1987 Death Alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100 1967 Event KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting 1965 Event KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Birthday Melvin Douglas, Topeka, Kansas, 198 lbs/90 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics 1958 Birthday Annette Bening, born in Topeka, Kansas, actress, films include, 'American Beauty', 'Bugsy', 'The Grifters', married to actor, Warren Beatty 1954 Event Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision 1953 Event WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting 1936 Birthday Pat Roberts, born in Topeka, Kansas, Representative-R-Kansas 1981 - 1997, Senator-R-Kansas 1997 - 1932 Birthday Nancy Landon Kassebaum, born in Topeka, Kansas, Senator-R-Kansas 1978 - 1997 1931 Event 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League 1930 Birthday Lois Smith, Topeka, Kansas, actress, Reckless, Reuben Reuben 1929 Birthday Marilynn Smith, born in Topeka, Kansas, LPGA golfer, 1972 Pabst Open 1897 Event Hail injures 26 in Topeka, Kansas 1860 Event Temperature hits 115 degrees F in Ft. Scott and 112 degrees F in Topeka Kansas
