In 1952, the extraordinarily talented writer Don Schlitz was born in Durham, North Carolina.
In 1953, "A Dear John Letter" by Jean Shepard and Ferlin Huskey became the top record in the nation. It stayed there for six weeks.
In 1956, Dan Truman of Diamond Rio was born in George, Utah.
In 1964, "I Guess I'm Crazy" went to Number One three weeks after the death of Jim Reeves death in a plane crash. It was his sixth Number One, and he had five more posthumous Number Ones, meaning that he had more after his death than before it. His time on the charts extended many years after his death due to his prolific amount of recordings that had not been released at the time of his death.
In 1981, Ronnie Milsap enjoyed another Number One with "(There's No Gettin' Over Me)".
In 1981, Kathie Baillie and Michael Bonagura of Baillie and the Boys were married.
In 1987, Hank Williams, Jr. proved that he was "Born to Boogie" with a Number One record by that name.
In 1987, longtime Grand Ole Opry member and star and writer on the Hee Haw television show, Archie Campbell died of a heart attack in Knoxville, Tennessee at age 72. He is still missed by Hee Haw fans everywhere.
In 1989, Johnny Rodriguez was arrested for murder in Uvalde, County Texas after killing an "intruder" who wasn't. He was acquitted of the crime.
In 1992, the great Mark Chesnutt was atop the charts with "I'll Think of Something".
