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2011 Event - Over 88 containers from the MV Rena, New Zealand's stranded cargo ship, fall into the Bay of Plenty

2011 Event - Off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand, the MV Rena container ship runs aground, causing a large oil spill and affecting wildlife in the Bay of Plenty

2011 Event - First Air fails in an attempt to land a Boeing 737 in poor conditions; 12 of 15 people die after the plane crashes near Canada's Resolute Bay

2011 Event - Major League Baseball history is made when Derek Jeeter of the New York Yankees makes a home run off of the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming the 28th member of the 3,000 hit club

2011 Event - The Superbowl XLV attracts a record high television audience; the Green Bay Packers defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31 - 25

2010 Event - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao releases pictures of the moon's Sinus Iridum, or Bay of Rainbows, taken during China's Chang e-2 lunar mission

2008 Death - Conor Cruise O'Brien, dies at 91, in his home overlooking Dublin Bay

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1997 Event - Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays expansion draft

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

1997 Event - Carolina Hurricanes 1st game vs Tampa Bay Lightning

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

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

1997 Event - Phil Mickelson wins Bay Hill Golf Invitiational

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

1996 Event - Thunderdome in Tampa Bay renamed Tropicana Field

1995 Event - Baseball awards a franchise to Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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

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

1992 Event - 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 Event - Tampa Bay group purchases San Francisco Giants

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

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

1991 Event - Juli Inkster wins LPGA Bay State Golf Classic

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

1990 Event - NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1980 Event - Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback Doug Williams throws for 486 yards

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

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

1979 Event - 512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up

1976 Birthday - Reidel Anthony, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

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

1975 Birthday - Regan Upshaw, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1975 Birthday - Alshermond Singleton, linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

1975 Birthday - Ronde Barber, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

1975 Birthday - Warrick Dunn, running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Birthday - Jeff Gooch, linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1974 Birthday - Frank Middleton, guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1974 Birthday - Patrick Hape, tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

1974 Event - NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Bucaneers

1974 Birthday - Brice Hunter, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

1974 Birthday - Jason Odom, tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

1974 Birthday - Brian Newman, guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

1974 Birthday - Jerry Wunsch, tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Birthday - Mike Alstott, fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Birthday - Jorge Diaz, guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1973 Birthday - Steve White, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1973 Birthday - Donnie Abraham, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Birthday - Marcus Jones, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

1973 Birthday - Derrick Brooks, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

1973 Birthday - Darnell Stephens, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1973 Birthday - Scott Milanovich, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1972 Birthday - Kevin Dogins, corner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1972 Birthday - Reggie Rusk, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

1972 Event - Jack Tatum, Oakland, returns a fumble 104 yards vs Green Bay (rec)

1972 Birthday - Jason Maniecki, defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Birthday - Tony Bouie, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

1972 Birthday - Wardell Rouse, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

1972 Birthday - Melvin Johnson, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1972 Birthday - Trent Dilfer, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1972 Birthday - Vladimir Vujtek, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Tampa Bay

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

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

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

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

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

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

1971 Birthday - Tyoka Jackson, defensive end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1971 Birthday - John Lynch, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Birthday - Amy Poehler, born in Newton, Massachusetts, actress, comedienne, appeared in 'Saturday Night Live' 2001 - 2008, appeared in films, 'Bay Mama', 'Mean Girls'

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

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

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

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

1971 Birthday - Aaron Ledesma, born in Union City, California, professional baseball player, infielder, played for Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles

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

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

1971 Birthday - Karl Williams, wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

1971 Birthday - Demetrius DuBose, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

1971 Birthday - Tyrone Legette, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1971 Birthday - Pete Pierson, NFL tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1970 Birthday - Curtis Buckley, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1970 Birthday - Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1969 Birthday - Casey Weldon, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1968 Birthday - Steve Walsh, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1968 Event - Otis Redding posthumously receives gold record for 'Dock of the Bay'

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

1968 Event - Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of Green Bay Packers

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

1968 Birthday - Todd Scott, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1967 Birthday - Mike Sullivan, NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

1967 Birthday - Tony Mayberry, NFL center for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

1967 Birthday - Ian Beckles, NFL guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1967 Birthday - Kenneth Gant, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1966 Birthday - Todd Philcox, NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

1966 Birthday - Wayne Wonder, born in Buff Bay, Jamaica, Von Wayne Charles, singer, songwriter, raggae, known for hit song 'No Letting Go'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1965 Birthday - Martin Mayhew, NFL cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

1965 Birthday - Hardy Nickerson, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

1965 Birthday - Paul Gruber, NFL tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1965 Birthday - Michael Bay, American Director

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

1965 Birthday - Harry Galbreath, NFL guard for the Green Bay Packers

1964 Birthday - Petr Klima, born in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

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

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

1964 Birthday - Thomas Everett, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1964 Birthday - Mike McGruder, NFL cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1964 Birthday - Dave Pirner, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, singer, member and lead vocalist for the band Soul Asylum

1964 Event - Chesapeake Bay Bridge opens (world's longest)

1964 Birthday - Ron Warren, Jr., jockey, Bay Meadows

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

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

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

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

1963 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1963 Birthday - Willow Bay, TV host, Good Morning America

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

1963 Birthday - Vinnie Testaverde, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Buckineers

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

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

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

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

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

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

1963 Event - Alcatraz federal penitentiary in San Francisco Bay closed

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

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

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

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

1962 Event - U.S. and Cuba accord, releases bay of pigs captive

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

1962 Birthday - Ed Brady, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

1962 Event - Dutch and Indonesian Navy encounter in Etna Bay New Guinea

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

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

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

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

1961 Birthday - Reggie Roby, NFL punter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1958 Birthday - Madonna, Ciccone, Bay City, Michigan, singer and actress, Like a Virgin

1958 Event - Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running

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

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

1957 Birthday - Amy Goodman, born in Bay Shore, New York, journalist, author, host of 'Democracy Now!' public radio news program, focusing on peace, human rights movements

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

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

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

1955 Birthday - Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL quarterback, Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Washington Redskins

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

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

1954 Birthday - Sarah Lundy, born in America, horse trainer, won Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, 1993, first female trainer to saddle a horse in the Belmont Stakes

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

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

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

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

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

1952 Birthday - Pat MacDonald, born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, singer, songwriter, guitarist, member of band, Timbuk 3, Grammy Award Nominee for Best New Artist, 1987

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

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

1952 Birthday - James A. Barcia, born in Bay City, Michiga, Representative-D-Michigan 2003 -

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

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

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

1949 Birthday - Paul Shaffer, Thunder Bay Ont, orchestra leader, SNL, David Letterman

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

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

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

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

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

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

1945 Event - Australian troops lands in Brunei Bay North, Borneo

1945 Event - U.S. jeep-aircraft carrier Ommaney Bay sinks after kamikaze attack

1944 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1944 Birthday - Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League

1943 Event - Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area

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

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

1942 Birthday - Malvin Whitfield, Bay City, Texas, track star, 1948, 1952 Olympics

1942 Event - Japanse troops lands on New-Guinea, Milne Bay

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

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

1941 Event - Navy takes over Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay

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

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

1940 Event - British and German dogfight above Lyme Bay

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

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

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

1939 Event - All commercial ferry service to East Bay ends

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

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

1937 Event - San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge opens

1936 Birthday - Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers

1936 Event - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship

1936 Event - Oakland Bay Bridge opens

1936 Event - Pumping begins to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay

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

1935 Birthday - Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer, the Golden Boy

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

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

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

1934 Birthday - Peter Masterson, Houston Texas, actor, Ambush Bay

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

1934 Birthday - Bart Starr, NFL quarterback/coach, Green Bay

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

1933 Event - Work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge

1932 Birthday - Jim Ringo, NFL center, Green Bay, Philadelphia

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

1925 Event - Glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska

1923 Birthday - John McKay, West Virginia, football coach, USC, Tampa Bay, 5 time Rose Bowl champ

1922 Event - Curly Lambeau and Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise

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

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

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

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

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

1918 Event - Japanese battleship explodes in Bay of Tokayama, 500 killed

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

1913 Birthday - Vince Lombardi, NFL coach for the Green Bay Packers

1912 Birthday - Clarke Hinkle, NFL fullback for the Green Bay Packers

1912 Event - 1st running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" race, 7.63 miles / 12.3 km

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

1911 Event - Roald Amundsens anchors at Walvis Bay

1910 Birthday - Arnie Herber, born in NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants

1908 Event - Great White Fleet leaves San Francisco Bay

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

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

1904 Birthday - John Farrow, born in Sydney, Australia, director/actor, Botany Bay, Wake Island

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1899 Event - 8.3 earthquake shakes Yakutat Bay, Alaska

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

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

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

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

1898 Event - Lightship replaces whistling buoy at mouth of San Francisco Bay

1896 Event - Bay District Race Track closes

1895 Event - Delagoa Bay Railway opens in South Africa

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

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

1890 Event - Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers

1888 Event - Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested

1888 Event - Ferry in San Pablo Bay explodes

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

1877 Event - British annex Walvis Bay in southern Africa

1877 Event - Great Britain annexes Walvis Bay at Cape colony

1873 Event - Bay District Race Track opens

1871 Event - Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay blown up

1870 Event - Hudson's Bay and Northwest Territories transferred to Canada

1869 Event - Hudson Bay Company cedes it's territory to Canada

1864 Event - Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of Vice-Admiral

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

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

1861 Event - Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan and Gaines at Mobile Bay

1858 Event - Hudson's Bay Co rights to Vancouver Island revoked

1853 Event - Commodore Matthew Perry sails his frigate Susquehanna into Tokyo Bay

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

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

1850 Event - California Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties

1849 Event - Vancouver Island granted to Hudson's Bay Co

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

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

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

1835 Event - HMS Beagle moves into Bay of Concepcion

1834 Event - HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile

1834 Event - HMS Beagle anchors in Bay of Valparaiso

1832 Event - HMS Beagle anchors in Wigwam Bay at Cape Receiver

1829 Event - Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay Canal formally opens

1796 Event - English beat Bataafs Navy in Saldanha Bay

1792 Event - Captain George Vancouver is 1st Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay

1788 Event - Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW

1788 Event - English settlers arrive in Australia's Botany Bay to setup penal colony

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

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

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

1776 Event - Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay

1776 Event - British forces capture Kip's Bay Manhattan during Revolution

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

1776 Event - Mission Dolores founded by San Francisco Bay

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

1770 Event - Captain James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia

1770 Event - Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia)

1759 Event - Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French

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

1702 Event - Battle in Bay of Vigo: Netherlands/English fleet destroy Spanish/French fleet

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

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

1692 Event - Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials

1691 Event - Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter

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

1689 Event - Battle of Bantry Bay, French and English naval battle

1684 Event - King Charles II revokes Massachusetts Bay Colony charter

1679 Event - New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony

1670 Event - King Charles II charters Hudson Bay Company

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

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

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

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

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

1638 Event - Religious dissident Anne Hutchinson expelled from Mass Bay Colony

1637 Event - Anne Hutchinson banished from Mass bay colony as a heretic

1635 Event - Religious dissident Roger Williams banished from Mass Bay Colony

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

1634 Event - U.S. colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony

1633 Event - Massachusetts Bay Colony forms its 1st government

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

1631 Event - English colony Massachusetts Bay grants puritarian voting right

1629 Event - Cambridge Agreement, Mass Bay Co stockholders agree to emigrate

1629 Event - England granted a royal charter to Massachusetts Bay Colony

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

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

1627 Event - Piet Heyn conquerors 38 ships at bay of Salvador

1627 Event - Piet Heyn conquerors 22 ships in Bay of Salvador Brazil

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

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

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

1609 Event - Henry Hudson, discovers and explores Delaware Bay

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

1589 Death - Michael Bajus, Michel de Bay, Belgian theologist, dies at 76?

1588 Birthday - John Winthrop, 1st governor, Mass Bay Colony

1584 Birthday - John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony

1579 Event - Francis Drake entered San Francisco Bay

1559 Event - Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla

1542 Event - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay

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

1517 Event - Sir Thomas Pert reaches Hudson Bay













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