1996 [Alvin] Pete Rozelle, commissioner (NFL), dies at 70
1989 Alvin Ailey, U.S. choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58
1986 Alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78
1986 San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 pts, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Phoenix
1983 "Alvin" Junior Samples, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56
1983 "Annie" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 2,377 performances
1982 "Your Arms are Too Short to Box" closes at Alvin New York City after 69 performances
1982 "Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin New York City for 69 performances
1982 "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 5 performances
1982 "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 5 performances
1982 "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." closes at Alvin New York City after 5 perf
1982 "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." opens at Alvin New York City for 5 performances
1982 "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City
1981 "Merrily We Roll Along" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances
1981 "Merrily We Roll Along" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances
1979 Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record)
1979 109 cm rainfall at Alvin Texas (state record)
1977 "Shenandoah" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 1,050 performances
1977 "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 2377 performances
1975 "Shenandoah" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 1050 performances
1974 Alvin Williams, NBA guard, Portland Trailblazers
1973 "Molly" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 68 performances
1973 "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 68 performances
1973 Alvin Derold Etler, composer, dies at 60
1973 "Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 8 performances
1973 "Tricks" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 8 performances
1972 Alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings vs. NZ
1972 David Seville, singer (Alvin and Chipmunks), dies at 52
1972 "Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 690 performances
1970 "Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 690 performances
1969 Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros
1968 Alvin Harper, NFL wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1968 "Education of Hyman Kaplan" closes at Alvin New York City after 28 performances
1968 "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances
1967 Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, and fired again as manager of A's
1967 "Sherry!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 65 performances
1967 "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 65 performances
1966 "It's a Bird... It's Superman" closes at Alvin New York City after 129 performances
1966 "It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin New York City for 129 performances
1965 "Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 3 performances
1965 "Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 3 performances
1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances
1965 "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances
1965 "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 375 performances
1964 "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances
1964 "High Spirits" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 375 performances
1962 Alvin Robertson, NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors
1962 "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances
1962 "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 28 performances
1962 "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances
1961 "Wildcat" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 172 performances
1960 "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 172 performances
1960 Alvin Carter, vocalist (Carter Family), dies at 69
1960 "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 460 performances
1960 "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 95 performances
1960 "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 95 performances
1959 "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 460 performances
1959 "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances
1959 "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances
1959 "First Impressions" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 84 performances
1959 "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 84 performances
1958 Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1
1958 Alvin Martin, British Athlete
1958 "Oh, Captain!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 192 performances
1958 "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 192 performances
1957 "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 45 performances
1957 "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 45 performances
1956 Alvin Greenidge, cricketer, WI opener, no relation to Gordon or Geoff
1955 "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 165 performances
1954 "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 performances
1954 "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 125 performances
1954 "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 125 performances
1953 "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 90 performances
1952 "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 90 performances
1951 "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 267 performances
1951 "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 267 performances
1949 Alvin Kallicharran, cricketer, wonderful West Indies LHB 1972-81
1948 "Polonaise" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 113 performances
1946 "Billion Dollar Baby" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 219 performances
1946 "Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 113 performances
1945 "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 219 performances
1944 Alvin Lee, Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist, 10 Years After
1940 Alvin Elliot Singleton, composer
1938 Alvin Curran, composer
1936 FBI's J. Edgar Hoover arrests Alvin Karpis
1934 Judith Jamison, artistic director, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater
1931 Alvin Augustus Lucier, Jr., composer
1931 Alvin Ailey, choreographer, American Dance Theater
1928 Alvin Toffler, author, Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave
1928 Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51
1927 Neil Simon Theater (Alvin) opens at 250 W 52nd St. New York City
1926 "Alvin" Junior Samples, born in Cummings, Georgia, country singer, Hee Haw
1925 Alvin Brehm, composer
1919 David Seville, [Ross Bagdasarian], born in Fresno California, Alvin and Chipmunks
1918 7 U.S. soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more
1918 Sgt Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans
1914 Tony Martin, [Alvin Morris], SF, singer, It's a Blue World, To Each
1913 Alvin Derold Etler, composer
1897 Alvin Graham Clark, dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens
1891 Alvin Carter, born in Virginia, vocalist, Carter Family
1887 Alvin York, famed U.S. soldier with 25 kills in WW I
1877 Alvin Adams, American Businessman
1868 Alvin J. Fellows patents tape measure
1862 Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius
1821 Alvin Peterson Hovey, Bvt Major General Union volunteers
1804 Alvin Adams, American Businessman
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