1977 Event Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causing $350 mil damage 1977 Event Floods in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 76 1967 Birthday Stefan Johnstown, Norwegian speed walker, world record 20 km 1961 Birthday James T. Gallagher, Jr., born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, PGA golfer, 1990 Greater Milw 1960 Event Heavyweight Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johnstown (New York City) 1955 Birthday Sam Coppersmith, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative-D-Arizona 1993 - 1995 1953 Event WJNL (now WFAT) TV channel 19 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (IND) begins 1950 Birthday Tim Kazurinsky, born Johnstown, Pennsylvania, comedian, SNL, Police Academy 2, 3, 4 1949 Event WJAC TV channel 6 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Ronald Machtley, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Representative-R-Rhode Island 1989 - 1995 1945 Birthday Barry Schrader, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, composer, electro-acoustic genre, wrote, 'Introducton to Electro-Acoustic Music' 1939 Event 71st Belmont: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:29.6 1939 Event 65th Kentucky Derby: James Stout aboard Johnstown wins in 2:03.4 1929 Birthday John Milford, Johnstown, New York, actor, Lieutenant, Legend of Jesse James 1918 Birthday Buster Davis, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, choral director, Garry Moore Show 1909 Event Thure Johnstown wins Stockholm marathon (2:40:34.2) 1889 Event Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania 1815 Birthday Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Johnstown, New York, suffragist, 80 Years and More 1674 Death Lars Johnstown, Lasse Lucidor, Swedish poet, dies at 35 1638 Birthday Lars Johnstown, Swedish poet
