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Wichita - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1900-12-27 |
Carrie Nation's 1st public smashing of a bar (Carey Hotel, Wichita KS) |
1919-08-20 |
Wichita outfielder Joe Wilhoit (Western League) fails to get a hit, ending a 69-game streak (155 hits in 299 at bats for a .505 avg) |
1930-05-02 |
Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights |
1941-06-14 |
Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita KS |
1953-03-01 |
KAUZ TV channel 6 in Wichita Falls, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting |
1953-04-12 |
KFDX TV channel 3 in Wichita Falls, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting |
1953-07-01 |
KTVH (now KWCH) TV channel 12 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (CBS) begins |
1954-09-19 |
Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Wichita Golf Open |
1954-10-19 |
KAKE TV channel 10 in Wichita, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting |
1955-09-01 |
KARD (now KSNW) TV channel 3 in Wichita, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting |
1958-04-02 |
Wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, TX (record) |
1970-01-05 |
KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting |
1970-10-02 |
Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30 |
1979-04-10 |
Red River Valley Tornado Outbreak: A tornado lands in Wichita Falls, Texas killing 42 people. |
1986-09-20 |
Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State |
1991-06-08 |
College World Series: Louisiana State defeats Wichita State 6-3 |
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Wichita - Notable Birthdays
Wichita - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1895-06-10 |
Hattie McDaniel, Wichita Kansas, 1st African American actress to win an Oscar (Gone With The Wind) |
1905-11-05 |
Joel McCrea, South Pasadena California, actor (Marshal-Wichita Town) |
1906-04-04 |
John Cameron Swayze, Wichita Ks, newscaster (Timex, Hindenberg) [NS] |
1912-02-19 |
Stan Kenton, [Newcomb], Wichita Ks, jazz musician (Music 55) |
1917-11-22 |
Edward Polo, Wichita |
1924-01-11 |
Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer (Dean Martin Summer Show) |
1925-07-02 |
Marvin Rainwater, Wichita Ks, country singer (Ozark Jubilee), (d. 2013) |
1934-05-19 |
James Charles Lehrer, Wichita Ks, news anchor (McNeil-Lehrer Report) |
1934-09-06 |
Jody McCrea, Los Angeles California, actor (Ben Matheson-Wichita Town) |
1938-12-13 |
Tom Shaw, Wichita KS, PGA golfer (1969 Doral Open AVCO Golf Classic) |
1939-02-28 |
Tommy Tune, Wichita Falls Tx, dancer/choreographer (Boyfriend) |
1943-05-30 |
Gale Sayers, Wichita Kansas, NFL running back (Chicago Bears) |
1944-02-27 |
Alan Fudge, Wichita Ks, actor (Man From Atlantis, Paper Dolls) |
1947-11-20 |
Joe Walsh, Wichita Ks, guitarist/rocker (Eagles-Take it Easy) |
1951-01-12 |
Kirstie Alley, Wichita Ks, actress (Star Trek II, Cheers-Rebecca) |
1954-08-12 |
Pat Metheny, jazz guitarist (As Wichita Falls) |
1959-05-14 |
Connie Brighton, Wichita Falls TX, playmate (Sept, 1982) |
1959-08-12 |
Lynette Woodard, Wichita Ks, (Olympic-gold-1984, Harlem Globetrotter) |
1964-04-16 |
Robert Kelker-Kelly, Wichita Kansas, (Bo-Days of our Live) |
1965-07-03 |
Bobby Gage, Winsted CA, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Wichita Open-16th) |
1967-11-08 |
Kim Dugger, Wichita Kansas, Miss Kansas-America (1991) |
1968-03-28 |
Dennis Postlewait, Jacksonville NC, Nike golfer (1994 Wichita Open) |
1968-08-31 |
Jim Bob Howard, Wichita Falls Texas, actor (Flash & Bone) |
1979-07-19 |
Ryan W. Gates, From Wichita with Love |
1981-07-29 |
Jennie Thompson, Wichita Falls TX, gymnast (Jr Natl-champ-93, Oly-96) |
1983-11-12 |
Nicholas Barton, Wichita |
Wichita - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1955-01-13 |
Edward Polo, Wichita |
