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1996 Death - Buster Benton, singer and guitarist, dies at 63

1988 Death - Brook Benton, singer (Just a Matter of Time), dies at 56 of meningitis

1973 Death - Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79

1973 Death - Carl Benton Reid, actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82

1966 Birthday - Karissa Rushing, Benton Arkansas, Miss Arkansas-America 1991

1963 Birthday - Julie Krone, born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, jockey, 1st female to win Belmont-93

1956 Birthday - Sinbad, David Adkins, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, 1st Kid, Vibe

1950 Birthday - Barbi Benton, Klein, California, Playboy model, Hee Haw, Sugar Time!

1949 Birthday - Oscar Benton, Dutch blues vocalist and guitarist, Ze is Zoals Jij

1945 Birthday - Ernie Hudson, Benton Harbor, Michigan, actor, Ghostbusters, Weeds

1945 Event - Jim Benton, Cleveland end, gains 303 yards (NFL record)

1941 Event - Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning

1932 Birthday - Robert Benton, Texas, writer and director, Kramer vs Kramer

1932 Birthday - Buster Benton, singer/guitarist

1931 Birthday - Brook Benton, soul vocalist, Rainy Night in Georgia

1931 Birthday - Brook Benton, Camden, South Carolina, vocalist, Frankie and Johnny

1917 Event - Giants Rube Benton is 1st lefty to pitch a World Series no hitter

1917 Event - Walt Disney graduates from Benton High School

1893 Birthday - Carl Benton Reid, Lansing, Michigan, actor, Pressure Point

1889 Birthday - Thomas Hart Benton, born in Missouri, painter/muralist, Lonesome Road

1884 Birthday - Frank Laubach, born in Benton, Pennsylvania, educator, taught reading through phonetics

1872 Event - 1st black U.S. Governor took office, Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (La)

1864 Death - Samuel Benton, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at about 44

1862 Birthday - Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Benton County, Iowa, actress, Son of Dracula

1838 Birthday - Thomas Benton Smith, Brigadier General Confederate Army

1782 Birthday - Thomas Hart Benton, rep, "Old Bullion"

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