauren E Roman, Wilmington, North Carolina, actress, Laura Kirk-All My Children 1975 Birthday Melchior Schoenmakers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1975 Birthday Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player: South Carolina Heerenveen, Veendam 1975 Birthday John Harm Skippers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1975 Event Oldest animal fossils in U.S. discovered in North Carolina 1975 Birthday Angela Michelle Hughes, born in Anderson, South Carolina, Miss America-South Carolina 1997 1975 Birthday Temoc Suarez, born in Greenwood, South Carolina, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1975 Birthday Jennifer Michelle Roberts, Greensboro, North Carolina, Miss America-North Carolina 1997 1974 Birthday Tarek Saleh, linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1974 Birthday Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1974 Birthday Lysa Jackson, Miss South Carolina USA 1996 1974 Birthday Lisa Bamford, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Miss America-North Carolina 1996 1974 Birthday Maria Carolina Christina, Princess of Netherlands 1974 Event 36th NCAA Mens Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64 1974 Birthday Tony Alberda, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen 1974 Event "Monitor" (U.S. Civil War Ship) restored at Cape Hatteras North Carolina 1974 Birthday Tim Biakabutuka, running back for the Carolina Panthers 1974 Birthday Rae Carruth, wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers 1974 Birthday Mike Minter, safety for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Eddie Pope, Greensboro, North Carolina, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Melissa Deanne Holiday, Greenwood, South Carolina, playmate, Jan, 1995 1973 Birthday Kantroy Barber, fullback for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing, Whalers, Carolina, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Jamie Wilson, tackle for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Muhsin Muhammad, wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Blake Brockermeyer, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ 1973 Birthday Bert Zuurman, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1973 Birthday Winslow Oliver, running back for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Israel Raybon, defensive end for the Carolina Panthers 1973 Birthday Terrell Wade, born in Rembert, South Carolina, pitcher, Atlanta Braves 1973 Birthday Amanda Elizabeth Spivey, Spartanburg, South Carolina, Miss America-South Carolina 1996 1972 Birthday Kerry Collins, NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA 1996 1972 Birthday Waverly Jackson, DL for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Randolph Ross, Shelby, North Carolina, 110m hurdler 1972 Birthday Andre Royal, linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Norberto Garrido, tackle for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Butler By'not'e, NFL running back for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Michael Reed, NFL cornerback for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Ken Walter, punter for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Elizabeth Vassey, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, actress, Emily Martin-All My Children 1972 Birthday Matthew Campbell, NFL tight end for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Shawn King, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Andrew Peterson, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Edward Reevey, St. John NB, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 South Carolina Intercol 1972 Birthday Scott Greene, fullback for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Percell Gaskins, linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Casey Cristin Mizell, Miss USA-South Carolina, 1997 1972 Birthday Chris Borg, born in Lexington South Carolina, canoe, alternate in 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Tyrone Poole, NFL cornerback for the Carolina Panthers 1972 Birthday Frank Garcia, NFL center, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1971 Birthday Clifton Abraham, NFL cornerback, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1971 Birthday Ray Durham, Charlotte, North Carolina, infielder, Chicago White Sox 1971 Birthday Keith Primeau, Toronto, NHL forward, Carolina, Detroit 1971 Birthday Crystal McLaurin-Coney, Miss USA-North Carolina 1997 1971 Birthday Chad Cota, NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers 1971 Birthday James Baldwin, Jr., born in Southern Pines, North Carolina, pitcher, Chicago White Sox 1971 Birthday Joey Gullion, Gallopolis, Ohio, Nike golfer, NIKE South Carolina Classic-18th 1971 Birthday Sterling Hitchcock, Fayetteville, North Carolina, pitcher, New York Yankees, Sea Mariners 1971 Birthday Chad Fonville, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1971 Birthday Kevin Farkas, NFL tackle for the Carolina Panthers 1971 Event 4th ABA All-Star Game: East 126 beats West 122 at Carolina 1970 Birthday Edwin Huizinga, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen 1970 Death L. Mendel Rivers, Representative-D-South Carolina 1941 - 1970, dies at 65 1970 Birthday Glenn Murray, Manning, South Carolina, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1970 Birthday Damon Pieri, NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers 1970 Birthday Quinton McCracken, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1970 Birthday Wilco Hellinga, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1970 Birthday Jeff Zgonina, NFL defensive tackle, Carolina Panthers, Packers, Rams 1970 Birthday Emerson Martin, NFL guard, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, Packers 1970 Birthday William Martin III, born in Charleston, South Carolina, finn yachter, Olympics-23rd-1996 1970 Birthday Michael Barrow, NFL linebacker, Houston Oilers, Carolina Panthers 1970 Birthday Shawn Price, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Buf Bills 1970 Birthday Rod Smith, NFL cornerback for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1970 Birthday Greg Skrepenak, NFL tackle, Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers 1970 Birthday Tom Sier, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Anthuan Maybank, Georgetown, South Carolina, 200m/400m runner 1969 Birthday Michael Bates, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers 1969 Birthday Antoon Kuil, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday John Kasay, NFL kicker for the Carolina Panthers 1969 Birthday Eric Guliford, NFL wide receiver, Carolina Panthers, NO Saints 1969 Birthday Travis Hill, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1969 Birthday Bart Spark, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Erik Tammer, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Birthday Elbert Ellis, NFL wide receiver, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1969 Birthday Johan Hansma, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Mark Thomas, NFL defensive end, Carolina Panthers, Packers, Bears 1969 Birthday Brian Williams, Lancaster, South Carolina, pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Astros 1969 Birthday Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1969 Birthday Jason Childs, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1968 Birthday Steve Lofton, NFL cornerback, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots 1968 Birthday Steven Penn, Brevard, North Carolina, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Mel Stewart, North Carolina, 200m butterfly swimmer, Olympics gold 92 1968 Birthday Bob Christian, NFL running back, Carolina Panthers, Atlanta Falcons 1968 Birthday Jeffrey Kooistra, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen/NEC 1968 Event WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast 1968 Birthday Ernie Mills, NFL wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers 1968 Birthday Marco Roelofsen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday Craig Kanada, born in Portland, Oregon, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE South Carolina Classic-3rd 1968 Birthday Matt Elliott, NFL center/guard for the Carolina Panthers 1968 Birthday Scarlet Annette Morgan, Pfafftown, North Carolina, Miss NC-America-1991 1968 Birthday Michel Doesburg, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday Jeff Barlow, born in Jackson, Mississippi, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Carolina Classic-5th 1968 Birthday Brian Wiggins, NFL wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers 1968 Birthday Dennis Postlewait, born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, Nike golfer, 1994 Wichita Open 1968 Event 30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats North Carolina 78-55 1968 Birthday Pat Terrell, NFL strong safety for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1968 Birthday Rene Groen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday Erik Regtop, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Event WHKY TV channel 14 in Hickory, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Event Officers kill 3 students demonstrating in South Carolina State (Orangeburg) 1968 Birthday Eric Davis, NFL cornerback, San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers 1968 Birthday John de Visser, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1967 Birthday Lamar Lathon, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1967 Birthday Ray Agnew, NFL nose tackle, Carolina Panthers, New York Giants 1967 Birthday Reggie Sanders, Florence, South Carolina, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1967 Birthday Kelly Gallagher, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, playmate, Sep, 1994 1967 Birthday Chris Patton, Fountain Inn, South Carolina, Nike golfer, 1993 New Mexico Charity Classic 1967 Birthday Anthony Johnson, NFL fullback, Chicago Bears, Carolina Panthers 1967 Birthday Derrick Moore, NFL running back, Az Cardinals, Carolina Panthers 1967 Birthday Charles Ogletree, Greenville, North Carolina, tornado yachter, Olympics-8th-1996 1967 Birthday Darion Conner, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1967 Birthday Oswald Drawdy, Hampton, South Carolina, Canadian Tour golfer, 1987 South Carolina Amateur 1967 Event WUNE TV channel 17 in Linville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event WUNF TV channel 33 in Asheville, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event WUNG TV channel 58 in Concord, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event WEBA TV channel 14 in Allendale, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event WJPM TV channel 33 in Florence, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Birthday Randy Baldwin, NFL running back for the Carolina Panthers 1967 Birthday Mike Fox, NFL defensive end for the Carolina Panthers 1967 Event Race riots in Durham, North Carolina 1967 Event WRET TV channel 36 in Charlotte, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Birthday Derrick Graham, NFL tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seat Seahawks 1966 Birthday Andy Tomberlin, Monroe, North Carolina, outfielder for the New York Mets 1966 Birthday Bubba McDowell, NFL safety for the Carolina Panthers 1966 Event WRLK TV channel 35 in Columbia, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Event KLOC (now KCSO) channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1966 Birthday Carlo L'Ami, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1966 Birthday Bill Spiers, born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, infielder for the Houston Astros 1966 Birthday Lawyer Tillman, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1966 Birthday Johnny Colt, Cherry Point, North Carolina, rock bassist, Black Crowes 1966 Birthday Darren Holmes, born in Asheville, North Carolina, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Birthday Lee Porter, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Nike golfer, 1992 Texarkana Open-5th 1966 Birthday Wesley Walls, NFL tight end, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, NO Saints 1966 Birthday Dennis Allen Mitchell, Cherry Point, North Carolina, 100m/200m, 1996 Olympics silver 1966 Birthday Donna Edmondson, Greensboro, North Carolina, playmate of year, Nov, 1986 1966 Birthday Renaldo Turnbull, NFL defensive end, NO Saints, Carolina Panthers 1965 Birthday Mary Waddell Gainey, Hartsville, South Carolina, Miss SC-America, 1991-2nd 1965 Birthday Andy Dick, Charleston, South Carolina, actor, Matthew-Newsradio 1965 Birthday Mark Carrier, NFL wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers 1965 Birthday Katrina McClain, Charleston, South Carolina, basketball forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1965 Event WUND TV channel 2 in Columbia, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Birthday Aldo Swager, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1965 Event WTVI TV channel 42 in Charlotte, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Birthday Brett Faryniarz, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1965 Birthday Ray Seals, NFL defensive end, Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers 1965 Birthday Chris Washburn, born in Hickory, North Carolina, Christopher Scott Washburn, athlete, NBA player, played for North Carolina State 1985 - 1986 1965 Birthday Mark Dennis, NFL tackle, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1965 Birthday Steve Beuerlein, NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Carolina Panthers 1965 Birthday Les Miller, defensive end for the Carolina Panthers 1964 Birthday Carlton Bailey, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1964 Birthday Bill Peterson, Smithfield, North Carolina, WLAF general manager for the Amsterdam Admirals 1964 Birthday Toi Cook, cornerback for the Carolina Panthers 1964 Birthday Maggie Will, Whiteville, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1992 Sara Lee Classic 1964 Birthday Lawson Duncan, Asheville, North Carolina, tennis star 1964 Birthday Pieter Axe, soccer player, FC Utrecht/South Carolina Heerenveen 1964 Event WSJU TV channel 18 in Carolina, Puerto Rico begins broadcasting 1964 Event WWAY TV channel 3 in Wilmington, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 Birthday Mary-Louise Parker, Ft. Jackson, South Carolina, actress, Fried Green Tomatoes 1964 Birthday Davis Milton Love III, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 MCI Heritage 1964 Birthday Doug Strange, born in Greenville, South Carolina, infielder for the Seattle Mariners 1964 Event North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime 1964 Birthday Doug Aldrich, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, guitarist, hard rock, plays electric guitar, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster, member of Whitesnake, founded Burning Rain 1964 Birthday Sam Graddy, Gaffney, South Carolina, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold 1964 Birthday Dwight Stone, NFL receiver/running back, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1963 Birthday Cathy Johnston-Forbes, High Point, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1990 du Maurier 1963 Birthday Johanna Wright, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, WPVA volleyballer, Pismo Beach-4th 1963 Birthday Paul Butcher, NFL linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 1963 Event WITV TV channel 7 in Charleston, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Event WGHP TV channel 8 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (ABC) begins 1963 Event WNTV TV channel 29 in Greenville, South Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Birthday Gerald Williams, NFL defensive end for the Carolina Panthers 1963 Event WCTI TV channel 12 in New Bern, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1963 Birthday Tori Amos, born in North Carolina, pianist/vocalist, Under The Pink, 1963 Birthday Perry Richardson, South Carolina, bassist, Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime 1963 Birthday Tommy Barnhardt, NFL punter, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, TB Bucs 1963 Birthday Teresa Wentzel DeWitt, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, double trap 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Arnold Oosterveer, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1962 Birthday John Samuel Inman, Greensboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1993 Buick South Open 1962 Birthday Gary Rusnak, Orangeburg, South Carolina, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Permian Basin-2nd 1962 Event WCIV TV channel 4 in Charleston, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1962 Birthday Grady Neal Lancaster, born in Smithfield, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson 1962 Birthday Jack Trudeau, NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers 1962 Birthday Gertjan Verbeek, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1962 Birthday Sharon Lawrence, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, actress, Civil Wars, New YorkPD Blue, Fired Up 1962 Birthday Maarten de Young, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1962 Birthday Greg Kragen, NFL nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1962 Birthday Brett Maxie, NFL safety, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1961 Birthday Caroline Gowan, Greenville, South Carolina, LPGA golfer, South Carolina Women's Amat-1981, 83 1961 Birthday Frank Reich, NFL quarterback, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1961 Event WOLO TV channel 25 in Columbia, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1961 Birthday Christopher J Perry, Edenton, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1987 Kemper Open-2nd 1961 Birthday Dillard Pruitt, Greenville, South Carolina, PGA golfer, 1991 Chattanooga Classic 1961 Birthday Jim Laver Carter, born in Spring Lake, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1995 Anheuser-Busch 1961 Birthday Mark Rodenhauser, NFL center, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers 1961 Event U.S. nuclear submarine Patrick Henry arrives at Scottish naval base of Holy Loch from South Carolina in a record underseas journey of 66 days 22 hours 1960 Birthday Piet Keur, Dutch soccer player/trainer, South Carolina Heerenveen, AZ 1960 Birthday Catherine G Coleman, Charleston, South Carolina, Phd/Captain USAF/astronaut, STS-73 1960 Birthday Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics 1960 Birthday Mark Sanford, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, politician, Republican, 115th Governor of South Carolina, U.S. Air Force Reserve medical administration officer 1960 Birthday Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions 1960 Birthday Sleepy Floyd, born in Gastonia, North Carolina, professional basketball player, guard, played for Georgetown University, the New Jersey Nets, the Houston Rockets 1960 Event 4 students stage 1st civil rights sit-in, at Greensboro North Carolina Woolworth 1959 Birthday Charles Grant, Winston Salem, North Carolina, actor, Another World 1959 Birthday Tim Wilkison, Shelby, North Carolina, tennis player, WCT Atlanta finals-1986 1959 Birthday Bob Inglis, born in Savannah, Georgia, Representative-R-South Carolina 2005 - 1959 Birthday Patricia Pease Jeffers, born in North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of our Life 1959 Birthday Sam Mills, NFL linebacker, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers 1959 Birthday Randy Travis, Marshville, North Carolina, country singer, Diggin' Up Bones 1958 Birthday Ray Freeman, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Coast Carolina 1958 Birthday Christian LeBlanc, North Carolina, actor, Michael Baldwin-Young and Restless 1958 Birthday Patsy Pease, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of Our Lives 1958 Birthday Andie MacDowell, born in Gaffney, South Carolina, model, actress, producer, appeared in 'Green Card', 'Sex, Lies and Videotape', 'Just the Ticket', 'Beauty Shop' 1958 Birthday Susan J. Helms, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Major USAF/Astronaut, STS-54, 64, 78 1958 Birthday Nina Foust, Asheboro, North Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th 1957 Event Strom Thurmond, Senator-D-South Carolina, ends 24 hour filibuster against civil rights 1957 Birthday Jackee [Harry], Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Sandra-227 1957 Event WSOC TV channel 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1957 Birthday Leeza Gibbons, born in South Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight, Leeza 1957 Event 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 (3 OTs) 1957 Birthday Vanna White, Rosich, N Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, TV host, Wheel of Fortune 1957 Birthday Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1994 Bob Hope-2nd 1957 Birthday Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1984 Greater Milw 1956 Event WRAL TV channel 5 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Birthday Billy Smith, Reidsville, North Carolina, country singer, Billy and Terry Smith 1956 Birthday Beth Daniel, Charleston, South Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1990 Kemper Open 1956 Birthday Sherri Turner, Greenville, South Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mazda LPGA Champ 1956 Birthday Charles Henry Beck, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1990 Buick Open 1992 1956 Event WSPA TV channel 7 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Birthday Curtis L. Brown, Jr., North Carolina, astronaut, STS-47, STS-66, 77, 85, sk:95 1956 Birthday Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1955 Birthday Richard Burr, born in Charlottesville, Virginia, politician, Republican party, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1955 Birthday Scott Mabon Hoch, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1982 USF&G Classic 1955 Birthday Wayne Tolleson, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, professional baseball player, switch hitter, played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees 1955 Event WITN TV channel 7 in Washington, North Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Event WUNorth Carolina TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, musician, rocker, songwriter, record producer, formed the dB's, founded Car Records indie record label, founded recording studio called Modern Recording where he recorded and mixed Whiskeytown 1954 Event WBTW TV channel 13 in Florence, South Carolina (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WCBD TV channel 2 in Charleston, South Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event WLOS TV channel 13 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (ABC) 1st broadcast 1954 Birthday Walter Paul Davis, Pineville, North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Event WTVD TV channel 11 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event 111 degrees F (44 degrees C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record) 1954 Birthday Will Patton, born in Charleston, South Carolina, actor, No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun 1954 Birthday Rob Crosby, born in Sumter, South Carolina, country singer, She's a Natural 1954 Event WECT TV channel 6 in Wilmington, North Carolina (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WFBC (now WYFF) TV channel 4 in G'ville-Spartanburg, South Carolina (NBC) begins 1953 Event WCCB TV channel 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina (IND/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, South Carolina (IND) 1st broadcast 1953 Event WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday John Lucas, Durham, North Carolina, NBA guard, Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee 1953 Event WNOK (now WLTX) TV channel 19 in Columbia, South Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Birthday James Taylor, born in South Carolina, rocker, Kool and The Gang 1953 Event WANorth Carolina TV channel 21 in Asheville, North Carolina (IND) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WCSouth Carolina TV channel 5 in Charleston, South Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday John Edwards, born in Seneca, South Carolina, politician, 2004 Democratic candidate for Vice President, Presidential candidate, 2008, U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1953 Birthday Ellen L. Shulman Baker, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-34, 50, 71 1953 Event American B-47 accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on South Carolina, the bomb doesn't go off due to 6 safety catches 1952 Birthday Pat Severs, Camden, South Carolina, country singer, Pirates of Miss-Fred Jake 1952 Birthday Bernard Edwards, Greenville, North Carolina, bassist, Chicago-Addicted to Love 1952 Birthday Paul David Crews, South Carolina, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1952 Birthday Melissa Babish, South Carolina, swimmer, Olympic 1952 Birthday Thomas Edward Henderson, South Carolina, basketballer 1972 Olympics silver 1952 Birthday Armelia McQueen, North Carolina, Brooklyn Conservatory, actress 1951 Birthday Jim DeMint, born in Greenville, South Carolina, politician, Republican, U.S. Senator from South Carolina, representative, 4th congressional district 1999 - 2005 1951 Birthday Charles E. Brady, Jr., Pinehurst, North Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-78 1951 Birthday William Surles "Bill" McArthur, Jr., born in North Carolina, astronaut, STS-58, 74, sk: 92 1951 Birthday Peabo Bryson, born in Greenville, South Carolina, R&B vocalist, I'm So into You 1951 Event South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated 1950 Birthday Ronald E McNair, Lake City, South Carolina, astr, STS-41B, 51L-Challenger disaster 1950 Birthday Debi Morgan, Dunn, North Carolina, actress, Angie-All My Children, Cry Uncle 1950 Birthday Prairie Prince, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, born Charles L'Empereur Prince, rocker, drummer, member of The Tubes, founding member, Journey 1949 Birthday Berlinda Tolbert, Charlotte, North Carolina, actor, Jenny-Jeffersons 1949 Birthday Michael Evans, Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Lionel-All in the Family 1949 Event WFMY TV channel 2 in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina (CBS) 1st broadcast 1949 Birthday Joyce McKinney, born in Avery County, North Carolina, Miss Wyoming, 1972 1949 Event WBTV TV channel 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Wally Bryson, born in North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Fotomaker, Raspberries 1949 Birthday Pam Grier, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Big Bird Cage, Tough Enough 1949 Birthday Frank L Culbertson, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina, Commander USN/astronaut, STS-38 1949 Birthday Jim Lampley, born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, newscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1949 Birthday Jimmy Lee Thorpe, Roxboro, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1985 Greater Milwaukee Open 1949 Birthday Marshall Chapman, Spartanburg, South Carolina, country singer 1948 Birthday Samuel E Wright, Camden, South Carolina, actor, Enos, Ball Four 1948 Birthday Jack Tatum, Cherryville, North Carolina, NFL defensive back, Raiders 1948 Birthday Carolyn B. Maloney, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Representative-D-New York 1993 - 1947 Birthday Lee Purcell, born in Cherry Point, North Carolina, actor, Big Wednesday, Mr. Majestyk 1946 Birthday Charles F Bolden, Jr., Columbia, South Carolina, astronaut, STS-61C, 31, 45, 60 1946 Birthday Robin Tallon, born in Hemingway, South Carolina, Representative-D-South Carolina 1983 - 1993 1946 Birthday Donald Schollander, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold-64 1946 Birthday Al Nichol, born in Winston Salem, North Carolina, rock guitarist and vocalist, Turtles 1946 Event 8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats North Carolina 43-40 1945 Birthday Donna Fargo, North Carolina, country singer, Happiest Girl in Whole USA 1945 Birthday Mel Watt, born in Steele Creek, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1993 - 1945 Birthday Ron Hendren, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina, TV host, Entertainment Tonight 1945 Birthday Little Eva, born in Belhaven, North Carolina, rock vocalist, Locomotion 1945 Birthday Michael J. Smith, born in Beaufort, North Carolina, Commander USN, astronaut, 51L-Challenger disaster 1944 Birthday Dian Parkinson, Dianna Lynn Batts, Camp LeJune, North Carolina, Miss USA, 1965 1944 Birthday Bill Hendon, born in Asheville, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1981 - 1983 and 1985 - 1987 1944 Event South Carolina rejects black suffrage 1944 Birthday Kristina Holland, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Tina-Courtship of Eddie's Father 1944 Birthday Ronnie Milsap, born in Robbinsville, North Carolina, country singer, Legend in My Time 1944 Birthday Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, heavyweight boxer, 1964 Olympic gold medal, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1968 - 1973 1943 Birthday Lauren Hutton, Mary, Charleston, South Carolina, model/actress, American Gigolo 1943 Birthday Steve Boone, North Carolina, rock vocalist/bassist, Lovin' Spoonful 1943 Birthday John H Casper, Greenville, South Carolina, USAF/astronaut, STS-36, 54, 62, 77 1943 Birthday Billy Cunningham, NBA/ABA, Philadelphia 76ers, Carolina Cougers 1943 Birthday Elizabeth Ray, Marshall, North Carolina, congressman Wayne Hays lover 1943 Birthday Nickolas Ashford, South Carolina, singer, Ashford and Simpson-Solid as a Rock 1943 Birthday Martin Lancaster, born in North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1987 - 1995 1943 Birthday Ral Donner, Ralph Stuart, Black Mountain, North Carolina, singer, Starfires 1942 Birthday John M. Spratt, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-D-South Carolina 1983 - 1942 Birthday Inez Foxx, Greensboro, North Carolina, rocker, Mockingbird, Hi Diddle Diddle 1942 Birthday Ray Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, Masters 1976 1942 Birthday Raymond Loran Floyd, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1986 U.S. Open 1942 Birthday Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Due West, South Carolina, news reporter, McNeil-Lehrer 1942 Birthday Bo Hopkins, Greenville, South Carolina, actor, Dynasty, Doc Elliot, Rockford Files 1942 Birthday Randy Boone, Fayetteville, North Carolina, actor, Cimarron Strip, Virginian 1942 Birthday Charlie Rose, Henderson, North Carolina, newscaster, CBS Night Watch 1942 Event Rose Bowl played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat, Oregon - 20, Duke - 16 1941 Birthday Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville, South Carolina, clergyman/presidential candidate, D 1941 Birthday Thomas F. Hartnett, born in Charleston, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1981 - 1986 1941 Birthday Doris Coley, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, lead singer of The Shirelles, married names are Doris Coley Kenner and Doris Kenner Jackson, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1941 Birthday George Clinton, born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, rocker, Parliament-Funkadelic 1941 Birthday Hal Daub, born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Representative-R-Nebraska 1981 - 1989 1941 Event Carolina Paprika Mills in Dillon South Carolina, incorporated 1940 Birthday Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1940 Birthday Pat Finley, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Ellen Hartley-Bob Newhart Show 1940 Birthday David Price, born in Erwin, Tennessee, Representative-D-North Carolina 1987 - 1995 1940 Birthday Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., born in Greenville, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina, 1979 - 1986, Governor of South Carolina 1987 - 1995 1940 Birthday Jim Clyburn, born in Sumter, South Carolina, Representative-D-South Carolina 1993 - 1940 Birthday Billy "Crash" Craddock, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, singer 1940 Birthday Joseph L. Goldstein, born in Sumter, South Carolina, physician, Nobel-1985 1939 Birthday Charles Rose, born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1973 - 1997 1939 Birthday Walt Bellamy, born in New Bern, North Carolina, NBA center, Knicks, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1939 Birthday Roberta Flack, North Carolina, vocalist, If Ever I Saw Your Face 1938 Birthday Michael Greer, Durham, North Carolina, actor, Bobby Gentry Show 1938 Birthday Ben E[arl] King, Nelson, North Carolina, singer, Stand by Me 1937 Birthday Chuck Jackson, born in Latta, South Carolina, singer, Any Day Now, I Don't Want to Cry 1937 Birthday George Hamilton IV, born in North Carolina, actor, Evel Knievel, Love at 1st Bite 1937 Birthday Jim Hunt, born in Wilson, North Carolina, politician, Democratic Party, first and only four-term Governor of North Carolina 1976 - 2001 1937 Event 1st state contraceptive clinic opens (Raleigh North Carolina) 1937 Birthday Collin Wilcox, Highlands, North Carolina, actor, To Kill a Mocking Bird 1936 Birthday Charlie Daniels, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, singer, Devil Went Down to Georgia 1936 Birthday Butler Derrick, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Representative-D-South Carolina 1975 - 1995 1935 Birthday Charles M. Duke, Jr., born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Brigadier General USAF and astronaut, Apollo 16 1935 Birthday Bobby Richardson, South Carolina, 2nd baseman, New York Yankees 1935 Birthday Reverend Ike, South Carolina, evangelist minister, Joy of Living 1934 Birthday Stephen L. Neal, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1975 - 1995 1934 Birthday Eva M. Clayton, born in Savannah, Georgia, Representative-D-North Carolina 1993 - 2003 1934 Birthday Charles Kuralt, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, newscaster, On the Road 1934 Birthday Edolphus Towns,born in Chadbourn, North Carolina, Representative-D-New York 1983 - 1933 Birthday Linwood C Ivey, North Carolina, Mayor-Garysburg NC 1933 Birthday Eileen Fulton, Asheville, North Carolina, actress, Our Private World 1933 Birthday Nina Simone, born in Tyron, North Carolina, vocalist/pianist, Porgy 1932 Birthday Clyde McPhatter, born in Durham, North Carolina, rhythm and blues singer, member, Billy Ward & the Dominoes, founded, The Drifters 1932 Birthday Alex McMillan, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1985 - 1995 1932 Birthday Buck Trent, Spartanburg, South Carolina, banjoist/singer, Hee Haw 1931 Birthday Brook Benton, Camden, South Carolina, vocalist, Frankie and Johnny 1931 Birthday Jim [Purvis] Ferree, Jr., Pine Bluff, North Carolina, PGA golfer, 1958 Vancouver 1931 Birthday Howard Coble, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1985 - 1931 Birthday Betty Johnson, born in Guilford County, North Carolina, singer, Jack Paar Show, I Dreamed 1930 Birthday James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, light HW boxer 1956 Olympics gold 1930 Event South Carolina Genemuiden soccer team forms 1930 Birthday James Gathers, Sumter, South Carolina, 200m runner 1952 Olympics bronze 1930 Birthday James McEachin, Pennert, North Carolina, actor, Harry-Tenafly 1930 Birthday Bill Hefner, born in Elora, Tennessee, Representative-D-North Carolina 1975 - 1999 1930 Birthday Kenneth Nelson, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family 1930 Event WIS-AM (now WOMG) in Columbia South Carolina begins radio transmissions 1929 Birthday Jack Hogan, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, ator, Combat, Adam 12, Sierra 1929 Birthday William Edgar Thornton, born in Faison, North Carolina, MD/astronaut, STS-8, 51-B, sk:49 1928 Birthday Herbert H. Bateman, born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Representative-R-Virginia 1982 - 2000 1928 Birthday Betsy Rawls, Spartanburg, South Carolina, golfer, US Womens Open-51, 53, 57, 60 1928 Birthday James Brown, born in Barnwell, South Carolina, soul singer, 'Hot Pants', 'Living in America' 1928 Birthday Floyd Spence, born in Columbia, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1971 - 2001 1928 Birthday Don Gibson, born in Shelby, North Carolina, singer/writer, I can't Stop Loving You, Oh Lonesome Me 1928 Birthday George Grizzard, born in North Carolina, actor, Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica 1928 Birthday Bettye Ackerman, Cottageville, South Carolina, actress, Maggie Graham-Ben Casey 1928 Birthday Eartha Kitt, South Carolina, singer and actress, Catwoman-Batman 1928 Birthday Gregory Walcott, Wilson, North Carolina, actor, 87th Precinct 1927 Birthday Althea Gibson, born in Silver, South Carolina, 1st black tennis champion in a major event 1927 Birthday Jim Broyhill, born in Lenoir, North Carolina, Representative-R-North Carolina 1963 - 1986, Senator-R-North Carolina 1986 - 1927 Birthday Arthur Ravenel, Jr., born in Charleston, South Carolina, Representative-R-South Carolina 1987 - 1995 1927 Birthday Charles Orville Whitley, born in Siler City, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1977 - 1987 1927 Event For 2nd Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath 1927 Event Golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath 1926 Birthday Earle Hyman, North Carolina, actor, Russell-Cosby, Coriolanus 1926 Birthday Carlisle Floyd, born in Latta, South Carolina, composer, Slow Dusk 1926 Birthday Andy Griffith, Mount Airy, North Carolina, actor, Andy Griffith Show, Matlock 1926 Birthday Tim Valentine, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1983 - 1995 1926 Birthday Soupy Sales, Milton Hines, North Carolina, comedian, Soupy Sales Show 1925 Birthday Virginia Capers, Sumter, South Carolina, actress, White Mama, Original Intent 1925 Birthday Billy Pinkney, Sumter, South Carolina, rock bassist/vocalist, Drifters 1925 Event Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer 1925 Birthday Al Rosen, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, 3rd baseman, AL MVP 1953, N.Y. Yankee president 1924 Birthday John Portman, born in South Carolina, architect, Ivan Allen Award-1964 1924 Birthday Stanley Donen, South Carolina, film director/producer, Bedazzled, Damn Yankees 1924 Birthday Max Roach, born in North Carolina, American jazz percussionist, drummer, composer 1924 Birthday Earl Scruggs, North Carolina, bluegrass musician, & Flat-Ballad of Jed Clampett 1923 Birthday Murray Hamilton, born in Washington, North Carolina, actor, Rich Man Poor Man 1923 Birthday Kathryn Grayson, born in North Carolina, vocalist/actress, Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate 1923 Birthday Anne Jeffreys, North Carolina, actress, Dick Tracy, Topper, General Hospital 1922 Birthday Ava Gardner, born in Grabtown, North Carolina, actress, On the Beach, Night of the Iguana 1922 Birthday Ralph Roberts, Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Tradition, Gone are the Days 1922 Event WBT-AM in Charlotte North Carolina begins radio transmissions 1922 Birthday Ernest Hollings, born in Charleston, South Carolina, Senator-D-South Carolina 1966 - 2005 1921 Birthday Jesse Helms, born in North Carolina, United States Senator from North Carolina 1921 Birthday Billy Taylor, born in Greenville, North Carolina, orchestra leader, David Frost Show 1920 Birthday David Brinkley, born in Wilmington, North Carolina, NBC news anchor, Huntley-Brinkley 1919 Event Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina, 2 blacks killed 1919 Birthday Lois Collier, born in South Carolina, actress, Mary-Boston Blackie, Slave Girl 1918 Birthday Billy Graham, Charlotte, North Carolina, Baptist evangelist, Crusades 1918 Birthday Howard Cosell, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, sportscaster, Monday Night Football 1917 Birthday Robert Byrd, born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, Senator 1959 - 2010 1916 Event 22.22" (56.4 cm) of rain falls in Altapass North Carolina (state record) 1916 Event 33.6 cm rainfall at Effingham South Carolina (state record) 1915 Birthday Charles Hard Townes, born in Greenville, South Carolina, physicist, developed lasers 1914 Birthday William Westmoreland, born in Saxon, South Carolina, army general, Vietnam era 1913 Birthday Walter B. Jones, born in Farmville, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1966 - 1992 1913 Birthday Carolina Gisolf, Holland, high jumper 1928 Olympics silver 1911 Birthday Sonny Terry, born in North Carolina, blind blues musician, played harmonica, collaborated with Woodie Guthrie, Moses Asch, played with Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and His Night, cast in Finian's Rainbow 1911 Birthday Van Lingle Mungo, born in South Carolina, pitcher, Dodgers, Giants 1910 Event William D. Crum, a South Carolina physician, appointed minister to Liberia 1910 Event South Carolina Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede 1909 Birthday Robert Trout, Wake County, North Carolina, newscaster, ABC 1909 Birthday Helen Chandler, Charleston, South Carolina, actress, Christopher Strong, Dracula 1908 Birthday John Scott Trotter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, orchestra leader, George Gobel Show 1908 Birthday Edward R. Murrow, Pole Creek, North Carolina, newscaster, Person to Person 1908 Birthday Josh White, born in Greenville, South Carolina, born Joshua Daniel White, guitarist, singer, civil rights activist, unique stylings and techniques inspired Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan 1906 Birthday Kay Kyser, born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, orchestra leader, Kay Kyser's Kollege 1906 Birthday Pigmeat Markham, Durham, North Carolina, comedian, Here Comes da Judge-Laugh In 1903 Event AVC Heracles (South Carolina Heracles '74) soccer team forms in Almelo 1903 Event North Carolina becomes 1st state requiring registration of nurses 1902 Birthday Barton MacLane, South Carolina, actor, Geisha Boy, Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie 1902 Birthday Jesus Maria Sanroma, Carolina PR, pianist, Boston Symphony 1902 Birthday Strom Thurmond, born in Edgefield, South Carolina, Senator-R-South Carolina 1956 - 2003, Governor South Carolina 1947 - 1951 1901 Birthday Jester Hairston, born in North Carolina, actor, Thats My Mama, Rolly-Amen 1900 Birthday Barton Maclane, Columbia, South Carolina, actor, General Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie 1899 Event North Carolina Mutual opens doors for business 1898 Event Race riot in Wilmington North Carolina (8 blacks killed) 1898 Event North Carolina Mutual and Provident Insurance Company forms 1896 Birthday Sam Ervin, born in Morganton, North Carolina, Senator-D-North Carolina 1954 - 1974 1896 Birthday Gary Davis, born in Laurens, South Carolina, blues/folk guitarist, A Little More Faith 1895 Event George Washington Murray elected to Congress from South Carolina 1895 Birthday Benjamin E Mays, South Carolina, black educator, Morehouse, Howard University 1895 Birthday Sidney Blackmer, born in Salisbury, North Carolina, actor, Ted Roosevelt in 12 movies 1895 Event North Carolina Legislature, adjourns for day to mark death of Frederick Douglass 1894 Birthday Jackie "Moms" Mabley, born in Brevard, South Carolina, comedienne, Merv Griffin Show 1886 Birthday Noble Drew Ali, Timothy Drew, North Carolina, prophet, Moorish Science Temple 1885 Birthday Esther Dale, Beaufort, South Carolina, actress, Unfinished Business 1884 Event Tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana kill 800 people 1877 Event Federal troops withdrawn from Columbia, South Carolina 1876 Event Race riot at Cainhoy South Carolina (5 whites and 1 black killed) 1876 Event Black landowner murdered in Hamburg, South Carolina 1876 Event White terrorists attack Black Republicans in Hamburg, South Carolina, killing 5 1875 Birthday Mary McLeod Bethune, South Carolina, slave/educator, Bethune-Cookman College 1874 Birthday Herman Harrell Horne, Clayton, North Carolina, philosopher, idealism 1872 Event John Henry Conyers of South Carolina becomes 1st black student at Annapolis 1872 Event Francis L Cardoza elected State Treasurer of South Carolina 1871 Event William Holden of North Carolina becomes 1st governor removed by impeachment 1870 Event Governor Holden of North Carolina declares Casswell County in a state of insurrection 1870 Event James W Smith of South Carolina is 1st black to enter West Point 1869 Event North Carolina legislature passes anti-Klan Law 1869 Event University of South Carolina opens to all races 1868 Death B F Randolph, South Carolina state senator, assassinated 1868 Event 1st black cabinet member in South Carolina (Francis L Cardozo-sect of state) 1868 Event FL, AL, LA, GA, North Carolina and South Carolina readmitted to US 1868 Event South Carolina voters approved constitution, 70,758 to 27,228 1868 Event North Carolina constitutional convention meets in Raleigh 1868 Event South Carolina constitutional convention, meets with a black majority 1867 Event General E R S Canby orders South Carolina courts to impanel blacks jurors 1866 Event President Johnson ends war in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia 1865 Event Army commander in South Carolina orders Freedmen's Bureau to stop seizing land 1865 Event Battle of Durham Station, North Carolina (Greensboro) 1865 Event Confederate General J E Johnston surrenders Army of Tennessee, at Durham North Carolina 1865 Event Confederate General Johnson surrendered to General Sherman in North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Raleigh, North Carolina 1865 Event General Sherman/Cox' troops reach Goldsboro North Carolina 1865 Event 2nd day of Battle of Bentonville North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Averasboro North Carolina (1,500 casualities) 1865 Event General Sherman's Union forces occupies Fayetteville, North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Monroe's Crossroads, North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Kingston, North Carolina (Wilcox's ridge, Wise's Forks) 1865 Event Battles round Kinston North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Wilmington, North Carolina (Fort Anderson) occupied by Federals 1865 Event Battle of Ft. Moultrie, South Carolina occupied by Federals 1865 Event Evacuation of Charleston, South Carolina; Sherman's troops burn city 1865 Event Union troops force Confederates to abandon Ft. Anderson, North Carolina 1865 Event Battle of Charleston South Carolina 1865 Event Columbia South Carolina burns down during Civil War 1865 Event General Sherman's march through South Carolina begins 1865 Event Ft. Fisher, North Carolina falls to Union troops 1864 Event Battle of Honey Hill South Carolina (Broad River) 96 dead/665 wounded 1864 Event Battle of Kinston North Carolina and Battle of Abingdon, Virginia 1864 Event Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina 1863 Event Confederate troops vacate Fort Wagner South Carolina (1700 casualties) 1863 Event Battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina - Second assault US1500 CS174 1863 Event Battle of Charleston, South Carolina, failed Federal fleet attack on Fort Sumter 1863 Event 1st black Civil War regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, mustered into U.S. army 1862 Event Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina (Port Royal Ferry) 1862 Event Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina, Port Royal Ferry 1862 Event Battle of Ft. McRee, Florida Battle of Port Royal, South Carolina (Port Royal Ferry) 1861 Event Battle of Port Royal Bay, South Carolina (Ft. Walker, Ft. Beauregard) 1861 Event Naval Engagement at Charleston, South Carolina USS Flag vs BR Alert 1861 Event Naval Engagement at Wilmington North Carolina - USS Daylight establishes blockade 1861 Death John Willis Ellis, U.S. governor of North Carolina (1858-61), dies 1861 Event Battle of Vienna, Virginia and Secessionville, South Carolina, James Island 1861 Event Fort Sumter, South Carolina is shelled by Confederacy, starting Civil War 1861 Event Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time in Montgomery, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy 1861 Event South Carolina seizes inactive Ft. Johnson in Charleston Harbor 1860 Event South Carolina votes 169-0 for Ordinace of Secession, 1st state to secede 1860 Event Dem convention in Charleston South Carolina divided over slavery 1860 Death Carolina, duchess of Berry/daughter of crown prince of Naples, dies 1859 Event South Carolina declared an "independent commonwealth" 1857 Birthday A S C Wallis, Adele South Carolina von Antal-Opzoomer, Dutch writer 1856 Event Violence in Senate, South Carolina Representative Brooks used a cane on Massachusetts Senator Sumner 1851 Birthday Millie and Christine, North Carolina, siamese twins 1844 Event Fire destroys U.S. mint at Charlotte, North Carolina 1843 Event An alligator falls from sky during a Charleston South Carolina thunderstorm 1842 Death John England, bishop of Charleston Carolina, dies 1839 Death Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte (countess Lipona), dies at 57 1839 Birthday Robert Smalls, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, black congressman 1875-87, Rep-SC 1837 Event Steamboat "Home" sinks off Okracoke North Carolina killing 100 1837 Event U.S. Mint opens in Charlotte, North Carolina 1832 Event South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification 1828 Event South Carolina declares right of states to nullify federal laws 1822 Death Denmark Vesey, and 5 aides hanged at Blake's Landing, Charleston, South Carolina 1822 Event Denmark Vesey, leads slave rebellion in South Carolina 1818 Birthday Wade Hampton, born in South Carolina, Lieutenant General Confederate Army 1817 Birthday Hiram R Revels, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1st black U.S. senator 1813 Birthday James Marion Sims, South Carolina, surgeon/gynecologist, vesicovaginal operation 1808 Birthday Andrew Johnson, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Unionist, 17th President, 1865-69 1803 Birthday William Allen, born in Edenton, North Carolina, Ohio Governor 1974 - 1876 1800 Event Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries King Joachim Murat of Naples 1798 Birthday Carolina F L duchess of Berry, daughter of crown prince of Naples 1795 Birthday James Knox Polk, North Carolina, 11th President, D, 1845-1849 1795 Event 1st state university in U.S. opens, University of North Carolina 1789 Event North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th U.S. state 1788 Event South Carolina becomes 8th state to ratify U.S. constitution 1785 Birthday David Walker, Wilmington, North Carolina, abolitionist, Appeal to Colored Citizens 1784 Event Only known deaths by hailstones in U.S. in Winnsborough, South Carolina 1782 Event Charleston, South Carolina evacuated by British 1782 Birthday Carolina [Maria A] Bonaparte, countess Lipona, sister of Napoleon 1782 Birthday John Caldwell Calhoun, South Carolina, Andrew Jackson's Vice President, 1825 - 1832 1781 Event Battle of Guilford Court House, North Carolina (British suffer heavy losses) 1780 Event British troops occupy Charleston, South Carolina 1780 Event Charleston, South Carolina falls to British (Revolutionary War) 1778 Event Articles of Confederation ratified by 1st state, South Carolina 1776 Event Charleston, South Carolina repulses British sea attack 1776 Event Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina 1775 Event Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina declare independence of Britain 1768 Birthday Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins 1760 Event Princess Carolina marries General Charles Christian van Nassau-Weilburg 1756 Event Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians 1735 Event 1st opera performed in America, "Flora," in Charleston, South Carolina 1734 Event 1st Jockey Club forms in South Carolina 1729 Event North Carolina becomes a royal colony 1721 Event South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony 1715 Event Uprising of Yamasse-indians in South Carolina 1669 Event John Lockes Constitution of English colony Carolina approved 1663 Event King Charles II signs Carolina Charter 1586 Event English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina
