Events in Lubbock History
- 1952-11-13 KLBK TV channel 13 in Lubbock, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953-05-10 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1962-10-16 KTXT TV channel 5 in Lubbock, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1967-10-20 KMXN (now KJTV) TV channel 34 in Lubbock, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1968-11-12 KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
Famous People from Lubbock
- 1914-02-28 Jim Boles, American actor (The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, One Man's Family), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 1977)
- 1918-09-03 Helen Wagner, American actress (Mister Peepers, As The World Turns), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2010)
Buddy Holly (1936-1959)
1936-09-07 American rock and roll musician and songwriter ("Peggy Sue"; "That'll Be the Day"; "Words Of Love"), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1940-11-04 Delbert McClinton, American blues-rock singer, guitarist, and harmonica player (Bruce Channel - "Hey! Baby"; "Giving It Up for Your Love"), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1942-01-21 Mac Davis, American country music singer-songwriter ("Baby, Don't Get Hooked On Me"; "In The Ghetto"; "I Believe In Music") and actor (North Dallas Forty), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2020) [1]
- 1946-01-23 Don Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1949-09-11 Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2021)
- 1962-04-03 John Thomas Griffith, American rocker (Red Rockers), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1964-03-29 Jill Goodacre Connick, American model (Victoria Secrets), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1965-10-04 Orlin Norrris, American boxer (WBA cruiserweight champion 1993-95), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1973-04-28 Marc[us] Blake Schneider, American rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1973-11-06 Taje Allen, American football player (St Louis Rams), born in Lubbock, Texas
Natalie Maines (49 years old)
1974-10-14 American country musician (The Chicks, formerly known as Dixie Chicks), born in Lubbock, Texas
- 1981-04-03 Aaron Bertram, American ska trumpeter (Suburban Legends, 1998-2005), and children's music educator (Kids Imagine Nation), born in Lubbock, Texas
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr