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 Yanks agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx
1971 New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975
1969 Allison Smith, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Jennie-Cagney and Lacey, Kate and Allie
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 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, Capt America II
1955 Ellen Barkin, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Big Easy, Sea of Love
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 Mario Runco, Jr., born in Bronx, New York, Lt Cmdr 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, 1968 Olympics gold
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, Capt 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 Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx
1937 George Carlin, Bronx, comedian, 7 dirty words, AM and FM, Carwash
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
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 Anne Bancroft, Graduate, Miracle Worker, Mrs Mel Brooks.
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
1918 Joey Bishop, [Gottlieb], Bronx, talk show host, Joey Bishop Show
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, orch 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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