1985 Event Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Ill 1972 Birthday Jennie Garth, born in Champaign, Illinois, actress, Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210 1965 Birthday Chantal Bailey, Champaign, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1964 Birthday Bonnie Blair, born in Champaign Illionis, speed skater, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1994 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1988 Olympics 1959 Event WICD TV channel 15 in Champaign, IL (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WCIA TV channel 3 in Champaign, IL (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday Paulie Carmen, born in Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist 1953 Birthday Bruce Hall, Champaign, Illinois, rock bassist, Reo Speedwagon 1951 Birthday Kevin Cronin, Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist, REO Speedwagon 1950 Birthday Howard "Leon" Reeder, rock guitarist, Champaign 1948 Birthday Dana Walden, rock keyboardist, Champaign 1941 Birthday George Will, born in Champaign, Illinois, journalist, author, wrote, editor, National Review magazine 1972 - 1978, awarded Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1929 Birthday Stanford E. Parris, born in Champaign, Illinois, Representative-R-Virginia 1973 - 1974 and 1981 - 1991
