2013 Event Individuals from the Imperial Petroleum company in Indianapolis, Indiana, face charges for the largest tax and securities fraud scheme in Indiana history 2012 Event George Lucas sells Lucasfilm Ltd. to the Walt Disney Company for $4.05 billion; the sale includes the rights to the 'Indiana Jones' and 'Star Wars' franchises 2012 Event Marysville, Indiana and Henryville, Indiana experience widespread damage from tornadoes that hit the midwestern and southern United States 2000 Event NBA Finals, Los Angeles Lakers beat Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2 1998 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Indianapolis, Indiana on WNAP 93.1 FM 1997 Death Gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana 1994 Event American Eagle ATR-72 crash down at Gary, Indiana: 68 killed 1994 Event -36 degrees F (-38 degrees C) in New Whiteland, Indiana (state record) 1992 Event Mike Tyson convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana 1991 Event Sharmell Sullivan (Gary, Indiana), 20, crowned 23rd Miss Black America 1991 Event Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games 1991 Event Reggie Miller (Indiana) begins NBA free throw streak of 52 games 1989 Event "Indiana Jones and Last Crusade" premieres 1988 Event Women are allowed to compete in Little 500 bicycle race (Indiana) 1987 Event 49th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Syracuse 74-73 1987 Event Washington blocks 20 Indiana shots tying NBA regulation game record 1986 Birthday Shia LaBeouf, born in Los Angeles, California, voice actor, actor, comedian, appeared in Disney's 'Even Stevens' television series, film debut, 'Holes', appeared in 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' 1986 Event 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38 degrees F (3 degrees C), Indiana 1985 Event Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight throws a chair during a game 1985 Event 35th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 140-129 at Indiana 1983 Event NBA Indiana Pacers end a 28 game road losing streak 1983 Event John Sain of South Bend, Indiana builds 3.91 m house of cards 1983 Event NBA Indiana Pacers begin a 28 game road losing streak 1982 Event South Bend, Indiana jury acquits self-avowed racist Joseph Paul Franklin 1982 Birthday Amber Yoder, Miss Indiana Teen USA 1997 1981 Event 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champ: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50 1980 Birthday Corey Carrier, actor, Young Indiana Jones 1979 Birthday Jaycie Phelps, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, gymnast, Bronze Medal 1995 World/Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1979 Event Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, 1st woman on an NBA club 1979 Event 41st NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Michigan State beats Indiana State. 75-64 1979 Event Michigan State Spartans snaps Indiana State's 33-game win streak 1978 Death Lyman Bostock, professional baseball player, outfielder, Minnesota Twins and California Angels Major League Baseball teams, dies in Gary, Indiana, at age 27, murdered by Leonard Smith 1978 Birthday Jen Grubb, born in Elk Hart, Indiana, soccer defender 1996 Olympics 1978 Birthday Misha Ivetich, Miss Indiana Teen USA 1996 1977 Birthday Tisha Dabber, Shelbyville Indiana, actress, New Mickey Mouse Club 1977 Birthday Jayme Dickman, South Bend, Indiana, 3x20 rifle 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Sara Walsh, South Bend, Indiana, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Omri Hairi Katz, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Marshall Teller-Eerie Indiana 1976 Event 38th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan 86-68 1975 Birthday Austin Croshere, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers 1975 Birthday Albert Fields, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why 1974 Birthday Jami Ferrell, born in Munncie, Indiana, playmate, Jan 1997 1973 Birthday Jeremy Jordan, born in Hammond, Indiana, singer, actor, pop, dance music, recorded music featured in the film 'Airborne', appeared in made-for-TV movies and theater performance of Never Been Kissed 1973 Birthday Lacy Goranson, born in Evanston, Indiana, actress, Becky-Roseanne 1973 Birthday Etdrick Bohannon, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers 1973 Event 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 1973 Birthday Holly Noelle Roehl, Miss Indiana USA 1996 1973 Birthday Jalen Rose, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers 1973 Birthday Glenn Robinson, born in Gary, Indiana, NBA forward, Milw, Olympics gold 96 1972 Birthday Fred Hoiberg, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers 1972 Birthday Mark Pope, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers 1972 Birthday Melissa "Missy" Schwen, born in Bloomington, Indiana, rower, 1996 Olympics silver 1972 Birthday Travis Best, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers 1972 Event 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat New York Nets, 4 games to 2 1972 Event 1st black U.S. political convention opens in Gary, Indiana 1972 Birthday Shani Lynn Nielsen, New Albany, Indiana, Miss America, Indiana-Top 10-1997 1972 Birthday Lloy Ball, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Alan Benes, Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1971 Birthday Cinnamon Woods, Anderson, Indiana, diver 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Rebecca Lynn Gray, Indianapolis Indiana, Miss America-Indiana 1996 1971 Birthday Holli Rene Hyche, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, runner 1971 Birthday William Deering, Jr., South Bend Indiana, pole vaulter 1971 Birthday Karen McDougal, born in Gary, Indiana, playmate, Dec, 1997 1971 Birthday Ryan Hayden, Indianapolis Indiana, 400m hurdler 1971 Birthday Tommy Puett, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Tyler-Life Goes On, America's Top 10 1971 Birthday Stephen Smith, Indianapolis Indiana, high jumper 1970 Birthday Bob Kennedy, Bloomington Indiana, 5k runner 1970 Birthday David Doster, Fort Wayne, Indiana, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1970 Event 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2 1970 Birthday Brad Layton, born in Seymour, Indiana, rower 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Kathy Gedney, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-25th-1994 1970 Birthday Steve Holman, Indianapolis Indiana, miler 1970 Event 3rd ABA All-Star Game: West 128 beats East 98 at Indiana 1969 Event Allegheny 853 collides with Piper Cherokee above Indiana, kills 82 1969 Event 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1 1969 Birthday Danelle Marie Folta, born in Hammond, Indiana, playmate, Apr, 1995 1969 Birthday Chris Smith, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Nike golfer, 1993 BC Open-8th 1969 Birthday Brad Pennington, born in Salem, Indiana, pitcher for the California Angels 1969 Birthday Dale Davis, NBA forward, Indiana Pacers 1968 Birthday Brendan Fraser, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, actor, School Ties, 20 Bucks 1968 Birthday Brenda Alyce Bassett, Kokomo Indiana, Miss Indiana-America 1991 1968 Birthday Chad Curtis, Marion, Indiana, outfielder, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers 1968 Birthday Antonio Davis, NBA forward and center for the Indiana Pacers 1968 Birthday Dwayne Schintzius, NBA center for the Indiana Pacers 1968 Event Race Riot in Gary, Indiana 1968 Event 1st ABA All-Star Game: East 126 beats West 120 at Indiana 1967 Birthday Doug Johns, South Bend, Indiana, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1967 Event Richard G. Hatcher elected mayor of Gary, Indiana 1967 Birthday Andy Benes, born in Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1967 Birthday Kenny Lofton, E Chicago Indiana, outfielder, Cleveland Indians 1966 Birthday Tim Bogar, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, infielder for the New York Mets 1966 Birthday Derrick McKey, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers 1966 Birthday Stewart Carr, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Michael Michele, Evansville, Indiana, actress, Nikki-Central Park West 1966 Birthday Rik Smits, NBA center for the Indiana Pacers 1966 Birthday Adrian Caldwell, NBA forward and center for the Indiana Pacers 1966 Birthday Janet Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Michael's sister, Control 1966 Birthday Mark Jackson, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers 1966 Birthday Haywoode Workman, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers 1965 Birthday Sean Patrick Flanery, actor, Young Indiana Jones, Powder 1965 Birthday Reggie Miller, Riverside California, NBA guard, Indiana Pacers, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Russ Bertram, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, diver 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Reggie Miller, NBA player for the Indiana Pacers 1965 Birthday Mark Jackson, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers 1965 Birthday Duane Ferrell, NBA forward, SF Warriors, Indiana Pacers 1965 Birthday Angie Ridgeway, Wabash, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1992 Sara Lee-8th 1964 Birthday Jeff King, Marion, Indiana, infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1964 Birthday Robin Hood, Mishawaka, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1989 Planters Pat Bradley 1964 Birthday Joe Hamorski, born in Peru, Indiana, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Greater Greenville-9th 1964 Birthday Joey Allen, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, rock guitarist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1964 Birthday Martha Faulconer, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, golfer, 1993 ShopRite LPGA-5th 1964 Birthday Amy Baltus, born in Bloomington, Indiana, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-13th-1992 1964 Event Indiana Governor Mathew Walsh tries to ban "Louie Louie" for obscenity 1963 Event Leaking propane gas explodes, kills 64 at "Holiday on Ice" (Indiana) 1962 Birthday Rhonda Reilly, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1992 Oldsmobile-48th 1962 Birthday Izzy Stradlin, born in Lafayette, Indiana, guitarist, Guns and Roses 1962 Birthday Brian Green, born in Columbus Indiana, actor, Sam Fowler-Another World 1962 Birthday Axl Rose, Lafayette, Indiana, vocalist, Guns and Roses 1962 Birthday Dan Plesac, born in Gary, Indiana, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1961 Birthday Carl Sundquist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Randy Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Jackson 5-ABC 1961 Birthday Jeff Parrett, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1961 Birthday Cathy Gerring, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1990 Lady Keystone Open 1961 Birthday Don Mattingly, born in Indiana, 1st baseman, New York Yankees/MVP 1985 1961 Birthday Jeff Cook, Muncie, Indiana, Nike golfer, 1990 Greater Ozarks Open 1960 Birthday LaTaunya Pollard, born in Indiana, Olympics-1980, 84 1959 Birthday Ricky Pierce, NBA guard and forward, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks 1959 Birthday Eddie Johnson, NBA guard and forward, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers 1959 Birthday Pamela Jean Bryant, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, playmate, April, 1978 1958 Birthday Steve Buyer, born in Rensselaer, Indiana, Representative-R-Indiana 1993 - 1958 Birthday Maria Cantwell, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Representative-D-Washington 1993 - 1995, Senator-D-Washington 2001 - 1958 Birthday Michael Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Thriller, Bad 1958 Birthday Lori Garbacz, South Bend, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1989 Circle K Tucson Open 1958 Birthday Dickie Thon, born in South Bend, Indiana, Richard William 'Dickie' Thon, baseball player, shortstop, played for Major League Baseball teams California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, suffered Mike Torrez fastball facial injury, Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Famer, 2003 1958 Birthday Walt Terrell, born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, professional baseball player, starting pitcher, played for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates 1957 Birthday John M. Ford, born in East Chicago, Indiana, author, science fiction and fantasy, poet, game designer, wrote, 'The Final Reflection', 'How Much Just for the Planet?' 1957 Birthday Marlon D. Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-Maybe Tomorrow 1956 Birthday Sylvia, Kokomo Indiana, country singer, Nobody 1956 Birthday Timothy J. Roemer, born in South Bend, Indiana, Representative-D-Indiana 1991 - 2003 1956 Birthday Janice E Voss Ford, South Bend, Indiana, PhD/Astronaut, STS-57, 63, 83, 94 1956 Birthday David A. Wolf, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, MD/astronaut, STS-58, sk: 89/91 1956 Birthday La Toya Yvette Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, Playboy, Millipede 1955 Birthday Evan Bayh, born in Shirkieville, Indiana, politician, Democrat, U.S. Senator from Indiana, 46th Governor of Indiana, implemented a historic $1.6 billion tax cut for Indiana 1955 Birthday Tom Inskeep, Bluffton, Indiana, Canadian Tour golfer 1955 Birthday Michael James Sullivan, born in Gary, Indiana, PGA golfer, 1980 Southern Open 1954 Birthday Steve Wariner, Noblesville Indiana, country singer, Small Town Girl 1954 Event 1st fully automated railroad freight yard (Gary, Indiana) 1954 Birthday Mark Warner, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, politician, 69th Governor of Virginia 2002-2006, U.S. Senator from Virginia 1954 Birthday Jermaine Jackson, born in Gary, Indiana, singer, Jackson 5-ABC 1953 Birthday Kin Shriner, Indiana, actor, Scott-General Hospital, Rituals 1953 Birthday Wil Shriner, New York City/Indiana, talk show host, Wil Shriner Show 1953 Birthday Drake Hogestyn, Ft. Wayne Indiana, actor, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers 1953 Event 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68 1952 Birthday Alexei Sayle, born in Anfield, England, actor, comedian, author, films include, 'Gorky Park', 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade', wrote, 'Mister Roberts' 1952 Birthday Jill Long Thompson, born in Warsaw, Indiana, Representative-D-Indiana 1989 - 1995 1952 Birthday Jayne Thobois, Noblesville, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1995 Hawaiian-56th 1952 Birthday Sharon Gabet, Fort Wayne, Indiana, actress, Edge of Night, Another World 1951 Birthday Mark N Brown, Valparaiso, Indiana, Major USAF/astronaut, STS-28, 48, 66 1951 Birthday Fuzzy [Frank] Zoeller, New Albany, Indiana, PGA golfer, Masters 1981 1951 Birthday John Mellencamp, born in Seymour, Indiana, singer, songwriter, sold over 40 million albums worldwide, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, hits include, 'Jack & Diane' 1951 Birthday Harry Smith, Hammond, Indiana, TV co-anchor, CBS Morning Show 1951 Birthday Deniece Williams, Chandler, Indiana, singer, Love Wouldn't Let Me Wait 1951 Birthday Jackie Jackson, Sigmund, born in Gary, Indiana, rocker, Jackson 5-ABC 1951 Birthday Mick Mars, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, rocker, heavy metal guitarist, played for glam metal band Motley Crue 1951 Event -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Greensburg, Indiana (state record until 1994) 1950 Birthday Jane Pauley, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, newscaster, Today, NBC Weekend 1950 Birthday Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson, Gary Indiana, singer, R U Tuff Enuff 1950 Birthday Ernest Thomas, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Roger-What's Happening!! 1949 Birthday Shelley Long, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, actress, Diane-Cheers, Money Pit 1949 Birthday Pete Visclosky, born in Gary, Indiana, Representative-D-Indiana 1985 - 1949 Birthday Julia Barr, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, actress, Brooke-All My Children 1948 Birthday Sarah Purcell, Richmond, Indiana, actress/TV hostess, Real People 1948 Birthday Avery Brooks, born in Evansville, Indiana, actor, Spenser for Hire, Deep Space 9 1948 Birthday Jerry Ross, Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut, STS-61B, 27, 37, 55, 74,sk:88 1948 Birthday Larry McNeeley, Lafayette, Indiana, banjo player, Glen Campbell Hour 1947 Birthday Janie Fricke, South Whitley, Indiana, singer, It Ain't Easy Bein' Easy 1947 Birthday David Letterman, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, comedian, Late Night 1947 Birthday Dan Quayle, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Representative-R-Indiana 1977 - 1981, Senator-R-Indiana 1981 - 1989, 44th Vice President-R, 1989 - 1993 1946 Birthday Bill Forsyth, director, Local Hero, Breaking, Indiana, Housekeeping 1946 Birthday Michael Warren, born in Indiana, actor, Bobby Hill-Hill Street Blues 1945 Event 1000 whites walk out of Gary, Indiana schools to protest integration 1945 Birthday Steve Kroft, Kokomo, Indiana, co-editor, 60 Minutes 1945 Birthday Ron Glass, born in Evansville, Indiana, actor, Harris-Barney Miller, Frank's Place 1945 Birthday Ron Glass, born in Evansville, Indiana, actor, Ron-Barney Miller, New Odd Couple 1945 Birthday Clarissa Pinkola Estes, born in Indiana, writer, psychologist, certified Jungian psychoanalyst, poet, author, wrote bestseller, 'Women Who Run With the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype' 1944 Birthday Terry Funk, born in Hammond, Indiana, pro wrestler, WWF/NWA, actor, Paradise Alley 1944 Birthday George Lucas, Modesto, California, director, Star Wars, Indiana Jones 1942 Birthday Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic 1942 Birthday Donald E. Williams, Lafayette, Indiana, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51D, STS-34 1941 Birthday Connie Smith, Elkhart, Indiana, singer, Dream Painter, New Horizons 1941 Birthday Lonnie Mack, born in Aurora, Indiana, rocker, Baby What's Wrong 1941 Birthday Twyla Tharp, born in Portland, Indiana, choreographer, Twyla Tharp Dance Troupe 1940 Birthday Bobby Knight, college basketball coach, Indiana, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1940 Event 2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana U beats Kansas 60-42 1940 Birthday Bill, Indiana, Bishop-designate, Truro 1938 Event Dr. R N Harger's "drunkometer," 1st breath test, introduced in Indiana 1938 Birthday Jeremy Boorda, born in South Bend, Indiana, admiral, U.S. Navy, 25th Chief of Naval Operations 1938 Birthday Dan Burton, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Representative-R-Indiana 1983 - 1938 Birthday Fred "Hammer" Williamson, born in Gary, Indiana, NFLer, Chiefs 1937 Birthday Jo Anne Worley, born in Lowell, Indiana, comedienne, Laugh-in 1937 Birthday Joseph P Allen IV, Crawfordsville, Indiana, PhD/astronaut, STS-5, STS 51A 1936 Event 116 degrees F (47 degrees C), Collegeville, Indiana (state record) 1936 Birthday Chad Everett, born in South Bend, Indiana, actor, Medical Center, Airplane II 1936 Birthday Gary Owens, Mitchell, South Dakota, disc jockey/TV host, Laugh, Indiana, Gong Show 1935 Birthday David Canary, Elwood, Indiana, actor, Peyton Place, Candy-Bonanza 1935 Birthday Alex Karras, born in Gary, Indiana, NFLer, Detroit Lions, actor, George-Webster 1935 Birthday Ken Kercheval, born in Wolcottville, Indiana, actor, Cliff Barnes-Dallas 1934 Birthday Sydney Pollack, born in Indiana, American film director, producer, actor in over 30 films 1934 Birthday Denny "Scott" Miller, Bloomington, Indiana, actor, Wagon Train 1934 Birthday Florence Henderson, Dale, Indiana, actress and singer, Carol-Brady Bunch 1933 Birthday Phill Niblock, born in Anderson, Indiana, composer, videographer, filmmaker, director, avente-garde music foundation, Experimental Media 1933 Birthday Easley Blackwood, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, composer, Un Voyage a Cythere 1932 Birthday Lloyd Haynes, South Bend Indiana, actor, Pete Dixon-Room 222 1932 Birthday Richard G. Lugar, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Senator-R-Indiana 1977 - 1932 Birthday Andrew Jacobs, Jr., born in Indianapolis, Indiana,Representative-D-Indiana, 1965 - 1973, 1975 - 1997 1931 Birthday David Baker, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, composer, Reflections 1931 Birthday James Dean, born in Marion, Indiana, stage/film actor, Giant, Rebel Without a Cause 1931 Birthday Mack Mattingly, born in Anderson, Indiana, Senator-R-Georgia 1981 - 1986 1930 Birthday Gregory C Bell, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, long jumper 1956 Olympics gold 1929 Birthday Betsy Palmer, born in East Chicago, Indiana, actress, Mr Roberts, Friday the 13th 1929 Event WOWO-AM, Indiana returns to air, 1 day after transmitter burns down 1929 Event AM radio station WOWO, Indiana's transmitter burns down 1928 Birthday Ross Barbour, Columbus, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen 1928 Birthday Robert Indiana, American Artist 1928 Birthday Dick York, Fort Wayne, Indiana, actor, Darrin-Bewitched, Inherit the Wind 1928 Birthday Peter, Indiana, jazz musician 1928 Birthday Frank Borman, born in Gary, Indiana, astronaut, Gemini 7, Apollo 8, CEO, Eastern Airline 1928 Birthday Philip Jose Farmer, Indiana, science fiction novelist, Riverworld 1928 Birthday Birch Bayh, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Senator-D-Indiana 1963 - 1981 1927 Birthday Don Barbour, born in Greencastle, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen 1927 Birthday John T. Myers, born in Covington, Indiana, Representative-R-Indiana 1967 - 1997 1926 Birthday James McCracken, born in Gary, Indiana, dramatic tenor, Rodolfo-La Boheme 1926 Birthday James Best, born in Corydon, Indiana, actor, Savages, Sounder, Rolling Thunder 1926 Birthday Bob Flannigan, born in Greencastle, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen 1926 Birthday Virgil Grissom, born in Mitchell, Indiana, Lieutenant Colonel USAF/astronaut, Merc 4, Gemini 3 1926 Birthday Elwood Hillis, born in Kokomo, Indiana, Representative-R-Indiana 1971 - 1987 1925 Birthday Dorothy Claire, born in LaPorte, Indiana, singer, Winchell and Mahoney 1925 Event WOWO-AM, Ft. Wayne Indiana begins radio transmission (500 watts) 1925 Birthday Charles Aidman, Frankfort, Indiana, narrator, New Twilight Zone 1924 Birthday William Marshall, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Blacula, Something of Value 1923 Birthday Frank Reynolds, E Chicago, Indiana, news anchor, ABC Evening News 1923 Birthday Ted Stevens, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Senator-R-Alaska 1968 - 2009 1923 Birthday Ned Rorem, Richmond Indiana, composer/author, Sky Music 1923 Birthday Chris Schenkel, Biuppus, Indiana, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights 1923 Birthday Anne Baxter, Michigan City, Indiana, actress, Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel 1922 Birthday Kurt Vonnegut, born in Indiana, novelist, essayist, satirist, wrote 'Slaughterhouse Five' 1922 Birthday Bill Blass, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, fashion designer, Nancy Reagan 1922 Birthday John Bromfield, born in South Bend, Indiana, actor, Easy to Love 1922 Birthday Adam Kennedy, born in Lafayette, Indiana, actor, Dion-Californian 1919 Birthday Tom Harmon, Rensselaer Indiana, sportscaster/NFL tailback, Heisman 1919 Birthday Strother Martin, born in Kokomo, Indiana, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Slapshot 1919 Birthday Forrest Tucker, born in Plainfield, Indiana, actor, O'Rourke-F Troop, Dusty Trail 1918 Birthday Tom "Stubby" Fouts, Carroll County, Indiana, actor, Polka-go-round 1918 Birthday Richard Crane, Newcastle, Indiana, actor, Surfside 6 1914 Birthday Bobby Sherwood, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, orchestra leader, Milton Berle Show 1914 Birthday John Hubbard, born in Indiana Harbor, Indiana, actor, Don't Call Me Charlie 1913 Birthday Red Skelton, born in Vincennes, Indiana, comedian, Red Skelton Show 1912 Birthday Durward Kirby, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Garry Moore Show 1911 Event Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Indiana University, incorporates 1910 Birthday Robert Paige, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, actor, Colgate Comedy Hour 1910 Birthday Scatman Crothers, Benjamin, Terre Haute, Indiana, actor, Zapped, Shining 1909 Birthday Carol Lombard, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, actress, My Man Godfrey, In Name Only 1909 Birthday Earl Butz, born in Indiana, served as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture during the Nixon and Ford administrations 1907 Event 1st involuntary sterilization law enacted, Indiana 1906 Birthday Lurene Tuttle, Pleasant Lake, Indiana, actress, Father of Bride, Julia 1906 Birthday Harry Von Zell, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, TV announcer, Burns and Allen 1906 Birthday David Van Vactor, Plymouth Indiana, composer, Chaconne 1905 Event Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti 1905 Event 26.7 cm rainfall at Princeton, Indiana (state record) 1904 Birthday Eddie Condon, Goodland, Indiana, jazz guitarist, Eddie Condon's Floor Show 1904 Birthday Chuck Klein, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Philadelphia Phillies, 43 home runs in 1929 1903 Birthday Phil Harris, born in Linton, Indiana, actor, Anything Goes, Robin Hood 1903 Birthday Leon Ames, Portland Indiana, actor, Mr Ed, Father of the Bride 1902 Birthday Kermit Maynard, Vevey, Indiana, cowboy actor, Saturday Roundup 1902 Birthday Will Greer, born in Frankfort, Indiana, actor, Grandpa Walton-The Waltons 1901 Birthday Allan "Rocky" Lane, Mishawaka, Indiana, actor, voice of Mr. Ed, Red Ryder 1901 Birthday Carmelita Geraghty, born in Rushville, Indiana, actress, My Best Girl, Texas Ranger 1900 Birthday Norman Foster, born in Richmond, Indiana, actor, Skyscraper Souls 1899 Birthday Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington, Indiana, pianist/composer 1899 Birthday Hoagy Carmichael, Bloomington, Indiana, actor/songwriter, Stardust 1899 Birthday Ralph Dumke, Indiana, actor, Movieland Quiz 1898 Birthday Robert Keith, Fowler, Indiana, actor, Battle Circus, Branded, Wild One 1896 Birthday Howard Hawks, Goshen, Indiana, director/producer, Rio Bravo, Scarface 1895 Birthday Louise Fazenda, Lafayette, Indiana, actress/comedienne, Almost an actress 1893 Birthday Cole Porter, Indiana, composer/lyricist, Anything Goes, Kiss Me Kate 1893 Birthday Harold C Urey, Indiana, physicist, Deuterium, Nobel 1934 1892 Birthday John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen, Wabash, Indiana, comedian, Olsen and Johnson 1892 Event William D McCoy of Indiana appointed U.S. minister to Liberia 1890 Birthday Harland Sanders, Henryville, Indiana, colonel/CEO, Kentucky Fried Chicken 1890 Birthday Marjorie Main, Tomlinson, Action, Indiana, actress, Another Thin Man 1890 Birthday Monte Blue, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, silent film actor, Montana, Oh Boy 1887 Birthday Charles Dingle, born in Wabash, Indiana, actor, stage, film, played role of senator in 'Call Me Madam', films include 'The Little Foxes' 1887 Birthday Raymond Walburn, Plymouth, Indiana, actor, Christmas in July 1886 Death Jose da Silva Mendes Leal, Portuguese author (Indiana), dies at 67 1884 Event Tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana kill 800 people 1883 Event 1st night baseball under lights, Ft. Wayne Indiana 1880 Event 1st town completely illuminated by electric lighting (Wabash, Indiana) 1878 Birthday Louise Dresser, Kerlin, Evansville, Indiana, actress, Maid of Salem 1877 Birthday Lewis M Terman, Indiana, psychologist, developed Stanford-Binet IQ test 1876 Event 29th Postmaster General: James N. Tyner of Indiana takes office 1876 Death George Sand, French author (Indiana, Consuelo), dies at 71 1874 Event Purdue University (Indiana) admits it's 1st student 1873 Birthday Ray Ewry, born in Lafayette, Indiana, jumper, 10 Gold Medals 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908 Olympics 1873 Event 1st women's prison run by women opens at Indiana Reformatory Institute 1871 Birthday Frederick Burton, Indiana, actor, One Way Passage 1870 Event 1st sorority (Kappa Alpha Theta) (DePauw U in Greencastle, Indiana) 1865 Event S Brownsville, Texas (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed 1845 Death John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed, dies in Allen County Indiana 1844 Event University of Notre Dame receives its charter in Indiana 1825 Event Scottish factory owner Robert Owen buys 30,000 acres in Indiana as site for New Harmony utopian community 1823 Birthday Oliver Hazard Perry Morton, Indiana Governor 1961 - 1967, Republian 1816 Event Indiana becomes 19th state 1800 Event Indiana Territory organized
