1998 Cleveland Amory, writer, The Compleat Cat, dies at 81
1997 World Series: Florida Marlins beat Cleveland Indians, 4 games to 3
1997 Coldest World Series game Marlins vs Cleveland (38 degrees F)
1997 700th World Series home run (Sandy Alomar, Cleveland Indians)
1997 Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS
1997 68th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland
1997 47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland
1996 Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57
1996 Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 inn playoff game
1996 Balt Ravens (Cleveland Browns) 1st NFL game, beat Oakland Raiders, 17-14
1996 Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens
1996 NFL and Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Balt but he had to leave the Browns' name behind
1995 Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Balt
1995 Atlanta Braves beat Cleveland Indians in 6 games in World Series
1995 Contract finalizing Cleveland Browns' move to Balt is signed
1995 Cleveland Indian Albert Belle hits his 50th home run of season
1995 Ohio's Governor Voinovich proclaims "Cleveland Indians Day"
1995 Browns and Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles
1995 Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title
1995 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio
1995 Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition)
1995 Former WMMS engineer William Alford is sentenced to 10 days and $1,000 fine for cutting feed during Howard Stern's broadcast from Cleveland
1995 Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0
1994 Billy Joel performs opening concert at Cleveland's Gund Arena
1994 Cleveland Browns is 1st team in NFL to score a 2-point conversion
1994 Gund Arena in Cleveland opens
1994 Last steel beam is placed on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1994 Cleveland Indians 18 game home win streak ends to Yanks 11-6
1994 Tropical Butterfly Garden at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens
1994 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2
1994 Walkway from Cleveland's Tower City to Jacobs Field officially opens
1994 It is announced there is no smoking in Cleveland Indians new ballpark
1994 Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field)
1994 -20 degrees F (-29 degrees C) (5:32 AM) coldest day ever recorded in Cleveland Ohio
1993 Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29
1993 Cleveland Metroparks lease Brookside Park from Cleveland for 99-years
1993 Indians play their last game at Cleveland Stadium, Chicago wins 4-0
1993 Indians win their last game at Cleveland Stadium, beating Brewers 6-4
1993 Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland Indians 5-4 in 22 innings
1993 Shamrock Broadcasting, a Disney company, officially takes ownership of Cleveland's WMMS-FM/100.7 and WHK-AM/1420
1993 Primera, an Andean condor, hatched at Cleveland Zoo, 5th born in captivity
1993 Cleveland breaks ground for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1993 Construction begins on Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1993 Cleveland radio station WMMS-FM/101.7 is bought by Disney
1992 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Cleveland OH on WNCX 98.5 FM
1992 Cleveland Browns suffer their worst preseason loss, 56-3, to Vikings
1992 Cleveland Indians turn a triple play
1992 Matt Young no-hits Cleveland, but loses 2-1
1992 Oriole Park at Camden Yards opens, beating Cleveland 2-0
1992 US Air New York to Cleveland crashes on take off at LaGuardia, 27 die
1992 Last building in Gateway area in Cleveland is demolished
1991 Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 148-80, by record 68 pts
1991 NBA's most lopsided game Cleveland beats Miami 148-80
1991 Ken Keltner, U.S. baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at 75
1991 John Hart becomes general manager of Cleveland Indians
1991 Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland
1991 Paul Brown, NFL founder (Cleveland Browns, Cin Bengals), dies at 82
1991 Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease with Cleveland Indians
1991 James Cleveland McFadden-Talbot, son of Gates McFaden, Star Trek NG
1990 Houston scores most points against Cleveland, Oilers 58, Browns 14
1990 Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar, Jr. wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously
1990 9th no-hitter of 1990: Blue Jay Dave Steib beats Cleveland 3-0
1990 Cuyahoga County voters approve sin tax to build Cleveland Gateway
1990 Kinks inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1989 Cleveland Indian Joe Carter has his 4th 3 HR game
1989 Cleveland loses and drop to 21-22, this is the latest a sub .500 team is in 1st place (AL East)
1989 NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers win 22nd straight home game
1989 Cleveland's Chris Dudley misses 5 free throws during 1 foul attempt
1989 NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers longest win streak (11)
1988 19 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Oct
1988 Minnesota Twins pull 2nd triple-play of year and beat Cleveland 6-2
1988 104 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in June
1987 Garfield Park Nature Center opens, latest in Cleveland Metroparks
1986 Cleveland Browns' Gerald McNeil sets the team record for the longest punt return with an 84-yard run (and TD), Browns 24, Detroit 21
1986 Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31
1986 Red Sox Spike Owens scores 6 runs in a 24-5 rout of Cleveland Indians
1986 Cleveland sets AL attendance record for twi-night doubleheader, 65,934
1986 Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning
1986 Hall of Fame and Museum announced to be built in Cleveland
1986 Howard Da Silva, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor (Ben Franklin-1776), dies at 76
1985 WJW-AM/TV in Cleveland Ohio change call letters to WRMR
1985 Indians-Brewers game at Cleveland Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out
1984 Cleveland Browns' Steve Cox sets club record with a 60-yd field goal
1984 Cleveland Metroparks' Valley Parkway All Purpose Trails are completed
1984 Cleveland Indians down 0-10 to Minnesota Twins, win 11-10
1984 Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings
1983 Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0
1983 Smallest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Nets-1,814)
1982 Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 33 pass completions
1982 77 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in December
1982 Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record)
1982 Detroit blocks 20 Cleveland Cav shots tying NBA regulation game record
1982 38 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August
1981 Cleveland Metroparks Administrative offices move from downtown to Zoo
1981 William O Walker, publisher of Cleveland Call Post, dies at 85
1981 Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 57 pass attempts
1981 NL beats AL 5-4 in 52nd All Star Game (Cleveland Stadium)
1981 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Amphitheater is dedicated
1981 Len Barker of Cleveland pitches perfect game vs Toronto
1981 31st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-120 at Cleveland
1981 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 34, Austin Carr
1980 Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24
1980 73,096 in Cleveland watch Indians beat Yankees 7-0
1980 Jorge Orta of Cleveland gets 6 hits in a baseball game
1979 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith
1979 Foots Walker becomes 1st Cleveland Cavalier to score a triple-double
1979 Pittsburgh gains 606 net yards against Cleveland, winning 33-30
1979 Cleveland Browns' Dino Hall sets club records with 9 kickoff returns
1979 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate and Cat Building is dedicated
1978 Chris Sellers, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rapper, Another Bad Creation
1978 Cleveland, Houston, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Phillies win 3rd consecutive NL East Division title
1978 Ron Guidry beats Cleveland 4-0, raising his record to 23-3 ERA 1.74
1977 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond
1977 Cleveland Browns play their 1st overtime game, beat Patriots 30-27
1977 Cleveland Indians stage 1st "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night"
1977 Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0
1977 Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inn game (3:17)
1976 Cleveland Browns' Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks
1976 Denver's Rick Upchurch returns 2 punts for TDs against Cleveland
1976 1st NBA playoff game for Cleveland Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash
1976 Cleveland Cavaliers win their 1st NBA Central Division title
1976 Cleveland Cavaliers clinch their 1st ever NBA playoff bearth
1976 Largest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Wash-21,130)
1975 Brevin Knight, NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1975 Cleveland Metroparks assume operating responsibilities for Zoo
1975 Cleveland Browns' Don Cockroft kicks club record 5 field goals
1975 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, NBA center for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1975 Cleveland's Dennis Eckersley, debuts shuting out the A's 6-0
1975 Marcie Alberts, WNBA guard for the Cleveland Rockers
1975 Vitaly Potapenko, NBA center for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1975 Cedric Henderson, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1974 Art Modell gets snowed in and misses his 1st Cleveland Brown game in 33 yrs
1974 Cleveland Coliseum opens for NBA's Cavaliers and MISL's Crunch
1974 Lake Isaac in Cleveland Metroparks' Big Creek Reservation dedicated
1974 Cleveland Indian Dick Bosman no-hits Oakland A's, 4-0
1974 Derek Anderson, NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1974 Never-to-be-repeated 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland Stadium occurs
1974 10 cents Beer Night at Cleveland, unruly fans stumble onto field and cause Indians to forfeit the game to Rangers with score tied 5-5 in 9th
1974 Anita Maxwell, WNBA forward for the Cleveland Rockers
1974 Adrienne Johnson, WNBA guard for the Cleveland Rockers
1974 Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Golden State-1,641)
1973 Jenny Boucek, WNBA guard for the Cleveland Rockers
1973 62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0)
1973 Warriors-Cavalier game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors
1973 Tina Nicholson, WNBA guard for the Cleveland Rockers
1973 John Adams and his drum - become a right-field fixture in Cleveland Stadium
1973 Merlakia Jones, WNBA guard and forward for the Cleveland Rockers
1973 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game started 5/26)
1973 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 inn (game complete 5/28)
1973 Julian Tavarez, Santiago, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1973 Cleveland sets day-game and opening-game attendance records of 74,420
1973 Bob Sura, NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1972 Eva Nemcova, WNBA forward and guard for the Cleveland Rockers
1972 Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal
1972 Eric Zeier, NFL quarterback for the Cleveland Browns
1972 Ian Moran, born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. hockey defenseman, Olympics-1994, Pitts
1972 Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1972 Antonio Langham, NFL cornerback for the Cleveland Browns
1972 Donny Marshall, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1972 Damon Sharpe, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor/musician, Guys Next Door
1972 Shawnelle Scott, NBA center for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1972 31 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in June
1972 Manny Ramirez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder, Cleveland Indians
1972 Antonio Lang, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1972 Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center and forward for the Cleveland Rockers
1972 Rushia Brown, WNBA forward and center for the Cleveland Rockers
1972 Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for $9 million
1972 Aris Brimanis, born in Cleveland, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers
1972 1st time Cleveland Cavaliers beat New York Knicks (111-109)
1972 Michael Davis, NFL cornerback for the Cleveland Browns
1972 Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Lakers-11,178)
1971 Ernest Hunter, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns
1971 Craig Powell, NFL linebacker for the Cleveland Browns
1971 Derrick Alexander, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1971 Cleveland Metroparks' Rocky River Nature Center opens
1971 Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators, play 20 innings
1971 Mike Caldwell, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals
1971 Issac Booth, NFL cornerback and safety for the Cleveland Browns
1971 Cleveland's Steve Dunning becomes last AL pitcher to hit grand slam
1971 Harold Miner, NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1971 Rich McKenzie, NFL linebacker for the Cleveland Browns
1971 Wesley Person, NBA guard, Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers
1971 Walt Wesley becomes 1st Cleveland Cavalier to score 50 pts in a game
1971 Wally Williams, NFL center/guard, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1971 Romeo Bandison, NFL defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns
1971 Quentin Neujahr, NFL center, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns
1971 Jed DeVries, NFL tackle for the Cleveland Browns
1970 Jon Cleveland, born in Fresno California, Canadian 100m/200m swimmer, Oly-br-92, 96
1970 Mitchell Butler, NBA guard, Washington Bullets, Cleveland Cavaliers
1970 Orlando Brown, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1970 John Amaechi, NBA center and forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1970 New York Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG
1970 Chad Ogea, Lake Charles, Louisiana, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1970 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers 1st home game, lose to San Diego 110-99
1970 Herman Arvie, NFL tackle for the Cleveland Browns
1970 Paul Shuey, born in Lima, Ohio, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1970 59th Davis Cup: USA beats Germany in Cleveland (5-0)
1970 Jim Thome, Peoria, Illinois, infielder, Cleveland Indians
1970 Steve Everitt, NFL center, Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles
1970 George Szell, Hungarian/US conductor (Cleveland Orch), dies at 73
1970 Tom Sherrer, born in Syracuse, New York, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Cleveland Open-2nd
1970 Terrell Brandon, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks
1970 Harold Bishop, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns
1970 Tim Jacobs, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins
1970 NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland
1970 Chris Mills, NBA forward, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks
1970 Alan Embree, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1970 Keenan McCardell, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Jaguars
1970 Minnesota Vikings beat Cleveland Browns 27-7 in NFC championship game
1969 Dallas Cowboy kicker Mike Clark, attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland, missed the ball
1969 Bobby Phills, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets
1969 Michael Bates, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers
1969 Pio Sagapolutele, NFL defensive tackle, NO Saints, Cleveland Browns
1969 Shawn Kemp, NBA forward, Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics
1969 Joe Courtney, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1969 Carl Thomas, NBA guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1969 Eddie Sutter, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons
1969 58th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Cleveland (5-0)
1969 Halle Cioffi, born in Cleveland, Ohio, tennis star
1969 John Crotty, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers
1969 Dana Hall, NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns
1969 Mark Telerico, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 S Florida
1969 Cleveland's Cuyahgo River catches fire
1969 Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals
1969 Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL
1969 Jeromy Burnitz, born in Westminster, California, outfielder, Cleveland Indians
1969 Michael Jackson, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1969 Jennifer Lyn Jackson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, playmate, April, 1989
1969 Louis Riddick, NFL safety born in Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons
1969 Tommy Vardell, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions
1969 [Touchdown] Tommy Vardell, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns
1969 Rico Smith, NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns
1969 Dan Footman, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts
1968 Baltimore Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game
1968 Bob Dahl, NFL guard and tackle for the Cleveland Browns
1968 Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rico, infielder, Cleveland Indians
1968 Tinker Creek Gorge of Cleveland Metroparks is dedicated
1968 Eric Turner, NFL safety for the Cleveland Browns
1968 Halle Berry, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Miss World USA, 1986, /actress, Boomerang
1968 Cleveland Metroparks begins operating Zoo
1968 Race riot in Cleveland, 11 including 3 cops killed
1968 41 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July
1968 Cleveland Indian Luis Tiant strikes out 19 Minnesota Twins
1968 Jim Northrup hits 2 grand-slammers to help Tigers beat Cleveland 14-3
1968 Dave Mlicki, born in Cleveland, Ohio, pitcher for the New York Mets
1968 Leroy Hoard, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings
1968 Tyrone Hill, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1968 Anthony Pleasant, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons
1968 Matt Stover, NFL kicker, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1968 WKBF TV channel 61 in Cleveland, OH (IND) begins broadcasting
1967 Kevin Toth, born in Cleveland, Ohio, shot putter
1967 Charles Christopher Rymer, Cleveland, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1995 Shell-3rd
1967 Frank Hartley, NFL tight end, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers
1967 Rob Burnett, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens
1967 Dean Chance pitches a 2-1 no-hitter, and Twins sweep Cleveland
1967 Minn Twin Dean Chance 2nd no-hitter of month beats Cleveland, 2-1
1967 Jason Grimsley, born in Cleveland, Texas, pitcher for the California Angels
1967 Jon Normile, born in Cleveland, Ohio, fencer 1996 Olympics
1967 Kenny Lofton, E Chicago Indiana, outfielder, Cleveland Indians
1967 Charles Nagy, Fairfield, Connecticut, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1967 Marquis Grisom, born in Atlanta, Georgia, outfielder, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians
1967 Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs
1967 Stevon Moore, NFL safety, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1966 Toboggan Chutes begin operation in Cleveland Metroparks
1966 Jerry Kelly, Madison WI, Nike golfer, 1993 NIKE Cleveland Open-2nd
1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title
1966 David Miley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Nike golfer, 1992 Cleveland Open
1966 Danny Ferry, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1966 Cleveland Stadium's 1st rock concert is held, featuring Beatles
1966 Gov James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland, race riot
1966 Camille Benjamin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, tennis star
1966 Sandy Alomar, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, catcher, Cleveland Indians
1966 Cleveland Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Washington Senator, 2-0
1966 Tony Jones, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32
1966 Jose Mesa, Azua, Dominican Republic, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1966 Cleveland ties record with 10th straight win since Opening Day
1966 Jim Poole, born in Rochester, New York, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1966 Lorenzo White, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns
1966 Michelle Edwards, WNBA guard, Cleveland Rockers
1966 Tim Goad, NFL defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns
1966 Derek Lilliquist, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cleveland Indians, Atl Braves
1966 Tom Tupa, NFL punter/quarterback, Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots
1966 Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game
1965 Walter Reeves, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns
1965 Brad Daugherty, NBA center for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1965 St. L Cards Charlie Johnson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Cleveland (49-13)
1965 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0
1965 Robert Manry, Cleveland newspaper editor/sailed the Atlantic, in craft
1965 32nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16 (68,000)
1965 Brian Kinchen, NFL tight end, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1965 Scott Brooks, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks
1965 Henry James, NBA forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1965 KYW-AM in Cleveland Ohio returns call letters to Philadelphia
1965 Ruben Amaro, U.S. baseball outfielder, Cleveland Indians
1965 WVIZ TV channel 25 in Cleveland, Ohio (PBS) begins broadcasting
1965 Steven Adler, born in Cleveland, Ohio, drummer, Guns and Roses-Sweet Child
1965 Eric Moore, NFL tackle for the Cleveland Browns
1965 Greg Swindell, Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians
1964 Cleveland Browns beat Baltimore Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game
1964 Cleveland Browns' Frank Ryan sets club record of 5 TD passes
1964 Indians' directors vote to keep franchise in Cleveland, rejecting bids by Seattle, Oakland and Dallas
1964 53rd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (3-2)
1964 Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland
1964 Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium
1964 WEWS-TV Channel 5's "Upbeat" debuts in Cleveland
1964 Johnny Thomas, NFL cornerback, Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers
1964 Pepper Johnson, NFL linebacker, New York Giants, Cleveland Browns
1964 86% of black students boycott Cleveland schools
1964 10 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in April
1964 Dave Ellett, Cleveland, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs
1964 Don Griffin, NFL cornerback for the Cleveland Browns
1964 Mark Price, NBA guard, Cleveland Caveliers
1963 Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns
1963 Vinny Testaverde, NFL quarterback, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1963 Lisa Bettio, Cleveland, WPVA volleyballer, Ft. Myers Beach-17th-1992
1963 Jacqueline Kennedy becomes 1st, 1st lady to give birth since Mrs. Cleveland
1963 James Wilder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Scorchers, Zombie High, Murder 1
1963 34th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
1963 Bennie Thompson, NFLer, Saints, Chiefs, Cleveland Browns/Ravens
1962 Earnest Byner, NFL running back for the Cleveland Browns
1962 Carl Banks, NFL linebacker, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants
1962 Mary Ellen Weber, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/astronaut, STS 70
1962 Larry Doby, retires from Cleveland Indians to play in Japan
1962 3 more Cleveland HR set AL record for most HR (26) over 8 games
1962 Lion and Tiger Veldt at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated
1962 June 15 the Mets send Chiti back to Cleveland
1962 Michael Cage, NBA forward and center, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets
1961 Bonnie Marino, born in Cleveland, Ohio, playmate, Jun, 1990
1961 Julio Franco, Sp de Macrois, Dominican Republic, infielder, Cleveland Indians
1961 Drew Carey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor/comedian, Drew-Drew Carey Show
1961 Art Modell purchases Cleveland Browns for then record ($3,925,000)
1961 1st NFL Playoff Bowl (runner-up bowl)-Detroit beats Cleveland 17-16
1960 Cleveland's Bernie Parrish sets club record for longest interception return with a 92 yard run
1960 Paul Assenmacher, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1960 Alan Ruck, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Stuart-Spin City
1960 Cleveland Indians trade Rocky Colavito to Tigers for Harvey Kuenn
1960 Lee Chill, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1977 Ohio Jr
1959 Missy Cleveland, Jackson, Mississippi, playmate, April, 1979
1959 Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Washington 31-17
1959 Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt
1959 Stinchcomb Memorial in Cleveland Metroparks' dedicated
1959 Cleveland Browns' Jim Brown makes club record 37 rushing attempts
1959 1st exhibit of bongos at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens
1959 Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Children's Petting Farm opens
1958 Orel Hershiser, born in Buffalo, New York, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians
1958 Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
1958 Shelly West, born in Cleveland, Ohio, country singer, Red Hot, West by West
1958 Patricia Heaton, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, played Debra on Everybody Loves Raymond
1957 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 50-14 in NFL championship game
1957 Cleveland Browns' fullback Jim Brown sets club record of 237 yds rushing
1957 Cleveland Browns' Don Paul sets club record for longest fumble return with a 89-yard run (and TD), beating Pittsburgh 24-0
1957 George Cleveland, actor (Grampa-Lassie), dies at 74
1957 Tony Pena, born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, catcher, Cleveland Indians
1957 Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons
1956 Indians' Rocky Colavito hits his 1st grand slam, Cleveland 5, Tigers 4
1956 23rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 26, All-Stars 0 (75,000)
1956 Pachyderm Building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo opens
1956 Gregory J Harbaugh, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS 39, 54, 71, 82
1956 Ozzie Newsome, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns
1956 Eddie Murray, born in Los Angeles, California, 1st baseman, Orioles, Dodgers, Cleveland Indians
1956 George David Low, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS 32, STS 43
1956 KYW-AM in Philadelphia Penn gives calls to WTAM (now WWWE) Cleveland
1955 Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating LA 38-14
1955 Cleveland Browns win NFL championship
1955 Carl Erwin Walz, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mjr USAF/Astronaut, STS 51, 65, 79
1955 22nd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 30, Cleveland 27 (75,000)
1955 Donald A Thomas, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS 65, 70, 83, 94
1954 Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating Detroit 56-10
1954 Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 80-yard punt
1954 Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns and win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Washington 62-3
1954 New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series
1954 Calvin Levels, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Knightwatch
1954 Cleveland Indians clinch AL pennant, beat Tigers (3-2)
1954 Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season
1954 Alan Freed leaves Cleveland to New York City for WINS radio
1953 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game
1953 World B Free, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors
1953 Cleveland Browns' QB Otto Graham sets club record with 4 fumbles
1953 Martha Smith, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Animal House, /playmate, July 1973
1953 101 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept
1953 NY, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues
1952 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game
1952 Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president
1952 Ronald Michael Sega, born in Cleveland, Ohio, PhD/Astronaut, STS 60, 76
1952 Carol Kane, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Dog Day Afternoon, Simka-Taxi
1952 Alan Freed presents Moondog Coronation Ball at old Cleveland Arena, 25,000 attend 1st rock and roll concert ever
1951 1st coast-to-coast televised football game (Dumont paid $75,000) Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns 24-17 in NFL championship game
1951 Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears
1951 Cleveland Indians win 16th straight home game
1951 18th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 33, All-Stars 0 (92,180)
1951 New York Yankees Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0
1951 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller, 3rd no-hitter beats Det Tigers, 2-1
1951 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double and single vs Red Sox
1950 Cleveland Browns beat Los Angeles Rams 30-28 in NFL championship game
1950 Cleveland Browns win NFL championship, beat LA 30-28
1950 Cleveland Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia 13-7)
1950 Cleveland Browns' Horace Gillom sets club record with 12 punts
1950 After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau
1950 Cleveland Browns' Tommy James intercepts 3 passes, club record
1950 82 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Nov
1950 Cleveland Browns' Marion Motley sets record for highest avg gain in a game with 17.1 (10 attempts), Cleveland 45, Pittsburgh 7
1950 Bird Building at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is dedicated
1950 Cleveland Browns play Pittsburgh for 1st time, beat Steelers 30-17
1950 Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0
1950 Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Philadelphia 35-10)
1950 Indians make their 1st triple play at Cleveland Stadium
1950 Indians' Luke Easter hits longest ball in Cleveland Stadium history, 477 feet, into upper deck, Section 4
1950 Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2
1950 Jazz pianist, Erroll Garner's solo concert (Cleveland, Ohio)
1950 73 degrees F (23 degrees C) highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in January
1949 WJW TV channel 8 in Cleveland, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
1949 Cleveland Browns beat San Francisco '49ers 21-7 in final AAFC championship game
1949 NFL merges Cleveland Browns, San Francisco '49ers and Baltimore Colts from AAFC
1949 Kenneth D Cameron, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Lt Col USMC/astronaut, STS 37, 56, 74
1949 Yanks trade Joe Gordon to Cleveland for Allie Reynolds
1949 Tony Hoty, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ransom, Paper
1949 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland
1949 Eric Carmen, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rocker, All by Myself
1948 Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo Bills 49-7 in AAFC championship game
1948 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2 in 45th World Series
1948 Then record 86,288 see game 5 of World Series in Cleveland
1948 Yanks, Boston and Cleveland are tied for 1st place in AL (91-56)
1948 102 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August
1948 Cleveland Indians get 29 hits in a 9 inning game
1948 Cleveland Indians set club record for most double plays in a game (6)
1948 Cleveland's Satchel Paige make his 1st start and goes 7 innings
1948 Satchel Paige, 42, debuts in majors pitching 2 scoreless inn for Cleveland
1948 Cleveland Indians sign Leroy "Satchel" Paige at 42
1948 Cleveland Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0
1948 Cleveland draws then record 82,781 for doubleheader
1948 Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians
1948 Reggie Cleveland, baseball player
1948 Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4)
1948 Michael Stanley, born in Cleveland, Ohio, rocker, Michael Stanley Band
1948 -5 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March
1948 Austin Carr, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1947 WEWS TV channel 5 in Cleveland, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
1947 Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game
1947 Frances Cleveland Preston, former 1st lady (1885-89 93-97), dies at 83
1947 Negro League World Series, New York Cubans beat Cleveland Buckeyes, 6-5
1947 Steve Stone, born in Cleveland, Ohio, sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball
1947 Cleveland Indian Don Black no-hits Philadelphia A's, 3-0
1947 Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL
1947 Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the 1st black in AL
1947 Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stad
1946 Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game
1946 Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated
1946 Right foot of Cleveland Indian's owner Bill Veeck is amputated
1946 90 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Oct
1946 Los Angeles (previously Cleveland) Rams play 1st NFL game in LA
1946 Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleveland Indians games begins
1946 Bill Veeck purchases Cleveland Indians
1946 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller's 2nd no-hitter beats New York Yankees, 1-0
1946 Eddie Klepp, a white pitcher signed by defending Negro League champ Cleveland Buckeyes, is barred from field in Birmingham Alabama
1946 Bobby "Bingo" Smith, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1946 NFL champs Cleveland Rams given permission to move to LA
1945 Elaine Joyce, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, City of Angels, Mr. Merlin
1945 Cleveland Rams win NFL championship
1945 Jim Benton, Cleveland end, gains 303 yards (NFL record)
1945 Cleveland ace Bob Feller returns from Navy and strike out 12
1945 Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride
1944 Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland explodes, 135 die, 3,600 homeless
1944 Graig Nettles, 3rd baseman, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians
1943 Bobby Wayne Mitchell, Chatham, Virginia, PGA golfer, 1971 Cleveland Open
1942 Paul Warfield, NFL/WFL wide receiver, Cleveland, Miami, Memphis
1942 32 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept
1942 Ann Elder, born in Cleveland, Ohio, comedienne, Smothers Brothers Show, Laugh-In
1941 Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager
1941 103 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July
1941 Nate Thurmond, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers
1941 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak ends in Cleveland
1941 Diane McBain, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Surfside Six, Spinout, Donner Pass
1940 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller hurls an opening day no-hitter vs Chic, 1-0
1939 William Walton's violinist concert premieres in Cleveland
1939 Wes Craven, born in Cleveland, Ohio, director, Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream
1939 1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0)
1938 AL permits Cleveland and Philadelphia to play night games
1938 Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game
1938 Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to Hall of Fame
1937 Lenny Wilkins, NBA player and coach, Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta
1937 Cleveland (Los Angeles) Rams plays their 1st NFL game, lose 28-0
1937 Cleveland (now Los Angeles) Rams granted an NFL franchise
1936 Explosion caused by leaking gas rips out section 12 of Cleveland Stadium
1936 Keir Dullea, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, 2001, 2010, David and Lisa
1936 Jim Brown, Georgia, NFL full back for the Cleveland Browns/actor, Dirty Dozen
1936 Diana Hyland, Cleveland Hgts Ohio, actress, Peyton Place, 8 is Enough
1935 Phil Donahue, born in Cleveland, Ohio, talk show host, Phil Donahue Show
1935 Chicago White Sox Vern Kennedy no-hits Cleveland Indians, 5-0
1935 CCC camp opens in Brecksville Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks
1935 Cleveland Dunkin, rocker, Penguins
1935 1st U.S. surgical operation for relief of angina pectoris, Cleveland
1935 Henry Jordan, Emporia, Virginia, NFL defensive tackle, Cleveland, Green Bay
1934 1935 All-Star Game is assigned to Cleveland
1934 Greg Morris, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Mission Impossible, Vega$
1934 Willie Davis, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay
1934 Babe Ruth draws his 2,000th base on balls at Cleveland
1933 Jack Perkins, born in Cleveland, Ohio, newscaster, Prime Time Sunday, NBC Magazine
1933 CCC Camps are established in Cleveland Park District
1933 Earl Averill becomes 2nd Cleveland ballplayer to hit for cycle Moody defaults in 3rd set, trailing 3-0
1933 Nathan Eugene Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio, flyweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold
1933 Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager
1933 Herb Score, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1932 Revjames Cleveland, rocker
1932 Cleveland Municipal Stadium opens-Philadelphia A's beat Indians 1-0
1932 Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland)
1932 Yanks 4th straight shutout to equal record set by Cleveland and Boston
1932 73 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in February
1932 Chuck Noll, Cleveland, NFL coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers
1931 Philadelphia A's clinch pennant, beating Cleveland
1931 1st fireworks are held at Cleveland Stadium
1931 1st trailside museum opens in Cleveland Metroparks
1931 Cleveland Municipal Stadium is completed
1931 Cleveland Indian Wes Ferrell no-hits St. Louis Browns, 9-0
1930 Dante Lavelli, AAFC/NFL end for the Cleveland Browns
1930 Philadelphia Athletics triple steal in 1st and 4th innings vs Cleveland
1930 Ground is broken for construction of Cleveland Stadium
1930 Mike McCormack, NFL offensive tackle, New York Yankees, Cleveland, Phila
1930 C F Payne, Cleveland, British chief constable
1930 Cleveland's Terminal Tower opens (52 stories)
1929 "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins, born in Cleveland, rocker, I Put a Spell on You
1929 Fire in X-ray film stock kills 125 at Crile Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio)
1929 WJW-AM in Cleveland Ohio begins radio transmissions
1929 Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes 1st AL to hit a HR on 1st at bat
1928 Cleveland Indians score 17 in 1st 2 inns to beat Yanks 24-6 at Dunn Field they also set a record with 24 singles in 1 game
1928 James A. Lovell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, USN/astr, Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, 13
1928 Sander Vanocur, born in Cleveland, Ohio, news anchor, NBC Weekend News
1927 Carl Burton Stokes, born in Cleveland, Mayor-Cleve, /TV newscaster
1926 Kaye Ballard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/comedienne, Kaye-Mothers-in-Law
1926 Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker hits his 700th double
1926 [Martin] Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ever Since Paris
1926 Len Ford, NFL end, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers
1925 Art Modell, owner, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Modells Stores
1925 Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner, Cleveland Indians
1925 Philadelphia A's go into bottom of 8th inning trailing 15-4, then score 13 times to defeat Cleveland 17-15
1925 Cleveland Indian Tris Speaker gets his 3,000th hit
1925 Hal Holbrook, born in Cleveland, actor, All the President's Men, Mark Twain
1924 Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record)
1924 Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats New York Giants to win 300th game
1924 1st political convention broadcast on radio - Republicans at Cleveland
1924 Henry Mancini, born in Cleveland, composer and conductor, Pink Panther
1924 Ice cream cone rolling machine patented by Carl Taylor, Cleveland
1924 Lou "The Toe" Groza, AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker for the Cleveland Browns
1923 Dorothy Dandridge, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress/singer/dancer, Porgy and Bess
1923 Ruby Dee, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Raisin in the Sun, Cat People, Roots
1923 Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning
1923 Fire during closing day ceremonies at Grover Cleveland School (SC)
1922 WHK-AM in Cleveland OH begins radio transmissions
1921 Otto Graham, AAFC/NFL QB for the Cleveland Browns
1921 Bill Willis, AAFC, NFL guard for the Cleveland Browns
1921 Cleveland's 125th anniversary celebration: Cy Young, 54, pitches 2 inn
1921 1st ranger for Cleveland Metroparks hired
1921 Ross Hunter, born in Cleveland, Ohio, producer, Airport, Madame X, Pillow Talk
1920 LaWanda Page, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Aunt Esther-Sanford and Sons
1920 Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series
1920 1st World Series game in Cleveland, Indians win 2-1
1920 Bob Lemon, pitcher, Cleveland Indians, /manager, New York Yankees, 1978
1920 Red Sox-Indians game postponed in Boston to allow Indian players to attend Ray Chapman's funeral in Cleveland
1920 Marion Motley, AAFC, NFL fullback, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh
1920 Lee Russell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, vocalist, Vincent Lopez
1919 Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning
1919 1st parcel of land is purchased for Cleveland Metroparks
1918 Cleveland beats Yankees 3-2 in 19 inning
1918 Washington 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings
1918 Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play
1917 Robert Eugene Ward, born in Cleveland, Ohio, composer, Pantaloon
1917 Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader
1917 Cleveland Amory, Nahant Massachusetts, conservationist/TV reviewer, TV Guide
1917 Board of Commissioners of Cleveland Metroparks has its 1st meeting
1917 Cleveland Metropolitan Park District establishes
1917 Red Sox sell Smokey Joe Wood, his arm dead at 26, to Cleveland for $15,000
1916 Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of year
1916 Explosion at Lake Erie and Cleveland Waterworks
1916 Cleveland Indians experiment with #s on their jerseys (one game)
1916 Voters in East Cleveland approves women suffrage
1915 Mark Stevens, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Big Town, Martin Kane
1915 Jack Weston, [Morris Weinstein], Cleveland, actor, 4 Seasons, Rad
1915 White Sox obtain Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for Robert Roth, Larry Chappell, Ed Klepfer, and $31,500
1915 Washington Nationals steal record 8 bases vs. Cleveland Indians in the 1st inning
1914 Cleveland 2nd baseman Nap Lajoie collects his 3,000th hit
1914 1st traffic light installed, Euclid Ave and E 105th St, Cleveland
1914 Babe Ruth debuts as a pitcher for Boston Red Sox, he beats Cleveland 4-3
1914 Frederick Fennell, born in Cleveland, Ohio, conductor, Time and Winds
1914 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1
1914 Chic Jim Scott no-hits Cleveland, gives up 2 hits in 10th and loses 1-0
1913 Cleveland Call and Post forms
1913 Tyrone Power, Cleveland, actor, Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band
1913 John Howard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dave-My Three Sons
1913 Cleveland establishes 1st small claims court
1912 Washington Senator Carl Cushion no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0 in 6 innings
1912 Dan Reeves, NFL team owner, Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams
1912 Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5
1911 Cleve's League Park hosts 1st unofficial ML All Star game (benefit game for Addie Joss' family). Cleveland Naps lose to All Stars 5-3
1911 Alvino Rey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orch leader, King Family
1911 Florence Rice, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Double Wedding, Riding on Air
1910 Yank Tom Hughes pitches 9 no-hit innings but loses to Cleveland 5-0 in 11
1910 Cleveland Indian Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Washington 5-4 in 11 innings
1910 Phil A's Chief Bender no-hits Cleveland Indians, 4-0
1910 Cleveland Indian Addie Joss wins 2nd no-hitter beating White Sox
1910 Cleveland Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0
1910 Cleveland Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0
1910 83 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March
1909 Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball executes an unassisted triple play
1909 Cleveland Industrial Exposition opens
1909 Howard Da Silva, [Silverblatt], born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Ben Franklin-1776
1909 Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps
1908 Alan Baxter, East born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Big Town Girl, Rags to Riches
1908 Burgess Meredith, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Mr Novak, Penguin-Batman, Rocky
1908 Robert B Rhoads becomes 1st Cleveland pitcher (Cleveland Naps) to toss a no-hit game, Cleveland 2, Boston 1
1908 Cleveland Indian Bob "Dusty" Rhoades no-hits Boston, 2-1
1908 Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President (1885-89, 93-97), dies at 71
1907 Walter Johnson wins 1st of his 416 wins, 7-2 over Cleveland
1906 Freddy Martin, born in Cleveland, Ohio, orch leader, started Merv Griffin
1906 Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland 6-4
1906 Philip Johnson, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Cortalyou architect
1905 Cleveland makes AL record 7 errors in an inning
1903 Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle
1903 Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3
1903 Cleveland Indians beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio
1903 Harry Gammeter, Cleveland, patents multigraph duplicating machine
1903 Lowell Peters, born in Cleveland Tennessee, vocalist, Southernaires
1902 Margaret Hamilton, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, Wicked Witch-Wizard of Oz
1902 Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning
1902 Erwin Harvey becomes 1st Cleveland ballplayer (Cleveland Bronchos) to have six hits in one game
1901 Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1
1901 1st AL game, Chicago beats Cleveland Blues 8-2, 3 other games rained out
1900 Alice Calhoun, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Silent film actress, Flowing Gold
1900 AL opener in Cleveland draws 6,500
1900 NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee)
1900 American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis
1900 Ralph Graves, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actor, Dirigible, Flight, Dream Street
1899 Cincinnati closes season with 16-1 and 19-3 victories over Cleveland Spiders
1897 Cleveland Spiders sign Louis Sockalexis, full-blooded Penobscot
1896 George Bender, Cleveland, Rep/Sen-R-Oh
1894 Cleveland sends 2,000 troops to Chicago to suppress Pullman strike
1893 1st Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners forms
1893 Cleveland passes Park Act (forerunner of Metroparks)
1893 Grover Cleveland (D) inaugrated as 24th U.S. president (2nd term)
1893 US President Cleveland grants amnesty to Mormon polygamy
1892 Joe Guyon, NFL halfback, Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc
1892 Grover Cleveland (D) elected president
1891 Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3
1889 President Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana and Washington state
1888 Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes
1888 Democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president
1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher, Phillies, Cubs
1886 Statue of Liberty dedicated by President Grover Cleveland
1886 Grover Cleveland is 1st to wed during presidency, Frances Folsom
1886 President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence
1885 George Cleveland, Sydney Nova Scotia, actor, Courage of Lassie
1885 Grover Cleveland inaugrated as 1st Democratic President since Civil War
1884 Grover Cleveland (D) beats James G Blaine (R) for 1st President term
1883 Cleveland Hugh Daily no-hits Philadelphia 1-0
1883 Hugh Daily, a one-armed pitcher for Cleveland (Forest City), tosses 1-0 no-hitter against Phila
1883 1st baseball "Ladies' Day" (New York Gothams beat Cleveland Spiders 5-2)
1883 Brooklyn Bridge opened by President Arthur and Governor Cleveland
1880 John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0
1879 92 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May
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