2010 Event Despite considerable opposition, Christine O'Donnell is elected as the Republican Party candidate for Delaware 1992 Death Steven Brian Pennell, 1st execution in Delaware in 45 years at 34 1979 Birthday Ashley Anderson, Miss Delaware Teen USA 1996 1978 Birthday Cheryl Crowe, Miss Delaware Teen USA 1997 1978 Birthday Aimee Michelle Voshell, Felton Delaware, Miss America-Delaware 1997 1976 Birthday Jonathan Nichols, born in Wilmington, Delaware, dance skater, & Tami Tyler 1975 Birthday Jason Gleasman, born in Wilmington, Delaware, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler, 1996 Olympics 1975 Event 8.5" (21.6 cm) of rainfall, Dover, Delaware (state record) 1974 Birthday Ryan Phillippe, born in New Castle, Delaware, actor, appeared in 'One Life to Live' soap opera, films include, 'Cruel Intentions', 'Crash' 1971 Birthday Michelle Harris, born in Newark Delaware, Miss America-Delaware 1996 1970 Birthday John Mabry, Wilmington, Delaware, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1970 Birthday Susan Veasey, Wilmington, Delaware, LPGA golfer, University of S Fla 1969 Birthday Lisa Marie Munzert, New Castle Delaware, Miss Delaware-America 1991 1968 Birthday Dionna Harris, born in Wilmington Delaware, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympic gold 1967 Birthday Andrew Shue, born in Wilmington, Delaware, actor, played Billy Campbell on Melrose Place television series, co-founder of social networking site, CafeMom 1958 Birthday Nancy J. Currie, born in Wilmington, Delaware, Major Army/astronaut, STS-57, 70, sk: 88 1957 Birthday Jim Woodward, Wilmington, Delaware, Nike golfer, 1994 Miss Gulf Coast-50th 1957 Birthday Judge Reinhold, Wilmington, Delaware, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1957 Birthday Cynthia Rothrock, born in Wilmington, Delaware, actress, Lady Dragon, Honor and Glory 1940 Event 1st U.S. merchant ship "Booker T Washington" commanded by a black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington Delaware 1939 Event 1st commercial manufacture of nylon yarn, Seaford, Delaware 1939 Event Nylon stockings go on sale for 1st time (Wilmington Delaware) 1931 Birthday "Papa" Dee Allen, born in Wilmington, Delaware, percussionist, War-World is a Ghetto 1930 Event 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) at Millsboro, Delaware (state record) 1923 Event University of Delaware invents "junior year abroad" (at Sorbonne) 1899 Birthday Estelle Taylor, Delaware, actress, 8 Commandments 1894 Death George Inness, U.S. landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap), dies at 69 1893 Event -17 degrees F (-27 degrees C), Millsboro, Delaware (state record) 1879 Event 1st federal fish hatching steamer lauched (Wilmington Delaware) 1861 Event Delaware legislature rejects proposal to join Confederacy 1829 Event Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens 1825 Birthday George Inness, U.S. landscape painter, Delaware Water Gap 1822 Birthday Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Delaware Ohio, R, 19th President, 1877-81 1816 Birthday Emanuel Leutze, U.S., painter, Washington Crossing the Delaware 1796 Birthday John Middleton Clayton, Delaware, Sen-Del, U.S. Secretary of State, 1849 - 1850 1787 Event Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution 1776 Event Washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians 1776 Event George Washington's retreating army crosses Delaware River from New Jersey 1776 Event Washington and his troops cross Delaware River 1746 Birthday Absalom Jones, Delaware, born into slavery 1728 Birthday Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1682 Event William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York 1682 Event Duke James of York gives Delaware to William Penn 1669 Event 1st jury trial in Delaware; Marcus Jacobson condemned for insurrection and sentenced to flogging, branding and slavery 1655 Event Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft. Casimir from Swedish in Delaware 1639 Event 1st American log cabin at Fort Christina (Wilmington Delaware) 1638 Event 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans) 1637 Event Peter Minuit and 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden 1609 Event Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay
