2011 Event The 112th United States Congress convened; Republican Representative John Boehner of Ohio assumes his new position as Speaker of the House 2008 Death Stephanie Tubbs Jones, dies in Ohio, of a brain aneurysm, at 58 2003 Event After an Ohio FirstEnergy power plants shut down unexpectedly, a power outtage occurs for over ten hours all over northeastern North America 1997 Event NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 and Minneapolis-St. Paul and Columbus, Ohio in 2000 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus, Ohio on WBZX 99.7 FM 1997 Event Rose Bowl, Ohio State Buckeyes beat Arizona State Sun Devils 20 - 17 1996 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Toledo, Ohio on WBUZ 106.5 FM 1995 Event 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB) 1995 Event Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day" 1995 Event Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio 1994 Event -20 degrees F (-29 degrees C) (5:32 AM) coldest day ever recorded in Cleveland Ohio 1994 Event United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5 1992 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Cleveland, Ohio on WNCX 98.5 FM 1992 Event Ohio Glory wins 1st WLAF game (after 6 loses), beat Frankfurt 20-17 1989 Event Smith Dairy at Orrville Ohio, makes largest milk shake (1,575.2 gal) 1987 Event 27th Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 15-13 at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Ohio 1987 Event Ohio nurse Donald Harvey sentence to triple life (poisoned 24) 1987 Death [Wayne] Woody Hayes, football coach (Ohio State), dies at 74 1986 Death Howard Da Silva, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76 1985 Event WJW-AM/TV in Cleveland Ohio change call letters to WRMR 1985 Event Tornados in Penn, Ohio, New York and Canada kill 88 and injured more than 1,000 1984 Birthday LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics 1983 Event Heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in Ohio 1982 Birthday Mark Mizzark, Marlis Pugh, born in Akron, Ohio, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1981 Event Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA 1979 Birthday Christina Todd, Miss Ohio Teen USA, Miss Congeniality-1997 1979 Event Pro Football Researchers Association forms, Canton, Ohio 1979 Death Julius Sommer, dies of heart failure, buried in Dayton Ohio 1978 Event Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach 1978 Birthday Katie Holmes, born in Toledo, Ohio, actress, breakout role, Joey Potter on television show, 'Dawson's Creek', appeared in film, 'Batman Begins', married to Tom Cruise 1978 Birthday Chris Sellers, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1978 Birthday Jenny Keim, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, diver, Olympics-9th-96 1977 Event Susan Perkins (Ohio), crowned 50th Miss America 1978 1977 Birthday Amanda Borden, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, gymnast, Silver Medal 1994 World, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1977 Birthday Angie Trostel, Oxford Ohio, diver 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Heather Kozar, born in Akron, Ohio, playmate, Jan, 1998 1976 Event 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students 1976 Event John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio 1976 Event "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1 1975 Event 41st Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) 1975 Birthday Sean McClain, born in Dayton, Ohio, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Robyn Hancock, Grand Rapids Ohio, Miss America-Ohio 1997 1975 Birthday Mark Johnson, Dayton Ohio, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Event 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB) 1974 Birthday Blaine Wilson, born in Columbus, Ohio, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 1974 Death Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor (Roy Rodgers Show), dies at 59 1973 Event Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby 1973 Event Ohio State's Archie Griffith begins record 31 cons 100 yd rushing 1973 Event Funky Worm by Ohio Players hits #15 1973 Birthday Todd Hollandsworth, born in Dayton, Ohio, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Birthday Kathy Carboy, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, diver 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday David Bell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals 1972 Birthday Ian Moran, born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. hockey defenseman, Olympics-1994, Pitts 1972 Birthday Damon Sharpe, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor/musician, Guys Next Door 1972 Birthday Ellen Coleen Pasturzak, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, Miss America-Ohio 1996 1972 Birthday Carmen Electra, born in Sharonville, Ohio, born Tara Leigh Patrick, model, actress, sex symbol, appeared in Playboy magazine, television show 'Baywatch' 1972 Event 7' Ohio State center Luke Witte is stomped in face during a brawl in a game with Minnesota 1971 Birthday Bryan Smolinski, born in Toledo, Ohio, NHL forward, Team USA, Pitts Penguins 1971 Birthday Laura Moss, Kings Mountain, Ohio, actress, Amanda Cory-Another World 1971 Birthday Nicole Green, Springfield Ohio, 400m runner 1971 Event Laurel Lea Schaefer (Ohio), 22, crowned 44th Miss America 1972 1971 Birthday Trey Ames, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, David-A Year in the Life 1971 Birthday Christopher R Nelloms, Dayton Ohio, sprinter 1971 Event Ohio becomes 38th state to approve of lower voting age to 18, thus ratifying 26th amendment 1971 Birthday Joey Gullion, Gallopolis, Ohio, Nike golfer, NIKE South Carolina Classic-18th 1971 Birthday Jeff Stavroff, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Space Coast-4 1971 Birthday Heidi Mark, Columbus, Ohio, playmate, Jul, 1995 1971 Birthday Saalman Raelyn, Fostoria Ohio, actress, Attack of 60' Centerfold 1970 Birthday Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey, born in Dayton, Ohio, 400m hurdler, won 1996 Olympic bronze 1970 Birthday Lorissa McComas, Columbus Ohio, actress, Lap Dancing, Vamp 1970 Birthday Dawn Marple, born in Salem, Ohio, team handball wing/back 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Marc Wilkins, Mansfield, Ohio, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 Birthday Ann Grossman, Grove City Ohio, tennis star, 1994 LA finalist 1970 Birthday Mike Matheny, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1970 Birthday Paul Shuey, born in Lima, Ohio, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1970 Birthday Macy Gray, born in Canton, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, Grammy-Award winner, films, 'Idlewild', 'Training Day', hit song, 'I Try', famous album, 'On How Life Is' 1970 Event National Guard mobilizes to quell disturbances at Ohio State U 1970 Event National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio 1970 Death 4 students, at Kent State University killed by Ohio National Guard 1970 Birthday Nicole Wood, born in Canton, Ohio, playmate, Apr, 1993 1969 Birthday Todd Black, Kenton Ohio, 800m runner 1969 Birthday Mark Lewis, Hamilton, Ohio, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Angie Everhart, born in Akron, Ohio, model/actress, Jade, Last Action Hero 1969 Birthday Mark Brettschneider, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Jason-One Life to Live 1969 Event 51st PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 276 at NCR Golf Club Dayton, Ohio 1969 Birthday Halle Cioffi, born in Cleveland, Ohio, tennis star 1969 Birthday Frank Lickliter, born in Middletown, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1993 White Rose-24th 1969 Birthday Mark Telerico, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 S Florida 1969 Birthday Kurt Abbott, Zanesville, Ohio, infielder for the Florida Marlins 1969 Birthday Anne Heche, Ohio, actress, Donnie Brasco, Juror, Volcano 1969 Birthday Jennifer Lyn Jackson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, playmate, April, 1989 1969 Birthday Jayhawk Owens, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1968 Birthday Mark Dailey, Parma Ohio, 1.5k runner 1968 Birthday Halle Berry, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Miss World USA, 1986, actress, Boomerang 1968 Birthday Mike Mohler, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1968 Event Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold 1968 Event Yummy Yummy Yummy by Ohio Express hits #4 1968 Birthday Dave Mlicki, born in Cleveland, Ohio, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday John Connelly, born in Toledo, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1991 New Hampshire Open 1968 Birthday Traci Lords, born in Steubenville, Ohio, actress, producer, appeared in porn films at age 15, appeared in 'Penthouse' magazine, B-movies 'Will and Grace' television show 1968 Event Students seize administration building at Ohio State 1968 Birthday George Quigley, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, skeet 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles 1968 Birthday Chad Lowe, Dayton Ohio, actor, Spencer, Apprentice to Murder 1968 Birthday Mark Duane Croghan, born in Akron, Ohio, 3k steeplechase, Olympics-5th-96 1967 Birthday Kevin Toth, born in Cleveland, Ohio, shot putter 1967 Birthday Kristi Cooke, Marion Ohio, Miss Ohio-America 1991 1967 Event Carl B. Stokes elected 1st black mayor of a major city-Cleveland, Ohio 1967 Birthday Sean O'Neill, born in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Olympic table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1967 Birthday Jon Normile, born in Cleveland, Ohio, fencer 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Tina Bockrath, born in Dayton, Ohio, playmate May, 1990 and actress 1967 Event Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio, 300 arrested 1967 Birthday Melina Kanakaredes, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Eleni Andros-Guiding Light 1967 Birthday Joseph Tilford Leigh Greene, born in Dayton, Ohio, long jumper, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Tim Naehring, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Boston Red Sox 1967 Birthday Larry Donald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics 1966 Birthday Douglas Allan Martin, Bluffton, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1995 Buick-2nd 1966 Birthday Gina Pillitiere, born in Akron, Ohio, WPVA volleyballer, National-25th-1994 1966 Birthday Kristine Middeler, Felicity, Ohio, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-1994 1966 Birthday Luke Perry, born in Mansfield, Ohio, actor, Dillon-Beverly Hill 90210 1966 Birthday Joan Guetschow, born in Akron, Ohio, biathelete 1994 Olympics 1966 Event 10.51" (26.70 cm) of rainfall, Sandusky Ohio (state record) 1966 Birthday Hector Burba, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Birthday Jeff Shaw, Washington Ohio, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1966 Birthday Camille Benjamin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, tennis star 1966 Birthday Susie Redman, born in Salem, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Nabisco Dinah Shore-2nd 1965 Birthday Mike Gebhardt, Columbus Ohio, mistral yachter, Olympics-6th-1996 1965 Birthday Mike Benjamin, Euclid Ohio, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies 1965 Birthday Steven Sweet, Wadsworth Ohio, heavy metal artist, Warrant-Cherry Pie 1965 Birthday Lisa Bonder, Columbus Ohio, tennis star 1965 Birthday John Keller, Jr., Toledo Ohio, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1965 Event KYW-AM in Cleveland Ohio returns call letters to Philadelphia 1965 Birthday Jon Warren, born in Akron, Ohio, 1.5k runner 1965 Birthday Jim Terrell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, sprint canoe 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Michele Redman, born in Zanesville, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Star Bank-3rd 1965 Birthday Sarah Jessica Parker, born in Nelsonville, Ohio, actress, Square Pegs, LA Story 1965 Birthday Chris Hoiles, Bowling Green, Ohio, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1965 Birthday Marianne Morris, born in Middletown, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 McDonald's LPGA-3rd 1965 Birthday A. J. Sager, born in Columbus Ohio, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1965 Event WVIZ TV channel 25 in Cleveland, Ohio (PBS) begins broadcasting 1965 Birthday Kristal Parker-Gregory, Columbus, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Hawaiian-20th 1965 Birthday Steven Adler, born in Cleveland, Ohio, drummer, Guns and Roses-Sweet Child 1964 Birthday Thomas Howard, born in Middletown, Ohio, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Birthday Stephen Geoffreys, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Faternity Vacation 1964 Event 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio 1964 Birthday Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner 1964 Birthday Beth Herr, Middletown Ohio, tennis star 1964 Birthday Jeff Reboulet, born in Dayton, Ohio, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1964 Birthday Barry Larkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1964 Event Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race 1964 Birthday Tom Lampkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Birthday Lisa Elaine Comshaw, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child 1963 Birthday Jim Leyritz, Lakewood, Ohio, catcher, New York Yankees 1963 Birthday Shelly Miller, Youngstown, Ohio, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-25th-1994 1963 Event Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio 1963 Birthday James Wilder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1 1963 Birthday Lance Johnson, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, outfielder for the New York Mets 1963 Birthday Pat Borders, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the California Angels 1962 Event Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cincinnati for 10 yrs 1962 Birthday Mary Ellen Weber, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/astronaut, STS-70 1962 Birthday Suzee Pai, born in Toledo, Ohio, actress, Big Trouble in Little China 1962 Birthday Roger Clemens, born in Dayton, Ohio, pitcher for the Red Sox, Blue Jays, Cy Young, MVP 1962 Birthday Rachel Sweet, born in Akron, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, writer, recorded theme song for Nickelodeon series, Clarissa Explains It All, appeared as George Costanza's cousin, in Seinfeld, television episode, 'The Contest', released Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet, 1992 1962 Birthday Andy Hampsten, born in Columbus, Ohio, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1962 Event 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59 1962 Birthday Jeff Montgomery, Wellston, Ohio, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1961 Birthday Bonnie Marino, born in Cleveland, Ohio, playmate, Jun, 1990 1961 Birthday Barb Mucha, Parma, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1992 Oldsmobile Classic 1961 Birthday Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals 1961 Birthday Jeff Russell, Cincinnatti, Ohio, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1961 Birthday John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, U.S. canoist/kayaker 1992 Olympics 1961 Birthday Drew Carey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor/comedian, Drew-Drew Carey Show 1961 Birthday Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1961 Event NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio 1961 Event 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 70-65 (OT) 1960 Birthday Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1960 Birthday Roger McDowell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pitcher, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles 1960 Birthday Robert Harold Lohr, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1988 Walt Disney 1960 Birthday Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian equestrian 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday Alan Ruck, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Stuart-Spin City 1960 Event 22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55 1960 Birthday Richard Biggs, born in Columbus Ohio, actor, Marcus-Days of Our Lives 1960 Birthday Lionel Cartwright, Ohio, country vocalist, I Watched it on the Radio 1960 Birthday Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr 1959 Birthday Tammie Green, Somerset, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1989 du Maurier Ltd Classic 1959 Birthday Allison Janney, born in Dayton, Ohio, actress, films include, 'American Beauty', 'Nurse Betty', known for television show 'The West Wing' 1959 Birthday Maya Lin, born in Athens, Ohio, artist, architect of Chinese descent, known for Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., sculpture, landscape art 1959 Birthday Jermaine Stewart, born in Columbus, Ohio, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out' 1959 Birthday Brian Fogt, born in Dayton, Ohio, Nike golfer, in 1992 Ft. Wayne Open-7th 1959 Birthday Eric Fingerhut, born in University Heights, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 1995 1958 Birthday Mark Miller, Dayton Ohio, actor, Search for Grace, Love Field 1958 Birthday Scott Scovell Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, ice skater 1984 Olympics gold 1958 Birthday Scott Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, figure skater, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1958 Birthday Shelly West, born in Cleveland, Ohio, country singer, Red Hot, West by West 1958 Birthday Patricia Heaton, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, played Debra on Everybody Loves Raymond 1958 Birthday Anita Baker, born in Toledo, Ohio, singer, Giving You the Best That I Got 1957 Event 1st titanium mill opened, Toronto, Ohio 1957 Birthday John Neuman Cook, born in Toledo, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1981 Bing Crosby 1957 Event 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton Ohio 1957 Birthday Teresa Ganzel, born in Toledo, Ohio, actress, Teachers Only, Duck Factory 1957 Birthday Frank Dicopoulos, born in Akron, Ohio, actor, Frank Cooper-Guiding Light 1956 Birthday Phillip Gregory Hubbard, born in Canton, Ohio, basketball 1976 Olympics gold 1956 Birthday Darrell Pace, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, archer, Gold and Silver Medals, 1976, 1984, 1988 Olympics 1956 Birthday Terry Kennedy, born in Euclid, Ohio, professional baseball player, catcher, played for the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants 1956 Birthday Michael L Gernhardt, Mansfield, Ohio, astronaut, STS-69, 83, 94, sk 100 1956 Birthday Marty Dickerson, born in Middletown, Ohio, golfer, 1994 ShopRite Classic-22nd 1956 Birthday Gregory J Harbaugh, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS-39, 54, 71, 82 1956 Birthday Ray Combs, born in Hamilton, Ohio, comedian, host of 'Family Feud' television game show 1956 Birthday Judith Butler, born in Cleveland, Ohio, philosopher, professor, U of C, Berkeley, specialty, post-structuralism, Ph. D. Yale University, areas of study include feminist theory, Jewish philosophy, ethics, sexuality, developed idea of sex and gender as social construction 1956 Birthday Woody Brown, Dayton Ohio, actor, Cliff-Facts of Life 1956 Birthday George David Low, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS-32, STS-43 1955 Event 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB) 1955 Birthday Howard Hewett, born in Akron, Ohio, rock vocalist, Shalamar 1955 Birthday Carl Erwin Walz, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Major USAF/Astronaut, STS-51, 65, 79 1955 Birthday Lisa Banes, born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, actress, Cocktail, Look Back in Anger 1955 Birthday Julie Hagerty, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Airplane, Princesses 1955 Birthday Debra Winger, Columbus, Ohio, actress, Officer and Gentleman 1955 Birthday Donald A Thomas, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS-65, 70, 83, 94 1955 Birthday Bob Abrams, Ohio, rocker, Buckinghams 1954 Birthday Beverly D'Angelo, Columbus Ohio, actress, Vacation, European Vacation 1954 Birthday Calvin Levels, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Knightwatch 1954 Birthday Archie Griffin, NFL runningback, won 2 Heisman Trophies, Ohio State 1954 Birthday Steve Morse, born in Hamilton, Ohio, rocker, guitarist, founder of the Dixie Dregs, guitar player in Deep Purple 1954 Birthday Catherine Bach, born in Warren, Ohio, actress played Daisey Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard 1953 Birthday Alex Grey, born in Columbus, Ohio, sacred, visionary, psychedelic artist, co-founder, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, author of 'Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics' 1953 Birthday Muffin Spencer-Devlin, Piqua, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1985 MasterCard Pro-Am 1953 Birthday Martha Smith, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Animal House, playmate, July 1973 1953 Birthday Gates McFadden, Columbus Ohio, actress, Star Trek Next Generation 1953 Event Tornadoes kill 110 in Michigan and Ohio 1953 Event 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut Ohio 1953 Birthday Kathleen Ann Shower, born in Brookville, Ohio, Playmate of the Year, May, 1985 1952 Birthday Ronald Michael Sega, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS-60, 76 1952 Birthday Sherrod Brown, born in Mansfield, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 2007, Senator-D-Ohio 2007 - 1952 Birthday Rita Dove, born in Akron, Ohio, author, poet, won Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Library of Congress 1993 1952 Birthday Phil Kramer, born in Youngtown, Ohio, rocker, Iron Butterfly 1952 Birthday Terence Tom Henricks, born in Bryan, Ohio, USAF/astronaut, STS-44, 55, 70, 78 1952 Birthday Carol Kane, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Dog Day Afternoon, Simka-Taxi 1952 Birthday Martin Hoke, born in Lakewood, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1993 - 1997 1952 Birthday John Kasich, born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, politician, Republican party, former U.S. Representative from Ohio's 12th district, 'Heartland with John Kasich' host 1951 Birthday Patricia Wettig, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Nancy Weston-30 Something 1951 Birthday Ronald Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rock sax, Kool and The Gang 1951 Birthday Ron Klink, born in Canton, Ohio, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1993 - 2001 1951 Birthday Chrissie Hynde, born in Akron, Ohio, rocker, Pretenders-Mystery Achievement 1951 Birthday Lee Wilkof, born in Canton, Ohio, actor, WEB, Delta House, Elliot-Newhart 1951 Birthday Ronald A. Parise, Warren, Ohio, PhD/astronaut, STS-35, STS-67 1951 Birthday Dick Mast, born in Bluffton, Ohio, Nike golfer, 1990 Mississippi Gulf Coast 1951 Birthday Stephen Nichols, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Witchboard, Days of our Lives 1951 Birthday Kathleen Bradley, Youngstown, Ohio, model, Price is Right 1950 Event 16th Heisman Trophy Award: Vic Janowicz, Ohio State (HB) 1950 Birthday Robert "Kool" Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rocker, Kool and the Gang 1950 Event 33 die in a train crash in Coshocton, Ohio 1950 Birthday Dorian Harewood, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Earl-Glitter, Trauma Center 1950 Birthday Jenny Holzer, born in Gallipolis, Ohio, conceptual artist, abstract artist, known for use of words and ideas in public spaces 1950 Birthday Donna Jean Willmott, born in Akron, Ohio, FALN member, FBI most wanted 1950 Event 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio 1950 Birthday David Graff, Lancaster Ohio, actor, Police Academy 2, 3, 4, 6 1950 Birthday Dennis E. Eckart, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1981 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993 1950 Event Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio) 1950 Birthday Judy Dickinson, born in Akron, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1985 Boston Five Classic 1950 Birthday Bob McEwen, born in Hillsboro, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1981 - 1993 1949 Birthday Kenneth D Cameron, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lieutenant Colonel USMC/astronaut, STS-37, 56, 74 1949 Birthday John Boehner, born in Reading, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1991 - 1949 Birthday Tony Hoty, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ransom, Paper 1949 Birthday Mike Schmidt, born in Dayton, Ohio, 3rd baseman and home run hitter, Phillies 1949 Birthday Stephanie Tubbs Jones, born in Ohio, Member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1949 Birthday Eric Carmen, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rocker, All by Myself 1949 Birthday Maureen McGovern, born in Youngstown, Ohio, singer, Got To Be a Morning After 1949 Birthday Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor, Miami Vice 1949 Birthday Judith Arlene Resnik, born in Akron, Ohio, ast, STS-41D, 51L-Chal disaster 1948 Event 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio 1948 Birthday Ronald W. Harris, born in Canton, Ohio, lightweight boxer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1948 Birthday Nate Archibald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, NBA guard 1948 Birthday Kathleen Battle, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, soprano, Shephard-Tannhauser 1948 Birthday Perry King, Alliance, Ohio, actor, Andy Warhol's "Bad" 1948 Birthday Michael Stanley, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rocker, Michael Stanley Band 1947 Birthday Edward F. Feighan, born in Lakewood, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1983 - 1993 1947 Birthday Steve Stone, born in Cleveland, Ohio, sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball 1947 Event BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire in Akron, Ohio 1947 Birthday Rick Zehringer, Ohio, rocker, McCoys 1947 Birthday Tommy James, born in Dayton, Ohio, born Thomas Gregory Jackson, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, led rock band Tommy James and the Shondells 1947 Birthday Bill Fontana, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, sound art pioneer, created sounds sculptures in 1976, using urban surroundings as a source of musical information, to evoke visual imagery 1947 Birthday Mike DeWine, born in Springfield, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1983 - 1991, Senator-R-Ohio 1995 - 2007 1946 Birthday Robert Urich, Toronto Ohio, actor, SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$ 1946 Birthday Teri Garr, born in Lakewood, Ohio, actress, Mr Mom, Young Frankenstein 1946 Birthday Alaina Reed, Springfield Ohio, actress, Rose Lee Holloway-227 1946 Birthday Beverly Todd, born in Ohio, actress, Roots, Having Babies, Redd Foxx Show 1946 Birthday Marcy Kaptur, born in Toledo, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1983 - 1946 Birthday Sydne Rome, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, What?, Candy 1945 Birthday Gary Sandy, Dayton Ohio, actor, Andy-WKRP in Cincinnati 1945 Birthday Elaine Joyce, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, City of Angels, Mr. Merlin 1945 Birthday Kay Baxter, Woodsfield Ohio, Best Bodybuilder in World, 1983-85 1945 Birthday Thomas C. Sawyer, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1987 - 2003 1945 Event 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton, Ohio 1945 Birthday Sam Abell, born in Toledo, Ohio, photographer, published in National Geographic, artistic photographic style, noted for transcendent qualities, graduate, University of Kentucky, photographic books include 'The Photographic Life', 'The Life of a Photograph' 1944 Event 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (quarterback) 1944 Birthday Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist, Buffalo Springfield, Poco 1944 Birthday Mike Oxley, born in Findlay, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1981 - 2007 1943 Birthday Jerry McGee, born in New Lexingon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1975 Pensacola Open 1943 Birthday Brenda Scott, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Midge-Road West 1943 Birthday David Skaggs, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Colorado 1987 - 1999 1942 Birthday Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1942 Birthday Thomas Daniel Weiskopf, Massillon, Ohio, PGA golfer, British Open 1973 1942 Birthday Ann Elder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, comedienne, Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In 1942 Birthday Al Jardine, born in Lima, Ohio, guitarist/singer, Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room 1942 Birthday Eddie Levert, born in Canton, Ohio, vocalist, O'Jays-For the Love of Money 1942 Birthday Tony P. Hall, born in Dayton, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1979 - 2003 1942 Birthday Don Novello, Father Guido Sarducci, Ashtabula, Ohio, comedian, SNL 1941 Birthday Elizabeth Hartman, Youngstown Ohio, actress, Walking Tall, Beguilled 1941 Birthday Earl Thomas Conley, Portsmouth, Ohio, country singer, Too Many Times 1941 Birthday Ted Strickland, born in Lucasville, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 2007, Governor of Ohio 2007 - 1941 Birthday Johnny Paycheck, born in Greenfield, Ohio, singer, Take This Job and Shove It 1941 Birthday Ronald Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, singer, Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout 1941 Birthday Diane McBain, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass 1941 Birthday James Traficant, Jr., born in Youngstown, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1985 - 2002 1941 Event LIU beats Ohio U 56-42 for NIT basketball championship 1941 Death Sherwood Anderson, U.S. writer/publisher (Winesburg Ohio), dies at 64 1941 Birthday Joel Crothers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Edge of Night 1940 Event 44th U.S. Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury Golf Club Ohio 1940 Birthday Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career home run 1940 Birthday John Havlicek, born in Martin's Ferry, Ohio, NBA hall-of-famer for the Boston Celtics 1940 Birthday Jerry Lucas, born in Middletown, Ohio, NBA center, 1960 Olympics gold, New York Knicks 1940 Birthday Austin Pendleton, born in Warren, Ohio, actor, Short Circuit, Simon, Hello Again 1940 Birthday Mary Rose Oakar, born in Cleveland, Ohio, politician, first Democratic woman elected to U.S. Congress, member, U.S. House of Representatives 1940 Birthday Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer, Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76 1939 Birthday David S. Mann, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1993 - 1995 1939 Birthday Fred Willard, Ohio, comedian, Fernwood 2 Night, Real People 1939 Birthday Wes Craven, born in Cleveland, Ohio, director, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream 1939 Birthday Rudolph Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, rocker, Isley Brothers-Shout 1939 Birthday Charles Brown, Cin, Ohio, featherweight boxer 1964 Olympics bronze 1939 Birthday Majel Barrett, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Christine Chapel-Star Trek 1939 Birthday Paul Gillmor, born in Ohio, member, U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio 1939 Birthday Mike Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open 1938 Birthday Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor, Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford and Son 1938 Birthday Jordan Christopher, Youngstown Ohio, actor, Secrets of Midland Heights 1938 Birthday Michael Pataki, Youngstown Ohio, actor, Get Christie Love 1937 Birthday O'Kelly Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, singer, Isley Brothers-Twist and Shout 1937 Birthday Mickey Edwards, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-R-Oklahoma 1977 - 1993 1937 Birthday Wayne Embry, holder of 7 basketball records, Miami of Ohio 1937 Birthday Nancy Wilson, Chillicothe Ohio, jazz vocalist, Feel Like Making Love 1937 Birthday Roger Penske, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, owner, Penske Racing, auto racing team, the Penske Corporation, corporate director, General Electric 1937 Event U.S. Army Air Corps physiological research laboratory completed, Ohio 1936 Birthday Dave Hobson, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1991 - 2009 1936 Birthday Robert F Overmyer, born in Lorain, Ohio, Col USMC/astronaut, STS-5, STS-51B 1936 Birthday Keir Dullea, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, 2001, 2010, David and Lisa 1936 Birthday Diana Hyland, Cleveland Hgts Ohio, actress, Peyton Place, 8 is Enough 1936 Event 1st all-glass windowless structure in U.S. completed, Toledo, Ohio 1935 Birthday Phil Donahue, born in Cleveland, Ohio, talk show host, Phil Donahue Show 1935 Birthday Marian Mercer, born in Akron, Ohio, actress and singer, Dean Martin Show 1935 Birthday Gloria Steinem, Toledo Ohio, femnist/author, Ms 1935 Birthday Jim Dine, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pop artist, St. John the Divine 1935 Birthday Bobby Bare, born in Irontown, Ohio, country singer, Detroit City 1934 Birthday Dick Rhyan, Columbus, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE-5th 1934 Birthday Charles Manson, No Name Maddox, Cin, Ohio, criminal, Tate-Labianco 1934 Death Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd, gangster, shot dead at 30 by FBI in Ohio 1934 Birthday Greg Morris, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Mission Impossible, Vega$ 1934 Event 113 degrees F (45 degrees C), near Gallipolis, Ohio (state record) 1934 Birthday Jamie Farr, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Klinger-M*A*S*H, AfterMASH 1934 Birthday Ruby Nash Cutis, born in Akron, Ohio, rocker, Ruby and The Romantics 1934 Birthday Gloria Steinem, born in Toledo, Ohio, feminist/publisher, Ms. Magazine 1934 Birthday Lister Carney, born in Bellaire, Ohio, 200m runner, Olympics silver 1960 1933 Birthday Jack Perkins, born in Cleveland, Ohio, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine 1933 Birthday Tim Conway, born in Willoughby, Ohio, comic, McHale's Navy, Carol Burnett Show 1933 Birthday George Chakiris, born in Norwood, Ohio, actor, West Side Story 1933 Birthday Nathan Eugene Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio, flyweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold 1932 Birthday Hari Rhodes, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Mike-Daktari, Roots 1932 Birthday Gordon Jump, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Arthur Carlson-WKRP, Growing Pains 1932 Birthday Gay Robert Brewer, born in Middletwon, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1972 Canadian 1932 Birthday Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress, Little Women, Daisy Kenyon 1932 Event Jacob Cocey Sr chosen as mayor of Massillon Ohio 1931 Birthday Charles A. Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut 1931 Birthday Don Pease, born in Toledo, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1977 - 1993 1931 Birthday Janice Rule, born in Norwood, Ohio, actress, Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife 1931 Birthday Bill Moor, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Hanky Panky 1931 Event 35th U.S. Golf Open: Billy Burke shoots a 292 at Inverness Club Ohio 1931 Event 3rd Ryder Cup: U.S., 9-3 at Scioto CC Ohio 1931 Birthday Jim Frey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, manager, coach, Major League Baseball teams, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1931 Birthday Teresa Brewer, Toledo Ohio, singer, Put Another Nickel In 1931 Event Leo Bentley bowls 3 consecutive perfect games in Lorain, Ohio 1931 Birthday Toni Morrison, born in Ohio, novelist, Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon 1931 Birthday Phyllis McGuire, born in Middletown, Ohio, vocalist, McGuire Sisters 1930 Birthday Andy Ireland, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-R-Florida 1981 - 1993 1930 Birthday Neil Armstrong, born in Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker, Gemini 8, Apollo 11 1930 Birthday Donn Fulton Eisele, born in Columbus, Ohio, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 7 1930 Birthday Dotty Mack, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Paul Dixon Show 1930 Event Fire at Ohio State Penitentiary kills 322 1930 Birthday Dotty McGuire, born in Middletown, Ohio, vocalist, McGuire Sisters 1929 Birthday Christine McGuire, born in Middletown, Ohio, singer, McGuire Sisters-Sugartime 1929 Birthday Peter George, born in Akron, Ohio, weightlifter, Olympic-gold/2 silver-48, 52 1929 Event Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio) 1929 Event WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions 1928 Birthday Evan G. Galbraith, born in Ohio, United States Ambassador to France under President Ronald Regan, investment banker 1928 Birthday Douglas Applegate, born in Steubenville, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1977 - 1995 1928 Birthday James A. Lovell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, USN/astr, Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13 1928 Birthday Tom Aldredge, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor in What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers 1928 Birthday Mitchell Ryan, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Chase, Executive Suite 1928 Birthday Sander Vanocur, born in Cleveland, Ohio, news anchor, NBC Weekend News 1928 Birthday Ernest R Tidyman, Ohio, novelist/screenwriter, French Connection 1927 Event Interstate Commerce Commission transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone 1927 Birthday Erma Bombeck, born in Dayton, Ohio, humorist, Grass is Always Greener... 1927 Birthday Donald Erb, Youngstown, Ohio, composer 1926 Birthday Kaye Ballard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/comedienne, Kaye-Mothers-in-Law 1926 Birthday Karl Gordon Henize, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, astronaut, STS-51-F 1926 Birthday Jean Peters, born in Canton, Ohio, actress, Viva Zapata!, Apache, Deep Waters 1926 Birthday Joeseph P. Kolter, born in McDonald, Ohio, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1983 - 1993 1926 Event 30th U.S. Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 293 at Scioto CC in Ohio 1926 Birthday Paul Lynde, Mount Vernon, Ohio, comedian, Uncle Arthur-Bewitched 1926 Birthday [Martin] Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ever Since Paris 1926 Birthday Wanda Lewis, Struther Ohio, actress, This is Music, Paul Dixon Show 1925 Birthday Jonathan Winters, born in Dayton, Ohio, comedian on the J Winters Show, Mork and Mindy 1925 Event Dirigible "Shenandoah" crashed near Caldwell Ohio, 13 die 1925 Birthday Tom Luken, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1977-1983 and 1983 - 1991 1925 Birthday Louis Stokes, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1969 - 1999 1925 Birthday Paul Newman, born in Ohio, actor, entrepreneur, humanitarian, donated over $250 million to charity 1924 Birthday Joe Flynn, Youngstown Ohio, actor, McHale's Navy 1924 Birthday Lola Albright, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Delta Country, Kid Galahad 1924 Event Tornado strikes Sandusky Ohio and Lorain Ohio, killing 93 1924 Birthday Doris Day, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, girl next door actress, Pillow Talk 1923 Birthday Dorothy Dandridge, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/singer/dancer, Porgy and Bess 1923 Birthday Ruby Dee, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Raisin in the Sun, Cat People, Roots 1923 Event Mary Katherine Campbell (Ohio), 16, crowned 2nd Miss America 1922-23 1923 Event Harry Frazee, sells Red Sox to Ohio businessmen for $1M 1923 Birthday Keefe Brasselle, Elyria Ohio, actor, Be Our Guest 1923 Event Ethyl gasoline 1st marketed, Dayton, Ohio 1922 Birthday Eleanor Parker, born in Ohio, actress, Caged, Detective Story, Hans Brinker 1922 Birthday David McLean, born in Akron, Ohio, actor, Tate-Tate 1921 Birthday Tom Poston, Columbus Ohio, actor, Steve Allen Show, Newhart 1921 Event 1st aerial cropdusting (Troy Ohio to kill caterpillars) 1921 Birthday John Glenn, born in Cambridge, Ohio, astronaut, Mercury 7, STS-95, Senator-D-Ohio 1921 Birthday Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, producer, Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk 1921 Birthday Hugh Downs, born in Akron, Ohio, TV journalist, 20/20, Concentration 1920 Birthday Chalmers Wylie, born in Norwich, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1967 - 1993 1920 Birthday LaWanda Page, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Aunt Esther-Sanford and Sons 1920 Event National Football League organizes in Canton Ohio 12 teams pay $100 each to join American Professional Football Association 1920 Event 24th U.S. Golf Open: Ted Ray shoots a 295 at Inverness Club in Ohio 1920 Birthday Helen O'Connell, Lima Ohio, singer, Green Eyes, Anapola 1920 Birthday Del Latta, born in Weston, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1959 - 1989 1920 Birthday Lee Russell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, vocalist, Vincent Lopez 1919 Birthday Anne Cox Chambers, Dayton Ohio, U.S. ambassador to Belgium, 1977-81 1919 Birthday Pauline Betz Addie, born in Dayton, Ohio, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1946 1919 Birthday Ralph Flanagan, born in Loraine, Ohio, orchestra leader, Let's Dance 1919 Birthday Eileen Heckart, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Doll's House, Trauma Center 1919 Birthday Bob Boucher, born in Kent, Ohio, orchestra leader, Music on Ice 1918 Birthday Herb Shriner, Toledo Ohio, host/humorist, Herb Shriner Show 1918 Birthday Jack McCoy, born in Akron, Ohio, TV host, Live Like a Millionaire 1918 Birthday Paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host, Paul Dixon Show 1918 Birthday Bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orchestra leader, Club Seven 1918 Birthday John F. Seiberling, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio, 1971 - 1986 1917 Birthday Clarence E. Miller, born in Lancaster, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1967 - 1993 1917 Birthday Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Ohio, historian, 1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson 1917 Birthday Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., born in Ohio, American historian, author, democratic activist, Pulitzer prize recipient 1917 Birthday Robert Eugene Ward, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, Pantaloon 1917 Birthday Phyllis Diller, born in Lima, Ohio, comedienne, Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number 1917 Birthday Glenn Reeves, Massillon, Ohio, actor, Defending Your Life 1917 Birthday Dean Martin, born in Steubenville, Ohio, singer and actor, with Jerry Lewis 1917 Birthday Howard Metzenbaum, born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States Senator from Ohio 1917 Birthday Robert Taft, Jr., born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1971 - 1976 1917 Birthday Carl Karcher, born in Ohio, restauranteur, founder of Carl's Jr. hamburger chain, supported Conservative causes 1916 Birthday Daws Butler, born in Toledo, Ohio, animation voice, Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound 1916 Birthday Jack Paar, Canton Ohio, TV host, Jack Paar Show 1915 Birthday Mark Stevens, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Big Town, Martin Kane 1915 Event 1st U.S. election by proportional representation, Ashtabula, Ohio 1915 Birthday Dody Goodman, Columbus Ohio, comedienne, Mary Hartman!, Max Duggan 1914 Birthday Pat Brady, Toledo Ohio, actor, Roy Rodgers Show 1914 Birthday Lee Bowman, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover 1914 Birthday Richard Basehart, Zanesville, Ohio, actor, Voyage to Bottom of Sea 1914 Birthday Frederick Fennell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, conductor, Time and Winds 1913 Birthday John Howard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dave-My Three Sons 1913 Event Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously 1913 Event Flood in Ohio, kills 400 1913 Birthday Woody Hayes, Wayne, college football coach, Ohio, 1968 coach of yr 1911 Birthday Roy Rogers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, cowboy, Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show 1911 Birthday Vaughn Monroe, born in Akron, Ohio, singer/orchestral leader, Vaughn Monroe Show 1911 Birthday Alvino Rey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orchestra leader, King Family 1911 Birthday Robert Middleman, Cin, Ohio, actor, Barney-Monroes 1911 Birthday Wayne Hays, born in Bannock, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1949 - 1976 1911 Birthday Florence Rice, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Double Wedding, Riding on Air 1910 Birthday Cliff Battles, born in Akron, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Braves, Redskins 1910 Birthday Sammy Kaye, born in Rocky River Ohio, orchestra leader, Sammy Kaye Show 1909 Birthday Howard Da Silva, Silverblatt, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ben Franklin-1776 1909 Birthday Ralph Byrd, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Dick Tracy TV Show 1909 Event 1st forestry school is incorporated at Kent, Ohio 1908 Birthday Robert F Simon, Mansfield, Ohio, actor, Man who shot Liberty Valance 1908 Birthday Alan Baxter, East born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Big Town Girl, Rags to Riches 1908 Birthday Burgess Meredith, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Mr Novak, Penguin-Batman, Rocky 1908 Birthday Paul Brown, born in Norwalk, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Browns, Bengals 1908 Event Collingwood Ohio primary school catches fire; 180 die 1907 Birthday Ray C Bliss, R, Ohio State Republican Chairman 1907 Birthday Enoch Light, Canton Ohio, orchestra leader, Gulf Road Show with Bob Smith 1907 Birthday Earl Wilson, Rockford, Ohio, columnist, Midnight Earl 1907 Birthday Milton Caniff, Hillsboro Ohio, Dutch cartoonist, Terry and Pirates 1906 Birthday Freddy Martin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orchestra leader, started Merv Griffin 1906 Birthday Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1906 Birthday Philip Johnson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cortalyou architect 1906 Death Paul Laurence Dunbar, black dialect poet, dies at 33 in Dayton, Ohio 1905 Birthday Cliff Arquette, born in Toledo, Ohio, comedian, Charlie Weaver 1905 Birthday Joseph C Harsch, Toledo Ohio, newscaster, Background 1905 Birthday John Dierkes, Ohio, actor, Daughter of Dr. Jekyll, Hanging Tree 1904 Event 1st monument honoring Spanish American War erected (Monroeville Ohio) 1904 Birthday Bergen Evans, Ohio, English professor, $64,000 Question 1903 Birthday William Dehart Hubbard, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, long jumper 1924 Olympics gold 1903 Birthday Dean Jagger, Lima Ohio, actor, Albert Vane-Mr Novak, Elmer Gantry 1903 Birthday Grayson Kirk, Jeffersonville Ohio, educator 1903 Event Tigers play a home game in Toledo, Ohio, Yankees win 12-8 1903 Event Cleveland Indians beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio 1902 Birthday Margaret Hamilton, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Wicked Witch in the 'Wizard of Oz' 1902 Birthday Gertrude Short, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Stella Dallas, Blonde Venus 1902 Event American Automobile Association, AAA, founded in Cleveland, Ohio 1901 Birthday Carroll Nye, born in Canton, Ohio, actress, Lawless Woman 1901 Birthday Clark Gable, born in Cadiz, Ohio, actor, 'Gone With the Wind' 1900 Birthday Alice Calhoun, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Silent film actress, Flowing Gold 1900 Birthday Charles Richter, born in Ohio, Earthquakes seismologist, Richter scale 1900 Birthday Asa Smith Bushnell, Jr., Springfield Ohio, Secretary of U.S. Olympics, 1945 - 1965 1900 Birthday Ralph Graves, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street 1899 Event -39 degrees F (-39 degrees C), Milligan, Ohio (state lowest record temperature) 1898 Birthday Berenice Abbott, born in Springfield, Ohio, photographer, World of Atget 1898 Birthday Norman Vincent Peale, Ohio, clergyman, Power of Positive Thinking 1898 Birthday Dorothy Gish, born in Massillon, Ohio, film actress, Orphans of the Storm 1898 Birthday Louise Beavers, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Beulah-Beulah, Made for each other 1897 Birthday Jack Wagner, Ohio, actor, Jive Junction 1896 Birthday Louis Bromfield, Mansfield Ohio, writer, Early Autumn, Pulitzer-1926 1896 Birthday George H. Bender, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1939 - 1954, Senator-R-Ohio 1954 - 1957 1896 Birthday Harry Reser, born Piqua, Ohio, orchestra leader, Sammy Kaye Show 1895 Event Ohio Valley Improvement Association forms 1895 Birthday William Boyd, born in Ohio, cowboy, Hopalong Cassidy 1895 Event Michael Owens of Toledo, Ohio patents a glass-blowing machine 1894 Event Ohio national guard kills 3 lynchers while rescuing a black man 1894 Event 136,000 mine workers strike in Ohio for pay increase 1893 Birthday Grace Cunard, born in Columbus, Ohio, silent screen actress, Resurrection 1893 Death Rutherford B Hayes, 19th U.S. President (1877-81), dies in Fremont Ohio at 70 1892 Birthday Joe E Brown, born in Holgate, Ohio, comedian, Buck Circus Hour 1892 Event 1st concrete-paved street built, Bellefountaine, Ohio 1892 Birthday Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor, Voice of Firestone 1892 Birthday Lowell Thomas, born in Woodington, Ohio, newscaster, High Adventure 1891 Birthday Earle Foxe, Oxford, Ohio, actor, Dance Fools Dance 1891 Event Future president Harding marries Florence K DeWolfe in Marion Ohio 1891 Birthday Ted Lewis, Circleville, Ohio, bandleader/writer, Is Everybody Happy? 1889 Birthday Robert Taft, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Senator-R-Ohio 1939 - 1953, Taft-Hartley Act 1889 Birthday Warner Baxter, born in Columbus, Ohio, actor, In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid 1889 Birthday Walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor, Gay Amigo 1888 Birthday Nana Bryant, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress, Ladies of the Chorus 1888 Birthday Porter Hall, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Half-Breed, Double Indenity 1887 Birthday John Cromwell, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor and director, Spitfire, Of Human Bondage 1887 Birthday Gertrude Astor, Lakewood, Ohio, actress, Carnival Lady 1887 Birthday Addison Richards, Zanesville, Ohio, actor, Pentagon, Fighting Seabees 1887 Birthday John Finley Williamson, Canton Ohio, conductor, Westminster Choir 1887 Birthday Walter Connolly, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl 1885 Birthday Otto Kruger, born in Toledo, Ohio, actor, Lux Video Theater, High Noon 1885 Birthday Theda Bara, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actress 'Camille', 'Cleopatra', '2 Orphans', dies at 62 1884 Birthday Norman Thomas, Marion Ohio, socialist, President Candidate 1928-48 1884 Birthday Charles Meldrum Daniels, born in Dayton, Ohio, swimmer, Olympics gold 1904, 08 1881 Birthday Branch Rickey, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, baseball executive, Dodgers 1881 Birthday Charles Funk, born in Ohio, Encylopediest, Funk and Wagnalls 1880 Birthday Eugene O'Brien, Boulder, Ohio, actor, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1880 Event 1st cash register patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton Ohio 1880 Birthday Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president, 1921-39 1879 Event James Ritty patents 1st cash register, to combat stealing by bartenders in his Dayton, Ohio saloon 1879 Birthday Charles Follis, 1st black NFLer, Shelby, Ohio 1878 Event Greenback Labor Party forms (Toledo Ohio) 1878 Birthday Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil 1876 Event 11 passenger cars crash in a ravine near Ashtabula Ohio, 92 die 1876 Birthday Sherwood Anderson, born in Winesburg, Ohio, author/publisher, Winesburg 1876 Birthday Charles F Kettering, Ohio, inventor, auto self-starter 1874 Birthday Grant Mitchell, Columbus, Ohio, actor, Man Who Came to Dinner 1874 Birthday John David Rockefeller, Jr., born in Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropist 1873 Event 19 students attend opening class at Ohio State University 1872 Birthday Paul Laurence Dunbar, Dayton Ohio, poet and novelist, Oak and Ivory 1872 Event 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio) 1871 Birthday Orville Wright, born in Dayton, Ohio, aviator 1869 Event William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum 1869 Birthday Charley Grapewin, Xenia, Ohio, actor, Wizard of Oz, Libeled Lady 1868 Event 1st Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio 1867 Birthday Hobart Bosworth, born in Marietta, Ohio, actor, Woman of Affairs, Big Parade 1867 Event 1st barbed wire patented by Lucien B Smith of Ohio 1867 Birthday Cy Young, born in Gilmore, Ohio, pitcher, 511 wins, 1890 - 1911 1865 Birthday Warren Gamaliel Harding, Ohio, R, 29th President, 1921-23 1865 Event 1st U.S. train robbery (North Bend Ohio) 1863 Event 6th Ohio Cavalry ambush at Barbees Crossroads Virginia 1863 Event Battle of Buffington's Island (St. George Creek), Ohio 1862 Event Battle at Green River Kentucky (Morgan's Ohio Raid) 1860 Birthday Annie Oakley, born in Drake, Ohio, frontierswoman, Buffalo Bill's Wild West 1860 Birthday William C Mills, museum curator, excavated Ohio Indian mounds 1856 Event Wilberforce University forms in Ohio 1856 Event Tin-type camera patented by Hamilton Smith, Gambier, Ohio 1852 Event Ohio makes it illegal for children under 18 and women to work more than 10 hours a day 1850 Event Paddle-wheeler "G P Griffith" burns off Mentor Ohio, 206 die 1847 Birthday Thomas A. Edison, born in Milan, Ohio, American Inventor 1843 Event It snows in Buffalo and Rochester New York and Cleveland Ohio 1843 Birthday William McKinley, Niles Ohio, R, 25th President, 1897-1901 1842 Event Indians land in Ohio, a 12 mile area in Upper Sandusky 1837 Event Oberlin Collegiate Institute of Ohio goes co-ed (4 women, 30 men) 1837 Event 1st Mormon missionaries to British Isles leave Kirtland, Ohio 1836 Event 1st Mormon temple dedicated in Kirtland, Ohio 1833 Birthday Benjamin Harrison, born in North Bend, Ohio, R, 23rd President, 1889-1893 1832 Event Mormon Joseph Smith beaten, tarred and feathered in Ohio 1830 Event Portsmouth (Ohio) blacks forcibly deported 1829 Event Ohio authorizes high school night classes 1827 Event 1st commercial railroad in U.S., Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) chartered 1823 Event 9th Postmaster General: John McLean of Ohio takes office 1822 Birthday Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Delaware Ohio, R, 19th President, 1877-81 1822 Birthday Ulysses S. Grant, Ohio, R, 18th president, 1869-77 1814 Birthday Edwin M[cMasters] Stanton, Ohio, U.S. Secretary of War, 1861 - 1865 1811 Event 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans 1808 Event 1st U.S. land-grant university founded at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1804 Event Ohio passed law restricting movement of Blacks, 1804 1804 Event 1st U.S. land-grant college, Ohio University, Athens Ohio, chartered 1804 Event Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement 1803 Birthday William Allen, born in Edenton, North Carolina, Ohio Governor 1974 - 1876 1803 Event Ohio becomes 17th state 1803 Event Congress accepts Ohio's constitution, statehood not ratified till 1953 1796 Event Cleveland, Ohio, founded by General Moses Cleaveland 1794 Event General Mad Anthony Wayne defeated the Indians at Fallen Timbers Ohio 1794 Event Battle of Fort Recovery, Ohio 1790 Event Territory South of River Ohio created by Congress 1788 Event 1st settlement in Ohio, at Marietta 1782 Event Gnadenhutten Massacre - Ohio militia kills 90 indians 1775 Birthday Anna Symmes Harrison, Ohio, 9th 1st lady, 1841 1774 Event Britain gives Quebec, Labrador and territory north of Ohio 1772 Event 1st Protestant church west of Penn (in Ohio) holds communion 1749 Event English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post 1749 Event George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley 1669 Event LaSalle leaves Montreal to explore Ohio River
