1980 Death Alec Lafayette Chew Wilder, composer, dies at 73 1976 Birthday Chanda Rubin, Lafayette, Louisiana, tennis star, 1996 Australian Open doubles 1969 Birthday Jarrod Hanks, born in Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S. gymnast, Olympic-92, 96 1969 Birthday Lyle Mouton, Lafayette, Louisiana, outfielder, Chicago White Sox 1968 Event KLNI (now KADN) TV channel 15 in Lafayette, LA (IND) begins 1968 Death Georg von der Vring, German painter (Camp Lafayette), dies at 78 1962 Event KATC TV channel 3 in Lafayette, LA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 Birthday Izzy Stradlin, born in Lafayette, Indiana, guitarist, Guns and Roses 1962 Birthday Axl Rose, Lafayette, Indiana, vocalist, Guns and Roses 1955 Event KLFY TV channel 10 in Lafayette, LA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WLFI TV channel 18 in Lafayette, IN (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday Andy Bean, born in Lafayette, Georgia, PGA golfer, Western 1978, Kemper 1978 1950 Birthday Richard Keith, Lafayette, Louisiana, actor, Little Ricky-I Love Lucy 1948 Birthday Larry McNeeley, Lafayette, Indiana, banjo player, Glen Campbell Hour 1944 Birthday Eddy Raven, Lafayette, Louisiana, country singer, Right Hand Man 1942 Birthday Donald E. Williams, Lafayette, Indiana, Captain USN/astronaut, STS-51D, STS-34 1922 Birthday Adam Kennedy, born in Lafayette, Indiana, actor, Dion-Californian 1919 Event Acadia National Park forms (as Lafayette N P), Maine 1916 Event Escadrille Americaine (Lafayette) transfered to Verdun 1899 Event Congress authorizes Lafayette silver dollar 1895 Birthday Louise Fazenda, Lafayette, Indiana, actress/comedienne, Almost an actress 1873 Birthday Ray Ewry, born in Lafayette, Indiana, jumper, 10 Gold Medals 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908 Olympics 1859 Event 1st air mail (in a balloon) took off from Lafayette Ind 1836 Birthday Thomas Lafayette Rosser, Major General Confederate Army 1834 Death Marquis de Lafayette, French general, dies 1826 Birthday Lafayette Curry Baker, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1825 Birthday George Lafayette Beal, Major General Union volunteers 1824 Event General Lafayette returns to U.S. 1821 Birthday Lafayette McLaws, Major General Confederate Army 1784 Event Maryland grants citizenship to Lafayette and his descendents 1777 Event Marquis de Lafayette, 19, made major-general of Continental Army 1777 Event Marquis de Lafayette lands in US 1757 Birthday Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary
