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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 Dec 9 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 White buffalo, Janesville Wisconsin

1994 7th longest NHL game: New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 min 43 sec)

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, QB

1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Buffalo New York (WKBW)

1992 Superbowl XXVI: Washington Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minnesota Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB

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 QB 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, Gottwaldov Cze, 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 Cleve 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 Cleve Cavaliers lose to Buffalo Braves in their 1st game 107-92

1970 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman, Team Russia Oly-Silver-1998, Buffalo

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 CZE, NHL defenseman, Team Czech Rep, 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, Oly-S-98

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, et al)

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 CZE, NHL goalie, Czech Oly-Gold-98, 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, US Davis Cup team

1964 Yuri Khmylev, Moscow Rus, 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 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 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 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

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, Buffalo, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World

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 Greg Mullavey, Buffalo, New York, actor, Tom-Mary Hartman, Rituals

1936 Edward George Gibson, Buffalo, New York, astronaut, Skylab 4

1935 Don Messick, Buffalo, New York, cartoon voice, Astro-Jetsons, Bamm Bamm

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

1924 Leonard Pennario, Buffalo, New York, pianist, LA Philharmonic

1922 WGR-AM in Buffalo New York begins radio transmissions

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: Balt 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, orch 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

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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