1975 Event 8th ABA Championship: Kentucky Colonels beat Ind Pacers, 4 games to 1 1973 Event All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels 1973 Event 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 1971 Event 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 1967 Event Greek Colonels regime frees ex-premier Georgios Papandreou 1951 Event Peter Ustinov's "Love of Four Colonels," premieres in London 1948 Birthday Artis Gilmore, ABA all star, Kentucky Colonels 1889 Event Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss