1999 Death Dusty Springfield, pop singer, Son of a Preacher Man, dies at 59 1974 Birthday Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold 1971 Birthday Nicole Green, Springfield Ohio, 400m runner 1971 Event WGBY TV channel 57 in Springfield, MA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 Birthday Matt Blunt, born in Springfield, Missouri, politician, Republican, 54th Governor of Missouri, formerly an officer in the U.S. Navy 1970 Event Judy Rankin wins LPGA Springfield Jaycee Golf Open 1970 Event WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) suspends broadcasting 1968 Birthday Mike Trombley, Springfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1968 Event KMTC (now KDEB) TV channel 27 in Springfield, MO (IND) 1st broadcast 1968 Event WSWO TV channel 26 in Springfield, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1968 Event Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Springfield Massachusetts, opens 1966 Event Buffalo Springfield form, Steven Stills, Neil Young 1966 Event Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms 1963 Birthday Edward Tsang Lu, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-84 1963 Birthday Jeff Fassero, born in Springfield, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos 1962 Birthday Kevin Seitzer, born in Springfield, Illinois, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1961 Birthday Suzi Schott, born in Springfield, Illinois, playmate, August, 1984 1960 Birthday Tim Mayotte, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver 1959 Birthday Janet Lynn Kavandi, born in Springfield, Missouri, PhD/astronaut, sk:STS-91 1957 Birthday Sarah McGuire, born in Springfield, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank-5th 1957 Birthday William Payne Stewart, born in Springfield, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1983 Walt Disney 1955 Birthday Mark Herndon, Springfield, Massachusetts, country drummer, Alabama-Take Me Down 1953 Event KYTV TV channel 3 in Springfield, MO (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WICS TV channel 20 in Springfield, IL (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WWLP TV channel 22 in Springfield, MA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event KOLR TV channel 10 in Springfield, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Rick Springfield, Australia, General Hospital, Jessie's Girl 1949 Birthday [Mary] Kathleen Turner, born in Springfield, Missouri, actress, Romancing The Stone 1949 Birthday Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Massachusetts, astronaut, STS-37, 47, 59, 79 1947 Birthday Mike DeWine, born in Springfield, Ohio, Representative-R-Ohio 1983 - 1991, Senator-R-Ohio 1995 - 2007 1946 Birthday Alaina Reed, Springfield Ohio, actress, Rose Lee Holloway-227 1946 Birthday Bill Danoff, Springfield Massachusetts, vocalist, Starland Vocal Band 1944 Birthday Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist, Buffalo Springfield, Poco 1942 Birthday Dewey Martin, born in Canada, rock vocalist and drummer, Buffalo Springfield 1939 Birthday Rick Lenz, born in Springfield, Illinois, actor, Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John 1939 Birthday Dusty Springfield, Mary O'Brien, London, vocalist, Growing Pains 1936 Birthday Butler Derrick, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Representative-D-South Carolina 1975 - 1995 1932 Event Young gang shoot dead 6 police in Springfield Missouri 1930 Birthday Mike Gravel, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Senator-R-Alaska 1969 - 1981 1929 Birthday Lowell North, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1964 Olympics 1927 Birthday Herbert Blomstedt, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, conductor, Oslo Phil 1954-61 1927 Birthday Jim Lowe, Springfield, Massachusetts, DJ, WNEW, "King of Trivia" 1922 Birthday George S Irving, Springfield Massachusetts, singer and actor, Dumplings 1912 Birthday Eleanor Powell, Springfield Massachusetts, actress/tap dancer, Bdwy Melody 1912 Birthday Paul Weston, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, orchestra leader, Jim Nabors Hour 1911 Birthday Edward Boland, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1953 - 1989 1908 Event Race riot in Springfield Illinois 1900 Birthday Asa Smith Bushnell, Jr., Springfield Ohio, Secretary of U.S. Olympics, 1945 - 1965 1899 Birthday Ralph Sanford, Springfield Massachusetts, actor, Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp 1898 Birthday Berenice Abbott, born in Springfield, Ohio, photographer, World of Atget 1893 Event 1st auto built in U.S. (by Duryea brothers) runs in Springfield 1892 Event 1st public basketball game (Springfield, Massachuetts) 1891 Event 18 students play 1st basketball game (Springfield College) 1887 Birthday Bobby Watson, born in Springfield, Illinois, comedian 1887 Event President Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Illinois 1861 Event Battle of Wilson's Creek, MI (Springfield) 1861 Event Battle of Wilson's Creek MO (Springfield, Oak Hills)-General Lyon killed 1842 Event Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois 1834 Event Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer, Jr., Springfield, Vermont 1787 Event Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Captain Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass 1786 Event Shay's Rebellion in Springfield, Mass
