Today in Ohio History (Part 2)
Cities in Ohio: Akron - Cincinnati - Cleveland - Columbus - Toledo
Historical Events
Results 101 - 156 of 156
1953-01-03 - Frances Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress.
1953-03-27 - 21 die in a train crash in Conneaut Ohio
1953-06-08 - Tornadoes kill 110 in Mich & Ohio
1955-12-08 - 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB)
1957-07-21 - 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley GC Dayton Ohio
1957-11-02 - 1st titanium mill opened, Toronto Ohio
1961-04-27 - NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
1962-12-31 - Ohio ends suit against Reds when they agree to stay in Cin for 10 yrs
1963-09-07 - Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton Ohio
1964-03-30 - Astronaut John Glenn withdraws from Ohio senate race
1964-07-19 - 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio
1965-06-19 - KYW-AM in Cleveland Ohio returns call letters to Philadelphia
1966-07-12 - 10.51" (26.70 cm) of rainfall, Sandusky Ohio (state record)
1967-06-12 - Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested)
1967-11-07 - Carl B Stokes elected 1st black mayor of a major city-Cleveland, Ohio
1968-04-26 - Students seize administration building at Ohio State
1968-06-15 - Yummy Yummy Yummy by Ohio Express hits #4
1968-06-17 - Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold
1969-07-04 - The Ohio Fireworks Derecho kills 18 Ohioans and destroys over 100 boats on Lake Erie.
1969-08-17 - 51st PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 276 at NCR GC Dayton Ohio
1970-05-04 - National Guard kills 4 at Kent State in Ohio
1970-05-21 - National Guard mobilizes to quell disturbances at Ohio State U
1971-01-04 - Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to relatives of Kent State victims
1971-06-30 - Ohio becomes 38th state to approve of lower voting age to 18, thus ratifying 26th amendment
1971-09-11 - Laurel Lea Schaefer (Ohio), 22, crowned 44th Miss America 1972
1972-01-25 - 7' Ohio State center Luke Witte is stomped in face during a brawl in a game with Minnesota
1973-05-26 - Funky Worm by Ohio Players hits #15
1973-09-15 - Ohio State's Archie Griffith begins record 31 cons 100 yd rushing
1973-12-28 - Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby
1974-06-26 - The Universal Product Code is scanned for the first time to sell a package of Wrigley's chewing gum at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio
1974-12-27 - 40th Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)
1975-12-06 - 41st Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (RB)
1976-01-31 - "Love Rollercoaster" by Ohio Players hits #1
1976-03-04 - John Pezzin bowls 33 consecutive strikes at Toledo, Ohio
1976-03-29 - 8 Ohio National Guardsmen indicted for shooting 4 Kent State students
1977-09-10 - Susan Perkins (Ohio), crowned 50th Miss America 1978
1978-12-16 - Cleveland, Ohio becomes the first post-Depression era city to default on its loans, owing $14,000,000 to local banks.
1978-12-30 - Ohio State dismisses Woody Hayes as its football coach
1979-06-22 - Pro Football Researchers Association forms (Canton Ohio)
1981-05-21 - Kim Seelbrede, (Ohio), crowned 30th Miss USA
1982-11-01 - Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord is the first car produced there.
1983-09-23 - Heavyweight Gerrie Coetzee KOs Michael Dokes in Ohio
1985-05-31 - Tornados in Penn, Ohio, NY & Canada kill 88 & injured more than 1,000
1985-05-31 - 1985 United States-Canadian tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.
1985-06-11 - WJW-AM/TV in Cleveland Ohio change call letters to WRMR
1987-08-18 - Ohio nurse Donald Harvey sentence to triple life (poisoned 24)
1987-09-27 - 27th Ryder Cup: Europe beats US, 15-13 at Muirfield Village GC (Ohio)
1989-10-30 - Smith Dairy at Orrville Ohio, makes largest milk shake (1,575.2 gal)
1993-04-11 - 450 prisoners rioted at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, Ohio, and continued to do so for ten days, citing grievances related to prison conditions, as well as the forced vaccination of Nation of Islam prisoners (for tuberculosis) against their religious beliefs. It was Easter Sunday.
1994-01-07 - United Express commuter plane crashes in Ohio, killing 5
1994-01-19 - -20°F (-29°C) (5:32 AM) coldest day ever recorded in Cleveland Ohio
1995-09-01 - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland Ohio
1995-09-11 - Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day"
1995-12-09 - 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (RB)
1997-06-17 - NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 & Minneapolis-St Paul & Columbus, Ohio in 2000
2005-10-15 - Riot in Toledo, Ohio breaks out during a National Socialist/Neo-Nazi protest; over 100 are arrested.
Famous Birthdays
Results 101 - 200 of 247
1930-08-05 - Neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)
1931-02-18 - Toni Morrison, Ohio, novelist (Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon)
1931-05-07 - Teresa Brewer, Toledo Ohio, singer (Put Another Nickel In)
1931-08-15 - Janice Rule, Norwood Ohio, actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife)
1931-12-30 - Charles A Bassett II, Dayton Ohio, Captain USAF/astronaut
1932-02-03 - Peggy Ann Garner, Canton Ohio, actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon)
1932-04-01 - Gordon Jump, Dayton Ohio, actor (Arthur Carlson-WKRP, Growing Pains)
1933-09-16 - George Chakiris, Norwood Ohio, actor (West Side Story)
1933-12-28 - Jack Perkins, Cleve Ohio, newscaster (Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine)
1934-03-25 - Gloria Steinem, Toledo Ohio, feminist/publisher (Ms Magazine)
1934-09-27 - Greg Morris, Cleveland Ohio, actor (Mission Impossible, Vega$)
1935-11-25 - Gloria Steinem, Toledo Ohio, femnist/author (Ms)
1935-11-26 - Marian Mercer, Akron Ohio, actress/singer (Dean Martin Show)
1935-12-21 - Phil Donahue, Cleve Ohio, talk show host (Phil Donahue Show)
1936-01-25 - Diana Hyland, Cleve Hgts Ohio, actress (Peyton Place, 8 is Enough)
1936-07-14 - Robert F Overmyer, Lorain Ohio, Col USMC/astronaut (STS 5, STS 51B)
1936-10-17 - David Hobson, (Rep-R-Ohio)
1937-02-20 - Nancy Wilson, Chillicothe Ohio, jazz vocalist (Feel Like Making Love)
1937-03-26 - Wayne Embry, holder of 7 basketball records (Miami of Ohio)
1937-12-25 - O'Kelly Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist & Shout)
1938-01-16 - Michael Pataki, Youngstown Ohio, actor (Get Christie Love)
1938-10-23 - Jordan Christopher, Youngstown Ohio, actor (Secrets of Midland Heights)
1938-12-14 - Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor (Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford & Son)
1939-01-27 - Mike Hill, Jackson MI, PGA golfer (1977 Ohio Kings Island Open)
1939-02-01 - Paul E Gillmor, (Rep-R-Ohio)
1939-02-23 - Majel Barrett, Columbus Ohio, actress (Christine Chapel-Star Trek)
1939-04-01 - Rudolph Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, rocker (Isley Brothers-Shout)
1939-09-18 - Fred Willard, Ohio, comedian (Fernwood 2 Night, Real People)
1939-09-25 - David Mann, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1940-01-21 - Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer (Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76)
1940-04-08 - John Havlicek, Martin's Ferry Ohio, NBA hall-of-famer (Boston Celtics)
1941-05-18 - Diane McBain, Cleve Ohio, actress (Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass)
1941-05-21 - Ronald Isley, Cincinnati Ohio, singer (Isley Brothers-Twist & Shout)
1941-08-04 - Ted Strickland, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1941-12-23 - Elizabeth Hartman, Youngstown Ohio, actress (Walking Tall, Beguilled)
1942-06-16 - Eddie Levert, Canton Ohio, vocalist (O'Jays-For the Love of Money)
1944-05-09 - Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist (Buffalo Springfield, Poco)
1945-08-15 - Thomas C Sawyer, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1945-10-03 - Kay Baxter, Woodsfield Ohio, Best Bodybuilder in World (1983-85)
1945-12-19 - Elaine Joyce, Cleveland Ohio, actress (City of Angels, Mr Merlin)
1945-12-25 - Gary Sandy, Dayton Ohio, actor (Andy-WKRP in Cincinnati)
1946-07-11 - Beverly Todd, Ohio, actress (Roots, Having Babies, Redd Foxx Show)
1946-11-10 - Alaina Reed, Springfield Ohio, actress (Rose Lee Holloway-227)
1946-12-11 - Teri Garr, Lakewood Ohio, actress (Mr Mom, Young Frankenstein)
1946-12-19 - Robert Urich, Toronto Ohio, actor (SWAT, Spenser for Hire, Vega$)
1947-05-08 - Rick Zehringer, Ohio, rocker (McCoys)
1947-07-14 - Steve Stone, Cleveland Ohio, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball)
1948-08-13 - Kathleen Battle, Portsmouth Ohio, soprano (Shephard-Tannhäuser)
1949-04-05 - Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Ohio, ast (STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster)
1949-05-26 - Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor (Miami Vice)
1949-08-11 - Eric Carmen, Cleveland Ohio, rocker (All by Myself)
1949-11-17 - John Boehner, (Rep-R-Ohio)
1950-04-16 - David Graff, Lancaster Ohio, actor (Police Academy 2, 3, 4, 6)
1950-06-30 - Donna Jean Willmott, Akron Ohio, FALN member (FBI most wanted)
1950-08-06 - Dorian Harewood, Dayton Ohio, actor (Earl-Glitter, Trauma Center)
1951-05-24 - Ronald A Parise, Warren Ohio, PhD/astronaut (STS 35, STS 67)
1951-06-25 - Lee Wilkof, Canton Ohio, actor (WEB, Delta House, Elliot-Newhart)
1951-07-29 - Deborah Pryor, Calif, actress (The Godson)/(Rep-R-Ohio)
1951-12-04 - Patricia Wettig, Cincinnati Ohio, actress (Nancy Weston-30 Something)
1952-05-18 - Martin R Hoke, (Rep-R-Ohio)
1952-06-18 - Carol Kane, Cleveland Ohio, actress (Dog Day Afternoon, Simka-Taxi)
1952-11-09 - Sherrod Brown, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1952-12-04 - Ronald Michael Sega, Cleve Ohio, PhD/Astronaut (STS 60, 76)
1953-08-28 - Gates McFadden, Columbus Ohio, actress (Star Trek Next Generation)
1953-10-16 - Martha Smith, Cleve Ohio, actress (Animal House)/playmate (July 1973)
1954-08-21 - Archie Griffin, NFL runningback (won 2 Heisman Trophies, Ohio State)
1954-09-30 - Calvin Levels, Cleveland Ohio, actor (Knightwatch)
1954-11-15 - Beverly D'Angelo, Columbus Ohio, actress (Vacation, European Vacation)
1955-02-24 - Bob Abrams, Ohio, rocker (Buckinghams)
1955-05-06 - Donald A Thomas, Cleve Ohio, PhD/Astronaut (STS 65, 70, 83, 94)
1955-09-06 - Carl Erwin Walz, Cleve Ohio, Mjr USAF/Astronaut (STS 51, 65, 79)
1956-02-19 - George David Low, Cleveland Ohio, astronaut (STS 32, STS 43)
1956-02-21 - Woody Brown, Dayton Ohio, actor (Cliff-Facts of Life)
1956-04-15 - Gregory J Harbaugh, Cleveland Ohio, astronaut (STS 39, 54, 71, 82)
1956-10-23 - Darrell Pace, Cin Ohio, archer (Oly-2 gold/silver-1976, 84, 88)
1957-03-23 - Teresa Ganzel, Toledo Ohio, actress (Teachers Only, Duck Factory)
1958-08-13 - Scott Hamilton, Toledo Ohio, figure skater (Oly-gold-1984)
1958-10-25 - Mark Miller, Dayton Ohio, actor (Search for Grace, Love Field)
1959-05-06 - Eric D Fingerhut, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1960-02-02 - Lee Chill, Cleveland Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer (1977 Ohio Jr)
1960-02-10 - Lionel Cartwright, Ohio, country vocalist (I Watched it on the Radio)
1960-03-18 - Richard Biggs, Columbus Ohio, actor (Marcus-Days of Our Lives)
1960-12-28 - Marty Roe, Lebanon Ohio, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle)
1961-05-22 - Dana Williams, Dayton Ohio, singer (Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle)
1961-05-27 - John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, US canoist/kayaker (Olympic-92)
1961-10-19 - Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers, KC Royals)
1962-04-07 - Andy Hampsten, Columbus Ohio, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1962-08-06 - Thomas Jefferson, Cleve Ohio, 200m runner (Olympic-bronze-1984)
1962-08-08 - Suzee Pai, Toledo Ohio, actress (Big Trouble in Little China)
1962-08-24 - Mary Ellen Weber, Cleveland Ohio, PhD/astronaut (STS 70)
1964-02-18 - Lisa Elaine Comshaw, Akron Ohio, actress (Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child)
1964-05-28 - Beth Herr, Middletown Ohio, tennis star
1964-06-08 - Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds Jr, Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner
1965-01-22 - Steven Adler, Cleveland Ohio, drummer (Guns & Roses-Sweet Child)
1965-03-03 - A J Sager, Columbus Ohio, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
1965-05-01 - Jon Warren, Akron Ohio, 1.5k runner
1965-10-05 - John Keller Jr, Toledo Ohio, team handball back court (Olympics-1996)
1965-10-16 - Lisa Bonder, Columbus Ohio, tennis star
1965-10-29 - Steven Sweet, Wadsworth Ohio, heavy metal artist (Warrant-Cherry Pie)
1965-11-22 - Mike Benjamin, Euclid Ohio, infielder (Phila Phillies)
Famous Deaths
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