1986 Death Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster 1984 Birthday LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics 1982 Birthday Mark Mizzark, Marlis Pugh, born in Akron, Ohio, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1979 Death Thurmon Munson, New York Yankee, killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32 1976 Birthday Heather Kozar, born in Akron, Ohio, playmate, Jan, 1998 1975 Event 57th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 276 at Firestone Akron 1973 Event Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby 1969 Birthday Angie Everhart, born in Akron, Ohio, model/actress, Jade, Last Action Hero 1968 Birthday Mark Duane Croghan, born in Akron, Ohio, 3k steeplechase, Olympics-5th-96 1967 Birthday Melina Kanakaredes, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Eleni Andros-Guiding Light 1966 Birthday Gina Pillitiere, born in Akron, Ohio, WPVA volleyballer, National-25th-1994 1966 Birthday Joan Guetschow, born in Akron, Ohio, biathelete 1994 Olympics 1966 Event 48th PGA Championship: Al Geiberger shoots a 280 at Firestone CC Akron 1965 Birthday Jon Warren, born in Akron, Ohio, 1.5k runner 1964 Birthday Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner 1964 Birthday Lisa Elaine Comshaw, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child 1962 Birthday Rachel Sweet, born in Akron, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, writer, recorded theme song for Nickelodeon series, Clarissa Explains It All, appeared as George Costanza's cousin, in Seinfeld, television episode, 'The Contest', released Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet, 1992 1960 Event 42nd PGA Championship: Jay Hebert shoots a 281 at Firestone CC Akron 1957 Birthday Frank Dicopoulos, born in Akron, Ohio, actor, Frank Cooper-Guiding Light 1955 Birthday Howard Hewett, born in Akron, Ohio, rock vocalist, Shalamar 1954 Birthday Bill Paxon, born in Akron, New York, Representative-R-New York 1989 - 1999 1953 Event WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1952 Birthday Rita Dove, born in Akron, Ohio, author, poet, won Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Library of Congress 1993 1951 Birthday Chrissie Hynde, born in Akron, Ohio, rocker, Pretenders-Mystery Achievement 1950 Birthday Donna Jean Willmott, born in Akron, Ohio, FALN member, FBI most wanted 1950 Birthday Judy Dickinson, born in Akron, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1985 Boston Five Classic 1949 Birthday Judith Arlene Resnik, born in Akron, Ohio, ast, STS-41D, 51L-Chal disaster 1948 Event 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio 1947 Event BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire in Akron, Ohio 1946 Birthday Sydne Rome, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, What?, Candy 1945 Birthday Thomas C. Sawyer, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio 1987 - 2003 1942 Birthday Robert Quine, born in Akron, Ohio, guitarist, guitar soloist, worked with Matthew Sweet, Marianne Faithfull, style combines jazz, rock, blues 1940 Event 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh 1935 Birthday Marian Mercer, born in Akron, Ohio, actress and singer, Dean Martin Show 1935 Event Dr. Robert Smith and William Wilson of Akron form Alcoholics Anonymous 1934 Birthday Ruby Nash Cutis, born in Akron, Ohio, rocker, Ruby and The Romantics 1933 Event U.S. Dirigible Akron crashes off coast of New Jersey, 73 die 1929 Birthday Peter George, born in Akron, Ohio, weightlifter, Olympic-gold/2 silver-48, 52 1924 Birthday Lola Albright, born in Akron, Ohio, actress, Delta Country, Kid Galahad 1922 Birthday David McLean, born in Akron, Ohio, actor, Tate-Tate 1921 Event American Professional Football Association reorganizes in Akron 1921 Birthday Hugh Downs, born in Akron, Ohio, TV journalist, 20/20, Concentration 1920 Event Pro football playoff game Akron and Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided 1920 Event Preliminary meeting in Akron to form American Pro Football League 1918 Birthday Jack McCoy, born in Akron, Ohio, TV host, Live Like a Millionaire 1918 Birthday John F. Seiberling, born in Akron, Ohio, Representative-D-Ohio, 1971 - 1986 1911 Birthday Vaughn Monroe, born in Akron, Ohio, singer/orchestral leader, Vaughn Monroe Show 1910 Birthday Cliff Battles, born in Akron, Ohio, NFL hall of famer, Braves, Redskins 1851 Event Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention (Akron)
