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Events in Fort Worth History

  • 1922-03-02 WBAP-AM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting
  • 1922-05-02 WBAP-AM begins broadcasting from Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1923-01-04 1st broadcast of "Barn Dance Show" (WBAP - Fort Worth Texas)
  • 1934-04-18 C.A. Tannahill opens 1st US "Washateria" (laundromat) in Fort Worth, Texas; four electric washing machines available for hourly rental - no dryers were available

45th US Open

1941-06-07 US Open Men's Golf, Colonial CC, Fort Worth: In sweltering heat, Craig Wood wins by 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Denny Shute

Golfer Denny Shute
Golfer Craig Wood
  • 1948-09-28 WBAP-TV, (NBC affiliate) Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting
  • 1948-09-29 WBAP (now KXAS) TV channel 5 in Fort Worth-Dallas, TX (NBC) begins
  • 1949-03-02 Lucky Lady II (USAF B-50 Superfortress), completes 1st nonstop round- the-world flight at Fort Worth, Texas, covering 23,452-mis in 94 hrs
  • 1949-03-08 WBAP-FM, Fort Worth Texas, begins broadcasting
  • 1949-09-17 WFAA TV channel 8 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 1949-12-03 KRLD (now KDFW) TV channel 4 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
  • 1955-09-11 KTVT TV channel 11 in Fort Worth-Dallas, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
  • 1957-02-21 Dodgers (Fort Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises
  • 1959-12-22 Baseball's new Continental League awards its 7thfranchise to Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1962-09-18 Charlie Finley is denied permission to move As to Dallas-Fort Worth
  • 1967-10-01 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (IND) begins
  • 1968-02-05 KDTV TV channel 39 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas (IND) begins broadcasting
  • 1983-06-14 5 killed in a fire at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Tx
  • 1985-08-02 Delta Lockheed L-1011 crashes at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, 137 die
  • 1988-04-10 Herschel Walker performs Fort Worth Ballet
  • 1992-12-06 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1)

US Defeat Switzerland

1992-12-06 Davis Cup Tennis, Ft. Worth, Texas: Jim Courier defeats Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to give the US a 3-1 victory

Tennis Player Jim Courier

Golf Tournament

2003-05-22 In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years.

Golfer Annika Sörenstam
  • 2018-12-15 Affordable Care Act ('Obamacare') ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in Fort Worth, Texas; later reversed by US Supreme Court
  • 2022-11-07 French tennis star Caroline Garcia scores the biggest title win of her career beating Aryna Sabalenka 7–6, 6–4 in the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas

Famous People from Fort Worth

  • 1899-06-22 Dorothy Devore, American actress (Narrow Street, Senior Daredevil), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1976)
  • 1907-08-03 Adrienne Ames, American actress (Death Kiss, Panama Patrol), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1947)
  • 1910-06-18 Ray McKinley, American orchestra leader and jazz drummer (Glenn Miller Time), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1995)

Byron Nelson (1912-2006)

1912-02-04 American golfer (winner 5 major titles; record 19 tournaments 1945), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Byron Nelson
  • 1914-02-12 Gordon "Tex" Beneke, American saxophonist/bandleader/vocalist (Glenn Miller Orchestra), born in Fort Worth, Texas; (d. 2000)
  • 1916-03-18 Jody Gilbert, American actress (Willard, Shaggy, Blonde Dynamite), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1979)
  • 1916-09-03 Clyde Hurley, American session and big band jazz trumpeter (Glenn Miller - "Tuxedo Junction"; "In The Mood"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1963)
  • 1919-05-14 Heloise Bowles, (Cruse) American advice columnist (Hints from Heloise), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1977)
  • 1921-01-19 Patricia Highsmith [Plangman], American novel writer (Strangers On A Train; The Talented Mr. Ripley; The Price of Salt), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1995)
  • 1921-11-20 Phyllis Thaxter, American actress (Nora, Fort Worth), born in Portland, Maine (d. 2012)
  • 1923-01-29 Jack Burke Jr, American golfer (US Masters, PGA C'ship 1956; Ryder Cup 1951, 53, 55, 59; 1973 [non-playing captain]), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2024)
  • 1923-02-02 Liz Smith [Mary Elizabeth], American journalist and gossip columnist known as "The Grand Dame of Dish" (WNBC, NY Daily News), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
  • 1924-08-10 Martha Hyer, American actress (Day of the Wolves, Night of the Grizzly), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2014)
  • 1924-09-13 Norman Alden, American character actor (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2012)
  • 1924-10-26 Tex Coulter, American NFL defensive lineman (All Pro 1948, 51-52; Pro Bowl 1951-52; NY Giants), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2007)
  • 1925-08-16 Fess Parker, American actor (Davy Crockett, Old Yeller), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2010)
  • 1928-12-02 Dan Jenkins, American author, sportswriter (Sports Illustrated), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2019)
  • 1929-03-07 Yvonne Chouteau, Native American dancer (one of the "five Moons" of Oklahoma), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)

Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)

1930-03-09 American jazz saxophonist and composer (Downbeat Musician of Year, 1966), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Ornette Coleman
  • 1930-11-24 Yale Lary, American NFL safety Hall of Famer (Detroit Lions), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
  • 1931-05-17 [Walter] Dewey Redman, American jazz saxophonist, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2006)

Larry Hagman (1931-2012)

1931-09-21 American actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Larry Hagman
  • 1932-07-01 Bobby Day [Robert Byrd], American rock vocalist ("Rockin' Robin"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1990)
  • 1933-10-25 Eugene "Porky" Lee, American child actor (Little Rascals), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2005)
  • 1934-02-07 "King" Curtis [Ousley], American Grammy Award-winning R&B, rock, jazz, and session saxophonist bandleader ("Memphis Soul Stew"; Aretha Franklin; John Lennon), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1971)
  • 1934-02-27 Van Williams, American actor (Green Hornet, Tycoon), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)

Roger Miller (1936-1992)

1936-01-02 American country singer-songwriter ("King of the Road"; "Dang Me"), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Roger Miller
  • 1936-07-12 Frank Ryan, American football quarterback (NFL C'ship 1964, 3 × Pro Bowl, NFL passing TD leader 1964, 66; Cleveland Browns), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2024)
  • 1938-01-24 Julius Hemphill, American jazz saxophonist, and composer, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1995)
  • 1938-10-02 Rex Reed, American movie critic and actor (Myra Breckinridge), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1940-01-12 Ronald Shannon Jackson, American avant-garde jazz and funk drummer, and composer (Cecil Taylor; Last Exit; Decoding Society), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2013)
  • 1942-12-19 Cornell Dupree, American jazz and R&B session guitarist (Atlantic Records - Aretha Franklin), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2011)
  • 1943-02-06 Gayle Hunnicutt, American-British actress (Marlowe; Legend of Hell House; Dallas), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2023)
  • 1943-03-10 Sandra Palmer, American golfer (Titleholders Championship 1972, US Open 1975), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Sandra Haynie (81 years old)

1943-06-04 American golfer (US Open 1974, du Maurier Classic 1982, LPGA C'ship 1965, 74), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Sandra Haynie
  • 1943-09-23 Walter Scott, American R&B singer (The Whispers - "And the Beat Goes On"; "Rock Steady"), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1944-03-07 Townes Van Zandt, American singer-songwriter ("Kathleen"; "Loretta"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1997)
  • 1944-08-19 Jack Canfield, American author (Chicken Soup for the Soul) and motivational speaker, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1945-03-02 Joy Garrett, American actress (Jo Johnson-Days of Our Lives), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1993)
  • 1945-05-02 Loyd Phillips, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman (University of Arkansas; Chicago Bears), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2020)
  • 1945-07-25 Jim Price, America session and touring horn player, and arranger (Rolling Stones; Bonnie and Delaney; Joe Cocker), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1946-09-14 Jim Angle, American journalist and television reporter, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1946-12-06 Dean Parks, American session guitarist (Kenny Loggins; Steely Dan; Lyle Lovett), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1948-05-08 Don "Red" Young, American session, touring keyboard and piano player, bandleader, and jazz Hammond B3 organist, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1948-11-03 Hugh Moffatt, American country music singer and songwriter, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1948-12-07 Gary Morris, American country singer ("100% Chance of Rain"), and actor (The Colbys), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1950-01-23 Richard Gilliland, American actor (Jonesy in The Waltons, Tom in Heartland), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1950-02-11 Ernest Istook, American politician (Rep-R-Oklahoma), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1952-05-18 Jeana Yeager, American aviator (1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1952-09-12 Gerry Beckley, American rock vocalist, guitarist and songwriter (America - "Sister Golden Hair"), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1953-11-03 Kate Capshaw [Nail], American actress (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1954-12-02 Danielle Alexander, American country music pianist, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1955-05-10 Mark David Chapman, American assassin (John Lennon), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1955-05-17 Bill Paxton, American actor (True Lies; Twister; Big Love), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2017)
  • 1961-03-25 Mark Brooks, American golfer (PGA Championship 1996), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1962-07-03 Hunter Tylo [Deborah Jo Hunter], American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1963-01-30 Danny Wright, American new age pianist, and composer, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1963-05-29 Lisa Whelchel, American actress (Blair-Facts of Life), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1964-06-09 Wayman Tisdale, American NBA player (Phoenix Suns) and smooth jazz bassist, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2009)
  • 1964-09-30 (Ernest Joseph) "Trey" Anastasio III, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Phish), born in Ft. Worth, Texas
  • 1964-10-04 Matthew Cetlinski, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x200m freestyle relay 1988), born in Fort Worth, Florida
  • 1965-01-02 Greg Swindell, American baseball pitcher (World Series 2001; MLB All Star 1989; Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1965-03-11 Wallace Langham, American actor (The Larry Sanders Show; CSI), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1965-09-03 Vaden Todd Lewis, American musician (Toadies), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Helena Bonham Carter (58 years old)

1966-05-26 British actress (Harry Potter, Fight Club, The King's Speech, Enid, The Wings of the Dove), born in London, England

Helena Bonham Carter
  • 1966-12-21 Karri Turner, American actress, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1967-03-01 George Eads, American actor (CSI), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1968-04-15 Billy Brewer, American baseball pitcher, 1993-99 (NY Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, and 2 other teams), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1968-11-05 Cary Blanchard, American NFL kicker (Indianapolis Colts), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)
  • 1969-06-18 Christopher Largen, American author, born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2012)
  • 1970-01-26 Kirk Franklin, American gospel singer, choir director, and 16 time Grammy Award-winner, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1970-08-02 Elijah Alexander, American NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2010)
  • 1970-10-31 Johnny Moeller, American blues guitarist, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1971-10-30 Henry Ford, NFL defensive end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1972-02-17 Taylor Hawkins, American drummer (Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2022)
  • 1974-10-08 Rod Manuel, American defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1975-08-22 Charles C. Smith, American baseball player, NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1977-11-28 Angela Stanford, American golfer (Evian C'ship 2018), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1979-06-22 Brad Hawpe, American MLB baseball outfielder, 2004-13, All-Star (Colorado Rockies, and 3 other teams), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1980-09-15 Mike Dunleavy, Jr., American basketball player and manager (Golden State Warriors), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1981-04-23 Sean Henn, American baseball player (NY Yankees), born in Fort Worth, Texas

Kelly Clarkson (42 years old)

1982-04-24 American pop singer ("Since U Been Gone"; "My Life Would Suck Without You"), winner of 1st season of "American Idol", songwriter, and TV personality, born in Fort Worth, Texas

Kelly Clarkson
  • 1983-04-13 Hunter Pence, American baseball player, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1985-02-04 Bug Hall, American actor, born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1986-04-09 Leighton Meester, American actress (Gossip Girl-Blair Waldorf), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1988-06-11 Brock Holt, American baseball utility (only player to hit for the cycle in postseason-Boston Red Sox, 2018; MLB All Star 2015), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1990-10-29 Carlson Young, American actress and director, born in Fort Worth, Texas

Famous Americans

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