Provo History Timeline - Important Dates & People

June 30, 2024

Events in Provo History

1964-11-15 KBYU TV channel 11 in Provo, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966-11-05 BYU quarterback Virgil Carter sets new NCAA single-game records with 513 passing yards and 599 yards of total offence in 53-33 win against Texas Western in Provo, Utah
1973-11-03 BYU receiver Jay Miller sets an NCAA football single game record with 22 catches (for 263 yards) en route to a 56-21 victory over New Mexico at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

1918-07-31 Paul D. Boyer, American biochemist and Nobel Prize Laureate for research on the "enzymatic mechanism underlying the biosynthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)" (1997), born in Provo, Utah (d. 2018)
1962-06-12 Michael Link, American actor (Earl-Julia), born in Provo, Utah
1975-09-24 Kyle Turley, American football offensive lineman (First-team All-Pro 2000 New Orleans Saints; Second-team All-Pro 2003 St. Louis Rams), born in Provo, Utah
1976-04-02 Evan McMullin, American independent candidate for President (2016), born in Provo, Utah
1978-03-03 Douglas Osmond, American pop vocalist (Osmond Boys), born in Provo, Utah
1982-02-25 Bert McCracken, American rock singer (The Used), born in Provo, Utah
1982-12-08 Noelle Pikus-Pace, American skeleton racer, born in Provo, Utah

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