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2012 Event - The Republican party's presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney names Paul Ryan, a Wisconsin Congressman, as the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in the November 2012 presidential election

2012 Event - The Wisconsin Senate recall election is held, and Wisconsin voters re-elect incumbent governor Scott Walker

2011 Event - Lawmakers successfully pass the vote to remove nearly all collective bargaining from Wisconsin state employees

2011 Event - Wisconsin AFL-CIO assemble hundreds of union supporters claiming they will risk arrest to prevent police from clearing the Wisconsin State Capitol building

2008 Death - Gary Gygax, dies in Wisconsin, at 69

2000 Event - Rose Bowl, Wisconsin Badgers beat Stanford Cardinals 17 - 9

1999 Event - Rose Bowl, Wisconsin Badgers beat UCLA Bruins 38 - 31

1991 Event - Three Andrettis finished 1-2-3 in the Miller 200 at Wisconsin

1987 Event - Chuti Tiu, 17, of Wisconsin, crowned America's Junior Miss

1981 Birthday - Allison Schroeder, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1997

1980 Birthday - Jesse Tendler, born in Madison, Wisconsin, actor, Nick-Ellen Burstyn Show

1979 Birthday - Nicole Werra, Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1996

1978 Birthday - Jennifer Streblow, Oshkosh Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin 1997

1977 Birthday - Tony Goskowicz, born in Wauwautosa, Wisconsin, short track skater 1994 Olympics

1976 Birthday - Lindsay Page, Madison, Wisconsin, figure skater, 1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd

1973 Birthday - Pamela Polk, Berlin Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin 1996

1973 Birthday - Greg Morton, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1972 Birthday - Dede Demet, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, cyclist 1996 Olympics

1972 Birthday - Jeff Nygaard, born in Madison, Wisconsin, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics

1972 Birthday - Amy Wickus, born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, 800m/1500m runner

1971 Birthday - Tricia Ann Luedtke, Oostburg Wisconsin, Miss Wisc-America-1991

1971 Birthday - Tom Sorensen, born in Racine, Wisconsin, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Mari Holden, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, cyclist 1996 Olympics

1970 Birthday - Berry Richter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics

1970 Event - Bomb kills 1 at University of Wisconsin's Army Math Research Center in Madison

1970 Birthday - Nicky Goetze, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 NCAA Acad

1970 Birthday - Mark Grudzielanek, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infielder for the Montreal Expos

1970 Event - WXOW TV channel 19 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting

1970 Birthday - Amy Pietz, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Annie-Caroline In the City

1970 Birthday - Heather Graham, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Drugstore Cowboy, Diggstown

1969 Birthday - Joe Randa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infielder for the Kansas City Royals

1969 Birthday - Mary Stoker, Miss Wisconsin USA 1996

1968 Event - KFIZ TV channel 34 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin begins broadcasting

1968 Birthday - Jory Husain, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Jawaharial-Head of the Class

1968 Birthday - Tami Whitlinger-Jones, Neenah Wisconsin, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Sedona

1968 Event - Senator Mccarthy wins Democratic primaries in Wisconsin

1968 Birthday - Laurie Fellner, born in Appleton, Wisconsin, team handball goalie, 1992, 1996 Olympics

1967 Birthday - Brian Wanek, born in Mequon, Wisconsin, speed skater 1994 Olympics

1967 Birthday - Scott Servais, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, catcher for the Chicago Cubs

1966 Birthday - David Miley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nike golfer, 1992 Cleveland Open

1966 Birthday - Clare Look-Jaeger, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, high jumper

1966 Birthday - Chuck Wade, born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, diver 1996 Olympics

1966 Event - Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966

1965 Birthday - Yasmin "Yaz" Farooq, Waupun Wisconsin, rower, Olympics-4th-92, 96

1965 Birthday - Daniel Held, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10k runner

1965 Birthday - Dan Jansen, born in West Allis, Wisconsin, speed skater, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics

1965 Event - WAOW TV channel 9 in Wausau, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting

1965 Birthday - Kenny Harrison, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, triple jumper

1964 Birthday - Skip [Jules I] Kendall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, PGA golfer, 1993 International-8th

1964 Birthday - Gary Suter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, USA

1964 Birthday - Dave Pirner, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, singer, member and lead vocalist for the band Soul Asylum

1964 Event - World's largest cheese (15,723 kg) manufactured, Wisconsin

1963 Birthday - Jenny Spangler, born in Monroe, Wisconsin, marathoner 1996 Olympics

1962 Birthday - Timothy Hacker, Milwaukee Wisconsin, 10k runner

1962 Birthday - Lesa Ann Pedriana, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, playmate, April, 1984

1962 Birthday - Laura Coenen, Neenah Wisconsin, team handball goalie, Olympic-1988, 92, 96

1961 Birthday - Michael Torke, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, composer, style includes jazz, minimalism, most popular work, 'Javelin', composed for 1996 Summer Olympics

1961 Birthday - Gary Varsho, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Gary Andrew Varsho, baseball player, outfielder, played for Major League Baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, played in 1991 and 1992 National League Championship Series

1960 Birthday - Leroy Chiao, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, astronaut, STS-65, 72, sk: 92

1960 Birthday - Lauri Merten, born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, LPGA golfer, 1993 U.S. Women's Open

1960 Birthday - Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder, 6X Ms Olympia

1959 Birthday - Beth Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 3000m speed skater 1980 Olympics bronze

1959 Event - WVTV TV channel 18 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (IND) begins broadcasting

1959 Birthday - Stephanie Farwig, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, golfer, 1994 LPGA Corning Classic-2nd

1959 Birthday - Stan Thorn, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, singer, Shenandoah-Sunday in the South

1958 Birthday - Eric Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 1/5/10K speed skater, 5 Olympic Gold Medals 1980

1958 Birthday - Jane Wiedlin, Wisconsin, singer/guitarist, GoGos, Fur, Rush Hour

1958 Birthday - Jeffrey N Williams, Superior Wisconsin, Major Army/astronaut

1957 Event - WMVS TV channel 10 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting

1957 Birthday - Mark Johnson, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL forward, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1957 Death - Joseph McCarthy, Wisconsin Senator-R-Wisconsin 1947 - 1957, dies at 47

1957 Birthday - Connie Carpenter-Phinney, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 79k cyclist, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1956 Birthday - John Jorgenson, born in Madison, Wisconsin, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited

1956 Event - WISC TV channel 3 in Madison, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting

1956 Event - WITI TV channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting

1956 Birthday - Lynda Barry, born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, cartoonist, author, known for comic strip, 'Ernie Pook's Comeek', wrote 'The Good Times are Killing Me', 'What It Is'

1955 Birthday - Willem Dafoe, born in Wisconsin, actor, Platoon, Roadhouse 66, Mississippi Burning

1955 Event - WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - WEAU TV channel 13 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (NBC) begins broadcasting

1954 Birthday - Alan Kulwicki, Greenfield Wisconsin, NASCAR racer, Winston Cup

1954 Event - 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB)

1954 Birthday - Christopher Noth, born in Madison, Wisconsin, actor, played Mr. Big on show, 'Sex in the City'

1954 Event - WISN TV channel 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - WSAU TV channel 7 in Wausau, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - WKBT TV channel 8 in La Crosse, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting

1954 Event - WHA TV channel 21 in Madison, Wisconsin (PBS) begins broadcasting

1953 Birthday - Tom Barrett, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, politician, Democratic party, 38th Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1953 Birthday - Catlin O'Heaney, born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, actress, Snow White-Charmings

1953 Birthday - Rita Lee, born in Federic, Wisconsin, playmate, November, 1977

1953 Event - WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting

1953 Birthday - Russ Feingold, born in Janesville, Wisconsin, U.S Senator from Wisconsin, co-sponsor, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, initially, the only Senator to vote against the USA Patriot Act

1952 Birthday - Pat MacDonald, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of band, Timbuk 3, Grammy Award Nominee for Best New Artist, 1987

1952 Birthday - Bart Stupak, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Michigan, 1993 -

1951 Birthday - Tom Wopat, Loda Wisconsin, TV actor, Luke-Dukes of Hazzard

1951 Birthday - Tom Gullikson, born in Wisconsin, tennis player, U.S. mixed Doubles 1984

1951 Birthday - Steve Gunderson, born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1981 - 1997

1950 Birthday - John Matuszak, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, NFLer, Raiders, actor, Hollywood Beat

1950 Birthday - Jerry Zucker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, director, Airplane, Naked Gun

1949 Birthday - Ann Ryerson, born in Wisconsin, actress, Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin

1947 Birthday - David Zucker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, director, Airplane, Naked Gun, Top Secret

1947 Birthday - Peter Weller, born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, actor, Robocop, Of Unknown Origin

1946 Event - 11.72" (29.77 cm) of rainfall at Mellen Wisconsin (state 24-hour record)

1946 Birthday - Rocky Bleier, born in Wisconsin, NFL running back for Pittsburgh Steelers

1946 Birthday - Tyne Daly, born in Madison, Wisconsin, actress, Cagney and Lacey, Angel Unchained

1945 Birthday - Michael Cole, born in Madison, Wisconsin, actor, Pete-Mod Squad

1944 Birthday - Tracy Nelson, Madison Wisconsin, singer and actress, Square Pegs

1944 Birthday - Brigid Bazlen, born in Wisconsin, actress, Pam-Too Young to go Steady

1944 Birthday - Jim Abrahams, Shorewood, Wisconsin, director, Hot Shots, Top Secret

1943 Birthday - Jerry Kleczka, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1984 - 2005

1943 Birthday - Neale Donald Walsch, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, author, wrote series of books titled, 'Conversations With God', which include, 'What God Wants', 'Happier than God', 'Friendship with God', ' Communion with God'

1943 Birthday - Milton Robert Carr, born in Janesville, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Michigan 1975 - 1981, 1983 - 1993, and 1993 - 1995

1942 Birthday - Kurtwood Smith, born in New Lisbon, Wisconsin, actor, Rambo III, Robocop

1942 Birthday - Bob Kasten, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Senator-R-Wisconsin 1981 - 1993

1941 Event - 3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Wisconsin beats Washington State 39-34

1940 Birthday - Bobby Hatfield, born in Wisconsin, rocker, Righteous Bros-Unchained Melody

1940 Birthday - Tom Petri, born in Marinette, Wisconsin, Representative-R-Wisconsin 1979 -

1940 Birthday - Al Jarreau, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, jazz singer, Moonlighting

1940 Birthday - Daniel J. Travanti, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Frank Furillo on Hill St. Blues

1939 Event - Ernest Hausen of Wisconsin sets chicken-plucking record-4.4 sec

1938 Birthday - Les Aspin, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1971 - 1993, Secretary of Defense 1993 - 1994

1938 Birthday - Charles Siebert, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, One Day at A Time, Trapper John

1936 Birthday - Charles Dierkop, LaCrosse Wisconsin, actor, Det Pete Royster-Police Woman

1936 Event - 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (state record)

1936 Event - 1st bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, Wisconsin

1936 Birthday - Tom Snyder, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, radio, television, news anchor, famous for 'The Late Late Show'

1936 Birthday - Paul Shenar, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Carrington-Roots

1935 Birthday - Salome Jens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, From Here to Eternity

1935 Birthday - Herb Kohl, Sen-D Wisconsin

1935 Event - Lie detector 1st used in court, Portage, Wisconsin

1935 Birthday - Bob Uecker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, catcher/actor, Mr Belvedere

1934 Birthday - Gena Rowlands, born in Cambria, Wisconsin, actress, Gloria, Tempest, Brinks Job

1934 Birthday - F. Curtis Michel, born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, astronaut

1934 Birthday - Barbara McNair, born in Racine, Wisconsin, singer and actress, Barbara McNair Show

1933 Birthday - Alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisconsin, NFL fullback for the Baltimore Colts

1933 Birthday - Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer and jazz pianist, University of Wisconsin

1933 Birthday - Richard Schickel, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, documentary filmmaker, film critic, author, journalist, historian, received Guggenheim Fellowship, published in Time, and Life, magazines, books include, 'Woody Allen: A Life in Film', 'Elia Kazan: A Biography'

1932 Event - 1st U.S. state unemployment insurance act enacted (Wisconsin)

1931 Birthday - Pete Stark, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Representative-D-California 1973 -

1931 Birthday - Jackie Mason, born in Wisconsin, comedian, World According to Me, Chicken Soup

1930 Birthday - Harry "Buddy" Melges, Jr., Wisconsin, yachter, Olympic-gold/bronze-1964, 72

1927 Birthday - John Downey, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, pianist, conductor, professor of composition and theory, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, founder, director of the Wisconsin Contemporary Music Forum

1927 Birthday - [Harold] Bud Grant, Wisconsin, CFL/NFL player and coach, Winnipeg, Minnesota

1927 Birthday - Donald Gramm, Milwaukee Wisconsin, bass-baritone

1926 Birthday - Charlotte Rae, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Edna-Facts of Life

1926 Birthday - Lee Hoiby, Madison Wisconsin, composer, 1957 Arts and Letters

1925 Birthday - John Fiedler, Platville Wisconsin, actor, Mr Peterson-Newhart

1924 Birthday - Donald "Deke" Kent Slayton, born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Major USAF/astronaut, Apollo 18

1924 Birthday - Robert Kastenmeier, born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Representative-D-Wisconsin 1959 - 1991

1922 Event - -54 degrees F (-48 degrees C), Danbury, Wisconsin (state record)

1920 Birthday - F Don Miller, born in Racine, Wisconsin, Boxing coach 1946 Olympics

1919 Birthday - Allen Ludden, Mineral Point Wisconsin, TV host, Password

1919 Birthday - Al Molinaro, born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Murray-Odd Couple, Al-Happy Days

1919 Birthday - [Wladziu Valentino] Liberace, West Allis Wisconsin, pianist

1918 Birthday - James Daly, Wisconsin, actor, Medical Center

1918 Event - Forest fire in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin kills about 800

1915 Birthday - Les Paul, born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, guitarist/inventor, Les Paul guitar

1915 Birthday - Orson Welles, Kenosha, Wisconsin, actor, Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds

1914 Birthday - Pee Wee King, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, country vocalist, Pee Wee King Song

1914 Birthday - Ralph Herman, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orchestra leader, Circus Time

1913 Birthday - Thor Johnson, Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin, conductor, Cincinnati Symphony 1958

1912 Event - Arizona, Kansas and Wisconsin vote for female suffrage

1911 Birthday - George Liberace, Menasha Wisconsin, violinist, Liberace Show

1911 Birthday - Ellen Corby, born in Racine, Wisconsin, actress, Grandma Walton-Waltons

1911 Event - Victor Berger (Wisconsin) becomes 1st socialist congressman in U.S.

1910 Birthday - Mitchell Ayres, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orchestra leader, Hollywood Palace

1910 Birthday - Dennis Morgan, Prentice Wisconsin, actor, Dennis-21 Beacon Street

1909 Birthday - Joseph McCarthy, born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin Senator-R-Wisconsin 1947 - 1957

1909 Birthday - Abner Biberman, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, director and actor, Imhook-Kodiak

1909 Birthday - August William Derleth, Sauk City Wisconsin, writer, Judge Peck Mysteries

1909 Birthday - Joseph Walton Losey, Wisconsin, director, Damned, Accident

1907 Birthday - Froelich Rainey, born in Wisconsin, quiz moderator, What in the World

1906 Birthday - Hildegarde, Adell Wisconsin, night club vocalist, I'll Be Seeing You

1905 Birthday - Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk

1904 Birthday - George F. Kennan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. ambassador, to Moscow

1903 Event - 1st direct primary election law in U.S. adopted, by Wisconsin

1902 Birthday - Eduard Franz, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Zorro

1902 Death - Charles Kendall Adams, historian, educator, served as second President of Cornell University 1885 - 1892, President, University of Wisconsin 1892 - 1901, dies at age 67, in Redlands, California

1900 Birthday - Wayne Morse, born in Madison, Wisconsin, Senator-Oregon 1945 - 1969

1900 Birthday - Otto Clarence Luening, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, composer, Sonority Canon

1899 Birthday - David Eli Lilienthal, U.S. government organizer, Wisconsin

1897 Birthday - Frederic March, Wisconsin, actor, Dr. Jeckyll-Academy Awards 1932/1946

1893 Birthday - Alfred Lunt, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Broadway actor, Emmy 1965

1890 Event - 1st U.S. college-level dairy school opens at University of Wisconsin

1889 Event - Single tornado kills 119, injures 146, New Richmond, Wisconsin

1887 Birthday - Georgia O'Keefe, Sun Prairie Wisconsin, sculptor/painter, Cow's Skull

1886 Event - Horlick's of Wisconsin offers 1st malted milk to public

1886 Birthday - Raymond Largay, born in Wisconsin, actor, April in Paris, Variety Girl

1884 Birthday - Charles Winninger, Athens Wisconsin, actor, Charlie Farrell Show

1883 Birthday - Frank O King, Cashton Wisconsin, cartoonist, Gasoline Alley

1883 Event - Fire at un-insured New Hall Hotel in Milwaukee Wisconsin, kills 71

1883 Event - Fire at uninsured Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin kills 71. General Tom Thumb of P T Barnum fame, escapes unhurt

1881 Birthday - William Nigh, Berlin Wisconsin, director, Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr. Wong

1881 Birthday - Daniel Webster Hoan, born in Wisconsin, Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee

1880 Event - Flour rolling mill patented (John Stevens of Wisconsin)

1878 Birthday - H V Kaltenborn, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, newscaster, Who Said That?

1871 Event - Gas explosion destroys Peshtigo, Wisconsin

1867 Birthday - Frank Lloyd Wright, Richland Center Wisconsin, master builder, Guggenheim

1867 Birthday - Laura Ingalls Wilder, Wisconsin, kid book author, Little House on Prarie

1862 Birthday - Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisconsin, songwriter, I Love You Truly

1862 Death - Louis Powell Harvey, U.S. governor of Wisconsin, drowns

1861 Birthday - Frederick Jackson Turner, Wisconsin, historian/educator, Harvard U

1857 Birthday - Edgar Stillman Kelley, Sparta Wisconsin, composer, Gulliver

1855 Birthday - Robert Marion La Follette, born in Wisconsin, President candidate, Progressive

1855 Event - Wisconsin Supreme Court declares U.S. Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional

1854 Event - 1st Republican state convention in Ripon, Wisconsin

1854 Event - Republican Party formally organized at Ripon, Wisconsin

1849 Event - University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students

1848 Event - Wisconsin becomes 30th state

1836 Event - Wisconsin Territory forms

1836 Event - Territory of Wisconsin created

1836 Event - Congress forms Territory of Wisconsin

1835 Birthday - Charles Kendall Adams, born in Derby, Vermont, historian, educator, served as second President of Cornell University 1885 - 1892, President, University of Wisconsin 1892 - 1901

1832 Event - Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisconsin

1809 Event - Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)

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