2014 Event A shipwreck off of Haiti may be that of the Santa Maria, one of the three ships led by Christopher Columbus; the wreck was discovered about 10 years ago, but has only now been tentatively identified in light of Columbus' writings and other evidence 1997 Event NHL approves franchises in Nash, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minn-St. Paul 1997 Event NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 and Minneapolis-St. Paul and Columbus, Ohio in 2000 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus, Ohio on WBZX 99.7 FM 1978 Birthday General Austin, born in Columbus, Georgia, rapper, Another Bad Creation 1976 Birthday Rachel White, Columbus Nebraska, Miss America-Nebraska 1997 1974 Birthday Blaine Wilson, born in Columbus, Ohio, gymnast, Olympics-5th-96 1972 Birthday Jean Foster, Columbus Georgia, 3x20 rifle 1996 Olympics 1971 Event Mayor declares state of emergency in Columbus Ga, racial disturbance 1971 Birthday Jeff Stavroff, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Space Coast-4 1971 Birthday Heidi Mark, Columbus, Ohio, playmate, Jul, 1995 1970 Birthday Lorissa McComas, Columbus Ohio, actress, Lap Dancing, Vamp 1970 Event WYEA (now WLTZ) TV channel 38 in Columbus, Georgia (NBC) 1st broadcast 1970 Birthday Mike Matheny, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1969 Birthday Catherine Zeta Jones, Swansea Wales, actress, Christopher Columbus 1968 Event 15.68" (39.83 cm) of rainfall, Columbus, Miss (state 24-hour record) 1965 Birthday Mike Gebhardt, Columbus Ohio, mistral yachter, Olympics-6th-1996 1965 Birthday Lisa Bonder, Columbus Ohio, tennis star 1965 Birthday A. J. Sager, born in Columbus Ohio, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1965 Birthday Kristal Parker-Gregory, Columbus, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Hawaiian-20th 1964 Event WJSP TV channel 28 in Columbus, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Event 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio 1963 Birthday Pat Borders, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the California Angels 1962 Birthday Andy Hampsten, born in Columbus, Ohio, cyclist 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Brian Green, born in Columbus Indiana, actor, Sam Fowler-Another World 1961 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Columbus Golf Open 1960 Birthday Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus, Ohio, Canadian equestrian 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday Richard Biggs, born in Columbus Ohio, actor, Marcus-Days of Our Lives 1959 Birthday Jermaine Stewart, born in Columbus, Ohio, singer, soul, pop, funk-rock genres, known for Billboard hit 'The Word is Out' 1958 Birthday Chris Columbus, writer and director, Mrs Doubtfire, Nine Months 1956 Event Curt Robert of Columbus (International League) hits 4 home runs in 7 inning game 1956 Event WCBI TV channel 4 in Columbus, MS (CBS) begins broadcasting 1956 Event WOSU TV channel 34 in Columbus, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Birthday Debra Winger, Columbus, Ohio, actress, Officer and Gentleman 1955 Event John Williams Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962) 1954 Birthday Beverly D'Angelo, Columbus Ohio, actress, Vacation, European Vacation 1953 Birthday Alex Grey, born in Columbus, Ohio, sacred, visionary, psychedelic artist, co-founder, Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, author of 'Zig Zag Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics' 1953 Event WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting 1953 Event WTVM TV channel 9 in Columbus, Georgia (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday Gates McFadden, Columbus Ohio, actress, Star Trek Next Generation 1953 Birthday Robert Cray, Columbus, Georgia, blues singer and songwriter, 1987 Grammy 1950 Event 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio 1949 Event WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting 1949 Event WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting 1949 Birthday Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor, Miami Vice 1949 Event WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 Event 1st 4 engine jet propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Oh 1944 Birthday David M. Walker, Columbus, Georgia, Captain USN/astron, STS-51-A 30, 53, 69 1943 Event Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6) 1940 Event 3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2) 1940 Birthday Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer, Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76 1939 Birthday Ali MacGraw, born in Pound Ridge, New York, actress, Love Story, Goodbye Columbus 1939 Birthday Majel Barrett, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Christine Chapel-Star Trek 1938 Birthday Hal Williams, Columbus Ohio, actor, Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford and Son 1938 Birthday Richard Benjamin, New York City, director/actor, Goodbye Columbus, He and She 1937 Birthday Rob Houwer, Dutch director/producer/actor, OK, Professor Columbus 1936 Event Everett Marshall beats Ali Baba in Columbus, to become wrestling champ 1934 Birthday Dick Rhyan, Columbus, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1994 GTE-5th 1933 Birthday Philip Roth, born in Newark, novelist, Goodbye Columbus, Portnoy's Complaint 1932 Death Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor (Columbus monument Argentina), dies 1930 Birthday Donn Fulton Eisele, born in Columbus, Ohio, Col USAF/astronaut, Apollo 7 1928 Birthday Ross Barbour, Columbus, Indiana, singer, 4 Freshmen 1922 Birthday Jack Klugman, born in Philadelphia, Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus 1922 Birthday Helen Parrish, born in Columbus Georgia, actress, Hour Glass, Show Business 1921 Birthday Tom Poston, Columbus Ohio, actor, Steve Allen Show, Newhart 1919 Birthday Eileen Heckart, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Doll's House, Trauma Center 1918 Birthday Bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orchestra leader, Club Seven 1916 Event Pancho Villa leads Mexican band raid on Columbus NM, killing 12 1916 Birthday Robert Parrish, Columbus, Georgia, director, Casino Royale 1915 Birthday Dody Goodman, Columbus Ohio, comedienne, Mary Hartman!, Max Duggan 1911 Birthday Tennessee Williams, born in Columbus, Mississippi, playwright, 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' 1906 Birthday Curtis Lemay, born in Columbus, Ohio, nicknamed Old Iron Pants, General, United States Air Force, running mate for George Wallace, 1968, designed World War II strategic bombing campaign, led Berlin airlift, led firebombing of Tokyo, 22 medals and decorations 1903 Event Cleveland Indians beat New York Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio 1903 Event International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City 1894 Event Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire 1893 Birthday Grace Cunard, born in Columbus, Ohio, silent screen actress, Resurrection 1889 Birthday Warner Baxter, born in Columbus, Ohio, actor, In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid 1882 Event Knights of Columbus chartered for Catholic men 1882 Event Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn 1874 Birthday Grant Mitchell, Columbus, Ohio, actor, Man Who Came to Dinner 1872 Birthday Vito Pardo, Italian sculptor, Columbus monument in Argentina 1872 Event 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio) 1868 Event Memorial Day 1st observed when 2 women in Columbus Mississippi placed flowers on both Confederate and Union graves 1865 Event Battle of Columbus and West Point, Georgia (Ft. Tyler) 1829 Birthday Christopher Columbus Andres, Major General Union volunteers 1828 Birthday Jefferson Columbus Davis, Major General Union Army 1821 Birthday Christopher Columbus Augur, Major General Union volunteers 1792 Event Columbus Day is 1st celebrated 1679 Death Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies 1506 Death Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 1506 Event Columbus selects his son Diego as sole heir 1504 Event Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians 1503 Event Columbus discovers Cayman Islands 1502 Event Christopher Columbus lands at Costa Rica on his 4th and last voyage 1502 Event Columbus begins 4th and last trip to "Indies" 1502 Event Columbus left Spain on his 4th and final trip to New World 1500 Event Governor De Bobadilla of Santo Domingo captures Columbus 1498 Event Columbus landed at the mouth of the Orinoco River in Venezuela 1498 Event Columbus arrives in Caribbean 1498 Event Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" near Venezuela 1498 Event Christopher Columbus discovers island of Trinidad 1498 Event Columbus departs with 6 ships for 3rd trip to America 1494 Event On 2nd voyage to New World, Christopher Columbus sights Jamaica 1494 Event Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica 1494 Event Jamaica discovered by Columbus; he names it "St. Iago" 1493 Event Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his 2nd voyage 1493 Event Columbus discovers Saba 1493 Event Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica 1493 Event Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica 1493 Event Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to America 1493 Event Columbus' 2nd expedition to New World 1493 Event Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st new world voyage 1493 Event Columbus returns to Spain on his 1st trip 1493 Event 1st sight of manatees by Christopher Columbus 1493 Event Columbus left new world on return from 1st voyage 1492 Event 1st Spanish settlement in New World founded, by Columbus 1492 Event Columbus' ship Santa Maria docks at Dominican Republic 1492 Event Haiti discovered by Columbus, at Mole Saint Nicolas 1492 Event Columbus discovers Hispaniola (El Espanola/Haiti) 1492 Event Pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus' fleet 1492 Event Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco 1492 Event Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from Indians of Cuba 1492 Event Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba and claims it for Spain 1492 Event Columbus' fleet anchors on Ragged Island Range, Bahamas 1492 Event Christopher Columbus and ship Santa Maria land in Dominican Republic 1492 Event Columbus' fleet sites "Zandislands" (Ragged Island Range, Bahamas) 1492 Event Columbus' ship Santa Maria lands at Dominican Republic 1492 Event Columbus lands on San Salvador Island 1492 Event Columbus' discovers America (Oct 12, 1492 Julian calender) 1492 Event Columbus sites "Isabela" (Fortune Island, Bahamas) 1492 Event Columbus sights isle of San Salvador (Watling Island, Bahamas) 1492 Event Columbus' fleet anchors at "Fernandina" (Long Island, Bahamas) 1492 Event Columbus leaves San Salvador; arrives in Santa Maria of Concepcion 1492 Event Columbus arrives in Bahamas 1492 Event Columbus' ships sites land on the horizon (Bahamas) 1492 Event Columbus' fleet about 400 sea miles from Puerto Rico 1492 Event Columbus misses Florida when he changed course 1492 Event Columbus' fleet sets sail west 1492 Event Columbus' fleet leaves Gomera, Canary islands 1492 Event Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain for "Indies" 1492 Event Columbus is given royal commission to equip his fleet 1492 Event Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain to find Indies 1492 Event Alonzo Pietro, pilot, sailed with Columbus 1451 Birthday Isabella I, of Castile, Queen of Spain, 1479-1504, patron of Columbus
