Today in Austin History
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Historical Events
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1901-07-24 - O. Henry is released from prison in Austin, Texas after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank.
1925-10-30 - KUT-AM in Austin TX begins radio transmissions
1929-05-11 - Dr Annie Webb Blanton forms Delta Kappa Gamma Society in Austin Tx
1932-01-26 - KUT-AM in Austin Texas changes call letters to KNOW
1952-11-27 - KTBC TV channel 7 in Austin, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1958-08-21 - KUT-FM in Austin Texas begins radio transmissions
1965-02-12 - KHFI (now KBVO) TV channel 42 in Austin, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
1971-09-10 - KVUE TV channel 24 in Austin, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
1979-11-17 - On a flight to Austin, TX, Daniel Okrent sketches out the first
1996-04-04 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Austin TX on KJFK 98.9 FM
Famous Birthdays
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1914-02-24 - Zachary Scott, Austin Tx, actor (Spotlight Playhouse, Mildred Pierce)
1932-01-02 - Dabney Coleman, Austin Texas, (That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill)
1937-02-25 - Bob Schieffer, Austin Tx, newscaster (CBS Weekend News)
1944-07-22 - Guich Koock, Austin Tx, actor (Harley Puckett-Carter Country)
1949-12-09 - Thomas O Kite Jr, Austin TX, PGA golfer (1978 BC Open, Crosby 1983)
1950-04-09 - Kenneth D Cockrell, Austin Texas, Astronaut (STS 56, 69, 80)
1952-01-11 - Ben Daniel Crenshaw, Austin TX, PGA golfer (1976 Bing Crosby)
1953-04-16 - Jay O Sanders, Austin TX, actor (Meeting Venus, V I Warshawski)
1953-06-12 - Rebecca Holden, Austin Tx, actress (April-Knight Rider)
1955-08-17 - Janet Quist Austin TX, playmate (Dec, 1978)
1958-09-16 - Terry McBride, Austin Tx, singer (McBride & Ride-Can I Count on You)
1961-07-04 - Richard Allen Garriott, Austin TX, computer game designer (Origin)
1961-09-03 - Rene Gonzales, Austin TX, infielder (Texas Rangers)
1965-06-03 - Suzan Kaminga, Austin TX, bodybuilder
1967-02-17 - Michelle Forbes, Austin TX, actress (Ensign Ro-Star Trek Next Gen)
1969-05-10 - Pete Schourek, Austin TX, pitcher (Cin Reds)
1969-08-23 - Amanda Hope, Austin Texas, playmate (Jul, 1992)
1970-11-06 - Ethan Hawke, Austin Texas, actor (Dad, Dead Poets Society, Explorers)
1971-03-13 - Li Chen, Changsha China, tennis star (1995 Futures-Austin TX)
1974-01-11 - Echo Leta Johnson, Austin TX, playmate (Jan, 1993)
1974-03-04 - Sherry Wigginton, Austin Texas, diver (Olympics-96)
1976-12-30 - Rhoshii Wells, Austin Tx, middleweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-96)
