1981 Birthday Elijah Wood, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, Radio Flyer, Good Son 1978 Birthday Ashton Kutcher, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, actor, fashion model, played role of Michael Kelso in 'That '70s Show', produced 'Punk'd', appeared in 'Dude, Where's My Car?' 1973 Birthday Brian Smith, Cedar Rapids Iowa, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1972 Birthday Matt Wagner, born in Cedar falls, Iowa, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1970 Birthday Jennifer Nakken, born in Cedar City, Utah, Miss Utah-America 1991 1967 Birthday Cal Eldred, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox 1963 Birthday Terry Farrell, Cedar Rapids, actress, Paper Dolls, Jadzia Dax-STDS9 1963 Birthday Kent Ferguson, born in Cedar Rapids Iowa, diver, 1992 and 1996 Olympics 1960 Event 1st photograph bounced off a satellite, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1958 Birthday Dave Rummells, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nike golfer, 1993 Buick-2nd 1957 Birthday Gary Kroeger, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, comedian, SNL, Return of Shaggy Dog 1953 Event WMT (now KGAN) TV channel 2 in Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, IA (CBS) begins 1949 Birthday Douglas Barr, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor, Howie-Fall Guy 1943 Event Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (U.S.) torpedoed and sinks 1938 Birthday Harvey Sollberger, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, flutist/composer, 2 Oboes Troping 1928 Event WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions 1927 Event 10th PGA Championship: Water Hagen at Cedar Crest CC Dallas 1924 Birthday T. Cooper Evans, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Representative-R-Iowa, 1981 - 1987 1923 Birthday Paul F Conrad, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, cartoonist, Pulitzer 1964, 71, 84 1917 Birthday Don Defore, Cedar Rapids Iowa, actor, George-Hazel, Ozzie and Harriet 1885 Birthday Harry Hershfield, Cedar Rapids Iowa, cartoonist, Can You Top This? 1864 Event Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, Union beats back Confederate attackers 1863 Event Battle of Streight's raid: Tuscumbia to Cedar Bluff, AL 1862 Event Battle of Cedar Mountain Virginia (Slaughter Mountain, Southwest Mountain) 1862 Event Prelude to 2nd Manassas, Jackson is victorious at Battle of Cedar Mt., however General Charles S. Winder is killed