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2004 Stanley Cup Finals, Tampa Bay Lightnings beat Calgary Flames 4 games to 3

2003 Super Bowl XXXVII, Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Oakland Raiders 48-21

1998 New York Islanders beat Tampa Bay, 7-1, to end 11 game winless streak

1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st game they host Detroit Tigers

1998 Superbowl XXXII: Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers 31-24

1998 Super Bowl XXXII, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers 31-24

1998 NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers beat San Francisco 49'ers 23-10

1997 Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays expansion draft

1997 Tampa Bay Devil Rays name their 1st manager Larry Rothschild

1997 Carolina Hurricanes 1st game vs Tampa Bay Lightning

1997 QB Brett Favre, re-signs with Green Bay Packers for $50M for 7 yrs

1997 Joanie Weston, roller derby queen with the Bay Bombers, dies at 61

1997 Phil Mickelson wins Bay Hill Golf Invitiational

1997 Super Bowl XXXI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots 35-21

1996 Thunderdome in Tampa Bay renamed Tropicana Field

1995 Baseball awards a franchise to Tampa Bay Devil Rays

1994 Richard Bissell, U.S. under director of CIA (Pig's Bay), dies at 84

1992 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2)

1992 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period

1992 Tampa Bay group purchases San Francisco Giants

1992 Tampa Bay Lightning make goalie Wendell Young their 1st draft

1991 Tampa Bay Bucaneer Dexter Manley, retires after failing drug test

1991 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Bay State Golf Classic

1990 Joan Bennett, U.S. actress (House Across the Bay), dies at 80

1990 NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning

1990 Paul Hogan and Linda Koslowski wed in Byron Bay, Eastern Australia

1987 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina

1986 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe begin cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay Alaska to Argentina

1985 New York Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28

1983 Tor Bay Buccaneers James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs Minnesota Vikings

1981 Atlanta Falcons tie record of 31 points in 4th quarter (vs Green Bay)

1981 Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision

1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneer QB Doug Williams throws for 486 yards

1980 35 motorists die as a Liberian freighter rams a Tampa Bay Bridge

1979 Tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster

1979 512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up

1976 Reidel Anthony, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1976 Chris[tian] Patrick Raymond Ahrens, Whitefish Bay Wis, rower 1996 Olympics

1976 Jason Wiemer, born in Kimberley, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1975 Darren Sharper, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1975 Tampa Bay Rowdies beat Portland 2-0 for NASL cup

1975 Joe Andruzzi, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1975 Regan Upshaw, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1975 Alshermond Singleton, linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1975 Chris Gratton, Brantford, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning

1975 Ronde Barber, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1975 Brett Conway, NFL kicker, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31

1975 Warrick Dunn, running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Jeff Gooch, linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Frank Middleton, guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Ryan Longwell, NFL kicker, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1974 Derek Wilkinson, born in Lasalle, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning

1974 Patrick Hape, tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Chris Darkins, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1974 NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Bucaneers

1974 Brice Hunter, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Anthony Hicks, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1974 Jason Odom, tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Aaron Gavey, Sudbury, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning

1974 Brian Newman, guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Derrick Mayes, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1974 Jerry Wunsch, tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Mike Alstott, fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Jorge Diaz, guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Darius Holland, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1973 Ross Verba, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1973 Steve White, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Blaine McElmurry, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1973 Keith McKenzie, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1973 Donnie Abraham, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Marcus Jones, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Tyrone Williams, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1973 Walter Scott, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1973 John Davis, WLAF tight end, Amsterdam Admirals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Patrick Poulin, born in Vanier, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1973 Derrick Brooks, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Aaron Hayden, NFL running back, San Diego Chargers, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31

1973 Blake Brockermeyer, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1973 John Michels, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1973 Darnell Stephens, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Scott Milanovich, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Warren Sapp, NFL defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Brian Williams, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1972 Kevin Dogins, corner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Roderick Mullen, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1972 Aaron Taylor, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1972 Reggie Rusk, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Cedric Saunders, NFL tight end, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Scotland Claymores

1972 Jack Tatum, Oakland, returns a fumble 104 yds vs Green Bay (rec)

1972 Jason Maniecki, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Tony Bouie, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Tyrone Davis, NFL tight end, New York Jets, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1972 Shawn King, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1972 Andrew Peterson, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1972 Wardell Rouse, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Antonio Freeman, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1972 Travis Jervey, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1972 Marco Rivera, NFL/WLAF guard, Scot Claymores, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1972 Melvin Johnson, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Trent Dilfer, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Manon Rheaume, Lac Beauport Quebec, 1st female NHLer, Tampa Bay

1972 Ron Davis, NFL cornerback, Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1972 Vladimir Vujtek, NHL forward, Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998, Tampa Bay

1972 Jermaine Smith, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1972 Frank Garcia, NFL center, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1972 Toddrick McIntosh, NFL defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Jerry Ellison, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Clifton Abraham, NFL cornerback, Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Jim Pyne, NFL guard/corner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Tyoka Jackson, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Bernardo Harris, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 Cyclone and tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000

1971 John Lynch, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Gabe Wilkins, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31

1971 Adam Timmerman, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 Craig Newsome, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 Steve Rucchin, Thunder Bay, NHL center, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1971 Craig Hentrich, NFL punter, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 Stephen Ingram, NFL tackle and guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Karl Williams, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Bob Kuberski, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 Alexander Selivanov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1971 Chris Lipuma, born in Oak Lawn, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1971 Demetrius DuBose, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Gilbert Brown, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 Terry Mickens, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 William Henderson, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 George Teague, NFL safety, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers

1971 Tyrone Legette, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Pete Pierson, NFL tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Herman Smith, NFL/WLAF defensive end, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, London Monarchs

1971 Jordan Young, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Purdue

1971 Bill Schroeder, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1971 Cory Cross, Lloydminster, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1971 Horace Copeland, NFL wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1970 Earl Dotson, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1970 Errict Rhett, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1970 Lamont Hollinquest, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1970 Chidi Ahanotu, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1970 Tyji Armstrong, NFL tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1970 Patrick Aherne, actor (Bwana Devil, Botany Bay), dies at 69

1970 Curtis Buckley, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1970 Robert Brooks, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1970 Michael Husted, NFL place kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1970 Dorsey Levens, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1970 Doug Evans, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1970 Mark Wheeler, NFL defensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots

1970 Shawn Price, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Buf Bills

1970 Rod Smith, NFL cornerback for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1970 Lamar Thomas, NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins

1970 Eric Curry, NFL defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1969 Jeff Thomason, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1969 Santana Dotson, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1969 Charles Mincy, NFL safety, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1969 Courtney Hawkins, NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers

1969 Dave Moore, NFL tight end/fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1969 Brett Favre, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1969 Igor Ulanov, Krasnokamsk Rus, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1969 Rob Zamuner, NHL forward, Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998

1969 Elbert Ellis, NFL wide receiver, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1969 Brad Culpepper, NFL defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1969 David Morland, born in North Bay, Ontario, golfer, 1992 Trafalgar Rookie of Year

1969 Domenic "Filane" Figliomeni, Terrace Bay Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics

1969 Mark Chmura, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1969 Edgar Bennett, NFL running back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1969 Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees

1969 Casey Weldon, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1969 Jason Childs, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1968 Rob Davis, NFL guard, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1968 Steve Walsh, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1968 Lonnie Marts, NFL linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Oilers

1968 George Koonce, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1968 Charles McRae, NFL guard and tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1968 Minn Tommy Krammer passes for 6 touchdowns vs Green Bay (42-7)

1968 35th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 34, All-Stars 17 (69,917)

1968 Leroy Butler, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31

1968 Alvin Harper, NFL wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1968 Pat Terrell, NFL strong safety for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1968 Otis Redding posthumously receives gold record for " Dock of the Bay"

1968 Bryce Paup, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills

1968 Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of Green Bay Packers

1968 Doug Pederson, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1968 Todd Scott, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1968 Superbowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB

1968 Jackie Harris, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 Mike Sullivan, NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 Silver Bay bridge (Oh-WV) collapes during afternoon rush hr, 34 die

1967 Davidson Matyczuk, Thunder Bay Ont, golfer, Thunder Bay-1986, 87

1967 Otis Redding, singer (Dock of Bay), dies in plane crash at 26

1967 Tony Mayberry, NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 Otis Rescue records "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay"

1967 Diane O'Grady, North Bay Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics

1967 Lawrence Dawsey, NFL wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934)

1967 Ian Beckles, NFL guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 Kenneth Gant, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 Derrick Graham, NFL tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seat Seahawks

1967 Bill Houlder, born in Thunder Bay, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1967 Broderick Thomas, NFL linebacker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota, Cowboys

1967 Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB

1967 Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship game

1966 Erin Deiters, Green Bay Wis, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-9th-1994

1966 Jeffrey Jacquet, Bay City Texas, actor, Mork and Mindy, Whiz Kids

1966 Rudy Poeschek, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1966 "Staten Island," 1st icebreaker to enter San Francisco bay

1966 Todd Philcox, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1966 Tony Stargell, NFL cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears

1966 33rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 38, All-Stars 0 (72,000)

1966 Shawn Burr, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1966 Lawyer Tillman, NFL tight end, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1966 Paul Ysebaert, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1966 Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1966 Scott Dill, NFL tackle and guard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings

1966 Robb Thomas, NFL receiver, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1966 Charles Dimry, NFL cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles

1966 Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game

1965 Martin Mayhew, NFL cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1965 Trent Yawney, Hudson Bay, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames

1965 Hardy Nickerson, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1965 Paul Frase, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1965 Mark Dennis, NFL tackle, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1965 Jeff Reese, Brantford, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning

1965 Daren Puppa, Kirkland Lake, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning

1965 Paul Gruber, NFL tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1965 Michael Bay, American Director

1965 Brian Bradley, Kitchener, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning

1965 Harry Galbreath, NFL guard for the Green Bay Packers

1964 Petr Klima, Chaomutov Cze, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 Don Beebe, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1964 Carlton Bailey, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1964 Thomas Everett, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1964 Seth Joyner, NFL linebacker, Ariz, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1964 John Tucker, Windsor, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 Bobby Joe Edmonds, NFL running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1964 John Cullen, Puslinch, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 Bruce Wilkerson, NFL tackle, Jaguars, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1964 David Shaw, St. Thomas, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 1st nuclear-powered lighthouse begins operations (Chesapeake Bay)

1964 Mike McGruder, NFL cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1964 Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (world's longest)

1964 Ron Warren, Jr., jockey, Bay Meadows

1964 Michel Petit, St. Malo, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 Dwight Stone, NFL receiver/running back, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1964 Frank Winters, NFL center, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1964 Mark Collins, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers

1963 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1963 Willow Bay, TV host, Good Morning America

1963 Mike Prior, NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1963 Vinnie Testaverde, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Buckineers

1963 At 4 AM, traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck

1963 30th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 20, Green Bay 17 (65,000)

1963 Tommy Barnhardt, NFL punter, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, TB Bucs

1963 Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India)

1963 Eugene Robinson, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1963 Blair Piercy, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Cordova Bay Open

1963 Alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed

1963 Jeff Dellenbach, NFL center, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1963 John Farrow, actor and director (Botany Bay), dies at 58

1962 Green Bay Packers beat New York Giants 16-7 in NFL championship game

1962 Cuba starts returning U.S. prisoners from Bay of Pigs invasion

1962 US and Cuba accord, releases bay of pigs captive

1962 29th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20 (65,000)

1962 Ed Brady, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1962 Steve Bono, NFL quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31

1962 San Mateo County withdraws from BART district, San Francisco Bay area

1962 Greg Kragen, NFL nose tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1962 American Airlines 707 plunges nose 1st into Jamaica Bay New York killing 95

1962 Dutch and Indonesian Navy encounter in Etna Bay New Guinea

1962 Brett Maxie, NFL safety, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1961 Green Bay Packers shutout New York Giants 37-0 in NFL championship game

1961 Fidel Castro announces Cuba will release 1,113 prisoners from failed 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion for $62M worth of food and medical supplies

1961 Reggie White, NFL defensive end, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31

1961 Frank Reich, NFL quarterback, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1961 Reggie Roby, NFL punter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1961 Mark Rodenhauser, NFL center, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers

1961 Castro offers to exchange Bay of Pigs prisoners for 500 bulldozers

1961 John F. Kennedy accepts "sole responsibility" following Bay of Pigs

1961 1,400 Cuban exiles land in Bay of Pigs attempt to overthrow Castro

1960 Philadelphia Eagles beat Green Bay Packers 17-13 in NFL championship game

1960 KCBY TV channel 11 in Coos Bay, OR (CBS) begins broadcasting

1960 Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions

1959 Sam Mills, NFL linebacker, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers

1959 Daniel Seifried, born in Kitchener Ontario, Canadia Tour golfer, 1981 Thunder Bay

1959 Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach Green Bay Packers

1958 Frank Edmonds, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Alberta

1958 Madonna, [Ciccone], Bay City, Michigan, singer and actress, Like a Virgin

1958 Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running

1958 Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain

1958 Pat McGlynn, born in Edinburgh, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers

1957 Norma Talmadge, U.S. actress (sign on bay), dies at 60

1957 Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scot, guitarist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night

1955 Leslie McKeown, rock vocalist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night

1955 Eric Faulkner, Edinburgh Scotland, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers

1955 Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL QB, Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Washington Redskins

1955 WFRV TV channel 5 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting

1954 WLUK TV channel 11 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting

1954 WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 Catlin O'Heaney, born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, actress, Snow White-Charmings

1953 Peter Bergman, born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, actor, Eat or Be Eaten

1953 Alan Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker, Bay City Rollers

1953 WBAY TV channel 2 in Green Bay, Wisconsin (CBS) begins broadcasting

1952 Alan Autry, NFLer for the Green Bay Packers/actor, Heat of the Night

1952 Derek Longmuir, born in Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer, Bay City Rollers

1951 Steve Prefontaine, Coos Bay Oregon, 5K, Olympics-4th-1972

1950 D McI Hodgson of St. Ann Bay, Nova Scotia catches a 997 lb tuna

1950 Mathieu Carriere, Hanover W Germany, actor, Bay Boy, Woman in Flames

1949 Paul Shaffer, Thunder Bay Ont, orch leader, SNL, David Letterman

1949 Lorraine Bracco, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, actress

1948 Don Sweet, Vancouver, CFL, NFL place kicker, Montreal, Green Bay

1947 "Bay Psalm" book auctioned for a record $151,000

1946 5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in San Francisco bay

1945 Michael Nouri, Washington D.C., actor, Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues

1945 12th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 19, All-Stars 7 (92,753)

1945 Australian troops lands in Brunei Bay North-Borneo

1945 US jeep-aircraft carrier Ommaney Bay sinks after kamikaze attack

1944 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1943 Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area

1943 U.S. forces landed at Nassau Bay, near Salamaua, New Guinea

1942 Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 south of Calcutta India

1942 Malvin Whitfield, Bay City, Texas, track star, Oly-3 gold/silv/br-48, 52

1942 Japanse troops lands on New-Guinea, Milne Bay

1942 Terry Jones, Colwyn Bay North Wales, comedian, Monty Python

1941 Otis Redding, Dawson, Georgia, rock bassist, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

1941 Navy takes over Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay

1940 Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane

1940 7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567)

1940 British and German dogfight above Lyme Bay

1940 NFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay beats NFL All-Stars 16-7

1939 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat New York Giants 27-0

1939 British sub "Thetis" sinks in Liverpool Bay with all 99 aboard

1939 All commercial ferry service to East Bay ends

1937 4th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 6, Green Bay 0 (84,560)

1937 Pumping to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay is finished

1937 San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge opens

1936 Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers

1936 Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1936 Oakland Bay Bridge opens

1936 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay

1936 Jerry Kramer, Green Bay Packer, author, Instant Replay

1935 Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer, the Golden Boy

1935 Henry Jordan, Emporia, Virginia, NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland, Green Bay

1934 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay

1934 Willie Davis, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay

1934 Peter Masterson, Houston Texas, actor, Ambush Bay

1934 Alette Beaujon, Curaeaos poet, Gedichten on the Bay and Elsewhere

1934 Bart Starr, NFL quarterback/coach, Green Bay

1933 Forrest Gregg, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys

1933 Work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge

1932 Jim Ringo, NFL center, Green Bay, Philadelphia

1926 Len Ford, NFL end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers

1925 Glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska

1923 John McKay, West Virginia, football coach, USC, Tampa Bay, 5X Rose Bowl champ

1922 Curly Lambeau and Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise

1922 Francis Thorne, born in Bay Shore, New York, composer, Burlesque Overture

1922 J. E. Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL

1921 Green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis

1921 J E Clair of Acme Packing Co of Green Bay granted an NFL franchise

1919 Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL hall of fame halfback for the Green Bay Packers

1918 Japanese battleship explodes in Bay of Tokayama, 500 killed

1915 Gil Anderson races auto (165.1 km record) in Sheepshead Bay, New York

1913 Vince Lombardi, NFL coach for the Green Bay Packers

1912 Clarke Hinkle, NFL fullback for the Green Bay Packers

1912 1st running of SF's famed "Bay to Breakers" race (7.63 miles/12.3 km)

1911 Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing 1st transcontinental airplane flight (84 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, New York, Sept 17)

1911 Roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay

1910 Arnie Herber, born in NFL QB, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants

1908 Great White Fleet leaves San Francisco Bay

1908 Dirigible explodes over San Francisco Bay, 16 passengers fall, none die

1905 Red Smith, Green Bay Wisconsin, sportscaster/columnist, Fight Talk

1904 John Farrow, Sydney Aust, director/actor, Botany Bay, Wake Island

1903 Johnny Blood, aka John McNally, early NFL halfback, Green Bay

1903 Yerba Buena is 1st Key System ferry to cross San Francisco Bay

1903 Mike Michalske, NFL guard, New York Yankees, Green Bay Packers

1903 U.S. signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba

1901 Arch Rock, danger to Bay shipping, blasted with 30 tons of nitro

1901 Patrick Aherne, England, actor, Bwana Devil, Botany Bay, Q Planes

1900 Josephine Holt Bay, 1st woman to head a firm on New York stock exchange

1900 Steamer "Rio de Janeiro" sinks in San Francisco Bay

1899 2nd quake in 7 days (8.6) hits Yakutat Bay Alaska

1899 8.3 earthquake shakes Yakutat Bay, Alaska

1898 1st U.S. troops land and occupy Puerto Rice, at Guanica Bay

1898 Army transfers Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay to Navy

1898 Earl "Curly" Lambeau, NFL coach for the Green Bay Packers

1898 Jay C. Flippen, born in Little Rock, Arkansas, actor, Jet Pilot, Killing, Thunder Bay

1898 Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay

1896 Bay District Race Track closes

1895 Delagoa Bay Railway opens in South-Africa

1893 San Francisco Bay City Club opens 1st U.S. bicycle race track, made of wood

1892 U.S. Quarantine Station opens on Angel Island, San Francisco Bay

1890 Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers

1888 Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested

1888 Ferry in San Pablo Bay explodes

1881 U.S. Quarantine Station authorized for Angel Island, San Francisco Bay

1877 British annex Walvis Bay in southern Africa

1877 Great Britain annexes Walvis Bay at Cape colony

1873 Bay District Race Track opens

1871 Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay blown up

1870 Hudson's Bay and Northwest Territories transferred to Canada

1869 Hudson Bay Company cedes it's territory to Canada

1864 Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral

1863 Fortifications built on Angel Island (SF Bay) by troops

1861 Battle of Port Royal Bay, South Carolina (Ft. Walker, Ft. Beauregard)

1861 Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan and Gaines at Mobile Bay

1858 Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked

1853 Commodore Matthew Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay

1850 Yerba Buena and Angel Islands (SF Bay) reserved for military use

1850 At least 626 ships lie at anchor around San Francisco Bay

1850 California Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties

1849 Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co

1839 Seminoles and black allies shipped from Tampa Bay Florida, to West

1836 HMS Beagle anchors in Simons Bay, Cape of Good Hope

1835 HMS Beagle sails into Bay of Islands (New Zealand)

1835 HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepcion

1834 HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile

1834 HMS Beagle anchors in Bay of Valparaiso

1832 HMS Beagle anchors in Wigwam Bay at Cape Receiver

1829 Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens

1796 English beat Bataafs Navy in Saldanha Bay

1792 Capt George Vancouver is 1st Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay

1788 Capt Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW

1788 Capt Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales

1788 English settlers arrive in Aust's Botany Bay to setup penal colony

1787 Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay

1784 John McLoughlin, Hudson's Bay Co pioneer in Oregon Country

1778 Captain James Cook 1st sights Oregon coast, at Yaquina Bay

1776 Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay

1776 British forces capture Kip's Bay Manhattan during Revolution

1776 1st (failed) submarine attack (David Bushnell's "Turtle" attacks British sailboat "Eagle" in Bay of New York)

1776 Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay

1775 1st Spanish ship, San Carlos, enters San Francisco Bay

1770 Capt James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia

1770 Capt James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)

1759 Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French

1755 Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report

1702 Battle in Bay of Vigo: Neth/Engl fleet destroy Span/French fleet

1702 Battle of Bay of Vigo: Dutch and English fleet destroy and occupy Spanish silver fleet and French squadron

1694 Hurricane hits Carlisle Bay Barbados; 27 British ships sink and 3,000 die

1692 Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials

1691 Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter

1690 Mass Bay becomes 1st American colonial goverment to borrow money

1689 Battle of Bantry Bay, French and English naval battle

1684 King Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter

1679 New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony

1670 King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company

1657 Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet

1652 John Cotton, Mass Bay Puritan preacher, dies at 68

1649 John Winthrop, 1st governor Mass Bay Colony, dies at 61

1647 Cape of Good Hope: tour ship Haerlem stranded in Tafel Bay

1643 Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Connecticut and New Harbor form United Colonies of New England

1638 Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony

1637 Anne Hutchinson banished from Mass bay colony as a heretic

1635 Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony

1634 Johan van Walbeecks ships bypass St-Anna Bay, Curacao

1634 U.S. colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony

1633 Massachusetts Bay Colony forms its 1st government

1632 Britain grants 2nd Lord Baltimore rights to Chesapeake Bay area

1631 English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right

1629 Cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate

1629 England granted a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony

1628 Bay of Matanzas Cuba: Piet Heyn captures Spanish silver fleet

1628 Puritans land at Salem, from Mass Bay Colony, witches soon to settle

1627 Piet Heyn conquerors 38 ships at bay of Salvador

1627 Piet Heyn conquerors 22 ships in Bay of Salvador Brazil

1611 Henry Hudson set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers on his ship Discovery and never seen again

1611 Henry Hudson and son set adrift in Hudson Bay by mutineers

1610 Henry Hudson enters bay later named after him, the Hudson Bay

1609 Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay

1600 Olivier van Noort sinks Sp galleon San Diego at Bay of Manila, 350 die

1589 Michael Bajus, [Michel de Bay], Belgian theologist, dies at 76?

1588 John Winthrop, 1st governor, Mass Bay Colony

1584 John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony

1579 Francis Drake entered San Francisco Bay

1559 Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla

1542 Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay

1524 Giovanni Verrazano, a florentine navigator, discovers New York Bay

1517 Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay



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