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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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