2007 Event Gerald Ford is buried in Grand Rapids, Michigan 1996 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Grand Rapids, Michigan on WKLQ 94.5 FM 1981 Birthday Katie Teft, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, gymnast 1996 Olympics 1981 Birthday Elijah Wood, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, Radio Flyer, Good Son 1978 Birthday Ashton Kutcher, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, fashion model, played role of Michael Kelso in 'That '70s Show', produced 'Punk'd', appeared in 'Dude, Where's My Car?' 1977 Birthday Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Michigan, featherweight boxer, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Robyn Hancock, Grand Rapids Ohio, Miss America-Ohio 1997 1973 Birthday Brandon Paulsen, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, greco-roman wrestler, Silver Medal 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Brian Smith, Cedar Rapids Iowa, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1973 Birthday Todd Sweeris, Grand Rapids, Michigan, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1972 Event WGVC (now WUCX) TV channel 35 in Grand Rapids, MI (PBS) 1st broadcast 1969 Birthday Ken Gernander, born in Grand Rapids, NHL center for the New York Rangers 1967 Birthday Cal Eldred, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox 1966 Birthday John VanderWal, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies 1966 Birthday Barry Klein, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rower 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Mark Dewey, Grand Rapids, Michigan, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants 1964 Birthday Lisa Ann Poggi, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actress, Jolie-Loving 1963 Birthday Terry Farrell, Cedar Rapids, actress, Paper Dolls, Jadzia Dax-STDS9 1963 Birthday Kent Ferguson, born in Cedar Rapids Iowa, diver, 1992 and 1996 Olympics 1962 Event WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1962 Birthday James Debarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/keyboardist, Debarge 1961 Birthday Brian Lee Diemer, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, steeplechase, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1961 Birthday El Debarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rocker, Debarge-All this Love 1960 Event 1st photograph bounced off a satellite, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1959 Birthday Mark DeBarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist, DeBarge-Who's Johnny 1958 Birthday Randy DeBarge, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rock vocalist/bassist, Debarge 1958 Birthday Dave Rummells, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nike golfer, 1993 Buick-2nd 1955 Birthday Bunny DeBarge, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, rocker, Debarge 1950 Birthday Clarence Ellis, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, football player, safety, played with National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, drafted in first round of 1972 NFL Draft 1949 Event WOTV TV channel 8 in Grand Rapids, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Douglas Barr, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor, Howie-Fall Guy 1945 Event Grand Rapids, Michigan becomes 1st U.S. city to fluoridate its water 1938 Birthday Harvey Sollberger, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, flutist/composer, 2 Oboes Troping 1936 Birthday Jack R Lousma, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Col USMC/astronaut, Skylab 3, STS-3 1936 Birthday John Paul Cain, Sweetwater, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Greater Grand Rapids 1935 Birthday Roger B Chaffee, Grand Rapids Michigan, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut 1928 Event WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions 1926 Birthday Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1925 Birthday Elizabeth Wilson, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Doc, East Side/West Side 1924 Birthday T. Cooper Evans, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Representative-R-Iowa, 1981 - 1987 1923 Birthday Paul F Conrad, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, cartoonist, Pulitzer 1964, 71, 84 1922 Birthday Judy Garland, born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, actress and singer, Wizard of Oz 1917 Birthday Don Defore, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor, George-Hazel, Ozzie and Harriet 1913 Birthday Thor Johnson, Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin, conductor, Cincinnati Symphony 1958 1902 Birthday Ray Teal, Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza 1900 Event 1st night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids) 1895 Birthday Leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids, Michigan, composer, Pulitzer 1946 1891 Birthday Belle Bennett, born in Milcoon Rapids, Iowa, actress, Stella Dallas, Iron Mask 1885 Birthday Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist, Can You Top This? 1880 Event 1st commercial hydroelectric power planet begins, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1876 Event 1st carpet sweeper patented (Melville Bissell of Grand Rapids, Michigan) 1864 Event Battle at Henderson's Hill (Bayou Rapids) Louisiana
