1996 Death John Alton, cinematographer, dies at 94 1992 Death Robert Alton Harris, American Criminal 1980 Death Yigol Alton, Israeli Foreign Minister, dies at 61 1972 Birthday Jason Isringhausen, born in Alton, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday Alton Montgomery, NFL safety for the Atlanta Falcons 1962 Birthday Alton Brown, American Entertainer 1958 Birthday Alton Lister, NBA forward and center, Portland Trailblazers, Celtics 1945 Birthday Alton Maddox, New York black activist/attorney, Tawana Brawley case 1936 Event 121 degrees F (49 degrees C), near Alton, Kansas (state record) 1932 Birthday Rockin Dopsie Sr, Alton Jay Rubin, Jazz-Fusion singer, Zydeco 1926 Birthday Miles Davis, born in Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud 1918 Birthday Robert Wadlow, Alton, Illinois, tallest known human, 2.72 m, 8' 11.1" 1904 Event President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) 1901 Birthday John Alton, cinematographer 1889 Birthday Alton Augustus Adams, composer 1791 Death Richard earl d'Alton, Austria general of S Netherlands, commits suicide at 58
