Events in Waco, TX History
- 1953-05-11 Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas ($39M damage)
- 1953-11-01 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, TX (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1993-02-28 Gun battle erupts near Waco, Texas at Branch Davidian compound after FBI attempts a raid
- 1993-04-19 After a 51 day siege by the FBI 76 Branch Davidians die in a fire near Waco Texas (accident, suicide, tear gas are disputed causes)
- 2015-05-17 Gun fight between rival biker gangs and police in Waco, Texas leaves 9 dead and 18 injured. 170 later arrested for organised crime.
Famous People from Waco, TX
- 1909-12-28 Billy Williams, American singer (Your Show of Shows), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1984)
- 1912-01-11 Lynwood Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1961)
- 1918-12-10 Anne Gwynne [Marguerite Gwynne Trice], American model and actress (Ride 'em Cowboy, House of Frankenstein), born in Waco, Texas (d. 2003)
- 1943-09-03 Dave Eichelberger, American golfer (US Senior Open 1999), born in Waco, Texas
- 1949-03-12 Bill Payne, American rock keyboardist (Little Feat - "Time Loves a Hero"), born in Waco, Texas
- 1949-09-15 Joe Barton, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives, 1985-2019), born in Waco, Texas
- 1961-05-27 Peri Gilpin, actor (Roz Doyle-Frasier), born in Waco, Texas
- 1964-09-24 Gene Watkins, American actor (James Walsh-As the World Turns), born in Waco, Texas
- 1969-10-24 Arthur Rhodes, American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in Waco, Texas
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr