2015 Event Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asserts Japan's continued pursuit of a world free of nuclear weapons as the city of Nagasaki commemorates the 70th anniversary of its destruction by atomic bombing 2015 Event Kazumi Matsui, mayor of Hiroshima, Japan, calls upon world leaders to free the world of nuclear weapons during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city 2015 Event Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., reaches a new snowfall record of 108.6 inches and may receive even more snow this season; the city's previous record of 107.6 inches was set in the winter of 1995-1996 2015 Event Snowstorms continue to hit Boston, Massachusetts, bringing the city's snowfall this season to 102 inches to date; the city's highest snowfall occurred in the winter of 1995 with 107.6 inches 2015 Event Ukrainian forces leave the city of Debaltseve after rebels continue fighting in spite of a negotiated ceasefire; the rebels claim that the city, which connects the rebel-held corridor between Donetsk and Luhansk, was not included in the agreement 2015 Event A powerful blizzard covers Boston and nearby New England areas with over two feet of snow under winds that reach over 70 miles per hour; New York City had expected the same weather effects but was spared 2014 Event Tension increases for New York City police after a man kills two officers to avenge the killing of two unarmed black men by police in recent weeks; police have been ordered to work in pairs and to consider their own safety first while on patrol 2014 Event Craig Spencer, a U.S. doctor who served with Doctors Without Borders, is now in stable condition after contracting Ebola; Spencer began showing symptoms of the virus a day after commuting to various locations around New York City 2014 Event The San Francisco Giants are this year's World Champions of Baseball after winning the World Series over the Kansas City Royals with a score of 3-2; this marks the third title by the Giants in the last 5 years 2014 Event A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes near the California Bay Area city of Napa; 87 have been injured, but no fatalities have been reported 2014 Event A case of bubonic plague in the Chinese province of Gansu prompts quarantines in parts of the city of Yumen; while outbreaks are rare, the disease can be contracted by contact with fleas from wild rodents 2014 Event The Pyu Ancient Cities in Myanmar and the Shahr-i-Sokhta (Burnt City) in Iran have been named World Heritage sites; the Myanmar cities were active from 200 B.C. to 900 A.D.; the Iranian city was active primarily from 3200 B.C. to about 1800 B.C. 2014 Event Doctors announce that a 3D-printed plastic skull was successfully used to replace part of a woman's real skull in an operation three months ago in the Dutch city of Utrecht 2014 Event The Italian government sets aside 2 million euros for repairs to the ancient city of Pompeii after damage caused by heavy rains highlights the general decay of this World Heritage site 2014 Event Former President Bill Clinton swears in New York's 109th Mayor, Bill de Blasio, the city's first Democratic mayor since 1993 2013 Event Breaking with long-standing tradition among Russian heads of state, President Vladimir Putin delivered two New Year's speeches rather than one; he made his second stres from Khaborovsk, a city that experienced devastating floods this summer 2013 Event Pope Francis gives his Urbi et Orbi speech (to the City of Rome and to the World), a papal address and Apostolic Blessing dating back to Ancient Rome; the Pope calls for peace in Syria and South Sudan 2013 Event Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the AK-47 assault rifle bearing his name, dies at his home in the city of Izhevsk at the age of 94 2013 Event Shanghai officials deliver the highest level health warning as a record level of smog shrouds the city; hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled 2013 Event A study at New York City's Albert Einstein College of Medicine reveals that a modified version of radioimmunotherapy - the treatment for leukemia - can kill latent HIV cells 2013 Event The war-torn city of Deir Ezzor, Syria experiences the first outbreak of polio in 14 years, with 22 people suspected of having the viral disease 2013 Event A 1,400 year old treasure, called 'the Ophel Treasure' is discovered near the foot of Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem 2013 Event Southern Japan's Mount Mount Sakurajima erupts for the 500th time, covering the city of Kagoshima in ash 2013 Event The U.S. State Department evacuates staff from the U.S. Consulate in Pakistan due to threats; most officials were moved to the city of Islamabad 2013 Event Detroit, Michigan files the largest municipal bankruptcy in history; the city of Detroit seeks CHapter 9 bankruptcy protection and is $18.5 billion in debt 2013 Event Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, will welcome it's first McDonald's early next year; the site will be run by the son of Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Henry Nguyen 2013 Death The world's oldest living person and verified longest lived man ever, Jiroemon Kimura, dies in the city of Kyotango, Japan at age 116 2013 Event At The Tony Awards, held in New York City, Best Musical and other awards are given to the musical 'Kinky Boots', which has lyrics by Cyndi Lauper and is based on a book by Harvey Fierstein 2013 Event Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI returns to live in Vatican City the Mater Ecclesiae two months after resigning as Pope 2013 Event An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, causes 15 deaths and major damage to nearby buildings, residences, a nursing home and middle school 2013 Event In Vatican City, Italy, Pope Francis delivers his first message at the Vatican, telling journalists wants "a poor Church, for the poor" 2013 Event In China, more than 9,000 pigs were found rotting in the Huangpu river, threatening to contaminate Shanghai's drinking supply; the government said the water quality in the city tested as normal 2013 Event At Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI delivers his farewell address 2013 Event Former Mayor of New York City, Ed Koch, dies in Manhattan of congestive heart failure at age 88 2013 Event A small pyrotechnics show ignited foram sound insulating material in the ceiling of Kiss, a crowded, windowless nightclub in southern Brazil's city of Santa Maria, killing 237 partygoers and injuring 169 others 2012 Event At St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Rome, Pope Benedict XVI delivers the annual Christmas Message and holds traditional Mass at St. Peters Basilica 2012 Event Parts of Australia and the South Pacific witness a total solar eclipse, with Cairns being the most populated city to experience this rare event 2012 Event New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces the cancellation of the New York City Marathon due to the damage and devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy 2012 Event Half of the population of New York City, and millions of others in the Northeastern United States continue to deal with power outages, gas shortages and limited public transportation after Hurricane Sandy struck; the death toll rises to 90 2012 Event The governing Worker's Party takes control of Brazil's financial capital and largest city when Fernando Haddad is elected mayor of Sao Paulo 2012 Event Dallas, Texas Mayor Mike Rawlings declares a state of emergency after an outbreak of West Nile Virus kills at least 17 people; the city plans to combat the mosquitoes with aerial spraying of pyrethroid insecticides 2012 Event The editor-in-chief of 'Cosmopolitan' magazine and leader of the 1960's sexual revolution, Helen Gurley Brown, dies at age 90 in New York City 2012 Event Archeologist excavating the Templo Mayor, one of the Aztec's main temples in their capital city of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico city), make an unprecedented find - the skeleton of a young woman inside a burial, surrounded by piles of 1,789 human bones 2012 Event The 'immediate and severe' fiscal emergency declared by the U.S. city San Bernardino, California, allows it to declare bankruptcy without negotiating with creditors 2012 Event At a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Panama City, South Korea announces it's plans to begin 'scientific' whaling of minke whales 2012 Event After mediation with creditors fails, the city of Stockton, California becomes the largest city in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy 2012 Event The Sudanese city of Khartoum requires security forces to break up anti-austerity protests 2012 Event A study finds that 90% of dropouts in Asia's major city schools suffer from myopia, or short-sightedness, with 10 - 20% having advanced, or high myopia, which can cause blindness 2012 Event The nearly finished One World Trade Center overtakes the Empire State Building as the tallest building in New York City 2012 Event In the U.S. city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, a U.S. Navy FA-18 Superhornet crashes into an apartment complex 2012 Event The first deployment of U.S. Marines arrives in Australia's city of Darwin in the Northern Territory 2012 Event In New Zealand's city of Christchurch, thousands of people commemorate the first anniversary of the earthquake where 185 people died last year 2012 Event Protests run by Occupy Oakland in Oakland City, California turn violent; approximately 300 people are arrested 2011 Event The annual Christmas message is delivered by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square, Vatican City 2011 Event Over 45,000 runners participate in the New York City marathon; Geoffrey Mutai and Firehiwot Dado win the mens and women's races 2011 Event Millions of Muslims begin Hajj, their annual pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca 2011 Event In the French city of Cannes, the 2011 G-20 summit commences; discussions will focus on the continuing Eurozone debt crisis 2011 Event The U.S. celebrates the 125th anniversary of the dedication of the New York City Statue of Liberty 2011 Event A World War II-era bomb is discovered in the German city of Halle; 12,000 people are evacuated 2011 Event The city of Van in eastern Turkey experiences a 7.2-magnitude earthquake; 100 people are killed 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II makes her 16th visit to Australia, commencing in the capital city of Canberra 2011 Event Heavy fighting continues in Libya's heavily besieged city of Sirte; growing fears of humanitarian disaster builds 2011 Event A 5.8 magnitude earthquake and two lesser related quakes strike 32 miles south of Guatemala City, Guatemala, claiming 3 lives 2011 Event A potential terrorist threat to New York City or Washington, D.C. for the 10th anniversary of September 11th is investigated 2011 Event New York City braces for Hurricane Irene, announcing plans to shut down subways buses and commuter trains 2011 Event New Zealand's City Council in Christchurch announce plans to rebuild their central business district after an earthquake devastated the area 2011 Event The host city of the 2018 Winter Olympics will be Pyeongchang, South Korea; the winter multi-sport event will take place between the 9th and 24th of February, 2018 2011 Event After days of protests, martial law is declared in Xilinhot, a city located in Inner Mongolia 2011 Event About 193,000 people are without power after severs storms struck the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia 2011 Event Two suspected Al-Quaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb members are arrested in Tunisia for carrying bombs and explosives near the city of Ramada 2011 Event Thousands march in Mexico City to protest the 38,000 people who have died since the Mexican Drug War began in 2006 2011 Event Pope Benedict XVI performs Easter Mass at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City; he calls for dialogue and diplomacy to end Libya's unrest 2011 Event The U.S. Census conducted April 1, 2010 reveals that New York city is the country's most populated city, with 8,175,133 residents 2011 Event In Tokyo, the Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks reports that radioactive iodine in city tap water is two times the recommended level for infants 2011 Event In the Battle of Az Zawiyah, rebels successfully overcome pro-Gaddafi forces trying to push into the city 2010 Event The first snowfall in the last 128 years occurs in the U.S. city of Atlanta, Georgia; 500 flights are affected 2010 Event An archive documenting the genocide of the Tutsis in Rwanda is revealed in the capital city of Kigali 2010 Event Archaeologists at a site on the Egypt-Gaza border unearth parts of a possible hidden city believed to be over 2,000 years old 2010 Event Rallies to release Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman facing execution for adultery, occur in Paris, New York City, Ottowa and elsewhere 2010 Event Ethnic clashes in Kyrgyzstan's city of Osh and Jalal-Abad left more than 100 people dead and over 1,400 injured after three days of four days of fighting 2010 Event Buildings across Bangkok are set on fire by red shirt protesters after the military stormed a protest camp in the center of the city 2010 Event A car bomb is discovered and deactivated in New York City's Times Square 2010 Event Roza Otunbayeva says Kyrgyzstan's ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev must stand trial over riots; gunfire disrupts a rally in support of the former President in the city of Osh 2010 Event A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, devastating its capital city, Port-au-Prince, an estimated 150,000 were killed and buried later in mass graves 2009 Birthday Brittany Murphy, actress, appeared in films, 'Sin City', 'Happy Feet', 'Clueless', 'Riding in Cars with Boys', 'Abandoned', dies in Los Angeles, California at age 32 2008 Death Gordon B. Hinckley, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah, of natural causes, at 97 2008 Death Heath Ledger, dies in New York City, toxic combination of prescription drugs, at 28 2007 Death Elizabeth Hardwick, dies at 91, in New York City 2007 Death Kitty Carlisle, dies in New York City, of congestive heart failure, at 96 2005 Event New York City union members shut down subway and bus services for 3 days 2005 Event London is declared the host city for the 2012 Summer Olympics 2002 Death Judy Toll, comic/writer, Sex and the City, dies at 44 2002 Event XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City 2002 Event XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City 2001 Death Mike Mansfield, born in New York City, New York, Senator-D-Montana 1953 - 1977, Representative-D-Montana 1943 - 1953, died at 98 2001 Event Timothy McVeigh executed for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed at least 168 2000 Death Wladyslaw Szpilman, pianist/writer, ", write Death of a City, later filmed as The Pianist, ", dies at 78 1998 Event 32nd TNN Music City News Country Awards 1998 Event "Cabaret," opens at Club Expo Theater New York City 1998 Event "Sound of Music," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1998 Event "Art," opens at Royale Theater New York City 1998 Event "View From the Bridge," closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1998 Death Henny Youngman, American Comedian, dies at age 91 in New York City 1998 Event "King and I," closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 781 performances 1998 Event "Freak," opens at Cort Theater New York City 1998 Event 48th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 135-114 at New York City 1998 Event Daniel Baldwin hospitalized in New York City for cocaine overdose 1998 Event "Street Corner Symphony," closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 79 perf 1998 Event "Capeman," opens at Marquis Theater New York City 1998 Event Crane crashes into Roosevelt Is (New York City) Tram, injuring 10 1998 Event "Grease," closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1,503 performance 1998 Event "Patti LaBelle On Broadway," closes at St. James Theater New York City 1998 Event "Ragtime," opens at Ford Theater New York City 1998 Event "Patti LaBelle On Broadway," opens at St. James Theater New York City 1998 Event "Proposals," closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 76 performances 1998 Event "Funny Thing Happened," closes at St. James New York City after 715 perform 1998 Event "Ivanov," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 51 performances 1998 Event "Triumph of Love," closes at Royale Theater New York City 1998 Event "Side Show," closes at Richard Rodgers New York City after 91 performances 1997 Event 1st time a Channukah candle is officially lit in Vatican City 1997 Event "View From the Bridge," opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "Sunshine Boys," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City 1997 Event "Diary of Anne Frank," opens at Music Box Theater New York City 1997 Event "1776," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City 1997 Event "Eugene Onegin," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Death Coleman Young, 1st black mayor of a major city (Detroit) 1997 Event "Street Corner Symphony," opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 79 performances 1997 Event "Ivanov," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 51 performances 1997 Event Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to Kansas City Royals 1997 Event "Eugene Onegin," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Old Neighborhood," opens at Booth Theater New York City 1997 Event "1776," closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "Lion King," opens at New Amersterdam Theater New York City 1997 Event "Jackie - An American Life," opens at Belasco Theater New York City 1997 Event "Cherry Orchard," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Scarlet Pimpernel," opens at Minskoff Theater New York City 1997 Event "Proposals," opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 76 performances 1997 Event "Barrymore," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 240 performances 1997 Event 27th New York City Women Marathon won by Franziska Rochat-Moser of Switzerland 2:28:43 1997 Event 28th New York City Marathon won by John Kagwe of Kenya in 2:08:12 1997 Event "Cherry Orchard," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Triumph of Love," opens at Royale Theater New York City 1997 Event "Annie," closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Side Show," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 91 performances 1997 Event "Gin Game," closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 144 performances 1997 Event "1776," opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event Convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh formally sentenced to death 1997 Event Security guard Abner Louima, attacked by New York City police 1997 Event "Candide," closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 103 performances 1997 Event "Victor/Victoria" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 738 performances 1997 Event Vincent "The Chin" Gigante found guilty of racketeering in New York City 1997 Event David Toms wins Quad City Golf Classic at 265 1997 Event "Dream-Johnny Mercer Musical," closes at Royale New York City after 109 performances 1997 Event "American Daughter" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 88 performances 1997 Event "London Assurance" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 72 performances 1997 Event "Master Class," closes at Golden Theater New York City after 601 performances 1997 Event "Steel Peer," closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 76 performances 1997 Event "Defending the Caveman," closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 671 performances 1997 Event "Forever Tango!," opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1997 Event 31st Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and LeAnn Rimes 1997 Event "Little Foxes," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 56 performances 1997 Event Jurors in Oklahoma City bombing trial sentence Timothy McVeigh to death 1997 Event "Young Man From Atlanta" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 85 performances 1997 Event Timothy McVeigh found guilty of 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, killing 168 1997 Event "Once Upon a Matress," closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 187 perf 1997 Event "King David," closes at New Amsterdam Theater New York City 1997 Event "King David," opens at New Amsterdam Theater New York City 1997 Event "Play On!" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 61 performances 1997 Event "London Assurance," opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 72 performances 1997 Event "Candide," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 103 performances 1997 Event Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 home runs 1997 Event "Jekyll and Hyde" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City 1997 Event "Little Foxes," opens at Vivian Beaumont New York City for 56 performances 1997 Event "Stanley," closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1997 Event "Life," opens at Barrymore Theater New York City 1997 Event "Steel Peer," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 76 performances 1997 Event "Titanic," opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1997 Event "Gin Game," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 144 performances 1997 Event "Present Laughter," closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1997 Event "American Daughter" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 88 performances 1997 Event Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY 1997 Event "3 Sisters" closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "Dream-Johnny Mercer Musical," opens at Royale New York City for 109 performance 1997 Event "Doll's House," opens at Belasco Theater New York City 1997 Event "City" soap opera's final episode on ABC-TV 1997 Event "Young Man From Atlanta," opens at Longacre New York City for 85 performances 1997 Event "Annie," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1997 Event "Barrymore," opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 240 performances 1997 Event "Mandy Patinkin in Concert," closes at Lyceum Theater New York City 1997 Event "Sunset Boulevard," closes at Minskoff New York City after 977 performances 1997 Event "Play On!," opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 61 performances 1997 Event "Mandy Patinkin in Concert," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City 1997 Event "Last Night of Ballyhoo" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City 1997 Event "Stanley" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1997 Event "Three Sisters," opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" closes at Gershwin New York City 1997 Event "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus," opens at Gershwin New York City 1997 Event "Ideal Husband" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 308 performances 1997 Event "Rehersal," closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1997 Event "It's a Slippery Slope," closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City 1997 Event "Juan Darien-Carnival Mass" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City 1997 Event "Love Thy Neighbor," closes at Booth Theater New York City 1997 Event "Show Boat," closes at Gershwin Theater New York City 1996 Event "Dreams and Nightmares" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1996 Event "Skylight" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 1996 Event "Taking Sides" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City 1996 Event "Once Upon a Matress," opens at Broadhurst New York City for 187 performances 1996 Event "God Said, Ha!" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 22 performances 1996 Event "Dreams and Nightmares," opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1996 Event "Juan Darien - A Carnival Mass," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City 1996 Event "Rehearsal" opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1996 Event "God Said, Ha!," opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 22 performances 1996 Event "Sex and Longing" closes at Cort Theater New York City 1996 Event "Present Laughter" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1996 Event "Into the Whirlwind" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 2 performances 1996 Event "Into the Whirlwind" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 2 performances 1996 Event "Chicago," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City 1996 Death Virginia Cherrill, actress (Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights), dies at 88 1996 Event "Three Sisters," closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1996 Event "3 Sisters" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1996 Event "It's a Slippery Slope," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City 1996 Event 26th New York City Women's Marathon won by Anuta Catuna of Romania in 2:28:18 1996 Event 27th New York City Marathon won by Giacomo Leone of Italy in 2:09:54 1996 Event "Hughie," closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1996 Event "Summer and Smoke" closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1996 Event "Taking Sides," opens at Atkinson Theater New York City 1996 Event "Big," closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 193 performances 1996 Event Cornerstone dedication for Holocaust Museum in New York City 1996 Death Patrick McGeown, politician, Belfast City Council councilor, volunteer, Provisional Irish Republican Army, participant, Irish hunger strike, 1981, dies at 40 from a heart attack 1996 Event "Delicate Balance" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City 1996 Event 34th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Spain in Atlantic City USA (5-0) 1996 Event "Skylight" opens at Royale Theater New York City 1996 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Panama City, Florida on WTBB 97.7 FM 1996 Event "7 Guitars" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1996 Event "Summer and Smoke" opens at Criterion Theater New York City 1996 Event "Hughie," opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1996 Event Record 6,654 tap at Macy's Tap-o-mania in New York City 1996 Event "Thousand Clowns," closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 32 performs 1996 Event Dallas Cowboys play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico 1996 Event 230 people die when TWA 800 crashes outside of New York City 1996 Event "How To Succeed in Business..." closes at R Rodgers New York City after 548 perf 1996 Event "Thousand Clowns" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 32 performances 1996 Event WBSI TV replaces WNYC on channel 31 in New York City 1996 Event "Buried Child" closes at Brook Atkinson Theater New York City after 77 performances 1996 Event "Moon Over Buffalo" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 308 performances 1996 Event "State Fair," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 118 performances 1996 Event "Tartuffe: Born Again" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 29 performances 1996 Event 30th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson 1996 Event "Midsummer Night's Dream" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 66 performances 1996 Event "Tartuffe: Born Again," opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1996 Event "Inherit the Wind" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 45 performances 1996 Event "Night of the Iguana" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 68 performances 1996 Event "Ideal Husband" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 308 performances 1996 Event "Buried Child," opens at Atkinson Theater New York City for 77 performances 1996 Event "Rent," opens at Nederlander Theater New York City 1996 Event "Big," opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 193 performances 1996 Event "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk," opens at Ambassador Theater New York City 1996 Event "Delicate Balance," opens at Plymouth Theater New York City 1996 Event "Funny Thing Happened," opens at St. James Theater New York City for 715 performances 1996 Event "Apple Doesn't Fall" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 1 performance 1996 Event "Apple Doesn't Fall" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 1 performance 1996 Event "King and I," premieres at Neil Simon Theater in New York City for 781 perform 1996 Death Sandy Becker, New York City Kiddie TV Show host (Sandy Becker Show), dies at 74 1996 Event "Inherit the Wind" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 45 performances 1996 Death Carl Stokes, 1st black mayor of a major U.S. city, Cleveland, dies 1996 Event "Getting Away With Murder" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 17 performances 1996 Event "Midsummer Night's Dream" opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 66 performances 1996 Event "7 Guitars" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1996 Event "Seven Guitars," opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City 1996 Event "State Fair," opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 118 performances 1996 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority raises New York City bridge tolls to $3.50 each way 1996 Event "Night of the Iguana" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances 1996 Event "Love Thy Neighbor," opens at Booth Theater New York City 1996 Event "Bus Stop" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances 1996 Event "Getting Away With Murder" opens at Broadhurst New York City for 17 performances 1996 Event New York City Mayor Guiliani visits Israel 1996 Event "Father" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 52 performances 1996 Event "Bus Stop" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1996 Event WYNY-FM in New York City changes calls to WKTU-FM 1996 Event "Hello Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 118 performances 1996 Event WPAT FM New York City radio station switches to English-Spanish format 1996 Event "Holiday" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 49 performances 1996 Event "Swinging On a Star" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 97 performances 1996 Event "Crazy after You" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 1622 performances 1996 Event "Father" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 52 performances 1995 Event "Danny Gans on Broadway" closes at Neil Simon New York City 1995 Event "Having Our Say" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 308 performances 1995 Event "Heiress" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 340 performances 1995 Event "Paul Roebson" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 14 performances 1995 Event "Racing Demon" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 48 performances 1995 Event "Tempest" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 71 performances 1995 Event "Paul Roebson" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 14 performances 1995 Event "School after Scandal" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 23 performances 1995 Event "Company" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 68 performances 1995 Event "Holiday" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 49 performances 1995 Event "Garden District" closes at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City 1995 Event "Patti LuPone on Broadway" closes at Walter Kerr New York City after 46 performances 1995 Event "Racing Demon" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 48 performances 1995 Event "Sacrilege" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 21 performances 1995 Event "School for Scandal" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 23 performances 1995 Event "Master Class" opens at Golden Theater New York City for 601 performances 1995 Event 25th New York City Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:28:06 1995 Event 26th New York City Marathon won by German Silva in 2:10:00 1995 Event "Danny Gans on Broadway" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City 1995 Event "Indiscretions" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City after 221 performances 1995 Event "Sacrilege" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 21 performances 1995 Event "Tempest" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 71 performances 1995 Event "Fool Moon" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City 1995 Event "Victor/Victoria," opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 738 performances 1995 Event "Swinging On a Star" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 97 performances 1995 Event "Hello Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 118 performances 1995 Event "Patti LuPone on Broadway" opens at Walter Kerr New York City for 46 performances 1995 Event "Garden District" opens at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City 1995 Event "Company" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 68 performances 1995 Event "Moon Over Buffalo" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 308 performances 1995 Event "Love! Valor! Compassion!" closes at Walter Kerr New York City after 276 performances 1995 Event New York City reinstates the death penalty 1995 Event "Arcadia" closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City after 204 performances 1995 Event "Play's the Thing" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 75 performances 1995 Event "Damn Yankees" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 510 performances 1995 Event "Hamlet" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 121 performances 1995 Event Kansas City Royals set club-record of 22 singles in 15 innings 1995 Event "Buttons on Broadway" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 40 performances 1995 Event "Chronicles of a Death Foretold" closes at Plymouth New York City after 55 performances 1995 Event "Play's the Thing" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 75 performances 1995 Event "Rose Tattoo" closes at Circle in the Square New York City after 80 performances 1995 Event "Kiss of the Spider Woman" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 906 performances 1995 Event Mason City Iowa's TV news personality Jodi Huisentruit disappears 1995 Event "Who's Tommy" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 899 performances 1995 Event Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002 1995 Event "Chronicles of a Death Foretold" opens at Plymouth New York City for 55 performances 1995 Event "Month in the Country" closes at Roundabout Theater New York City after 79 performances 1995 Event "Buttons on Broadway" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 40 performances 1995 Event 29th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Reba McEntire 1995 Event "Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect" closes at Golden New York City at 347 perf 1995 Event "Inspector Calls" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 454 performances 1995 Death Severn Darden, comedian (Second City), dies at 65 1995 Event "My Thing of Love" closes at Beck Theater New York City after 16 performances 1995 Event "On the Waterfront" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City after 8 performances 1995 Event "My Thing of Love" opens at Beck Theater New York City for 16 performances 1995 Event "Hamlet" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 121 performances 1995 Event "On the Waterfront" opens at Atkinson Theater New York City for 8 performances 1995 Event "Blood Brothers" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 839 performances 1995 Event "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 24 performances 1995 Event "Rose Tattoo" opens at Circle in the Square Theater New York City for 80 performances 1995 Event Kansas City Royal John Nonely is 70th to home run on his 1st at bat 1995 Event "Indiscretions" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City for 221 performances 1995 Event "Month in the Country" opens at Roundabout Theater New York City for 79 performances 1995 Event President Clinton declares a national day of mourning for Oklahoma City 1995 Event FBI arrested Timothy McVeigh and charge him with Oklahoma City bombing 1995 Event Chopper 4 1st used on WNBC TV (New York City) news 1995 Event Truck bomb at Federal Building in Oklahoma City, kills 168 1995 Event "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 24 performances 1995 Event New York City bans smoking in all restaurants that seat 35 or more 1995 Event "Translations" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 25 performances 1995 Event "Having Our Say" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 308 performances 1995 Event "Arcadia" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 204 performances 1995 Event "Defending the Caveman," opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 671 perf 1995 Event "Moliere Comedies" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 56 performances 1995 Event "How To Succeed in Business..." opens at R Rodgers New York City for 548 performances 1995 Event New York City agrees to sell it's 2 owned radio stations (WNew York City AM and FM) 1995 Event "Translations" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 25 performances 1995 Event "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances 1995 Event 1st New York City Mayor Trophy's High school track meet in 19 years 1995 Event "Smokey Joe's Cafe," opens at Virginia Theater New York City 1995 Event "Uncle Vanya" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1995 Event "Heiress" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 340 performances 1995 Event "Moliere Comedies" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 56 performances 1995 Event Amtrak New York City - Tampa run ends 1995 Death George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at 84 1995 Event "Love! Valor! Compassion!" opens at Walter Kerr New York City for 276 performances 1995 Event "Carousel" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 322 performances 1995 Event UPN (Universal-Parmount Network) begins telecasting (WWOR in New York City) 1995 Event 5th TV network (WB) Warner Brothers begins (WPIX-TV in New York City) 1995 Event "Guys and Dolls" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 1143 performances 1995 Event "Christmas Carol" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 18 performances 1995 Event "Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 280 performances 1995 Event "Glass Menagerie" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 57 performances 1995 Event "Shadow Box" closes at Circle in Square Theater New York City after 49 performances 1995 Event "Tuna Christmas" closes at Booth Theater New York City 20 performances 1994 Event "Comedy Tonight" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 8 performances 1994 Event "Christmas Carol" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 18 performances 1994 Event Bomb goes off on #4 train on Fulton Street New York City 1994 Event "Comedy Tonight" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 8 performances 1994 Event "What's Wrong With this Pic?" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 12 perf 1994 Event "Tuna Christmas" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 20 performances 1994 Event "What's Wrong With this Picture?" opens at Circle in Sq New York City for 12 per 1994 Event "Angels in America-Perestroika" closes at W Kerr New York City after 216 performances 1994 Event "Flying Karamzov Brothers..." opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 50 performances 1994 Event "Shadow Box" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 49 performances 1994 Event "Sunset Boulevard" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 977 performances 1994 Event "Glass Menagerie" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 57 performances 1994 Event 24th New York City Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:27:37 1994 Event 25th New York City Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21 1994 Event National Museum of American Indian opens (New York City) 1994 Event "Philadelphia, Here I Come" closes at Criterion New York City after 52 performances 1994 Event "Show Boat," opens at Gershwin Theater New York City 1994 Event "Philadelphia, Here I Come" opens at Criterion New York City for 52 performances 1994 Event "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" closes at R Rodgers New York City after 320 performances 1994 Event "Hedda Gabler" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 33 performances 1994 Event Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in New York City 1994 Event "Sisters Rosensweig" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 556 performances 1994 Death Lex Humphries, born in New York City, New York, drummer, music style mixed world music with jazz, worked with John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef, dies at 57 1994 Event "Hedda Gabler" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 33 performances 1994 Event "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 8 performances 1994 Event "Broken Glass" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 73 performances 1994 Event "Medea" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 82 performances 1994 Event Gay Games close in New York City 1994 Event "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 50 performances 1994 Event "She Loves Me" closes at Atkinson Theater New York City after 294 performances 1994 Event "Twilight - Los Angeles 1992" closes at Cort New York City after 72 performances 1994 Event Gay Games open in New York City 1994 Death Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor (City Heat), dies at 66 1994 Event 28th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Ray Stevens 1994 Event "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 8 performances 1994 Event "Joseph and the Amazing" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 223 performances 1994 Event "Picnic" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1994 Event "Best Little Whorehouse" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 16 performances 1994 Event Sony Theaters and Cineplex (New York City) hike movie ticket prices to $8.00 1994 Event "Grease," opens at Eugene O' Neill Theater New York City for 1,503 performances 1994 Event "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font New York City for 16 per 1994 Event "Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 280 performances 1994 Event "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 9 performances 1994 Event "Sally Marrand Her Escorts" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 50 performances 1994 Event "My Fair Lady" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 165 performances 1994 Event "Rise and Fall of Little Voice" opens at Neil Simon New York City for 9 performances 1994 Event "Inspector Calls" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 454 performances 1994 Event "Broken Glass" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 73 performances 1994 Event "Flowering Peach" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 41 performances 1994 Death Denis Pitts, film-maker, journalist, novelist, wrote, 'This City is Ours', 'The Predator', dies at 64 1994 Event "Picnic" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1994 Event "Beauty and the Beast" opens at Palace Theater New York City 1994 Event "Little More Magic" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 30 performances 1994 Event "Twilight - Los Angeles 1992" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 72 performances 1994 Event Indians loses 1st game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City wins 2-1 1994 Event "Medea" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 82 performances 1994 Event "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden New York City for 347 performances 1994 Death Pat Harper, New York City news anchor (WPIX, WNBC), dies 1994 Event Walkway from Cleveland's Tower City to Jacobs Field officially opens 1994 Event "Carousel" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 322 performances 1994 Event "Song of Jacob Zulu" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 53 performances 1994 Event "Cyrano - The Musical" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 137 performances 1994 Event "Flowering Peach" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 41 performances 1994 Event "No Man's Land" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances 1994 Event "Little More Magic" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 30 performances 1994 Event "Damn Yankees" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 510 performances 1994 Event "Government Inspector" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 37 performances 1994 Event "No Man's Land" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 61 performances 1994 Event East beats West 9-8 in 45th NHL All Star Game at MSG in New York City 1994 Event "Government Inspector" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 37 performances 1994 Event "Gray's Anatomy" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 13 performances 1994 Event "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" closes at Beaumont New York City after 40 performances 1994 Event "Shakespeare after My Father" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 266 perf 1994 Event "Flying Karamzov Brothers" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 50 performances 1994 Event "Grand Night after Singing" closes at Criterion New York City after 52 performances 1993 Event "Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe" closes at Palace New York City after 7 performances 1993 Event "Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 7 performances 1993 Event "Red Shoes" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 5 performances 1993 Event "Red Shoes" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 5 performances 1993 Event "Any Given Day" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 32 performances 1993 Event "Kentucky Cycle" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 34 performances 1993 Event WAQX 104.3 (Q-104) rock format replaces WNCN classic format in New York City 1993 Event "My Fair Lady" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 165 performances 1993 Event "Timon of Athens" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 37 performances 1993 Event "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 40 performances 1993 Event "Gray's Anatomy" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 13 performances 1993 Event "Mixed Emotions" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 48 performances 1993 Event "Angels in America-Perestroika" opens at Walter Kerr New York City for 216 performances 1993 Event "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" opens at Richard Rodgers New York City for 320 perf 1993 Event "Cinderella" closes at New York State Theater New York City after 14 performances 1993 Event "Cyrano - The Musical" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 137 performances 1993 Event "Grand Night For Singing" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 52 performances 1993 Event "Any Given Day" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 32 performances 1993 Event "Kentucky Cycle" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 34 performances 1993 Event "Twilight of the Golds" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 29 performances 1993 Event 23rd New York City Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig in 2:26:24 1993 Event 24th New York City Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04 1993 Event "Joseph and the Amazing" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 223 performances 1993 Event "Cinderella" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 14 performances 1993 Event "Timon of Athens" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 37 performances 1993 Event Rudolph Guliani (R) elected 107th mayor of New York City 1993 Event "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 9 performances 1993 Event "Wonderful Tennessee" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 9 performances 1993 Event "Twilight of the Golds" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 29 performances 1993 Event "Mixed Emotions" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 48 performances 1993 Event "She Loves Me" opens at Atkinson Theater New York City for 294 performances 1993 Event "White Liars/Black Comedy" closes at Criterion New York City after 38 performances 1993 Event "Fool Moon" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 207 performances 1993 Event "Jelly's Last Jam" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 569 performances 1993 Event "Will Rogers Follies" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 983 performances 1993 Event "White Liars/Black Comedy" opens at Criterion New York City for 38 performances 1993 Event "In the Summer House" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 25 performances 1993 Event "Goodbye Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 188 performances 1993 Event New York City radio (WFAN) personality Don Imus' lung collapes for 2nd time 1993 Event "Camelot" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 56 performances 1993 Event New York City radio (WFAN) personality Don Imus' lung collapes 1993 Event "In the Summer House" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 25 performances 1993 Event "She Loves Me" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances 1993 Death Ewing Kaufman, founder/owner (Kansas City Royals), dies of lung cancer at 76 1993 Event Mafia bombs historical buildings in Rome/Milan/Vatican City, 5 killed 1993 Event Pizza Hut blimp deflates and lands safely on W 56th street in New York City 1993 Event "Falsettos" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 487 performances 1993 Event "Camelot" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 56 performances 1993 Event "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" closes at Booth New York City after 232 performances 1993 Event "She Loves Me" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 61 performances 1993 Event 27th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Vince Gill 1993 Event "3 Men on a Horse" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 40 performances 1993 Event "Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 30 performances 1993 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett hits his 300th home run 1993 Event Paul Cezannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in New York City 1993 Event "Ain't Broadway Grand" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 25 performances 1993 Event "Song of Jacob Zulu" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 53 performances 1993 Event Mustapha Matura's "Playboy of West Indies," premieres in New York City 1993 Event 16 year old Keron Thomas disguises himself as a motorman and takes New York City subway train and 2,000 passengers on a 3 hour ride 1993 Event "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opens at Broadhurst New York City for 906 performances 1993 Event "5 Guys Named Moe" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 445 performances 1993 Event "Candida" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1993 Event "Redwood Curtain" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 40 performances 1993 Event "Tango Passion" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 5 performances 1993 Event "Tango Passion" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 5 performances 1993 Event "Shakespeare for My Father" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 266 performances 1993 Event "Blood Brothers" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 839 performances 1993 Event Peter Townshend's musical "Tommy," premieres in New York City 1993 Event "Who's Tommy" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 899 performances 1993 Event "Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" opens at Circle in Sq New York City for 30 performances 1993 Event "Ain't Broadway Grand" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 25 performances 1993 Event David Lee Roth arrested in New York City for purchasing marijuana for 1993 Event "3 Men on a Horse" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 40 performances 1993 Event "Redwood Curtain" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 40 performances 1993 Event Lanford Wilson's "Redwood Curtain," premieres in New York City 1993 Event "Candida" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1993 Event "Sisters Rosensweig" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 556 performances 1993 Event Eddie Murphy marries Nicole Mitchell in New York City 1993 Event "Conversations with My Father" closes at Royale New York City after 462 performances 1993 Event "Face Value" closes at Cort Theater New York City after * performances 1993 Event "Saint Joan" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 49 performances 1993 Event "Goodbye Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 188 performances 1993 Event "Anna Christie" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 54 performances 1993 Event 2nd tallest building in world, New York City World Trade Center bombed, 7 die 1993 Event "Fool Moon" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 207 performances 1993 Event 43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (OT) at Salt Lake City 1993 Event "St. Joan" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 49 performances 1993 Event "Anna Christie" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 54 performances 1993 Event "My Favorite Year" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City after 37 performances 1993 Event "Sea Gull" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 48 performances 1993 Event "Catskills on Broadway" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 452 performances 1993 Event "Christmas Carol" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 22 performances 1993 Event "Lost in Yonkers" closes at Richard Rodgers New York City after 780 performances 1993 Event "Secret Garden" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 706 performances 1993 Event "Tommy Tune Tonite!" closes at Gershwin New York City after 10 performances 1993 Event "Gypsy Passion" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 55 performances 1993 Event Cigarette advertisements are banned in New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority 1992 Event "3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event "Tommy Tune Tonite! Song and Dance Act" opens at Gershwin New York City for 10 per 1992 Death Mother Clare Hale, cared for New York City AIDS babies (Hale House), dies at 87 1992 Event "Christmas Carol" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 22 performances 1992 Event WNew AM (1130) New York City resigns air, replaced by WBBR 1992 Event "Show Off" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event WNEW AM radio on 1130 in New York City ends transmitting after 58 years 1992 Event "My Favorite Year" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City for 37 performances 1992 Event WQEW-AM radio replaces WQXR on 1560 in New York City 1992 Event "Sea Gull" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 48 performances 1992 Event "Solitary Confinement" closes at Nederlander New York City after 25 performances 1992 Event "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" opens at Booth New York City for 232 performances 1992 Event "3 From Brooklyn" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event "Gypsy Passion" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 55 performances 1992 Event "Solitary Confinement" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 25 performances 1992 Event "Show Off" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event 22nd New York City Women's Marathon won by Lisa Ondieki in 2:24:40 1992 Event 23rd New York City Marathon won by Willie Mtolo in 2:09:29 1992 Event "Dancing at Lughnasa" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 421 performances 1992 Event "Jake's Women" closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 245 performances 1992 Event Wendy Wasserstein's "Sisters Rosensweig," premieres in New York City 1992 Event "Oba Oba '93" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 22 performances 1992 Event New York City Subway motorman Robert Ray convicted of manslaughter in death of 5 riders, when he fell asleep drunk while in control of train 1992 Event "Anna Karenina" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 46 performances 1992 Event "Real Inspector Hound" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 61 performances 1992 Event "Oba Oba '93" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 22 performances 1992 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett gets 4 hits to become 18th to get 3,000 hits 1992 Event "Barry Manilow's Showstoppers" closes at Paramount Theater New York City 1992 Event "Dog City," cartoon debuts on Fox-TV 1992 Event "Barry Manilow's Showstoppers" opens at Paramount New York City 1992 Event Bradlees announces it will take over Alexander's department stores in New York City 1992 Event Ted Weiss, despite dying on 14th, wins congressional New York City seat 1992 Event New York City police commisioner Brown resigns 1992 Event "2 Trains Running" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 160 performances 1992 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 229 performances 1992 Event "Anna Karenina" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 46 performances 1992 Event "Real Inspector Hound" opens at Criterion New York City for 61 performances 1992 Event "Streetcar Named Desire" closes at Ethel Barrymore New York City after 137 perf 1992 Event "Death and the Maiden" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 159 performances 1992 Event "Salome" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 9 performances 1992 Event "Chinese Coffee" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 18 performances 1992 Event "Man of La Mancha" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 108 performances 1992 Event "Price" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 47 performances 1992 Event New York City Ballet star Peter Martins, arrested for beating his wife 1992 Death Buck Buchanan, NFL defensive lineman (Kansas City Chiefs), dies at 51 1992 Event 1st pay bathrooms in U.S. open: 25 cents, New York City 1992 Event "Salome" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 9 performances 1992 Event "Chinese Coffee" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 18 performances 1992 Event New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority votes to ban cigarette ads on Jan 1, 1993 1992 Event Guardian Angel Curtis Sliwa is shot twice in New York City 1992 Event Ghana Airways inaugurates flights to JFK Airport, New York City 1992 Event "Price" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 47 performances 1992 Event 26th Music City News Country Awards: Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks 1992 Event "Small Family Business" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 48 performances 1992 Death Joe Burke, president (Kansas City Royals), dies at 68, dies 1992 Event "Hamlet" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event 5 New York City cops arrested in Hauppauge Long Island for selling cocaine 1992 Event "High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club" opens at H Hayes New York City 14 performances 1992 Event "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 487 performances 1992 Event "Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 48 performances 1992 Event "Grand Hotel" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 1,018 performances 1992 Event "Jelly's Last Jam" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 569 performances 1992 Event "Master Builder" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event "Metro" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 13 performances 1992 Event "Shimada" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 4 performances 1992 Event "Man of La Mancha" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 108 performances 1992 Event "Shirnada" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances 1992 Event "High Rollers Social and Pleasure Club" closes at H Hayes New York City 14 performances 1992 Event "4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" closes at Beaumont New York City after 38 perf 1992 Event "Metro" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 13 performances 1992 Event "Guys and Dolls" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 1143 performances 1992 Event "2 Trains Running" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 160 performances 1992 Event "Streetcar Named Desire" opens at Ethel Barrymore New York City for 137 performances 1992 Death Eve Merriam, poet (Inner City Mother Goose), dies of cancer at 75 1992 Event "5 Guys Named Moe" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 445 performances 1992 Event "Search and Destroy" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 46 performances 1992 Event "Hamlet" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event WNSR-FM (105.1) changes callsign to WMXV-FM (New York City) 1992 Event "Conversations with My Father" opens at Royale New York City for 462 performances 1992 Event Herb Gardner's "Conversations With My Father," premieres in New York City 1992 Event "Jake's Women" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 245 performances 1992 Event "Private Lives" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 37 performances 1992 Event "Master Builder" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event "4 Baboons Adoring the Sun" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 38 perf 1992 Event "Death and the Maiden" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 159 performances 1992 Event "Little Hotel on the Side" closes at Belasco New York City after 41 performances 1992 Event "Visit" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 Event "Search and Destroy" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 46 performances 1992 Event "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" closes at Music Box New York City 1992 Event "Private Lives" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 37 performances 1992 Event "Crazy For You" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 1622 performances 1992 Event Ken Ludwig's musical "Crazy for You," premieres in New York City 1992 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 229 performances 1992 Event "2 Shakespearean Actors" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 29 performances 1992 Event "Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall" on NBC 1992 Event "Crazy He Calls Me" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 7 performances 1992 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority raised tolls on most New York City bridges from $2.50 to $3.00 1992 Event "Crazy He Calls Me" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 7 performances 1992 Event "Little Hotel on the Side" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 41 performances 1992 Event "Visit" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1992 Event "City of Angels" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 878 performances 1992 Event "2 Shakespearean Actors" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 29 performances 1992 Event "6 Degrees of Separation" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City after 496 perf 1992 Event "Crucible" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 32 performances 1992 Event "On Borrowed Time" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 99 performances 1992 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 48 performances 1992 Event New York City transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25 1991 Event "Christmas Carol" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 14 performances 1991 Event 8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, New York City 1991 Event "Christmas Carol" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 14 performances 1991 Death Paul Maxwell, actor (City of Fear, Freedom to Die), dies at 70 1991 Event "Nick and Nora" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 9 performances 1991 Event "Crucible" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 32 performances 1991 Event "Homecoming" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 49 performances 1991 Event "Nick and Nora" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 9 performances 1991 Event "Catskills on Broadway" opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 452 performances 1991 Event "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" closes at Gershwin New York City after 32 performances 1991 Event "Once on this Island" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 469 performances 1991 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances 1991 Event "Brigadoon" closes at New York State Theater New York City after 12 performances 1991 Event "Brigadoon" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 12 performances 1991 Event "Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" opens at Music Box New York City 1991 Event 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95 1991 Event "Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" opens at Gershwin New York City for 32 performances 1991 Event 21st New York City Women's Marathon won by Liz McColgan of Scotland in 2:27 1991 Event 22nd New York City Marathon won by Salvador Garcia of Mexico in 2:09:28 1991 Event "Andre Heller's Wonderhouse" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 9 performances 1991 Event "Homecoming" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 49 performances 1991 Event "Dancing at Lughnasa" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 421 performances 1991 Event "Andre Heller's Wonderhouse" opens at Broadhurst New York City for 9 performances 1991 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at New York State Theater New York City 1991 Event "On Borrowed Time" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 99 performances 1991 Event Paramount at Madison Square Garden in New York City opens 1991 Death Joe Pasternak, producer (Spinout, Big City), dies of Parkinson's at 73 1991 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at New York State Theater New York City 1991 Event "Getting Married" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 70 performances 1991 Event "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 7 performances 1991 Event "Gypsy" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 105 performances 1991 Event "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 7 performances 1991 Event "Jackie Mason - Brand New" closes at Neil Simon New York City after 216 performances 1991 Event "Getting Married" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 70 performances 1991 Event "Odd Couple" opens and closes at Belasco Theater New York City 1991 Event "I Hate Hamlet" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 88 performances 1991 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 241 performances 1991 Event New York City Mayor Dinkins declares "Joseph Doherty Week" 1991 Event Leroy Burrell of USA sets 100m record (9.90) in New York City 1991 Event 25th Music City News Country Awards: Ricky Van Shelton 1991 Event Mother of All Parades - New York City welcomes desert storm troops 1991 Event Jane Geddes wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic 1991 Event "Our Country's Good" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 48 performances 1991 Event "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" closes at Shubert New York City after 225 performances 1991 Event "Will Rogers Follies" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 983 performances 1991 Event "Our Country's Good" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 48 performances 1991 Event "Gypsy" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 105 performances 1991 Event "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 78 performances 1991 Event "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 28 performances 1991 Event "Grand Hotel" closes at Beck Theater New York City after 1018 performances 1991 Event Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman's musical premieres in New York City 1991 Event "Secret Garden" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 706 performances 1991 Event "Mule Bone" closes at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City after 67 performances 1991 Event "Oh, Kay!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City 1991 Event "Miss Saigon," opens at Broadway Theater New York City 1991 Event New York City's Museum of Broadcasting becomes "Museum of Radio and Television" 1991 Event Last automat (coin operated cafeteria) closes (3rd and 42nd St, New York City) 1991 Event "I Hate Hamlet" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 88 performances 1991 Event "Big Love" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 41 performances 1991 Event "Shadowlands" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 169 performances 1991 Event "Lucifer's Child" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 28 performances 1991 Event "Penn and Teller - Refrigerator Tour" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City 1991 Event Musical "Will Rogers Follies," premieres in New York City 1991 Event "Speed of Darkness" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 36 performances 1991 Event Fuel pipe explodes under 58th street and Lexington Ave, New York City 1991 Event Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers 1991 Event John Robin Baitz' "Substance of Fire," premieres in New York City 1991 Event Members of Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization march in New York City parade 1991 Event Emir of Kuwait returns to Kuwait City, after the Iraqis leave 1991 Event "Big Love" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 41 performances 1991 Event "Aspects of Love" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 377 performances 1991 Event "La Bete" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 24 performances 1991 Event "Speed of Darkness" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 36 performances 1991 Event "Those Were The Days" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 126 performances 1991 Event "Lost in Yonkers" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 780 performances 1991 Event Neil Simon's "Lost in Yonkers," premieres in New York City 1991 Event "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 78 performances 1991 Event "Mule Bone" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City for 67 performances 1991 Event "La Bete" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 24 performances 1991 Event "Piano Lesson" closes at Walter Kerr Theater New York City after 320 performances 1991 Event "Few Good Men" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 497 performances 1991 Event "Black and Blue" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 829 performances 1991 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City or 45 performances 1991 Event "Shogun - The Musical" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 72 performances 1991 Event "Gypsy" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 477 performances 1991 Event "Oh, Kay!" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 77 performances 1990 Event "Miser" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 93 performances 1990 Event 2 die in a New York City subway accident 1990 Event "Lettice and Lovage" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 284 performances 1990 Event KTBN, Salt Lake City Utah, begins shortwave radio transmissions 1990 Event KUSW, Salt Lake City Utah, final shortwave radio transmissions 1990 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 45 performances 1990 Event Due to Persian Gulf crisis gas hits $1.60 per gallon price in New York City 1990 Event "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 72 performances 1990 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 241 performances 1990 Event "Shadowlands" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 169 performances 1990 Event "6 Degrees of Separation" opens at Vivian Beaumont New York City for 496 performances 1990 Event "Little Night Music" closes at New York State New York City after 11 performances 1990 Event "Those Were The Days" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 126 performances 1990 Event "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" opens at Shubert New York City for 225 performances 1990 Event 20th New York City Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil in 2:30:45 1990 Event 21st New York City Marathon won by Douglas Wakiihuri in 2:12:39 1990 Event "Oh, Kay!" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 77 performances 1990 Event "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden New York City after 30 performances 1990 Event "Once on this Island" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 469 performances 1990 Event "Jackie Mason - Brand New" opens at Neil Simon New York City for 216 performances 1990 Event "Stand Up Tragedy" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 13 performances 1990 Event "Miser" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 93 performances 1990 Event Center for Urban archaeology opens in New York City South Street Seaport Museum 1990 Event "Stand Up Tragedy" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 13 performances 1990 Event "Michael Feinstein in Concert -" opens at Golden New York City for 30 performances 1990 Event "Street Scene" closes at New York State Theater New York City after 6 performances 1990 Event "Street Scene" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 6 performances 1990 Event "Grapes of Wrath" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 188 performances 1990 Event "Heidi Chronicles" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 621 performances 1990 Event "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" closes at Imperial New York City after 634 performances 1990 Event Iraqi troops surround U.S. and other embassies in Kuwait City 1990 Event "Little Night Music" opens at New York State Theater New York City for 11 performances 1990 Event "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 149 performances 1990 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett hits for the cycle 1990 Event New York City's Empire State Building catches fire - no fatalities 1990 Event "Howard Stern's Summer Show" premieres on WWOR-TV in New York City 1990 Event New York City police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts) 1990 Event Nelson Mandela lands in New York City to begin a tour of U.S. 1990 Event "Some Americans Abroad" closes at Vivian Beaumont New York City after 62 performances 1990 Event "Zoya's Apartment" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 45 performances 1990 Event Chris Johnson wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic 1990 Event Nelson and Winnie Mandela welcomed in New York City 1990 Event "Accomplice" closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 52 performances 1990 Event "Meet Me in St. Louis" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 253 performances 1990 Event 24th Music City News Country Awards: R Van Shelton and Patty Loveless 1990 Event 44th Tony Awards: Grapes of Wrath and City of Angels win 1990 Event "Cemetery Club" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 56 performances 1990 Event "Truly Blessed" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 33 performances 1990 Event "Cemetery Club" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 56 performances 1990 Event "Change in the Heir" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 16 performances 1990 Event "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 45 performances 1990 Birthday Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg, New York City, daughter of Caroline 1990 Event "Some Americans Abroad" opens at Vivian Beaumont New York City for 62 performances 1990 Event "Prelude to a Kiss" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City 1990 Event "Change in the Heir" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 16 performances 1990 Event "Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 6,137 performances 1990 Event "Accomplice" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 52 performances 1990 Event "Truly Blessed" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 33 performances 1990 Event "Piano Lesson" opens at Walter Kerr Theater New York City for 320 performances 1990 Event World's largest bunny hop at Radio City Music Hall in New York City 1990 Event "Aspects of Love" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 377 performances 1990 Death Aldo Fabrizi, actor (Postman Goes to War, Open City), dies at 85 1990 Event "Lettice and Lovage" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 284 performances 1990 Event Fire in illegal New York City social club, kills 87 1990 Event "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 188 performances 1990 Event "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 149 performances 1990 Event David Dinkins sworn in as 1st black mayor of New York City 1990 Event New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority stops token redemption at subway stations 1989 Event "Me and My Girl" closes at Marquis Theater New York City after 1420 performances 1989 Event "Threepenny Opera" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 65 performances 1989 Event Cold wave: -4 degrees F in Oklahoma City, -6 degrees F in Tulsa, -12 degrees F in Pitts, 1989 Event -18 degrees F in Denver, -23 degrees F in Kansas City, Missouri, -42 degrees F in Scottsbluff Nebraska -47 degrees F in Hardin Mont and -60 degrees F in Black Hills South Dakota 1989 Event Athol Fugard's "My Children, My Africa," premieres in New York City 1989 Event "City of Angels" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 878 performances 1989 Event Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract 1989 Event C Coleman and D Zippel's musical "City of Angels," premieres in New York City 1989 Event Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract 1989 Event "Gypsy" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 477 performances 1989 Event "Few Good Men" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 497 performances 1989 Event Aaron Sorkin's "Few Good Men," premieres in New York City 1989 Event "Grand Hotel" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 1018 performances 1989 Event George Forest's musical "Grand Hotel," premieres in New York City 1989 Event "Prince of Central Park" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 4 performances 1989 Event David Dinkins elected 1st black mayor of New York City 1989 Event New York City elects it's 1st black mayor (Dinkins) and female comp (Holtzman) 1989 Event "Threepenny Opera" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 65 performances 1989 Event 19th New York City Women's Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:25:30 1989 Event 20th New York City Marathon won by Juma Ikangaa in 2:08:01 1989 Event "Meet Me in St. Louis" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 253 performances 1989 Event AR Gurney's "Love Letters," premieres in New York City 1989 Event New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority opens 63rd street extension to subway 1989 Event "Dangerous Games" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 4 performances 1989 Event "Dangerous Games" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 4 performances 1989 Event Astor Piazzolla and Wm Finn's musical "Dangerous Games" premieres in New York City 1989 Event U.S. Air overshoots runway at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, 2 people die 1989 Event New York City court of appeals overturns lower court decision and returns America's Cup back to U.S. (from New Zealand) 1989 Event "Into the Woods" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 764 performances 1989 Event "Anything Goes" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 804 performances 1989 Event "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 5959 performances 1989 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic 1989 Event United Airlines DC-10 crashes at Sioux City Iowa, kills 112 1989 Event 60th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim All star MVP: Bo Jackson (Kansas City Royals) 1989 Event "Starmites" closes at Criter Ctr SR Theater New York City after 60 performances 1989 Event 23rd Music City News Country Awards: R Van Shelton and Randy Travis 1989 Event "Rambling with Gambling" 20,000th radio program on WOR-AM (New York City) 1989 Event "Chu Chem" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 44 performances 1989 Event Last graffiti covered New York City subway car retired 1989 Event "Saratina!" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 597 performances 1989 Event "Starmites" opens at Criter Ctr SR Theater New York City for 60 performances 1989 Event "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 12 performances 1989 Event "Welcome to the Club" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 12 performances 1989 Event 1st New York Mets - New York Yankee game in New York City since 1983, Yankees win 4-3 1989 Event U.S. Supreme Court upholds 1 person 1 vote rule of New York City Board of Estimate 1989 Event "Chu Chem" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 44 performances 1989 Event "Heidi Chronicles" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 621 performances 1989 Event "Jerome Robbins' Broadway" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 634 performances 1989 Event "Legs Diamond" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 64 performances 1989 Event Celtic Kansas City Jones and Cavalier Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame 1989 Event Princess Diane of Wales visits New York City 1989 Event "Black and Blue" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 829 performances 1989 Event "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 176 performances 1989 Event "Romance/Romance" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 297 performances 1989 Event "42nd Street" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 3,486 performances 1989 Event "Starlight Express" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 761 performances 1989 Event New York City transit fare rises from $1.00 to $1.15 1988 Event "Legs Diamond" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 64 performances 1988 Event NBC signs lease to stay in New York City, 33 more years 1988 Event 3 men end 29-hour all-466-station subway ride in New York City 1988 Event New York City Subway system adds new stations (Z line) 1988 Event Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St. crowds upon arrival in New York City 1988 Event New York City furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase 1988 Event Chuck Berry pays $250 fine to resolve New York City assault charges 1988 Death Luis Barragan, born in Mexico City, Mexico, architect, modernist, minimalist, important 20th century architect, significant landscape designer, self-taught, influenced by writings of Ferdinand Bac, dies 1988 Event Neil Simon's "Rumors," premieres in New York City 1988 Event "Prince of Central Park" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 4 performances 1988 Event 18th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:07 1988 Event 19th New York City Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20 1988 Death Bill Cody, actor (Blazing Justice, Ghost City), dies at 75 1988 Event Man armed with explosives blows self up in 125 St. subway station (New York City) 1988 Event WNBC 660 final transmission, WFAN moves from 1050 to 660 and WUKQ begins on 1050 at 5:30 PM (New York City radio) 1988 Event Criterion Center Theater opens at Broadway between 44th and 45th Streets New York City 1988 Event New York City's Rockefeller Center declared a national landmark 1988 Event Juli Inkster wins LPGA Atlantic City Golf Classic 1988 Event New York City 1st case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (9 year old Bronx boy) 1988 Event "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 176 performances 1988 Event New York City begins $70 million program to rebuild 900 Bronx apartments 1988 Event Temperature hits high of 88 on 8/8/88 in New York City 1988 Event Skip Storch swims 246 km of Hudson River from Albany to New York City 1988 Event Abu Nidal terrorists kill 9 on City of Poros cruise ship 1988 Event Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m) 1988 Event "Chess" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 68 performances 1988 Event New York City WABC-AM becomes flagship radio station of New Jersey Devils 1988 Event 22nd Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis and Statler Brothers 1988 Event "Cabaret" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 262 performances 1988 Event "Carrie" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 5 performances 1988 Event "Gospel at Colonus" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 61 performances 1988 Event "Mail" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 36 performances 1988 Event "Carrie" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 5 performances 1988 Event "Oba Oba" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 46 performances 1988 Event Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bently on Varick St. in New York City 1988 Event David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow," premieres in New York City 1988 Event "Romance/Romance" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 297 performances 1988 Event "Chess" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 68 performances 1988 Event Wendy Wasserstein's "Heidi Chronicles," premieres in New York City 1988 Event "Mail" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 36 performances 1988 Event "Oba Oba" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 46 performances 1988 Event "Gospel at Colonus" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 61 performances 1988 Event David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly," premieres in New York City 1988 Event New York City Mayor Koch calls Reagan a "WIMP" in the war on drugs 1988 Event "Saratina!" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 597 performances 1988 Event "Phantom of the Opera" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 4,000+ performances 1988 Event "Teddy and Alice" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 77 performances 1988 Event "Don't Get God Started" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 86 performances 1987 Event Chicago City Council elects Eugene Sawyer acting mayor 1987 Event "Dreamgirls" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 177 performances 1987 Event "La Cage aux Folles" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 1761 performances 1987 Event "Teddy and Alice" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 77 performances 1987 Event "Roza" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 12 performances 1987 Death William C Pahlmann, interior decorator (4 Seasons New York City), dies at 80 1987 Event "Into the Woods" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 764 performances 1987 Death Raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in New York City), dies at 87 1987 Event 17th New York City Women's Marathon won by Priscilla Welch in 2:30:17 1987 Event 18th New York City Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein in 2:11:01 1987 Event 22,000 run in New York City Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01) 1987 Event "Don't Get God Started" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 86 performances 1987 Event "Cabaret" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 262 performances 1987 Event "Anything Goes" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 804 performances 1987 Event "Late Nite Comic" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 4 performances 1987 Event "Late Nite Comic" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 4 performances 1987 Event Lanford Wilson's "Burn This," premieres in New York City 1987 Event "Roza" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 12 performances 1987 Event "Big River" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 1005 performances 1987 Event Betsy King wins Atlantic City LPGA Golf Classic 1987 Event Kevin Seitzer (Kansas City Royals), gets 6 hits in one baseball game 1987 Event Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7-5 to Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive 1987 Event New York City radio station WFAN-AM becomes 1st 24 hour all sports radio 1987 Event WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WFAN (now WEVD) replacing WHN's country music, WYNY-FM adopts country music format 1987 Event "Dreamgirls" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 177 performances 1987 Event Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consec win streak 1987 Death Dick Howser, manager (New York Yankees and Kansas City Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51 1987 Event 21st Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis 1987 Event "Stardust" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 102 performances 1987 Event "Mystery of Edwin Drood" closes at Imperial New York City after 608 performances 1987 Event "Mikado" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 46 performances 1987 Event "Barbara Cook: A Concert..." closes at Ambassador New York City after 13 performances 1987 Event Howard Stern holds a free speech rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza New York City 1987 Birthday Milton J. Cross, born in New York City, TV announcer, Met Opera Auditions of the Air 1987 Event "Barbara Cook: A Concert..." opens at Ambassador New York City for 13 performances 1987 Event Alfred Uhry's "Driving Miss Daisy," premieres in New York City 1987 Event Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning vs Kansas City Royals 1987 Event "Mikado" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 46 performances 1987 Event August Wilson's "Fences," premieres in New York City 1987 Event "Starlight Express" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 761 performances 1987 Event "Sweet Charity" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 368 performances 1987 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Broadway/Imperial New York City for 4000+ performances 1987 Event Dick Howser retires from managing Kansas City Royals, due to brain tumor 1987 Event Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City 1987 Event "Stardust" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 102 performances 1987 Event Kansas City Royal pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires 1987 Event "Oh Coward!" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 56 performances 1987 Event "Smile" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 48 performances 1987 Event Singer/Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in New York City 1986 Event Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound," premieres in New York City 1986 Event "Flamenco Puro" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 40 performances 1986 Event "Smile" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 48 performances 1986 Event Tina Howe's "Coastal Disturbances," premieres in New York City 1986 Event "Oh Coward!" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 56 performances 1986 Event "Song and Dance" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 474 performances 1986 Event 16th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:06 1986 Event 17th New York City Marathon won by Gianni Poli in 2:11:06 1986 Event "Into the Light" closes at Neil Simon Theater New York City after 6 performances 1986 Event "Into the Light" opens at Neil Simon Theater New York City for 6 performances 1986 Death Jane Dornnacker, WNBC-AM New York City helicopter traffic reporter, dies doing a live traffic report as her copter crashes 1986 Event "Flamenco Puro" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 40 performances 1986 Event "Raggedy Ann" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 5 performances 1986 Event "Raggedy Ann" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 5 performances 1986 Event Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City) 1986 Event New York City jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet United Nations employee) of spying 1986 Event Juli Inkster wins Atlantic City LPGA Golf Classic 1986 Event "Rags" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances 1986 Event "Rags" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances 1986 Event "Me and My Girl" opens at Marquis Theater New York City for 1420 performances 1986 Event Marquis Theater opens at 1535 Broadway New York City 1986 Event "Honky Tonk Nights" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 4 performances 1986 Event "Honky Tonk Nights" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 4 performances 1986 Event Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, singns with Kansas City Royals 1986 Event 20th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers and Loretta Lynn 1986 Event "Big Deal" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 70 performances 1986 Event New York City transit system issues a new brass with steel bullseye token 1986 Event Kansas City Royal George Brett gets his 2,000th hit 1986 Event "Singin' in the Rain" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 367 performances 1986 Event "Sweet Charity" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 368 performances 1986 Event "Jerry's Girls" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 139 performances 1986 Event A Canadain 1921 50 cent piece auctioned in New York City for $22,000 1986 Event "Big Deal" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 70 performances 1986 Event "Tango Argentino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 198 performances 1986 Event Howard Stern radio show returns to New York City morning radio on WXRK 92.3 FM 1986 Event "Uptown... It's Hot!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 24 performances 1986 Event "John Lennon: Live in New York City" album is released 1986 Event "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" closes at Ritz New York City after 13 performances 1986 Event "Uptown... It's Hot!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 24 performances 1986 Death Ronald E McNair, Lake City SC, astr, dies in Challenger disaster 1986 Event "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 13 performances 1986 Event New York City transit fare rises from 90 cents to $1.00 1985 Event "Wind in the Willows" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 4 performances 1985 Event "Wind in the Willows" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 4 performances 1985 Event "Jerry's Girls" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 139 performances 1985 Death Paul Castellano, Organized-crime chief, shot dead at a New York City restaurant 1985 Event Sam Shepard's "Lie of the Mind," premieres in New York City 1985 Event "Mystery of Edwin Drood" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 608 performances 1985 Event Rupert Holmes' musical "Mystery of Edwin Drood," premieres in New York City 1985 Event Herb Gardner's "I'm Not Rappaport," premieres in New York City 1985 Event Howard Stern radio show returns to New York City WXRK 92.3 FM-afternoons 1985 Event "News" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 4 performances 1985 Event "News" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 4 performances 1985 Event 15th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:34 1985 Event 16th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:11:34 1985 Event Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series 1985 Event Bret Saberhagen gives Kansas City Royals their 1st World Series win 1985 Event Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals win their league championships 1985 Event "Sunday in the Park with George" closes at Booth New York City after 604 performances 1985 Event "Tango Argentino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 198 performances 1985 Event Deron Cherry, Kansas City vs Seattle, has 4 interceptions! 1985 Event "Song and Dance" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 474 performances 1985 Event "Tap Dance Kid" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 669 performances 1985 Event "Dreamgirls" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 1522 performances 1985 Event "Leader of the Pack" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 120 performances 1985 Event "Singin' in the Rain" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 367 performances 1985 Event "King and I" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 191 performances 1985 Event "Grind" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 79 performances 1985 Event 19th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers, B Mandrell 1985 Death Leatrice Joy, silent screen star, dies in Riverdale (Bronx) New York City at 91 1985 Event 40 die and 150 injured in fire at Bradford City football ground 1985 Death Samuel Frith, English co-founder of soccer team (Bradford City), dies 1985 Event William Hoffman's "As Is," premieres in New York City 1985 Event "Big River" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 1005 performances 1985 Event Roger Miller's musical "Big River," premieres in New York City 1985 Event Karyn Marshall of New York City lifted 303 lbs in a clean and jerk lift 1985 Event "Grind" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 79 performances 1985 Event "Take Me Along!" opens/closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City 1985 Event "Leader of the Pack" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 120 performances 1985 Event Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues," premieres in New York City 1985 Event "My One and Only" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 767 performances 1985 Death Charita Bauer, actress (Mary-Aldrich Family), dies at 62 in New York City 1985 Event Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skateing race 1985 Event "New York, New York" became the official anthem of New York City 1985 Event "Harrigan 'n Hart" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 5 performances 1985 Event "Harrigan 'n Hart" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 5 performances 1985 Event "King and I" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 191 performances 1984 Event New York City subway gunman Bernhard Goetz surrenders to police in New Hampshire 1984 Event Bernhard Goetz shoots 4 black muggers on New York City subway train 1984 Event "Doug Henning and His World..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 60 perf 1984 Event Liquid gas tank in Mexico City explodes; 334 die 1984 Event "3 Musketeers" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 9 performances 1984 Event "3 Musketeers" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 9 performances 1984 Event Larry Shues "Foreigner," premieres in New York City 1984 Event 14th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:29:30 1984 Event 15th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53 1984 Event "Quilters" closes at Jack Lawrence Theater New York City after 24 performances 1984 Event August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," premieres in New York City 1984 Event Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), Kansas City wins 10-6 1984 Event "Quilters" opens at Jack Lawrence Theater New York City for 24 performances 1984 Event Lanford Wilson's "Balm in Gilead," premieres in New York City 1984 Event "Zorba" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 362 performances 1984 Event "Rink" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 204 performances 1984 Event David Rabe's "Hurlyburly," premieres in New York City 1984 Event Kansas City Royals Dan Quisenberry gets his 200th career save 1984 Death Ramiro Cortes, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah, dies at 50 in Salt Lake City, Utah 1984 Event "Baby" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 241 performances 1984 Event Matt de Waal finishes 14,290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d) 1984 Event 18th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers 1984 Event "Wiz" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 13 performances 1984 Event Beth Henley's "Miss Firecracker contest," premieres in New York City 1984 Event "Wiz" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 13 performances 1984 Event "On Your Toes" closes at Virginia Theater New York City after 505 performances 1984 Event "Oliver!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 17 performances 1984 Event "Sunday in the Park with George" opens at Booth New York City for 604 performances 1984 Event "Oliver!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 17 performances 1984 Event "La Tragedie de Carmen" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 187 performances 1984 Event "Human Comedy" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 13 performances 1984 Event "Human Comedy" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 13 performances 1984 Event Supreme Court (5-4): city may use public money for Nativity scene 1984 Event Reverend Jesse Jackson acknowledges that he called New York City, "Hymietown" 1984 Event "Doonesbury" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 104 performances 1984 Event "Rink" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 204 performances 1984 Event "9" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 739 performances 1984 Event New York City transit fare rises from 75 cents to 90 cents 1983 Event "Tap Dance Kid" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 669 performances 1983 Event Musical "Tap Dance Kid" with H Battle premieres in New York City 1983 Event "Peg" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 5 performances 1983 Event 3 Kansas City Royals suspended due to cocaine usage 1983 Event Wendy Wasserstein's "Isn't It Romantic," premieres in New York City 1983 Event "Peg" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 5 performances 1983 Event "Amen Corner" closes at Nederlander Theater New York City after 83 performances 1983 Event "Baby" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 241 performances 1983 Event David Shire and R Maltby Jr's musical "Baby," premieres in New York City 1983 Event "Marilyn: An American Fable" closes at Minskoff New York City after 16 performances 1983 Event Sam Shepards "Fool for love," premieres in New York City 1983 Event "Doonesbury" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 104 performances 1983 Event "Marilyn: An American Fable" opens at Minskoff New York City for 16 performances 1983 Event "La Tragedie de Carmen" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 187 performances 1983 Event "Amen Corner" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 83 performances 1983 Event 13th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:00 1983 Event 14th New York City Marathon won by Rod Dixon in 2:08:59 1983 Event "Zorba" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 362 performances 1983 Event Cops beat to death Michael Stewart for graffiting New York City subway 1983 Event "Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat" closes at Royale New York City after 747 performances 1983 Event "Mame" closes at Gershwin Theater New York City after 41 performances 1983 Event "La Cage aux Folles" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 1761 performances 1983 Event "Merlin" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 199 performances 1983 Event "Mame" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 41 performances 1983 Event "Show Boat" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 73 performances 1983 Event "Evita" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 1568 performances 1983 Event "Pump Boys and Dinettes" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 573 performances 1983 Event IRA's Joseph Doherty arrested in New York City 1983 Event 17th Music City News Country Awards: Marty Robbins and Roy Acuff 1983 Event "Dance a Little Closer" opens and closes at Minskoff Theater New York City 1983 Event "My One and Only" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 767 performances 1983 Event "Show Boat" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 73 performances 1983 Event Marsha Norman's "'night, Mother," premieres in New York City 1983 Event Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs," premieres in New York City 1983 Event "Woman of the Year" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 770 performances 1983 Event "On Your Toes" opens at Virginia Theater New York City for 505 performances 1983 Event "Merlin" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 199 performances 1983 Event E Bernstein, Levinson and Link's musical "Merlin" premieres in New York City 1983 Event 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18"(46 cm)) 1983 Event Tina Howe's "Painting Churches," premieres in New York City 1983 Death Doodles Weaver, comedian (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 71 1983 Event "Annie" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 2,377 performances 1983 Event "Sophisticated Ladies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 767 performances 1982 Event Anthony Shaffers "Whodunnit," premieres in New York City 1982 Event U.S. Assay Office in New York City, New York closes 1982 Event William Mastrosimones "Extremities," premieres in New York City 1982 Event "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" closes at Ambassador New York City after 6 perf 1982 Event $9,800,000 in cash stolen from money transport car in New York City 1982 Event "Herman Van Veen: All of Him" opens at Ambassador New York City for 6 performances 1982 Event "Pirates of Penzance" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 772 performances 1982 Death Robert Coote, actor (MacBeth), dies in New York City of a heart attack at 73 1982 Death Ruth Donnelly, comedienne, dies at 86 in New York City 1982 Event Susan Cooper/Hume Cronyns "Foxfire," premieres in New York City 1982 Event "Your Arms are Too Short to Box" closes at Alvin New York City after 69 performances 1982 Event "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." closes at St. James New York City after 9 performances 1982 Event "Rock 'n Roll!: The 1st..." opens at St. James Theater New York City for 9 performances 1982 Event 12th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:14 1982 Event 13th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:29 1982 Event Sam Shepard's "True West" premieres in New York City 1982 Event "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5000+ performances 1982 Event "Doll's Life" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 5 performances 1982 Event "Doll's Life" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 5 performances 1982 Event "Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin New York City for 69 performances 1982 Event "Sugar Babies" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 1208 performances 1982 Event Menken and Ashman's musical "Little Shop of Horrors," premieres in New York City 1982 Event "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" closes at E O'Neill New York City after 63 performances 1982 Event Biggest mass wedding, Reverend Sun Myung Moon weds 2,200 couples in New York City 1982 Event T Macauly and D Vosburghs musical "Windy City," premieres in London 1982 Event "Blues in the Night" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 53 performances 1982 Event "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 5 performances 1982 Event "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 5 performances 1982 Event 2,100 Unification church couples wed in New York City 1982 Event "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" closes at Nederlander New York City after 333 performances 1982 Event "Dancin'" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 1,774 performances 1982 Event "Play Me a Country Song" opens and closes at Virginia Theater New York City 1982 Event "Cleavage" opens and closes at Playhouse Theater New York City 1982 Event 750,000 anti-nuclear demonstrators, rally in Central Park New York City 1982 Birthday Leelee Sobieski, born in New York City, New York, actress, films include, 'Deep Impact', Emmy-Award nominee for television movie, 'Joan of Arc' 1982 Event 16th Music City News Country Awards: Barbara Mandrell 1982 Event "Blues in the Night" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 53 performances 1982 Event "Best Little Whorehouse in Tx" opens at Eugene O'Neill New York City for 63 perf 1982 Event "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." closes at Alvin New York City after 5 perf 1982 Event "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." opens at Alvin New York City for 5 performances 1982 Event "Barnum" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 854 performances 1982 Event WABC New York City plays its last record, John Lennon's Imagine 1982 Event "9" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 739 performances 1982 Event Arthur Kopit's musical "Nine," premieres in New York City 1982 Event "Is There Life after High School?" opens at Barrymore New York City for 12 performances 1982 Event 3 CBS employees shot to death in New York City parking lot 1982 Event John Pielmeier's "Agnes of God," premieres in New York City 1982 Event "Best Little Whorehouse..." closes at 46th St. New York City after 1577 performances 1982 Death Ace Goodman, Kansas City, Missouri, comedian (Easy Aces), dies at 83 1982 Event "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City 1982 Event Beth Daniel wins LPGA American Express Sun City Golf Classic 1982 Event New York City Mayor Koch announces he will run for New York governor (unsuccessful) 1982 Death Murray "the K" Kaufman, New York City DJ (5th Beatle), dies at 60 1982 Event "Ain't Misbehavin'" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 1604 performances 1982 Event "Little Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 36 performances 1982 Event "Night of 100 Stars" takes place at New York's Radio City Music Hall 1982 Event "Pump Boys and Dinettes" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 573 performances 1982 Event Musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes," premieres in New York City 1982 Event "Joseph and the Amazing Dreamcoat" opens at Royale New York City for 747 performances 1982 Event "Little Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 36 performances 1982 Event "Forbidden Broadway" by/with Gerard Alessandrini premieres in New York City 1982 Event "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 48 performances 1982 Event Metropolitan Transportation Authority launches a 5 year plan to upgrade the New York City subway system 1982 Event TA launches 5 year capital program to overhaul New York City subway system 1981 Event "Dreamgirls" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 1522 performances 1981 Event Harry Krieger/Tom Eyen's musical "Dreamgirls," premieres in New York City 1981 Event "1st" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 37 performances 1981 Event Jules Feiffer's "Grownups," premieres in New York City 1981 Event "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 119 performances 1981 Event "Merrily We Roll Along" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1981 Event "Marlowe" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 48 performances 1981 Event "1st" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 37 performances 1981 Event "Merrily We Roll Along" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1981 Event "Camelot" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 48 performances 1981 Event Bill C. Davis' "Mass Appeal," premieres in New York City 1981 Event "Oh, Brother!" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 3 performances 1981 Event "Oh, Brother!" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 3 performances 1981 Event Ernest Thompson's "West Side Waltz," premieres in New York City 1981 Event Charles Fuller's "Soldier's Play," premieres in New York City 1981 Event Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart," premieres in New York City 1981 Event 11th New York City Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe in 2:25:29 1981 Event 12th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:08:13 1981 Event Allison Roe (2:25:29) and Alberto Salazar (2:08:13) win New York City marathon 1981 Event Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song Trilogy," premieres in New York City 1981 Event "Marlowe" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 48 performances 1981 Event Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to Kansas City 5-2 1981 Event Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City 1981 Event Simon and Garfunkel reunite for a New York City Central Park concert 1981 Event "They're Playing Our Song" closes at Imperial New York City after 1082 performances 1981 Event "My Fair Lady" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 119 performances 1981 Event Part of Hyatt Regency Hotel Kansas City caves in (113 killed) 1981 Event "This is Burlesque" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 28 performances 1981 Event New York City transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token 1981 Event "Piaf" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 165 performances 1981 Event "This Was Burlesque" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 28 performances 1981 Event New York City mayor Koch turns down a $7,500 offer to perform comedy 1981 Event 15th Music City News Country Awards: Mandrell Sisters 1981 Event "Inacent Black" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 14 performances 1981 Event 2nd City TV's (SCTV) network premier (NBC) 1981 Event SCTV Network 90, sequel to Second City Television debut on NBC 1981 Event "Lena Horne: Lady, Music" opens at Nederlander New York City for 333 performances 1981 Event "Inacent Black" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 14 performances 1981 Event "Can-Can" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 5 performances 1981 Event "Moony, Shapiro Songbook" opens and closes at Morosco Theater New York City 1981 Event "Can-Can" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 5 performances 1981 Birthday Jessica Alba, born in Pomona, California, actress, appeared in television series, 'Dark Angel', films include, 'Sin City', 'Into the Blue', 'Good Luck Chuck' 1981 Event "Copperfield" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 13 performances 1981 Event William Finn's musical "March of Falsettos," premieres in New York City 1981 Event "Copperfield" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 13 performances 1981 Event "Woman of the Year" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 770 performances 1981 Birthday Julia Stiles, born in New York City, New York, actress, films include, '10 Things I Hate About You', 'Mona Lisa Smile', 'The Bourne Supremacy', 'The Bourne Ultimatum' 1981 Event "Broadway Follies" opens/closes at Nederlander Theater New York City 1981 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Marry Me a Little," premieres in New York City 1981 Event "Shakespeare's Cabaret" closes at Bijou Theater New York City after 54 performances 1981 Event "Bring Back Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 4 performances 1981 Event "Bring Back Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 4 performances 1981 Event "Sophisticated Ladies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 767 performances 1981 Birthday Paris Hilton, born in New York City, New York, model, actress, socialite, heiress, fashion designer, appeared in 'The Simple Life' television series 1981 Event "5 O'Clock Girl" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 12 performances 1981 Event "Brigadoon" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 133 performances 1981 Event "Piaf" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 165 performances 1981 Event Duke Ellington-musical "Sophisticated Ladies," premieres in New York City 1981 Event "5 O'Clock Girl" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 12 performances 1981 Birthday Alicia Keys, born in New York City, New York, born Alicia Augello Cook, singer, recording artist, actress, debut album, 'Songs in A Minor', won five Grammy Awards 1981 Event "Shakespeare's Cabaret" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 54 performances 1981 Event "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 93 performances 1981 Event "Pirates of Penzance" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 772 performances 1981 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 578 performances 1980 Event Sam Shepard's "True West," premieres in New York City 1980 Event "Onward Victoria" opens/closes at Martin Beck New York City for 1 performance 1980 Event "Perfectly Frank" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 16 performances 1980 Event "Banjo Dancing" closes at Century Theater New York City after 38 performances 1980 Event "Perfectly Frank" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 16 performances 1980 Event "West Side Story" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 341 performances 1980 Death George Raft, New York City, actor (Scarface), dies at 85 1980 Event Ianford Wilsons "5th of July," premieres in New York City 1980 Event 10th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:25:41.3 1980 Event 11th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:41 1980 Event "Tintypes" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 93 performances 1980 Event "Banjo Dancing" opens at Century Theater New York City for 38 performances 1980 Event "Brigadoon" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 133 performances 1980 Event "Your Arm's Too Short to Box" closes at Ambassador New York City after 149 performances 1980 Event "Charlie and Algernon" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 17 performances 1980 Event "Charlie and Algernon" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 17 performances 1980 Event "Oklahoma!" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 301 performances 1980 Birthday Macaulay Culkin, New York City, actor, Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich 1980 Event "42nd Street" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 3486 performances 1980 Event Gower Champion's musical "42nd Street," premieres in New York City 1980 Event Kansas City Royals' George Brett, batting avg reach .400 1980 Event "Blackstone" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 104 performances 1980 Event Democratic Convention in New York City nominates Jimmy Carter 1980 Event "Sweeney Todd" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 557 performances 1980 Event New York City transit fare rises from 50 cents to 60 cents 1980 Event "Fearless Frank" closes at Princess Theater New York City after 12 performances 1980 Event "Fearless Frank" opens at Princess Theater New York City for 12 performances 1980 Event 14th Music City News Country Awards: Statler Brothers and Loretta Lynn 1980 Event "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" closes at Martin Beck New York City after 8 performances 1980 Event "Billy Bishop Goes to War" closes at Morosco New York City after 12 performances 1980 Event "It's So Nice to Be Civilized" opens at Martin Beck New York City for 8 performances 1980 Event "Your Arm's Too Short to Box..." opens at Ambassador New York City for 149 performances 1980 Event "Billy Bishop Goes to War" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 12 performances 1980 Event J Turners "Juliet and Her Nurse" sold for $6,400,000 in New York City 1980 Event "Musical Chairs" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 15 performances 1980 Event "Blackstone" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 104 performances 1980 Event "Musical Chairs" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 15 performances 1980 Event "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 17 performances 1980 Event Samm-Art Williams' "Home," premieres in New York City 1980 Event "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden New York City for 588 perf 1980 Event "Barnum" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 854 performances 1980 Death Tom Fadden, actor (Duffeild-Broken Arrow, Cimarron City), dies at 84 1980 Event "Grease" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 3,388 performances 1980 Event "Reggae" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 21 performances 1980 Event Mark Medoff's "Children of a Lesser God," premieres in New York City 1980 Event "Happy New Year" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 17 performances 1980 Event "Reggae" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 21 performances 1980 Birthday Luke Edwards, born in Nevada City, California, actor, Newsie 1980 Birthday Deidra Graham, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, gymnast, alternate for the 1996 Olympics 1980 Event Princess Theater (Latin Quarter, Cotton Club) opens at 200 W 48th New York City 1980 Event Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Sun City Golf Classic 1980 Event "Canterbury Tales" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 16 performances 1980 Event "West Side Story" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 341 performances 1980 Event "Canterbury Tales" opens at Rialto Theater New York City for 16 performances 1980 Birthday Sarah Lancaster, born in Kansas City, Kansas, actress, Rachel-Saved By Bell: New Class 1980 Event Ianford Wilsons "Talley's Folly," premieres in New York City 1980 Event Police storm occupied Spanish embassy in Guatemala City, killing 41 1980 Event Edward Albee's "Lady from Dubuque," premieres in New York City 1980 Death Jimmy Durante, New York City, comedian (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 86 1980 Event "Comin' Uptown" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 45 performances 1980 Event "King of Schnorrers" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 63 performances 1980 Event "1940's Radio Hour" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 105 performances 1979 Event "Oklahoma!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 301 performances 1979 Death Claire Carleton, New York City, actress (Alice-Cimarron City), dies at 66 1979 Death Fulton J. Sheen, archbishop/religious broadcaster, dies in New York City at 84 1979 Event "King of Schnorrers" opens at Playhouse Theater New York City for 63 performances 1979 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 53 performances 1979 Event New York Stars (WBL) home opener at MSG in New York City 1979 Event Bernard Slade's "Romantic Comedy," premieres in New York City 1979 Event "One Mo' Time" with Vernel Bagners premieres in New York City 1979 Event 10th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:42 1979 Event 9th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:33 1979 Event Greta Weitz wins woman participation in New York City marathon (02:27:33) 1979 Event "Beatlemania" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 920 performances 1979 Event 1st Monday night game from New York City, Jets beat Vikings 14-7 (Shea Stad) 1979 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 53 performances 1979 Event Recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City 1979 Event "Sugar Babies" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 1208 performances 1979 Event J McHugh and A Malvin's musical "Sugar Babies," premieres in New York City 1979 Event "1940's Radio Hour" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 105 performances 1979 Event "Eubie!" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 439 performances 1979 Event "Evita" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 1568 performances 1979 Event Jane Fonda and 200,000 attend anti-nuke rally in Battery Park, New York City 1979 Event The Who opens New York City concerts at MSG 1979 Event Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City and back to Yates Center, Ks 1979 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 578 performances 1979 Event "I Remember Mama" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 108 performances 1979 Event "Madwoman of Central Park West" closes at 22 Steps New York City after 86 performances 1979 Event Bolshoi Ballet dancer Alexander Godunov defects in New York City 1979 Event "Whoopee!" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 204 performances 1979 Birthday Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ 1979 Event "But Never Jam Today" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 7 performances 1979 Event "Broadway Opry '79" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 6 performances 1979 Event "But Never Jam Today" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 7 performances 1979 Event "Broadway Opry '79" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 6 performances 1979 Event "Got To Go Disco" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 8 performances 1979 Event "Got Tu Go Disco" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 8 performances 1979 Event "Sarava" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 140 performances 1979 Event "Madwoman of Central Park West" opens at 22 Steps New York City for 86 performances 1979 Event Ted Coombs began a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City 1979 Event "I Remember Mama" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 108 performances 1979 Event Radio City Music Hall (New York City) reopens 1979 Event Ted Coombs begins a 5,193 mile roller skate from LA to New York City 1979 Event "I Love My Wife" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 864 performances 1979 Event "Utter Glory... Morrissey Hall" opens and closes at Mark Hellinger New York City 1979 Event Louis LaRusso II's "Knockout," premieres in New York City 1979 Event "Carmelina" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 17 performances 1979 Birthday Claire Danes, New York City, actress, Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo and Juliet 1979 Event "Carmelina" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 17 performances 1979 Birthday Charles Butler, born in Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater 1979 Event "Ballroom" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 116 performances 1979 Event "On the 20th Century" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 460 performances 1979 Event "Grand Tour" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 61 performances 1979 Event "Sweeney Todd" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 557 performances 1979 Event Ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond," premieres in New York City 1979 Event "Sarava" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 140 performances 1979 Event "Comin' Uptown" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 45 performances 1979 Event Temple City Kazoo Orchestra appears on Mike Douglas Show 1979 Event "Whoopee!" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 204 performances 1979 Event "They're Playing Our Song" opens at Imperial New York City for 1082 performances 1979 Event Musical "They're Playing Our Song," premieres in New York City 1979 Event "Wiz" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1672 performances 1979 Event Arthur Kopit's "Wings," premieres in New York City 1979 Birthday Tatyana M Ali, New York City, actress, Sesame St, Fresh Prince of Bel Air 1979 Event "Grand Tour" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 61 performances 1978 Event "Magic Show" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 1859 performances 1978 Event "Runaways" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 199 performances 1978 Event "King and I" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 719 performances 1978 Event "Broadway Musical" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City 1978 Birthday Amber Corwin, Harbor City California, figure skater, 1997 National Sr - 5th 1978 Event "Ballroom" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 116 performances 1978 Event "Platinum" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 33 performances 1978 Event Sam Shepard's "Buried Child," premieres in New York City 1978 Event "King of Hearts" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 48 performances 1978 Death Harvey Milk, (SF City Supervisor), shot by Dan White 1978 Birthday Aliane Baquerot, New York City, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96 1978 Event "Platinum" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 33 performances 1978 Event Sid Vicious attempts suicide while at Riker's Detention Center in New York City 1978 Event "King of Hearts" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances 1978 Event 8th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:32:30 1978 Event 9th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:12:12 1978 Death Nancy Spungen, killed by boyfriend Six Vicious in New York City 1978 Event John Kander and Fred Ebb's musical "Ballroom," premieres in New York City 1978 Event Yankees win 3rd straight AL Championship, all against Kansas City 1978 Event "Eubie!" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 439 performances 1978 Event "Timbuktu!" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 243 performances 1978 Event New Orlean Saints beat Phil Eagles 14-7 in Mexico City (NFL expo) 1978 Event "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" premieres in New York City 1978 Birthday Topher Grace, born in New York City, New York, actor, appeared in 'Spider-Man 3' and television series, 'That '70s Show' 1978 Event "Hello, Dolly!" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 152 performances 1978 Event "Act" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 233 performances 1978 Event "Best Little Whorehouse..." opens at 46th St. New York City for 1577 performances 1978 Event "Working" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 25 performances 1978 Event 1st legal gambling casino opens in Atlantic City 1978 Birthday David Krumholtz, New York City, actor, Billy Kulchak-Chicago Sons 1978 Event "Working" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 25 performances 1978 Event "Angel" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 5 performances 1978 Event "Runaways" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 199 performances 1978 Event Musical "Runaways" with Elizabeth Swados premieres in New York City 1978 Event "Angel" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 5 performances 1978 Event "Ain't Misbehavin'" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 1604 performances 1978 Event Musical "Ain't Misbehavin'," premieres in New York City 1978 Event "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" closes at Palace New York City after 101 performances 1978 Event "History of the American Film" closes at ANTA New York City after 21 performances 1978 Event Guttenberg bible sold for $2,000,000 in New York City 1978 Event "History of the American Film" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 21 performances 1978 Event Bob Fosse's "Dancin'" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 1,774 performances 1978 Event "Hello, Dolly!" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 152 performances 1978 Event "Timbuktu!" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 243 performances 1978 Event Ira Levin's "Deathtrap," premieres in New York City 1978 Event "On the 20th Century" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 460 performances 1978 Event Coleman, Comden and Green's musical premieres in New York City 1978 Event "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 96 performances 1978 Event 16 Unification church couples wed in New York City 1978 Death Kimberly Leach, killed by Ted Bundy in Lake City Florida at 12 1978 Event "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 101 performances 1978 Event "Your Arm's Too Short..." closes at Lyceum New York City after 429 performances 1977 Event "Bubbling Brown Sugar" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 766 performances 1977 Event "Man of La Mancha" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 124 performances 1977 Event Ronald Ribman's "Cold Storage," premieres in New York City 1977 Event "Saturday Night Fever,"starring John Travolta, premieres in New York City 1977 Event NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats Kansas City 27-7 1977 Event Neil Simon's "Chapter Two," premieres in New York City 1977 Event "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 96 performances 1977 Event Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (New York City) 1977 Birthday Brittany Murphy, born in Atlanta, Georgia, actress, appeared in films, 'Sin City', 'Happy Feet', 'Clueless', 'Riding in Cars with Boys', 'Abandoned' 1977 Event "Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 43 performances 1977 Event "Act" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 233 performances 1977 Event 7th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:43:10 1977 Event 8th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:38 1977 Event David Mamet's "Life in the Theater," premieres in New York City 1977 Event Hamilton Deane and John Balderstons "Dracula," premieres in New York City 1977 Event Supersonic Concorde jet's 1st landing in New York City 1977 Event DL Coburns "Gin Game," premieres in New York City 1977 Event Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game 1977 Event "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 43 performances 1977 Event "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" opens at Imperial New York City for 66 performances 1977 Event "Estrada" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 7 performances 1977 Event Preston Jones' "Texas Trilogy," premieres in New York City 1977 Event "Estrada" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 7 performances 1977 Event "Man of La Mancha" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 124 performances 1977 Event "Godspell" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 527 performances 1977 Event "Chicago" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 947 performances 1977 Death Groucho Martin, New York City, comedian (Marx Bros), dies in LA at 86 1977 Event "Shenandoah" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 1,050 performances 1977 Event New York City experiences 25 hour black-out 1977 Event "Happy End" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 75 performances 1977 Event 12,000 police occupy university in Mexico City 1977 Birthday Liv Tyler, born in New York City, daughter of Steven Tyler, actress, The Lord of the Rings trilogy 1977 Birthday Lindsay Lee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Woodlands TX 1977 Birthday Cliff Bayer, born in New York City, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1977 Event Ron Guidry's 1st complete game, 7-0 over Kansas City Royals 1977 Event "Pippin" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 1944 performances 1977 Event "I'm Your Boogie Man" by Kansas City and Sunshine Band peaks at #1 1977 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs Kansas City Royals) 1977 Event New Jersey allows casino gambling in Atlantic City 1977 Event "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 920 performances 1977 Event New York City fines George Willig 1 cents for each of 110 stories he climbed 1977 Event George Willig climbs New York City World Trade Center 1977 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 167 performances 1977 Event Albert Innaurato's "Gemini," premieres in New York City 1977 Event 5 die as New York Airway helicopter topples on Pan Am building in New York City 1977 Event Kansas City Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0 1977 Event "Happy End" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 75 performances 1977 Event "King and I" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 719 performances 1977 Event "Party with Comden and Green" closes at Morosco New York City after 92 performances 1977 Event "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 2377 performances 1977 Event C Strouse and M Charnins musical "Annie," premieres in New York City 1977 Event "Side by Side by Sondheim" opens at Music Box New York City for 390 performances 1977 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Side by Side" premieres in New York City 1977 Event "I Love My Wife" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 864 performances 1977 Event Michael Cristofer's "Shadow Box," premieres in New York City 1977 Event "Side by Side by Sondheim" closes at Music Box New York City after 390 performances 1977 Death William E. Vaughan, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms, died age 61 from lung cancer 1977 Birthday Alexis Jose Grullon, New York City, vocalist, Menudo-Cannonball 1977 Event 74 Unification Church couples wed in New York City 1977 Event "My Fair Lady" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 384 performances 1977 Event "Guys and Dolls" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 239 performances 1977 Event "Ipi Tombi" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 39 performances 1977 Event "Robber Bridegroom" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 145 performances 1977 Event "Party with Comden and Green" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 92 performances 1977 Event "Ipi Tombi" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 39 performances 1977 Event "Porgy and Bess" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 122 performances 1976 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 167 performances 1976 Event "Music Is" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 8 performances 1976 Event "Your Arm's Too Short..." opens at Lyceum New York City for 429 performances 1976 Event 35 Unification church couples wed in New York City 1976 Event "Music Is" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 8 performances 1976 Event "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse New York City after 16 performances 1976 Event New Jersey voters approve gambling for Atlantic City 1976 Event "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse New York City for 16 performances 1976 Death Oscar Beregi, Jr., actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), dies at 58 1976 Event "Going Up" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 49 performances 1976 Event 6th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:39:11 1976 Event 7th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:10:10 1976 Event "Robber Bridegroom" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 145 performances 1976 Event "Let My People Come" closes at Morosco Theater New York City after 106 performances 1976 Event "Porgy and Bess" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 122 performances 1976 Event "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 5959 performances 1976 Event "Going Up" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 49 performances 1976 Event Ntozake Shange's "For Colored Girls Who ...," premieres in New York City 1976 Event "Rex" closes at Lunt-Fontaine Theater New York City after 48 performances 1976 Event "Very Good Eddie" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 307 performances 1976 Event President Gerald R. Ford won Republican President nomination at Kansas City convention 1976 Event "Let My People Come" opens at Morosco Theater New York City for 106 performances 1976 Event "Guys and Dolls" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 239 performances 1976 Event "Something's Afoot" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 61 performances 1976 Event Stockhausens "Sirius," premieres in New York City 1976 Event Jimmy Carter wins Democratic President nomination in New York City 1976 Event "Pacific Overtures" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 193 performances 1976 Event "Godspell" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 527 performances 1976 Birthday Adrian Carlos Olivares, Mexico City, singer, Menudo-Cannonball 1976 Event "Something's Afoot" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 61 performances 1976 Birthday Peter Devine, New York City, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1976 Event "So Long 174th St" closes at Harkness Theater New York City after 16 performances 1976 Event "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 7 performances 1976 Event "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 7 performances 1976 Event "So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 16 performances 1976 Event Pan Am begins non-stop flights New York City - Tokyo 1976 Event "My Fair Lady" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 384 performances 1976 Event "Rex" opens at Lunt-Fontaine Theater New York City for 48 performances 1976 Event "Bubbling Brown Sugar" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 766 performances 1976 Event Holgate, Kemp and Lopez' musical premieres in New York City 1976 Birthday Ja Rule, born in New York City, New York, born Jeffrey Atkins, rapper, singer, actor, sold over 35 million albums worldwide, hit single, 'Livin' It Up' 1976 Birthday Tony Gonzalez, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1976 Event Jules Feiffer's "Knock Knock," premieres in New York City 1976 Event "Rockabye Hamlet" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 7 performances 1976 Event "Rockabye Hamlet" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 7 performances 1976 Event David Mamet's "American Buffalo," premieres in New York City 1976 Event "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 193 performances 1976 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Pacific Overtures," premieres in New York City 1976 Event "Candide" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 740 performances 1976 Event "Home Sweet Homer" opens and closes at Palace Theater New York City 1976 Event "Musical Jubilee" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 92 performances 1975 Event "Boccaccio" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 7 performances 1975 Event 11 killed, 75 hurt by terrorist bomb at LaGuardia Airport in New York City 1975 Birthday Tannis Vallely, New York City, actress, Janice Lazorotto-Head of the Class 1975 Event "Hello, Dolly" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 51 performances 1975 Event "Very Good Eddie" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 307 performances 1975 Event "Treemonisha" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 64 performances 1975 Event President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for New York City 1975 Event "Raisin" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 847 performances 1975 Event "Me and Bessie" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 453 performances 1975 Event "Boccaccio" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 7 performances 1975 Event "Musical Jubilee" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 92 performances 1975 Event PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses United Nations in New York City 1975 Event "Hello, Dolly" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 51 performances 1975 Event New York Daily News runs headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" 1975 Birthday Stephanie Camp, Rapid City, South Dakota, Miss America-SD 1997 1975 Event "Me and Bessie" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 453 performances 1975 Event "Treemonisha" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 64 performances 1975 Event Mexico City's 1st major subway accident takes 26 lives 1975 Event "Chorus Line" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 6137 performances 1975 Event Hamlisch and Klebans musical "Chorus Line" premieres in New York City 1975 Birthday Scott E Weinger, New York City, actor, Steve Taylor-Family Man, Full House 1975 Event 5th New York City Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt in 2:46:14 1975 Event 6th New York City Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:19:27 1975 Event Czechoslovakian tennis ace Martina Navratilova asks for political asylum in New York City 1975 Event New York City transit fare rises from 35 cents to 50 cents 1975 Event "Rodgers and Hart" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 108 performances 1975 Birthday Seth Greisinger, born in Kansas City, Kansas, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Birthday Alex Rodriguez, New York City, shortstop for the Seattle Mariners 1975 Birthday Lil' Kim, born New York City, New York, born Kimberly Denise Jones, hip hop, rapper, debut album 'Conspiracy' generated three hit singles 1975 Birthday Porter Collins, born in New York City, rower, Olympics-5th-1996 1975 Birthday Linda Cardellini, born in Redwood City, California, actress, known for television comedy series, 'Freaksand Geeks', also for 'ER' television show, and 'Scooby-Doo' films 1975 Event "Chicago" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 947 performances 1975 Event "Goodtime Charley" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 104 performances 1975 Birthday Shoshanna Lonstein, New York City, girlfriend, Jerry Seinfeld 1975 Event "Rodgers and Hart" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 108 performances 1975 Event Ed Bullins' "Taking of Miss Jane," premieres in New York City 1975 Event "Night... Made America Famous" closes at Barrymore New York City after 75 performances 1975 Event "Rocky Horror Show" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 45 performances 1975 Event "Letter for Queen Victoria" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 18 performances 1975 Event "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 Event "Letter for Queen Victoria" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 18 performances 1975 Event "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1975 Event "Lieutenant" closes at Lyceum Theater New York City after 9 performances 1975 Event Bernard Slade's "Same Time, Next Year," premieres in New York City 1975 Event "Rocky Horror Show" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 45 performances 1975 Event "Lieutenant" opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 9 performances 1975 Death Joseph Dunninger, New York City, mentalist (Amazing Dunninger), dies at 82 1975 Event "Goodtime Charley" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 104 performances 1975 Event "Night... Made America Famous" opens at Barrymore New York City for 75 performances 1975 Birthday Pat Barnes, quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1975 Event Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0 1975 Event "Men on the Moon" closes at Little Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 Event "Men on the Moon" opens at Little Theater New York City for 5 performances 1975 Event Edward Albee's "Seascape," premieres in New York City 1975 Event Terrence McNally's "Ritz," premieres in New York City 1975 Birthday Chase Hampton, Oklahoma City Oklahoma, rocker, Party-Rodeo, That's Why 1975 Event "Shenandoah" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 1050 performances 1975 Event Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah," premieres in New York City 1975 Event "Wiz" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1672 performances 1975 Event Charlie Smalls' "Wiz," premieres in New York City 1975 Event "Good News" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 16 performances 1975 Event "Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 120 performances 1975 Event "Over Here" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 341 performances 1974 Event Murray Schisgal's "All Over Town," premieres in New York City 1974 Event "Good News" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 16 performances 1974 Event SF Visitors Center at City Hall opens 1974 Birthday Billy Koch, Garden City, New York, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1974 Event "Good Evening" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 438 performances 1974 Event "Mack and Mabel" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 66 performances 1974 Event John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG New York City) 1974 Birthday David Moscow, born in New York City, New York, actor, played role of young Josh in film 'Big' 1974 Event "Lorelei" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 320 performances 1974 Birthday Nathan Parks, tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1974 Event Bard's presentation of "Richard III" opens at Lincoln Center New York City 1974 Event "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" closes at Playhouse New York City after 1065 per 1974 Event "Mack and Mabel," opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 66 performances 1974 Event 4th New York City Women's Marathon won by Katherine Switzer in 3:07:29 1974 Event 5th New York City Marathon won by Norbert Sander in 2:26:30 1974 Event John Lennon appears as guest dj on WNEW-FM (New York City) 1974 Event "Gypsy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 120 performances 1974 Event "Irene" closes at Minskoff Theater New York City after 605 performances 1974 Event John Lennon reports seeing a UFO in New York City 1974 Event "Little Night Music" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 601 performances 1974 Event "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances 1974 Birthday Maurice Greene, born in Kansas City, Kansas, 100m runner 1974 Event David Bowie's 'Diamond Dog' tour ends in New York City 1974 Birthday Michele Krasnoo, born in Culver City, California, actress, Kickboxer IV 1974 Event Kansas City Royal Steve Busby 2nd no-hitter beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0 1974 Event "Magic Show" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 1859 performances 1974 Event Stephen Schwartz' musical "Magic Show," premieres in New York City 1974 Birthday Penelope Cruz, born in Alcobendas, Spain, actress, films include, 'Vanilla Sky', 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona', 'Sahara', 'Volver', 'Sex and the City 2' 1974 Event "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances 1974 Event Herb Gardner's "Thieves," premieres in New York City 1974 Event Then tallest building, World Trade Center opens in New York City (110 stories) 1974 Birthday P J Bogart, New York City, diver 1996 Olympics 1974 Event "Sextet" closes at Bijou Theater New York City after 9 performances 1974 Event "Over Here" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 341 performances 1974 Event "Candide" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 740 performances 1974 Event "Sextet" opens at Bijou Theater New York City for 9 performances 1974 Birthday Tamarick Vanover, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1974 Birthday Rohsaan Griffin, Texas City Texas, 200m runner 1974 Birthday Jerry O'Connell, New York City, actor, Scream 2, Andrew-My Secret Identity 1974 Event "Rainbow Jones" opens and closes at Music Box Theater New York City 1974 Event "Gigi" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 103 performances 1974 Event "Pajama Game" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 65 performances 1974 Event "Lorelei" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 320 performances 1974 Event Styne, Comdem and Green's musical "Lorelei," premieres in New York City 1974 Event E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come," premieres in New York City 1974 Event Miguel Pinero's "Short Eyes," premieres in New York City 1973 Event "Molly" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 68 performances 1973 Event "Pajama Game" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 65 performances 1973 Event "Seesaw" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 296 performances 1973 Event Neil Simon's "Good Doctor," premieres in New York City 1973 Event "Good Evening" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 438 performances 1973 Event "Gigi" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 103 performances 1973 Event Abe Beame eleceted 1st Jewish mayor on New York City 1973 Event BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service 1973 Birthday Johnny Damon, Ft. Riley, Kansas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Birthday Johnny Damon, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Event M. Medoff's "When you Comin' Back, Red Ryder?," premieres in New York City 1973 Event "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 68 performances 1973 Birthday Alison "Ali" Malyn Shumate, Union City Tennessee, Miss America-Tenn 1996 1973 Event The Family Station Inc buys shortwave Radio Station WNYW, changes calls to WYFR and moves station from New York City to Scituate Mass 1973 Event "Raisin" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 847 performances 1973 Event Judd Woldon and Robert Brittens musical "Raisin," premieres in New York City 1973 Death Crane Wilbur, dir/writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo), dies at 86 1973 Event 3rd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 2:57:07 1973 Event 4th New York City Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:21:54 1973 Event Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000 1973 Event "Desert Song" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 15 performances 1973 Event "Desert Song" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 15 performances 1973 Death Douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies at 57 1973 Birthday Amy Linn Duncan, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Miss America-Oklahoma 1997 1973 Death Mary Frasca, singer/actress, dies in New York City 1973 Event Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating Kansas City 5-0 1973 Event "Jesus Christ Superstar" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 711 performances 1973 Birthday Chan Ho Park, born in Kong Ju City, Korea, pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1973 Event "Cyrano" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 49 performances 1973 Event "Sugar" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 506 performances 1973 Event "American Graffiti" opens in New York City 1973 Event "Smith" closes at Eden Theater New York City after 17 performances 1973 Event "Nash at Nine" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 21 performances 1973 Birthday Jeff Smith, NFL/WLAF corner, Scotland Claymores/Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Event "2 Gentlemen of Verona" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 613 performances 1973 Event "Smith" opens at Eden Theater New York City for 17 performances 1973 Event "Nash at Nine" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 21 performances 1973 Event California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats Kansas City Royals, 3-0 1973 Event "Cyrano" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 49 performances 1973 Event Kansas City Royals' George Brett gets his 1st major league hit 1973 Event Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 1973 Birthday Andre Govan, born in Culver City, California, actor, Monster Squad 1973 Birthday Reggie Tongue, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Event Kansas City opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Rangers 1973 Birthday Donnie Edwards, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Event Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ 1973 Event "Seesaw" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 296 performances 1973 Birthday Amelia Weatherly, actress, Stephanie Brewster-Loving/The City 1973 Birthday Jerome Woods, safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Death Carl Benton Reid, actor (Trap, Underwater City), dies at 79 1973 Event "Irene" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 605 performances 1973 Event Minskoff Theater opens at 200 W 45th St. New York City 1973 Birthday Trezelle Jenkins, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1973 Event "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 31 performances 1973 Event "Little Night Music" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 601 performances 1973 Event Steven Sondheim's musical "Little Night Music," premieres in New York City 1973 Event Musical "El Grande de Coca-Cola," premieres in New York City 1973 Event Jean Kerrs "Finishing Touches," premieres in New York City 1973 Event "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 31 performances 1973 Event "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 861 performances 1973 Birthday Chris Stynes, Queens, New York, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Event City of Amsterdam decides to support Hanoi 1973 Birthday Rod Myers, Conroe, Texas, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1973 Event "Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 8 performances 1973 Event "Tricks" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 8 performances 1973 Event "Purlie" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 14 performances 1972 Birthday Adam Clawson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, slalom single canoe, Olympic-19th-96 1972 Event "Purlie" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 14 performances 1972 Birthday Jared Leto, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, actor, Jordan-My So Called Life 1972 Death Harry Truman, 33rd U.S. President (1945-53), dies in Kansas City, Missouri at 88 1972 Event Neil Simons "Sunshine Boys," premieres in New York City 1972 Event Joseph A Walkers "River Niger," premieres in New York City 1972 Event "Via Galactica" closes at Uris Theater New York City after 7 performances 1972 Event "Via Galactica" opens at Uris Theater New York City for 7 performances 1972 Event "Ambassador" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 9 performances 1972 Birthday Paul Penny, Victoria BC, golfer, Edmonton City Amat-1993, 94 1972 Event "Ambassador" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 9 performances 1972 Event "Dear Oscar" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 5 performances 1972 Event Gershwin Theater (Uris) opens at 1633 Broadway New York City 1972 Event "Dear Oscar" opens at Playhouse Theater New York City for 5 performances 1972 Event Circle-in the-Square Theater opens at 1633 Broadway New York City 1972 Birthday Steve Konowalchuk, Salt Lake City, NHL center for the Washington Capitals 1972 Event "Mother Earth" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 12 performances 1972 Event "Pippin" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 1944 performances 1972 Event "Dude" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 16 performances 1972 Event "Man of La Mancha" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 140 performances 1972 Event "Pacific Paradise" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 5 performances 1972 Event "Mother Earth" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 12 performances 1972 Event Bob Randall's "6 Rooms Riv Vu," premieres in New York City 1972 Event "Pacific Paradise" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 5 performances 1972 Birthday J J Smith, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Event "Hurry, Harry" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 2 performances 1972 Event "Hurry, Harry" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 2 performances 1972 Event "Dude" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 16 performances 1972 Event "From Israel with Love" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 8 performances 1972 Event "From Israel with Love" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 8 performances 1972 Event "Don't Play Us Cheap" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 164 performances 1972 Event 2nd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 3:08:41 1972 Event 3rd New York City Marathon won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52 1972 Birthday Troy Dumas, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Event Jason Miller's "That Championship Season," premieres in New York City 1972 Birthday Donnell Bennett, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Willy Tate, NFL tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Birthday Elizabeth Wolfgramm, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, member of The Jets family group, composed of siblings 1972 Event "Funny Thing Happened..." closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 156 performances 1972 Event "Oh! Calcutta!" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 1316 performances 1972 Birthday Willy Tate, NFL/WLAF tight end, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1972 Event "Ain't Supposed to Die Death" closes at Barrymore New York City after 325 performances 1972 Birthday Shinjiro Otani, born in Yamaguchi City, Japan, professional wrestler, WCW World Cruiserweight Champion, created Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE with Shinya Hashimoto, acting president of ZERO1 1972 Birthday Mindy Carson, born in New York City, vocalist, Club Embassy, Ford Star Revue 1972 Event Plate ump and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is ump and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, Kansas City Royals win 1-0 1972 Birthday Clint Sodowsky, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Birthday Jerrott Willard, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 3242 performances 1972 Event "Follies" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 524 performances 1972 Event "Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 1750 performances 1972 Event "Man of La Mancha" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 140 performances 1972 Event 14" of rain in 6 hours burst Rapid City, South Dakota dam, drowns 237 1972 Event "Grease" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 3,388 performances 1972 Event "Applause" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 900 performances 1972 Event "Heathen!" opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 1 performance 1972 Event "Lost in the Stars" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 39 performances 1972 Event "Different Times" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 24 performances 1972 Event "Hard Job Being God" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 6 performances 1972 Event "Don't Play Us Cheap" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 164 performances 1972 Event "Hard Job Being God" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 6 performances 1972 Birthday Jennifer Miriam, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, playmate, March, 1997 1972 Event "Different Times" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 24 performances 1972 Event New York City Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported 1972 Birthday David Lascher, born in New York City, actor, Josh-Clueless, Kidz in the Wood 1972 Event "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" opens at Playhouse New York City for 1,065 performances 1972 Event "Lost in the Stars" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 39 performances 1972 Event "That's Entertainment" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 4 performances 1972 Birthday Peter Billingsley, born in New York City, actor, Real People 1972 Event "That's Entertainment" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 4 performances 1972 Event "Sugar" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 506 performances 1972 Event Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings," premieres in New York City 1972 Event "Funny Thing Happened..." opens at Lunt-Fontanne New York City for 156 performances 1972 Event "Only Fools Are Sad" closes at Edison Theater New York City after 144 performances 1972 Event "Selling of the President" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 5 performances 1972 Event "Selling of the President" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 5 performances 1972 Event "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 173 performances 1972 Birthday Tom Barndt, NFL/WLAF guard for the Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1972 Event "Inner City" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 97 performances 1972 Event David Rabe's "Sticks and Bones," premieres in New York City 1972 Birthday Greg Hill, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Event Michael Weller's "Moonchildren," premieres in New York City 1972 Event "1776" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1,217 performances 1972 Birthday Joe Horn, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Event New York City transit fare rises from 30 cents to 35 cents 1972 Event "Rothschilds" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 505 performances 1972 Birthday Lake Dawson, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1972 Event "Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 690 performances 1972 Event "On the Town" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 65 performances 1972 Event "Promises Promises" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 1281 performances 1971 Birthday Tamir Bloom, New York City, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics 1971 Event "Inner City" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 97 performances 1971 Birthday Tony Richardson, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Death Ralph J Bunche, United Nations delegate/Nobel Prize winner, dies at 67 in New York City 1971 Event "Wild and Wonderful" opens/closes at Lyceum Theater New York City 1971 Birthday Ben Atkins, New York City, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics 1971 Event "2 Gentlemen of Verona" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 613 performances 1971 Event Galt MacDermot/John Guare's "2 gentlemen of Verona," premieres in New York City 1971 Birthday Bryan Proby, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1971 Event "Me Nobody Knows" closes at Helen Hayes Theater New York City after 587 performances 1971 Event "Only Fools Are Sad" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 144 performances 1971 Event Neil Simons "prisoner of Second Avenue," premieres in New York City 1971 Event "Great Harp" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 7 performances 1971 Event "Great Harp" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 7 performances 1971 Event "On the Town" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 65 performances 1971 Event John and Yoko record "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in New York City 1971 Event "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 173 performances 1971 Event "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 711 performances 1971 Event Fenholt and Webber's musical "Jesus Christ Superstar," premieres in New York City 1971 Event T McNally's "Where has Tommy Flowers gone?," premieres in New York City 1971 Birthday Ron Florine, NFL/WLAF tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1971 Birthday Alfonso Ribeiro, New York City, actor/pianist, Alfonso-Silver Spoons 1971 Event 1st New York City Women's Marathon won by Beth Bonner in 2:55:22 1971 Event 2nd New York City Marathon won by Norman Higgins in 2:22:54 1971 Birthday Will Shields, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Event "2 by 2" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 343 performances 1971 Event John Lennon leaves U.K. for New York City, never to return 1971 Birthday Tonja Marie Christensen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, playmate, Nov, 1991 1971 Event WGTU TV channel 29 in Traverse City, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1971 Birthday Perry Carter, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Birthday Sal Fasano, born in Chicago, Illinois, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Event George Harrison's concert for Bangladesh takes place in New York City 1971 Birthday Kristine Marie Lilly, born in New York City, soccer midfielder 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Wendy Benson, born in New York City, actress, Meredith-As the World Turns 1971 Birthday Jared Palmer, born in New York City, tennis star 1971 Event "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" closes at Golden New York City after 31 performances 1971 Event "Man of La Mancha" closes at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City after 2329 performances 1971 Birthday Michael Tucker, born in South Boston, Virginia, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Birthday Mara Hobel, born in New York City, actress, Mommie Dearest 1971 Event John Lennon and Yoko Ono unannounced appearance at Fillmore East in New York City 1971 Birthday Aaron Ledesma, born in Union City, California, professional baseball player, infielder, played for Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles 1971 Event "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" opens at Golden New York City for 31 performances 1971 Birthday Nick Bravin, New York City, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics 1971 Event "70, Girls, 70" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 35 performances 1971 Birthday Sofia Coppola, born in New York City, New York, writer, actress, producer, appeared in 'The Godfather', produced, 'Lost In Translation', 'The Virgin Suicides' 1971 Event "Earl of Ruston" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 5 performances 1971 Event "Earl of Ruston" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 5 performances 1971 Event Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (New York City) 1971 Birthday Reggie Jones, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Event "Frank Merriwell" opens/closes at Longacre Theater New York City for 1 perf 1971 Birthday Chris Penn, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears 1971 Birthday Frederik Nilsson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, IHL forward, Team Sweden, Kansas City, IHL, 1971 Event "70, Girls, 70" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 35 performances 1971 Event Stephen Sondheim's musical "Follies," premieres in New York City 1971 Event "Johnny Johnson" opens/closes at Edison Theater New York City for 1 performance 1971 Event "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 524 performances 1971 Event "City Command" kidnaps 4 U.S. military men at Ankara, Turkey 1971 Event "Oh! Calcutta!" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 1,316 performances 1971 Event P Zindel's "And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little," premieres in New York City 1971 Birthday Anthony Abrams, NFL defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1971 Birthday Jim Butler, born in Iowa City, Iowa, table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 Event John Guares "House of Blue Leaves," premieres in New York City 1971 Event "Ari" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 19 performances 1971 Event "No, No Nanette" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 861 performances 1971 Event "Ari" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 19 performances 1971 Event "Soon" closes at Ritz Theater New York City after 3 performances 1971 Event "Soon" opens at Ritz Theater New York City for 3 performances 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 1971 Event "Light, Lively and Yiddish" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 87 performances 1971 Event "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" closes at Majestic New York City after 19 perf 1971 Event "President's Daughter" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 72 performances 1970 Event "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" opens at Majestic New York City for 19 performances 1970 Birthday Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Haarlem, Netherlands, tennis star, 95, 96 Oklahoma City 1970 Event "Hello, Dolly!" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 2844 performances 1970 Event "Me Nobody Knows" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 587 performances 1970 Event Neil Simon's "Gingerbread Lady," premieres in New York City 1970 Birthday Danan Hughes, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Jason Jacome, Tulsa, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Birthday Martha Plimpton, New York City, actress, Goonies, Mosquito Coast 1970 Birthday Dexter Nottage, NFL defensive end, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Event "2 by 2" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 343 performances 1970 Event R Rodgers/M Charnins musical "Two by Two," premieres in New York City 1970 Event "Purlie" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 689 performances 1970 Birthday Eric Mueller, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rower, Olympics-silver-1996 1970 Event "President's Daughter" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 72 performances 1970 Event "Light, Lively and Yiddish" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 87 performances 1970 Event "Rothschilds" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 505 performances 1970 Event Angela Davis arrested in New York City 1970 Birthday Ann Grossman, Grove City Ohio, tennis star, 1994 LA finalist 1970 Birthday Steve Matthews, NFL/WLAF quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1970 Birthday Kirk Cameron, born in Panorama City, California, actor, Mike-Growing Pains 1970 Birthday Darren Oliver, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the Texas Rangers 1970 Event Kansas City Chiefs Jan Stenerud kicks 55-yard field goal 1970 Event "Coco" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 333 performances 1970 Birthday Luke Bodensteiner, Iowa City Iowa, cross country skier 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Mark Caldero, Oklahoma City, vocalist, Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up 1970 Event 1st New York City Marathon won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38 1970 Birthday Jennifer Nakken, born in Cedar City, Utah, Miss Utah-America 1991 1970 Birthday Jaime Fields, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1970 Birthday Malcolm Jamal Warner, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Theodore-Cosby Show 1970 Event City University of New York inaugurates open admissions 1970 Birthday Elvis Grbac, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Birthday Darren Mickell, NFL defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs, NO Saints 1970 Event Baltimore defeats Kansas City 10-8, Orioles 23rd straight win over the Royals 1970 Event 37th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Kansas City 24, All Stars 3 (69,940) 1970 Birthday Sean LaChapelle, NFL/WLAF receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Scottish Claymores 1970 Event "Boy Friend" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 119 performances 1970 Event 30,000 attend Randall's Island Rock Festival, New York City 1970 Birthday Lou Rosselli, born in New York City, 114 lbs/52 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Victor Bailey, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Event Jimi Hendrix 1st recording session (New York City) 1970 Event Brazil beats Italy 4-1 in soccer's 9th World Cup at Mexico City 1970 Event Brazil beats Italy, 4-1, to win soccer's World Cup, in Mexico City 1970 Event "Minnie's Boys" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 80 performances 1970 Birthday Clyde Johnson, cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Event 2 die in a New York City subway accident 1970 Event New York City local newspaper "Our Town" begins publishing 1970 Event Construction workers break up an anti-war rally in New York City's Wall Street 1970 Birthday Mark McMillian, NFL cornerback, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs 1970 Event "Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 690 performances 1970 Event "Park" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1970 Event "Park" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1970 Event "Look to the Lilies" closes at Lunt-Fontanne New York City after 25 performances 1970 Event "Cry for Us All" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 8 performances 1970 Event "Boy Friend" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 119 performances 1970 Birthday Joe Vitiello, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1970 Event "Cry for Us All" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 8 performances 1970 Event "Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-moon Marigolds," premieres in New York City 1970 Event "Applause" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 900 performances 1970 Event Strouse, Adams, Comden and Green's musical "Applause," premieres in New York City 1970 Event "Look to the Lilies" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 25 performances 1970 Event Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II 1970 Birthday Corey Page, actor, Richard Wilkins-Loving/City 1970 Event "Minnie's Boys" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 80 performances 1970 Event Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark 1970 Event "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater New York City 1970 Event "Purlie" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 689 performances 1970 Event Gary Geld and Peter Udell's "Purlie," premieres in New York City 1970 Event SF city employees begin 4-day strike 1970 Birthday Amy Pietz, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Annie-Caroline In the City 1970 Event Edison Theater opens at 240 W 47th St. New York City 1970 Event SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th St. in New York City 1970 Event "Georgy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 4 performances 1970 Event KIIN (now KUN) TV channel 12 in Iowa City, IA (PBS) 1st broadcast 1970 Event "Georgy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 4 performances 1970 Event "Charles Aznavour" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 23 performances 1970 Event Robert Marasco's "Child's Play," premieres in New York City 1970 Event "Gantry" closes at George Abbott Theater New York City after 1 performance 1970 Event Anthony Shaffers "Sleuth," premieres in New York City 1970 Birthday Jason Allyn Scott, Iowa City Iowa, rower 1996 Olympics 1970 Event "Charles Aznavour" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 23 performances 1970 Event "Gantry" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 1 performance 1970 Event Pendleton, Ford and Cryer's "Last Sweet Days of Isaac," premieres in New York City 1970 Event Superbowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB 1970 Event New York City transit fare rises from 20 cents to 30 cents, new larger tokens used 1970 Event "Jimmy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 84 performances 1970 Event "Mame" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1508 performances 1969 Event Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in New York City 1969 Event "Coco" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 333 performances 1969 Birthday Joe Randa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Birthday Dan Williams, NFL defensive end, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Birthday Wayne Simmons, linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Event "La Strada" opens/closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 1 performance 1969 Birthday Doug Terry, NFL/WLAF safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Scotland Claymores 1969 Event "Buck White" closes at George Abbott Theater New York City after 7 performances 1969 Event "Buck White" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 7 performances 1969 Event Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1st public preview (Seattle to New York City) 1969 Birthday Mariano Rivera, Panama City Panama, pitcher, New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Dale Carter, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Birthday Damion Easley, New York City, infielder for the California Angels 1969 Birthday Bryan Abrams, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, singer, Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up 1969 Birthday Don Wengert, Sioux City, Iowa, pitcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Event "Jimmy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 84 performances 1969 Event Leonard Gersh' "Butterflies are Free," premieres in New York City 1969 Event J. Bock and S. Harnicks musical "Rothschilds," premieres in New York City 1969 Event "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 1166 performances 1969 Birthday Keith Traylor, NFL defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Broncos-Super Bowl 32 1969 Event KYUS TV channel 3 in Miles City, Montana (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1969 Birthday Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Event "Zorba" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 305 performances 1969 Birthday Keith Cash, NFL tight end, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders 1969 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 3rd triple play, 5-4-3 vs Kansas City Royals 1969 Event 110,000 attend Atlantic City Pop Festival 1969 Birthday John Oostendorp, born in Iowa City, Iowa, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Kevin Young, born in Alpena, Michigan, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Birthday Mathieu Schneider, born in New York City, NHL defenseman, New York Islanders, Toronto 1969 Event "Dear World" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 132 performances 1969 Event "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 122 performances 1969 Birthday Tracey Gold, New York City, actress, Carol-Growing Pains, Incredible Sunday 1969 Event Charles Gordone's "No Place to be Somebody," premieres in New York City 1969 Event "Trumpets of the Lord" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 7 performances 1969 Event 43 Unification church couples wed in New York City 1969 Event "Trumpets of the Lord" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 7 performances 1969 Event "Celebration" closes at Ambassador Theater New York City after 110 performances 1969 Event "George M!" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 435 performances 1969 Birthday Christian Slater, born in New York City, New York, actor, films include 'Broken Arrow', 'Heathers', 'Robin Hood' 1969 Birthday Traci Lin-Tavi, born in New York City, actress, Ryan's Hope, F/X, Fright Night 2 1969 Birthday Craig Paquette, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1969 Event "Billy" opens and closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 1 performance 1969 Event "Come Summer" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 7 performances 1969 Birthday Caroline Brunet, born in Quebec City Quebec, kayaker, 1996 Olympics silver 1969 Event "Come Summer" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 7 performances 1969 Event "1776" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1217 performances 1969 Event Peter Stone and Sherman Edward's "1776," premieres in New York City 1969 Birthday Anthony Davis, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Birthday Matt Blundin, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Andrea Elson, born in New York City, actress, Lynn-Alf, Alice-Whiz Kids 1969 Event "Red, White, and Maddox" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 41 performances 1969 Birthday Joe Valerio, NFL outside corner/tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Event "Dear World" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 132 performances 1969 Event Jerry Herman's "Dear World," premieres in New York City 1969 Event Lonnie Elder's "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men," premieres in New York City 1969 Event "Canterbury Tales" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 122 performances 1969 Event "Red, White, and Maddox" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 41 performances 1969 Event "Celebration" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 110 performances 1969 Birthday Melissa Rivers, New York City, TV hostess, MTV, CBS Morning News 1969 Event "Golden Rainbow" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 355 performances 1969 Birthday Darren Anderson, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1969 Event WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting 1969 Event "Maggie Flynn" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 82 performances 1969 Event "Fig Leaves Are Falling" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 4 performances 1969 Event "Fig Leaves Are Falling" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances 1969 Event Lorraine Hansberry's "To be Young, Gifted and Black," premieres in New York City 1968 Event Jay Allens "Forty Carats," premieres in New York City 1968 Event "Promises Promises" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 1281 performances 1968 Event Burt Bacharach/Hal David's musical premieres in New York City 1968 Birthday Jonathan Brown, New York City, rower, Olympics-5th-1996 1968 Event "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" closes at Booth New York City after 36 performances 1968 Event "Zorba" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 305 performances 1968 Event John Kander/Fred Ebbs musical "Zorba," premieres in New York City 1968 Birthday Chris Haney, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Birthday Lin Elliott, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Jose Offerman, San Pedro de Macoris, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Event "Her First Roman" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 17 performances 1968 Event "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 36 performances 1968 Birthday Grayson McCouch, New York City, actor, Morgan Winthrop-Another World 1968 Event 19th Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico 1968 Event "Maggie Flynn" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 82 performances 1968 Event "Her 1st Roman" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 17 performances 1968 Event Bob Beamon of USA sets long jump record (29'2 ") in Mexico City 1968 Event AL expansion draft, Kansas City pick Roger Nelson and Pilots pick Don Mincher 1st 1968 Death Bea Benaderet, New York City, actress (Kate-Petticoat Junction), dies at 62 1968 Birthday Julio Valera, San Sebastian Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Event "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" closes at Barrymore New York City after 17 performances 1968 Event 19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico 1968 Birthday Adam Rich, New York City, actor, Nicholas-8 is Enough, Code Red, Gun Shy 1968 Event Howard Sacklers "Great White Hope," premieres in New York City 1968 Event Mexico City police fire on protesting students, 300-500 killed 1968 Event "Happy Time" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 286 performances 1968 Event "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Barrymore New York City for 17 performances 1968 Birthday Ricki Lake, born in New York City, New York actress, 'Hairspray', talk show host, Ricki 1968 Birthday Dawn Allinger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, team handball back court, 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Patricia Arquette, born in New York City actress, Ed Wood, Pretty Smart 1968 Birthday Tom Goodwin, born in Fresno California, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals 1968 Birthday Laura Leighton, born in Iowa City, Iowa, actress, Sydney-Melrose Place 1968 Birthday Michael Weatherly, born in New York City, actor, Cooper Alden-The City/Loving 1968 Event Resurrection City in Washington D.C. closed permanently 1968 Birthday Brandon Douglas, born in Oklahoma City, actor, Dr. Quinn, Father's Homecoming 1968 Event "How Now, Dow Jones" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 220 performances 1968 Event "I Do! I Do!" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 561 performances 1968 Event "New Faces of 1965" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 52 performances 1968 Birthday Yasmine Bleeth, born in New York City, actress, Ryan's Hope, 1 Life to Live, Baywatch 1968 Event "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 540 performances 1968 Birthday Jerry Dipoto, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, pitcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday Tim Grunhard, NFL center for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1968 Event "Ben Franklin in Paris" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 215 performances 1968 Event "Hair" opens at Biltmore Theater New York City for 1750 performances 1968 Event "Education of Hyman Kaplan" closes at Alvin New York City after 28 performances 1968 Event "Half a Sixpence" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 512 performances 1968 Event Leftist students take over Columbia University, New York City 1968 Event "I'm Solomon" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 7 performances 1968 Event Mart Crowley's "Boys in the Band," premieres in New York City 1968 Event "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 72 performances 1968 Event "George M!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 435 performances 1968 Birthday Patricia Arquette, born in New York City, actress, Ed Wood, Nightmare on Elm Street 3 1968 Birthday Tasia Valenza, born in New York City, actress, All My Children 1968 Event "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances 1968 Birthday Edward Kaminski, born in Kansas City, Kansas, javelin thrower 1968 Event "Royals" chosen as the name of new Kansas City AL franchise 1968 Birthday Christopher Collett, born in New York City, actor, Manhattan Project 1968 Birthday Connie Britton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Nikki-Spin City 1968 Event "Here's Where I Belong" opens/closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City 1968 Event Vatican City's Apostolic Constitution of 1967 goes into effect 1968 Event "Darling of the Day" closes at George Abbott New York City after 31 performances 1968 Birthday Vaughn Booker, NFL defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Birthday Pellom McDaniels, NFL defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Event Pennsylvania Railroad/New York City Central merge into Penn Central 1968 Event Madison Square Garden III closes MSG IV opens (New York City) 1968 Event Arthur Miller's "Price," premieres in New York City 1968 Event "Golden Rainbow" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 355 performances 1968 Birthday Leroy Thompson, NFL running back for the Kansas City Chiefs 1968 Event "Darling of the Day" opens at George Abbott Theater New York City for 31 performances 1968 Birthday Rusty Meacham, Stuart, Florida, pitcher, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners 1968 Event Robert Anderson's "I Never Sang for My Father," premieres in New York City 1968 Birthday Scott Mercier, Harbor City California, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1968 Event "Happy Time" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 286 performances 1968 Event Hester and Appolinar's musical "Your Own Thing," premieres in New York City 1968 Event Jay Allen's "Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," premieres in New York City 1968 Event "Hallelujah, Baby!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 293 performances 1968 Event "Illya Darling" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 320 performances 1968 Birthday Sharon Brown, born in New York City, actress, Chantal-Generations 1968 Event "Zizi" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 49 performances 1967 Event "Henry, Sweet Henry" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 80 performances 1967 Birthday Jenn Thompson, New York City, actor, Dee-Harper Valley PTA 1967 Birthday David Szott, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Death Howard Freeman, actor (Double Dynamite), dies after illness in New York City 1967 Event "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 220 performances 1967 Birthday Kevin Appier, Lancaster California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1967 Birthday Nestor Carbonell, New York City, actor, Luis-Suddenly Susan 1967 Birthday Margaret Platt, New York City, New York, golfer, 1995 Healthsouth-9th 1967 Event "Apple Tree" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 463 performances 1967 Death Ossip Zadkine, Zadkin, Russian sculptor (Destroyed City), dies at 77 1967 Birthday Alex Arias, New York City, infielder for the Florida Marlins 1967 Event NL owners OK AL expansion to Seattle and Kansas City 1967 Birthday Jay Taylor, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Event MacDermot, Ragni and Rado's musical "Hair," premieres in New York City 1967 Event "Henry, Sweet Henry" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 80 performances 1967 Birthday John Flaherty, New York City, catcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Event AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams 1967 Birthday Nathalie Tauziat, Bangui Cent Afr Rep, tennis star, 1993 Quebec City 1967 Birthday Willie Davis, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers 1967 Event Pink FLoyd's 1st U.S. tour (arrives in New York City) 1967 Event KMEG TV channel 14 in Sioux City, IA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1967 Event WCBS radio in New York City goes all-news 1967 Birthday Tracy Rogers, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Event James Law rides entire New York City subway in 22 hours 12 minutes 1967 Birthday Lori Endicott, born in Kansas City, Missouri, volleyball setter, Olympics-bronze-92, 96 1967 Birthday Elizabeth Wurtzel, New York City, actress, Prozac Nation 1967 Birthday Dave Jareckie, born in Mexico City, Mexico, U.S. biathelete 1994 Olympics 1967 Event Chinese army/air force/fleet repress uprising in Wuhan City 1967 Event 1st air conditioned New York City subway car (R-38 on the F line) 1967 Birthday Vin Diesel, born in New York City, New York, actor, director, producer, appeared in 'The Fast and the Furious', 'Pitch Black', founder of One Race Films production company 1967 Event "Sweet Charity" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 608 performances 1967 Birthday Andy Ashby, born in Kansas City, Missouri, pitcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Birthday Amy Van Horne, actress, Carla Solieto-The City 1967 Event "Funny Girl" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1348 performances 1967 Birthday Derrick Walker, NFL tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Event "Sherry!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 65 performances 1967 Event "Sing, Israel Sing" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 14 performances 1967 Birthday Tracy Simien, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Cara Coughenour, born in Sioux City, Iowa, female pitcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1967 Event "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 14 performances 1967 Event Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1967 Birthday Pete Stoyanovich, NFL kicker, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Event "Hallelujah, Baby!" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 293 performances 1967 Event Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders," premieres in New York City 1967 Event Svetlana Alliluyeva (Josef Stalin's daughter) defects in New York City 1967 Event "Walking Happy" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances 1967 Event "Wait A Minim!" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 457 performances 1967 Event "Illya Darling" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 320 performances 1967 Event Harlem (New York City) voters defy Congress and reelect Adam Clayton Powell Jr 1967 Event "At the Drop of Another Hat" closes at Booth New York City after 105 performances 1967 Birthday Juliana "Juli" Furtado, born in New York City, cyclist, 1996 Olympics 10th 1967 Event "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 65 performances 1967 Birthday Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Event Robert Anderson's "You Know I Can't Hear You ...," premieres in New York City 1967 Event Clark Gesner's musical "You're a Good Man, premieres in New York City 1967 Birthday Juli Furtado, born in New York City, mountain cyclist, world champion 1991, 92 1967 Birthday Dallas Eakins, Dade City, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Birthday David Howard, Sarasota, Florida, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1967 Event John Herbert's "Fortune and Men's Eyes," premieres in New York City 1967 Event Barbara Garson's "MacBird," premieres in New York City 1967 Event 25,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops launched Operation Junction City, offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border 1967 Event "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson New York City after 107 performances 1967 Birthday Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe California, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals 1967 Birthday M C Tab, Sharon Richard, New York City, rapper 1967 Event Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, quarterback 1967 Birthday Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Trini Alvarado, born in New York City, New York, actor, known for playing role of Meg in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, and Lucy Lynskey in film, The Frighteners 1967 Event Kansas City Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game 1967 Birthday Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Event "At the Drop of Another Hat" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 105 performances 1966 Event "Joyful Noise" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 12 performances 1966 Birthday Robert MacNaughton, New York City, actor, ET 1966 Event "Joyful Noise" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 12 performances 1966 Death Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer 1966 Event "I Do! I Do!" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 561 performances 1966 Event "Walking Happy" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 161 performances 1966 Event 400 die of respiratory failure and heart attack in killer New York City smog 1966 Event "Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 1166 performances 1966 Event "Let's Sing Yiddish" opens at Brooks Atkinson New York City for 107 performances 1966 Event Jean-Claude van Itallie's "America Hurrah," premieres in New York City 1966 Event Yardbird 1st U.S. tour (New York City) 1966 Event "Apple Tree" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 463 performances 1966 Birthday Jeffrey Jacquet, Bay City Texas, actor, Mork and Mindy, Whiz Kids 1966 Event Edward Albee's "Delicate Balance," premieres in New York City 1966 Event 5" of rain falls on New York City 1966 Birthday Kimble Anders, NFL fullback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Glass City Golf Classic 1966 Event Beatles arrive in New York City 1966 Birthday Greg Manusky, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday David Segui, born in Kansas City, Kansas, infielder for the Montreal Expos 1966 Event "It's a Bird... It's Superman" closes at Alvin New York City after 129 performances 1966 Event "Half a Sixpence" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 512 performances 1966 Birthday Kristoff St. John, born in New York City, actor, Adam-Generations, Young and Restless 1966 Event New York City transit fare rises from 15 cents to 20 cents 1966 Birthday Louie Aguiar, NFL punter for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday Jason Patric, born in New York City, actor, Lost Boys, Solar Babies 1966 Event "Time for Singing" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 41 performances 1966 Birthday Ricky Siglar, NFL tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints 1966 Event "On A Clear Day You..." closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 280 performances 1966 Event "Skyscraper" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 248 performances 1966 Birthday Tiffany Cohen, born in Culver City, California, swimmer, Olympic-2 gold-1984 1966 Event "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1508 performances 1966 Event "Time for Singing" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 41 performances 1966 Birthday Manon Kelley, Quebec City Canada, actress, Red Lips 2 1966 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1966 Birthday Charlie Schlatter, New York City, actor, 18 Again, Heartbreak Hotel 1966 Birthday Glenn Parker, NFL offensive tackle, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday Neil Smith, NFL defensive end, Kansas City Chiefs, Den Broncos Superbowl 32 1966 Birthday Cynthia Nixon, born in New York City, actress, Addams Family Values, Pelican Brief 1966 Event 25,000 anti war demonstrators march in New York City 1966 Event "It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin New York City for 129 performances 1966 Death Harry Daugherty, trombonist (Spike Jones and City Slickers), dies at 50 1966 Event "Pousse Cafe" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 3 performances 1966 Event "Pousse Cafe" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 3 performances 1966 Birthday Ralph Tamm, NFL guard/center for the Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Birthday Stephen Mailer, born in New York City, actor, Red Meat, League of Their Own, War and Love 1966 Event "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 569 performances 1966 Event "Wait A Minim!" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 457 performances 1966 Event James Goldman's "Lion in Winter," premieres in New York City 1966 Birthday Tea Leoni, New York City, actress, Flying Blind, Naked Truth 1966 Birthday William White, NFL safety, Kansas City Chiefs, Atlanta Falcons 1966 Birthday Stephen Gregory, New York City, actor, Chase-Young and Restless 1966 Event "Sweet Charity" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 608 performances 1966 Birthday Rich Gannon, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1966 Event 12 day New York City transit strike ends 1966 Event 12 day transit worker strike shuts down New York City subway 1965 Birthday Erika von Heiland, Angeles City Phil, U.S. badminton player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1965 Event "La Grusse Valise" closes at 54th St. Theater New York City after 7 performances 1965 Birthday Cynthia Lynne White, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Miss Okla-America, 1991-top 10 1965 Event "La Grusse Valise" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 7 performances 1965 Event Vivian Beaumont Theater opens at 65th St. and Amsterdam Ave New York City 1965 Event "Anya" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 16 performances 1965 Event "Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 3 performances 1965 Event "Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 3 performances 1965 Birthday Karla Nelson, Pine City, Minnesota, Ms America 1993 1965 Event Abe Burrows' "Cactus Flower," premieres in New York City 1965 Event "Roar of the Greasepaint" closes at Shubert New York City after 232 performances 1965 Birthday Ben Stiller, New York City, actor, Ben Stiller Show, Next of Kin, Cable Guy 1965 Event "Anya" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 16 performances 1965 Birthday Neill Barry, New York City, actor, Old Enough, Heat 1965 Event "Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City for 2329 performances 1965 Birthday R Duncan Douglas, New York City, biathelete 1994 Olympics 1965 Event "Pickwick" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 56 performances 1965 Birthday Mike Diamond, born in New York City, New York, rap vocalist, Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight 1965 Event "Baker Street" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 313 performances 1965 Event George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) at 152 W 54th New York City, demolished 1965 Event "Skyscraper" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 248 performances 1965 Event William Alfred's "Hogan's Goat," premieres in New York City 1965 Birthday Brian Wilson, New York City, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1965 Event Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1965 Event Vivian Beaumont Theater (New York City) opens 1965 Event "On A Clear Day You Can See Forever" opens in New York City for 280 performances 1965 Event "Drat! - The Cat!" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 8 performances 1965 Event Singer Leslie Uggams marries Grahame Pratt in New York City 1965 Event "Drat! - The Cat!" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 8 performances 1965 Event William Goodhart's "Generation," premieres in New York City 1965 Event "Pickwick" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 56 performances 1965 Event "Do I Hear a Waltz?" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 220 performances 1965 Event 60 year old Satchel Paige of Kansas City A's pitches 3 scoreless innings 1965 Birthday Brian Washington, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Birthday Charlie Sheen, New York City, actor, Wall St, Platoon 1965 Birthday Doug Linton, born in Santa Ana California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Event Beatles movie "Help" opens in New York City 1965 Birthday John Smith, born in Del City, Oklahoma, 62kg freestyle wrestler, Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics 1965 Event "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances 1965 Birthday Corey Parker, born in New York City, actor, How I Got into College, Roger-Eddie Dodd 1965 Birthday Michael Dolan, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Hamburger Hill, Liberace 1965 Event Kinks arrive in New York City beginning their 1st U.S. tour 1965 Birthday Mike Magnante, born in Glendale California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Event "Bajour" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 232 performances 1965 Event "I Had a BaIl" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 199 performances 1965 Event "What Makes Sammy Run?" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 540 performances 1965 Birthday Robert Platus, born in New York City, lip syncher, Milli Vanilli-Girl You Know This 1965 Birthday Brooke Shields, New York City, model/actress, Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan 1965 Birthday Christa Miller, New York City, actress, Kate-Drew Carey Show 1965 Birthday James Hasty, NFL cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs 1965 Event "Roar of the Greasepaint" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 232 performances 1965 Birthday John Schofield, born in Barnsley, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, manager of Lincoln City, assistant manager, Cheltenham Town 1965 Birthday Steve Finley, Union City, Tennessee, outfielder for the San Diego Padres 1965 Event "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances 1965 Event "New Faces of 1965" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 52 performances 1965 Event "I'm Solomon" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 7 performances 1965 Event "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden New York City after 192 performances 1965 Event 1st all news radio station (WINS 1010 AM in New York City) begins operating 1965 Event James Baldwin's "Amen Corner," premieres in New York City 1965 Birthday Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School 1965 Event "Do I Hear a Waltz?" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 220 performances 1965 Event T.G.I. Friday's 1st restaurant opens in New York City 1965 Birthday Steve Finley, born in Union City, Tennessee, outfielder for the San Diego Padres 1965 Event "How to Succeed in Business" closes at 46th St. New York City after 1415 performances 1965 Birthday Alexandra Harbold, New York City, sprint kayak, 1996 Olympics 1965 Event "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 375 performances 1965 Death Malcolm X, Little, black Moslem leader, assassinated in New York City at 39 1965 Event "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 72 performances 1965 Event "Baker Street" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 313 performances 1965 Event "Kelly" opens and closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City 1965 Event "Oh What a Lovely War" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 125 performances 1965 Death Lorraine Hansberry, U.S. playwright, dies in New York City, dies at 34 1965 Birthday Steve Vancil, Oregon City Ore, golfer, 1989 City of Portland 1965 Birthday Jose Dejesus, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Birthday Diane Lane, New York City, actress, Streets of Fire, Lady Beware, Lonesome Dove 1964 Birthday Liz Masakayan, Quezon City Phil, WPVA volley, Best of Beach-3rd-1994 1964 Event Edward Albee's "Tiny Alice," premieres in New York City 1964 Birthday Steve Wallace, NFL tackle, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Event "I Had a BaIl" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 199 performances 1964 Birthday Eric Brown, born in New York City, actor, Buzz-Mama's Family 1964 Birthday Luis Polonia, Santiago City, Dominican Republic, outfielder, New York Yankees, Orioles 1964 Birthday Don Cheadle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, producer, author, appeared in film, 'Boogie Nights' and Academy Award-nominated 'Hotel Rwanda' 1964 Birthday Robin Givens, Mrs Mike Tyson, New York City, Darlene-Head of the Class 1964 Birthday Dan Saleaumua, NFL defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks 1964 Event "Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 232 performances 1964 Event "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 15 performances 1964 Event "Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 49 performances 1964 Event World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (New York City) 1964 Event "Fade Out-Fade In" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 199 performances 1964 Event "Follies Bergere" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 191 performances 1964 Event "Oliver!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 774 performances 1964 Event Murray Schisgal's "Luv," premieres in New York City 1964 Event "Something More!" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 15 performances 1964 Birthday Keith Lockhart, Whittier California, infielder for the Kansas City Royals 1964 Event "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" opens at John Golden New York City for 192 performances 1964 Event KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting 1964 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open 1964 Event Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39) 1964 Event "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 215 performances 1964 Birthday Michael Boatman, Colorado Springs Colo, actor, Carter-Spin City 1964 Event "Cambridge Circus" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 23 performances 1964 Event "Golden Boy" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 569 performances 1964 Birthday Webster Slaughter, NFL wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Event "Cambridge Circus" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 23 performances 1964 Event "Oh What a Lovely War" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 125 performances 1964 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" with Zero Mostel premieres in New York City 1964 Event "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 3242 performances 1964 Birthday Danny Villa, NFL guard for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Event Paramount Theater (New York City) presented the Beatles with Steve and Eydie 1964 Event "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances 1964 Event Beatles' "A Hard Days Night" opens in New York City 1964 Event "110 in the Shade" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 330 performances 1964 Event Race riot in Jersey City, New Jersey 1964 Birthday Jeremy Piven, born in New York City, actor, Spence-Ellen, Grosse Pointe Blank 1964 Event "Here's Love" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 338 performances 1964 Event 1st surfin' record to go #1-Jan and Dean's "Surf City" 1964 Event WMCA (New York City) plays Beatles' Hard Days Night Album (10 days prior to its scheduled release date), they decide to release it June 26th 1964 Birthday Joss Whedon, born in New York City, New York, screenwriter, producer, director, head writer for 'Dollhouse', 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' 'Angel' television programs 1964 Birthday Boris Johnson, New York City, New York, politician, journalist, Mayor of London, formerly served as a Member of Parliament for Henley-on-Thames 1964 Event "Follies Bergere" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 191 performances 1964 Event "Beyond the Fringe" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 673 performances 1964 Event "Fade Out-Fade In" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 199 performances 1964 Event Frank Gilroy's "Subject is Roses," premieres in New York City 1964 Event James Baldwin's "Blues for Mr. Charlie," premieres in New York City 1964 Event "Cafe Crown" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 3 performances 1964 Event "Foxy" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances 1964 Event "Cafe Crown" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 3 performances 1964 Event "High Spirits" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 375 performances 1964 Birthday Mike Macfarlane, Stockton California, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1964 Event "Anyone Can Whistle" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 9 performances 1964 Event "Anyone Can Whistle" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 9 performances 1964 Event Robert Lowell's "Benito Cereno," premieres in New York City 1964 Event "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1,348 performances 1964 Birthday Alex Solis, born in Panama City, Panama, jockey, in the Calder Race Course Hall of Fame, over 4,500 career wins 1964 Event "Girl Who Came to Supper" closes at Broadway New York City after 112 performances 1964 Event SN Behrmann's "But for Whom Charlie," premieres in New York City 1964 Birthday Peter Berg, born in New York City, New York, actor, film director, producer, known for role as Dr. Billy Kronk on television medical drama 'Chicago Hope', directed films 'The Kingdom', 'Hancock' 1964 Birthday Jeff Criswell, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1964 Event "Rugantino" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 28 performances 1964 Event "What Makes Sammy Run?" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 540 performances 1964 Event Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City 1964 Birthday Jim Wicek, New York City, actor, Ben-Ryan's Hope 1964 Event Muriel Resnik's "Any Wednesday," premieres in New York City 1964 Event "Foxy" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 72 performances 1964 Event Beatles 1st New York City concert at Carnegie Hall 1964 Event New York City news anchor Jim Jenson's 1st appearance on WCBS-TV 1964 Event "Rugantino" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 28 performances 1964 Birthday Laura Linney, born in New York City, New York, actress, film, theater, appeared in 'The Truman Show', 'Mystic River', 'The Nanny Diaries', 'Love Actually' 1964 Event FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City 1964 Event Black and Puerto Rican students boycott New York City public schools 1964 Event "Stop the World, I Want to..." closes at Shubert New York City after 556 perf 1964 Birthday Kaitlin Hopkins, New York City, actress, Kelsey-Another World 1964 Birthday Cheryl Akemi Toma, Pearl City Hawaii, Miss Hawaii-America 1991 1964 Event Arthur Miller's "After the Fall," premieres in New York City 1964 Event Plans for World Trade Center announced (New York City) 1964 Event "Hello, Dolly!" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 2,844 performances 1964 Event AL owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City A's to Louisville 1964 Birthday Mark Collins, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers 1964 Event Baseball agrees to hold a free-agent draft in New York City 1964 Event "She Loves Me" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 302 performances 1964 Event Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move Kansas City A's to Louisville 1964 Birthday Dedee Pfeiffer, born in Midway City, California, actress, appeared on Cybill Shepherd's television series, Cybill, featured in Playboy magazine, February 2002 1963 Event "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 Event "Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 82 performances 1963 Birthday Malcolm Gets, actor, Richard Karinsky-Caroline In the City 1963 Event "Double Dublin" opens at Little Theater New York City for 4 performances 1963 Birthday Helen Slater, New York City, actress, Supergirl, Billie Jean, Ruthless People 1963 Event "Girl Who Came to Supper" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 112 performances 1963 Event New York Jets 1st shutout, beat Kansas City 17-0 1963 Event "Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater New York City after 24 performances 1963 Birthday Helen Reale, New York City, WPVA volleyballer, Manhattan Beach-7th-1994 1963 Event "Tovarich" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 264 performances 1963 Event Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Cavern City Golf Open 1963 Event "Tambourines to Glory" opens at Little Theater New York City for 24 performances 1963 Birthday Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1963 Event "110 in the Shade" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 330 performances 1963 Event Neil Simon's "Barefoot in the Park," premieres in New York City 1963 Event IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics 1963 Event "Jennie" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 82 performances 1963 Event "Student Gypsy" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 16 performances 1963 Event "Here's Love" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 338 performances 1963 Birthday Dan Goldie, Sioux City IO, tennis star 1963 Event "Student Gypsy" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 16 performances 1963 Event 1st edition of New York City Review of Books 1963 Event NAACP Youth Council begins sit-ins at lunch counters, Oklahoma City 1963 Event "No Strings" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 580 performances 1963 Birthday Alexandra Paul, born in New York City, actress, Christine, American Flyers, Dragnet 1963 Birthday Kadeem Hardison, born in New York City, actor, Dwayne-Different World 1963 Birthday Joe Phillips, NFL defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1963 Event Reports of Charlie Finley's intention to move Kansas City A's to Oakland 1963 Event "Little Me" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City after 257 performances 1963 Event "Sound of Music" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 1443 performances 1963 Event "Cleopatra" premieres in New York City 1963 Event Barbara Romack wins LPGA Rock City Ladies Golf Open 1963 Event "Mr. President" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 265 performances 1963 Event "Hot Spot" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 43 performances 1963 Event "Beast in Me" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 4 performances 1963 Event "Beast in Me" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 4 performances 1963 Event "She Loves Me" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 302 performances 1963 Event Jerry Bock and S Harnick's musical "She Loves Me," premieres in New York City 1963 Event "Sophie" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 8 performances 1963 Event "Hot Spot" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 43 performances 1963 Event "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances 1963 Event "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances 1963 Birthday Elizabeth Smylie, born in Perth, Australia, tennis star, 1987 Oklahoma City 1963 Event New York City's newspapers resume publishing after a 114 day strike 1963 Event 1st "Pop Art" exhibition (New York City) 1963 Event "Tovarich" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 264 performances 1963 Event Hindemith and Wilder's opera "Long Christmas Dinner," premieres in New York City 1963 Birthday Bobby Bonilla, New York City, outfielder, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Marlins 1963 Birthday Jessica Tuck, New York City, actress, Megan-1 Life to Live 1963 Birthday Zach Galligan, New York City, actor, Gremlins 1963 Event 7th largest snowfall in New York City history (42.4 cm, 16.7") 1963 Event AFL's Dallas Texans become Kansas City Chiefs 1963 Event "Milk and Honey" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 543 performances 1963 Event "Oliver!" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 774 performances 1963 Event "Camelot" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 873 performances 1963 Event "Carnival!" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 719 performances 1963 Birthday David Cone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, baseball pitcher, New York Mets/Tor Blue Jays/New York Yankees 1963 Birthday Edgar Martinez, New York City, baseball 1st baseman for the Seattle Mariners 1962 Event "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" closes at Shubert New York City after 300 performances 1962 Event 114-day newspaper strike begins in New York City 1962 Birthday Bo Jackson, baseball/football player, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Raiders 1962 Birthday Andrew McCarthy, New York City, actor, St. Elmo's Fire, Class 1962 Birthday Jon Stewart, born in New York City, New York, entertainer, political satirist, fake news reporter, host of 'The Daily Show' 1962 Event Sumner Arthur Long's "Never Too Late," premieres in New York City 1962 Event SN Behrman's "Lord Pengo," premieres in New York City 1962 Birthday Jodie Foster, Bronx New York City, actress, Taxi Driver, Accused 1962 Event "Little Me" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 257 performances 1962 Event "Nowhere to Go, But Up" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 9 performances 1962 Event Simon/Coleman/Leigh's musical "Little Me," premieres in New York City 1962 Event "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 9 performances 1962 Death Eleanor Roosevelt, 1st Lady (1933-1945), dies at 78 in New York City 1962 Event "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 673 performances 1962 Event "Mr President" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 265 performances 1962 Birthday Vincent Spano, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Alphabet City, Maria's Lovers 1962 Birthday Martin Bayless, NFL safety for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Birthday Rex J Walheim, Redwood City California, Captain USAF/astronaut 1962 Birthday Ken Noda, New York City, pianist, Rivalry 1962 Death John Lowry, Mount Vernon NY, New York City builder, dies at 79 1962 Event "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off" opens at Shubert New York City for 886 performances 1962 Birthday George Jamison, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Event "My Fair Lady" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 2,715 performances 1962 Event Bob Dylan plays New York City Carnegie Hall 1962 Event Public TV channel 13 begins in New York City 1962 Event "Bravo, Giovanni" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 76 performances 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open 1962 Event Minn Twins Jack Kralick no-hits Kansas City A's, 1-0 1962 Birthday Craig Kilborn, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, actor, original host of 'The Daily Show', anchor for ESPN's 'Sports Center', host 'The Late Late Show' 1962 Birthday Eric Lutes, born in Charlestown, Rhode Island, actor, Del-Caroline in the City 1962 Birthday Mark Gubicza, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1962 Birthday Wesley Snipes, born in Orlando, Florida, actor, New Jack City, Passenger 57 1962 Birthday Monique Gabrielle, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Flashdance, Night Shift 1962 Birthday Campbell Scott, born in New York City, actor, Singles, Dying Young, Sheltering Sky 1962 Event "Subways Are after Sleeping" closes at St. James New York City after 205 performances 1962 Birthday Ally Sheedy, born in New York City, actress, Wargames, Breakfast Club 1962 Event Tony Bennett debuts in concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City 1962 Birthday John Alt, NFL tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Event "All American" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances 1962 Birthday Karen Duffy, Duff, New York City, MTV VJ/actress, Meet Wally Sparks 1962 Birthday Lydia Cheng, New York City, Ms Big Apple bodybuilder, 1982, Pumping Iron 2 1962 Event "Bravo, Giovanni" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 76 performances 1962 Birthday Emilio Estevez, New York City, actor, Breakfast Club, Young Guns, Mighty Ducks 1962 Birthday Steve Bono, NFL quarterback, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers - Superbowl 31 1962 Event "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances 1962 Birthday Nancy Hogshead, born in Iowa City, swimmer 1984 Olympics gold model, jockey 1962 Event Herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in New York City 1962 Event "Family Affair" closes at Billy Rose Theater New York City after 65 performances 1962 Event "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" opens at Shubert New York City for 300 performances 1962 Birthday Matthew Broderick, born in New York City, actor, WarGames, Biloxi Blues 1962 Event "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances 1962 Event "No Strings" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 580 performances 1962 Event Richard Rodger's musical "No Strings," premieres in New York City 1962 Birthday Terrence Trent D'Arby, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Wishing Well 1962 Event WMGM-AM in New York City changes call letters to WHN 1962 Event Arthur Kopit's "Oh, Dad, Poor Dad..." premieres in New York City 1962 Birthday Cammy Ciarelli, Iowa City, WPVA volleyballer, Best of Beach-2nd-1995 1962 Event "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 28 performances 1962 Event "Sail Away" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 167 performances 1962 Birthday Alexa Kenin, New York City, actress, Mousie-Coed Fever 1962 Event "Gay Life" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 113 performances 1962 Event "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances 1962 Event "Family Affair" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 65 performances 1962 Death Charles "Lucky" Luciano, New York City Mafia gangster, dies at 65 1962 Event "Kean" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 92 performances 1962 Event Suit accuses New York City Board of Education uses "racial quotas" 1962 Birthday Kevin Ross, NFL safety, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs 1962 Event "Do Re Mi" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 400 performances 1962 Birthday Jeff Montgomery, Wellston, Ohio, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1962 Event 1st automated (unmanned) subway train (New York City) 1961 Event "lrma La Douce" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 527 performances 1961 Event Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in New York City 1961 Event "Subways Are for Sleeping" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 205 performances 1961 Event "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden New York City after 55 performances 1961 Event "From the Second City" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 87 performances 1961 Event "Let It Ride" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 68 performances 1961 Birthday Ann Coulter, born in New York City, New York, conservative political commentator, author, 'Godless: The Church of Liberalism', 'How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must)' 1961 Event "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 113 performances 1961 Event "Kwamina" closes at 54th St. Theater New York City after 32 performances 1961 Birthday Chris Pitman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, singer, record producer, audio programmer, multi-instrumentalist, member of Guns N' Roses, performed with ZAUM, Tool, Lusk 1961 Death Wally Brown, actor (Jed Fame-Cimarron City), dies at 57 1961 Event Paddy Chayefsky's "Gideon," premieres in New York City 1961 Birthday Kari Michaelsen, New York City, actress, Katie-Gimme a Break 1961 Event "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 92 performances 1961 Event "Fiorello!" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 796 performances 1961 Event "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden New York City for 55 performances 1961 Event "Kwamina" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 32 performances 1961 Birthday Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals 1961 Death Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam, dies at 60 1961 Event "How to Succeed in Business" opens at 46th St. New York City for 1415 performances 1961 Event "Let It Ride" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 68 performances 1961 Event "Milk and Honey" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 543 performances 1961 Event "Bye Bye Birdie" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 607 performances 1961 Event "Sail Away" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 167 performances 1961 Event "From the Second City" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 87 performances 1961 Birthday Catherine Oxenberg, New York City, princess/actress, Dynasty, Overexposed 1961 Birthday Nancy Travis, New York City, actress, Kim-Almost Perfect, Chaplin, 8 Men Out 1961 Event Samuel Beckett's "Happy Days," premieres in New York City 1961 Birthday Greg Petersen, born in Iowa City, Iowa, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Klondike-6th 1961 Birthday Linda Mantz, New York City, actress, Frankie-Dorothy 1961 Birthday Greg Egan, born in Perth, Western Australia, author, science fiction, books include, 'Permutation City', 'Diaspora', 'Incandescence' 1961 Birthday John Viscardi, New York City, actor, Father Tony-One Life to Live 1961 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Kansas City Golf Open 1961 Event "Donnybrook!" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 68 performances 1961 Event "Happiest Girl in the World" closes at Martin Beck New York City after 97 performances 1961 Event "Billy Barnes People" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 8 performances 1961 Event "Billy Barnes People" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 8 performances 1961 Event "Wildcat" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 172 performances 1961 Birthday Lea Thompson, actress, Back to the Future, Caroline In The City 1961 Birthday Ralph Carter, New York City, actor, Michael Evans-Good Times 1961 Birthday Cathy Silvers, New York City, actress, Jenny-Happy Days, Foley Square 1961 Event "Donnybrook!" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 68 performances 1961 Event "Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill New York City after 27 performances 1961 Event 1st shuttle flights between Washington D.C., Boston and New York City begin (Eastern) 1961 Event "Young Abe Lincoln" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 27 performances 1961 Event "Tenderloin" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 216 performances 1961 Event "Music Man" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1375 performances 1961 Birthday Lynne Austin, born in Plant City, Florida, playmate, Jul, 1986 1961 Event "Carnival!" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 719 performances 1961 Event Bob Dylan's 1st appearance at Folk City, Greenwich Village 1961 Event "Show Girl" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City after 100 performances 1961 Event "Happiest Girl in the World" opens at Martin Beck New York City for 97 performances 1961 Event KCPT TV channel 19 in Kansas City, Missouri (PBS) begins broadcasting 1961 Event "13 Daughters" closes at 54th St. Theater New York City after 28 performances 1961 Event "Gypsy" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 702 performances 1961 Birthday John Stockwell, Galveston, Texas, actor, Born to Ride, City Limits 1961 Event Jean Kerr's "Mary, Mary," premieres in New York City 1961 Event "13 Daughters" opens at 54th St. Theater New York City for 28 performances 1961 Birthday Carey Lowell, New York City, actress, Me and Him, Guardian, Dangerously Close 1961 Event 6th largest snowfall in New York City history (17.4" (44.2cm)) 1961 Birthday Keith Gordon, New York City, actor, Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean 1961 Event Edward Albee's "American Dream," premieres in New York City 1961 Event "Conquering Hero" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 8 performances 1961 Event "Conquering Hero" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 8 performances 1961 Birthday Julia Louis-Dreyfus, born in New York City, comedienne, SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll 1961 Event "Show Girl" opens at Eugene O'Neill Theater New York City for 100 performances 1961 Birthday Evan Handler, New York City, actor, Dear Mr. Wonderful 1961 Birthday Lee Curreri, New York City, actor, Bruno Martelli-Fame 1960 Event "Do Re Mi" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 400 performances 1960 Event Musical "Do re mi" with Phil Silvers premieres in New York City 1960 Event "La Plume de Ma Tante" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 835 performances 1960 Event "Take Me Along" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 448 performances 1960 Event "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 172 performances 1960 Event Coleman/Leigh's musical "Wildcat" with Lucille Ball premieres in New York City 1960 Birthday Andrzej Chylinski, New York City, 50k walker, Olympics-26th-96 1960 Event "Camelot" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 873 performances 1960 Event Frederick Loewe/Alan Jay Lerner's "Camelot," premieres in New York City 1960 Event Tad Mosels "All the Way Home," premieres in New York City 1960 Birthday John F. Kennedy, Jr., New York City, son of John F. Kennedy, lawyer, magazine publisher, 'George' magazine 1960 Event "Unsinkable Molly Brown" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 532 performances 1960 Event Tammy Grimes' "Unsinkable Molly Brown," premieres in New York City 1960 Birthday Sharon Monplaisir, New York City, fencer-epee 1996 Olympics 1960 Event 1st electronic wrist watch placed on sale, New York City 1960 Event John F. Kennedy and Nixon clashed in 4th and final presidential debate (New York City) 1960 Event "Tenderloin" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 216 performances 1960 Event "Laughs and Other Events" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 8 performances 1960 Event "Laughs and Other Events" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 8 performances 1960 Event "lrma La Douce" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 527 performances 1960 Birthday Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Capitol 1960 Birthday Tom Byrum, Onida, South Dakota, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Panama City Beach-4th 1960 Event "Vintage '60" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 8 performances 1960 Birthday Mickey Tettleton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, catcher for the Texas Rangers 1960 Event "Vintage '60" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 8 performances 1960 Birthday David Duchovny, born in New York City, actor, Fox Mulder-X Files 1960 Birthday Nancy Giles, born in New York City, actress, Connie-Delta, Off Beat, Big, Angie 1960 Event Fire raging through a Guatemala City, Guatemala insane asylum kills 225, severly injuring 300 1960 Birthday Valerie Pettiford, New York City, actress, Sheila Price-One Life to Live 1960 Event Dr. Barbara Moore completes a 3,207 mile walk from Los Angeles to New York City 1960 Event "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 460 performances 1960 Birthday Alan Ruck, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Stuart-Spin City 1960 Birthday Tracy Pollan, born in New York City, actress 'Family Ties', aka Mrs. Michael J. Fox 1960 Event Heavyweight Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johnstown (New York City) 1960 Event "Destry Rides Again" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 472 performances 1960 Event "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 12 performances 1960 Event "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 95 performances 1960 Event "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 12 performances 1960 Event WRCA radio changes call letters back to WNBC (New York City) 1960 Event "At the Drop of a Hat" closes at John Golden New York City after 216 performances 1960 Event "Christine" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 12 performances 1960 Event "Flower Drum Song" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 602 performances 1960 Event "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 21 performances 1960 Event Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks," premieres in New York City 1960 Birthday Jaron Lanier, born in New York City, New York, visual artist, author, computer scientist, popularized the term, 'virtual reality' 1960 Event "Christine" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 12 performances 1960 Event "From A to Z" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 21 performances 1960 Event "Bye Bye Birdie" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 607 performances 1960 Event Gore Vidal's "Best Man," premieres in New York City 1960 Birthday Marcus Allen, NFL running back, Los Angeles Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, Heisman 1981 1960 Event DH Lawrence' "Lady Chatterley's Lover" ruled not obscene (New York City) 1960 Birthday Haywood Nelson, born in New York City, actor, Haywood-Grady, Dwayne-What's Happening 1960 Birthday Kelly LeBrock, born in New York City, actress, Weird Science, Woman in Red 1960 Event "Redhead" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 455 performances 1960 Event "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 95 performances 1960 Birthday Joe Carter, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1960 Event 9th largest snowfall in New York City history, 14.5" 1960 Event Lillian Hellman's "Toys in the Attic," premieres in New York City 1960 Event "Beg, Borrow or Steal" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances 1960 Event "Saratoga" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances 1960 Event "Unsinkable Molly Brown" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 532 performances 1960 Birthday James Spader, born in New York City, actor, Endless Love, Wall St, Mannequin 1960 Event Songwriter Adolph Green marries actress and singer Phyllis Newman in New York City 1959 Event Saul Levitt's "Andersonville Trial," premieres in New York City 1959 Birthday Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol 1959 Event 10th largest snowfall in New York City history (13.7") 1959 Birthday Burke Moses, New York City, actor, Sean Baxter-As the World Turns 1959 Event "Saratoga" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances 1959 Birthday Jamie Rose, New York City, actress, Susan Birch-St. Elsewhere, Falcon Crest 1959 Event "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 460 performances 1959 Event "Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 796 performances 1959 Event William Shea shows proposed New York City stadium with transparent roof 1959 Event "Sound of Music" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 1443 performances 1959 Event "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 Event "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1959 Event WOV-AM in New York City changes call letters to WADO 1959 Event "Take Me Along" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 448 performances 1959 Event Bob Merrill's musical "Take me Along," premieres in New York City 1959 Birthday Todd Graff, New York City, actor, Five Corners, Dominic and Eugene 1959 Event Players Association approves 2 All-Star Games in 1960, to be held in Kansas City and NY 1959 Event William Gibson's "Miracle Worker," premieres in New York City 1959 Event "Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 87 performances 1959 Birthday Abigail Kingsley Alling, New York City, executive, Biosphere 2 1959 Event "Happy Town" closes at 84th St. Theater New York City after 5 performances 1959 Event "At the Drop of a Hat" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 216 performances 1959 Event "Happy Town" opens at 84th St. Theater New York City for 5 performances 1959 Birthday Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol, Death Wish 2 1959 Birthday Tom Pernice, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, Nike golfer, 1989 Centel Classic-4th 1959 Birthday Suzanne Vega, born in New York City, rocker, My Name is Luka, Tom's Diner 1959 Birthday Rosanna Arquette, born in New York City, actress, Desperately Seeking Susan, After Hour 1959 Birthday Kurtis Blow, New York City, rapper, Krushgroove-The Breaks 1959 Event "Billy Barnes Revue" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 87 performances 1959 Birthday Gary Springer, born in New York City, actor, Bernice Bobs Her Hair 1959 Event William Shea announces he plans to have a baseball team in New York City in 1961 1959 Birthday Terri Treas, born in Kansas City Kansas, actress, Hannah-7 Brides for 7 Brothers 1959 Event Jack Gelber's "Connection," premieres in New York City 1959 Birthday Michel Dion, born in Quebec City, Canada, Rifle shooter, Olympics-24-92, 96 1959 Event "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 734 performances 1959 Event "First Impressions" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 84 performances 1959 Event "Nervous Set" closes at Henry Miller's Theater New York City after 23 performances 1959 Event "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 44 performances 1959 Event "Gypsy" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 702 performances 1959 Birthday Bronson Pinchot, New York City, actor, Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop 1959 Event "Nervous Set" opens at Henry Miller's Theater New York City for 23 performances 1959 Event Rodgers and Barer's musical "Once upon a mattress," premieres in New York City 1959 Birthday Robert Raymond Tway, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, PGA golfer, 1986 Shearson 1959 Event "Destry Rides Again" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 472 performances 1959 Event Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, and 3 errors 1959 Event "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 44 performances 1959 Birthday Elissa Leeds, New York City, actress, Cissy-Dorothy 1959 Event "Jamaica" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 558 performances 1959 Birthday Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, born in New York City, 5K runner 1959 Event "Juno" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 Event "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 84 performances 1959 Birthday Irene Cara, born in Bronx New York City, actress/singer, Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury 1959 Event Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth," premieres in New York City 1959 Event "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 16 performances 1959 Birthday Lonny Price, born in New York City, actor, Muppets Take Manhattan 1959 Event "Bells Are Ringing" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 925 performances 1959 Event "Goldilocks" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 161 performances 1959 Event Leonard Spigelgass' "Majority of One," premieres in New York City 1959 Event $3.6 million heroin seizure in New York City 1959 Birthday Nancy Remy, reporter, New York City's Shadow Traffic 1959 Event "Whoop-Up" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 56 performances 1959 Event "Redhead" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 455 performances 1959 Event KOKH TV channel 25 in Oklahoma City, OK (IND/PBS) begins broadcasting 1959 Event "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 38 performances 1959 Event "Say, Darling" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 332 performances 1958 Birthday Brandon Clark, New York City, actor, Sean-The Fitzpatricks 1958 Event "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 38 performances 1958 Event "Whoop-Up" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 56 performances 1958 Birthday Clark Brandon, New York City, actor, Fast Food 1958 Event Archibald MacLeish's "JB," premieres in New York City 1958 Event "Flower Drum Song" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 602 performances 1958 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League 1958 Event "La Plume de Ma Tante" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 835 performances 1958 Event AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event "Maria Golovin" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 5 performances 1958 Event AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959 1958 Event "Maria Golovin" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances 1958 Event KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast 1958 Birthday Rachel Ticotin, New York City, actress, Grace-For Love and Honor, Total Recall 1958 Birthday Viggo Mortensen, born in New York City, New York, actor, appeared in 'The Lord of the Rings' film trilogy, 'Eastern Promises', 'A History of Violence', 'Hidalgo' 1958 Event Paul Osborn's "World of Suzie Wong," premieres in New York City 1958 Event "Goldilocks" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 161 performances 1958 Event NAACP Youth Council begin sit-ins at Oklahoma City Lunch counters 1958 Event Bonnie Hoffman wins LPGA Kansas City Golf Open 1958 Birthday Angela Bassett, born in New York City, actress, What's Love Got to Do With It 1958 Birthday Madonna, Ciccone, Bay City, Michigan, singer and actress, Like a Virgin 1958 Birthday Alberto Salazar, marathoner, New York City Marathon Winner 1958 Event "Oh, Captain!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 192 performances 1958 Event "Li'l Abner" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 693 performances 1958 Birthday Leslie Browne, born in New York City, ballerina, Turning Point 1958 Birthday Victor M Gerena, born in New York City, security guard robbed $7 million, FBI wanted 1958 Event Game in Kansas City between A's and Red Sox delayed 29 minutes due to tornado 1958 Birthday Keenan Ivory Wayans, born in New York City, comedian, In Living Color 1958 Event Referendum allows city to sell Chavez Ravine to the Dodgers 1958 Event Alan Freed joins WABC (New York City) radio 1958 Event "New Girl in Town" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 432 performances 1958 Event Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if NL goes ahead with plans to broadcast, games into New York City 1958 Birthday Michelle Pfeiffer, born in Midway City, California, actress, Married to the Mob 1958 Birthday Chris Johnson, born in Arcata, California, LPGA golfer, 1990 Atlantic City Classic 1958 Event "Say, Darling" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 332 performances 1958 Birthday Pat McGlynn, born in Edinburgh, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers 1958 Event "Body Beautiful" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 60 performances 1958 Birthday Laura Carrington, actress, Louisa-Alphabet City 1958 Event "Portotino" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 3 performances 1958 Event "Portotino" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 3 performances 1958 Event "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 192 performances 1958 Event Dore Schary's "Sunrise at Campobello," premieres in New York City 1958 Birthday Dinah Manoff, New York City, actress, Elaine-Soap, Carol Weston-Empty Nest 1958 Event "Body Beautiful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 60 performances 1958 Event KRSD (now KEVN) TV channel 7 in Rapid City, SD (ABC) 1st broadcast 1958 Event Phillies agree to televise 78 games into New York City (doesn't happen) 1958 Birthday Miguel Alejandro, New York City, actor, Popi 1958 Event KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1958 Event William Gibson's "Two for the Seesaw," premieres in New York City 1958 Birthday Suzy Amis, Oklahoma City, actress, Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is 1958 Birthday Grandmaster Flash, Joseph Saddler, New York City, rocker, Message 1957 Birthday Matt Lauer, born in New York City, New York, television host, Today Show co-anchor, television journalist 1957 Birthday Joshua Mostel, New York City, actor, Delta House, At Ease 1957 Event "Music Man" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1375 performances 1957 Event "Most Happy Fella" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 678 performances 1957 Event "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 45 performances 1957 Event William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs," premieres in New York City 1957 Event New York City is 1st city to legislate against racial or religious discrimination in housing market (Fair Housing Practices Law) 1957 Event "Happy Hunting" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 413 performances 1957 Event "Look Homeward, Angel" with Anthony Perkins premieres in New York City 1957 Event Morton Wishengrad's "Rope Dancers," premieres in New York City 1957 Birthday Jenny Burton, New York City, rocker, Nobody Loves Me Like You Do 1957 Event "Copper and Brass" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 36 performances 1957 Birthday Christopher Knight, New York City, actor, Peter-Brady Bunch 1957 Event "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 45 performances 1957 Event "Jamaica" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 558 performances 1957 Event "Damn Yankees" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1,022 performances 1957 Event "Copper and Brass" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 36 performances 1957 Event "Mask and Gown" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 39 performances 1957 Event "Simply Heavenly" closes at Playhouse Theater New York City after 62 performances 1957 Event Soviet spy Jack Sobel sentenced to 7 years (New York City) 1957 Birthday Gladys Portugues, New York City, Mrs. Jean-Claude Van Damme/actress, It's Alive 3 1957 Event "West Side Story" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 734 performances 1957 Event Bernstein and Sondheim's musical "West Side Story," premieres in New York City 1957 Event LA City Council approves 300-acre site in Chavez Ravine for Dodgers 1957 Birthday Jerry Don Gleaton, born in Brownwood, Texas, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals 1957 Event "Mask and Gown" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 39 performances 1957 Birthday Daniel Stern, Stamford, Connecticut, actor, City Slickers, Wonder Years 1957 Birthday Randy Romero, Garden City, New York, jockey, Breeder's Cup 1987-89 1957 Event "Simply Heavenly" opens at Playhouse Theater New York City for 62 performances 1957 Birthday Pam Tillis, born in Plant City, Florida, singer, country music genre, daughter of Mel Tillis, album, 'Put Yourself in My Place' certified gold by the RIAA 1957 Birthday Cathy Reynolds, born in Kansas City, Missouri, LPGA golfer, 1981 Golden Lights 1957 Birthday Patty Smyth, New York City, rock vocalist, Scandal-Warrior 1957 Event Tuskegee boycott begins, Blacks boycotted city stores 1957 Event "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 123 perf 1957 Event New York City Mayor Robert Wagner says he plans to confer with the Giants and Dodgers about the proposed move to the west coast 1957 Event "Shinbone Alley" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 49 performances 1957 Event "New Girt in Town" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 432 performances 1957 Event Bob Merrill's musical "New Girl in Town," premieres in New York City 1957 Event "Shinbone Alley" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 49 performances 1957 Event New York City ends trolley car service 1957 Birthday Peter Deutsch, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-Florida 1993 - 2005 1957 Death Gene Lockhart, New York City actor (Going My Way), dies at 65 1957 Birthday Paul Reiser, born in New York City, actor, My 2 Dads, Diner, Aliens, Mad About You 1957 Birthday Amanda Plummer, born in New York City, actress, Hotel New Hampshire, Dollmaker 1957 Event Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending," premieres in New York City 1957 Event "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 123 performances 1957 Birthday Stuart "Woody" Wood, Scot, guitarist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night 1957 Event "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 383 performances 1957 Event NHL Players Association forms (New York City), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president 1957 Birthday Gordon Strachan, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, professional soccer player, played for Dundee, Leeds United, Coventry City, Manchester United, manager of Celtic and Middlesbrough 1957 Event San Francisco Public Library's bookmobile initiated in front of City Hall 1957 Event "Candide" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 73 performances 1957 Event Graham Greene's "Potting Shed," premieres in New York City 1957 Death Arturo Toscanini, Italian U.S. conductor (NBC), dies in New York City at 89 1956 Event "New Faces of 1956" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 221 performances 1956 Birthday Blanche Baker, born in New York City, actress/Carroll Baker's Daughter, French Postcard 1956 Birthday Alice Barrett, born in New York City, actress, Frankie Frame-Another World 1956 Event "Fanny" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 888 performances 1956 Birthday Ana Alicia Ortiz, Mexico City, actress, Melissa-Falcon Crest 1956 Event "Happy Hunting" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 413 performances 1956 Event Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," premieres in New York City 1956 Event "Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 73 performances 1956 Event "Bells Are Ringing" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 925 performances 1956 Event "Pajama Game" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 1063 performances 1956 Birthday Glynnis O'Connor, New York City, actress, California Dreaming, Ode to Billy Joe 1956 Event "Li'l Abner" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 693 performances 1956 Event Elvis Presley's 1st film "Love Me Tender," premieres in New York City 1956 Event Gene de Paul/John Meyer's musical "Li'l Abner," premieres in New York City 1956 Birthday Randi Brooks, New York City, actress, Man With 2 Brains, Tightrope 1956 Event Charles Ives' overture "Robert Browning," premieres in New York City 1956 Birthday Stephanie Zimbalist, New York City, actress, Remington Steele, Centennial 1956 Birthday Kevin R Kregel, born in New York City, New York, Pilot/astronaut, STS-70, 78, 87 1956 Birthday Patrick McGeown, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, politician, Belfast City Council councilor, volunteer, Provisional Irish Republican Army, participant, Irish hunger strike, 1981 1956 Event Dodgers lose to the Reds, 2-1, playing in Jesey City 1956 Birthday Bill Lagattuta, born in New York City, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours, Eye to Eye 1956 Event Indians' Jim Busby hits 2nd grand slam in two days in a 4-2 win vs. the Kansas City A's 1956 Birthday Julie Montgomery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Samantha-1 Life to Live, Kindred 1956 Event "Pipe Dream" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 245 performances 1956 Event "Shangri-La" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 21 performances 1956 Birthday Anthony Bourdain, born in New York City, New York, chef, author, 'Kitchen Confidential', host of television show, 'Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations' 1956 Event "New Faces of 1956" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 221 performances 1956 Event "Shangri-La" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 21 performances 1956 Birthday Jay C. Buckey, New York City, physician/astronaut, STS-58 alt, sk: 90 1956 Birthday Susie Diane Owens, Arkansas City Kansas, playmate, March, 1988 1956 Event "Most Happy Fella" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 678 performances 1956 Event Frank Loesser's musical "Most Happy Fella," premieres in New York City 1956 Event "Plain and Fancy" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 476 performances 1956 Event KETA TV channel 13 in Oklahoma City, OK (PBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event "Silk Stockings" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 461 performances 1956 Event "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 383 performances 1956 Event Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City 1956 Event "My Fair Lady" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 2,715 performances 1956 Birthday Dana Delany, born in New York City, actress, Colleen McMurphy-China Beach, Exit to Eden 1956 Birthday Amy Alcott, born in Kansas City, Missouri, LPGA golfer, 1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore 1956 Event Pirates and Kansas City A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white 1956 Event Verhoeven/Nauta/De King/Wijnhout win Dutch 11 city skate 1956 Event "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden New York City after 849 performances 1956 Birthday Bob Brill, New York City, drummer, Berlin-You Take My Breath Away 1956 Birthday Jay McInerney, writer, Bright Lights, Big City 1955 Event "Vamp" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 60 performances 1955 Event "Pipe Dream" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 245 performances 1955 Event "Boy Friend" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 483 performances 1955 Birthday Oliver Conant, New York City, actor, Summer of '42 1955 Birthday Leslie McKeown, rock vocalist, Bay City Rollers-Saturday Night 1955 Event "Vamp" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 60 performances 1955 Event Michael Gazzo's "Hatful of Rain," premieres in New York City 1955 Birthday Shanna Reed, Kansas City Kansas, actress, Major Dad, Mirrors 1955 Event 1st edition of "Village Voice" (New York City) published 1955 Birthday Eric Faulkner, Edinburgh Scotland, rock guitarist, Bay City Rollers 1955 Event Ira Levin's "No Time for Sergeants," premieres in New York City 1955 Event Arthur Millers "View From The Bridge," premieres in New York City 1955 Event "Catch a Star" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 23 performances 1955 Event "Ankles Aweigh" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 176 performances 1955 Event "Catch a Star" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 23 performances 1955 Birthday Roberta Wallach, New York City, actress, Civil Wars 1955 Birthday Caleb Carr, born in Manhattan, New York City, author, military historian, wrote, 'The Italian Secretary', 'Casing the Promised Land', 'The Alienist' 1955 Event Arco, Idaho becomes 1st U.S. city lit by nuclear power 1955 Event "7th Heaven" closes at ANTA Theater New York City after 44 performances 1955 Event "Almost Crazy" closes at Longacre Theater New York City after 16 performances 1955 Event KOTA TV channel 3 in Rapid City, SD (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting 1955 Event "Can Can" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 892 performances 1955 Event "Almost Crazy" opens at Longacre Theater New York City for 16 performances 1955 Event "3 for Tonight" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 85 performances 1955 Event "7th Heaven" opens at ANTA Theater New York City for 44 performances 1955 Event "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 165 performances 1955 Event "Damn Yankees" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1022 performances 1955 Death Lode Cantens, Flemish playwrite (Gnomes of the City), dies at 43 1955 Event "Kismet" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 583 performances 1955 Event Kansas City Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2 1955 Event J Lawrence and R E Lee's "Inherit the Wind," premieres in New York City 1955 Event "Saint of Bleecker St" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 92 performances 1955 Event "Ankles Aweigh" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 176 performances 1955 Event 1st game in Kansas City, Kansas City A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2 1955 Event "3 for Tonight" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 85 performances 1955 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics) 1955 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open 1955 Birthday Dean Dillon, born in Lake City, Tennessee, country singer, Chair 1955 Death Charlie "Bird" Parker, U.S. jazz saxophonist, dies at 34 in New York City 1955 Event William Inge's "Bus Stop," premieres in New York City 1955 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 149 performances 1955 Event "Silk Stockings" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 461 performances 1955 Event KRCG TV channel 13 in Jefferson City, MO (CBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Lusia Mae Harris, born in Minter City, Mississippi, basketball player, Silver Medal 1976 Olympics 1955 Event "Plain and Fancy" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 476 performances 1955 Birthday Jay McInerney, author, Bright Lights, Big City 1955 Event Marian Anderson becomes 1st black singer to perform at Met (New York City) 1954 Event "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 performances 1954 Event Harold Arlen/Truman Capotes musical premieres in New York City 1954 Event "Saint of Bleecker Street" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 92 performances 1954 Event Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Saint," premieres in New York City 1954 Event Maxwell Anderson's "Bad Seed," premieres in New York City 1954 Birthday Miles Chapin, New York City, actor, French Postcards, Get Crazy, Funhouse 1954 Event "Hit the Trail" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 4 performances 1954 Event "On Your Toes" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 64 performances 1954 Event "Hit the Trail" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 4 performances 1954 Event "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 270 performances 1954 Birthday Christopher Noth, born in Madison, Wisconsin, actor, played Mr. Big on show, 'Sex in the City' 1954 Event AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City 1954 Event "Fanny" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 888 performances 1954 Event Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City 1954 Event N Richard Nash' "Rainmaker," premieres in New York City 1954 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances 1954 Event WNBC radio changes call letters to WRCA (New York City) 1954 Event RP Smith/M Shulman's "Tender Trap," premieres in New York City 1954 Event "On Your Toes" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 64 performances 1954 Event KTIV TV channel 4 in Sioux City, IA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Greg Jennings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels 1954 Birthday Richard Schlesinger, born in New York City, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours 1954 Event "Boy Friend" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 483 performances 1954 Event KUTV TV channel 2 in Salt Lake City, UT (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Shari Belafonte Harper, New York City, actress, Julie-Hotel 1954 Event Hurricane Edna (2nd of 1954) hits New York City, $50 million damage 1954 Event WPBN TV channel 7 in Traverse City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event KXJB TV channel 4 in Valley City (Fargo) (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event Alan Freed leaves Cleveland to New York City for WINS radio 1954 Event WINS New York City begins playing rock n roll with Alan Freed Show 1954 Event "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 125 performances 1954 Birthday Al Dimeola, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rocker, guitarist, Latin jazz and Italian American jazz fusion 1954 Birthday Jay Jay French, born in New York City, guitarist, Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It 1954 Birthday Tobias Picker, born in New York City, New York, composer, awarded Joseph H. Bearns Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, Award in Music from American Academy of Arts and Letters, composer-in-residence for Houston Symphony, 1985 - 1990, music publisher, Schott Music Corporation 1954 Event KOCO TV channel 5 in Oklahoma City, OK (ABC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 559 performances 1954 Birthday Sonia Sotomayor, born in the Bronx, New York City, first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, third female Supreme Court justice 1954 Event "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" closes at Imperial New York City after 229 performances 1954 Birthday Freddie Prinze, New York City, comedian/actor, Chico and the Man 1954 Event "Girl in Pink Tights" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 115 performances 1954 Birthday Phil Neale, born in Scunthorpe, England, cricketer, coach, team manager, played for Worcestershire, played football for Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United, 1989 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1954 Event KGLO (now KIMT) TV channel 3 in Mason City, IA (CBS) 1st broadcast 1954 Event "Pajama Game" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1063 performances 1954 Birthday Judith Weir, born in Cambridge, England, composer, professor of music at Cardiff University, Artistic Director, Spitafields Festival, Composer in Association for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra 1954 Event "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 125 performances 1954 Event "By the Beautiful Sea" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 270 performances 1954 Event "Me and Juliet" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 358 performances 1954 Event "King and I" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 1246 performances 1954 Event 1st color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello vs Troy in MSG, New York City 1954 Event 1st local color TV coml WNBT-TV (WNBC-TV) New York City (Castro Decorators) 1954 Event "Girl in Pink Tights" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 115 performances 1954 Event WNEM TV channel 5 in Bay City, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1954 Event 1st gas turbine automobile exhibited (New York City) 1954 Event "South Pacific" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 1928 performances 1954 Birthday Ross Friedman, born in New York City, New York, Ross Funicello, Ross The Boss, guitarist, rocker, founding member of The Dictators punk band and Manowar heavy metal band 1954 Event Herman Wouks "Caine Mutiny," premieres in New York City 1954 Event WWTV TV channel 9 in Cadillac-Traverse City, MI (CBS) 1st broadcast 1953 Event KWTV TV channel 9 in Oklahoma City, OK (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WJHG TV channel 7 in Panama City, Florida (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event "John Murray Anderson's Almanac" opens at Imperial New York City for 229 performances 1953 Birthday Wil Shriner, New York City/Indiana, talk show host, Wil Shriner Show 1953 Event "Kismet" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 583 performances 1953 Birthday Mike Espy, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, Representative-D-Mississippi 1987 - 1993 1953 Event "Wish You Were Here" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 597 performances 1953 Event WJHL TV channel 11 in Johnson City, Tennessee (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event "Guys and Dolls" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 1200 performances 1953 Event 1st live color coast-to-coast telecast (New York City) 1953 Event John Patrick's "Teahouse of the Red Moon," premieres in New York City 1953 Birthday Larry Miller, New York City, comedian/actor, Larry-Pursuit Of Happiness 1953 Birthday Christopher Norris, New York City, actress, Summer of '42, Eat My Dust 1953 Event "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" opens at John Golden New York City for 849 perf 1953 Birthday Greta Andersen Waitz, born in Oslo, Norway, marathoner, New York City - 1984 1953 Event Robert Anderson's "Tea and Sympathy," premieres in New York City 1953 Birthday Warren Cromartie, born in Miami Beach, Florida, professional baseball player, outfielder, first baseman, played with the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos 1953 Event KCMO (now KCTV) TV channel 5 in Kansas City, Missouri (CBS) begins 1953 Birthday John Mengatti, New York City, actor, Nick-White Shadow, For Love and Honor 1953 Event "Hazel Flagg" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 190 performances 1953 Death Lewis Stone, actor (Just This Once, Key to the City), dies at 73 1953 Event "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 6 performances 1953 Birthday Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, born in New York City, actor, Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter 1953 Event Future New York City mayor David Dinkins marries Joyce Burrows in New York City 1953 Event "Me and Juliet" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 358 performances 1953 Event KMBC TV channel 9 in Kansas City, Missouri (MET/ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event New York City transit fare rises from 10 cents to 15 cents, 1st use of subway tokens 1953 Event 1st helicopter passenger service, New York City 1953 Birthday Jonathan Segal, born in New York City, actor, Jonathan-Paper Chase 1953 Birthday Alan Longmuir, Edinburgh Scotland, rocker, Bay City Rollers 1953 Death Julius Rosenberg, New York City, 1st U.S. civilian executed for espionage at 37 1953 Event New York City Transit Authority forms 1953 Birthday Linda Lingle, born in St. Louis, Missouri, politician, Republican, 6th Governor of Hawaii, chairman, 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City 1953 Event Congress cites research of New York City librarian Robert Henderson in proving 1953 Birthday John Edward Stevens, New York City, bank robber, FBI Most Wanted List 1953 Event Osip Zadkines monument to "The destroyed city" unveiled in Rotterdam 1953 Birthday George Brett, born in Glen Dale, West Virginia, Kansas City Royal 3rd baseman, 1980 AL MVP 1953 Event "Can Can" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 892 performances 1953 Birthday James Russo, born in New York City, actor, My Own Private Idaho, China Girl 1953 Event "Pal Joey" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 542 performances 1953 Event "House of Wax," 1st 3-D movie, released (New York City) 1953 Event "New Faces (of 1952)" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 365 performances 1953 Event KCAU TV channel 9 in Sioux City, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Event Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real," premieres in New York City 1953 Birthday Richard Stallman, born in New York City, New York, computer programmer, software freedom activist, set up the Free Software Foundation 1953 Event "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 90 performances 1953 Event WJZ-AM in New York City becomes WABC; WJZ-TV in Baltimore final transmission 1953 Event "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances 1953 Event "Maggie" closes at National Theater New York City after 5 performances 1953 Event William Inge's "Picnic," premieres in New York City 1953 Event "Maggie" opens at National Theater New York City for 5 performances 1953 Event Premiere of 1st 3-D feature film-"Bwana Devil" (New York City) 1953 Birthday Mike Ford, New York City, Canadian Tour golfer, 1976 Port Jefferson Open 1953 Event "Hazel Flagg" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 190 performances 1953 Event J. Styne/B. Hilliard's musical "Hazel Flagg," premieres in New York City 1953 Birthday Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1953 Event "Peter Pan" by Walt Disney opens at Roxy Theater, New York City 1953 Event Arthur Miller's "Crucible," premieres in New York City 1953 Event "My Darlin' Aida" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 89 performances 1952 Event "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 90 performances 1952 Event George Axelrods "7 Year Itch," premieres in New York City 1952 Birthday Roseanne Barr, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, comedian, actress, television producer, won Emmy award for television series, 'Roseanne' 1952 Event "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 89 performances 1952 Birthday Dave Collins, born in Rapid City, South Dakota, professional baseball player, outfielder, first base coach for the Florida Marlins 1952 Event "Buttrio Square" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 7 performances 1952 Event Arthur Laurent's "Time of the Cuckoo," premieres in New York City 1952 Event "Buttrio Square" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 7 performances 1952 Event "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 356 performances 1952 Birthday Christopher Reeve, New York City, actor, Superman, Somewhere in Time 1952 Birthday Tommy Norden, New York City, actor, Flipper 1952 Birthday Rhys Chatham, born in New York City, New York, composer, trumpet player, guitarist, minimalist, avant garde music 1952 Birthday Earl Pomeroy, born in Valley City, North Dakota, Representative-D-North Dakota 1993 - 1952 Birthday Gianna Rolandi, New York City, soprano, Der Rosenkavalier 1952 Birthday Ashley Putnam, born in New York City, soprano, New York City Opera 1978 1952 Birthday Janis Siegel, born in New York City, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Tuxedo Junction 1952 Event "Paint Your Wagon" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 289 performances 1952 Birthday Nicolette Larson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, rock vocalist, Twins, Lotta Love 1952 Birthday Stephen Lang, born in New York City, actor, Another You, Death of a Salesman 1952 Birthday John Tesh, born in Garden City, New York, New age pianist/TV host, ET 1952 Event "Of Thee I Sing" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 72 performances 1952 Birthday David Dreier, born in Kansas City, Missouri, Representative-R-California 1981 - 1952 Event Princess Beatrice opens miniature city of Madurodam 1952 Event "Wish You Were Here" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 597 performances 1952 Event "3 Wishes after Jamie" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 94 performances 1952 Birthday Gary Bettman, born in Queens, New York City, commissioner, National Hockey League, formerly, general counsel and president, National Basketball Association 1952 Event "New Faces (of 1952)" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 365 performances 1952 Event "Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 4 performances 1952 Death Canada Lee, black actor (Lost Boundaries), dies in New York City at 45 1952 Event "Of Thee I Sing" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 72 performances 1952 Event "Shuffle Along" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 4 performances 1952 Birthday Charles J. Camarda, New York City, PhD/astronaut 1952 Event "Call Me Madam" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 644 performances 1952 Event "4 Saints in 3 Acts" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 15 performances 1952 Event Eugene Ionesco's "Les Chaises," premieres in New York City 1952 Event "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 15 performances 1952 Birthday Sam McMurray, born in New York City, New York, actor, television, film, voice actor, appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show, movie roles include Raising Arizona, LA Story 1952 Birthday Kenny Aaronson, born in New York City, New York, rocker, bass guitar player, played for Dust, Stories, Hall & Oates, toured with Billy Squier, Joan Jett, Billy Idol 1952 Birthday Joseph Kent Massey, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, soling yachter, 1996 Olympics bronze 1952 Event "3 Wishes for Jamie" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 94 performances 1952 Birthday Derek Longmuir, born in Edinburgh Scotland, rock drummer, Bay City Rollers 1952 Birthday Alice Hoffman, born in New York City, New York, author, known for novel, 'Practical Magic', adapted for film 1952 Event "2 in the Aisle" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 276 performances 1952 Birthday James A. Barcia, born in Bay City, Michiga, Representative-D-Michigan 2003 - 1952 Event "African Queen" opens at Capitol Theater in New York City 1952 Birthday Ed Gagliardi, New York City, rock bassist, Foreigner-Cold As Ice 1952 Birthday Salvador Pineda, Mexico City, doctor 1952 Event SN Behrman's "Jane," premieres in New York City 1952 Event "Pal Joey" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 542 performances 1951 Birthday Nancy LaMott, born in New York City, New York, singer, cabaret genre, album 'Ask Me Again' ranked 12th in Billboard Magazine's Top Jazz Albums chart, performed twice for President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton 1951 Birthday Caren Kaye, New York City, actress, My Tutor, Blansky's Beauties 1951 Event "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 267 performances 1951 Event Copland/Robbins' "Pied Piper," premieres in New York City 1951 Event "Borscht Capades" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 90 performances 1951 Event John Van Druten's "I am a Camera," premieres in New York City 1951 Event "17" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 180 performances 1951 Event "Music in the Air" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 56 performances 1951 Birthday Sandahl Bergman, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Conan, All that Jazz 1951 Event "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 289 performances 1951 Birthday Nick Gilder, born in London, England, singer, Hot Child in the City 1951 Event "Top Banana" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 356 performances 1951 Event Johnny Mercers "Top Banana," premieres in New York City 1951 Event Jan de Hartog's "4 Poster," premieres in New York City 1951 Event "Music in the Air" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 56 performances 1951 Event "Borscht Capades" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 90 performances 1951 Event "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" closes at Ziegfeld New York City after 740 performances 1951 Birthday Joe Pantoliano, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Finelli Boys, Fugitive 1951 Birthday Robert Desiderio, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Det Kennedy-Heart of the City 1951 Birthday Bobby Caldwell, New York City, rocker 1951 Event "Kiss Me, Kate" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 1077 performances 1951 Birthday Edie McClurg, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Cinderella-1985, Hogan Family 1951 Birthday Terry Davis, born in New York City, actress, Stacey Winthrop-Another World 1951 Event "2 in the Aisle" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 276 performances 1951 Birthday Bruce Alan Lietzke, born in Kansas City, Kansas, PGA golfer, 1978 Canadian Open 1951 Event "Courtin' Time" closes at National Theater New York City after 37 performances 1951 Event "Make a Wish" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 102 performances 1951 Birthday Chris Cooper, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan 1951 Birthday Pamela Bellwood, born in New York City, actress, Ellen-W.E.B., Claudia-Dynasty 1951 Event 1st color TV broadcast-CBS' Arthur Godfrey from New York City to 4 cities 1951 Event "17" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 180 performances 1951 Birthday Peter Gordon, born in New York City, New York, Peter Laurence Gordon, experimental composer, musician, opera, world music, jazz, rock influences, founder, Love of Life Orchestra, composed for Suzanne Vega, Laurie Anderson, worked on Desperate Housewives soundtrack 1951 Event "Flahooley" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 40 performances 1951 Event "Courtin' Time" opens at National Theater New York City for 37 performances 1951 Birthday Richard Thomas, born in New York City, John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda 1951 Event New York Times reports the New York City subway will auction off things found 1951 Birthday Jan Franssen, born in Hilversum, North Holland, politician, Dutch liberal political party, in 2006, named Queen's Commissioner in South Holland, previously served as city councilor, Nederhorst den Berg, President, House of Representatives 1982 - 1994, mayor of Zwolle, 1994 - 2000 1951 Event U.N. moves headquarters to New York City 1951 Event "Flahooley" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 40 performances 1951 Event Sammy Fain/EY Harburg's musical "Flahooley," premieres in New York City 1951 Birthday Seasan Hubley, Susan, New York City, actress, Vice Squad, Hardcore 1951 Event Z Alexander Looby elected to Nashville City Council 1951 Event "Out of This World" closes at New Century Theater New York City after 157 performances 1951 Event Ticker-tape parade for General MacArthur in New York City 1951 Event Velsen city council demands investigation of police collaborators 1951 Birthday Luther Vandross, born in New York City, rock vocalist, On the Wings of Love 1951 Event "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 267 performances 1951 Event "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 102 performances 1951 Birthday Janis Ian, born in New York City, lesbian and folk rocker, At 17 1951 Birthday Ed Marinaro, born in New York City, actor, Joe-Hill St. Blues, Sonny-Laverne and Shirley 1951 Event "King and I" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 1246 performances 1951 Birthday Caren Kaye, born in New York City, actress, My Tutor, Bambi-Blansky's Beauties 1951 Event "Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 56 performances 1951 Event Lillian Hellman's "Autumn Garden," premieres in New York City 1951 Birthday Gwen Welles, born in New York City, actress, Desert Hearts, Sticky Fingers 1951 Event "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 278 perf 1951 Event "Bless You All" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 84 performances 1951 Event 3 City College of New York basketball players admit to accepting bribes 1951 Event New York City passes bill prohibiting racism in city-assisted housing 1951 Event SF City Hall dome fire 1951 Event Tennessee Williams' "Rose Tattoo," premieres in New York City 1951 Event "Where's Charley?" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 56 performances 1951 Event "Peter Pan" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 320 performances 1951 Birthday Scott Lane, New York City, actor, Gary-McKeever and the Colonel 1951 Event World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville Tx, to 134th St, New York City) 1951 Event "Pardon Our French" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 100 performances 1951 Event Philip Barry's "Second Threshold," premieres in New York City 1950 Birthday Victoria Racimo, New York City, actress, Corene-Falcon Crest 1950 Event "Out of This World" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 157 performances 1950 Event Cole Porter's musical "Out of this World," premieres in New York City 1950 Birthday Leonard Maltin, born in New York City, movie critic, Entertainment Tonight 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1950 Event New York City's Port Authority opens 1950 Event "Bless You All" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 84 performances 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1950 Birthday Christine Onassis, Andreadis, New York City, Aristotle's daughter 1950 Birthday Merrill Ashley, St. Paul, Minnesota, ballerina, New York City Ballet 1950 Event "Tickets, Please" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 245 performances 1950 Event "Guys and Dolls" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 1200 performances 1950 Event Arthur Dorrington is 1st black man in organized hockey, Atlantic City Seagulls of Eastern Amateur Hockey League 1950 Event Clifford Odet's "Country Girl," premieres in New York City 1950 Event "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 4 performances 1950 Event "Consul" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 269 performances 1950 Event "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances 1950 Birthday Dan Peck, Panama City, Florida, rock vocalist and guitarist, America 1950 Birthday Ronald E McNair, Lake City, South Carolina, astr, STS-41B, 51L-Challenger disaster 1950 Birthday Chris Cannon, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, politician, Republican party, U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 3rd district 1950 Event "Call Me Madam" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 644 performances 1950 Event "Pardon Our French" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 100 performances 1950 Birthday Jeff Conaway, New York City, actor, Bobby-Taxi, Loving 1950 Event Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in New York City for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Birthday Alan Colmes, born in New York City, New York, radio and television host, liberal political commentator, host of 'The Alan Colmes Show', runs 'Liberaland' blog 1950 Event "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" closes at Mark Hellinger New York City after 293 performances 1950 Event "Where's Chartev?" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 792 performances 1950 Birthday Willy Deville, New York City, rock vocalist and guitarist, Mink Deville 1950 Birthday Frank Stallone, New York City, Sylvestor's brother/actor, Barfly, Outlaw Force 1950 Birthday Kaity Tong, news anchor, WABC-TV New York City 1950 Birthday Huey Lewis, born in New York City, vocalist, & the News-Need a New Drug 1950 Event "Lost in the Stars" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 281 performances 1950 Event New York City bus fare rises to 10 cents equal to subway fare, combo fare at 15 cents 1950 Event "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 278 performances 1950 Event "Liar" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 12 performances 1950 Birthday Nancy Allen, born in New York City, actress, Carrie, 1941, Robocop, Dress to Kill 1950 Birthday Joey Kramer, born in New York City, hard rock drummer, Aerosmith-Toys in the Attic 1950 Event "Arms and the Girl" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 134 performances 1950 Event Bkln-Battery Tunnel opens in New York City 1950 Event "Liar" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 12 performances 1950 Birthday Janis Ian, Fink, New York City, rock vocalist, At 17, Society's Child 1950 Event "Great to Be Alive" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 52 performances 1950 Event "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 245 performances 1950 Event "Peter Pan" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 320 performances 1950 Birthday Randolph Powell, born in Iowa City, Iowa, actor, Alan-Dallas, Logan's Run 1950 Birthday David Cassidy, New York City, singer and actor, Keith-Partridge Family 1950 Event "Miss Liberty" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 308 performances 1950 Event 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: CCNY beats Bradley 71-68 New York City college becomes 1st to win NCAA and National Inv Basketball in same year 1950 Event "Great to Be Alive" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 52 performances 1950 Event City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT 1950 Event "Touch and Go" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 176 performances 1950 Birthday James Conlon, born in New York City, conductor, Cincinnati May Festival-1979 1950 Event "Consul" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 269 performances 1950 Event Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Consul," premieres in New York City 1950 Event New York City hires Dr. Wallace E Howell as its official "rainmaker" 1950 Event Willie Sutton robs Manufacturers Bank of $64,000 in New York City 1950 Event "Alive and Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 46 performances 1950 Event Leonard Bernstein's "Age of Anxiety," premieres in New York City 1950 Event Dylan Thomas arrives in New York City for his 1st U.S. poetry reading tour 1950 Birthday Walter Becker, New York City, rock bassist, Steely Dan-Peg 1950 Event "Dance Me a Song" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 35 performances 1950 Event WM Inge's "Come Back, Little Sheba," premieres in New York City 1950 Birthday Dan Quisenberry, baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1950 Birthday Barry Pearson, born in Geneseo, Illinois, born Barry Lynn Pearson, American professional football player, attended Northwestern University, played position of wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs 1950 Event "Arms and the Girl" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 134 performances 1950 Birthday Osamu Kido, born in Kawasaki City, Japan, professional wrestler for New Japan Pro Wrestling, participated founding the Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation 1950 Event "Lend an Ear" closes at National Theater New York City after 460 performances 1950 Event T. S. Eliot's "Cocktail Party," premieres in New York City 1950 Event "Dance Me a Song" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 35 performances 1950 Event "Alive and Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 46 performances 1950 Event "As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 420 performances 1950 Event "Happy as Larry" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 3 performances 1950 Event "Happy as Larry" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 3 performances 1950 Event Carson McCuller's "Member of the Wedding," premieres in New York City 1949 Birthday Ira Newborn, born in New York City, New York, orchestra leader, Manhattan Transfer 1949 Birthday Lenny White, born in New York City, New York, musician, drummer, performed on Miles Davis' 'Bitches' Brew', recorded 'No Mystery', 'Romantic Warrior' with Return to Forever 1949 Event "Regina" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 86 performances 1949 Birthday Dee Wallace Stone, Deanna Bowers, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Critters, 10, ET 1949 Birthday Ricardo Luis Carreras, New York City, bantamweight boxer 1972 Olympics bronze 1949 Event "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 740 performances 1949 Event Jule Styne's "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," premieres in New York City 1949 Birthday Bruce E Melnick, New York City, Commander USCG/astronaut, STS-41, STS-49 1949 Event "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at Mark Hellinger New York City for 293 performances 1949 Birthday Ray Vitte, New York City, actor, Doc, Cody-Quest 1949 Birthday Whoopi Goldberg, Caryn Johnson, New York City, actress, Color Purple, Burglar 1949 Event "Regina" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 86 performances 1949 Event "Lost in the Stars" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 281 performances 1949 Event Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson's musical premieres in New York City 1949 Event WDAF TV channel 4 in Kansas City, Missouri (NBC) begins broadcasting 1949 Event "Touch and Go" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 176 performances 1949 Event United Nations' permanent New York City headquarters is dedicated 1949 Birthday Armand Assante, New York City, actor, Private Benjamin, Unfaithfully Yours 1949 Birthday Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals 1949 Birthday Susan Ruttan, born in Oregon City Ore, actress, Roxanne Melman-LA Law 1949 Event Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in New York City 1949 Event "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" closes at Broadway New York City after 76 performances 1949 Birthday Thomas Sturges Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, PGA golfer, 1975 Byron Nelson 1949 Birthday Tom Watson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, golfer, British Open 1975, 77, 80, 82, 83 1949 Event "All after Love" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 121 performances 1949 Event "Miss Liberty" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 308 performances 1949 Event "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" opens at Broadway New York City for 76 performances 1949 Event "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater New York City after 727 performances 1949 Birthday Eric Goetz, New York City, U.S. shipbuilder, America's Cup 1995 1949 Birthday Kene Holliday, born in New York City, actor, Tyler-Matlock, Carter Country 1949 Event "Along Fifth Avenue" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 180 performances 1949 Birthday Peppy Castro, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Balance 1949 Birthday Rochelle Firestone, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Hellhole 1949 Birthday Dennis Locorriere, Union City, New Jersey, rock guitarist, Dr. Hook 1949 Event WKY (now KTVY) TV channel 4 in Oklahoma City, OK (NBC) 1st broadcast 1949 Event KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event "Love Life" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 252 performances 1949 Event 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 in New York City 1949 Birthday Michael Brown, born in New York City, keyboardist, Left Bank-Don't Walk Away Renee 1949 Birthday Spencer Haywood, born in Silver City, Mississippi, NBAer, Knicks, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1949 Birthday John Oates, born in New York City, rock guitarist and vocalist, Hall and Oates-Rich Girl 1949 Event "South Pacific" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 1928 performances 1949 Birthday Jane Actman, born in New York City, actress, Barbara-Paul Lynde Show 1949 Event Sidney Kingsley's "Detective Story," premieres in New York City 1949 Birthday Denny Albee, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Dr. Janssen-One Life to Live 1949 Birthday Starr Danias, born in New York City, ballerina, Turning Point 1949 Birthday Sara Lane, born in New York City, actress, Elizabeth Grainger-The Virginian 1949 Birthday Marc Garneau, Quebec City Canada, PhD/astronaut, STS-13, 77 1949 Birthday Leslie Charleson, Kansas City Missouri, actress, Monica-General Hospital 1949 Event "Inside USA" closes at Century Theater New York City after 339 performances 1949 Birthday Edward Hardin, New York City, rock guitarist, Spencer Davis Group 1949 Event "Annie Get Your Gun" closes at Imperial Theater New York City after 1147 performances 1949 Event Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" opens at Morosco Theater, New York City 1949 Birthday Brooke Adams, New York City, actress, Cynthia-OK Crackerby, Body Snatchers 1949 Event "All for Love" opens at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City for 121 performances 1949 Birthday Andy Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian/actor, Latka Gravas-Taxi 1949 Event "Along 5th Avenue" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 180 performances 1949 Event "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 429 performances 1949 Event "My Romance" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 95 performances 1949 Event "Small Wonder" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 134 performances 1948 Event "Kiss Me, Kate" opens at New Century Theater New York City for 1077 performances 1948 Birthday Tovah Feldshuh, New York City, actress, Idolmaker, Terror out of the Sky 1948 Birthday Carol Potter, New York City, actress, Beverly Hills 90210, Today's FBI 1948 Event 8th largest snowfall in New York City history (15.3") 1948 Event "Lend an Ear" opens at National Theater New York City for 460 performances 1948 Event Former state department official Alger Hiss indicted in New York City for perjury 1948 Birthday Ron Vawter, Latham, New York, actor, Philadelphia, Empire City, Twister 1948 Event "Marinka" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 168 performances 1948 Birthday Don Nickles, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, Senator-R-Oklahoma 1981 - 2005 1948 Event "Magdalena" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 48 performances 1948 Event 1st opera to be televised, "Othello," broadcast from the Met (New York City) 1948 Event Dr. Frank G Back (New York City) patents lens to provide zoom effects 1948 Birthday Bruce Vilanch, born in New York City, New York, comedy writer, appeared regularly with Whoopi Goldberg on Hollywood Squares, appeared in Bosom Buddies, Law & Order, wrote for show Billy Crystal, Academy Awards host 1948 Birthday Richard Masur, New York City, actor, David-One Day at a Time 1948 Birthday Andrea Marcovicci, New York City, actress, Gloria-Berrengers, Fran-Trapper John 1948 Event "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 420 performances 1948 Birthday Sheila Frazier, New York City, actress, Gloria-Lazarus Syndrome 1948 Event "My Romance" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 95 performances 1948 Event "Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 831 performances 1948 Event "Love Life" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 252 performances 1948 Event "Where's Chartev?" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 792 performances 1948 Event "Polonaise" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 113 performances 1948 Event "Finian's Rainbow" closes at 46th St. Theater New York City after 725 performances 1948 Event "Carib Song" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 36 performances 1948 Event "Heaven on Earth" closes at Century Theater New York City after 12 performances 1948 Event "Magdalena" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 48 performances 1948 Event "Hilarities (of 1949)" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 14 performances 1948 Event "Heaven on Earth" opens at Century Theater New York City for 12 performances 1948 Event "Small Wonder" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 134 performances 1948 Event WHN-AM in New York City changes call letters to WMGM 1948 Event "Hilarities (of 1949)" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 14 performances 1948 Birthday Charles "Claydes" Smith, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, guitarist, Kool and The Gang 1948 Event "Angel in the Wings" closes at Coronet Theater New York City after 308 performances 1948 Birthday Ron Mael, born in Culver City California, rock keyboardist, Sparks, 1948 Event "Hold It!" opens at National Theater New York City for 46 performances 1948 Event "Brigadoon" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 581 performances 1948 Event "Marinka" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 168 performances 1948 Birthday Walter Egan, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Not Shy, Fundamental Roll 1948 Event "Allegro" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 318 performances 1948 Event "Ballet Ballads" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 62 performances 1948 Event "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 188 performances 1948 Event New York City subway fare goes to 10 cents, bus fare to 7 cents and combo fare at 12 cents 1948 Birthday Fred Grandy, born in Sioux City, Iowa, Representative-R-Iowa, 1986-, actor, Love Boat 1948 Event WPIX TV channel 11 in New York City, New York (IND) begins broadcasting 1948 Event "Hold It!" closes at National Theater New York City after 46 performances 1948 Event "Sleepy Hallow" closes at St. James Theater New York City after 12 performances 1948 Event "Sally" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 36 performances 1948 Event "Sleepy Hallow" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 12 performances 1948 Birthday Jerry Mathers, Sioux City Iowa, actor, Beaver-Leave It To Beaver 1948 Event "Ballet Ballads" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 62 performances 1948 Birthday Lindsay Ann Crouse, New York City, actress, Slapshot, Iceman, Places in Heart 1948 Event "Sally" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 36 performances 1948 Birthday Richard Cox, New York City, actor, Mark-Executive Suite 1948 Event "Inside USA" opens at Century Theater New York City for 339 performances 1948 Birthday Marcia Strassman, born in New York City, actress, Julle Kotter-Welcome Back Kotter 1948 Event New York City hikes subway fare from 5 cents to 10 cents 1948 Birthday Catherine Malfitano, born in New York City, soprano, Metropolitan Opera 1948 Event KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast 1948 Event New York City subway fares jump from 5 cents to 10 cents 1948 Birthday Dianne Wiest, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Hannah and Her Sisters, Footloose 1948 Birthday Steven Tyler, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Aerosmith-Janie Got a Gun 1948 Event Lee Savold KOs Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at MSG, New York City 1948 Event "Cradle Will Rock" closes at Mansfield Theater New York City after 34 performances 1948 Birthday Christopher Guest, born in New York City, actor, SNL, Heartbeeps, This is Spinal Tap 1948 Event "Look Ma, I'm Dancin'" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 188 performances 1948 Event "Music in My Heart" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 124 performances 1948 Event Trial of 11 U.S. Communist party members begins in New York City 1948 Event "Call Me Mister" closes at National Theater New York City after 734 performances 1947 Event "Cradle Will Ruck" opens at Mansfield Theater New York City for 34 performances 1947 Event Heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries New York City under 25.8" of snow in 16 hours That same day, LA set a record high of 84 degrees F 1947 Event "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International New York City after 11 performances 1947 Event "Angel in the Wings" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 308 performances 1947 Event Bob Hilliard/Carl Sigman's musical "Angel in Wings," premieres in New York City 1947 Event "Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater New York City for 11 performances 1947 Event Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire," premieres in New York City 1947 Event "Medium and The Telephone" closes at Barrymore New York City after 211 performances 1947 Event "Under the Counter" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 27 performances 1947 Event Robinson Jeffer's "Medea," premieres in New York City 1947 Birthday Joe Morton, New York City, actor, Hal-Grady, Abel Marsh-Another World 1947 Birthday Michael McKean, New York City, actor, Laverne and Shirley, SNL, Spinal Tap 1947 Event "Allegro" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 318 performances 1947 Event Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Allegro," premieres in New York City 1947 Event "High Button Shoes" opens at Century Theater New York City for 727 performances 1947 Event Julie Styne and Sam Cohn's musical "High Button Shoes," premieres in New York City 1947 Event "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 27 performances 1947 Event "Music in My Heart" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 124 performances 1947 Event William Wister Haines' "Command Decision," premieres in New York City 1947 Event "Sweethearts" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 288 performances 1947 Birthday Alice Playton, New York City, actress, Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name 1947 Birthday Daniele Steel, New York City, author, Rememberance, Zoya, Star, Daddy 1947 Event "Medium and The Telephone" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 211 performances 1947 Birthday Peter Serkin, New York City, pianist, Tashi 1947 Birthday Arlo Guthrie, Brooklyn, singer, Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans 1947 Event Demolition begins for United Nations HQ in New York City 1947 Event "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" closes at Martin Beck New York City after 108 performances 1947 Event 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, New York City 1947 Birthday Richard Lewis, born in New York City, comedian, Marty Gold-Anything But Love 1947 Event 1st round-the-world civil air service leaves New York City 1947 Birthday Jerrold Nadler, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1992 - 1947 Event "Louisiana Lady" closes at Century Theater New York City after 4 performances 1947 Event "Louisiana Lady" opens at Century Theater New York City for 4 performances 1947 Event "Street Scene" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 148 performances 1947 Event "Chocolate Soldier" closes at Century Theater New York City after 69 performances 1947 Birthday Anthony Corlan, Cork City Ireland, actor, Something for Everyone 1947 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten," premieres in New York City 1947 Birthday Jeffrey DeMunn, born in Buffalo, New York, actor, Blaze, Frances, Windy City 1947 Event French ship explodes in Texas City harbor, kills about 522 1947 Birthday Murray Perahia, born in New York City, pianist, Avery Fischer Prize-1975, Grammy 1988 1947 Event Lens to provide zoom effects demonstrated in New York City 1947 Event Massive explosion and fire kills 522 in Texas City, Texas 1947 Birthday Peter Riegert, born in New York City, actor, Animal House, Crossing Delancey 1947 Birthday Hsiao-hsien Hou, director, Cheerful Wind, City of Sadness, Puppetmaster 1947 Event "Barefoot Boy with Cheek" opens at Martin Beck New York City for 108 performances 1947 Event "Beggar's Holiday" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 111 performances 1947 Event John D Rockefeller, Jr. donates New York City East River site to the U.N. 1947 Birthday Billy Crystal, born in Long Beach, New York, comedian, Soap, SNL, City Slickers 1947 Event "Brigadoon" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 581 performances 1947 Event "Chocolate Soldier" opens at Century Theater New York City for 69 performances 1947 Birthday Lewis J. Stadlen, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, John-Benson, Savages, Windy City 1947 Event 1st instant developing camera demonstrated in New York City, by E H Land 1947 Birthday John C. Maxwell, born in Garden City, Michigan, evangelical Christian, author, pastor, speaker, leadership expert, wrote over 50 books on leadership, sold over 13 million copies including 'Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow' 1947 Event Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Telephone," premieres in New York City 1947 Birthday Eliot L. Engel, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1989 - 1947 Event "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" closes at Century Theater New York City after 60 performances 1947 Birthday Marisa Berenson, New York City, actress, Barry Lyndon, Death in Vienna, SOB 1947 Event Arthur Miller's "All My Sons," premieres in New York City 1947 Birthday Valerie Bragg, principal, City Technology College-Kingshurst 1947 Birthday Nedra Telley, New York City, vocalist, Ronettes-Be My Little Baby 1947 Event "Sweethearts" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 288 performances 1947 Event "Red Mill" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 831 performances 1947 Birthday Jane Elliot, New York City, actress, Baby Boom, General Hospital, Knots Landing 1947 Event "Finian's Rainbow" opens at 46th St. Theater New York City for 725 performances 1947 Event "Street Scene" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 148 performances 1947 Event "Park Avenue" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 72 performances 1947 Event "Show Boat" closes at Ziegfeld Theater New York City after 417 performances 1946 Event "Beggar's Holiday" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 111 performances 1946 Event "Toplitzky of Notre Dame" opens at Century Theater New York City for 60 performances 1946 Event Highest ridership in New York City subway history (8.8 million passengers) 1946 Event "Bal Negre" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 54 performances 1946 Event "If the Shoe Fits" closes at Century Theater New York City after 20 performances 1946 Birthday Josh Mostel, New York, actor, Windy City, Animal Behavior, Money Pit 1946 Event "Three to Make Ready" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 323 performances 1946 Event U.N. General Assembly votes to establish United Nations HQs in New York City 1946 Birthday Gloria Loring, New York City, actress and singer, Days of our Life 1946 Event "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater New York City after 79 performances 1946 Event Lillian Hellman's "Another Part of the Forest," premieres in New York City 1946 Birthday Carmine Appice, New York City, rock drummer, Vanilla Fudge 1946 Birthday Janet Lennon, Culver City California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1946 Event "Bal Negre" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 54 performances 1946 Event "Park Avenue" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 72 performances 1946 Event WABC becomes WCBS radio in New York City 1946 Event WEAF radio changes call letters to WNBC (New York City) 1946 Birthday Andrea Mitchell, New York City, newscaster, NBC-TV, Summer Sunday USA 1946 Birthday Leslie L Byrne, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-D-Virginia 1993 - 1995 1946 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Iceman Cometh," premieres in New York City 1946 Event "Yours Is My Heart" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 36 performances 1946 Birthday Herbert Jefferson, Jr., born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Battlestar Galactica 1946 Birthday Peter H. Kostmayer, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-Pennsylvania 1977 - 1981 and 1983 - 1993 1946 Event "Gypsy Lady," opens at Century Theater New York City for 79 performances 1946 Event "If the Shoe Fits," opens at Century Theater New York City for 20 performances 1946 Birthday Oliver Stone, born in New York City, director, Wall St, Good Morning Vietnam, Platoon 1946 Event "Yours Is My Heart" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 36 performances 1946 Birthday Lesley Ann Warren, New York City, actress, Cinderella, Mission Impossible 1946 Birthday Jimmy Webb, born in Elk City, Oklahoma, songwriter, MacArthur Park, Up Up and Away 1946 Event "Tidbits of 1946" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 8 performances 1946 Event "Tidbits of 1946" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 8 performances 1946 Event "St. Louis Woman" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 113 performances 1946 Birthday Sylvester Stallone, born in New York City, actor and director, Rocky, Rambo, Cobra 1946 Birthday Ron Silver, born in New York City, actor, Gary-Rhoda, Entity, Silkwood, Best Friends 1946 Event "Are You with It?" closes at Century Theater New York City after 264 performances 1946 Event "Billion Dollar Baby" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 219 performances 1946 Birthday Ted Shackelford, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Gary-Dallas, Knots Landing 1946 Event New York City transit begins using Pennsylvania system - Car # 744 on 8th Ave IND line 1946 Event "Annie Get Your Gun" opens at Imperial Theater New York City for 1147 performances 1946 Birthday Donald Trump, born in New York City, New York, billionaire, master builder, Trump Towers 1946 Birthday Ralph McAllister Ingersol II, New York City, newspaper publisher 1946 Event "Lute Song" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 142 performances 1946 Birthday Carol Neblett, Modesto California, soprano, New York City Opera 1946 Event Musical "Annie Get Your Gun," starring Ethel Merman premieres in New York City 1946 Birthday Danny Klein, New York City, rock bassist, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1946 Birthday Jerry Weiss, New York City, rocker, Blood Sweat and Tears 1946 Event "Call Me Mister" opens at National Theater New York City for 734 performances 1946 Event Rome/Auerbach/Horwitt's musical "Call Me Mister," premieres in New York City 1946 Event "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater New York City after 167 performances 1946 Birthday Al Green, Forest City Arkansas, singer, Lets Stay Together 1946 Birthday Barbara Benary, born in America, composer, co-founder, Gamelan Son of Lion, New York City repertory ensemble, composes theater music, chamber music 1946 Event "St. Louis Woman" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 113 performances 1946 Birthday Bonnie Bedelia, Culkin, New York City, actress, Die Hard, Heart Like a Wheel 1946 Event "Would-Be Gentleman" closes at Booth Theater New York City after 77 performances 1946 Birthday Erik Estrada, born in New York City, actor, CHiPs, Cross and Switchblade, Lightblast 1946 Birthday Jasper Carrott, English comedian, Jane and the Lost City, Detectives 1946 Event 1st helicopter licensed for commercial use (New York City) 1946 Event "Three to Make Ready" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 323 performances 1946 Event 4th "Road" film, "Road to Utopia" premieres (New York City) 1946 Birthday J[erome] Geils, New York City, rock guitarist, J Geils Band-Centerfold 1946 Birthday Zina Bethune, New York City, actress, Nurses, Who's That Knocking at My Door 1946 Event "Duchess Misbehaves" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 5 performances 1946 Event "Duchess Misbehaves" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 5 performances 1946 Event "Lute Song" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 142 performances 1946 Event Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday," premieres in New York City 1946 Event "Nellie Bly" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 16 performances 1946 Birthday Glynn Turman, New York City, actor, Lew-Peyton Place, Manimal, Centennial 1946 Event "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 16 performances 1946 Event "Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 113 performances 1946 Event "Would-Be Gentleman" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 77 performances 1946 Event "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater New York City for 417 performances 1945 Event Arthur Laurent's "Home of the Brave," premieres in New York City 1945 Event "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 219 performances 1945 Event Gould/Comden/Green's "Billion Dollar Baby," premieres in New York City 1945 Birthday Elaine Joyce, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, City of Angels, Mr. Merlin 1945 Event Elmer Rice' "Dream Girl," premieres in New York City 1945 Birthday Michael Nouri, Washington D.C., actor, Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues 1945 Birthday Laura Dean, Staten Island New York City, composer/choreographer, Drumming 1945 Event "Day before Spring" opens at National Theater New York City for 167 performances 1945 Event "Girl from Nantucket" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 12 performances 1945 Birthday Roland Joffe, director, City of Joy, Mission, Killing Fields 1945 Birthday Martine van Hamel, Brussels Belgium, ballerina, New York City Ballet Co 1945 Event H Lindsay and R Crouse's "State of the Union," premieres in New York City 1945 Birthday Denise Alexander, New York City, actress, General Hospital, Another World 1945 Birthday Vince Martell, New York City, rock guitarist, Vanilla Fudge 1945 Event "Are You with It?" opens at Century Theater New York City for 264 performances 1945 Event "Girl from Nantucket" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 12 performances 1945 Birthday Henry Winkler, New York City, actor, Fonz-Happy Days, Night Shift 1945 Birthday Melba Moore, Beatrice, New York City, singer and actress, Ellis Island 1945 Event "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 36 performances 1945 Birthday Jim Palmer, New York City, Oriole pitcher/sportscaster/jockey underwear salesman 1945 Birthday Karen Akers, New York City, singer, On Stage at Wolf Trap 1945 Birthday Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher 1945 Birthday John Mauceri, born in New York City, conductor, Washington D.C. Opera 1945 Event "Mr Strauss Goes to Boston" opens at Century Theater New York City for 12 performances 1945 Event A riot ensued in San Francisco while the city was celebrating the end of WW II 1945 Event Japanese city Toyama destroyed by B-29's 1945 Birthday Jeffrey Kramer, born in New York City, actor, Ted Stein-Struck by Lightning 1945 Birthday Jane Harman, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-California 1993 - 1999 and 2001 - 1945 Birthday Norma Kamali, born in New York City, dress designer, Costumes for the Wiz 1945 Birthday Carly Simon, born in New York City, singer, Anticipation, You're So Vain 1945 Birthday David Smith Monson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1985 - 1987 1945 Birthday Ronald J Grabe, New York City, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-51-J, 30, 42, 57 1945 Birthday Wally Herger, born in Yuba City, California, Representative-R-California 1987 - 1945 Birthday Steve Katz, New York City, rock guitarist and vocalist, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1945 Birthday Robin Strasser, New York City, actress, Dorian-One Life to Live, Another World 1945 Event U.S. 7th army captured German city of Nuremberg 1945 Birthday Stefan Grossman, born in New York City, country blues singer, Yazoo Basin Boogie 1945 Event William Schuman and Antony Tudors ballet premieres in New York City 1945 Event Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie," premieres in New York City 1945 Birthday Anna Maria Horsford, New York City, actress, Thelma Frye-Amen 1945 Birthday Jaime Tirelli, born in New York City, actor, Orlando Lopez-Ball Four 1945 Birthday Douglas R Hofstadter, New York City, author, Godel, Escher, Bach 1945 Birthday Gregory Hines, born in New York City, actor/dancer, White Nights, Taps 1945 Event S Romberg, H&D Fields' musical premieres in New York City 1945 Event Grand Rapids, Michigan becomes 1st U.S. city to fluoridate its water 1945 Birthday Andrew Stein, President of New York City council, D 1945 Event "Make Mine Manhattan" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 429 performances 1945 Event John Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City 1944 Event Japanese army evacuates harbor city Akyab 1944 Event Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town," premieres in New York City 1944 Birthday Jared Martin, New York City, actor, Varian-Fantastic Voyage, Dusty-Dallas 1944 Birthday Robert Colomby, New York City, rock drummer, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die 1944 Event Norman Krasna's "Dear Ruth," premieres in New York City 1944 Birthday Jesse Colin Young, New York City, rock vocalist, Youngbloods-Soul of a City Boy 1944 Event German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die 1944 Event Mary Coyle Chase' "Harvey," premieres in New York City 1944 Birthday Sally Kirkland, New York City, actress, Anna, Sting, Pvt Benjamin, Big Bad Mama 1944 Event During WW II, U.S. troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall 1944 Event Walter Piston's "Fugue for a Victory Tune," premieres in New York City 1944 Event John Van Druten's "I Remember Mama," premieres in New York City 1944 Birthday Robert Lamm, New York City, rocker, Chicago-If You Leave Me Now 1944 Birthday Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League 1944 Birthday Bruce Morrison, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-Connecticut 1983 - 1991 1944 Event Harold Arlen/ET Harburgs musical premieres in New York City 1944 Event Philip Yordan's "Anna Lucasta," premieres in New York City 1944 Event Grieg/Work/Forest's musical "Song of Norway," premieres in New York City 1944 Birthday Smokey Bear, named after New York City fireman Smokey Joe Martin 1944 Birthday Dino Danelli, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, rock drummer, Fotomaker, Young Rascals 1944 Birthday Estelle Bennett, born in New York City, vocalist, Ronettes-Be My Baby 1944 Birthday Jonelle Allen, born in New York City, actress, Bessie-Palmerstown USA, Berringers 1944 Event 1st Serbian Orthodox cathedral in U.S., Cathedral of St. Sava, New York City 1944 Birthday Michael Clarke, born in New York City, rock drummer, Byrds-Turn! Turn! Turn! 1944 Birthday Marvin Hamlisch, New York City, composer/pianist, Sting, Chorus Line 1944 Event Polo Grounds host 1st New York City night game since 1941 1944 Birthday Paul Gleason, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Breakfast CLub, Die Hard 1944 Event WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in New York City (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast 1944 Birthday Jill Clayburgh, born in New York City, actress, Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough 1944 Event Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins' ballet premieres in New York City 1944 Event Lillian Hellman's "Searching Wind," premieres in New York City 1944 Birthday Peter T. King, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-New York 1993 - 1944 Birthday Tony Orlando, born in New York City, singer, Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon 1944 Birthday John Sebastian, born in New York City, singer, Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back Kotter 1944 Event "War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC TV (New York City only) 1944 Birthday Stockard Channing, born in New York City, actress, Grease, Big Bus, Without a Trace 1944 Event Baseball meets in New York City to discuss postwar action 1944 Event Edward Chodorov's "Decision," premieres in New York City 1944 Birthday Ursula Oppens, New York City, pianist/co-founder, Speculum Musicae-NYC 1944 Birthday Lynn Harrell, New York City, cellist 1944 Birthday Brian Keenan, New York City, rock drummer, Chamber Bros-Time Has Come Today 1944 Event Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in New York City 1944 Event 1st feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City 1943 Event New York City's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater 1943 Death Thomas W. "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist, dies at 39 in Kansas City Missouri 1943 Birthday Theodore Wilson, New York City, actor, That's My Mama, Sanford Arms 1943 Birthday Kenny Vance, born in New York City, New York, musician, singer, producer, member of Jay and the Americans, guest singer on Saturday Night Live, supervised music for film Animal House 1943 Event John Van Druten's "Voice of the Turtle," premieres in New York City 1943 Birthday Nicholas Peter Negroponte, New York City, founder/director, Media Lab at MIT 1943 Birthday Jan Stenerud, Norway, NFL place kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1943 Birthday Fred Lipsius, New York City, rock pianist/sax, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1943 Birthday Susan Sullivan, New York City, actress, Dharma and Greg, Falcon Crest 1943 Birthday John Paul Hammond, New York City, blues singer, So Many Roads 1943 Birthday John Maus, New York City, rock vocalist, Walker Brothers 1943 Birthday Wallace Shawn, New York City, actor, My Dinner with Andre, Princess Bride 1943 Birthday Allen James Coage, New York City, HW judo 1976 Olympics bronze 1943 Event Chicago Mayor Ed Kelly opens city's new subway system 1943 Birthday Chevy Chase, born in New York City, comedian/actor, SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack 1943 Event Weill/Perelman/Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus," premieres in New York City 1943 Birthday Buddy Roemer, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, Governor-D-Louisiana 1988 - 1992 1943 Birthday Marilyn McCoo, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, host/singer, Solid Gold, 5th Dimension 1943 Birthday Robert Walden, New York City, actor, Joe Rossi-Lou Grant, New Doctors 1943 Event German troops occupied Rome and took over the protection of Vatican City 1943 Birthday [Susan] Tuesday Weld, New York City, actress, Dobie Gillis, Wild in Country 1943 Birthday Robert De Niro, born in New York City, actor, Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver 1943 Birthday Ronnie Spector, born in New York City, New York, singer, 'Be My Little Baby' 1943 Birthday Ray Buktenica, born in Greenwich Village, New York City, actor, Rhoda, House Calls 1943 Event Nazi occupiers attack city Orel, leave it in fire 1943 Event Race riot in Harlem New York City 1943 Birthday Susan Flannery, New York City, actress, Leslie Stewart-Dallas 1943 Birthday Janet Margolin, born in New York City, actress, Take the Money and Run, David and Lisa 1943 Birthday David Downing, born in New York City, actor, Backstairs at the White House 1943 Birthday Lynn Loring, born in New York City, actress, Patty-Fair Exchange, Barbara-FBI 1943 Birthday Geraldo Rivera, born in New York City, news personality, 20/20, Geraldo 1943 Birthday Jimmy Castor, born in New York City, New York, musician, saxophonist, pop, funk, disco, hip hop genres, known for hit single 'Troglodyte' 1972 1943 Event "Shiek Of Arahy" Spike Jones and City Slickers peaks at #19 1943 Birthday Joan Van, born in Arkansas, New York City, actress, Valene-Dallas, Knots Landing 1943 Birthday Marv Albert, New York City, "Yes!" sportscaster, NBC-TV, back biter 1943 Birthday Jeff Greenfield, born in New York City, media commentator, Firing Line, Nightline 1943 Birthday Leslie Uggams, New York City, singer and actress, Leslie Uggams Show, Roots 1943 Event James Gow and A d'Usseau's "Tomorrow the World," premieres in New York City 1943 Birthday Charles Ludlam, New York City, playwright/actor, Big Easy 1943 Birthday Spencer Dryden, born in New York City, rock drummer, Jefferson Airplane-Go Ask Alice 1943 Event Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!," premieres in New York City 1943 Event F. Hugh Herbert's "Kiss and Tell," premieres in New York City 1943 Event F Ryerson and Cohn Claues' "Harriet," premieres in New York City 1943 Birthday Donnie Iris, born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, musician, guitarist, performed with The Jaggerz, Cellarful of Noise, The Cruisers, famous for Wild Cherry's hit 'Play That Funky Music' 1943 Birthday Jada Rowland, New York City, actress, Penny-Hamptons, Amy-Secret Storm 1943 Event Sidney Kingsley's "Patriots," premieres in New York City 1943 Event 1st missing persons telecast (New York City) 1942 Birthday Paul Horowitz, New York City, physicist, META project, Sloan Award 1971-3 1942 Birthday Rex Thompson, New York City, actor, Young Bess, King and I, Her 12 Men 1942 Birthday Harry Chapin, born in New York City, rock vocalist, Taxi, Cat's in the Craddle 1942 Birthday Peter Kalikow, Queens New York City, real estate developer/publisher, New York Post 1942 Event "Casablanca" premieres at Hollywood Theatre, New York City 1942 Birthday Tracey Walter, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Best of the West 1942 Event Thornton Wilders "Skin of our Teeth," premieres in New York City 1942 Event Philip Barry's "Without Love," premieres in New York City 1942 Birthday Johnny Rivers, Ramistella, New York City, singer, Secret Agent Man 1942 Event Aaron Copland/de Milles ballet "Rodeo," premieres in New York City 1942 Birthday Pamela Tiffin, Pamela Wonso, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Viva Max! 1942 Birthday Malvin Whitfield, Bay City, Texas, track star, 1948, 1952 Olympics 1942 Birthday Peter Coyote, Cohon, New York City, actor, Kika, Living a Lie, Exposure, ET 1942 Event Maxwell Andersons "Eve of St. Mark," premieres in New York City 1942 Birthday Fred Travalena, New York City, comedian/impressionist, Buy and Cell 1942 Birthday Frankie Lymon, New York City, rocker, & Teenagers-Why do Fools Fall in Love 1942 Birthday Linda G Miller, born in New York City, actress, Night of the Juggler, Mississippi 1942 Birthday Dave Bargeron, born in New York City, rocker, Blood, Sweat and Tears 1942 Birthday Eduardo Mata, Mexico City Mexico, conductor, Improvisaciones 1942 Birthday Patricia McBride, Teaneck, New Jersey, ballerina, New York City Ballet Co 1942 Birthday Isabel Allende, born in Lima, Peru, writer, novelist, of Spanish and Portuguese descent, wrote 'The House of Spirits', 'City of the Beasts' 1942 Birthday John Pleshette, New York City, actor, Richard-Knots Landing, 7th Avenue 1942 Event Irving Berlin's musical "This is the Army," premieres in New York City 1942 Birthday Edy Williams, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Dr. Minx 1942 Event Tornado kills 35 in Oklahoma City 1942 Event 25th PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Seaview CC Atlantic City, New Jersey 1942 Birthday Kevin Conway, New York City, actor, Flash Point, Cage of Angels 1942 Event New York City ends night baseball games for rest of WW II 1942 Birthday Taj Mahal, New York City, singer and songwriter, Real Thing 1942 Birthday Barry B[rookes] Longyear, U.S., sci-fi author, City of Baraboo 1942 Event A Schoenberg and Tudor's ballet "Pillar of Fire," premieres in New York City 1942 Event Allied air raid on harbor city Kupang Timor 1942 Event Joe Louis KOs Abe Simon in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title (New York City) 1942 Birthday Erica Jong, born in New York City, author, Fear of Flying 1942 Birthday Peter Eyre, born in New York City, New York, actor, films include 'Hedda', 'Dragonslayer', 'The Affair of the Necklace' 1942 Birthday Charlie Gillett, Lancashire, rock broadcaster, Sound of the City 1942 Event About 150 Japanese warplanes attacked the Australian city of Darwin 1942 Birthday Carol Lynley, New York City, actress, Night Stalker, Fantasy Island, Immortal 1942 Event "Woman of the Year," starring Hepburn and Tracy opens at Radio City 1942 Event Musical "Star and Garter," premieres in New York City 1942 Event Sietze de Groot wins 8th Dutch 11 city skate (8:44:06) 1942 Birthday Carol Bellamy, Planfield, New Jersey, City Council Pres-D-NYC, 1978-85 1941 Event Japan bombs Manila even though it was declared an "open city" 1941 Event New York City Council agrees to build Idlewild (Kennedy) Airport in Queens 1941 Event Patrick Hamilton's "Angel Street," premieres in New York City 1941 Event Largest roller skating rink (outside of New York City) opens in Peekskill NY 1941 Event Jerome Chodorov/Joseph Fields' "Junior Miss," premieres in New York City 1941 Event WOV-AM and WNEW-AM in New York City swaps call letters 1941 Birthday Art Garfunkel, New York City, singer and actor, Sounds of Silence, Carnal Knowledge 1941 Birthday Joe Louis Caldwell, born in Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Event Cole Porters musical "Let's Face It," premieres in New York City 1941 Event Maxwell Anderson's "Candle in the Wind," premieres in New York City 1941 Birthday Lori Saunders, born in Kansas City, Missouri, Petticoat Junction, Dusty Trails 1941 Event H Martin/R Blanes musical "Best Foot Forward," premieres in New York City 1941 Birthday Linda Eastman McCartney, born in New York City, New York, Mrs. Paul McCartney, rocker, Wings-Ram 1941 Birthday Jim McBride, born in New York City, director/actor, Hot Times, Breathless, Big Easy 1941 Birthday Alan Feinstein, New York City, actor, Max-Berrengers, Family Tree 1941 Birthday Bernie Sanders, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-Vermont 1991 - 2007, Senator-R-Vermont 2007 - 1941 Birthday Jennifer Warren, born in New York City, actress, Slap Shot, Fatal Beauty, Mutant 1941 Birthday Karin von Aroldingen, born in Germany, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Co 1941 Event 1st coml TV licenses granted-W2XBS-WNBT (NBC) and WCBW (CBS), New York City 1941 Event WNBT TV (W2XBS, Now WNBC) channel 4 in New York City (NBC) begins broadcasting 1941 Birthday Kenneth Cooper, New York City, harpsichordist/professor, Barnard, Bkln 1941 Event American Flag House (Betsy Ross' Home) given to city of Philadelphia 1941 Birthday Joni Evans, New York City, publisher, Simon and Schuster, Random House 1941 Event Lillian Hellman's "Watch on the Rhine," premieres in New York City 1941 Event Richard Wright and Paul Green's "Native Son," premieres in New York City 1941 Event 3rd largest snowfall in New York City history (18.1") 1941 Birthday William Hjortsberg, New York City, writer, Gray Matters, Fallen Angel 1941 Birthday Stephen Albert, born in New York City, New York, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto' 1941 Event WOR-AM in Newark New Jersey moves to New York City 1941 Event Bela Bartok's 6th string quartet, premieres in New York City 1941 Event Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace," premieres in New York City 1940 Event JA Fields/J Chodorov's "My Sister Eileen," premieres in New York City 1940 Event Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Harts "Pal Joey," premieres in New York City 1940 Event John Van Druten's "Old Acquaintance," premieres in New York City 1940 Event Cole Porters musical "Panama hattie," premieres in New York City 1940 Event Duke, Latouche and Felter's musical premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Donald L. Ritter, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-Pennsylvania 1979 - 1993 1940 Birthday Frances FitzGerald, New York City, journalist/author, Fire in the Lake 1940 Event Kaufman and Harts "George Washington Slept Here," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Joseph J. DioGuardi, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-New York 1985 - 1989 1940 Event Elmer Harris' "Johnny Belinda," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Stephen J. Solarz, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1975 - 1993 1940 Birthday Stan Ross, born in New York City, actor, New Bill Cosby Show 1940 Birthday Karen Shepherd, born in Silver City, New Mexico, Representative-D-Utah 1993 - 1995 1940 Birthday Mariette Hartley, born in New York City, actress, Poloroid spokesperson, Marooned 1940 Birthday Bobby Bell, NFL linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs 1940 Birthday Nancy Sinatra, born in Jersey City, singer, Boots are Made for Walkin' 1940 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Louisiana Purchase," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Peter Benchley, New York City, novelist, Jaws, The Deep 1940 Birthday Burt Young, New York City, actor, Convoy, Rocky 1940 Event Robert Sherwood's "There Shall be No Night," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Al Pacino, born in New York City, actor, And Justice For All, Godfather, Scorpio 1940 Birthday Robert Walker, Jr., New York City, actor, Ceremony, Ms Don Juan, Ensign Pulver 1940 Event R Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher and Higher," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Bijan, born in Iran, mens apparel designer, Beverly Hills, New York City, London 1940 Event Ernest Hemingway and Benjamin Glazer premiere in New York City 1940 Event 1st U.S. opera telecast, W2XBS, New York City, I Pagliacci 1940 Event 1st U.S. telecast from an airplane, New York City 1940 Event 1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, New York City 1940 Death Josef Swickard, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 73 1940 Event 1st televised (W2XBS, New York City) hockey game (Rangers vs. Canadians) 1940 Event Lewis and Hamilton's musical "Two for the Show," premieres in New York City 1940 Event Walt Disney's 2nd feature-length movie, "Pinocchio," premieres (New York City) 1940 Birthday Martina Arroyo, New York City, soprano 1940 Event C Turney and J Horwin's "My Dear Children," premieres in New York City 1940 Birthday Carol Heiss Jenkins, New York City, figure skater, Olympic-gold/silver-56, 60 1940 Event J Thurber and E Nugent's "Male Animal," premieres in New York City 1940 Event WPG-AM in Atlantic City New Jersey consolidates with WBIL and WOV as "new" WOV 1939 Birthday Marilyn Cooper, New York City, actress, Broadway Bound, Survivors 1939 Event Cole Porter's musical "Du Barry was a Lady," premieres in New York City 1939 Event Paul Osborn's "Mornings at 7," premieres in New York City 1939 Event Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in New York City 1939 Birthday Susan Anspach, New York City, actress, Grace-Yellow Rose, Blume in Love 1939 Birthday Dick Smothers, New York City, comedian, Smother Brothers' Show 1939 Event Jerome Kern/Hammerstein II's "Very Warm for May," premieres in New York City 1939 Event H Lindsay and R Crouse' "Life with Father," premieres in New York City 1939 Event Clare Booth's "Margin for Error," premieres in New York City 1939 Event George Kaufman/Moss Hart's "Man Who Came to Dinner," premieres in New York City 1939 Event William Saroyan's "Time of Your Life," premieres in New York City 1939 Birthday Tony Roberts, New York City, actor, Annie Hall, Edge of Night, Lucie Arnaz Show 1939 Event R Rodgers and Lorenz Harts "Too Many Girls," premieres in New York City 1939 Event LaGuardia Airport opens in New York City 1939 Event Gertrude Lawrence's "Skylark," premieres in New York City 1939 Event 1st televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at New York City) 1939 Birthday Jim Ross Lightfoot, born in Sioux City, Iowa, Representative-R-Iowa 1985 - 1997 1939 Birthday Clarence Williams III, New York City, actor, Mod Squad, 52 Pick Up, Purple Rain 1939 Birthday Molly Bee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Pinky Lee Show 1939 Event Sabotage suspected in crash of 'City of San Francisco' 1939 Event 1st black woman judge, Jane Matilda Bolin, New York City 1939 Event Clara Adams, New York City, is 1st woman to complete round world flight 1939 Birthday Steny Hoyer, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-Maryland 1981 - 1939 Birthday Ellen Weston, born in New York City, actress, Betty-SWAT 1939 Event SN Behrman's "No Time for Comedy," premieres in New York City 1939 Event W Saroyan's "My Heart's in the Highlands," premieres in New York City 1939 Birthday Louise Lasser, New York City, actress, Mary Hartman! Mary Hartman! 1939 Birthday Daniel Oliver, born in New York City, CEO, Federal Trade Commission 1939 Event Philip Barry's "Philadelphia Story," premieres in New York City 1939 Birthday Barbara Luna, born in New York City, actress, 5 Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage 1939 Event Lillian Hellman's "Little Foxes," premieres in New York City 1939 Event George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "American Way," premieres in New York City 1939 Birthday Sal Mineo, New York City, actor, Exodus, Rebel Without a Cause 1938 Birthday Rosalind Cash, Atlantic City, New Jersey, actress, Omega Man, Wrong is Right 1938 Event Philip Barry's "Here Come the Clowns," premieres in New York City 1938 Birthday John J Cale, Oklahoma City, rock guitarist, After Midnight 1938 Event School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah 1938 Event Clifford Odets' "Rocket to the Moon," premieres in New York City 1938 Birthday Maurice Hinchey, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1993 - 1938 Event Robert Sherwoods "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," premieres in New York City 1938 Event G Kaufman and Moss Hart's "Fabulous Invalid," premieres in New York City 1938 Birthday Eddie Cochran, Oklahoma City, rock vocalist and guitarist, C'Mon Everybody 1938 Event 1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in New York City 1938 Event Clare Boothe's "Boys Goodbye," premieres in New York City 1938 Event Time capsule, to be opened in 6939, buried at World's Fair in New York City (capsule contained a woman's hat, man's pipe and 1,100' of microfilm) 1938 Birthday George J. Hochbrueckner, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1987 - 1995 1938 Birthday Paul Benedict, Silver City, New Mexico, actor, Harry-Jeffersons 1938 Birthday Tatiana Troyanos, New York City, mezzo-soprano, Octavian-Der Rosenleavalier 1938 Birthday Alan Dershowitz, born in New York City, attorney, Claus Von Bulow, OJ Simpson 1938 Birthday Diana Muldaur, New York City, actress, McCloud, Star Trek Next Gen, LA Law 1938 Event 2 die in a New York City subway accident 1938 Birthday George Memmoli, New York City, actor, Earl-Hello Larry 1938 Birthday Richard Jordan, born in New York City, actor, Dune, Old Boyfriends, Interiors 1938 Event New York City Mayor LaGuardia assigns 21 cops to patrol subway 1938 Birthday Charles Wuorinen, New York City, composer, Pulitzer 1980 1938 Birthday Peter Yarrow, New York City, Peter, Paul and Mary-Puff the Magic Dragon 1938 Birthday Richard Benjamin, New York City, director/actor, Goodbye Columbus, He and She 1938 Birthday Susan Strasberg, New York City, actress, In Praise of Older Women, Manitou 1938 Event Clifford Goldsmith' "What a Life," premieres in New York City 1938 Birthday Christopher Glenn, born in New York City, news anchor, CBS Nightwatch 1938 Birthday Barry Primus, New York City, actor, Sergeant McKenna-Cagney and Lacey, Boxcar Bertha 1938 Birthday John Corigliano, born in New York City, composer, Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles 1938 Birthday Lee Chamberlin, New York City, actor, Once Upon a Family, Rupture Fatale 1938 Birthday John Guare, U.S. writer, 6 degrees of Separation, Atlantic City, Taking Off 1938 Event Paul Osborn's "On Borrowed Time," premieres in New York City 1938 Event Ian Hay's "Bachelor Born," premieres in New York City 1938 Event Paul Vincent Carroll's "White Seed," premieres in New York City 1937 Birthday John Hartford, born in New York City, country singer, Gentle on My Mind 1937 Birthday Karol Joseph Bobko, New York City, Col USAF/astronaut, STS-6, STS-51D, STS-51J 1937 Event Lincoln Tunnel, in New York City, opens to traffic 1937 Birthday Jane Fonda, New York City, actress, Barbarella, Klute, physically fit 1937 Event Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," premieres in New York City 1937 Event John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men," premieres in New York City 1937 Birthday Yaphet Kotto, New York City, actor, Brubaker, Alien, Raid on Entebbe, Homicide 1937 Birthday Earl "Speedoo" Carroll, New York City, rocker, Cadillacs, Coasters 1937 Birthday Sean Garrison, New York City, actor, Up Periscope, Splendor in the Grass 1937 Birthday Barry McGuire, Oklahoma City, singer, Eve of Destruction 1937 Event A recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City 1937 Birthday Ron Leibman, New York City, actor, Norma Rae, Where's Poppa?, Beauty and Beast 1937 Birthday Lorraine Gary, New York City, actress, Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 4 1937 Birthday Peter Duchin, born in New York City, pianist/bandleader, Peter Duchin Orchestra 1937 Birthday Nita Lowey, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1989 - 1991 1937 Birthday Jay Rockefeller, born in New York City, New York, Governor of West Virginia 1977 - 1985, Senator-D-West Virginia 1985 - 1937 Birthday Richard Foreman, New York City, theatrical director, Daily Life 1937 Event John Murray/Allen Boretz' "Room Service," premieres in New York City 1937 Birthday Dick Howser, shortstop, Kansas City A's, manager for the Kansas City Royals 1937 Birthday Judith Somogi, New York City, conductor, Frankfurt Opera-1982 1937 Birthday Zohra Lampert, New York City, actress, Doctor's Hospital 1937 Event 1st animated cartoon electric sign displayed (New York City) 1937 Event New York City college students stage 4th annual peace strike 1937 Birthday Billy Dee Williams, born in Harlem New York City, actor, Chiefs, Empire Strikes Back 1937 Event Spinach growers of Crystal City, Texas, erect statue of Popeye 1937 Birthday Susan Oliver, New York City, actress, Ann-Peyton Place, Star Trek-Cage 1937 Event Maxwell Anderson's "Masque of Kings," premieres in New York City 1937 Birthday Martina Arroyo, New York City, opera soprano, New York Met 1937 Birthday Tom Smothers, New York City, comedian, Smother Brother Show, Serial 1937 Birthday Suzanne Pleshette, New York City, actress, Birds, Emily-Bob Newhart Show 1937 Event Maxwell Anderson's "High Tor" premieres in New York City 1936 Birthday Hector Elizondo, New York City, actor, American Gigolo, Young Doctors in Love 1936 Event John Monks/Fred Finklehoff's "Brother Rat," premieres in New York City 1936 Birthday Robert Alan Ridley Parker, New York City, PhD/astronaut, STS-9, STS-35 1936 Event Noel Coward's "Tonight at 8:30," premieres in New York City 1936 Birthday David Nelson, New York City, actor, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1936 Birthday Rona Barrett, New York City, gossip columnist, Tomorrow Show 1936 Birthday Steve Reich, New York City, composer 1936 Birthday Edward Villella, Bayside Queens, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet 1936 Birthday Stella Stevens, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, actress, Girls! Girls!, Manitou 1936 Birthday Robert Hogan, New York City, actor, Peyton Place, Operation Petticoat 1936 Birthday Al Oerter, born in New York City, American athlete, four-time, consecutive, Olympic Champion in the discus throw 1936 Birthday Lex Humphries, born in New York City, New York, drummer, music style mixed world music with jazz, worked with John Coltrane, Yusef Lateef 1936 Birthday Kathryn Hays, New York City, actress, Kim Hughes-As the World Turns 1936 Birthday David Joel Zinman, born in New York City, composer and conductor, Baltimore Symphony 1983 1936 Birthday James Hampton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actor, Bugler Dobbs-F Troop, Teen Wolf 1936 Event "Lux Radio Theater" moved from New York City to Hollywood 1936 Birthday Arlene McQuade, New York City, actress, Rosalie-Goldbergs 1936 Birthday Michael Rabin, New York City, violinist, In Memorium 1936 Event Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "On Your Toes," premieres in New York City 1936 Event WOS-AM in Jefferson City Missouri goes off the air 1936 Birthday Jerry Lacy, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actor, Play it Again Sam 1936 Event SN Behrmann's "End of Summer," premieres in New York City 1936 Birthday Alan Alda, Alphonso D'Abruzzo, New York City, actor, Hawkeye Pierce-M*A*S*H 1936 Birthday Troy Donahue, New York City, actor, Surfside Six, Cockfighter, Hawaiian Eye 1936 Birthday Eve Queler, New York City, conductor 1935 Event W P A Federal Art Project Gallery opens in New York City 1935 Birthday David Houston, born in Bossier City, Louisiana, singer, country music, recorded hit 'Almost Pursuaded', and 'With One Exception', 'My Elusive Dreams' with Tammy Wynette 1935 Event Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Jumbo," premieres in New York City 1935 Event Sidney Kingsley's "Dead End," premieres in New York City 1935 Event 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City 1935 Event Cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in New York City 1935 Birthday Peter Brown, New York City, actor, Lawman, Laredo, Bold and Beautiful 1935 Event Maxwell Anderson's "Winterset," premieres in New York City 1935 Birthday Frank Yablans, New York City, writer, North Dallas Forty 1935 Birthday Richard W. Howard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 400m hurdler 1960 Olympics bronze 1935 Event Amsterdam city council accept city growth plan through the year 2000 1935 Event 1st automatic parking meter in U.S. installed, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1935 Event SDAP and CPH achieve majority in city council in Amsterdam 1935 Birthday Raoul Franklin, chancellor, City University London 1935 Birthday Len Weinrib, New York City, comedian, Spike Jones Show 1935 Birthday Lyle Waggoner, Kansas City Kansas, actor, Carol Burnette Show, Wonder Woman 1935 Birthday Jorge Mester, born in Mexico City, Mexico, conductor, Louisville Orchestra 1967 - 1979 1935 Birthday Bobby Bare, born in Irontown, Ohio, country singer, Detroit City 1935 Birthday Phyllis Newman, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actress, Coming of Age, TW3 1935 Birthday Renee Taylor, born in New York City, actress, Jack Paar Show, Mary Hartman, Nanny 1935 Event Clifford Odets' "Awake and Sing," premieres in New York City 1935 Event Clifford Odets' "Waiting for Lefty," premieres in New York City 1935 Event Zoe Akins' "Old Maid," premieres in New York City 1934 Event Vernon Duke and James Hanley's musical premieres in New York City 1934 Event Samson Raphaelson's "Accent on Youth," premieres in New York City 1934 Birthday John Ashley, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Clipper-Straightaway 1934 Event Mark Hellinger Theater (Warner Bros) opens at 237 W 51st St. New York City 1934 Event SN Behrman's "Rain from Heaven," premieres in New York City 1934 Event Lillian Hellman's "Children's Hour," premieres in New York City 1934 Birthday Garry Marshall, New York City, producer, Laverne and Shirley 1934 Birthday Robert E Hughes, New York City, orchestra leader, Rich Little Show 1934 Birthday Wilford Brimley, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Gus-Our House, Cocoon 1934 Event John Van Druten's "Distaff Side," premieres in New York City 1934 Event G Kaufman and M Hart's "Merrily We Roll Along," premieres in New York City 1934 Event Arlen, Ira Gershwin and Harburgs musical premieres in New York City 1934 Birthday Diana Sands, New York City, actress, Raisin in the Sun, Doctor's Wife 1934 Birthday Jacques d'Amboise, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet Company 1934 Birthday John V. Tunney, born in New York City, New York, heavyweight boxing champion, Representative-D-California 1965-1971 and Senator-D-California 1971 - 1977 1934 Event Max Baer KO's Primo Carnera in 11 for HW box champ in Long Island City 1934 Event WOQ-AM in Kansas City Missouri goes off the air 1934 Event 1st formal meeting of Baker Street Irregulars (New York City) 1934 Event Colombia and Peru sign accord about harbor city Leticia 1934 Birthday Peter Nero, New York City, conductor/pianist, A Sunday in New York 1934 Event Oskaloosa Iowa, becomes 1st U.S. city to fingerprint its citizens 1934 Event Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday 1934 Birthday James Drury, New York City, actor, Virginian 1934 Birthday David Halberstam, born in New York City, journalist, author, Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote about the Vietnam War 1934 Birthday Alan Arkin, born in New York City, actor, Catch 22, In-Laws, Simon, Wait Until Dark 1934 Birthday Bryan Bass, headmaster, City of London School 1934 Birthday Mark Rydell, born in New York City, actor, Havana, Punchline, Long Goodbye 1934 Event Sidney Howard and Paul de Kruif's "Yellowjacket," premieres in New York City 1934 Birthday Willie Bobo, New York City, jazz drummer, Cos 1934 Event "It Happened One Night," opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall 1934 Birthday Thomas Paul, born in Chicago, Illinois, bass, New York City Opera 1963-70 1934 Event Virgil Thomson's opera "4 Saints in 3 Acts" opens in New York City 1934 Birthday Tina Louise, New York City, actress, Ginger-Gilligan's Island, Julie-Dallas 1934 Event Byrd souvenir sheet issued, New York City; 1st unperforated ungummed U.S. stamp 1934 Event Howard Hanson's "Merry Mount," premieres in New York City 1934 Event Thomson/Gertrude Steins opera premieres in New York City 1934 Event -14.3 degrees F (-25.7 degrees C), coldest day in New York City 1934 Event 1st theatrical presentation sponsored by U.S. government, New York City 1934 Birthday Elizabeth Allen, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actress, Laura-Bracken's World 1934 Birthday Lou Antonio, Oklahoma City, actor, Barney-Snoop Sisters, Makin' It 1934 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Days Without End," premieres in New York City 1934 Birthday Charles Lamont Jenkins, New York City, 400m runner 1956 Olympics gold 1933 Birthday Cicely Tyson, born in Harlem, New York City, actress, Roots, Miss Jane Pittman 1933 Birthday Flip Wilson, Clerow, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, comedian, Flip Wilson Show 1933 Event Jack Kirkland's "Tobacco Road," premieres in New York City 1933 Birthday Larry King, New York City, radio/TV host "143 Arivadechi", Larry King Show, CNN 1933 Birthday Guy Stockwell, New York City, actor, Chris-Adventures in Paradise 1933 Event Langston Hughes' "Mulatto," premieres in New York City 1933 Event Eugene O'Neill's comedy "Ah, Wilderness," premieres in New York City 1933 Event Berlin/Hart/Heyman/Myers ballet "As Thousands Cheer," premieres in New York City 1933 Event Sidney Kingsley's "Men in White," premieres in New York City 1933 Birthday Bob Banas, New York City, choreographer, Malibu U, Jonathan Winters Show 1933 Birthday Henry Darrow, New York City, actor, Harry O, New Dick Van Dyke Show 1933 Event 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy Vallee), New York City 1933 Event U.S. Assay Offices in Helena Mon, Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah closes 1933 Birthday Bernie Kopell, born in New York City, actor, Love Boat, Get Smart, That Girl 1933 Birthday Danny Aiello, born in New York City, actor, Moonstruck, Radio Days 1933 Event Kansas City Massacre: 1 FBI agent, 4 cops and 1 gangster killed by mob 1933 Birthday Danny Aiello, New York City, actor, Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing 1933 Birthday Perry Botkin, Jr., born in New York City, orchestra leader, Bert Convy Show 1933 Birthday Bob Dornan, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-California 1977 - 1983 and 1985 - 1997 1933 Event Maxwell Anderson's "Both your Houses," premieres in New York City 1933 Event Poland occupies free city Danzig (Gdansk) 1933 Event Henderson, DeSylva and Brown's "Strike Me Pink," premieres in New York City 1933 Event New York City premiere of "King Kong" 1933 Birthday Lee Radziwell Ross, born in New York City, princess, Jackie O's sister 1933 Event "King Kong," premieres at Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy New York City 1933 Birthday Malcolm Wallop, born in New York City, New York, Senator-R-Wyoming 1977 - 1995 1933 Birthday Godfrey Cambridge, New York City, actor, Cotton comes to Harlem 1933 Event Sidney Howard's "Alien Corn," premieres in New York City 1933 Event Delivery of 1st singing telegram (Postal Telegram Co New York City) 1933 Birthday Nick Georgiade, New York City, actor, Untouchables, Run Buddy Run 1933 Event Noel Coward's "Design for Living," premieres in New York City 1933 Birthday Susan Sontag, born in New York City, Susan Rosenblatt, New York, writer, author, filmmaker, philosopher, political activist, 'Against Interpretation' established reputation as 'the Dark Lady of American Letters' 1933 Birthday Charles Osgood, born in New York City, news anchor, CBS Weekend News 1933 Birthday Elliot Kastner, New York City, producer, Bobo, Big Sleep, Ffolkes 1932 Event John P O'Brien sworn-in as mayor of New York City 1932 Event Radio City Music Hall opens (New York City) 1932 Event S N Behrmans "Biography," premieres in New York City 1932 Birthday Wynn Irwin, New York City, actor, Lotsa Luck, Sugar Time 1932 Event Cole Porters musical "Gay Divorcee," premieres in New York City 1932 Birthday Robert Vaughn, New York City, actor, Napolean Solo-Man from UNCLE, I Spy 1932 Birthday Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody 1932 Birthday Arthur L Liman, New York City, trial lawyer, Oliver North 1932 Birthday Thomas J. Manton, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1985 - 1999 1932 Birthday Louis Malle, France, director, Atlantic City, Black Moon, Viva Maria 1932 Event George Kaufman and Edna Ferbers "Dinner at 8," premieres in New York City 1932 Event 1st political telecast (Democratic National Committee) at CBS, New York City 1932 Event Independent City Owned Rapid Transit Railroad (IND) opens in New York City 1932 Event Steamboat SS Observation explodes in New York City East River (71 killed) 1932 Birthday Sylvia Miles, New York City, actress, Midnight Cowboy, Farewell My Lovely 1932 Birthday Richard Tyler, New York City, actor, Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family 1932 Event New York City Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges) 1932 Birthday James V. Hansen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1981 - 2003 1932 Birthday Lamar Hunt, NFL owner for the Kansas City Chiefs 1932 Birthday Martin Mailman, born in New York City, New York, composer, teacher, guest conductor-composer at over 90 colleges across the U.S. and Europe 1932 Event Heavyweight Jack Sharkey TKOs Max Schmeling (New York City) 1932 Birthday O. C. Smith, born in Mansfield, Louisiana, born Ocie Lee Smith, singer, pastor, "Save the Last Dance for Me" hit number one on Rhythm n' Beach Top 40, founded The City of Angels Church 1932 Birthday Mario Cuomo, born in New York City, Gov-D-NY, 1982-94 1932 Birthday Gardner McKay, born in New York City, actor, Pleasure Seekers, Boots and Saddles 1932 Event Rose Franken's "Another Language," premieres in New York City 1932 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Too True to be Good," premieres in New York City 1932 Birthday Anthony Perkins, born in New York City, actor, Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison 1932 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Face the Music," premieres in New York City 1932 Event John Van Druten's "There's Always Juliet," premieres in New York City 1932 Event Philip Barry's "Animal Kingdom," premieres in New York City 1932 Event Ratification of present San Francisco City Charter 1931 Event George/Ira Gershwin's "Of Thee I Sing," premieres in New York City 1931 Event Benn W Levy's "Springtime for Henry," premieres in New York City 1931 Birthday John Kerr, New York City, actor, South Pacific, Peyton Place, Pit and Pendulum 1931 Event Warren, Dixon and Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in New York City 1931 Event W2XB TV channel 1 in New York City, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting 1931 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Mourning Becomes Electra," premieres in New York City 1931 Event Musical "Everybody's Welcome" with T/J Dorsey premieres in New York City 1931 Event Paul Green's "House of Connelly," premieres in New York City 1931 Birthday Richard Rorty, born in New York City, philosopher, focused on philosophy of language, of mind, politics, literary theory 1931 Event Round-robin playoff among New York City's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants and Yankees 1931 Birthday Ray Danton, New York City, actor and director, Longest Day, Psychic Killer 1931 Event 1st LP record demonstrated (RCA Victor, New York City), venture failed 1931 Event Blimp is moored to Empire State Building (New York City) 1931 Birthday Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major U.S. city, Hartford CT 1931 Birthday Alex Cord, New York City, actor, Brotherhood, Fire, Street Asylum 1931 Birthday Perry Lopez, born in New York City, actor, Chinatown, Death Wish 4 1931 Birthday Donald Eugene Webb, Oklahoma City, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List 1931 Birthday Jerry Vale, born in New York City, singer, Arriverderci Roma 1931 Birthday Tab Hunter, born in New York City, actor, Tab Hunter Show 1931 Birthday Jim Frey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, manager, coach, Major League Baseball teams, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1931 Event Empire State Building opens in New York City 1931 Birthday Ivan Dixon, born in New York City, actor, Car Wash, Hogan's Heroes 1931 Birthday Harold Volkmer, born in Jefferson City, Missouri, Representative-D-Missouri 1977 - 1997 1931 Event 1st theater built for rear movie projection (New York City) 1931 Birthday John Smith, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Cimarron City, Laramie, 7 Angry Men 1931 Event Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Harts premieres in New York City 1931 Event U.S. opera, "Peter Ibbetson," by Deems Taylor premieres at Met Opera New York City 1931 Event Philip Barry's "Tomorrow and Tomorrow," premieres in New York City 1931 Event Charlie Chaplin's "City Lights" premieres at Los Angeles Theater 1931 Event Lynn Riggs' "Green Grow the Lilacs," premieres in New York City 1931 Birthday Thomas Hoving, New York City, news correspondent, 20/20 1931 Birthday May Wynn, Donna Lee Hickey, New York City, actress, Caine Mutiny, Noah's Ark 1931 Birthday E[dgar] L[aurence] Doctorow, New York City, novelist, World's Fair 1930 Event Police Bureau of Criminal Alien Investigation started in New York City 1930 Event Bank of the United States opens in New York City 1930 Birthday Buck Henry, New York City, screenwriter/comedian, SNL, Get Smart 1930 Event Broadway Theater opens at 1681 Broadway New York City 1930 Event Cole Porter's musical "NYCers," premieres in New York City 1930 Birthday Bobby Van, Robert King, New York City, singer, Hollywood Palace 1930 Birthday Phyllis Curtin, Clarksburg, West Virginia, soprano, New York City Opera 1930 Event Musical "Smiles" with Bob Hope/Fred Astaire premieres in New York City 1930 Event Musical "Sweet and Low" with Fanny Brice premieres in New York City 1930 Birthday Whitman Mayo, New York City, actor, Grady-Sanford and Son 1930 Event WA Drake's "Grand Hotel," premieres in New York City 1930 Event 1st football game in Atlantic City Convention Center 1930 Event Blake and Razaf's "Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1930," premieres in New York City 1930 Birthday Jimmy Breslin, born in New York City, columnist, New York Post, News, Newsday 1930 Event George Gershwin/Walter Donaldsons musical premieres in New York City 1930 Event New York City College offers 1st course in radio advertising 1930 Birthday Philip Bosco, Jersey City, actor, Trading Places 1930 Event Zoe Akins' "Greeks Had a Word for it," premieres in New York City 1930 Event New York City public schools begin teaching Hebrew 1930 Birthday Sonny Rollins, born in New York City, jazz saxophonist, Blue Room 1930 Birthday Ben Gazzara, New York City, actor, Run for Your Life, QB VII 1930 Death Lon Chaney, actor (Thunder, Big City, Unholy 3), dies at 47 1930 Birthday Vera Miles, Ralston, Boise City ID, actress, Psycho 1930 Event Dumont's 1st TV broadcast for home reception (New York City) 1930 Birthday Grant Williams, New York City, actor, Hawaiian Eye, Incredible Shrinking Man 1930 Birthday Nita Talbot, born in New York City, New York, actress, Supertrain, Here We Go Again 1930 Event Supreme Court Justice John Force Crater disappears in New York City 1930 Birthday James Komack, born in New York City, writer/director/actor, Courtship of Eddie's Father 1930 Birthday Robert Evans, born in New York City, director/actor, Love Story, Godfather, Chinatown 1930 Event Heavyweight Max Schmeling KOs Jack Sharkey in New York City 1930 Birthday Charles B. Rangel, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1971 - 1930 Birthday Marvin Kalb, born in New York City, educator/newscaster, CBS/NBC, Meet the Press 1930 Birthday Roberta Peters, New York City, operatic soprano, New York Met 1930 Event Philip Barry's "Hotel Universe," premieres in New York City 1930 Birthday Jay Robinson, born in New York City, actor, Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop 1930 Birthday John Reardon, born in New York City, baritone, Falke-Die Fledermaus 1930 Event 1st religious services telecast in U.S. (W2XBS New York City) 1930 Birthday Stephen Sondheim, born in New York City, lyricist, West Side Story, Company 1930 Birthday Maurice Peress, born in New York City, conductor, KC Philharmonic 1974-80 1930 Event 1st red and green traffic lights installed (Manhattan New York City) 1930 Birthday Johnny Seven, New York City, actor, Ironside, Amy Prentiss 1930 Event Marc Connelly's "Green Pastures," premieres in New York City 1930 Birthday John Frankenheimer, New York City, director, Birdman of Alcatraz 1930 Event Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's "Simple Simon," premieres in New York City 1930 Event Edwin Justus Mayer's "Children of Darkness," premieres in New York City 1930 Birthday Denis Pitts, film-maker, journalist, novelist, wrote, 'This City is Ours', 'The Predator' 1930 Birthday Eddie Egan, Bronx New York City, actor, Joe Forrester 1929 Event Cole Porter's musical "Wake Up and Dream," premieres in New York City 1929 Birthday Irish McCalla, Pawnee City, Nebraska, actress, Sheena Queen of Jungle 1929 Event Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park 1929 Birthday Dan Blocker, born in Texas, actor, Tiny-Cimarron City, Hoss-Bonanza 1929 Birthday John Cassavetes, New York City, actor, Dirty Dozen, Rosemary's Baby 1929 Birthday King Moody, New York City, actor, Shtarker-Get Smart 1929 Event 1st U.S. nudist organization (American League for Physical Culture, New York City) 1929 Birthday Harvey Phillips, Aurora Missouri, tubist, New York City Ballet Orchestra 1929 Birthday Edward Asner, Kansas City Kansas, actor, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant 1929 Event New York City Museum of Modern Art opens in Hecksher Building 1929 Event Museum of Modern Art opens in New York City 1929 Event John Baldridge' "Berkeley Square," premieres in New York City 1929 Birthday Harold Farberman, New York City, conductor and composer, Medea 1929 Birthday S. William Green, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-New York 1978 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993 1929 Event G Kaufman and R Lardner's musical "June Moon," premieres in New York City 1929 Event Preston Sturges' "Strictly Dishonorable," premieres in New York City 1929 Event WOR (New York City) ends affiliation with CBS radio network 1929 Birthday Pat Harrington, Jr., New York City, actor, Danny Thomas Show, 1 Day at a Time 1929 Birthday Bethel Leslie, New York City, entertainer, Captain Newman, Maryland, Rabbit Trap 1929 Event 1st color TV demo, New York City 1929 Event Vatican City becomes a sovereign state 1929 Event 1st trade show at Atlantic City Convention Center, electric light 1929 Event Atlantic City Convention Center opens 1929 Event 1st all color talking picture "On With the Show" exhibited (New York City) 1929 Event Automatic electric stock quotation board installed, New York City 1929 Birthday Harvey Cox, U.S. theologist, Secular City 1929 Birthday Burt Bacharach, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer, I'll Never Fall in Love Again 1929 Birthday Chaim Potok, New York City, novelist, Promise 1929 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Dynamo," premieres in New York City 1929 Event Vatican City, world's smallest country, made an enclave of Rome 1929 Birthday Jules Feiffer, New York City, cartoonist, Passionella, author, Little Murders 1929 Birthday John Naisbitt, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, author, public speaker, futures studies, wrote, 'Megatrends', 1982, sold over 9 million copies in 57 countries, special assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson 1929 Event Elmer Rice's "Street Scene," premieres in New York City 1929 Event BG DeSylva and Lew Brown's musical "Follow Thru," premieres in New York City 1929 Event CBS radio network buys WABC in New York City 1929 Birthday Wilbert Harrison, R and B singer, Kansas City 1928 Birthday Jack Lord, New York City, actor, Steve McGarrett-Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre 1928 Birthday Earl Brown, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Stovall-Operation Petticoat 1928 Event George Abbott Theater (Adelphi, 54 St) opens at 152 W 54th St. New York City 1928 Event Ethel Barrymore Theater opens at 243 W 47th St. New York City 1928 Event George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" premieres (New York City) 1928 Event Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn's musical "Whoopee," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Philip Barry's "Holiday," premieres in New York City 1928 Birthday Guy Molinari, born in New York City, New York, Representative-R-New York 1981 - 1989 1928 Birthday Norma Crane, born in New York City, New York, actress, 'Tea and Sympathy', 'Fiddler on the Roof' 1928 Event George and Ira Gershwin's musical "Treasure Girl," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds 1928 Birthday Anthony Franciosa, Papaleo, New York City, actor, Jeff-Name of the Game 1928 Birthday Gary Graffman, New York City, pianist, Leventritt Award 1928 Event Cole Porter and E Ray Goetz' musical "Paris," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Cohan/Lardner's musical "Elmer the Great," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Mickey Mouse's screen debut (Steamboat Willie at Colony Theater New York City) 1928 Event Stothard, Kalmar and Ruby's musical "Good Boy," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Sophie Treadwell's "Machinal," premieres in New York City 1928 Event 16 die in a New York City subway's 2nd worst accident 1928 Event Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in New York City 1928 Birthday Herbert H. Bateman, born in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Representative-R-Virginia 1982 - 2000 1928 Birthday Judith Raskin, born in New York City, soprano, Susanna-Le Nozze di Figaro 1928 Birthday Maggie McNamara, born in New York City, actress, 3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal 1928 Birthday Maurice Sendak, New York City, author/illustrator, Where The Wild Things Are 1928 Event Mae West's New York City debut in a daring new play "Diamond Lil" 1928 Birthday Joi Lansing, born in Salt Lake City Utah, actress, Bob Cummings Show 1928 Event Yeshiva College (now University) chartered (New York City) 1928 Event Rudolph Friml's musical "Three Musketeers," premieres in New York City 1928 Event "Bunion Run" race from Los Angeles to New York City begins; It is won by Andy Payne 1928 Birthday Al Lettieri, New York City, actor, Deadly Kiss, Pulp, Mr. Majestyk, Getaway 1928 Birthday Conrad Janis, New York City, actor, Mork and Mindy, Quark, Bonino 1928 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Strange Interlude," premieres in New York City 1928 Birthday Garry Winogrand, born in New York City, New York, prolific photographer, known for 20th century portraits of America, focusing on social issues of the time, exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, published 'The Animals', 'Public Relations' 1928 Birthday David Sheiner, New York City, actor, Paul-Mr Novak, Norman-Diana 1928 Event Philip Barry and Elmer Rice's "Cock Robin," premieres in New York City 1928 Event G/I Gershwin/Romberg/Wodehouse's musical "Rosalie," premieres in New York City 1928 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Marco Millions," premieres in New York City 1928 Birthday Judith Krantz, born in New York City, author, Scruples, Princess Daisy, Dazzle 1928 Birthday William Peter Blatty, New York City, author/director, The Exorcist 1927 Birthday Bernard Barrow, New York City, actor, Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky-Loving 1927 Event George Kaufman and Moss Hart's "Royal Family," premieres in New York City 1927 Event Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat," premieres in New York City 1927 Event Philip Barry's "Paris Bound," premieres in New York City 1927 Birthday Rubert Crosse, New York City, actor, Det Robinson-The Partners 1927 Event J McHugh and D Fields' musical "Delmar's Revels," premieres in New York City 1927 Event George Gershwin's "Funny Face," premieres in New York City 1927 Event Neil Simon Theater (Alvin) opens at 250 W 52nd St. New York City 1927 Birthday Joseph Campanella, New York City, actor, Dr. Steffen-The Nurses, Lou-Mannix 1927 Event Rodgers and Hart's musical "Connecticut Yankee," premieres in New York City 1927 Death Florence Mills, dancer/singer, dies in New York City at 32 1927 Birthday Lee Grant, Lyova Haskell Rosenthal, New York City, actress, Shampoo, Landlord 1927 Event "Jazz Singer," 1st movie with a sound track, premieres (New York City) 1927 Birthday Al Hansen, born in New York City, New York, Norwegian American artist, member of the 1960's Flexus art movement that blended different artistic media and disciplines 1927 Event St. James Theater (Erlanger) opens at 246 W 44th St. New York City 1927 Birthday Joyce Brothers, New York City, pop psychiatrist, $64,000 question winner 1927 Event 18 station CBS radio network begins, (WOR is New York City affiliate) 1927 Event Sigmund Romberg's musical "My Maryland," premieres in New York City 1927 Event B. G. DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in New York City 1927 Event 4th Pan-African Congress meets (New York City) 1927 Birthday James Eaton, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Londonderry 1927 Birthday Carmen Zapata, born in New York City, actress, Hagen, Viva Valdez, Man and the City 1927 Birthday Brock Peters, born in New York City, actor/singer, Carmen Jones, To Kill a Mockingbird 1927 Event Ticker-tape parade welcomed Charles Lindbergh to New York City 1927 Birthday Robert Ludlum, New York City, spy novelist, Bourne Identity 1927 Birthday Charles Rosen, New York City, pianist/musicologist, Sonata Forms 1927 Birthday Robert Brustein, born in New York City, dean, Yale School of Drama 1927 Event Using phone lines TV is sent from Washington D.C. to New York City 1927 Event Majestic Theater opens at 245 W 44th St. New York City 1927 Birthday George Plimpton, New York City, sports writer, Paper Lion 1927 Birthday Olga San Juan, born in New York City, actress, Variety Girl, 1 Touch of Venus 1927 Event Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (New York City) 1927 Birthday Charles Orville Whitley, born in Siler City, North Carolina, Representative-D-North Carolina 1977 - 1987 1927 Birthday Harry Belafonte, Harlem New York City, calypso singer, Buck and the Preacher 1927 Event John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St. New York City 1927 Event Harry Tierney/Joseph McCarthy's "Rio Rita," premieres in New York City 1927 Event Ziegfeld Theater (Loew's Ziegfeld) opens at 6th Ave and 54th St. New York City 1927 Birthday Doretta Morrow, New York City, actress, Because You're Mine 1927 Event Maxwell Anderson's "Saturday's Children," premieres in New York City 1927 Birthday William Redfield, New York City, actor, Jimmy Hughes Rookie Cop, Marriage 1927 Birthday Paula Hawkins, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Senator-R-Florida, 1981 - 1987 1927 Event Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th New York City 1926 Event Paul Eliot Greens "In Abraham's Bosom," premieres in New York City 1926 Event Sidney Howard's "Silver Cord," premieres in New York City 1926 Event W Somerset Maughams "Constant Wife," premieres in New York City 1926 Event Noel Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in New York City 1926 Event AT&T sells WEAF radio to RCA (New York City) 1926 Event George Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in New York City 1926 Event Arthur Goodrich's "Caponsacchi," premieres in New York City 1926 Event Philip Barry's "White Wings!," premieres in New York City 1926 Event Dahlia is officially designated as San Francisco city flower 1926 Event Philip Dunning and George Abbott's "Broadway," premieres in New York City 1926 Birthday Meyer Kupferman, New York City, composer, In Fimi Tres 1926 Birthday Fred Gwynne, born in New York City, actor, Car 54 Where Are You, Munsters 1926 Birthday Mel Brooks, born in New York City, comedian/actor and director, Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs 1926 Birthday Rick Jason, New York City, actor, Day of the Wolves, Eagles Attack at Dawn 1926 Birthday Earl Dewitt Hutto, born in Midland City, Alabama, Representative-D-Florida 1979 - 1995 1926 Birthday Val Bisoglio, New York City, actor, Lt Marsh-Police Woman, Danny-Quincy ME 1926 Birthday Don Adams, born in New York City, comedian, Maxwell Smart-Get Smart, Check it Out 1926 Birthday James Hillman, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, psychologist, credited with developing archetypal psychology 1926 Birthday Harris Wofford, born in New York City, New York, Senator-R-Pennsylvania 1991 - 1995 1926 Event Richard Rodgers and L Hart's musical "Girl Friend," premieres in New York City 1926 Birthday Harry "Little" Caesar, blues singer and actor, City Heat, Homer and Eddie 1926 Event Brooks Atkinson Theater opens at 256 W 47th St. New York City 1926 Birthday Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, New York City, publisher, New York Times 1926 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Great God Brown," premieres in New York City 1926 Birthday Morton Feldman, New York City, composer 1925 Event George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes," premieres in New York City 1925 Birthday Harry Guardino, New York City, actor, Monty Nash, Perry Mason, Hill St. Blues 1925 Birthday Gunther Schuller, New York City, jazz composer 1925 Event Pro football a hit in New York City; Grange and Bears beat Giants before 73,000 1925 Birthday Dina Merrill, New York City, actress, Operation Petticoat, Butterfield 8 1925 Birthday Sammy Davis, Jr., New York City, singer/dancer/actor, Ocean's 11, Candy Man 1925 Event Biltmore Theater opens at 261 W 47th St. New York City 1925 Event Noel Coward's "Easy Virtue," premieres in New York City 1925 Birthday Maurice Binder, New York City, photographer/film titler, James Bond 1925 Birthday Eugene Istomin, New York City, pianist, Leventritt Award-1943 1925 Event Eugene O'Neill Theater (Coronet, Forrest) opens at 230 W 49th St. New York City 1925 Birthday William F. Buckley, Jr., born in New York City, conservative author, commentator, founded 'The National Review' 1925 Birthday Gunther Schuller, New York City, hornist/composer, Visitation 1925 Event Philip Barry's "In a Garden," premieres in New York City 1925 Birthday Geraldine Brooks, New York City, actress, Faraday and Co, Dumplings, Act of Murder 1925 Event Sidney Howards "Lucky Sam McGarver," premieres in New York City 1925 Birthday Art Buchwald, born in New York City, wrote political satire and commentary, had column in The Washington Post 1925 Event Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th home run of the season 1925 Birthday Shana Alexander, New York City, journalist, 60 Minutes 1925 Event George Kaufman's "Butter and Egg Man," premieres in New York City 1925 Birthday June Lockhart, New York City, actress, Lassie, Lost in Space, Petticoat Junction 1925 Birthday Keith Larsen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Hunter, Brave Eagle 1925 Birthday Richard C. Sarafian, New York City, director/actor, Foley Square 1925 Event Virginia Theater (ANTA, Guild) opens at 245 W 52nd St. New York City 1925 Event KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions 1925 Birthday Warren G. Bennis, born in New York City, New York, scholar, author, Leadership Studies pioneer, studied group behavior at MIT, prompting interest in the then-nonexistent field of leadership, published 'Revisionist Theory of Leadership', 1961, stating that humanistic, democratic-style leaders can best manage change in the leadership environment 1925 Birthday Michael Kaye, director, City of London Festival 1925 Birthday Robert Altman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, director, Nashville, M*A*S*H 1925 Birthday George Kennedy, born in New York City, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Blue Knight 1925 Event 1st waterless gas storage tank put into service, Michigan City, Ind 1925 Event Kaufman and Berlin's "cocoanuts," premieres in New York City 1925 Birthday Edwin Gordon, New York City, VOA correspondant 1925 Event John Howard Lawson's "Processional," premieres in New York City 1925 Event Musical "Big Boy" with Al Jolson premieres in New York City 1925 Event James Gleason and Richard Tabers "Is zat so?," premieres in New York City 1924 Event Richard Rodgers Theater (46th St. Chanin's) opens at 226 W 46th New York City 1924 Event Philip Barry's "Youngest," premieres in New York City 1924 Birthday Edward I Koch, New York City, Mayor-D-NYC, 1977 - 1989, judge, People's Court 1924 Event George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Lady Be Good," premieres in New York City 1924 Birthday Phyllis Avery, New York City, actress, Alice-George Gobel Show, Ruth-Mr Novak 1924 Event Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St. New York City 1924 Birthday Colin Romoff, New York City, orchestra leader, Andy Williams Show 1924 Event 1st Little Orphan Annie-strip appears in New York City Daily News 1924 Birthday Charles Quinlivan, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, 7 Guns to Mesa 1924 Birthday Lauren Bacall, born in New York City, actress, Dark Passage, Key Largo 1924 Birthday John Melcher, Sioux City, Iowa, Representative-D-Montana 1969 - 1977, Senator-D-Montana 1977 - 1989 1924 Event L Stallings and M Anderson's "What Price Glory?," premieres in New York City 1924 Event Rudolf Friml's "Rose Marie" opens to rave reviews in New York City 1924 Birthday Robert Michael White, New York City, test pilot, X-15 1924 Birthday Ezra Laderman, born in New York City, composer, Jacob and the Indians 1924 Birthday Frank F. Mankiewicz, New York City, columnist, Perfectly Clear 1924 Birthday Connie Russell, New York City, singer, Club Embassy, Garroway at Large 1924 Birthday Daniel Melnick, born in New York City, producer, Get Smart 1924 Birthday Bill Wendell, born in New York City, TV announcer, Late Night With David Letterman 1924 Event 1st foreign language course broadcast on U.S. radio (WJZ, New York City) 1924 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Welded," premieres in New York City 1924 Birthday Mark Bucci, New York City, composer, 1959 Arts and Letters Award 1924 Birthday Lee Marvin, born in New York City, actor, Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou 1924 Event George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (New York City) 1924 Event George Kaufman's "Beggar on Horseback," premieres in New York City 1924 Event George Kelly's "Show-Off," premieres in New York City 1924 Event Russian city of St. Petersburg renamed Leningrad 1924 Birthday Telly Savalas, Garden City, New Jersey, actor, Acapulco, Kojak 1924 Birthday Guy Williams, New York City, actor, Zorro, Lost in Space 1923 Event H Tierney/J McCarthy's musical "Kid Boots," premieres in New York City 1923 Event George Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan," premieres in New York City 1923 Event Imperial Theater opens at 249 W 45th St. New York City 1923 Birthday Leonard Stern, New York City, producer/TV writer, Phil Silvers Show, Get Smart 1923 Birthday Sully Boyar, New York City, actor, Car Wash 1923 Event Gibbs/Grey/Wood's revue "Runnin' Wild," premieres in New York City 1923 Birthday Roy Lichtenstein, born in New York City, Pop art painter, painted comic book panels 1923 Birthday William Windom, New York City, actor, Farmer's Daughter, Murder She Wrote 1923 Birthday Frances Heflin, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, Mona Tyler-All My Children 1923 Event Dorothys Donelly's "Poppy," premieres in New York City 1923 Birthday Larry Rivers, Grossberg, New York City, painter, Washington crossing Delaware-1953 1923 Birthday Rose Marie, born in New York City, actress, Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show 1923 Birthday Estelle Getty, born in New York City, actress in film, theater, television, appeared in sitcom 'The Golden Girls' 1923 Birthday Nancy Reagan, New York City, 1st Lady, 1981-89 1923 Birthday Lloyd Labeach, born in Panama City, 100m/200m runner, Olympic-bronze-1948 1923 Event Harry Houdini frees himself from a straight jacket while suspended upside down, 40 feet (12 m) above ground in New York City 1923 Birthday Edith Fellows, Boston, actress, Pennies From Heaven, City Streets 1923 Birthday Diane Arbus, New York City, photographer, Vogue/Harper's Bazaar 1923 Birthday Anne Baxter, Michigan City, Indiana, actress, Myra-Marcus Welby, Victoria-Hotel 1923 Event General harbor strike begins in New York City 1923 Birthday Harry Reasoner, Dakota City Iowa, newscaster, 60 Minutes, ABC, CBS 1923 Event 1st sound on film public performance shown at Rialto Theater (New York City) 1923 Event 1st brain tumor operation under local anesthetic performed (Beth Israel Hospital in New York City) by Dr. K Winfield Ney 1923 Event Workers Party of America (New York City) becomes official Communist Party 1923 Birthday Michael V. Gazzo, born in Hillside, New Jersey, actor, Cookie, Fear City 1923 Birthday Jan Sterling, born in New York City, actress, 1st Monday in October, HS Confidential 1923 Birthday Laurence A. Tisch, born in New York City, CEO, Loews Corp 1923 Event Lee de Forest demonstrates his sound-on-film moving pictures (New York City) 1923 Event Elmer Rice's "Adding Machine," premieres in New York City 1923 Birthday James L. Buckley, born in New York City, New York, Senator-R-New York 1971 - 1977 1923 Event Philip Barry's "You and I," premieres in New York City 1923 Birthday Allan Melvin, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Brady Bunch, Barney-All in Family 1923 Birthday Keene Curtis, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Magician, Amanda's 1923 Event Owen Davis' "Icebound," premieres in New York City 1923 Birthday Eddie Ryder, New York City, actor, Slick Jones-General Hospital 1923 Birthday Jean Stapleton, New York City, actress, Damn Yankees, Klute, All in the Family 1923 Birthday Larry Storch, New York City, comedian, F Troop, Larry Storch Show 1923 Birthday Robert L Bernstein, New York City, publisher, Random House 1922 Birthday Paul Winchell, New York City, ventriloquist, Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smith 1922 Birthday Don Hewitt, New York City, CBS news executive producer, 60 Minutes 1922 Event 1st successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in New York City 1922 Birthday Paul Picerni, New York City, actor, Agent Lee Hobson-Untouchables 1922 Event Captain Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called 1922 Event Zoe Akins' "Texas Nightingale," premieres in New York City 1922 Birthday Royal Dano, New York City, actor, Red Badge of Courage, Cocaine Wars, House II 1922 Event George Cohan's musical "Little Nellie Kelly," premieres in New York City 1922 Event Marc Connelly/George Kaufman's "'49ers," premieres in New York City 1922 Event Karel and Josef Capek's "World We Live In," premieres in New York City 1922 Birthday Barbara Bel Geddes, New York City, actress, Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught 1922 Event Channing Pollock's "Fool," premieres in New York City 1922 Event 1st Thom McAn shoe store opens, on Third Avenue New York City 1922 Event 1st automated telephones-Pennsylvania exchange in New York City 1922 Event 1st facsimile photo send over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C. 1922 Birthday Lizabeth Scott, Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Dark City, Desert Fury 1922 Event Goodman and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City 1922 Event New York City law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" 1922 Birthday Regina Resnik, New York City, mezzo-soprano, Sieglinde-Bayreuth 1922 Event Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleesons musical premieres in New York City 1922 Event WEAF in New York City airs 1st radio commercia, Queensboro Realty, $100 for 10 minutes 1922 Event AT&T radio station WBAY becomes WEAF (New York City) 1922 Birthday Carroll O'Connor, New York City, actor, All in the Family, Heat of the Night 1922 Birthday Frances Rafferty, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actress, December Bride 1922 Birthday Roy Elihu Travis, born in New York City, composer, Passion of Dedipus 1922 Birthday Judy Holliday, born in New York City, comedienne/actress, Born Yesterday, Adam's Rib 1922 Birthday Donald L. Keene, born in New York City, Japanese translator/critic 1922 Birthday Joan Copeland, Miller, New York City, actress, Roseland, A Little Sex 1922 Event WHB-AM in Kansas City Missouri begins radio transmissions 1922 Birthday Elmer Bernstein, born in New York City, movie music composer, Robot Monster 1922 Event WKY-AM in Oklahoma City OK begins radio transmissions 1922 Event George Bernard Shaws "Back to Methusaleh V," premieres in New York City 1922 Birthday Vinnette Carroll, born in New York City, actress, Alice's Restaurant, Reivers 1922 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Hairy Ape," premieres in New York City 1922 Event GB Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh III/IV," premieres in New York City 1922 Death Bert Williams, famous black, dies at 46, in New York City 1922 Event G. B. Shaw's "Back to Methusaleh I/II," premieres in New York City 1922 Birthday Murray "the K" Kaufman, New York City DJ, 5th Beatle 1922 Event Marc Connelly and George Kaufman's "To the Ladies," premieres in New York City 1922 Event WOR-AM in New York City begins radio transmissions 1922 Event John Willard's "Cat and the Canary," premieres in New York City 1922 Birthday Constance Moore, Sioux City Iowa, actress, Window on Main Street 1922 Birthday Abbey Simon, New York City, pianist 1922 Birthday Jason Evers, New York City, actor, Wrangler, Channing 1921 Birthday Steve Allen, New York City, comedian/TV host, Tonight Show, Steve Allen Show 1921 Birthday Gerald S O'Loughlin, New York City, actor, Storefront Lawyer, Rookies, Wheels 1921 Event Z Parenteau and Schuyler Green's musical "Kiki," premieres in New York City 1921 Event Ed Wynn's musical "Perfect Fool," premieres in New York City 1921 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," premieres in New York City 1921 Birthday Mario Puzo, born in New York City, novelist, Godfather, Cotton Club, Earthquake 1921 Event Century Theater opens at 7th Ave and 59th St. New York City (demolished 1962) 1921 Event Music Box Theater opens at 239 W 45th St. New York City 1921 Event Nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St. New York City (Billy Rose, Trafalgar) 1921 Event Simon Kaufman and Marc Connelly's "Dulcy," premieres in New York City 1921 Birthday Richard Adler, born in New York City composer, Pajama Game, Damn Yankees 1921 Birthday Grant Johannesen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, pianist, Ostend 1st prize 1947 1921 Birthday Joan Tetzel, born in New York City, actress, Hell Below Zero, Joy in the Morning 1921 Birthday Gene Barry, born in New York City, actor, Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law 1921 Birthday Clifton James, New York City, actor, Buster and Billie, David and Lisa 1921 Birthday Redd Stewart, Ashland City, Tennessee, guitarist/pianist, Pee Wee King Show 1921 Event "Shuffle Along" 1st black musical comedy, opens in New York City 1921 Birthday Patsy Garrett, Atlantic City, New Jersey, actress, Nanny and the Professor 1921 Birthday Harry Knutton, Major-General/director-general, London City and Guilds Institute 1921 Event Philip James Barry's "Punch for Judy," premieres in New York City 1921 Birthday Frankie Thomas, born in New York City, actor, Tom Corbett Space Cadet 1921 Birthday Robert Q. Lewis, born in New York City, TV host, Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show 1921 Birthday Harry Landers, born in New York City, actor, Ted Hoffman-Ben Casey 1921 Event Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new theory of relativity 1921 Event Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St. New York City 1921 Birthday Paul Coates, born in New York City, columnist, Tonight! America After Dark 1921 Birthday Julius Rudel, born in Vienna Austria, conductor, New York City Opera 1957 1921 Birthday Diana Barrymore, born in New York City, actress in Nightmare, Lady Courageous, Fired Wife 1921 Birthday Abe Vigoda, New York City, actor, Barney Miller, Fish 1921 Event 1st U.S. transcontinental air mail flight arrives in New York City from San Francisco 1921 Event Ambassador Theater opens at 215 W 49th St. New York City 1921 Event William Archer's "Green Goddess," premieres in New York City 1921 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Diff'rent," premieres in New York City 1920 Event Enrico Caruso gives his last public performance (New York City) 1920 Event Jerome Kern/BG DeSylva's musical "Sally," premieres in New York City 1920 Birthday David Susskind, New York City, TV host, Open End, David Susskind Show 1920 Event Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St. New York City 1920 Event Free City of Danzig forms under League of Nations protection 1920 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in New York City 1920 Birthday Tod Andrews, New York City, actor, From Hell it Came, Outrage 1920 Birthday Lewis Charles, New York City, actor, Feather and Father Gang 1920 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in New York City 1920 Birthday James J Kilpatrick, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, columnist, 60 Minutes 1920 Event "1st Year" with Frank Craven premieres in New York City 1920 Event Construction begins on Holland Tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York City 1920 Birthday Walter Matthau, New York City, actor, Odd Couple, Bad News Bears 1920 Event Time Square Theater opens at 217 W 42nd St. New York City 1920 Birthday Irene Dailey, New York City, actress, Liz-Another World, Grissom Gang 1920 Event U.S. Air Mail service begins (New York City to San Francisco) 1920 Event M R Rinehart and A Hopwood's "Bat," premieres in New York City 1920 Event Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in New York City 1920 Birthday Alexander H Cohen, New York City, Broadway producer, Beyond the Fringe 1920 Birthday Bella Abzug, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York, 1971 - 1977 1920 Birthday Keith Andes, born in Ocean City, New Jersey, actor, Farmer's Daughter, Away All Boats 1920 Birthday Dolph Sweet, born in New York City, actor, Gimme a Break, Which Way is Up 1920 Birthday Louise Allbritton, born in Oklahoma City, actress, Celia-Stage Door, Got a Secret 1920 Birthday Saul Bass, born in New York City, New York, graphic designer, filmmaker, created title sequences for 40 years, famous for The Man with the Golden Arm, kinetic typography in North by Northwest, Vertigo 1920 Event 1st U.S. coast guard air station established (Morehead City NC) 1920 Birthday Jack Palance, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, actor, City Slickers 1920 Birthday Billy Halop, New York City, actor, Bert Munson-All in the Family 1920 Birthday Eddie Bracken, born in Astoria, New York City, actor, Summer Stock, Young and Willing 1920 Birthday James H. Scheuer, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1965 - 1973, 1975 - 1983 and 1983 - 1993 1920 Event 1st Ukrainian daily newspaper in U.S. (New York City) begins publication 1920 Event Walt Disney starts 1st job as an artist; $40 week with Kansas City Slide Co. 1920 Birthday Nora Kaye, New York City, prima ballerina 1920 Birthday Elliot Reid, New York City, actor, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1919 Event Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Aria da Capo," premieres in New York City 1919 Event H Tierney and J McCarthy's musical "Irene," premieres in New York City 1919 Birthday Martin Balsam, New York City, actor, Murray-Archie Bunker's Place, Catch 22 1919 Birthday Bert Freed, New York City, actor, Rufe-Shane 1919 Event B. C. Hilliams musical "Buddies," premieres in New York City 1919 Event Romberg and Atteridge's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City 1919 Event Fritz Kreisler and F Jacobi's "Apple Blossoms," premieres in New York City 1919 Event Avery Hopwood's "Gold Diggers," premieres in New York City 1919 Birthday Dayton Allen, New York City, comedian, Steve Allen Show 1919 Event Booth Tarkington's "Clarence," premieres in New York City 1919 Event Guy Bolton and George Middleton's "Adam and Eve," premieres in New York City 1919 Event New York City welcomes home General John J Pershing and 25,000 WW I soldiers 1919 Birthday Howard Morris, New York City, comedic actor, High Anxiety 1919 Birthday Huntz Hall, New York City, actor, Cyclone, Gas Pump Girls, The Rating Game 1919 Event President Wilson returns to New York City from Versailles Peace Conference 1919 Event 1st legal Sunday baseball game in New York City (Phillies beat Giants 4-3) 1919 Event America's 1st passenger flight (New York - Atlantic City) 1919 Birthday Pete Seeger, New York City, folk singer, Weaver, Goodnight Irene 1919 Birthday Than Wyenn, New York City, actor, Pete Kelly's Blues 1919 Birthday Celeste Holm, born in New York City, actress, Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve 1919 Event Order of DeMolay forms in Kansas City 1919 Birthday Luther Henderson, Jr., born in Kansas City, Missouri, orchestra leader, Polly Bergen Show 1919 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Augustus Does His Bit," premieres in New York City 1919 Event Louis Hirsch and Harold Atteridge's musical premieres in New York City 1919 Event American Association for Hard of Hearing forms (New York City) 1919 Birthday Mason Adams, New York City, actor, Charlie Hume-Lou Grant, Deadliest Season 1919 Birthday Joan Edwards, New York City, vocalist, Joan Edwards Show 1919 Birthday Red Buttons, Aaron Chwatt, Bronx New York City, comedian/actor, Sayonara 1919 Event City of Bremen's Soviet Republic overthrown 1919 Event Herbert/Blossom's musical "Velvet Lady," premieres in New York City 1919 Birthday Edwin Newman, New York City, newscaster/journalist/author, NBC-TV, Comment 1919 Event W Collison and O Harbach's "Up in Mabel's Room," premieres in New York City 1919 Birthday Al "Jazbo" Collins, New York City, DJ, Tonight! America After Dark 1918 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Moon of the Caribees," premieres in New York City 1918 Event Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico," premieres in New York City 1918 Birthday Efren Zimbalist, Jr., New York City, actor, 77 Sunset Strip, FBI, Scruples 1918 Birthday Madeleine L'Engle, born in New York City, American writer, known for "A Wrinkle in Time" 1918 Birthday Stubby Kaye, New York City, actor, Guys and Dolls, Lil' Abner, Cat Ballou 1918 Event 102 die in a New York City BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn 1918 Birthday Teresa Wright, New York City, actress, Eleanor Gehrig-Pride of the Yankees 1918 Birthday Robert Walker, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor and writer, Bataan, Mme Curie 1918 Event Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in New York City 1918 Event Selwyn Theater opens at 229 W 42nd St. New York City 1918 Event W Smith and F Bacons "Lightnin'," premieres in New York City 1918 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Yip Yip Yaphank," premieres in New York City 1918 Birthday Mort Marshall, New York City, actor, Cully-Dumplings 1918 Birthday Arthur Laurents, born in New York City, playwright, West Side Story, Gypsy 1918 Birthday Abigail Van Buren, Mrs Morton Phillips, Sioux City Iowa, columnist 1918 Birthday Ann Landers, born in Sioux City, Iowa, twin sister/advice columnist 1918 Birthday Oscar Beregi, Jr., Hungary, actor, Young Frankenstein, Panic in City 1918 Birthday Kirby Stone, born in New York City, jazz combo leader, Baubles Bangles and Beads 1918 Event Henry Miller's Theater opens at 124 W 43rd St. New York City 1918 Birthday Aldo E van Eyck, Dutch architect, City Hall 1918 Event H. Carroll and J. McCarthy's musical "Oh, Look!," premieres in New York City 1918 Birthday Alan Arbus, New York City, actor, Dr. Sidney Freedman-M*A*S*H 1918 Event H Atteridge and S Rombergs musical "Sinbad," premieres in New York City 1918 Event Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse's musical premieres in New York City 1918 Birthday David Opatoshu, New York City, actor, Bonino, Secret Empire, Masada 1918 Birthday Gertrude Belle Elion, New York City, biochemist/drug researcher, Nobel 1988 1917 Event -32 degrees F (-36 degrees C) in Mountain City, Tennessee (state record) 1917 Event "Why Marry," 1st drama to win Pulitzer Prize, premieres in New York City 1917 Event Hirsch/Harbach's musical "Going Up," premieres in New York City 1917 Event Sigmund Rombergs revue "Over the Top," premieres in New York City 1917 Event Eugene O'Neill's "In the Zone," premieres in New York City 1917 Birthday Mario Biaggi, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-New York 1969 - 1990 1917 Event Plymouth Theater opens at 236 W 45th St. New York City 1917 Event Broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St. New York City 1917 Birthday Joe Pasternak, Transylvania Hungary, producer, Spinout, Big City 1917 Birthday Lawrence Jacob, Atlantic City, New Jersey, artist, Sanitarium 1917 Birthday Isabel Sanford, New York City, actress, Louise-Jeffersons/All in the Family 1917 Birthday Dennis James, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, wrestling announcer/TV host, PDQ 1917 Event Silent Parade in New York City to protest murders of blacks in race riots 1917 Birthday Katharine Graham, born in New York City, newspaper publisher, Washington Post 1917 Event Bijou Theater opens at 222 W 45th St. New York City (Demolished 1982) 1917 Birthday Johnny Guarnieri, born in New York City, jazz pianist, Morey Amsterdam Show 1917 Event Kern, Bolton and Wodehouse's musical "Oh, Boy!," premieres in New York City 1917 Birthday Herbert A Hauptman, New York City, x-ray crystallographer, Nobel 1985 1917 Birthday Thomas K Scherman, New York City, conductor, Little Orchestra Society 1947 - 1975 1917 Event Morosco Theater opens at 217 W 45th St. New York City (demolished 1982) 1917 Event Guy Bolton and PG Wodehouse's "Have a Heart," premieres in New York City 1917 Birthday Stanley Prager, New York City, comedian, College Bowl 1917 Birthday Vernon Walters, New York City, U.S. permanent rep to the UN 1916 Birthday Hal Hastings, New York City, orchestra leader, Chevrolet on Broadway 1916 Event Eugene O'Neill's "Bound East for Cardiff," premieres in New York City 1916 Event I Berlin/V Herbert/H Blossoms musical premieres in New York City 1916 Birthday Joe Bushkin, New York City, jazz pianist, A Couple of Joes 1916 Event Clare Kummer's "Good Gracious Annabelle," premieres in New York City 1916 Birthday Robert Lowery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Murder Over New York 1916 Birthday Walt W. Rostow, New York City, economist, Politics and Stages of Growth 1916 Event Turks annex Persian city Hamadan from Russia 1916 Birthday David Brown, born in New York City, director, Jaws, Planet of the Apes 1916 Birthday Kennan Wynn, born in New York City, actor, Dr. Strangelove, Absent Minded Professor 1916 Birthday Irwin Allen, born in New York City, director, Land of the Giants, Poseidon Adventure 1916 Birthday Harold Robbins, New York City, author, Moneychangers, Carpetbaggers, Betsy 1916 Birthday Richard Bolling, born in New York City, New York, Representative-D-Missouri 1949 - 1983, U.S. civil-rights leader 1916 Birthday Stanley Kauffmann, born in New York City, playwright, Red Handkerchief Man 1916 Event Lord Dunsany's "Night at an Inn," premieres in New York City 1916 Birthday Yehudi Menuhin, born in New York City, New York, Lord Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, violinist, conductor, writer, studied under George Enescu, Louis Persinger, Adolf Busch 1916 Birthday Yehudi Menuhin, born in New York City, violinist and conductor, Bartok's Sonata 1916 Event Heavyweight Jess Willard and Franc Moran fight to no decision in New York City 1916 Birthday George Wyle, born in New York City, New York, orchestra leader, Jerry Lewis Show, Flip Wilson Show 1916 Birthday Rochelle Hudson, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, actress, That's My Boy 1916 Birthday Paul Tripp, New York City, TV host, Mr I Magination 1916 Event Romberg/Hanley/Atteridge/Smith' musical premieres in New York City 1916 Event Opera "Goyescas," premieres (New York City) 1916 Event Professional Golfer Association (PGA) forms in New York City 1916 Birthday Betty Furness, New York City, actress/consumer activist, Studio 1 1915 Event SF City Hall dedicated by Mayor James Rolph 1915 Event Irving Berlin and Harry B Smith's musical premieres in New York City 1915 Event J Kern/S Greene's musical "Very Good Eddie," premieres in New York City 1915 Birthday Angier Biddle Duke, New York City, U.S. Ambassador, Spain 1915 Birthday Ellen Drew, Terry Ray, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Isle of Dead 1915 Birthday Moe Biller, New York City, labor union officer, AFL-CIO, Postal Workers 1915 Event 25,000 women march in New York City, demanding right to vote 1915 Birthday Arthur Miller, New York City, playwright, Death of a Salesman, Crucible 1915 Birthday Cornel Wilde, New York City, actor, High Sierra, 5th Musketeer 1915 Event Louis Kaufmans "Unchastened Woman," premieres in New York City 1915 Birthday William E. Vaughan, born in St. Louis, Missouri, pseudonym Burton Hills, columnist, author, wrote for Kansas City Star newspaper 1946 - 1977, published articles in Better Homes and Gardens, Reader's Digest, often quoted and best-remembered for writing style employing folksy aphorisms 1915 Event Herbert/Blossoms musical "Princess Pat," premieres in New York City 1915 Birthday Julius Rosenberg, New York City, 1st U.S. civilian executed for espionage 1915 Death Anthony Comstock, anti-vice crusader, dies at 71 in New York City 1915 Birthday Douglas Kennedy, born in New York, actor, Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold 1915 Birthday Edmond O'Brien, New York City, actor, Sam Benedict, Johnny Midnight 1915 Birthday Irving Fields, New York City, pianist, Ilona Massey Show 1915 Event 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (New York City) protesting lynchings 1915 Birthday Iris Meredith, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actress, Son of Davy Crockett 1915 Birthday Leo Gorcey, born in New York City, actor, Mannequin, Road to Zanzibar 1915 Birthday Walter Tetley, born in New York City, animation voice, Sherman-Bullwinkle Show 1915 Birthday John Randolph, New York City, actor, King Kong, Lucan, Lucas Tanner, Angie 1915 Birthday Herman Wouk, New York City, novelist, Caine Mutiny, Winds of War 1915 Birthday Harry Joseph Chick Daugherty, trombonist, Spike Jones and City Slickers 1915 Birthday Richard H. Rovere, Jersey City, journalist, Goldwater Caper 1915 Birthday Van Alexander, New York City, orchestra leader, Gordon MacRae Show 1915 Birthday Art Lund, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, Ken Murray Show 1915 Birthday Henry Morgan, born in New York City, comedian/TV panelist, I've Got a Secret, Arena 1915 Birthday Ann Sheridan, Denton Texas, actress, Dodge City, Another World 1915 Birthday William Hopper, New York City, actor, Paul Drake-Perry Mason 1915 Event Giordano, Sardou and Moreau's opera "Madame Sans Gane" premieres in New York City 1915 Birthday Alan Hewitt, New York City, actor, Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian 1915 Event Sydney, Kern and Smith's musical "Love o' Mike," premieres in New York City 1915 Birthday Anita Louise, New York City, actress, My Friend Flicka 1914 Event Irving Berlin's musical "Watch your Step," premieres in New York City 1914 Birthday Taisen Deshimaru, Saga City Japan, found several Zen centers in France 1914 Birthday Howard Fast, New York City, screenwriter, Rachel and the Stranger, Spartacus 1914 Birthday Norman Lloyd, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Auschlander-St. Elsewhere 1914 Event Vogue holds 1st model show ("Fashion Fete," New York City) 1914 Event V Herbert and H Blossoms "Only Girl," premieres in New York City 1914 Birthday Jonas Salk, born in New York City, medical reseacher, polio vaccine 1914 Birthday John Reed King, Atlantic City, New Jersey, TV host, Why?, Let's See 1914 Birthday Charles Drake, Bayside New York City, actor, Air Force, Glenn Miller Story 1914 Birthday Robert J. Morris, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, lawyer, served New York State Assembly committee investigating Communist activities, credited for efforts attributed to Senator Joseph McCarthy 1914 Event Brooklyn's Ed Lafitte no-hits Kansas City (Federal League), 6-2 1914 Birthday Kay Medford, born in New York City, actress, Dean Martin Show, To Rome With Love 1914 Event Jerome Kern and Michael E Rourles musical premieres in New York City 1914 Event Elmer Rice' "On Trial," premieres in New York City 1914 Event Harris Theater (Candler, Coan and Harris) opens at 226 W 42nd St. New York City 1914 Birthday Jeff Corey, born in New York City, actor, Getting Straight, Superman and Mole Men 1914 Event German army occupies city of Liege Belgium 1914 Event German Zeppelin bombs Liege City, 9 killed 1914 Birthday David Brian, New York City, actor, Accussed of Murder, Dawn at Sorocco 1914 Event 1st transcontinental phone link made between New York City and SF 1914 Event 1st U.S. motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City Ks) 1914 Birthday Gerald Mohr, born in New York City, actor, Christopher-Foreign Intrigue 1914 Event American Horseshoe Pitchers Association organizes in Kansas City 1914 Birthday Charles McGraw, New York City, actor, Michael-Falcon, Smith Family 1914 Birthday Budd Schulberg, born in New York City, novelist, On the Waterfront 1914 Birthday Robert Alda, New York City, actor, Dan Lewis-Supertrain, By Popular Demand 1914 Event Frank Craven's "Too Many Cooks," premieres in New York City 1914 Event American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers-ASCAP forms in New York City 1914 Event James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in New York City 1914 Birthday David Wayne, born in Traverse City, Michigan, actor, 'Andromeda Strain', 'Adams Rib' 1914 Event 1st Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City) 1914 Event Opera "Madeleine," premieres in New York City 1914 Event Kelman/Cushing/Heath' musical "Sari," premieres in New York City 1913 Birthday Jimmy Carroll, New York City, pianist, Most Important People 1913 Birthday Eleanor Holm, New York City, 100m backstroke swimmer 1932 Olympics gold 1913 Birthday Robert Strauss, New York City, actor, Sergeant Gruzewsky-Mona McCluskey 1913 Birthday John McGiver, New York City, actor, Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show 1913 Birthday Burt Lancaster, New York City, actor, From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry 1913 Event Booth Theater opens at 222 W 44th St. New York City 1913 Birthday Alice Pearce, New York City, comedienne/actress, Gladys Kravitz-Bewitched 1913 Birthday Walter Schumann, New York City, choral director, Ford Show, composer, Rhenish 1913 Event Sam S Shubert Theater opens at 225 W 44th St. New York City 1913 Birthday Stanley E Kramer, New York City, producer/director, Inherit the Wind 1913 Event George Cohan's "7 Keys to Baldpate," premieres in New York City 1913 Birthday Noah Beery, Jr., New York City, actor, Rockford Files, Quest, Doc Elliot 1913 Birthday Stephen McNally, New York City, actor, Split Second, 30 Seconds over Tokyo 1913 Birthday Rise Stevens, New York City, mezzo-soprano, Met Opera, actor, Going My Way 1913 Event Actors' Equity Association forms (New York City) 1913 Birthday Carmen Cavallaro, New York City, actor, Hollywood Canteen, Diamond Horseshoe 1913 Event Longacre Theater opens at 220 W 48th St. New York City 1913 Birthday Paul Langton, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Leslie-Peyton Place 1913 Event Home of vaudeville, Palace Theatre, opens (New York City) starring Ed Wynn 1913 Event Palace Theater opens at 1564 Broadway New York City 1913 Birthday Max Youngstein, born in New York City, producer, United Artists 1913 Birthday MacDonald Carey, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actor, One Life to Live, Dream Girl 1913 Event French painting "Nude Descending a Staircase" displayed in New York City 1913 Event 1st avant-garde art show in America opens in New York City 1913 Birthday James Pike, Oklahoma City, bishop, Beyond Anxiety 1913 Event Edward Sheldons "Romance," premieres in New York City 1913 Event Golden/Cawthorne's musical "Sunshine Girl," premieres in New York City 1913 Event New York City's Grand Central Terminal opens 1913 Birthday William Prince, Nichols, New York, actor, City in Fear, Cyrano de Bergerac 1913 Birthday Norman Dello Joio, Dello Ioio, New York City, composer 1913 Birthday Jeff Morrow, New York City, actor, Bart-Union Pacific, Temperatures Rising 1913 Event 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (New York City) 1913 Birthday Loretta Young, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Farmer's Daughter, Stranger 1913 Birthday Tom Brown, New York City, actor, Ed-Gunsmoke, Lt Rovacs-Mr Lucky 1912 Birthday Doris Duke, New York City, heiress, American Tobacco Co 1912 Event J Hartley Manners' "Peg O' My Heart," premieres in New York City 1912 Event R Friml/O Harbachs musical "Firefly," premieres in New York City 1912 Birthday Doris Duke, New York City, multi-millionaire, American Tobacco heiress 1912 Event Cort Theater opens at 148 W 48th St. New York City 1912 Birthday Jerry Wald, New York City, producer, Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda 1912 Birthday Leo Cherne, New York City, economist/commentator, All Star News 1912 Birthday Barry Sullivan, New York City, actor, Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man 1912 Event New York City ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe and victorious U.S. olympians 1912 Birthday Richard Reeves, born in New York City, actor, Murph-Date With an Angel 1912 Birthday Ann Dvorak, McKim, New York City, actress, G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface 1912 Birthday Ray Barr, New York City, pianist, Vincent Lopez Show 1912 Event 1st foreign feature film exhibited in U.S. - "Queen Elizabeth" - New York City 1912 Birthday Barbara Pepper, New York City, actress, Doris Ziffel-Green Acres, Rogue Tavern 1912 Birthday Arthur Victor Berger, New York City, composer, Ideas of Order 1912 Birthday Bill Quinn, New York City, actor, Rifleman, Van Ranseleer-All in the Family 1912 Birthday Alice Faye, Ann Leppert, New York City, actress, Barricade, State Fair 1912 Event The RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg at 11:40pm about 375 miles south of Newfoundland; it was the fourth day of her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City 1912 Event Helen Hayes Theater opens at 238 W 44th St. New York City 1912 Birthday John Garfield, born in New York City, actor, Air Force, Destination: Tokyo, Juarez 1912 Event Isabella Goodwin, 1st U.S. woman detective, appointed, New York City 1912 Event 2nd Dutch 11 city skate (Coen de Koenig wins (11:40) 1912 Birthday Willard Parker, New York City, actor, Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman 1912 Birthday Cora Baird, New York City, puppeteer, Kukla, Fran and Ollie 1911 Birthday Sam Levenson, New York City, humorist, Sam Levenson Show, Masquerade Party 1911 Event Edward Knoblock's "Kismet," premieres in New York City 1911 Birthday James Gregory, Bronx New York City, actor, My Favorite Martian, Barney Miller 1911 Birthday Hortense Calisher, New York City, novelist, Arts and Letters 1967 1911 Birthday Lee J Cobb, New York City, actor, Virginian, 12 Angry Men, On the Waterfront 1911 Event Leslie J Stuarts musical "Betsy," premieres in New York City 1911 Birthday William Tannen, New York City, actor, Jailhouse Rock, Sitting Bull 1911 Event RS Hichens and M Hudsons "Garden of Allah," premieres in New York City 1911 Event Helen Hayes Theater (Folies Bergere) opens at 210 W 46th St. New York City 1911 Birthday George Cates, New York City, orchestra leader, Lawrence Welk Show 1911 Event Louis Napoleon Parker's "Disraeli," premieres in New York City 1911 Birthday Rosetta LeNoire, New York City, actor, Grandma Winslow-Family Matters 1911 Event Hiram Bingham discovers Lost City of the Incas 1911 Birthday Bernard Herrmann, New York City, composes film music 1911 Birthday Douglas Fowley, New York City, actor, Grandpa-Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1911 Birthday Doodles Weaver, born in Los Angeles, California, comedian, Spike Jones and City Slickers 1911 Birthday Leonard Warren, born in New York City, baritone, Metropolitan Opera 1939 - 1960 1911 Birthday George Huntington Hartford II, born in New York City, heir, A&P 1911 Event Jack Lawrence Theater (Playhouse) opens at 137 W 48th St. New York City 1911 Event Harry James Smith' "Mrs. Bumsted-Leigh," premieres in New York City 1911 Event National Squash Tennis Association forms (New York City) 1911 Event Winter Garden Theater opens at 1634 Broadway New York City 1911 Birthday Pete Piute, Morris Kaufman, born in New York City, comedian, Village Barn 1911 Event Ivan Caryll's musical "Pink Lady," premieres in New York City 1911 Event Victor Herbert's opera "Natoma," premieres in New York City 1911 Event Percy Mackaye's "Scarecrow," premieres in New York City 1911 Birthday Cy Feuer, New York City, Bdwy producer, Feuer and Martin-Chorus Line 1910 Event Opera "Konigskinder" is produced (New York City) 1910 Event 1st city ordinace requiring white and black residential areas (Balt) 1910 Birthday John Hammond Sr, New York City, rock/jazz producer, I Can Tell, So Many Roads 1910 Event French troops occupy Morrocan harbor city Agadir 1910 Birthday Rod Cameron, Calgary Alberta, actor, City Detective, State Trooper 1910 Birthday Fran Lee, New York City, actress, Ms Wong-Major Dell Conway 1910 Event George Cohan's "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," premieres in New York City 1910 Event New York City Mayor Wm J Gaynor seriously wounded during assassination attempt 1910 Birthday William H. Schuman, born in New York City, composer, American Festival Overture, Juilliard 1910 Birthday Lou Zara, New York City, writer, Stump the Authors 1910 Birthday Howlin' Wolf, Chester Arthur Burnett, harmonica, Big City Blues 1910 Event Glenn Curtiss flies from Albany to New York City 1910 Birthday Laurance S Rockefeller, New York City, CEO, Chase Manhattan Bank 1910 Birthday Artie Shaw, Arthur Arshawsky, New York City, bandleader, Come'on my House 1910 Event 2nd NAACP conference (New York City) 1910 Birthday Richard Conte, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, 4 Just Men, Tony Rome, Hotel 1910 Event 1st opera by an U.S. composer (Converse) performed at the Met, New York City 1910 Birthday Marc Lawrence, New York City, actor, Man With Golden Gun 1910 Event Opera "Germania," premieres in New York City 1910 Birthday Luise Rainer, Austria, actress, Escapade, Good Earth, Big City 1910 Event Lunt-Fontanne Theater (Globe) opens at 205 W 46th St. New York City 1909 Birthday Barney Ross, New York City, Welterweight Boxing Champ, 1934 1909 Event Clyde Fitch' "City," premieres in New York City 1909 Event Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, New York City 1909 Birthday Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., New York City, actor, Ghost Story 1909 Birthday Whit Bissel, New York City, actor, Time Machine, General Kirk-Time Tunnel 1909 Birthday Everett Sloane, New York City, actor, Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer 1909 Birthday [Rose] Joan Blondell, New York City, actress, Real McCoys, Here Come the Brides 1909 Birthday Joey Faye, born in New York City, comedian, Joey Faye's Follies 1909 Birthday Madge Evans, born in Manhattan, New York City, TV panelist, Masquerade Party 1909 Birthday Milton Katims, born in New York City, conductor/violist, WOR-NYC 1909 Event 1st NAACP conference (United Charities Building, New York City) 1909 Birthday Richard Maibaum, New York City, screenwriter, Goldfinger 1909 Birthday Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli, born in New York City, film producer, James Bond 1909 Birthday Jay Blackton, born in New York City, conductor/arranger, Guys and Dolls 1909 Birthday Claire Trevor, Wemlinger, born in New York City, actress, Marjorie Morningstar 1909 Birthday Harry B. Helmsley, born in New York City, billionaire builder, Empire State Building 1909 Birthday August William Derleth, Sauk City Wisconsin, writer, Judge Peck Mysteries 1909 Event 1st subway car with side doors goes into service in New York City 1909 Event U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah opens 1909 Event Eugene Walter's "Easiest Way," premieres in New York City 1909 Birthday Elie Siegmeister, New York City, composer, Plough and the Stars 1909 Event 1st official Dutch 11 city skate (Minne Hoekstra in 13:50) 1908 Birthday Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., New York City, composer, Tom and Lily 1908 Event Brooklyn Academy of Music, opens in New York City 1908 Birthday John Waldo Green, New York City, composer, Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger 1908 Birthday Bernie Green, born in New York City, orchestra leader, Arthur Godfrey Show, Garry Moore Show 1908 Birthday Barbara Jo Allen, New York City, actress, Ice Capades Revue, Rosie the Riveter 1908 Event Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club re-organizes as the Tigers 1908 Event B Tarkington and HL Wilson's "Man from Home," premieres in New York City 1908 Birthday Gene Raymond, New York City, actor, Paris 7000, Fireside Theater 1908 Birthday Milton Berle, born in Harlem, New York City, comedian, Uncle Miltie, Mr. Television 1908 Event Robert Peary's expedition sails from New York City for north pole 1908 Birthday Bud Collyer, born in New York City, TV emcee, Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth 1908 Event Lusitania crosses Atlantic in record 4 days 15 hours, New York City 1908 Event U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah authorized 1908 Event Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Murdock become 1st to travel across U.S. by car, they leave Los Angeles in a Packard and arrive in New York City in 32d-5h-25m 1908 Birthday Virginia Cherrill, actress, Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights, Delicious 1908 Birthday Arthur O'Connell, born in New York City, actor, Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years 1908 Birthday Paul Stewart, born in New York City, actor, Top Secret USA, Deadline 1908 Birthday Inez Courtney, born in New York City, actress, 13th Man, Crime Ring, Raven 1908 Event Cincinnati Mayor Mark Breith stood before city council and announces that, "women are not physically fit to operate automobiles" 1908 Event New York to Paris auto race (via Alaska and Siberia) begins in New York City George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel 1908 Event New York City regulation makes it illegal for a woman to smoke in public 1908 Birthday Lionel Stander, New York City, actor, Max-Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours 1908 Birthday Ben Grauer, New York City, newscaster, Big Story 1907 Event George Cohans musical "Talk of the Town," premieres in New York City 1907 Birthday Fran Allison, LaPorte City Iowa, actress, Kukla, Fran and Ollie 1907 Event Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club 1st game, loses to Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club 26-5 at Edmonton Exhibition Grounds 1907 Event Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club's 1st game defeating Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15-0 at Calgary 1907 Event Belasco Theater opens at 111 W 44th St. New York City 1907 Event David Belasco's "Grand Army Man," premieres in New York City 1907 Event Lusitania arrives in New York City after 5 day crossing of Atlantic (record) 1907 Birthday Alan Reed, New York City, actor, Mr Adams and Eve, voice, Fred Flintstone 1907 Birthday Shirley Booth, Thelma Booth Ford, New York City, actress, Hazel 1907 Birthday Benny Carter, born in New York City, musician/composer, Easy Money, King Carter 1907 Birthday Ben Carter, born in New York City, actor, Dark Alibi, Dressed to Kill 1907 Birthday Jack Gilford, New York City, actor, Save the Tiger, Cocoon, Arthur 2 1907 Event Florenz Ziegfeld's "Follies of 1907," premieres in New York City 1907 Birthday Paul O'Dwyer, President of City Council, D-NYC 1907 Birthday John McIntire, born in Spokane, Washington, actor, Naked City, Wagon Train, Virginian 1907 Event Taxis 1st began running in New York City 1907 Birthday Paula Trueman, New York City, actress, Gran-Billy 1907 Birthday Beatrice Kay, born in New York City, singer/actress, Sister Sue-Calvin and Col 1907 Event Augustus Thomas' "Witching Hour," premieres in New York City 1907 Birthday Kent Smith, born in New York City, actor, Peyton Place, Invaders 1907 Birthday Canada Lee, born in New York City, actor, Lost Boundaries 1907 Birthday Sheldon Leonard, New York City, actor and director, Danny Thomas Show, Big Eddie 1907 Birthday Cesar Romero, born in New York City, actor, Joker-Batman, Ocean's 11, Thin Man 1907 Event 1st U.S. fox hound association forms in New York City 1907 Birthday James A. Michener, New York City, writer, South Pacific, Hawaii, Space 1907 Event Clyde Fitch' "Truth," premieres in New York City 1906 Birthday William C Pahlmann, interior decorator, 4 Season restaurant, New York City 1906 Birthday Luis Van Rooten, Mexico City Mexico, actor, One Man's Family 1906 Birthday Lee Patrick, New York City, actress, Henrietta-Topper, Maltese Falcon 1906 Event Langdon Mitchells "New York Idea," premieres in New York City 1906 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra," premieres in New York City 1906 Birthday Gertrude Ederle, New York City, swimmer 1924 Olympics gold 1906 Event William Vaughan Moody's "Great Divide," premieres in New York City 1906 Event V Herbert and H Blossom's musical "Red Mill," premieres in New York City 1906 Birthday Kathryn Murray, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1906 Birthday June Collyer, New York City, actress, Before Midnight, Charley's Aunt 1906 Birthday Frank Parker, born in New York City, actor, Shawn-Days of our Life 1906 Event Shields/Cobbs musical "His honor, the Mayor," premieres in New York City 1906 Birthday Roberto Rossellini, Rome, Italy, director, Open City 1906 Event San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 and destroys 75% of city 1906 Birthday Bea Benaderet, born in New York City, actress, Kate-Petticoat Junction 1906 Birthday Abraham Beame, Mayor-D-NYC, New York City's 1st Jewish mayor 1906 Birthday Ozzie Nelson, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1906 Event Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club forms 1906 Birthday Warren Hymer, New York City, actor, Girl From Havana, Meet the Mob 1906 Event George Cohan's musical "George Washington," premieres in New York City 1906 Birthday Lon Chaney, Jr., Oklahoma City Oklahoma, actor, Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1906 Birthday William Bendix, born in New York City, actor, Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley 1905 Event V Herbert/H Blossoms musical "Mlle Modiste," premieres in New York City 1905 Event David Belasco's "Girl of Golden West," premieres in New York City 1905 Event G.B. Shaw's "Mrs Warren's Profession," premieres in New York City 1905 Event Edward Milton Royle's "Squaw Man," premieres in New York City 1905 Birthday Constance Bennett, New York City, actress, Easiest Way, Ladies in Love 1905 Birthday Jean Arthur, New York City, actress, Shane, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1905 Birthday Agnes De Mille, New York City, choreographer, Oklahoma 1905 Birthday Carl David Anderson, New York City, physicist, 1936 Nobel Prize for physics 1905 Birthday Dore Schary, producer/writer/director, Act 1, Boys Town, Big City 1905 Birthday Isadore I Friz Freleng, born in Kansas City, Missouri, animator, Warner Bros cartoons 1905 Birthday Lila Lee, Union City, New Jersey, actress, Midnight Girl, Blood and Sand 1905 Birthday Thomas Gomez, born in New York City, actor, Force of Evil, Key Largo, Kim, Sellout 1905 Birthday Leila Hyams, New York City, actress, Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap 1905 Birthday Charles K. Feldman, Gould, New York City, producer, Casino Royale 1905 Event Hippodrome arena opens in New York City 1905 Birthday John Kirkpatrick, New York City, pianist, Concord Sonata 1905 Birthday Mollie Parnis, born in New York City, fashion designer, Mollie Roberts Collection 1905 Birthday Harry Bellaver, actor, Sergeant Arcaro-Naked City 1905 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Dawson City (Yukon) in 2 games Ottawa Silver 7 beats Dawson City (Yukon) 23-2 for Stanley Cup, this is most lopsided playoff game, Frank McGee scores 14 goals 1905 Event Hubbell, Shubert and Smith's musical "Fontana," premieres in New York City 1904 Event Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905 1904 Birthday Paul Cadmus, New York City, etcher/painter, Sailors and Floozies 1904 Event CMS McClellans "Leah Kleschna," premieres in New York City 1904 Birthday Nancy Carroll, Ann V LaHiff, New York City, actress, Alice-Aldrich Family 1904 Event George Cohans musical "Little Johnny Jones," premieres in New York City 1904 Birthday Marya Mannes, New York City, author, The Reporter 1904 Birthday Selena Royale, New York City, actress, Date With Judy, Misleading Lady 1904 Event 1st intercity trucking service (Colorado City and Snyder, Texas) 1904 Event IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) subway (New York City) opens 1904 Birthday A. J. Liebling, born in New York City, New York, American journalist and writer 1904 Event Liberty Theater opens at 234 W 42nd St. New York City 1904 Event 1st day of New York City subway, 350,000 people ride 9.1 mile tracks 1904 Event Woman arrested for smoking a cigarette in a car on 5th Avenue, New York City 1904 Event Charles Kleins "Music Master," premieres in New York City 1904 Event GB Shaw's "How He Lied to Her Husband," premieres in New York City 1904 Event George Ade's "College Widow," premieres in New York City 1904 Event Mounted police 1st used in New York City 1904 Birthday Maxie Rosenbloom, born in New York City, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1930-34 1904 Birthday Vera Vague, Barbara Jo Allen, New York City, actress, Follow the Leader 1904 Event New York City begins building Grand Central Station 1904 Event British journalist Francis Younghusband visits forbidden city Lhasa 1904 Event National Tuberculosis Association organized, Atlantic City, New Jersey 1904 Birthday Jan Peerce, Jacob Pincus Perelmuth, New York City, tenor, New York Met Opera 1904 Birthday Jacob K. Javits, born in New York City, New York, Senator-R-New York 1957 - 1981, Representative-R-New York 1947 - 1954 1904 Birthday MacKinlay Kantor, Webster City Iowa, novelist, Andersonville 1904 Birthday Peter Arno, New York City, cartoonist, New Yorker 1903 Event Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in New York City 1903 Event Majestic Theater, New York City, becomes 1st in U.S. to employ women ushers 1903 Birthday Adele Simpson, New York City, fashion designer, Neiman-Marcus Award-1946 1903 Event Clyde Coleman of New York City patents automobile electric starter 1903 Event George Ade's "County Chairman," premieres in New York City 1903 Event V Herbert and H Smith' musical "Babette," premieres in New York City 1903 Event Lyceum Theater (New Lyceum) opens at 149 W 45th St. New York City 1903 Event New Amsterdam Theater opens at 214 W 42nd St. New York City 1903 Event Victor Herbert's "Babes in Toyland," premieres in New York City 1903 Event Lyric Theater opens at 213 W 42nd St. New York City 1903 Event 11" (28.4 cm) rainfall in 24 hours (New York City) 1903 Birthday "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, New York City, light-heavyweight box champ, 1932-34 1903 Birthday Arthur Godfrey, New York City, radio/TV host, Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scout 1903 Birthday Ken Murray, born in New York City, comedian, Ken Murray Show, Judy Garland Show 1903 Event George Wyman arrives in New York City by motorcycle 51 days out of SF 1903 Birthday Anthony Veiller, born in New York City, writer, Night of Iguana, Moulin Rouge 1903 Event Niagara Falls, Ontario incorporated as a city 1903 Birthday Luther Adler, New York City, actor, Dr. Bernard Altman-Psychiatrist 1903 Birthday Frank Parker, born in New York City, singer, Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party 1903 Event Dr. Harry Plotz discovers vaccine against typhoid in New York City 1903 Birthday Ilka Chase, born in New York City, actress, Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien 1903 Birthday Mike Mansfield, born in New York City, New York, Senator-D-Montana 1953 - 1977, Representative-D-Montana 1943 - 1953 1903 Event Martha Washington Hotel, catering to women only, opens in New York City 1903 Birthday Frank McGrath, Mound City, Missouri, actor, Wagon Train 1903 Event "Wizard of Oz," premieres in New York City 1903 Event International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City 1903 Birthday Kay Francis, Katherine E Gibbs, Oklahoma City, actress, False Madonna 1903 Event Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees) 1903 Birthday Stanley Smith, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Honey, King of Jazz, Soup to Nuts 1902 Event 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Philadelphia 6-0 (MSG, New York City) 1902 Birthday Mortimer J Adler, New York City, author, Encyclopedia Brittanica 1902 Event Clyde Fitch' "Girl with Green Eyes," premieres in New York City 1902 Birthday Victor Jory, Dawson City Canada, actor, Kings Row, Manhunt 1902 Event 8th U.S. Golf Open: Laurie Auchterlonie shoots a 307 at Garden City NY 1902 Birthday Judson Laire, born in New York City, actor/singer, Papa-Mama, Admiral Broadway Revue 1902 Event Anti-Jewish rioters attack funeral procession of Rabbi Joseph (New York City) 1902 Birthday Raymond Hackett, born in New York City, husband of Blanche Sweet/actor, Faithless Lover 1902 Birthday Paul Guilfoyle, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor and director, Curiosity Kills 1902 Birthday [Robert] Meredith Willson, Mason City Iowa, composer, Music Man 1902 Birthday Jack Larue, New York City, actor, Lights Out, Mouthpiece, My Favorite Brunette 1902 Birthday Kitty Kelly, born in New York City, actress, Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors 1902 Birthday Quentin Reynolds, New York City, newscaster, Its News to Me, author, FBI 1902 Event Earthquake destroys Turkish city of Tochangri 1902 Birthday Luis Barragan, born in Mexico City, Mexico, architect, modernist, minimalist, important 20th century architect, significant landscape designer, self-taught, influenced by writings of Ferdinand Bac 1902 Birthday Nydia Westman, New York City, actress, Going My Way, Young Mr. Bobbins 1902 Event Young Women's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City 1902 Event 5 workers killed on explosion during IRT subway construction (New York City) 1902 Birthday Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1901 Birthday Oliver [Hazard Perry] La Farge, New York City, anthropologist/novelist 1901 Event Anne Russell's "Girl and the judge," premieres in New York City 1901 Birthday Ted Husing, New York City, sportscaster, Monday Night Fights 1901 Event Clyde Fitch' "Way of the World," premieres in New York City 1901 Birthday James Dunn, New York City, actor, Tree Grows in Brooklyn, It's a Great Life 1901 Event Justin Huntly McCarthy's "If I were King," premieres in New York City 1901 Birthday Benjamin Merkelbach, architect/city builder of Amsterdam 1901 Birthday Roger Pryor, New York City, actor, Belle of the Nineties, Identity Unknown 1901 Event Burial within San Francisco City limits prohibited 1901 Birthday George Tobias, born in New York City, actor, Abner Kravitz-Bewitched 1901 Birthday Jimmy Dale, born in Bronx, New York City, orchestra leader, Sonny and Cher 1901 Birthday Lev N. Lunts, Russia, writer, Outside the Law, City of Truth 1901 Event George Cohan's musical "Governor's Son," premieres in New York City 1901 Birthday [Herbert] Zeppo Marx, New York City, comedian/actor, Marx Brothers 1901 Birthday Chester Morris, New York City, actor, Diagnosis: Unknown 1901 Event Clyde Fitch's "Climbers," premieres in New York City 1900 Birthday Leon Barzin, Brussels Belgium, conductor, New York City Ballet 1948-58 1900 Event 1st U.S. automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (New York City) 1900 Event 1st-ever U.S. auto show opens in Madison Square Garden in New York City 1900 Birthday Jay Irving, New York City, cartoonist, Draw Me a Laugh 1900 Event Victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St. New York City 1900 Birthday Preston Foster, Ocean City, New Jersey, actor, Waterfront, Gunslinger 1900 Birthday Estelle Brody, New York City, actress, Safari, Kitty, Plaything 1900 Birthday Laura Hobson, New York City, TV writer/panelist, I've Got a Secret 1900 Event Associated Press organizes in New York City as non-profit news cooperative 1900 Birthday Billie Dove, Lilian Bohny, New York City, actress, Black Pirate, Stolen Bride 1900 Event Lord Roberts' troops occupies Crown city 1900 Event Sir Arthur Evans finds old city of Knossus 1900 Event American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis 1899 Birthday Humphrey Bogart, born in New York City, actor, Here's looking at you, kid, Casablanca 1899 Birthday Raphael Soyer, artist, Depression Scenes in New York City 1899 Birthday Mary Margaret McBride, Paris, Missouri, radio personality, WOR-AM, New York City 1899 Birthday Gertrude Berg, Harlem New York City, actress, Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs 1899 Death Henry Bliss, 1st auto death (New York City) 1899 Birthday Anna Arnold Hedgeman, social activist, New York City cabinet 1899 Event San Francisco City Hall turned over to city, after 29 years of building 1899 Birthday Carlos Chavez, born in Mexico City, conductor and composer, Sinfonia India 1899 Birthday Werner Janssen, New York City, conductor and composer, New Years Eve in New York 1899 Birthday Randall Thompson, born in New York City, composer, Trip to Nahant 1899 Event Windsor luxury hotel in New York City catches fire, 92 die 1899 Event 1st 2-man team 6-day bicycle race in U.S. begins, MSG, New York City 1899 Birthday Ace Goodman, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, Easy Aces 1898 Event City of New York established 1898 Event Victor Herbert/Harry Smith' musical premieres in New York City 1898 Birthday Frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, New York City, baseball player, NL MVP 1931 1898 Birthday Queenie Smith, New York City, actress/dancer, Funny Side 1898 Event 1st amusement pier opens in Atlantic City, New Jersey 1898 Birthday Edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, New York City, bandleader, Jerry Colonna Show 1898 Birthday Molly Picon, New York City, Yiddish actress, Milk and Honey 1898 Event San Francisco approves City Charter, allows Municipal ownership of utilities 1898 Birthday Armand Hammer, New York City, millionaire industrialist, Occidental Petroleum 1898 Birthday Nita Naldi, born in New York City, actress, Blood and Sand 1898 Event Intercollegiate Trapshooting Association formed in New York City 1898 Event 1st practical submarine 1st submerges, New York City (for 1 hour 40 minutes) 1898 Birthday Art Baker, New York City, TV host, You Asked For It 1897 Event Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into New York City (1/1/1898) 1897 Birthday Jerome Cowan, New York City, actor, Mr Dithers-Blondie, Tab Hunter Show 1897 Event George Bernard Shaw's "Devil's Disciple," premieres in New York City 1897 Birthday Teddy Hart, New York City, actor, 3 Men on a Horse 1897 Event Gustave Kecker/Hugh Martin's musical "Belle of New York City," premieres in New York City 1897 Birthday Luella Gear, New York City, actress, Joe and Mabel 1897 Event John McNally's musical "Good Mr. Best," premieres in New York City 1897 Event New York City Jewish newspaper "Forward" begins publishing (still active) 1897 Birthday Walter Winchell, born in Harlem, New York City, newscaster and columnist, Untouchables 1897 Birthday Betty Compson, actress, Big City, Docks Of New York 1897 Event White Rose Mission opens on East 97th Street, New York City 1897 Birthday J Carrol Naish, New York City, actor, Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan 1897 Birthday Natacha Rambova, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, costume designer 1897 Event Brooklyn merges with New York to form present City of New York 1896 Birthday Virgil Thomson, born in Kansas City, Missouri, composer/music critic, 4 Saints in 3 Acts 1896 Birthday Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Sicily, New York City Mafia gangster 1896 Event William Gillette's "Secret Service," premieres in New York City 1896 Event John Mcdermott wins 1st U.S. marathon (New York City) 1896 Event Louis Napoleon Parker's "Rosemary," premieres in New York City 1896 Event Chop suey invented in New York City by chef of visiting Chinese Ambassador 1896 Event City of Miami incorporated 1896 Event 1st car accident occurs, Henry Wells hit a bicyclist (New York City) 1896 Event Premier of motion pictures (Koster and Bial's Music Hall, New York City) 1896 Event Vitascope system of movie projection 1st demonstrated (New York City) 1896 Event 1st public film showing in U.S. John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres in New York City 1896 Event John Philip Sousa's "El Capitan," premieres (New York City) 1896 Event Volunteers of America forms (New York City) 1896 Birthday Paul Van Ostaijen, Flemish poet/writer/critic, Occupied City 1896 Birthday George Burns, New York City, actor/comedian, Oh God 1896 Birthday Rolfe Sedan, New York City, actor, Mailman-George Burns Show 1896 Event 1st demonstration of an X-ray machine in U.S. (New York City) 1896 Event AFL charters Actors' National Protective Union, New York City 1895 Event David Belasco's "Heart of Maryland," premieres in New York City 1895 Birthday Louis Mumford, cultural historian/city planner/writer 1895 Birthday Dave Franklin, New York City, composer, Hop-a-long Cassidy 1895 Birthday George Raft, born in New York City, actor, Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot 1895 Event American Bowling Congress forms (New York City) 1895 Birthday Oscar Hammerstein II, born in New York City, lyricist who worked with Richard Rodgers 1895 Event 1st commercial movie performance (153 Broadway, New York City) 1895 Birthday Richard Barthelmess, New York City, actor, Broken Blossoms, Noose 1895 Birthday Arthur Murray, born in New York City, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party 1895 Birthday Louis Calhern, New York City, actor, Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle 1895 Birthday Nick Kenny, Astoria New York City, columnist/songwriter, Nick Kenny Show 1895 Event Jose Marti and others leave New York City for invasion of Spanish Cuba 1895 Birthday Nathaniel Shilkret, New York City, conductor 1894 Event United States Golf Association forms (New York City) 1894 Event In New York City, 12,000 tailors went on strike protesting sweat shops 1894 Birthday George Meany, New York City, labor leader, headed AFL-CIO 1894 Birthday George Delacorte, born in New York City, philanthropist/publisher, Dell Books 1894 Birthday Robert Russell Bennett, born in Kansas City, composer/arranger, Oklahoma! 1894 Event Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show," premieres in New York City 1894 Event Jules Massenet's opera "Werther," premieres in New York City 1894 Birthday William Harrigan, New York City 1894 Birthday Robert Nathan, New York City, poet, novelist, Portrait of Jennie 1893 Event Dvoraks "From the New World" premieres at Carnegie Hall New York City 1893 Birthday John Miljan, Lead City, South Dakota, actor, Possessed, Final Extra, Susan Lenox 1893 Event C Dazey's "In Old Kentucky" premieres in New York City (27 seasons) 1893 Event San Francisco Bay City Club opens 1st U.S. bicycle race track, made of wood 1893 Birthday Robert Harron, born in New York City, actor, Birth of a Nation, Intolerance 1893 Birthday Frank Borzage, born in Salt Lake City, director, 7th Heaven, Strange Cargo 1893 Event Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah dedicated 1893 Birthday Edward J. Hart, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Representative-D-New Jersey 1935 - 1955, 1st chairman of Committee on Un-American Activities 1893 Birthday Ben Hecht, New York City, novelist/playwright/screenwriter, Front Page 1893 Birthday Jimmy Durante, New York City, long-nosed comedian, and goodnight Mrs. Calabash 1893 Birthday Bernard Rogers, New York City, composer, Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion 1892 Birthday John Litel, Albany WI, actor, Virginia City, My Hero 1892 Event Foundation Stone of Cathedral of St. John laid (New York City) 1892 Birthday Alice Brady, New York City, actress, My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee, Zenobia 1892 Birthday Elmer Rice, New York City, playwright/director/novelist, Pulitzer-Street Scene 1892 Event New York City Metropolitan Opera House catches fire 1892 Birthday Charles Delaney, New York City, actor, Air Police, Lonesome Trail 1892 Birthday John Kieran, New York City, columnist/author, Natural History of New York City 1892 Event Oil City and Titusville Penn, destroyed by oil tank explosion; 130 die 1892 Birthday Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor, Voice of Firestone 1892 Birthday Joseph Dunninger, born in New York City, mentalist, Amazing Dunninger 1892 Event 1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W. Reno (New York City) 1892 Birthday Raoul Walsh, born in New York City, director, Thief of Baghdad, Battle Cry 1892 Birthday Eddie Cantor, New York City, comedian, Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater 1891 Birthday Fanny Brice, born in New York City, singing comedienne, Ziegeld Follies, Baby Snooks 1891 Event 1st international 6-day bicycle race in U.S. (MSG, New York City) begins 1891 Event "Empire State Express" train goes from New York City to East Buffalo, a distance of 436 miles, in a record 7H6M 1891 Event 1st public bathhouse with showers opens in New York City (People's Bath) 1891 Birthday Gene Lockhart, New York City, actor, Going My Way, Christmas Carol 1891 Event Hail kills 6 horses in Rapid City, SD 1891 Birthday Victor Varconi, born in Hungary, actor, Divine Lady, King of Kings, Big City 1891 Birthday Sam Jaffe, born in New York City, actor, Gunga Din, Dr. Zorba-Ben Casey 1891 Birthday Victor Kilian, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, actor, Gentleman's Agreement 1891 Event Oscar Wilde's "Duchess of Padua," premieres in New York City 1890 Event Ellis Island, in New York City, opens as a U.S. immigration depot 1890 Birthday Edwin Armstrong, born in New York City, radio pioneer inventor, FM 1890 Birthday Paul Strand, New York City, photographer, Native Land-1942 1890 Birthday Groucho Marx, born in New York City, comedian, Marx Bros, 'You Bet Your Life' 1890 Birthday Alice Joyce, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Song O' My Heart 1890 Event 1st pro baseball game, New York Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings at Polo Grounds in New York City 1890 Event President of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned 1890 Birthday J Patrick O'Malley, Forest City, Pennsylvania, actress, Courage of Black Beauty 1890 Birthday Ossip Zadkine, Russian/French sculptor, Destroyed City 1890 Event United States Polo Association forms, New York City 1890 Birthday Dorothy Heyward, New York City, playwright, Porgy 1890 Birthday Frank Morgan, Francis P Wupperman, New York City, actor, Annie Get Your Gun 1890 Event Clyde Fitch's "Beau Brummel," premieres in New York City 1890 Birthday Edward Arnold, New York City, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Washington 1890 Event Jose Marti forms La Liga (Union of Cuban exiles) in New York City 1889 Event 1st all New York City World Series New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn (AA) 1889 Birthday Walter Lippmann, New York City, journalist/political writer, Men of Dystany 1889 Birthday Ernest Truex, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Pop-Pete and Gladys, Mr. Peepers 1889 Event Tijuana in Mexico becomes a city 1889 Birthday Robert [Harriot] Barrat, New York City, actor, Go West, Distant Drums 1889 Event U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada reopens 1889 Birthday Charlie Chaplin, Tramp, comedian, City Lights, IBM salesman 1889 Birthday Victor Sutherland, Paducah, Kentucky, actor, Captive City 1888 Birthday Robert Moses, power broker, built Long Island and New York City parks and roads 1888 Birthday Harpo Marx, Adolph, New York City, actor/comedian, Marx brothers 1888 Birthday Burnet Corwin Tuthill, New York City, composer, Laurentia 1888 Birthday Eugene O'Neill, born in New York City, dramatist, Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936 1888 Birthday Irving Cummings Sr, New York City, silent screen star/director, Curly Top 1888 Birthday Roy Webb, born in New York City, New York, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar' 1888 Birthday Monty Wooley, New York City, actor, Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner 1888 Event 2nd largest snowfall in New York City history (21") 1887 Birthday John Davidson, New York City, actor, Charlie Chan-Chinese Cat 1887 Event Charles Dickens' 1st public reading in U.S. (New York City) 1887 Event Opera "Trumpeter of Sackingen" 1st American production (New York City) 1887 Birthday Le Corbusier, born in Switzerland, architect, city planner, and artist, Urbanisme 1887 Birthday Hank Mann, New York City, actor, City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road 1887 Birthday Mabel Taliaferro, New York City, actress, Sentimental Tommy, My Love Come Back 1887 Birthday Chico Marx, born in New York City, New York, comedian, Marx Brothers 1886 Event 1st national accountants' society in U.S. formed (New York City) 1886 Birthday Crane Wilbur, Athens, New York, dir/writer, Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo 1886 Event U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada closes 1886 Birthday James Burke, New York City, actor, Mystery Theater, Great Guy 1886 Birthday David Steinman, New York City, bridge designer, Hudson, Triborough 1886 Event City of Vancouver BC incorporated 1886 Birthday Wallace Beery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Alias a Gentleman, Dinner at 8 1886 Event 1st U.S. nurses' magazine, The Nightingale, 1st appears, New York City 1885 Birthday Joseph Deems Taylor, New York City, composer, Peter Ibbetson 1885 Event U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada directed to close 1885 Birthday Louis Untermeyer, New York City, poet and critic, Immortal Poems, Story Poems 1885 Event 1st cafeteria opens (New York City) 1885 Event Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City 1885 Birthday Bert Lytell, New York City, actor, Henry-One Man's Family 1885 Birthday Jerome Kern, New York City, Broadway composer, Showboat, Roberta 1884 Event Architect Henry Hardenberghs Dakota-complex opens in New York City 1884 Event Sporting Life announces that both pennant winners will meet in 3 game series Oct 23-25 at Polo Grounds New York City to determine baseball champion 1884 Birthday Thomas Chalmers, New York City, actor, Blind Alleys, Outrage 1884 Event Dixey, Rice and Gill's musical "Adonis," premieres in New York City 1884 Event Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (New York City) 1884 Event 1st U.S. bullfight held (Dodge City Ks) 1884 Birthday Alice Roosevelt Longworth, born in New York City, New York, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt 1883 Event Musical "Cordelia's Aspirations" premieres in New York City 1883 Event Original Metropolitan Opera House (New York City) grand opening (Faust) 1883 Event Hugh Daily, a one-armed pitcher for Cleveland (Forest City), tosses 1-0 no-hitter against Philadelphia 1882 Birthday John Lowry, Mount Vernon, New York, New York City builder, Radio City Music Hall 1882 Event 10,000 workers march in 1st Labor Day parade in New York City 1882 Birthday Ralph Morgan, Wupperman, New York City, actor, Creeper, Imposter, Jack London 1882 Event Electric iron patented by Henry W Seely, New York City 1882 Birthday James Gleason, New York City, writer and actor, Bishop's Wife, Flying Fool 1882 Event David Belasco's "La Belle Russe," premieres in New York City 1882 Event 1st demonstration of pancake making (Department store in New York City) 1882 Event With 120 miles James Saunders wins New York City's 24 hour race and $100 prize 1882 Event New York City's 24 hour race begins, winner with most mileage in 24 hours 1881 Birthday Pedro De Cordoba, New York City, actor, Mexican Hayride, Before I Hang 1881 Birthday Charlie Dell, New York City, actor, Pickle in the Middle 1881 Event French marines occupy Tunisian harbor city Sfax 1881 Birthday Fernand Leger, France, painter/ceramist/cubist, City 1880 Event John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0 1880 Birthday Michael Jacobs, born in New York City, boxing promoter 1880 Event American Society of Mechanical Engineers forms (New York City) 1880 Event Steele MacKay's "Hazel Kirke," premieres in New York City 1879 Event Gilbert/Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance," premieres in New York City 1879 Event Opera "Pirates of Penzance" is produced (New York City) 1879 Event Gilbert and Sullivan's "HMS Pinafore" debuts at Bowery Theater New York City 1879 Event Gilmore Garden (New York City) renamed Madison Square Garden 1879 Event 1st artificial ice rink in North America (Madison Square Garden, New York City) 1879 Event January record 13" of snow falls in New York City (broken Jan 7, 1996) 1878 Death Boss Tweed, born in New York City, New York, American Politician, Democratic leader of Tammany Hall 1878 Birthday Henry B. Walthall, born in Shelby City, Alabama, actor, Birth of a Nation, Klondike 1877 Birthday Claire McDowell, New York City, actress, Big Parade 1877 Event Chase National Bank opens in New York City (later merges into Chase Manhattan) 1877 Event 1st Guernsey Cattle Club organizes (New York City) 1876 Event City of Anaheim incorporated for 2nd time 1876 Birthday Walter Griffin, U.S. architect, city planner; designed Canberra, Australia 1875 Event William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, New York City - Tammany Hall, escapes from jail 1875 Event National Bowling Association organized in New York City 1875 Event Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick kids, makes trial trip, New York City 1875 Event Latest date for measurable snow in New York City (3") 1874 Event William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall in New York City convicted of defrauding city of $6M, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment 1874 Birthday Clarence Shepard Day, New York City, author, Life with Father 1874 Event Young Men's Hebrew Association organizes in New York City 1874 Event Battle between jobless and police in New York City, 100s injuried 1874 Event New York City annexes the Bronx 1873 Event American Metrological Society forms (New York City) weights, measures and money 1873 Event P. T. Barnum's circus, "Greatest Show on Earth," debuts (New York City) 1873 Event P. T. Barnum Hippodrome featuring "Greatest Show on Earth," opens (New York City) 1872 Event 4th largest snowfall in New York City history (18") 1872 Event Montreal Foot Ball Club 1st game playing Quebec City to 0-0 tie 1872 Event Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City 1871 Event Albert L Jones (New York City), patents corrugated paper 1871 Event National Rifle Association organized in New York City 1871 Event Moses F Gale patents a cigar lighter (New York City) 1871 Event Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of Mystic Shrine founded, New York City 1870 Event 1st section of Atlantic City Boardwalk opens 1870 Event Metropolitan Museum of Art forms in New York City 1870 Event Golden Gate Park forms by City Order number 800 1870 Birthday George A. Smith, born in Salt Lake City Utah, 8th President of Mormon church 1870 Event 1st New York City subway line opens (pneumatic powered) 1870 Event City of Anaheim incorporates (1st time) 1870 Event YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) forms (New York City) 1870 Event "City of Boston" vanishes at sea with all 177 aboard 1870 Event U.S. mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins 1869 Event U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada opens 1869 Event Cleveland's Forest City play their 1st game, vs Cincinnati Red Stockings 1869 Event American Museum of Natural History opens (New York City) 1869 Event Booth theater at 23rd and 6th opens in New York City (Romeo and Juliet) 1868 Event 1st American amateur track and field meet (New York City) 1868 Event Jacques Offenbach's opera "Genevieve de Brabant," premieres in New York City 1868 Birthday Bertha Landes, 1st woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city, Seattle 1868 Event 1st U.S. professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in New York City 1867 Event City Gardens on Folsom opens 1867 Event 1st U.S. elevated railroad begins service, New York City 1867 Birthday Joe Howard, New York City, vocalist, Gay Nineties Revue 1866 Birthday Josef Swickard, born in Coblenz, Germany, actor, Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities 1866 Event New York Legislature forms New York City Metropolitan Board of Health 1866 Birthday Harry Davenport, New York City, actor and director, Her Unborn Child, My Sin 1865 Event Evacuation of Charleston, South Carolina; Sherman's troops burn city 1864 Birthday Herman Heijermans, Jr., Dutch writer, Kamertjeszonde, Diamond City 1864 Event Confederate plot to burn New York City, fails 1864 Event Battle of Westport, MO (Kansas City) 1864 Event Early retreats from Washington City back to Shenandoah Valley 1864 Event Battle of Piedmont, Virginia, Augusta City 1864 Birthday Tully Marshall, born in Nevada City, California 1863 Birthday Ralph Adams Cram, U.S., gothic architect, Cathedral of St. Joan New York City 1863 Event 5 Russian warships welcomed in New York City 1863 Event Anti-draft mobs lynch blacks in New York City; about 1,000 die 1863 Event Free city delivery of mail begins in 49 U.S. cities; postage 3 cents per oz 1863 Event Mexico City captured by French troops 1863 Event Siege of Vicksburg, investment of city complete 1863 Event Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at Carson City, Nevada 1863 Event Free city delivery replaces zone postage; 449 letter carriers hired 1863 Event P. T. Barnum stages wedding of Tom Thumb and Mercy Lavinia Warren (New York City) 1863 Event City of Dublin leases part of Cattle Market for 100,000 years 1863 Event Chenille manufacturing machine patented by William Canter, New York City 1863 Event Battle of Galveston, Texas-Confederates recapture the city 1862 Event Battle of Mumfordville, Kentucky-U.S. Col J Wilder surrenders city 1862 Death Nat Gordon, last pirate, hanged in New York City for stealing 1,000 slaves 1861 Birthday Pedro De Cordoba, New York City, actor, Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur 1861 Birthday Solomon R Guggenheim, philanthropist, Guggenheim Museum New York City 1861 Event Mexico City captured by Juarez (Lib) in War of Reform 1861 Event New York City mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N and S 1861 Event Porfirio Diaz conquers Mexico City 1860 Event Joseph Jefferson's "Rip Van Winkle," premieres in New York City 1860 Event Nation's 1st successful silver mill, Virginia City, Nevada 1860 Event Queen of Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) arrives in New York City 1860 Event Dion Boucicault's "Colleen Bawn," premieres in New York City 1860 Birthday Thomas Hastings, born in New York City, architect, New York Public Library 1860 Event 1st rabbi to open House of Representatives, Morris Raphall of New York City 1859 Event Dion Boucicault's "Octaroon," premieres in New York City 1859 Birthday Billy the Kid, William H Bonney, New York City, criminal 1859 Event Comstock silver load discovered near Virginia City, Nevada 1858 Event Macy's Department store opens in New York City 1858 Birthday Theodore Roosevelt, born in New York City, R, 26th President, 1901 - 1909, Nobel Peace Prize 1906 1858 Event 1st mailboxes installed in Boston and New York City streets 1858 Event Dion Boucicault's "Jessie Brown," premieres in New York City 1857 Event American Chess Association formed (New York City) 1857 Event American Chess Association organized; 1st major U.S. chess tournament (New York City) 1857 Event Elisha Otis' 1st elevator installed (488 Broadway, New York City) 1857 Event Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in New York City 1856 Birthday Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th President of Mormon church 1855 Event George F Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle," 2nd American opera, opens in New York City 1855 Event Castle Clinton in New York City opens as 1st U.S. receiving station for immigrants 1855 Event New York City regains Castle Clinton, to be used for immigration 1854 Event Pennsylvania Rock Oil Co, 1st in U.S., incorporated in New York City 1854 Event U.S. Assay Office in New York City, New York opens 1854 Event 1st park land purchased by a U.S. city, Worcester, Massachusetts 1854 Event SS City of Glasgow leaves Liverpool harbor and is never seen again 1854 Event Astor Library opens in New York City 1853 Event Women's Right's Convention met (New York City) 1853 Event Franconi's Hippodrome opens (New York City) 1853 Event Cincinnati became 1st U.S. city to pay fire fighters a regular salary 1853 Event U.S. Assay Office in New York City authorized 1852 Event 1st U.S. public bath opens, in New York City 1851 Event City of Glasgow steamer inaugurates Philadelphia-Liverpool line 1850 Event Honolulu, Hawaii becomes a city 1850 Event City of San Francisco incorporated 1850 Event City of Los Angeles incorporated 1850 Event 1st German-language daily newspaper in U.S. published, New York City 1849 Event Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in New York City (22 killed) 1849 Event Safety pin patented by Walter Hunt (New York City); sold rights for $100 1848 Event 1st telegraph link between New York City and Chicago 1847 Event U.S. Marines under General Scott enter Mexico City (halls of Montezuma) 1847 Event American-Mexican war: U.S. General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City 1847 Event Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah 1847 Event Rotary-type printing press patents by Richard March Hoe, New York City 1847 Event 1st U.S. postage stamps go on sale, 5 cents Franklin and 10 cents Washington, New York City 1847 Event 1st Swedish magazine in U.S., Skandinavia, published in New York City 1845 Event 1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, New York City 1845 Event Fire in New York City destroys 1,000 homes and kills many 1845 Event Joseph Francis, New York City, patents a corrugated sheet-iron lifeboat 1845 Event Edgar Allen Poe's "Raven" 1st published (New York City) 1844 Event U.S. President John Tyler marries Julia Gardiner in New York City 1843 Event 1st theatre matinee (Olympic Theatre, New York City) 1842 Event 1st adhesive postage stamps in U.S. (private delivery company), New York City 1842 Event 1st illustrated weekly magazine in U.S. publishes 1st issue, New York City 1841 Event Life preservers made of cork are patented by Napoleon Guerin (New York City) 1841 Event 1st U.S. steam fire engine tested, New York City 1840 Event 1st recorded bowling match in U.S., Knickerbocker Alleys, New York City 1839 Event 1st celestial photograph (of Moon) made in U.S., John Draper, New York City 1838 Event English steamship "Great Western" crossing Atlantic docks in New York City 1838 Event English steamship "Sirius" docks in New York City after Atlantic crossing 1838 Event Steamship "Great Western" maiden voyage (Bristol England to New York City) 1837 Event Astor Hotel opens in New York City, it later becomes the Waldorf-Astoria 1837 Event City of Chicago incorporates 1835 Event Fire consumes over 600 buildings in New York City 1834 Event 5th national black convention meet, New York City 1834 Event 1st U.S. labor newspaper, "The Man," published, New York City 1832 Event 1st streetcar railway in America starts operating (New York City) (12 cent fare) 1832 Event 1st streetcar (horse-drawn) (John Mason) debuts in New York City; fare 12 cents rode on 4th Avenue between Prince and 14th Streets 1831 Event Robert Montgomery Bird's "Gladiator," premieres in New York City 1831 Event 1st U.S. bank robbery (City Bank, New York/$245,000) 1831 Birthday Mary Mapes Dodge, New York City, writer, Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates 1830 Event Charles Durant, 1st U.S. aeronaut, flies a balloon from Castle Garden, New York City to Perth Amboy, New Jersey 1830 Event Plans for city of Chicago laid out 1828 Birthday Margaret Oliphant, Scotland, novelist and biographer, Beleaguered City 1827 Event 1st U.S. black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (New York City), begins publishing 1827 Event Ballet (Deserter) introduced to U.S. at Bowery Theater (New York City) 1825 Event 1st Italian opera in U.S., "Barber of Seville" premieres (New York City) 1825 Event Unseasonable hurricane hits New York City 1825 Event 1st grand opera in U.S. sung in English, New York City 1824 Event New York City's Fifth Avenue opens for business 1823 Birthday Boss Tweed, corrupt Democratic political boss, Tammany Hall in New York City 1822 Event Boston, Massachusetts incorporated as a city 1822 Event Boston is incorporated as a city 1821 Event Revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw 1821 Event African Methodist Episcopal Zion (AMEZ) Church organizes (New York City) 1821 Event Mercantile Library of City of New York opens 1820 Event 1st U.S. eye hospital, the New York Eye Infirmary, opens in New York City 1820 Event Dutch city of Leeuwarden forbids Jews to go to synagogues on Sundays 1819 Event 1st savings bank in U.S. (Bank of Savings in New York City) opens its doors 1819 Event 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in U.S. introduced in New York City 1818 Event 1st successful U.S. educational magazine "Academician," begins (New York City) 1817 Event 1st sword swallower in U.S. performs (New York City) 1817 Event Baltimore is the 1st U.S. city lit by gas 1816 Event Jews are expelled from Free city of Lubeck Germany 1815 Birthday John Banvard, New York City, painted worlds largest painting, 3 mile canvas 1814 Event 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in U.S. held, New York City 1802 Event Washington D.C. incorporates as a city 1800 Event Zion AME Church dedicated (New York City) 1799 Event Bank of Manhattan Company opens in New York City (forerunner to Chase Manhattan) 1797 Event Albany replaces New York City as capital of NY 1794 Event New York City formally declares coast of Ellis Island publically owned, so they can build forts to protect New York City from British 1792 Event Opening of 1st legislative assembly of Lower Canada in Quebec city 1791 Event New York City traffic regulation creates 1st 1-way street 1790 Event Aztec calendar stone discovered in Mexico City 1790 Event Supreme Court convenes for 1st time (New York City) 1789 Event 1st loan to U.S. Government (from New York City banks) 1789 Event Society of St. Tammany is formed by Revolutionary War soldiers. It later becomes an infamous group of New York City political bosses 1789 Event 1st inaugurational ball (for George Washington in New York City) 1789 Event 1st U.S. Congress begins regular sessions, Federal Hall, New York City 1789 Event House of Representatives 1st full meeting, New York City, F Muhlenberg 1st speaker 1788 Event New York City becomes 1st capital of US 1787 Event 1st free school in New York City (African Free School) opens 1787 Event 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in New York City 1786 Event Earliest 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) recorded temp in New York City 1786 Event Commercially made ice cream 1st advertised, Mr Hall, New York City 1785 Event Continental Congress convenes in New York City 1783 Event General Washington bids officers farewell at Fraunce's Tavern, New York City 1783 Event Britain evacuates New York City, their last military position in US 1778 Event City Amsterdam signs trade agreement with U.S. rebels 1776 Event U.S. Army evacuates Long Island/falls back to Manhattan, New York City 1768 Event 1st Methodist church in U.S. initiated (Wesley Chapel, New York City) 1768 Event 1st U.S. Chamber of Commerce forms (New York City) 1762 Event 1st St. Patrick's Day parade in New York City 1762 Event Fraunces Tavern opens in New York City 1756 Event St. Patrick's Day 1st celebrated in New York City at Crown and Thistle Tavern 1754 Event Kings College in New York City opens (renamed Columbia College) 1754 Event Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City) 1752 Event 3rd great fire in Moscow in 2 weeks; 1/3 of city destroyed 1751 Event 1st performing monkey exhibited in America, New York City (admission 1cent) 1750 Event 1st American Shakespearean production-"altered" Richard III, New York City 1732 Event 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, New York City 1730 Event 1st Jewish congregation in U.S. forms synagogue, "Shearith Israel, New York City" 1729 Event City of Baltimore founded 1720 Birthday Frederick Philipse III, New York City, land owner, Bronx, Westchester and Putnam 1704 Event Elias Neau, a Frenchman, opens a school for blacks in New York City 1701 Event Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft. Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit 1693 Event New York City authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies 1686 Event City of Albany, New York chartered 1674 Event Netherlands and England sign Peace of Westminster (New York City becomes English) 1673 Event Dutch battle fleet of 23 ships demands surrender of New York City 1671 Event Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City 1664 Event New Amsterdam renamed New York City 1660 Event 1st kosher butcher (Asser Levy) licensed in New York City (New Amsterdam) 1659 Event Michiel de Ruyter conquerors Danish city Nyborg 1658 Event Dutch troops occupy harbor city Quilon (Coilan) India 1653 Event New Amsterdam becomes a city, later called New York City 1652 Event Fire on Dutch Dam, Amsterdam's city hall burns 1652 Event New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US 1642 Event Georgeana (York) Maine became the 1st incorporated American city 1641 Event United East Indian Company conquerors city of Malakka, 7,000 killed 1640 Event 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malakka 1636 Event City of Providence, Rhode Island form 1608 Event Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec 1573 Birthday Elias Hill, German architect/city builder, Augsburg 1570 Event Spanish viceroy Alva banishes Zutphen City's only physician, Joost Sweiter, "because he is a Jew" 1565 Event Oldest city in the U.S., St. Augustine Fla, established 1565 Event 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms 1553 Event City of Lichfield, England forms 1540 Event Emperor Karel deprives city Gent definitive rights/privileges 1536 Event Pedro de Mendoza finds Argentine city of Buenos Aires 1535 Event City of Lima Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro 1521 Event Spanish conquerors Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) from Aztecs 1519 Event Panama City founded 1511 Event Portugese assault on city Malakka attack 1459 Event Sun City India founded by Rao Jodhpur 1419 Event French city of Rouen surrenders to Henry V in Hundred Years War 1350 Event Orvieto city says it will behead and burn Jewish-Christian couples 1231 Event Harderwijk becomes a city 1110 Event Syria harbor city Saida (Sidon) surrenders to Crusaders 1109 Event Crusaders capture Syria's harbor city of Tripoli 421 Event Friday at 12 PM - city of Venice founded 70 Event Walls of upper city of Jerusalem battered down by Romans 70 Event Rome captures 1st wall of the city of Jerusalem
