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1997 Joanna Moore, actress (Bronx, Hindenburg), dies at 63
1992 ASPCA stops Santeria ceremony in Bronx halts sacrifice of 42 animals 1992 Part of Cruger Avenue in Bronx renamed Regis Philbin Avenue 1992 Lincoln Hospital in Bronx loses its accreditation 1992 La Lupe, Cuban singer, dies of a heart attack in the Bronx at 53 1991 Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx New York at 72 1990 New York Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx area code 917 1990 CUNY/Lehman College, Bronx, opens a branch campus in Hiroshma Japan 1989 Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary 1989 Lincoln Square in Bronx named 1989 "Sunrise" a Gannett newspaper begins publishing for Bronx 1989 Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school 1988 Bronx Museum for Arts opens 1988 New York City 1st case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (9 year old Bronx boy) 1988 New York City begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments 1988 3 giant turtles found in Bronx sewage plant 1985 Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) New York City at 91 1981 Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co 1981 Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian 1980 Formal opening of meditation hall of Zenshin Temple in Riverdale Bronx 1977 Yehonathan Netanyou Lane in the Bronx named in honor of Bronx-born 1974 Oliver Tilden Triangle in the Bronx named 1973 Shoelace Park in the Bronx named 1972 Michael Bays, born in Enrico, California, actor, Bronx Zoo, Days of Our Live 1972 New York Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx 1971 New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975 1971 Mary J. Blige, born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, also known as Brook-Lynn, singer, songwriter, record producer, rhythm and blues, soul, hip hop genres, 26-time Grammy Award nominee, has sold over 48 million albums worldwide 1969 Allison Smith, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Jennie-Cagney and Lacey, Kate and Allie 1969 Jennifer Lopez, born in The Bronx, New York, nickname, J. Lo, musician, rhythm and blues genre, actress, fashion designer, television producer 1968 Risse St. in Bronx named 1967 Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named 1967 Thomas Pell Wildlife Refuge and Sanctuary opens in Bronx 1967 John Doherty, born in the Bronx, New York, John Harold Doherty, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball teams 1967 Stacey Dash, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Dionne-Clueless 1965 Danielle Spencer, born in Bronx, actress, Dee Thomas-What's Happening 1964 B. J. Surhoff, born in Bronx, New York, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1964 Pamela Dukes, born in Bronx, New York, discus thrower 1963 Carlo Imperato, born in Bronx, actor, Fame 1962 Kinderman Place in the Bronx named 1962 Charlie Benante, born in Bronx, New York, rock drummer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous 1962 Jodie Foster, Bronx New York City, actress, Taxi Driver, Accused 1962 Patrick Corry, developed self-rotating rock drill, dies in the Bronx 1962 Wesley Snipes, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Passenger 57, Money Train 1962 Paul LaGreca, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Big Trouble 1962 Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named 1960 Cathy Moriarty, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Raging Bull, Bless This House 1960 Evelyn "Champagne" King, born in Bronx, New York, disco singer, Shame, I'm in Love 1959 Irene Cara, born in Bronx New York City, actress/singer, Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury 1957 Saundra Santiago, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Gina-Miami Vice 1957 Mario Van Peebles, Mexico, actor, Posse, South Bronx Heroes 1956 Kathleen Beller, Queens, New York, actress, Ft. Apache the Bronx, Touched 1955 Tanya Roberts, Leigh, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Charlie's Angels, Sheena 1955 Connie Selleca, Bronx, actress, Hotel, Captain America II 1955 Ellen Barkin, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Big Easy, Sea of Love 1954 Sonia Sotomayor, born in the Bronx, New York City, first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, third female Supreme Court justice 1954 Cornerstone of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, laid in Bronx 1954 Jackie Chan, martial art actor, Rumble in the Bronx 1953 Kathleen Cody, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Charley and the Angel 1952 Nile Rodgers, born in Bronx, New York, rock guitarist, Honeydrippers 1952 Karen Wyman, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Long and Winding Road 1952 Charlton Playground named in Bronx 1952 Amy Heckerling, Bronx, dir, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless 1952 Cory Day, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist 1952 Andy Shernoff, born in Bronx, New York, pen name Adny Shernoff, rocker, musician, singer, songwriter, founding member of The Dictators, punk band, bassist with The Fleshtones 1989 - 1990 1952 Mario Runco, Jr., born in Bronx, New York, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-44, 54, 77 1951 Robert Desiderio, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Det Kennedy-Heart of the City 1951 Martin Brest, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1951 Ace Frehley, born in Bronx, New York, heavy metal rocker, Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet 1951 Melissa Manchester, born in Bronx, New York, vocalist, Don't Cry Out Loud 1951 Margaret Johnson Bailes, born in Bronx, New York, 4X100 runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1950 Kid Creole, born in the Bronx, New York, born Thomas August Darnell Browder, singer, lyricist, composer, arranger, producer, founder of Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1950 Doug Tract, born in Bronx, New York, radio DJ, Greaseman 1950 Camille Saviola, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Nightlife 1950 Willie Colon, born in born in Bronx, New York, actor, Last Flight 1950 Ron Perlman, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Quest for Fire, Beauty and the Beast 1949 Jimmie Walker, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, JJ-Good Times, At Ease 1949 Billy Joel, Bronx, rock vocalist, Pianoman, Captain Jack, Bridge 1948 O'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place 1948 Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner, Like a Rock 1948 Priscilla Lopez, born in Bronx, New York, actress, In the Beginning, Kay O'Brien 1947 Laura Nyro, Bronx, singer and songwriter, Eli's Coming, Stoney End 1947 Liz Torres, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Mahalia Sanchez-John Larroquette Show 1946 Alfa Anderson, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, Chicago 1946 Antonio Fargas, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Huggy Bear-Starsky and Hutch 1946 Chazz Palminteri, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Jade, Diabolique, Bronx Tale 1946 U.N. set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx) 1945 Steve Landesberg, born in Bronx, New York, comedian/actor, Barney Miller 1945 Rob Reiner, born in Bronx New York, actor and director, All in the Family, Stand By Me 1943 Lynch Triangle (Square) in Bronx named 1943 Richard Goode, Bronx, concert pianist, 1980 Avery Fisher Award 1942 Calvin Klein, born in Bronx, New York, fashion designer, Calvin Klein Jeans, CK 1942 Bob Gaudio, born in Bronx, New York, rocker, Four Seasons-Sherry 1942 Penny Marshall, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Odd Couple, Laverne and Shirley 1942 Eastern Blvd in the Bronx renamed Bruckner Blvd 1942 Chuck Negron, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Robert Klein, Bronx, comedian/actor, Hooper, Deadly Rivals 1942 Bronx magistrate rules all pinball machines illegal 1941 Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young 1941 Paul Peter Plishka, Old Forge Penn, bass, Bronx Botanical Gardens 1941 Cebrie Park in the Bronx renamed Halsey Street 1941 Angelo D'Aleo, Bronx, tenor, Dion and Belmonts-Teenager in Love 1939 Dion DiMucci, born in Bronx, rocker, Dion and Belmonts-Teenager in Love 1939 Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx and Queens opens 1939 James Caan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Brian's Song, Killer Elite, Godfather 1938 Carlo Mastrangelo, born in Bronx, New York, rocker, Dion and The Belmonts 1938 Mike Mainieri, born in the Bronx, New York, jazz fusion vibraphonist, worked with Steps Ahead, pioneer in 'synth-vibe' electronic vibraphone music, recorded with Buddy Rich, Jeremy Steig, featured on Dire Straights tracks 1938 Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx 1937 Colin Powell, born in Bronx, New York, general and Secretary of State 1937 Jed Allan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Days of our Lives, CC-Santa Barbara 1937 Steve Karmen, born in Bronx, New York, jingle writer, I Love, New York, This Bud's for You 1936 115 acre Orchard Beach opens in the Bronx 1936 Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx and Queens opens 1936 Bobby Darin, Walden Waldo Cassotto, Bronx, singer, Mack the Knife 1935 Dick Davalos, Bronx, actor, Jeff-The Americans 1935 Jerry Ohrbach, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Law and Order, Dirty Dancing 1935 Diahann Carroll, born in Bronx, actress, Julia, Claudine, Dominique-Dynasty 1935 Judd Hirsch, born in Bronx, actor, Alex-Taxi, Dear John, Ordinary People 1934 Sonia Sanchez, U.S. playwright and poet, The Bronx is Next 1934 Shari Lewis, born in Bronx, New York, ventriloquist/puppeteer, Lamb Chop 1933 Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young 1933 Richard Castellano, Bronx, actor, Godfather, Lovers and Other Stranger 1933 Rocky Colavito, Bronx, baseball player, Hit 4 home runs in a game 1933 Robert Garcia, born in Bronx, New York, Representative-D-New York 1978 - 1983 1932 Richard Mulligan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Soap, Empty's Nest, Big Bus 1932 Eydie Gorme, Edithe Gormezano, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Bossa Nova 1931 Vic Morrow, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie 1930 June Valli, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Your Hit Parade 1930 Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 home runs in a game 1930 Eddie Egan, Bronx New York City, actor, Joe Forrester 1929 Mary Higgins Clark, born in Bronx, New York, author, Cry in the Night, Stillwatch 1929 James Coco, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Man of La Mancha, Murder by Death 1928 Stanley Kubrick, born in Bronx, New York, director, 2001, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita 1927 Neil Simon, Bronx, playwright, Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues 1926 Depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square 1926 Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st U.S. Jewish soldier to die in WW I 1926 George Savalas, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Kojak 1926 Dark Street in the Bronx renamed Lustre Street 1925 Tony Curtis, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Some Like It Hot 1924 1st U.S. diesel electric locomotive enters service, Bronx, New York 1924 Walter Fufido, born in Bronx, New York, Iwo Jima casualty, WW II 1924 Bess Myerson, born in Bronx, New York, 1st Jewish Miss America, 1945 1922 Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer, Jane Froman's USA Canteen 1922 Library Ave in Bronx named 1922 Lucerne Street in Bronx named 1922 Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in Wagner's Opera 1922 Kennelworth in Bronx renamed Dwight Place 1922 Carl Reiner, born in Bronx, comedian, 2000 Year Old Man, Dick Van Dyke Show 1921 Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins 1921 Jake LaMotta, born in Bronx, middleweight boxing champ, 1949-51, Raging Bull 1921 Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium 1920 Mitzi Green, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Little Orphan Annie 1920 1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park 1919 Red Buttons, Aaron Chwatt, Bronx New York City, comedian/actor, Sayonara 1917 June Allyson, Bronx, actress, Till the Clouds Roll By, Vegas 1917 Jan Murray, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear 1916 Groundbreaking begins on Hugh Grant Circle in Bronx 1916 2nd Ave and Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe and Selwyn Avenue named 1915 Oscar Comras, Bronx, drummer, namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park 1915 Old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road 1914 Frank Lovejoy, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw 1911 James Gregory, Bronx New York City, actor, My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller 1910 Sylvia Sidney, born in Bronx, New York, actress, WKRP, Sabotage, Beetlejuice, Demon 1909 Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 1904 Moss Hart, born in Bronx, New York, playwright, You Can't Take it With You, Act 1 1903 Helen Kane, Schroeder, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Heads Up, Pointed Heels 1901 East 182nd Street in Bronx is paved and opened 1901 Jimmy Dale, born in Bronx, New York City, orchestra leader, Sonny and Cher 1899 Bronx acquires Keltch Memorial Park 1897 Bronx acquires Hutton Square 1896 Bronx acquires O'Brien Square 1895 U.S. Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan 1893 Bronx Gas and Electric Company opens on Frisby and Tremont Ave 1890 Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out and named 1888 Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested 1878 James M. Kilroe, priest of St. Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx 1878 Harry Carey Sr, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force 1874 New York City annexes the Bronx 1862 Oliver Tilden, of the Bronx, killed in Civil War in Virginia 1849 St. Paul's Place in the Bronx named 1841 Fordham University, then St. John's College, opens in the Bronx 1805 Henry C. Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in Bronx 1797 John Hughes, archbishop, founded Fordham University in the Bronx 1789 John Odell signs contract for 336 pounds to build St. Peter's church (Bronx) 1785 Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch and Putnam), dies at 65 1779 General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx 1778 British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution 1776 Battle of Pelham: Col John Glover and Marblehead regiment meet British Forces in Bronx 1776 British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx 1775 Americans drag cannon up hill to fight British (Gun Hill Road, Bronx) 1720 Frederick Philipse III, New York City, land owner, Bronx, Westchester and Putnam 1714 A highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street 1638 Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes 1st European settler in Bronx |
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