Today in El Paso History
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Historical Events
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1881-04-14 - The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight erupts in El Paso, Texas.
1895-08-19 - American frontier murderer and outlaw, John Wesley Hardin, is killed by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in El Paso, Texas.
1952-12-14 - KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-01-04 - KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
1956-09-01 - KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964-12-13 - In El Paso, Tx, LBJ & Mexican Pres Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border
1983-12-15 - Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB
1993-10-27 - Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcasting in El Paso Texas
1994-06-25 - 111°F (43.9°C) at El Paso Texas
1994-06-26 - 112°F (44.4°C) at El Paso Texas
Famous Birthdays
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1882-03-06 - Guy Kibbee, El Paso TX, actor (Big Shot)
1885-05-07 - George "Gabby" Hayes, Wellesvile NY, actor (In Old Santa Fe, El Paso)
1895-05-08 - Fulton J Sheen, El Paso Ill, bishop (Life is Worth Living)
1903-10-17 - Irene Ryan, El Paso Texas, actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies)
1921-08-19 - Gene Roddenberry, El Paso Texas, executive producer (Star Trek)
1923-08-01 - Paul Lambert, El Paso Tx, actor (Tom-Executive Suite)
1924-02-10 - Randy Van Horne, El Paso Tx, vocalist (Nat King Cole Show)
1932-04-01 - Debbie Reynolds, El Paso Texas, actress (Singin' in the Rain)
1934-03-11 - Sam Donaldson, El Paso Tx, ABC White House correspondent (Prime Time)
1940-07-19 - Vikki Carr [Florencia Vicenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona)], El Paso Texas, singer (Let it Be Him)
1940-12-19 - Phil Ochs, El Paso Tx, anti-war folk singer (Joe Hill, War is Over)
1951-09-04 - Judith Ivey, El Paso Texas, actress (Lady in Red, Hello Again)
1955-05-27 - Bill Malley, Oakland CA, Nike golfer (1991 El Paso Open-30th)
1957-03-31 - Patrick G Forrester, El Paso TX, Lt Col Army/astronaut
1958-07-23 - Lydia Cornell, El Paso Tx, actress (Sara Rush-Too Close for Comfort)
1963-04-11 - Eddy Moya, El Paso Tx, actor
1963-04-21 - John Cameron Mitchell, El Paso TX, actor (Misplaced, Band of the Hand)
1963-12-07 - Kristi Albers, El Paso TX, LPGA golfer (1993 Sprint Classic)
1965-08-07 - Caroline S Keggi, El Paso TX, LPGA golfer (1994 Dinah Shore-19th)
1969-04-01 - Frank Castillo, El Paso TX, pitcher (Chic Cubs)
1970-01-09 - Graciela Schutt, El Paso Tex, WPVA volleyballer (Deerfield-25th-1995)
1974-03-19 - John Coppinger, El Paso TX, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
Famous Deaths
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1961-04-26 - Gail Russell, actress (Calcutta, Moonrise, El Paso), dies at 36
1990-05-01 - Sunset Carson, cowboy actor (El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), dies at 62
1995-01-02 - Manuel Rivera, Spanish painter/co-founder (El Paso), dies at 67
