1994 Death Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar, dies at 60 1978 Death Jay Adler, actor (Macon County Line, Illegal, Big Combo), dies at 79 1971 Birthday Audra Keller, Macon Georgia, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Evansville IN 1969 Birthday Mark Macon, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons 1968 Event WCWB (now WMGT) TV channel 41 in Macon, Georgia (NBC) begins broadcasting 1968 Birthday Antonio Pettigrew, Macon, Georgia, 400m 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Roger Rowland, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Nike golfer, 1990 Macon Open-2nd 1962 Event Black church is destroyed by fire in Macon Georgia 1962 Event Bus boycott starts in Macon, Georgia 1955 Birthday Mitch Addock, born in Macon MS, Nike golfer, 1992 BC Open-11th 1953 Event WMAZ TV channel 13 in Macon, Georgia (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday Jerry Pate, born in Macon, Georgia, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1976, Canadian Open 1976 1952 Birthday Ron Blair, born in Macon, Georgia, rock bassist, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers 1951 Birthday Cassie Yates, born in Macon, Georgia, actress, Osterman Weekend, Dynasty 1947 Birthday Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., born in Macon, Georgia, USN/astronaut, STS-33 1935 Event Great airship, USS Macon, crashes into Pacific Ocean 1934 Birthday Q T Macon, blues vocal/guitar 1932 Birthday Little Richard, born in Macon, Georgia, rocker, Tutty Fruity 1917 Birthday Henderson Forsythe, Macon, Missouri, actor, Crisis at Central High 1901 Birthday Melvyn Douglas, born in Macon, Georgia, actor, Hud, Ghost Story 1877 Birthday Charles Coburn, Macon, Georgia, actor, Acad-1943, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1874 Event Dr. Andrew T Sill, of Macon Missouri, finds science of osteopathy 1870 Birthday Uncle Dave Macon, entertainer 1865 Event Raid at Wilson's: Chickaswas, Alabama to Macon, Georgia 1864 Event Battle of Macon, Georgia (Stoneman's Raid) 1864 Event Riot at Stoneman's to Macon GA, US1000 CS--- 1852 Birthday William Scarborough, Macon, Georgia, linguist/author, Birds of Aristophanes 1845 Event 1st black lawyer (Macon B. Allen) admitted to bar 1845 Event Macon B. Allen and Robert Morris, Jr., 1st blacks to open law practice 1830 Birthday James Augustine Healy, born in Macon, Georgia, 1st black Roman Catholic bishop 1790 Birthday Alphonse-Marie Louis de Lamartine, Macon France, writer, Rene 585 Event Burgundy king Guntram opens synod of Macon (Mastico)
