1997 Death Joanna Moore, actress (Bronx, Hindenburg), dies at 63 1992 Event ASPCA stops Santeria ceremony in Bronx halts sacrifice of 42 animals 1992 Event Part of Cruger Avenue in Bronx renamed Regis Philbin Avenue 1992 Event Lincoln Hospital in Bronx loses its accreditation 1992 Death La Lupe, Cuban singer, dies of a heart attack in the Bronx at 53 1991 Death Fran Stevens, singer, dies of cancer in Bronx New York at 72 1990 Event New York Telephone company announces that it wants Bronx area code 917 1990 Event CUNY/Lehman College, Bronx, opens a branch campus in Hiroshma Japan 1989 Event Largest parade in Bronx history honors 350th anniversary 1989 Event Lincoln Square in Bronx named 1989 Event "Sunrise" a Gannett newspaper begins publishing for Bronx 1989 Event Kindergarten student caught with loaded handgun at Bronx school 1988 Event Bronx Museum for Arts opens 1988 Event New York City 1st case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (9 year old Bronx boy) 1988 Event New York City begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments 1988 Event 3 giant turtles found in Bronx sewage plant 1985 Death Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) New York City at 91 1981 Event Seven Brothers Square in Bronx named honoring 7 Santini Bro Moving Co 1981 Event Kazimiroff Blvd in Bronx named for a Bronx historian 1980 Event Formal opening of meditation hall of Zenshin Temple in Riverdale Bronx 1978 Birthday Mario Vazquez, born in The Bronx, New York, singer, competitor on television show, 'American Idol', released album, 'Mario Vazquez' with Arista Records in 2005 1977 Event Yehonathan Netanyou Lane in the Bronx named in honor of Bronx-born 1974 Event Oliver Tilden Triangle in the Bronx named 1973 Event Shoelace Park in the Bronx named 1972 Birthday Michael Bays, born in Enrico, California, actor, Bronx Zoo, Days of Our Live 1972 Event New York Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx 1971 Event New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975 1971 Birthday 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 Birthday Allison Smith, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Jennie-Cagney and Lacey, Kate and Allie 1969 Birthday Jennifer Lopez, born in The Bronx, New York, nickname, J. Lo, musician, rhythm and blues genre, actress, fashion designer, television producer 1968 Event Risse St. in Bronx named 1967 Event Melville Abrams Ball Field in Bronx named 1967 Event Thomas Pell Wildlife Refuge and Sanctuary opens in Bronx 1967 Birthday 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 Birthday Stacey Dash, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Dionne-Clueless 1965 Birthday Danielle Spencer, born in Bronx, actress, Dee Thomas-What's Happening 1964 Birthday B. J. Surhoff, born in Bronx, New York, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles 1963 Birthday Carlo Imperato, born in Bronx, actor, Fame 1962 Event Kinderman Place in the Bronx named 1962 Birthday Charlie Benante, born in Bronx, New York, rock drummer, Anthrax-Armed and Dangerous 1962 Birthday Jodie Foster, Bronx New York City, actress, Taxi Driver, Accused 1962 Death Patrick Corry, developed self-rotating rock drill, dies in the Bronx 1962 Birthday Wesley Snipes, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Passenger 57, Money Train 1962 Birthday Paul LaGreca, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Big Trouble 1962 Event Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named 1960 Birthday Cathy Moriarty, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Raging Bull, Bless This House 1960 Birthday Evelyn "Champagne" King, born in Bronx, New York, disco singer, Shame, I'm in Love 1959 Birthday Irene Cara, born in Bronx New York City, actress/singer, Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury 1957 Birthday Saundra Santiago, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Gina-Miami Vice 1957 Birthday Mario Van Peebles, Mexico, actor, Posse, South Bronx Heroes 1956 Birthday Kathleen Beller, Queens, New York, actress, Ft. Apache the Bronx, Touched 1955 Birthday Tanya Roberts, Leigh, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Charlie's Angels, Sheena 1955 Birthday Connie Selleca, Bronx, actress, Hotel, Captain America II 1955 Birthday Ellen Barkin, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Big Easy, Sea of Love 1954 Birthday Sonia Sotomayor, born in the Bronx, New York City, first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, third female Supreme Court justice 1954 Event Cornerstone of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, laid in Bronx 1954 Birthday Jackie Chan, martial art actor, Rumble in the Bronx 1954 Birthday Richard Manitoba, born in The Bronx, New York, born Richard Blum, nicknamed 'Handsome Dick', musician, punk rock genre, vocalist, radio personality, lead singer for The Dictators, MC5 1953 Birthday Kathleen Cody, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Charley and the Angel 1952 Birthday Nile Rodgers, born in Bronx, New York, rock guitarist, Honeydrippers 1952 Birthday Karen Wyman, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Long and Winding Road 1952 Event Charlton Playground named in Bronx 1952 Birthday Amy Heckerling, Bronx, dir, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless 1952 Birthday Cory Day, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist 1952 Birthday 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 Birthday Mario Runco, Jr., born in Bronx, New York, Lieutenant Commander USN/astronaut, STS-44, 54, 77 1951 Birthday Robert Desiderio, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Det Kennedy-Heart of the City 1951 Birthday Martin Brest, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1951 Birthday Ace Frehley, born in Bronx, New York, heavy metal rocker, Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet 1951 Birthday Melissa Manchester, born in Bronx, New York, vocalist, Don't Cry Out Loud 1951 Birthday Margaret Johnson Bailes, born in Bronx, New York, 4X100 runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1950 Birthday 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 Birthday Doug Tract, born in Bronx, New York, radio DJ, Greaseman 1950 Birthday Camille Saviola, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Nightlife 1950 Birthday Willie Colon, born in born in Bronx, New York, actor, Last Flight 1950 Birthday Ron Perlman, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Quest for Fire, Beauty and the Beast 1949 Birthday Jimmie Walker, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, JJ-Good Times, At Ease 1949 Birthday Billy Joel, Bronx, rock vocalist, Pianoman, Captain Jack, Bridge 1948 Event O'Neil Place in the Bronx erronously renamed O'Neill Place 1948 Birthday Valerie Simpson, Bronx, singer, Ashford's partner, Like a Rock 1948 Birthday Priscilla Lopez, born in Bronx, New York, actress, In the Beginning, Kay O'Brien 1947 Birthday Laura Nyro, Bronx, singer and songwriter, Eli's Coming, Stoney End 1947 Birthday Liz Torres, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Mahalia Sanchez-John Larroquette Show 1946 Birthday Alfa Anderson, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, Chicago 1946 Birthday Antonio Fargas, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Huggy Bear-Starsky and Hutch 1946 Birthday Chazz Palminteri, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Jade, Diabolique, Bronx Tale 1946 Event U.N. set up temporary HQ at Hunter (now Lehman) College (Bronx) 1945 Birthday Steve Landesberg, born in Bronx, New York, comedian/actor, Barney Miller 1945 Birthday Rob Reiner, born in Bronx New York, actor and director, All in the Family, Stand By Me 1943 Event Lynch Triangle (Square) in Bronx named 1943 Birthday Richard Goode, Bronx, concert pianist, 1980 Avery Fisher Award 1942 Birthday Calvin Klein, born in Bronx, New York, fashion designer, Calvin Klein Jeans, CK 1942 Birthday Bob Gaudio, born in Bronx, New York, rocker, Four Seasons-Sherry 1942 Birthday Penny Marshall, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Odd Couple, Laverne and Shirley 1942 Event Eastern Blvd in the Bronx renamed Bruckner Blvd 1942 Birthday Chuck Negron, born in Bronx, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World 1942 Birthday Robert Klein, Bronx, comedian/actor, Hooper, Deadly Rivals 1942 Event Bronx magistrate rules all pinball machines illegal 1941 Event Young Park (2) in the Bronx named in honor of Samuel Young 1941 Birthday Paul Peter Plishka, Old Forge Penn, bass, Bronx Botanical Gardens 1941 Event Cebrie Park in the Bronx renamed Halsey Street 1941 Birthday Angelo D'Aleo, Bronx, tenor, Dion and Belmonts-Teenager in Love 1939 Birthday Dion DiMucci, born in Bronx, rocker, Dion and Belmonts-Teenager in Love 1939 Event Whitestone Bridge connecting Bronx and Queens opens 1939 Birthday James Caan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Brian's Song, Killer Elite, Godfather 1938 Birthday Carlo Mastrangelo, born in Bronx, New York, rocker, Dion and The Belmonts 1938 Birthday 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 Event Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx 1937 Birthday Colin Powell, born in Bronx, New York, general and Secretary of State 1937 Birthday Jed Allan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Days of our Lives, CC-Santa Barbara 1937 Birthday Steve Karmen, born in Bronx, New York, jingle writer, I Love, New York, This Bud's for You 1936 Event 115 acre Orchard Beach opens in the Bronx 1936 Event Triborough Bridge linking Manhattan, Bronx and Queens opens 1936 Birthday Bobby Darin, Walden Waldo Cassotto, Bronx, singer, Mack the Knife 1935 Birthday Dick Davalos, Bronx, actor, Jeff-The Americans 1935 Birthday Jerry Ohrbach, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Law and Order, Dirty Dancing 1935 Birthday Diahann Carroll, born in Bronx, actress, Julia, Claudine, Dominique-Dynasty 1935 Birthday Judd Hirsch, born in Bronx, actor, Alex-Taxi, Dear John, Ordinary People 1934 Birthday Sonia Sanchez, U.S. playwright and poet, The Bronx is Next 1934 Birthday Shari Lewis, born in Bronx, New York, ventriloquist/puppeteer, Lamb Chop 1933 Event Young Park (1) in the Bronx named in honor of James Young 1933 Birthday Richard Castellano, Bronx, actor, Godfather, Lovers and Other Stranger 1933 Birthday Robert Garcia, born in Bronx, New York, Representative-D-New York 1978 - 1983 1932 Birthday Richard Mulligan, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Soap, Empty's Nest, Big Bus 1932 Birthday Eydie Gorme, Edithe Gormezano, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Bossa Nova 1931 Birthday Vic Morrow, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Combat, Roots, Twilight Zone the Movie 1930 Birthday June Valli, born in Bronx, New York, singer, Your Hit Parade 1930 Event Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 home runs in a game 1930 Birthday Eddie Egan, Bronx New York City, actor, Joe Forrester 1929 Birthday Mary Higgins Clark, born in Bronx, New York, author, Cry in the Night, Stillwatch 1929 Birthday James Coco, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Man of La Mancha, Murder by Death 1928 Birthday Stanley Kubrick, born in Bronx, New York, director, 2001, Dr. Strangelove, Lolita 1927 Birthday Neil Simon, Bronx, playwright, Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Biloxi Blues 1926 Event Depot Square in Bronx renamed Botanical Square 1926 Event Latkin Square in Bronx named for 1st U.S. Jewish soldier to die in WW I 1926 Birthday George Savalas, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Kojak 1926 Event Dark Street in the Bronx renamed Lustre Street 1925 Birthday Tony Curtis, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Some Like It Hot 1924 Event 1st U.S. diesel electric locomotive enters service, Bronx, New York 1924 Birthday Walter Fufido, born in Bronx, New York, Iwo Jima casualty, WW II 1924 Birthday Bess Myerson, born in Bronx, New York, 1st Jewish Miss America, 1945 1922 Birthday Peter Birch, Bronx, choreographer, Jane Froman's USA Canteen 1922 Event Library Ave in Bronx named 1922 Event Lucerne Street in Bronx named 1922 Event Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in Wagner's Opera 1922 Event Kennelworth in Bronx renamed Dwight Place 1922 Birthday Carl Reiner, born in Bronx, comedian, 2000 Year Old Man, Dick Van Dyke Show 1921 Event Clason Point, Bronx to College Point, Queens muni ferry system begins 1921 Birthday Jake LaMotta, born in Bronx, middleweight boxing champ, 1949-51, Raging Bull 1921 Event Yankees purchase 20 acres in Bronx for Yankee Stadium 1920 Birthday Mitzi Green, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Little Orphan Annie 1920 Event 1 Acre Park also known as Baby Park in the Bronx renamed Melrose Park 1919 Birthday Red Buttons, Aaron Chwatt, Bronx New York City, comedian/actor, Sayonara 1917 Birthday June Allyson, Bronx, actress, Till the Clouds Roll By, Vegas 1917 Birthday Jan Murray, born in Bronx, New York, comedian, Treasure Hunt, Who Killed Teddy Bear 1916 Event Groundbreaking begins on Hugh Grant Circle in Bronx 1916 Event 2nd Ave and Bronx Terrace renamed Bronx Blvd; Seward Pl renamed Sycamore Ave; Herald Ave renamed Dickinson Ave; Monroe and Selwyn Avenue named 1915 Birthday Oscar Comras, Bronx, drummer, namesake of Comras Mall in Bronx Park 1915 Event Old Fordham Road in Bronx renamed Landing Road 1914 Birthday Frank Lovejoy, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw 1911 Birthday James Gregory, Bronx New York City, actor, My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller 1910 Birthday Sylvia Sidney, born in Bronx, New York, actress, WKRP, Sabotage, Beetlejuice, Demon 1909 Event Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 1904 Birthday Moss Hart, born in Bronx, New York, playwright, You Can't Take it With You, Act 1 1903 Birthday Helen Kane, Schroeder, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Heads Up, Pointed Heels 1901 Event East 182nd Street in Bronx is paved and opened 1901 Birthday Jimmy Dale, born in Bronx, New York City, orchestra leader, Sonny and Cher 1899 Event Bronx acquires Keltch Memorial Park 1897 Event Bronx acquires Hutton Square 1896 Event Bronx acquires O'Brien Square 1895 Event U.S. Ship Canal (W 225th St) in the Bronx completed; cutting Marble Hill off from Manhattan 1893 Event Bronx Gas and Electric Company opens on Frisby and Tremont Ave 1890 Event Eagle Ave in the Bronx is cut out and named 1888 Event Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested 1878 Birthday James M. Kilroe, priest of St. Mary Star of the Sea, in the Bronx 1878 Birthday Harry Carey Sr, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force 1874 Event New York City annexes the Bronx 1862 Death Oliver Tilden, of the Bronx, killed in Civil War in Virginia 1849 Event St. Paul's Place in the Bronx named 1841 Event Fordham University, then St. John's College, opens in the Bronx 1805 Event Henry C. Overing buys 80 acres of Throggs Neck in Bronx 1797 Birthday John Hughes, archbishop, founded Fordham University in the Bronx 1789 Event John Odell signs contract for 336 pounds to build St. Peter's church (Bronx) 1785 Death Frederick Philipse 3, land owner (Bronx, Westch and Putnam), dies at 65 1779 Event General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, Bronx 1778 Event British kill 17 Stockbridge indians in Bronx during Revolution 1776 Event Battle of Pelham: Col John Glover and Marblehead regiment meet British Forces in Bronx 1776 Event British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in Bronx 1775 Event Americans drag cannon up hill to fight British (Gun Hill Road, Bronx) 1720 Birthday Frederick Philipse III, New York City, land owner, Bronx, Westchester and Putnam 1714 Event A highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street 1638 Event Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes 1st European settler in Bronx
