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1999 Stanley Cup Finals, Dallas Stars beat Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2
1998 Buffalo Bob Smith, TV personality, The Howdy Doody Show, dies at 80 1997 Marv Levy, retires as coach of Buffalo Bills 1996 "Moon Over Buffalo" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 308 performances 1995 Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9" in 24 hours, Starting December 9th at 7 PM, breaks previous record of 25.3" in 1982 1995 "Moon Over Buffalo" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 308 performances 1994 7th longest NHL game: New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 minutes 43 seconds) 1994 Superbowl XXVIII: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 30-13 in Atlanta Superbowl MVP: Emmitt Smith, Dallas, RB 1993 Jim McLaughlin, Buffalo radio newsman (WKBW), dies at 59 1993 Superbowl XXVII: Dallas Cowboys beat Buffalo Bills, 52-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Troy Aikman, Dallas, quarterback 1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Buffalo, New York on WKBW 1992 Superbowl XXVI: Washington Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minnesota Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, quarterback 1991 Buffalo Bill Jim Kelly passes for 6 touchdowns vs Pitts (52-34) 1991 Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl in Wembley 1991 Dominic Bellissimo, created buffalo chicken wings, dies at 68 1991 Superbowl XXV: New York Giants beat Buffalo Bills, 20-19 in Tampa Superbowl MVP: Ottis Anderson, New York Giants, RB 1991 Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Raiders 51-3 for AFC title 1990 NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Washington D.C. as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami and Denver win) 1990 Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend 1986 Gilbert Perreault, Buffalo, became 12th NHLer to score 500 goals 1986 Jim Kelly signs with NFL Buffalo Bills ($75 million for 5 years) 1984 Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game 1983 Propane gas fire devastated 16 blocks of Buffalo 1983 Buffalo Bill quarterback Joe Ferguson passes 419 yards with 5 TDs 1982 Buffalo Sabre Gil Perrault scores his 1,000th NHL point 1981 Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs 14-4 1981 Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto) 1980 Unprovoked slayings of 6 blacks in Buffalo, New York 1978 31st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (OT) at Buffalo 1976 Buffalo Bill OJ Simpson rushes 203 yards 1976 O. J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs. Detroit 1976 David Mamet's "American Buffalo," premieres in New York City 1975 Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Caps 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Caps in 4:57 1975 Jamie Nails, offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1975 Michal Grosek, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1975 Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2 1975 Mike Wilson, Brampton, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1974 Marcellus Wiley, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1974 Sean Woodson, safety for the Buffalo Bills 1974 Gabe Northern, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1974 Mike Peca, born in Toronto, NHL center, Buffalo Sabres 1974 Marcus Spriggs, offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1973 New Orleans Saints 1st shutout victory, 13-0 vs Buffalo Bills 1973 Todd Marchant, Buffalo, New York, NHL center for the Edmonton Oilers 1973 Michael Sheldon, NFL offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1973 Sean Moran, defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1973 Jason Dawe, North York, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Jay Riemersma, tight end for the Buffalo Bills 1973 Matthew Barnaby, Ottawa, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1973 Marlon Kerner, NFL cornerback for the Buffalo Bills 1973 Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back for the Buffalo Bills 1973 Dan Brandenburg, linebacker for the Buffalo Bills 1973 Justin Armour, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Damien Covington, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Pat Williams, defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Alexei Zhitnik, born in Kiev, Ukraine, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1972 Marlo Perry, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Ross Schulte, NFL/WLAF kicker/punter, Buffalo Bills, Frankfurt Galaxy 1972 Ken Irvin, NFL cornerback for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Jeff Burris, NFL cornerback/punt returner for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Rene Ingoglia, running back for the Buffalo Bills 1972 John Holecek, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Jim Ballard, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills 1972 Antowain Smith, running back for the Buffalo Bills 1972 Slag heap dam collapses above Buffalo Creek, West Virginia, kills 125 1972 Carey Bender, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Brad May, Toronto, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1971 Tony Cline, NFL tight end for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Todd Collins, NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Russell Copeland, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Corey Louchiey, NFL offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Mario Henry, NFL wide receiver, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons 1971 Aaron Miller, born in Buffalo, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche 1971 Darick Holmes, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Greg Evans, NFL/WLAF safety, Buffalo Bills, Frankfurt Galaxy 1971 Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers, Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills 1971 Rodd Redwing, actor (Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory), dies at 66 1971 Ethan Albright, NFL tackle, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills 1971 Yonel Jourdain, NFL running back/kick returner for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Tim Tindale, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Bob Boughner, born in Windsor, NHL defenseman, Buffalo Sabres 1971 Lonnie Johnson, NFL tight end for the Buffalo Bills 1971 Derek Plante, Cloquet, NHL center for the Buffalo Sabres 1970 Filmel Johnson, NFL defensive back for the Buffalo Bills 1970 WUTV TV channel 29 in Buffalo, New York (IND) begins broadcasting 1970 Damon Thomas, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106 1970 Thomas Smith, NFL cornerback for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Corbin Lacina, NFL guard for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Steve Campbell, Buffalo, New York, tennis star 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92 1970 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Buffalo, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1970 Jerry Ostroski, NFL guard for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Sam Rogers, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Alex Van Pelt, NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Monty Brown, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Ed Philion, NFL nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1970 David White, NFL linebacker for the Buffalo Bills 1970 Richard Smehlik, Ostrava, Czech Republic, NHL defenseman, Team Czech Republic, Buffalo 1970 Ruben Brown, NFL guard for the Buffalo Bills 1970 NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland 1970 Thomas "Tom" Murray, Buffalo, New York, rower 1996 Olympics 1970 James Patton, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1969 Scott Pearson, Cornwall, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1969 Mike Devlin, NFL guard/center, Buffalo Bills, Cardinals 1969 Oakland Darryle Lamonica passes for 6 touchdowns vs Buffalo (50-21) 1969 Robert Coons, NFL tight end for the Buffalo Bills 1969 Andrei Trefilov, Kirovo Russia, NHL goalie, Buffalo Sabres, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1969 David Wittman Buffalo, New York, 1.5k runner 1969 Carrie Stevens, Buffalo, New York, playmate, June 1997 1969 Mark Astley, Calgary, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1969 John Fina, NFL offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1969 Colin Keely, Buffalo, New York, water polo driver 1996 Olympics 1968 Kurt Schulz, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills 1968 Kurt Schulz, safety for the Buffalo Bills 1968 Matt Darby, NFL safety, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals 1968 New York Jet Jim Turner kicks 6 field goals to beat Buffalo 25-21 1968 Darryl Shannon, Barrie, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1968 Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1968 Phil Hansen, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1968 James "Jim" Neil, Buffalo, New York, rower 1996 Olympics 1968 Ted Washington, NFL nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills 1968 Mark Maddox, linebacker for the Buffalo Bills 1968 Bryce Paup, NFL linebacker, Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills 1968 Chris Green, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills 1967 Henry Jones, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills 1967 Steve Christie, NFL kicker for the Buffalo Bills 1967 Race riot in Buffalo New York (200 arrested) 1967 Robert Reading, born in Buffalo, New York, 110m hurdler 1967 Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game 1966 Carwell Gardner, NFL fullback, Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers 1966 Dave Hollins, Buffalo, New York, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1966 Thurman Thomas, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills 1966 Chris Mohr, NFL punter for the Buffalo Bills 1966 Glenn Parker, NFL offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Brent Hughes, born in New Westminster, California, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1966 Buffalo Springfield form, Steven Stills, Neil Young 1966 Rock group Buffalo Springfield forms 1966 AFL Pro Bowl: All-Stars beats Buffalo 30-19 1966 Randy Burridge, Fort Erie, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1965 Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0 in AFL championship game 1965 Chris Spielman, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills 1965 Penny Baker, Buffalo, New York, playmate, January, 1984 1965 Mark Guthrie, Buffalo, New York, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1965 Cornelius Bennett, NFL linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills 1965 Quinn Early, NFL wide receiver, NO Saints, Buffalo Bills 1965 Dominik Hasek, Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, NHL goalie, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Buffalo 1964 Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7 in AFL championship game 1964 Karl Wilson, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1964 Jimmy Arias, Buffalo, New York, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team 1964 Yuri Khmylev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres 1964 Bill Brooks, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1964 Andre Reed, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1963 Mark Pike, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1963 Bruce Smith, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1963 Garry Galley, born in Montreal, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1963 Mike Lalor, Buffalo, NHL defenseman, Dallas Stars 1962 Steve Tasker, wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills 1962 Bishop Burke of Buffalo Catholic dioceses declares Chubby Checker's 1961 Dave Hannan, Sudbury, NHL center, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche 1961 Jim Jeffcoat, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills 1961 Kent Hull, NFL center for the Buffalo Bills 1960 Trailing 38-7 late in 3rd quarter, Buffalo Bills tie Broncos at 38-38 1960 Adam Lingner, NFL center for the Buffalo Bills 1960 James A Pawelczyk, Buffalo, New York, PhD/astronaut, sk STS-90 1960 1st AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7) 1960 Scott Norwood, NFL kicker, Buffalo Bills-Superbowl XXV goat 1960 Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions 1960 Jim Kelly, NFL quarterback for the Buffalo Bills 1959 Patty Jordan, Buffalo, New York, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean 1959 Buffalo Bills enter AFL 1959 Charlie Huddy, Oshawa, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres 1959 WNED TV channel 17 in Buffalo, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 WKBW TV channel 7 in Buffalo, New York (ABC) begins broadcasting 1958 Orel Hershiser, born in Buffalo, New York, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians 1958 Robert Foth, born in Buffalo, New York, air rifle, Olympics-1988, 92, 96 1958 Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo 1955 Julia Lyndon, born in Buffalo, New York, playmate, August, 1977 1954 WGR TV (now WGRZ) TV channel 2 in Buffalo, New York (NBC) begins 1953 Margaret L. Augustine, born in Buffalo, New York, project manager, Biosphere 2 1953 1st U.S. telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY 1952 James Keane, Buffalo, New York, actor, Willis Bell-Paper Chase 1952 Christine Baranski, Buffalo, New York, actress, Maryann-Cybill, Birdcage 1951 Bob McAdoo, NBA forward and center, Buffalo Braves, Los Angeles Lakers 1951 Jack Quinn, born in Buffalo, New York, Representative-R-New York 1993 - 2005 1951 Elizabeth Swados, Buffalo, New York, composer/playwright, 1972 TONY 1949 Ted Sator, Utica, New York, NHL coach, New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres 1948 Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo Bills 49-7 in AAFC championship game 1948 WBEN (now WIVB) TV channel 4 in Buffalo, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting 1947 Jeffrey Jones, born in Buffalo, New York, actor, Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller 1947 James Harris, born in Monroe, Louisiana, NFL quarterback, Buffalo, Louisiana, San Diego 1947 Jeffrey DeMunn, born in Buffalo, New York, actor, Blaze, Frances, Windy City 1946 Gary Mallaber, Buffalo, New York, rocker, Steve Miller Band-Abracadbra 1945 Jim Moran, born in Buffalo, New York, Representative-D-Virginia 1991 - 1944 Richard Furay, Ohio, rock vocalist, Buffalo Springfield, Poco 1943 Max Wright, Detroit, actor, Buffalo Bill, Alf, Misfits of Science 1942 Dewey Martin, born in Canada, rock vocalist and drummer, Buffalo Springfield 1942 Vic Dana, Buffalo, singer/dancer, Talent Scouts 1942 Cory Wells, born in Buffalo, New York, born Emil Lowendowski, musician, rocker, toured with Sonny and Cher, formed Three Dog Night with Danny Hutton 1941 Tom Hallick, born in Buffalo, New York, actor, Search 1941 Howie Komives, NBA star, New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves 1941 Buffy Sainte-Marie, Maine, folksinger, Now That the Buffalo Are Gone 1941 Carol Mann, Buffalo, New York, golfer, LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 U.S. Open 1939 John J. LaFalce, born in Buffalo, New York, Representative-D- New York 1975 - 2003 1939 Greg Mullavey, Buffalo, New York, actor, Tom-Mary Hartman, Rituals 1938 Neil Abercrombie, born in Buffalo, New York, Representative-D-Hawaii, 1986 - 1987, 1991 - 1936 Edward George Gibson, Buffalo, New York, astronaut, Skylab 4 1935 Gene Cherico, born in Buffalo, New York, Eugene Valentino Gene Cherico, bassist, American jazz, toured with Toshiko Akiyoshi, recorded with Paul Desmond, accompanied singer Peggy Lee 1932 Mark Russell, Buffalo, New York, political satirist/pianist, Real People 1932 Dabney Coleman, Austin Texas, That Girl, Mary Hartman, Buffalo Bill 1930 Sorrell Booke, Buffalo, New York, actor, Bye Bye Braverman, Black Like Me 1929 Dick Shawn, Buffalo, New York, actor, Producers, Maid to Order, Angel 1928 Nancy Marchand, born in Buffalo, New York, actress, Beacon Hill, Margaret-Lou Grant 1927 Gloria Jean, born in Buffalo, New York, actress, Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 1927 Dick Jones, Snyder, Texas, actor, Buffalo Bill Jr 1926 Don Messick, born in Buffalo, New York, cartoon voice, Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm 1924 Leonard Pennario, Buffalo, New York, pianist, LA Philharmonic 1922 WGR-AM in Buffalo New York begins radio transmissions 1921 Warren Spahn, born in Buffalo, New York, left-handed pitcher, Boston/Milwaukee Braves 1921 Amanda Blake, Beverly, Buffalo, New York, actress, Kitty Russell-Gunsmoke 1920 Pro football playoff game Akron and Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided 1917 "Buffalo" Bob Smith, Buffalo, New York, TV host, Howdy Doody 1917 Buffalo Bill Cody, army scout and Indian fighter, dies 1915 KC's Alex Main no-hits Buffalo (Federal League), 5-0 1914 1st Federal League Game: Baltimore Terrapins beat Buffalo 3-2 1912 18th U.S. Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 294 at CC of Buffalo NY 1904 Rod Redwing, New York, actor, Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory 1904 Russell Hardie, Buffalo, New York, actor, Sequoia, In Old Kentucky 1901 President William McKinley, dies in Buffalo, of gunshot wounds inflicted 1901 President William McKinley, shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz at Pan American Exposition in Buffalo NY, he dies 8th days later 1901 Pan-American Exposition opens in Buffalo 1900 American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis 1894 Bill Wirges, born in Buffalo, New York, orchestra leader, Growing Paynes 1891 Irene Rich, Luther, Buffalo, New York, actress, Beau Brummell, Champ 1891 "Empire State Express" train goes from New York City to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M 1891 1st buffalo purchased for Golden Gate Park 1886 1st commercially successful AC electric power plant opens, Buffalo 1883 Buffalo Bill Cody presents 1st wild west show, North Platte, Nebr 1883 Buffalo Bill Cody's 1st wild west show premieres in Omaha 1883 "Buffalo Bill" Cody put on his 1st Wild West Show 1880 John Ward, Providence, pitches perfect game vs Buffalo 1879 NL owners meeting in Buffalo adopt reserve clause, giving each team exclusive rights to their players 1878 Harry Emerson Fosdick, born in Buffalo, New York, Baptist clergyman, studied at Colgate University, opposed racism, injustice, supported appeasement of Hitler, claimed democracies caused the rise of fascism, wrote "A Guide to Understanding the Bible' 1876 James Fraser, designed buffalo nickel 1860 Ernest T Seton, naturalist/painter/author, Buffalo Wind-1938 1860 Annie Oakley, born in Drake, Ohio, frontierswoman, Buffalo Bill's Wild West 1854 Wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited, Buffalo 1850 Henry Wells and William Fargo forms American Express in Buffalo 1846 William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes 1843 National black convention meets (Buffalo New York) 1843 It snows in Buffalo and Rochester New York and Cleveland Ohio 1841 Erie boat in Buffalo New York catches fire; 242 die 1841 William H H Davenport, Buffalo, stage medium 1837 Canadian militia destroy Caroline, a U.S. steamboat docked at Buffalo 1822 Rosa Bonheur, French landscape painter, Buffalo Bill 1813 British burn Buffalo, New York during War of 1812 |
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