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October 23rd – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1926 Carl Leon Backman (100)
- 1943 Karen Louise Fletcher (83)
- 1943 Cheryl Lee Pierce (83)
- 1948 Virgil Leroy Schuerman (78)
- 1950 Donna Dale Upton (76)
- 1950 Mary Louise Renfro (76)
- 1951 Lana Cheri Braun (75)
- 1952 Hazel Lillian Rist (74)
- 1953 Theresa Ann Lindgren (73)
- 1956 Janet Lynn Grorud (70)
- 1962 Curtis Allen Ruedebusch (64)
- 1963 Theresa Marie Manuszak (63)
- 1963 Ann Marie Meyer (63)
- 1964 Scott Francis Leclair (62)
- 1965 Allen Lee Eggers and Margaret Christine Youngberg (61)
- 1973 Heather Sue Mickelson (53)
- 1986 Michael Lynn Rabel (40)
- 1988 Jamie Marie Lillard (38)
- 1991 Ethan W Matheny (35)
- 1991 Jessica Marie Green (35)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2024 Death of Edith Eileen Halseide (1926-2024)
- 2018 Death of Violet Elizabeth Anderson (1918-2018)
- 2016 Death of Donald Dean “Smiley” Schultz (1938-2016)
- 2016 Death of Wilbert Francis Helmbrecht (1927-2016)
- 2014 Death of James Haddock Woodward (1924-2014)
- 2013 Death of Dale Lloyd Grayson (1939-2013)
- 2009 Death of Catherine Audrey Broadhead (1926-2009)
- 2007 Death of Jeremy Adam Newman (1979-2007)
- 2003 Death of Raymond Herman Irvin Greiner (1920-2003)
- 2001 Death of Margaret “Daisy” King (1911-2001)
- 2001 Death of Inus Young (1904-2001)
- 1999 Death of Mabel M Moen (1900-1999)
- 1986 Death of Harry Paul Nicholas Lorig (1901-1986)
- 1985 Death of Aldith Iva Haakenson (1919-1985)
- 1982 Death of Florence Pearle Robare (1889-1982)
- 1981 Death of Mathilda Leraas (1896-1981)
- 1977 Death of Hazel Loraine Lindberg (1895-1977)
- 1973 Death of Hubert F Schloesher (1897-1973)
- 1971 Marriage of Fred J Watson (1950-1975) and Cathy Sue McGraw
- 1967 Death of Otto John Koch (1895-1967)
- 1965 Death of Folgo Boike (1891-1965)
- 1965 Death of Nels Nelson (1878-1965)
- 1962 Death of Alice Maud Mitchell (1874-1962)
- 1960 Death of Louise D Libby (1875-1960)
- 1960 Death of Leslie Jenkins Hoskin (1902-1960)
- 1957 Death of Alice Heuman (1875-1957)
- 1951 Death of Anna Catherin Cordes (1891-1951)
- 1951 Birth of Paul Gustave Beck (1951-1971)
- 1948 Marriage of Wayne Leroy Pomeroy (1908-1989) and Virginia Margaret Tufts Williams (1909-1985)
- 1946 Death of Mary Cally Hickman (1869-1946)
- 1946 Marriage of Joseph Swarty Marciniak (1927-1969) and Rose Mary Kieffer (1927-2024)
- 1945 Death of Edith Belle Manning (1880-1945)
- 1942 Death of Sarah S Starr (1905-1942)
- 1939 Marriage of Chester Andrew Lewis Aadland (1913-2000) and Alice Beatrice Fortner (1912-1983)
- 1937 Birth of William Stanley Cummins (1937-2004)
- 1937 Birth of Daryl LeRoy Sagness (1937-2022)
- 1935 Birth of Barbara Mae Koch (1935-2009)
- 1933 Birth of Charles Frederick Determan (1933-2017)
- 1933 Death of Lilabeth Mae Ostby (1933-1933)
- 1932 Birth of Geraldine Mcgraw (1932-2007)
- 1931 Birth of Ruth Clara Angerhofer (1931-2009)
- 1931 Marriage of William Leroy Minder (1908-1976) and Anna Margaret Davis (1913-1999)
- 1931 Death of Andrew William Mason (1863-1931)
- 1931 Death of Augustine Albertena Bohn (1853-1931)
- 1927 Birth of Ardus Geraldine Dolores “Ardyce ” Pappenga (1927-2015)
- 1925 Birth of Lawrence Paul Hess (1925-1974)
- 1924 Birth of Lester Andrew Nelson (1924-2006)
- 1923 Marriage of Herman Bernard Determan (1893-1969) and Margaret Mary Hensel (1893-1995)
- 1922 Birth of Ruth Arlean Torstenson (1922-1990)
- 1922 Birth of Henri Ange Adelard Aldonia Boulay (1922-2003)
- 1921 Birth of Lois Inga VanHouten (1921-2008)
- 1919 Death of Mary Marie Adamchiak (1849-1919)
- 1918 Death of August F Duckwitz (1850-1918)
- 1916 Death of Florence Evangeline Loeschke (1915-1916)
- 1915 Marriage of Orville Robert Lake (1892-1963) and Lesta Pearl Cardwell (1898-1965)
- 1913 Birth of Anna Amelia Steege (1913-2001)
- 1910 Birth of Calvin Paul “Columbus” McFarlin (1910-1979)
- 1909 Marriage of Hugo Johannes Lehman (1884-1945) and Alice J Marquard (1894-0000)
- 1909 Birth of Lyle G Mariner (1909-0000)
- 1907 Death of Anton Gill (1847-1907)
- 1906 Birth of Amanda Irene Olesen (1906-1992)
- 1906 Birth of Wilbur Peter Pavin (1906-1980)
- 1904 Birth of Inga Christine Hove (1904-1986)
- 1904 Birth of Anna Lena Williams (1904-0000)
- 1903 Birth of Leona D Fenhaus (1903-1990)
- 1902 Birth of Hildegard M Wermerskirchen (1902-1998)
- 1901 Birth of Walter W Schmidt (1901-1970)
- 1900 Birth of Jesse Edward Stewart (1900-1974)
- 1898 Birth of Benjamin Fisher (1898-1967)
- 1896 Birth of John Ben Dittes (1896-1973)
- 1895 Birth of Lillian Margaret Johannsen (1895-1975)
- 1895 Birth of Oscar Leonard Sandbakken (1895-1974)
- 1894 Birth of Odelia “Delia” Elliott (1894-1997)
- 1891 Birth of John Henry Morris (1891-1980)
- 1891 Birth of Justin Agnes Langham (1891-1980)
- 1889 Birth of Nicholas Matthew Peschong (1889-1987)
- 1889 Birth of Nora May Howell (1889-1975)
- 1883 Birth of William Walter Ninneman (1883-1972)
- 1878 Birth of Anna Christena “Annie” Iverson (1878-1944)
- 1876 Birth of Nellie Millie Amelia Gray (1876-1953)
- 1875 Marriage of John Joseph Garvey (1854-1898) and Catherine Lynch (1858-1893)
- 1875 Birth of John Edward Williams (1875-1946)
- 1872 Birth of Mary Buker Lawin (1872-1950)
- 1870 Marriage of Frederick August William Devantier (1839-1913) and Dorothea Louise Justine Hildebrandt (1832-1913)
- 1870 Birth of Knud Iverson (1870-1927)
- 1870 Birth of Harry Heeman (1870-1943)
- 1866 Birth of Helena Erickson Gulsvig (1866-1927)
- 1865 Death of Isaac Kelly (1814-1865)
- 1861 Birth of Joseph Lentz (1861-1940)
- 1855 Death of Archibald Herron (1779-1855)
- 1854 Birth of Anna Marie Cummings (1854-1925)
- 1846 Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm Urban (1846-1866)
- 1836 Birth of Elizabeth Creese (1836-0000)
- 1774 Birth of William Thomas Gough (1774-0000)
October 23, 2026
October 22nd – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1928 Adolph Dalke (98)
- 1950 Nancy Lee Thielmann (76)
- 1954 Leonard Paul Derby (72)
- 1959 Jody Lee Jenkins (67)
- 1961 Cheri Lynne Loeffler (65)
- 1965 Janeen M Trapp (61)
- 1965 Janette Trapp (61)
- 1965 Derek Jon Kamp (61)
- 1973 Timothy P Eisel (53)
- 1973 Tammy Jean Lorbiecke (53)
- 1979 Michael George Joseph Nazionale (47)
- 2016 Daniel Jeffrey Steltz and Hillery Mickeilla Frank (10)
- 2022 Elizabeth Anne Koopman (4)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2021 Death of Julie Ann Lundgren (1952-2021)
- 2021 Death of Dorothy Alice Knoll (1924-2021)
- 2016 Death of Ronnie Lee Barker (1967-2016)
- 2016 Death of Lois Mae Layzell (1931-2016)
- 2013 Death of Irma Marcella Quade (1912-2013)
- 2013 Death of Clarine Alice Hanson (1926-2013)
- 2003 Death of Patricia Laverne Munson (1929-2003)
- 2003 Death of Brian Nelson Winterowd (1967-2003)
- 1994 Marriage of Michael Julius Giordano (1951-2010) and Linda Sue Giese (1955-2011)
- 1993 Death of Edward Anthony LaFave (1953-1993)
- 1988 Death of Karl W Wise (1909-1988)
- 1986 Death of Mary Elizabeth Ritter (1926-1986)
- 1983 Marriage of Timothy James Cameron (1962-2025) and Karen Kay Dickinson
- 1983 Death of Carl J Busk (1893-1983)
- 1981 Birth of Anthony Paul James “Tony” VanOverbeke II (1981-2022)
- 1981 Death of Boyd Van Wagoner (1902-1981)
- 1977 Death of Marjorie Winona Firman (1922-1977)
- 1976 Death of Grace F Kruse (1892-1976)
- 1969 Death of Mathias Sivert Ramussen Forde (1888-1969)
- 1965 Death of Carl Gustav Will (1903-1965)
- 1965 Birth of Janelle Mary Trapp (1965-2001)
- 1964 Birth of Susan Martha Cheney (1964-2020)
- 1961 Death of Lauren Willis Steege (1935-1961)
- 1960 Marriage of Alvin Sam Seehafer (1934-2025) and LaVonne Joyce Bohn (1939-2010)
- 1960 Marriage of Joseph Francis VanHout (1941-2018) and Diane Marie Folk (1942-1981)
- 1960 Death of Katherine Margaret Braun (1883-1960)
- 1954 Marriage of Herschuel Gene Howell and Olga Hulda Konn (1925-2009)
- 1950 Marriage of Donald Wesley Nichols (1921-1965) and Alice Rose Sass (1931-1991)
- 1950 Marriage of Harry Neill Prendergast (1925-2015) and Dorothy Gretchen L Angerhofer (1922-2016)
- 1947 Birth of Robert Anthony “Jiddu” Antonie (1947-2009)
- 1947 Birth of Gerald Allen Edward Sebastian (1947-2015)
- 1946 Birth of Donald William Hiler (1946-2016)
- 1940 Marriage of Raymond Warren Dyce (1920-2010) and Elsie Irene Carson (1919-2010)
- 1939 Marriage of Carl William Miller (1909-2000) and Leona Julia Luedke (1913-2007)
- 1938 Death of Margaret Lila Girard Beach (1871-1938)
- 1934 Marriage of Richard Allen Holmes (1899-1986) and Evelyn Mildred Wohlleber (1913-1970)
- 1934 Marriage of Benjamin Guy Fish (1909-1997) and Lola Irene Warner (1913-1997)
- 1931 Birth of Milo Henry Herrick (1931-2003)
- 1929 Birth of William Burton Vincent (1929-1973)
- 1925 Birth of Herbert Hebert (1925-1963)
- 1923 Death of Charles Cameron (1860-1923)
- 1922 Death of Emily “Amillie” Kott (1884-1922)
- 1918 Birth of Rev. Ottomar Waldo Schaefer (1918-2010)
- 1918 Death of Lillie May Rodgers (1888-1918)
- 1918 Birth of Dorothy La Verne Hasner (1918-2015)
- 1916 Birth of Richard Gerhard Jurgens (1916-1991)
- 1915 Birth of Marie L Strobel (1915-2000)
- 1915 Birth of Dorothy Jeanette Shurson (1915-1988)
- 1914 Birth of Elizabeth McLugish Cumming (1914-1996)
- 1914 Death of Ernest August Frank B Nitz (1853-1914)
- 1914 Birth of John William Black (1914-1990)
- 1913 Birth of Adena Alice Tschetter (1913-2005)
- 1913 Birth of Valleria Irene Scheldorf (1913-2000)
- 1912 Birth of Gladys Ann Toots Ferber (1912-1988)
- 1912 Marriage of Louis Martin Jacobson (1886-1961) and Mabel Josephine Thompson (1891-1981)
- 1911 Birth of Estella Anne Bode (1911-2001)
- 1910 Death of Johanse Jonas Vanderpool (1839-1910)
- 1910 Birth of Charles Henry Quade (1910-1987)
- 1909 Birth of Amy Martina Hull (1909-0000)
- 1908 Birth of Leon Melvin Huff (1908-1976)
- 1908 Birth of Lillian Emma Kristian (1908-1998)
- 1907 Birth of Herman Tietjen (1907-0000)
- 1904 Birth of Viola Peat (1904-1994)
- 1902 Birth of George Amel Gustafson (1902-1993)
- 1898 Birth of Allen Joseph Snyder (1898-1945)
- 1898 Marriage of Leopold Eckerle (1871-0000) and Bertha Gralow (1879-1939)
- 1896 Birth of Theresa Joanna Stobar (1896-1981)
- 1895 Death of Friedrich Wilhelm Frederick “Fred” Piechowski (1817-1895)
- 1892 Birth of Benjamin Harrison Greenwood (1892-1931)
- 1891 Birth of Charles Clifford Rodgers (1891-1961)
- 1891 Birth of Roy Sidney Crooks (1891-1943)
- 1891 Marriage of Matthias Rohn (1856-0000) and Annette Rosella “Nettie” Gray (1873-1953)
- 1889 Birth of Rose Elizabeth Jerome (1889-1952)
- 1887 Birth of Carl Nathaniel Harris (1887-1957)
- 1886 Birth of Anna Julia Damerow (1886-0000)
- 1882 Birth of Jane Hughes Morris (1882-1933)
- 1881 Birth of Alma Pauline Loeschke (1881-1962)
- 1881 Birth of Emma Nelkies (1881-1953)
- 1880 Birth of John Yvonus Mariner (1880-1957)
- 1878 Birth of Mary A Chrisman (1878-1934)
- 1876 Birth of Martha May Timm (1876-1948)
- 1874 Birth of Ada Belle WORLEY (1874-1935)
- 1874 Birth of Emily Mary Nicoll (1874-1951)
- 1871 Birth of Samuel Comfort Sabin (1871-1954)
- 1871 Birth of Joseph Francis Maclean (1871-1920)
- 1863 Birth of Ida Grace Davis (1863-1962)
- 1833 Birth of Joseph L Hatfield (1833-1907)
- 1809 Birth of Maurice Workman (1809-1863)
- 1807 Birth of Lorinda Minerva Rogers (1807-1890)
- 1762 Birth of Thomas P Rogers (1762-1841)
October 22, 2026
October 21st – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1929 Joyce Darlene Tellinghuisen (97)
- 1938 Evelyn Hilda Schweer (88)
- 1941 Robert Keith Bledsoe (85)
- 1944 Beverly Jean Garner (82)
- 1948 Kathleen D Mullens (78)
- 1948 Rae Angela Hippen (78)
- 1952 Cheryl Maryann Quade (74)
- 1959 Danny Charles Wallace (67)
- 1960 Robert D Luther and Lorna Jeannette Cooper (66)
- 1967 Kristine Gay Roelofs (59)
- 1986 Dustin Ray Kelly (40)
- 1992 Noah W Schwandt (34)
- 1997 Wyatt Lee Peiker (29)
- 1999 Isaac Daniel Thorne (27)
- 2013 Lucy Ann Mitchell (13)
- 2017 Christopher Alan Hansen and Alyssa J Hanisek (9)
- 2021 Sawyer Ell Hanson (5)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2024 Death of Linda Lou O’Farrell (1947-2024)
- 2020 Death of Gilbert Howard “Gib” Smedsrud (1922-2020)
- 2017 Death of Melva Audrey Cassity (1932-2017)
- 2016 Death of Glenn Norbert Kemmer (1929-2016)
- 2013 Death of Donna M. Settje (1932-2013)
- 2012 Death of Ruby Jeanette Houglum (1926-2012)
- 2009 Death of Rosalie Dalke (1922-2009)
- 2005 Death of Connie Sue Hoekman (1960-2005)
- 2002 Death of Marjorie Minnie Fuller (1906-2002)
- 2001 Death of Etta Margaret Buskohl (1914-2001)
- 2000 Marriage of Donald Reuben Quade and Karen Lee Boerger (1942-2013)
- 2000 Death of Carol Elaine Jensen (1935-2000)
- 1996 Death of Dorothy Joyce Johnson (1924-1996)
- 1994 Death of Robert Hugo Woitte (1902-1994)
- 1989 Marriage of Clay Kingsley Kirkendall (1964-0000) and Melissa Lynn Prikals
- 1988 Death of Harold Gordon Jarman (1913-1988)
- 1985 Death of Albert Otto Appel (1905-1985)
- 1985 Marriage of Marvin Ernest Dehnel (1927-2003) and Carol Ann Becker (1931-2015)
- 1984 Death of John Albert Nordick (1913-1984)
- 1981 Death of Frederick Jacob Hale (1894-1981)
- 1978 Marriage of Greig Kirkland Fors and Lucinda Sue Nickel
- 1978 Death of Vernon Dale Berry (1919-1978)
- 1977 Death of Louise Elisabeta Neuschwander (1891-1977)
- 1977 Death of Robert Benjamin Iverson (1902-1977)
- 1976 Death of Samuel Adam Mann (1901-1976)
- 1975 Death of Albert Huston Iverson (1909-1975)
- 1974 Death of Everett Monroe Burton (1890-1974)
- 1971 Marriage of Mark James Rondeau (1954-2006) and Cheryl Maryann Quade
- 1967 Death of Clistus J Hendricks (1903-1967)
- 1967 Death of Augusta Louisa Schwandt (1884-1967)
- 1964 Death of John Washington Minder (1904-1964)
- 1964 Death of Harry Harrison Roberts (1890-1964)
- 1960 Death of Walter Symons (1882-1960)
- 1959 Death of Luciel Clark (1878-1959)
- 1959 Death of Jane Augusta Quade (1918-1959)
- 1959 Marriage of George Anthony Fopp and Janice Marie McKinley
- 1957 Death of Mathilda Marie Dorothea “Tillie” Kaiser (1879-1957)
- 1957 Death of Gustav Adolph Kusske (1878-1957)
- 1956 Marriage of Darwin Eugene Bergstrom and Betty Elaine Kamin (1937-2021)
- 1950 Birth of John Earl Forstrom (1950-1950)
- 1950 Death of John Earl Forstrom (1950-1950)
- 1949 Death of Henry William Jibben (1905-1949)
- 1949 Birth of Kerry Paul Malkerson (1949-2017)
- 1946 Marriage of Merle Thomas Kelley (1920-1999) and Marcella Mary Linn (1926-1995)
- 1946 Marriage of Herbert Leon Maanum (1918-1992) and Agnes Gennevieve Gulbranson (1924-2008)
- 1944 Birth of Marlo Allen Remund (1944-2010)
- 1944 Death of Michael Joseph Rau (1875-1944)
- 1941 Death of Joseph Artemus Bertrand (1880-1941)
- 1937 Death of Gerdena “Dena” Bosch (1891-1937)
- 1936 Death of Louise Haug (1856-1936)
- 1933 Death of Albert William Ninneman (1875-1933)
- 1933 Marriage of Clarence Fredrik Madsen (1901-1990) and Selma E Ferber (1899-1955)
- 1933 Death of Mary Berg (1876-1933)
- 1932 Death of James Alexander Hanna (1870-1932)
- 1930 Death of Friederike Marie Elisabeth Pflughaupt (1852-1930)
- 1928 Birth of Richard Dean Vosberg (1928-2000)
- 1928 Birth of Richard Dean Vosberg (1928-2000)
- 1927 Death of Sarah Jane ‘Sally’ Holly (1850-1927)
- 1925 Birth of Anna Rose Bernstein (1925-0000)
- 1925 Birth of Donald Ferber (1925-1990)
- 1923 Birth of Allkie C Blum (1923-1998)
- 1923 Birth of James Graham (1923-0000)
- 1923 Birth of Harley Warren Douglas (1923-2013)
- 1920 Birth of William Alexander Stewart (1920-2002)
- 1917 Birth of Treva Ione Williams (1917-2012)
- 1916 Birth of Ruth Gloria Morrison (1916-2002)
- 1915 Marriage of Claude William Hicks (1890-1970) and Lillian Margaret Lauritsen (1896-1995)
- 1915 Birth of Elizabeth Kathleen Cole (1915-2015)
- 1915 Birth of Margaret C Dupps (1915-1980)
- 1915 Death of William F McFarlain (1852-1915)
- 1914 Marriage of Nels Peter Christensen (1891-1967) and Cora Elvira Foss (1889-1968)
- 1913 Death of Effingham Wagner (1856-1913)
- 1913 Birth of Margerite Louise McKusick (1913-1986)
- 1911 Death of Silas Niles Phelps (1817-1911)
- 1909 Birth of Carl William Miller (1909-2000)
- 1909 Birth of Ethel J Swayze (1909-1974)
- 1908 Birth of William Tempel (1908-1997)
- 1901 Birth of Adelbert Frizzell (1901-1988)
- 1899 Birth of Marie Minna “Mary” Mielitz (1899-1989)
- 1897 Birth of Alfin James Knutson (1897-1950)
- 1897 Birth of Knute Kornstad (1897-1967)
- 1897 Birth of Herbert Louell Carlton (1897-0000)
- 1892 Birth of Rose Elizabeth Maxson (1892-1942)
- 1889 Marriage of Christian Oltmer (1869-0000) and Elise Setje (1869-1903)
- 1883 Birth of Amanda R. Krumm Rieger (1883-1972)
- 1882 Birth of Anna Helen Bakke (1882-1975)
- 1880 Birth of August Christian Harder (1880-1963)
- 1873 Birth of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Priebe (1873-1955)
- 1870 Birth of James McQuillan (1870-1895)
- 1866 Birth of Margaret “Maggie” Wilton (1866-1908)
- 1863 Birth of Albert Stier (1863-1900)
- 1857 Birth of Mathilda Wilhelmina Langheinrich (1857-1917)
- 1853 Death of Isaiah Robinson (1785-1853)
- 1843 Birth of Mary Elizabeth Parmley (1843-0000)
- 1842 Birth of Josephine Holdridge (1842-1867)
- 1830 Birth of Elizabeth “Betsy” Bowman (1830-1913)
October 21, 2026
October 20th – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1933 Vivian Dolores Olson (93)
- 1946 Cherie Audine Joachim (80)
- 1949 Donald Joseph Mickelson (77)
- 1949 Gloria Jean Ceppel (77)
- 1950 Daniel Hanson (76)
- 1954 Marcus Edward Bevis and Lily Victoria Hilton (72)
- 1954 Mary Bridgit Cleveland (72)
- 1954 Nicholas Lowell Orth (72)
- 1957 Robert E. Bevis (69)
- 1958 Randall Curtis Jensen (68)
- 1962 Cynthia Jean Wendland (64)
- 1964 William Daniel Matheny (62)
- 1964 Kimberlie Kay Nielsen (62)
- 1967 Jean Renee Meister (59)
- 1969 Renee Michelle Dahle (57)
- 1971 Cory Ray Conrad (55)
- 1975 Darin James Anderson (51)
- 1981 Rebecca Nicole Ash (45)
- 1982 Paul Martin Loula (44)
- 1986 Meagan Genevieve Luck (40)
- 1990 Richard Eugene Schuerman and Michele Jane Hamann (36)
- 1998 Zachary Benfield Sain (28)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2025 Death of Alvin Sam Seehafer (1934-2025)
- 2018 Death of Virginia Irene Schmidt (1940-2018)
- 2018 Death of Wayne Carol Sikes (1929-2018)
- 2012 Death of Treva Ione Williams (1917-2012)
- 2010 Death of Dale Lenard Woitte (1928-2010)
- 2009 Death of Alice Elizabeth Olberg (1916-2009)
- 2005 Death of Martha Marie Dockter (1909-2005)
- 2002 Death of Norva Mary Wilson (1915-2002)
- 2001 Marriage of James Rex Remund (1924-2021) and Nancy Ella Dykes (1945-2016)
- 2000 Death of Susan J McFeeters (1904-2000)
- 2000 Death of Bette Jean Hoskin (1930-2000)
- 1999 Death of Edward Henry Lorenzen (1913-1999)
- 1995 Death of Agnes Sarah Nix (1908-1995)
- 1994 Death of Dorothy Ann Nesler (1909-1994)
- 1993 Death of Alvin Raymond Loschke (1905-1993)
- 1989 Death of Martin Gerhard Buttke (1919-1989)
- 1980 Death of Stephen Joseph Folk (1901-1980)
- 1979 Death of Irene A Appel (1913-1979)
- 1976 Birth of Joyce Yvonne Freels (1976-0000)
- 1972 Death of Karl Rolf Prell (1907-1972)
- 1964 Marriage of Ronald Lee Vernlund (1943-2024) and Margaret Ann Idland (1946-1972)
- 1960 Marriage of Donald Jerome Tuff (1937-1996) and Barbara Jeanne Larson [twin] (1938-2015)
- 1957 Birth of Kenneth Eugene Ellis (1957-2011)
- 1956 Death of Alfred Wilson Heeman (1876-1956)
- 1954 Birth of Gary Martin King (1954-2018)
- 1951 Death of Florent Raymond Beaubien (1896-1951)
- 1950 Marriage of Kenneth Charles Cameron and Doris Marie Nielsen [twin] (1931-2015)
- 1949 Birth of Tom Cebuhar (1949-2019)
- 1945 Birth of Gerald Frank “Jerry” Jurgens (1945-2019)
- 1944 Marriage of Arthur James Bradley (1920-2006) and Dorothy Maxine “May” Mason (1924-1999)
- 1942 Birth of Gerald John “Jerry” Welling (1942-2003)
- 1940 Death of Otto L Morby (1891-1940)
- 1939 Death of Tena V Jibben (1866-1939)
- 1933 Marriage of William Max Neuenfeldt (1908-2000) and Ursula Kardula Urban (1908-1984)
- 1933 Birth of Donald Fred Peart (1933-1964)
- 1929 Marriage of Bernhard Walter Greiner (1903-1988) and Emma Irene Eckert (1911-1990)
- 1927 Death of Mina Julianne Reiten (1860-1927)
- 1927 Marriage of George Williams (1902-1995) and Viola H Ayers (1906-1971)
- 1927 Birth of Donald Edgar Boulay (1927-1990)
- 1926 Birth of Mary Elizabeth Ritter (1926-1986)
- 1925 Death of John Martin Verges (1873-1925)
- 1924 Birth of Della Elizabeth Horton (1924-2012)
- 1922 Birth of Sarah Glover “Sally” King (1922-1990)
- 1919 Birth of Vernon Howard Trapp (1919-2002)
- 1919 Birth of Quentin Claude Charles (1919-1974)
- 1917 Birth of Peter John Sleaper (1917-2000)
- 1914 Marriage of Arthur P Larson (1891-0000) and Rosie A T Holmquist (1891-1974)
- 1908 Birth of Florence Ethel Darrington (1908-1980)
- 1907 Birth of Arnold John “Snick” Jurgens (1907-1975)
- 1905 Birth of Lena “Lee” Kavitsky (1905-2001)
- 1905 Birth of Vera Lucile Jenkins (1905-1968)
- 1905 Birth of Glenn Albert Robey (1905-1960)
- 1904 Birth of William Herman Petersen (1904-1988)
- 1903 Birth of Florence Lenora Towsand (Townsand) (1903-1963)
- 1901 Marriage of Albert Spencer Kain (1870-1957) and Emma Jane Millikan (1872-1950)
- 1901 Birth of Stephen Joseph Folk (1901-1980)
- 1900 Birth of Walter Otto Greiner (1900-1992)
- 1898 Birth of Pearl Toomer (1898-1990)
- 1897 Birth of Annie Mae Arnold (1897-1970)
- 1897 Birth of Florence A Fish (1897-1934)
- 1895 Birth of Rose Mae Larrabee Grutt (1895-1989)
- 1895 Birth of Mary Strisek (1895-1985)
- 1895 Birth of Ernest Anton Lehman (1895-0000)
- 1894 Birth of Lawrence Andrew Robinson (1894-1967)
- 1894 Death of Edna A “Eda” White (1835-1894)
- 1889 Birth of Alma Isabell Vreim (1889-0000)
- 1888 Birth of Frank W Maly (1888-1913)
- 1886 Birth of Philip Taylor Jeffrey (1886-1959)
- 1875 Birth of Mary C Moran (1875-1953)
- 1873 Marriage of Alexander M Kelly (1848-1892) and Helen E Upton (1856-1903)
- 1873 Birth of Herman August Angerhofer (1873-1958)
- 1872 Birth of Mary Sophia Olson (1872-1962)
- 1858 Birth of Helena Wilhemina Heinje (1858-1924)
- 1855 Birth of Ole (Olaf) Gulleksen (Gilbert) Slaathaug (1855-1928)
- 1853 Birth of Mathilda Haase (1853-1942)
- 1846 Birth of Marianna Kukowska (1846-1913)
- 1841 Birth of Maria Remund (1841-1842)
- 1834 Birth of Gottfried Moldenhauer (1834-1913)
October 20, 2026
October 19th – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1936 Sonja Coleen Christianson (90)
- 1945 Pamela Joyce Rans (81)
- 1946 Stanley Bate (80)
- 1947 Gentry Hobby Akers and Dorothy Mae McGee (79)
- 1947 D’ann Carol Kyrk (79)
- 1947 Judy Lee Hauser (79)
- 1951 Kristine Beth Horak (75)
- 1959 James Lindsay Baskett (67)
- 1963 Walter Overton (63)
- 1963 Kimberly Kay Reil (63)
- 1979 Brennan Patrick Rewai Tapa and Brenda Hilary Morgan (47)
- 1982 Jenny Kay Baker (44)
- 1992 Robert David Mulholland and Carol Ann LaClaire (34)
- 1995 Kenneth Jemison Mendelshon (31)
- 2002 Steven Kenneth Jost and Annie Lu Ross (24)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2019 Death of Arlys Grace Schultz (1937-2019)
- 2014 Death of Delma Hope Allen (1926-2014)
- 2010 Death of Wesley Frank Collier Jr. (1943-2010)
- 2008 Death of Lavor H Oakley (1926-2008)
- 2007 Death of Kevin Jerome Quade (1964-2007)
- 2006 Death of Stella Jane Doggett (1932-2006)
- 2005 Death of Mildred Ann Gleason (1913-2005)
- 1994 Death of Clarence David Mielitz (1913-1994)
- 1985 Death of Clara Maude Morrison (1894-1985)
- 1977 Death of Annie Isabelle Doherty (1887-1977)
- 1970 Death of Georgina Constance Cullen (1905-1970)
- 1963 Death of Anna Margarethe Peters (1874-1963)
- 1962 Marriage of Darryl Allan Tree (1936-2002) and Carol Ann Seales
- 1962 Death of John Zimbelmann (1870-1962)
- 1961 Birth of David Lee Longhenry (1961-1983)
- 1958 Marriage of John Carl Schamber and Eileen Janice Weeden (1941-2023)
- 1952 Birth of Debra Sue Rodgers (1952-2000)
- 1950 Birth of Charlene Theresa Myers (1950-2021)
- 1950 Marriage of Selmer Aadland (1905-1989) and Sophie Meyers (1905-1980)
- 1948 Birth of David Duane Patterson (1948-1981)
- 1946 Death of Dirk G. – Dick Fokken (1860-1946)
- 1946 Birth of Joseph Raymond LaFave (1946-0000)
- 1946 Marriage of Kenneth H Johnson Sr (1926-2003) and Elizabeth Mary Reed (1923-2004)
- 1943 Birth of Jane JoAnn Huber (1943-2009)
- 1941 Death of Edwin Norman Graves (1857-1941)
- 1940 Birth of Raymond Eugene Dziezak Sr (1940-2020)
- 1940 Marriage of Eubert Hurley Flint (1920-1997) and Dorothy Louise Rodgers (1922-1984)
- 1938 Marriage of Roy Christian Anderson (1916-2009) and Alma P Collins (1918-0000)
- 1934 Birth of Paul Herbert Nordstrom (1934-2024)
- 1933 Death of Joseph Hooper Smith (1869-1933)
- 1931 Birth of Arlene Elizabeth Schwandt (1931-2016)
- 1930 Death of Nancy Maria Painter (1843-1930)
- 1930 Death of Nels Johnson (1861-1930)
- 1930 Birth of Bette Jean Hoskin (1930-2000)
- 1929 Birth of Luella Mae Bohlen (1929-2017)
- 1928 Birth of Doris Lorraine Curtis (1928-2021)
- 1928 Birth of Eileen McAuliffe (1928-2003)
- 1928 Birth of Harold Ray McArthur (1928-1998)
- 1927 Birth of Alma Virginia Strader (1927-2004)
- 1927 Marriage of Lloyd Vernon Kennedy (1904-1984) and Alice Marie Evenson (1902-1966)
- 1926 Birth of James Grundle (1926-1987)
- 1926 Marriage of Otto Paul Steltz (1893-1960) and Francis Edith Pollock (1907-2011)
- 1926 Birth of Patricia Ann Myer (1926-1987)
- 1926 Marriage of John Anton Quade (1901-1977) and Theresia Anna Kahl (1903-1977)
- 1924 Birth of Maxine Nolan (1924-0000)
- 1923 Birth of Donald Woodward Cornwell (1923-1997)
- 1922 Birth of Marjorie J Upton (1922-2026)
- 1920 Marriage of Phillip Folk (1898-1982) and Kathryn Lemmer (1902-1983)
- 1919 Birth of Peter Andrey Lobach (1919-1989)
- 1918 Death of Nathaniel Darrow (1841-1918)
- 1917 Birth of Wilmetta Lucille Schmidt (1917-2003)
- 1916 Birth of Richard R Martin Hansen (1916-0000)
- 1913 Death of Erma Ferber [Twin] (1913-1913)
- 1912 Birth of Raymond Clark Martin (1912-1978)
- 1912 Birth of Robert Kenneth Pavin (1912-1983)
- 1909 Birth of Julius Joseph Diedrick (1909-2003)
- 1908 Marriage of Elmer Madison O’Farrell (1884-1947) and Ruby E. Ferguson (1884-1967)
- 1904 Birth of Alfred Raymond Jensen (1904-1977)
- 1903 Birth of Windsor Frank Rice (1903-1980)
- 1902 Birth of Leslie Owen Rodgers (1902-1958)
- 1896 Birth of David Redman (1896-1969)
- 1896 Birth of Marions S Cosgrove (1896-1957)
- 1896 Birth of Virgil E Pew (1896-2000)
- 1893 Death of Thomas Henry Parmley (1829-1893)
- 1891 Birth of Ida Gehrdene Meyer (1891-1981)
- 1891 Birth of Elmer S Valnes (1891-1981)
- 1887 Birth of Mary S Smith (1887-1977)
- 1883 Birth of John Detrich Becker (1883-1971)
- 1880 Birth of Charles Haase (1880-0000)
- 1879 Birth of Gustave William Ferber (1879-1961)
- 1879 Birth of Agnes Fraser Colquhoun (1879-0000)
- 1872 Birth of Samuel Cartwright (1872-1949)
- 1871 Birth of Albert J Miller (1871-1936)
- 1869 Death of John Otherday (1801-1869)
- 1864 Birth of Emma Eliza Tennant (1864-0000)
- 1864 Birth of Mary Lillian “Maria” Powers (1864-1931)
- 1861 Birth of William Jaegle (1861-1931)
- 1861 Death of Catherine Harshman (1783-1861)
- 1855 Birth of Gustav Julius Emil Borkenhagen (1855-1932)
- 1854 Birth of Frerich Klasen Rewerts (1854-1950)
- 1851 Birth of Elizabeth Mettler (1851-1936)
- 1849 Birth of Carl Friedrich Ferdinand Bohn (1849-1937)
- 1844 Birth of Margaretha Louise Luebben (1844-1910)
- 1843 Birth of Albert Darrow (1843-1923)
- 1833 Birth of Louise Jacobine Angerhofer (1833-1883)
- 1830 Birth of Martin August (Karl Frederick) Mau (1830-1873)
- 1803 Birth of Margaret Howell (1803-1861)
October 19, 2026
October 18th – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1935 Donald Reuben Quade (91)
- 1936 Shirley Jane Martenson (90)
- 1942 Roy Alan Smith (84)
- 1948 Curtis Howard Raabe (78)
- 1949 Mary Jane Marko (77)
- 1951 Pamela Jean Lastinger (75)
- 1952 Joe Brandon Rabke (74)
- 1955 Faye Marie Ellingson (71)
- 1957 Thomas Lyle Loeschke (69)
- 1962 Robert A Eastman (64)
- 1964 Jean Marie Schoenecker (62)
- 1966 Michelle Rae Fix (60)
- 1971 Catherine J Geurts (55)
- 1972 Scott Anthony Wellnitz (54)
- 1973 Jennifer Catherine Braun (53)
- 1975 Mark Carl Loeschke and Darla Jean Jibben (51)
- 1976 Jeremiah Michael Talberg (50)
- 1979 Joan Marie Greiner (47)
- 1995 Yavonne Jeanne Boese (31)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2023 Death of George Gene Remund (1930-2023)
- 2022 Death of Joyce Maxine VonEschen (1929-2022)
- 2017 Death of Barbara L Brown (1947-2017)
- 2014 Death of Joyce Delia Toso (1930-2014)
- 2013 Death of Judith C Gladys Ride (1923-2013)
- 2013 Death of Maxwell Charles Griffiths (1950-2013)
- 2007 Death of Carol M Quale (1929-2007)
- 2006 Death of Leona Marie Jasmund (1913-2006)
- 1997 Death of Elizabeth Irene Johnson (1921-1997)
- 1994 Death of Leonard Warren Remund (1914-1994)
- 1993 Death of Sandra Kay Weber (1941-1993)
- 1992 Death of Wendell H Keeney (1920-1992)
- 1986 Death of Anna Van Geest (1897-1986)
- 1985 Birth of Drew Patrick Kanten (1985-2017)
- 1984 Death of Raymond T. Hale (1927-1984)
- 1984 Death of James Morris Higdon (1938-1984)
- 1983 Death of Amanda Ellen Albertson McCormick (1898-1983)
- 1981 Death of Agnes Elizabeth Hedman (1894-1981)
- 1979 Death of Emil William Frerichs (1912-1979)
- 1977 Death of Carl Anton Thiemann (1899-1977)
- 1975 Death of Gertrude E Appel (1902-1975)
- 1974 Death of Palmer George Nelson (1903-1974)
- 1972 Death of Maude Alice Bell (1886-1972)
- 1972 Death of Gracie Blanche Stetzel (1895-1972)
- 1972 Death of William Walter Ninneman (1883-1972)
- 1969 Marriage of Robert Lee Tibbs and Dianne Lin Warner (1946-2013)
- 1965 Death of George John Minder (1893-1965)
- 1963 Death of Edward Bernard Gronewold (1894-1963)
- 1956 Death of Emogene Washburn (1879-1956)
- 1954 Birth of Charles Lee Amdahl (1954-2002)
- 1953 Birth of Ronnie Walter Cruthirds (1953-1991)
- 1951 Birth of Gayleen Carol Loger (1951-1975)
- 1949 Death of Fannie Graham (1881-1949)
- 1948 Marriage of Ernest Fredrick John Schuerman (1897-1984) and Elfreda Martha Ella Platow (1903-1996)
- 1946 Death of Ludwig Buck (1878-1946)
- 1946 Birth of Kenneth D Diehls (1946-0000)
- 1945 Marriage of Edwin Morrise Olson (1916-1985) and Margaret Annette Hoskin (1924-2012)
- 1945 Marriage of Dale George Peschong (1921-1980) and Joyce LaFay Syrstad (1925-2020)
- 1944 Death of Harold Herbert Eric Hillmann (1927-1944)
- 1941 Marriage of Russell Glen Grimsley (1921-2004) and Dorothy May Scott (1923-1993)
- 1938 Birth of James J Jibben (1938-1998)
- 1933 Marriage of Frederick Carl Schultz (1898-1974) and Melinda Elizabeth Buttke (1914-1995)
- 1932 Marriage of Alfred Carl Wohlleber (1910-1942) and Inez E Schultz (1911-1952)
- 1931 Death of William Herman Gustov Bohn Jr (1883-1931)
- 1930 Birth of Jimmy Kenneth Burlison (1930-1998)
- 1930 Death of Harriet S Wells (1866-1930)
- 1930 Death of Byron Crowell (1857-1930)
- 1930 Birth of Doris Caroline Heintz (1930-2017)
- 1927 Death of Hinderk Johan Hoogestaat (1843-1927)
- 1926 Birth of Delores Lenora Zaske (1926-2003)
- 1926 Birth of Beulah Virginia McComas (1926-2024)
- 1925 Birth of Loyd Oliver Wakefield (1925-1994)
- 1925 Death of John W Buck (1856-1925)
- 1923 Birth of Alice Francis Towner (1923-2007)
- 1922 Marriage of Erland “Earl” Misener (1892-1963) and Anna Clenathon Hanson (1897-1996)
- 1922 Marriage of James Melvin Towner (1905-1986) and Ruth M Killiger (1908-1990)
- 1921 Birth of Francis Otto Wilson (1921-1995)
- 1919 Birth of Edna Irene Jesse (1919-1991)
- 1919 Birth of Karl Leroy Loht (1919-1983)
- 1918 Birth of Lester Arnold Appel (1918-2006)
- 1918 Death of John Hugo Christian Gahler (1885-1918)
- 1915 Birth of James C Clark (1915-0000)
- 1915 Birth of Robbie Lee Bevis (1915-1986)
- 1914 Birth of Kenneth Leland MacArthur (1914-1985)
- 1914 Birth of Mildred Helen Armstrong (1914-1993)
- 1912 Birth of Robert W Fricke (1912-1990)
- 1912 Birth of Lester Eugene Rethke (1912-1993)
- 1910 Birth of Ruth O Whiting (1910-1990)
- 1909 Birth of Eleonor L Brunner (1909-2000)
- 1909 Birth of Marion R Dyer (1909-0000)
- 1905 Birth of Francis R Meany (1905-1974)
- 1904 Birth of Rose Hippen (1904-1989)
- 1902 Birth of Iona Marie Mast (1902-1996)
- 1902 Birth of Frank Verlin McNeese (1902-1951)
- 1902 Birth of Elzie Elmer Surratt (1902-1989)
- 1900 Marriage of William Henry Engelking (1873-1941) and Mary Maria Ohlendorf (1875-1964)
- 1899 Birth of Charles William Waege (1899-1987)
- 1899 Birth of Johnna Christian Petersen Jr. (1899-1955)
- 1898 Birth of Florence Luella Pratt (1898-1993)
- 1897 Birth of Martha Augusta Rösler (1897-1968)
- 1896 Birth of John Blumeyer (1896-1973)
- 1896 Birth of Mable Josephine Martenson Johnson (1896-1936)
- 1894 Marriage of William August Seehafer (1854-1937) and Martha Marie Elisabeth Kasten (1873-0000)
- 1894 Birth of Edward Strege (1894-1984)
- 1894 Birth of Lydia E Pauline Gralow (1894-1985)
- 1893 Birth of Lydia Besse Speckeen (1893-1922)
- 1891 Birth of Virdie Lelah Hall (1891-1981)
- 1889 Death of Caroline Ebert (1827-1889)
- 1888 Birth of Lydia Elizabeth Dahlgren (1888-1957)
- 1884 Birth of William Henry Cleveland Quackenbush (1884-1946)
- 1884 Birth of Sadie Laverna Rienard (1884-1984)
- 1883 Birth of Myrtle Anna Adams (1883-1975)
- 1882 Birth of Marie Angerhofer (1882-1967)
- 1875 Birth of Ernestine Thiele (1875-1938)
- 1871 Birth of Mary Rodrigues (1871-1940)
- 1870 Birth of Elizabeth S Kearns (1870-1934)
- 1862 Birth of Carrie Estelle Rogers (1862-0000)
- 1857 Birth of Amos Eugene Burlison (1857-1926)
- 1853 Birth of John Angus Munro (1853-1929)
- 1843 Birth of Johann Jakob Bloedel (1843-1942)
- 1841 Birth of Johann Diedrich Setje (1841-1923)
- 1830 Marriage of Ambroise Bacquet dit Lamontagne (1788-1866) and Euphrosine Bergeron (1804-1899)
- 1767 Birth of Barbara Ramseyer (1767-1832)
- 1636 Death of John Rogers (1571-1636)
October 18, 2026
October 17th – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1935 Albert Eugene Haines (91)
- 1943 Delane Darwin Dollinger (83)
- 1947 Gary Wayne Kinser (79)
- 1948 David Leslie Thomas (78)
- 1952 Nancy Lou Howard (74)
- 1967 Bradley Alan Palmquist (59)
- 1969 Neil Dennis Rainford (57)
- 1975 Amy Ann Livingston (51)
- 1977 Jed Aloysius Wyrick (49)
- 1979 Amanda K Brown (47)
- 1986 Raymond Eugene Dziezak Jr and Leslie A Bellamy (40)
- 1989 Brandon Michael Witherspoon (37)
- 1993 Phalen Jordan Neitzel (33)
- 1995 Madeline Charlotte Reesor (31)
- 2003 David J Gjerdahl Jr and Kristin L Boe (23)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2025 Death of Linda A Minish (1949-2025)
- 2024 Death of Dick Joe Deboer (1928-2024)
- 2021 Death of Mary Miller (1933-2021)
- 2020 Death of Beverly Beringer (1932-2020)
- 2016 Death of Douglas Joe Sikes (1953-2016)
- 2015 Death of Kathleen Ella Thielmann (1926-2015)
- 2011 Death of Jule Bendick Jacobson (1934-2011)
- 2011 Death of Helen Anna Schulte (1927-2011)
- 2005 Death of Arlys Jean Erickson (1927-2005)
- 2003 Death of Allie Belle Boatright (1916-2003)
- 2000 Death of Nellie Edith “Nell” Brown (1908-2000)
- 1999 Death of Ethel Lenore Roberts (1904-1999)
- 1995 Death of Jean Marie Thiele (1946-1995)
- 1994 Death of Jeanne Marie Nerbovig (1942-1994)
- 1990 Death of Leon Lucian Desire Charles Hanset (1899-1990)
- 1989 Death of Edward Glenn Goddard (1898-1989)
- 1988 Death of June Rachel Rehnke (1924-1988)
- 1988 Death of Eilene Claire Derieg (1902-1988)
- 1987 Death of Marion Goldie Kinser (1915-1987)
- 1986 Marriage of Gerald Huston Boatright and Melinda Lee Cunningham (1951-0000)
- 1984 Death of Dennis Lavern Schuerman (1934-1984)
- 1984 Death of Jayne Hughes (1914-1984)
- 1975 Death of Elizabeth Cora Mollenhauer (1889-1975)
- 1974 Death of Frederick Gustave Schwandt (1894-1974)
- 1972 Death of Peter Ebben (1896-1972)
- 1971 Death of Arthur Martin Reinhart (1900-1971)
- 1959 Death of Fannie Kate Hurlbert (1898-1959)
- 1958 Death of Alwood James Gunderson (1912-1958)
- 1958 Death of Robert Jamee Love (1921-1958)
- 1954 Death of Alfred Francis Earnest Carl Jacob Hjellming (1896-1954)
- 1953 Death of Herman Kaiser (1876-1953)
- 1953 Death of Annie M Ellefson (1882-1953)
- 1945 Marriage of Martin Gerhard Buttke (1919-1989) and Marjorie Lor Schwandt (1924-1985)
- 1944 Birth of Allen L. Wanner (1944-1990)
- 1938 Birth of Wilfred Frank Gratton (1938-2013)
- 1938 Marriage of Melvin Emil Beckmon (1914-1997) and Nellie Jeanette Strader (1894-1973)
- 1936 Birth of Dean Ewald Arthur Neuenfeldt (1936-2001)
- 1935 Death of George Hoover Maxwell (1858-1935)
- 1933 Death of Elsie R Duval (1861-1933)
- 1933 Birth of Lloyd Eugene Stanley (1933-2019)
- 1930 Death of Jane Ann Satton (1854-1930)
- 1929 Birth of Charles Robert Quade (1929-2004)
- 1925 Birth of Eugene E McManus (1925-2003)
- 1925 Marriage of Jeremiah James Meany (1905-1950) and Marion Madalyn Meany (1906-1991)
- 1925 Birth of Lenore Elizabeth Murray (1925-0000)
- 1924 Death of Anna Sophia Witt (1858-1924)
- 1923 Birth of Robert Arthur Fish (1923-1993)
- 1923 Birth of Calvin Loyd Smith (1923-2003)
- 1923 Marriage of Robert Milton Jones (1890-1945) and Margaret Anna Williams (1893-1986)
- 1919 Birth of Marvelyn Hazel Langworthy (1919-2019)
- 1919 Birth of Warren Eric Upton (1919-0000)
- 1917 Birth of Russell Robert Gardner (1917-2009)
- 1917 Birth of Heinrich Wilhelm Mundhenke (1917-2014)
- 1917 Birth of Knute Gilbert Veflin (1917-1979)
- 1916 Birth of Clarence Kenneth Hart (1916-0000)
- 1915 Birth of Curtis Lee Knight (1915-1977)
- 1912 Birth of Eleanor Hope Lawton (1912-1912)
- 1912 Death of Eleanor Hope Lawton (1912-1912)
- 1908 Birth of Emil Dahme (1908-1908)
- 1908 Birth of Emilie Dahme (1908-1908)
- 1908 Death of Emilie Dahme (1908-1908)
- 1907 Birth of John Dickinson “Toby” Watts (1907-1956)
- 1907 Birth of Ernst Frederick Quade (1907-1989)
- 1906 Birth of Viola Arrill Petersen (1906-1988)
- 1904 Birth of Walter Schloesher (1904-0000)
- 1903 Birth of Carl Gustav Will (1903-1965)
- 1900 Birth of Evelyn Esther Boice (1900-2004)
- 1898 Death of Uriah Parvin Gibson (1829-1898)
- 1898 Birth of Charley Leroy Swayze (1898-1951)
- 1894 Marriage of Frank Walter Hawley (1856-1916) and Stella M. Klein (1877-1960)
- 1889 Birth of Madge Cole (1889-1891)
- 1889 Birth of Floyd Erwin Metcalf (1889-1971)
- 1883 Marriage of William Cameron (1858-1944) and Margaret Smith (1862-1944)
- 1883 Birth of John Adam Bomer (1883-1973)
- 1879 Birth of John Thomas (1879-1968)
- 1875 Birth of Paulina Augusta Karolina Scherer (1875-1965)
- 1871 Birth of Zenas Oliver Cross (1871-1931)
- 1868 Birth of Marie Ittel (1868-1882)
- 1866 Death of William ‘Willie’ Herrick (1860-1866)
- 1866 Birth of Philippina Bloedel (1866-1899)
- 1862 Birth of John Franklin Davis (1862-1945)
- 1859 Birth of George Frederick “Fred” Oesterreicher (1859-1924)
- 1857 Birth of Julius Schultz (1857-1949)
- 1856 Birth of Gustav Steinlicht (1856-1940)
- 1854 Birth of Gustave L Fricke (1854-1930)
- 1852 Birth of Miranda Ellen Burgess (1852-1932)
- 1829 Birth of Wilhelm Lueck (1829-1910)
- 1818 Birth of Joachim Christian Heinrich Harnack (1818-1865)
- 1817 Birth of Mary Ann Griffin (1817-1908)
- 1802 Birth of Katurah Rogers (1802-0000)
October 17, 2026
October 16th – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1942 Dennis John VanOverbeke (84)
- 1945 Richard Russell Allen (81)
- 1949 Penny Mae Gros (77)
- 1949 Barbara Ann Clay (77)
- 1949 Daniel Craig Whipple (77)
- 1954 Carol Ann LaClaire (72)
- 1955 Roger Dalton Rohlfs and June Marie Schultz (71)
- 1956 Bonita Jo Doocy (70)
- 1957 Penny Marie McEvoy (69)
- 1957 Diane Joyce Lehman (69)
- 1964 Robert Wesley Carlson and Dianna Rae Hansen (62)
- 1965 Wesley Frank Collier III (61)
- 1981 Rodney Lewis Willhelm and Rhonda Joy Upton (45)
- 1982 Eric Jon Lee and Dana Laneette Moore (44)
- 1985 Chad Frederick Gunderson (41)
- 1987 Larry Arthur Skinner (39)
- 1988 Jesse Ray Morton (38)
- 2004 Henry Petch Reesor (22)
- 2006 Cole Harrison Lilla (20)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2019 Death of Arlene Grace Wilson (1929-2019)
- 2019 Death of Edward Michael Giblin (1924-2019)
- 2010 Death of Anthony Raymond Glunz (1922-2010)
- 2005 Death of Arthur E. Hawkridge (1919-2005)
- 2003 Death of Alma Della Koger (1909-2003)
- 2000 Death of John Hemme (1906-2000)
- 1997 Death of Haughty King (1901-1997)
- 1990 Death of June Rosemary Brown (1919-1990)
- 1989 Death of Carl Gustav Kuehn (1901-1989)
- 1989 Death of Ethel Margaret Morby (1911-1989)
- 1988 Death of Leona Louise Shears (1892-1988)
- 1985 Death of Ella Louise Rahm (1895-1985)
- 1984 Death of Richard Edward Cuff (1934-1984)
- 1983 Death of Lester Lewis Wolle (1924-1983)
- 1980 Death of Oscar Emil Otto Urban (1898-1980)
- 1978 Death of Hellen Aletha Archibald Callahan (1902-1978)
- 1972 Death of Nancy Gayle Giese (1961-1972)
- 1972 Marriage of Edward Boomsma (1940-2015) and Darlys Fay Hofer (1953-1988)
- 1969 Death of William D Timmerman (1882-0000)
- 1968 Death of Grace E Teske (1889-1968)
- 1968 Death of Mary Elizabeth Miller (1878-1968)
- 1965 Marriage of Francis William “Frank” McMurrey (1914-2000) and Anne Lee Lelia Hurt (1925-1999)
- 1962 Death of Clemens Suing (1873-1962)
- 1962 Death of Lydia Pearl Hertzfeldt (1906-1962)
- 1961 Death of Alice R Scott (1883-1961)
- 1961 Death of Nickolas Jost (1892-1961)
- 1958 Death of August Carl Lostrom (1878-1958)
- 1956 Death of Arthur John Bernard Mulligan (1890-1956)
- 1954 Death of Ella Viola Salter (1875-1954)
- 1954 Marriage of Harold James Olson (1928-2015) and Lorraine Tillie Groebner
- 1952 Death of Osmund Nelson (1865-1952)
- 1952 Death of Gerald Dean “Jerry” Cameron (1937-1952)
- 1948 Marriage of Ernest Eugene Burlison (1900-1969) and Margaret Winsor Blythe (1915-1999)
- 1948 Marriage of James Robinson (1925-2008) and Joan Mary Sills (1927-0000)
- 1942 Birth of Arnold William Angerhofer (1942-2021)
- 1937 Death of Carl Friedrich Ferdinand Bohn (1849-1937)
- 1936 Birth of Viola Esther __?__ Megill (1936-2017)
- 1936 Birth of Macy Ann Waldner (1936-2021)
- 1932 Birth of Martha Easdale King (1932-2015)
- 1931 Birth of Wilson Sherman Vincent (1931-2016)
- 1928 Birth of O T “Shaky” Bray (1928-1979)
- 1925 Birth of Robert Leonard Kiley (1925-2004)
- 1925 Birth of Wilmer Alfred Wolle (1925-2000)
- 1925 Birth of Wilma Elnora Wolle (1925-2011)
- 1924 Birth of Erwin Carl Wehrenberg (1924-1992)
- 1922 Birth of Nilda Voncile Renfroe (1922-2010)
- 1922 Birth of Marjorie C McEvoy (1922-2020)
- 1921 Birth of Marvin Henry Moeller (1921-2006)
- 1920 Birth of Dorothy M Carey (1920-2011)
- 1919 Birth of Leslie Lyle Riggin (1919-2004)
- 1916 Marriage of Lawrence Andrew Robinson (1894-1967) and Gertrude Louise Ford (1898-1997)
- 1915 Birth of Marvin Ralph Settje (1915-1978)
- 1914 Birth of Ethel Mary Hillis (1914-2001)
- 1911 Birth of Mildred P Gibson (1911-1937)
- 1910 Death of Wiebke Katharina Pauline Rhode (1871-1910)
- 1910 Birth of Cecil William Clement Nickels (1910-2000)
- 1910 Birth of Marion Angus Kennedy (1910-1995)
- 1909 Birth of Frieda Adeline Amborn (1909-1991)
- 1909 Birth of Dick Buskohl (1909-1996)
- 1908 Birth of Alice Elizabeth Fish (1908-1980)
- 1905 Birth of Jeremiah James Meany (1905-1950)
- 1901 Birth of Henry Gustav Koch (1901-1977)
- 1901 Marriage of Robert Halliday Archibald (1866-1928) and Mary Jane Tims (1879-1943)
- 1898 Birth of Alva Louis Prewitt (1898-1963)
- 1893 Birth of John Paulson (1893-1945)
- 1886 Birth of Arthur Alfred Remund (1886-1955)
- 1885 Birth of Frerenk Fred VanHoorn (1885-1972)
- 1875 Birth of Ella or Elske Naatjes (1875-1965)
- 1875 Birth of Michael Joseph Rau (1875-1944)
- 1874 Birth of John Buttke (1874-1933)
- 1872 Birth of Mary Cumi Shields (1872-1954)
- 1871 Marriage of Wilhelm Friederich Bernstein (1846-1928) and Augusta Louise Wagner (1849-1927)
- 1868 Birth of Charles J Graphenteen (1868-1956)
- 1868 Birth of Sarah Francis Rouswell (1868-1953)
- 1867 Birth of Katherine W. Buker Abbe (1867-1936)
- 1852 Birth of Margaret A Robb (1852-1930)
- 1838 Birth of Marie Elizabeth Amborn (1838-1901)
- 1836 Birth of Jacob Luff (1836-1923)
- 1834 Birth of Charles Schultz (1834-1911)
- 1833 Birth of Robert Lawson (1833-1908)
- 1828 Birth of Sophia M Holmes (1828-1889)
- 1818 Birth of Deborah Coffin (1818-1903)
- 1790 Birth of Jedediah Darrow (1790-1861)
October 16, 2026
October 15th – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1936 Lyle R Behlings (90)
- 1936 Patricia Ann Pietz (90)
- 1938 Joan Sue Smith (88)
- 1942 Anita Marie Boatright (84)
- 1944 Edmund M Lauseng (82)
- 1946 Arthur M “Art” Strain (80)
- 1948 Barry Eugene Stoltz (78)
- 1950 Catherine Jean Mayo (76)
- 1950 Mary Louise Dahlke (76)
- 1953 Stanley Paul McIntire (73)
- 1955 LaVone Eugene Wood and Helen Jean Greenwood (71)
- 1963 Karin Louise Traini (63)
- 1967 Connie Arlene Brehmer (59)
- 1967 Lowell Dean Robinson and Jaqueline Jane Reinert (59)
- 1969 Neal Lee Thompson (57)
- 1970 Jodie Ann Reil (56)
- 1977 Dean Craig Mensink and Lorie Jean Holtorf (49)
- 1978 William Hinson Bevis Jr and Carole Grant (48)
- 1982 daughter Oakley (44)
- 1998 Abigail Ann Pautz (28)
- 2016 Jesse Ray Morton and Nicole Ann Schweer (10)
- 2016 Reed Levick (10)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2022 Death of Karen Kay Brown (1941-2022)
- 2021 Death of Ardell Mary Holtquist Barck (1928-2021)
- 2020 Death of Beverly Ann Sandry (1935-2020)
- 2019 Death of Cheryl Foss (1964-2019)
- 2017 Death of Mary Rose Beckman (1921-2017)
- 2017 Death of Willard L Bock (1933-2017)
- 2013 Death of Genevieve Agnes Marciniak (1927-2013)
- 2013 Death of Sherma Archibald Hoskin (1937-2013)
- 2012 Death of Dean Evan Hill (1921-2012)
- 2002 Death of Marvin H Timmerman (1918-2002)
- 2000 Death of Thomas Craig Holsinger (1944-2000)
- 1999 Death of Anna Margaret Davis (1913-1999)
- 1998 Death of Norman Harry Bailey (1941-1998)
- 1996 Death of Vinnie Amelia Kennedy (1901-1996)
- 1995 Death of Anna Mae Wobbema (1929-1995)
- 1995 Death of Robert Leonard Lee (1934-1995)
- 1994 Death of Robert Franklin Hecht (1933-1994)
- 1994 Death of Elsie Anna Reinke (1912-1994)
- 1994 Death of Mildred Melinda Kidd (1908-1994)
- 1988 Death of John Roche “Jack” Scott (1925-1988)
- 1987 Death of Grace Marie Westall (1903-1987)
- 1984 Death of Ervin Lyle Moser (1932-1984)
- 1982 Death of Alfred George Fry (1908-1982)
- 1981 Death of Fredrick Herman Carl Urban (1909-1981)
- 1977 Marriage of Larry Edwin Kite (1957-0000) and Janet Marie Gallaher
- 1975 Death of Frieda Schloesher (1895-1975)
- 1972 Death of Emma Wilhelmina Reil (1896-1972)
- 1971 Birth of Gordon P Nielsen (1971-0000)
- 1968 Death of John Henry Harms (1902-1968)
- 1965 Death of Ida Catherine Marguerite Hafer (1884-1965)
- 1964 Birth of Kenneth Arthur Peters (1964-2013)
- 1960 Marriage of Marvin Theodore Salonek (1936-2011) and Isabelle Ann Fiecke
- 1956 Death of Augusta F Bracht (1868-1956)
- 1950 Marriage of Gene Ivan Kropuenske (1927-2011) and Geraldine June Moser
- 1949 Marriage of Donald Jerome Regan (1929-1989) and Norma May Westerman (1928-2015)
- 1947 Death of Katherine Elsie Madsen (1873-1947)
- 1947 Death of Elsie Anna Marie Reusch (1901-1947)
- 1943 Death of William August Kasuske (1891-1943)
- 1942 Marriage of Edward Lowell Lewis (1916-1977) and Marcella Wava Bohn (1922-1982)
- 1941 Marriage of Charles Clinton Symans (1912-1966) and Frances Veronica Miller (1919-2017)
- 1939 Birth of Gene Lauritz Johnsen (1939-2020)
- 1938 Birth of Calvin Eugene Norman (1938-2006)
- 1937 Marriage of Roland Gilbert Fenhaus (1912-1975) and Erma Mae Settje (1918-2010)
- 1937 Birth of Jimmy Richard Robey (1937-0000)
- 1932 Death of Steve Petrovasky (1885-1932)
- 1932 Marriage of Clifford A Varney (1905-0000) and Anna B Rees (1908-1971)
- 1928 Birth of William Edward Thomas Miller (1928-2008)
- 1927 Birth of Gene Lyle Olson (1927-2017)
- 1925 Marriage of Ellis Jay McFarlane (1902-1975) and Ruth Caroline Crocker (1909-1973)
- 1924 Birth of Ronald Hale Hensley (1924-2010)
- 1922 Birth of Sara Pauline Grant (1922-1924)
- 1922 Birth of Dorothy E Rowland (1922-2005)
- 1920 Birth of Frieda Marie Hoogestraat (1920-2005)
- 1919 Marriage of Fred Wilson (1878-1933) and June J Wilson (1893-0000)
- 1918 Birth of Margaret Beth Rehnke (1918-1970)
- 1914 Birth of Amy Marie Kucker (1914-0000)
- 1911 Birth of Catherine Bach (1911-1998)
- 1910 Birth of Elsie Agnes Martha Nelson (1910-1988)
- 1909 Birth of Harvey Jibbo Jibbens (1909-1989)
- 1909 Birth of Ruby Virginia Pavin (1909-2003)
- 1908 Birth of Sivia A Serie (1908-1977)
- 1907 Birth of Margaret “Nina” Lowe (1907-1966)
- 1907 Birth of Elizabeth “Lizzie” Gough (1907-1997)
- 1907 Birth of Orrin B Hall (1907-0000)
- 1906 Birth of Laura Ethel McComas (1906-1934)
- 1905 Marriage of Frederick Starkey (1882-1918) and Lillie May Rodgers (1888-1918)
- 1904 Birth of Wade C Carpenter (1904-1988)
- 1904 Birth of Alda Aadland (1904-1983)
- 1902 Marriage of George Urban Bernard (1880-1953) and Sarah Elizabeth Gray (1883-1953)
- 1902 Birth of George Williams (1902-1995)
- 1902 Birth of Stella Marie Rumsey (1902-1953)
- 1901 Birth of Clara Oline Helgeson (1901-0000)
- 1899 Birth of Ibeling G Ebling Harms (1899-1975)
- 1897 Birth of Gerhard George Steever (1897-1960)
- 1896 Marriage of Frederick W Lentz (1869-0000) and Helena Clara Gruetzmacher (1876-1969)
- 1896 Death of Margaret Jane McShane (1835-1896)
- 1895 Birth of Ella Jeanette “Jean” Lindvedt (1895-1946)
- 1893 Birth of William Frederick Zincke (1893-1956)
- 1890 Death of Jans J. Timmermann (1829-1890)
- 1887 Birth of Louise A M Wendt (1887-1956)
- 1886 Birth of Clara Emma Theresa Loschke (1886-1976)
- 1885 Birth of Jacob John Serie (1885-1981)
- 1882 Birth of Martha Emma Augusta Schuldt (1882-1980)
- 1880 Birth of Edward Samuel Bernstein (1880-1968)
- 1879 Death of Margaret Maxwell (1879-1879)
- 1878 Birth of James Simeon Hopkins (1878-1938)
- 1875 Death of Marcus E. Wright (1849-1875)
- 1874 Birth of Regina “Jeannie” Schuler (1874-1944)
- 1874 Birth of James Roy Steele (1874-1953)
- 1873 Death of Anna Catherine Bruns (1831-1873)
- 1870 Birth of Mary Augusta Creese [Twin] (1870-0000)
- 1862 Birth of Elizabeth Jane Mullen (1862-1940)
- 1854 Birth of Henry Henningson (1854-1937)
- 1840 Birth of Harriet M Coffin (1840-1876)
- 1838 Birth of Henry Creese (1838-0000)
- 1831 Birth of Sarah E __?__ Vanderpool (1831-1915)
- 1820 Birth of Seth K Shetterly (1820-1893)
October 15, 2026
October 14th – Birthdays and Anniversaries
- 1943 James H Rabine (83)
- 1948 Alan Roes Swanson (78)
- 1955 Kenneth Rae Moss (71)
- 1958 Tamera Jo Fahleen (68)
- 1959 James Devon Sautter (67)
- 1959 Brain Hennessy (67)
- 1965 Arthur Bertel Jurgens (61)
- 1967 Richard Edwin Marquette [twin] and Marie-Claude Elise Henriette Durand (59)
- 1967 Matthew Quentin Branum (59)
- 1972 Tamra Ann Bremer (54)
- 1974 Jami Jo Jakoubek (52)
- 1994 Kayla Marie Roiland (32)
- 1995 Wesley Alan Peiker and Katie Jo Earlene Hoium (31)
- 2017 Daniel Johnson and Melinda Alice Quade (9)
Remembering – This Day in History
- 2018 Death of Theresa Lynne Daniels (1957-2018)
- 2016 Death of Leo Robert Splinter (1930-2016)
- 2010 Death of Lowell Vanice Thomas (1910-2010)
- 2005 Death of Elmer Rudolf Greiner (1912-2005)
- 1997 Death of Werner John Koosmann (1911-1997)
- 1997 Death of John Chris Paulson (1941-1997)
- 1995 Death of Leon Daniel Goff (1903-1995)
- 1989 Death of Mannley Hurd Craker (1913-1989)
- 1989 Death of Marjorie Marie VanHorn (1914-1989)
- 1987 Death of Nora Caroline Narveson (1903-1987)
- 1977 Death of Karsten Pauli Winger (1892-1977)
- 1976 Death of Ida May Nash (1898-1976)
- 1975 Death of Lewis Noll (1893-1975)
- 1974 Death of Sarah Bartrum (1897-1974)
- 1971 Death of Adolph Aadland (1903-1971)
- 1967 Marriage of James D Flynn and Yvonne Mae Kuper
- 1962 Birth of Theresa Eleen Keintz (1962-0000)
- 1961 Marriage of Gordon William Jarman (1939-2018) and Mary Lou Catherine McKernan (1939-2024)
- 1960 Death of Petra Halmine Lundberg (1880-1960)
- 1960 Death of Mathilda Baerwald (1875-1960)
- 1957 Death of Laura Florence Moir (1909-1957)
- 1956 Death of Martin Clarence Martinson (1902-1950)
- 1951 Marriage of Carl Leon Backman and Gladys Eileen Cleveland (1934-2022)
- 1947 Birth of Francis Martin “Butch” Piechowski (1947-2006)
- 1942 Death of Anna C Maly (1857-1942)
- 1939 Birth of William Roger Voeltz (1939-2022)
- 1939 Marriage of Donald Reid VanCleve (1914-1965) and Mae Marian Evers (1919-2014)
- 1937 Marriage of Harold Frederick Harms (1911-1986) and Dena Geersema (1914-1991)
- 1936 Death of Soren S Stianson (1864-1936)
- 1935 Death of Wythington Reynolds “Whitey” Elliott (1867-1935)
- 1935 Death of Charles A Bubak (1872-1935)
- 1931 Birth of Carol Jeanette Lind (1931-0000)
- 1930 Birth of Polexane “Pauline” Nickas (1930-2008)
- 1927 Death of Daniel Arthur Schmidt (1858-1927)
- 1927 Birth of Dorothy Irmagene Steege (1927-2014)
- 1926 Birth of Oneida Hartzog (1926-0000)
- 1925 Birth of Stanley Aaron Ruedebusch (1925-1969)
- 1925 Marriage of Carl C W Maynard (1878-1938) and Ida M J Bolduan (1882-1968)
- 1924 Birth of Henry Meyer (1924-2009)
- 1924 Birth of Winifred Virginia Arthur (1924-1954)
- 1922 Birth of Arthur George Clifford Zander (1922-1998)
- 1921 Birth of Winfred William Greiner (1921-2002)
- 1921 Birth of Doris Marie Hulda Becker (1921-2013)
- 1921 Birth of Ralph Herbert Meyer (1921-1991)
- 1920 Marriage of James Cameron (1891-1971) and Frances Mabel Yonker (1895-1963)
- 1918 Death of Fredericka (Rebecca) Klocksein (1862-1918)
- 1918 Birth of Margaret Elsie McCracken (1918-1998)
- 1918 Death of Ruth Wilson Frame (1909-1918)
- 1917 Birth of Marion E Huemiller (1917-1969)
- 1916 Birth of Esther M Goetsch (1916-1997)
- 1916 Birth of Glen M. Ferguson (1916-1916)
- 1914 Death of Margaret “Maggie” MacArthur (1867-1914)
- 1914 Birth of Viola Koenig (1914-1998)
- 1913 Birth of Evelyn Mildred Wohlleber (1913-1970)
- 1909 Marriage of Martin W Haukass (1887-1964) and Beatrice L Howell (1886-0000)
- 1908 Marriage of Otto Carl Lehman (1889-0000) and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Kobes (1889-0000)
- 1907 Birth of Barbara Charlotte Giessinger (1907-1975)
- 1905 Birth of Henry Ihnen Jr (1905-1986)
- 1904 Birth of Richard W Nixon (1904-1957)
- 1903 Birth of Amanda A Gherke (1903-1997)
- 1902 Birth of Hellen Aletha Archibald Callahan (1902-1978)
- 1901 Birth of Gladys Marie Johnson (1901-1981)
- 1897 Death of Elizabeth __?__ Bartlett (1824-1897)
- 1891 Marriage of James H Culvert (1867-0000) and Margaret Howell (1864-0000)
- 1888 Birth of William Darrington (1888-1963)
- 1874 Birth of Bertha Birgitte Nelson Neilsen (1874-1921)
- 1871 Birth of Charlotte Ann Harding (1871-1929)
- 1870 Death of Jonathan Yates (1801-1870)
- 1866 Birth of John Park (1866-0000)
- 1860 Birth of Charles Eugene Tomlinson (1860-1922)
- 1859 Birth of Jane Patterson Wilson (1859-1933)
- 1850 Birth of Christine Fix (1850-1904)
- 1845 Birth of James Wagnor Bradley (1845-1929)
- 1832 Death of Barbara Ramseyer (1767-1832)
October 14, 2026