1996 Det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist, dies at 84
1991 Orioles last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Det Tigers)
1990 Kiel Martin, actor (Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues), dies of cancer at 46
1990 NFL New York Giants beat Det Lions 20-0, to run 1990 record to 10-0
1990 44th NBA Championship: Det Pistons beat Por Trailblazers, 4 games to 1
1988 Reggie Rogers, Det Lion's # 1 pick, kills 3 by driving intoxicated
1988 "Les Miserables," opens at Det Norske Teatret, Oslo
1986 NBC's Ahmad Rashad marriage proposal is accepted by Phylicia Ayers-Allen during halftime of Det Lions-New York Jets football game
1986 Alan Hewitt, actor (Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian), dies at 71
1984 Det Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins
1974 Det Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps
1972 In Game 2 of ALCS, A's Bert Campaneris fires his bat at Det pitcher
1972 Grant Hill, born in Dallas, Texas, NBA forward and guard, Det Pistons, Oly-gold-96
1971 Glyn Milburn, NFL running back/kick returner, Den Broncos, Det Lions
1971 Sharon Case, Det, Michigan, actress, Sharon Collins-Young and Restless
1970 Billy Martin named manager of Det Tigers
1969 1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Balt and Denny McLain, Det)
1969 Det Lions beat Boston Patriots 22-9 in Montreal (NFL expo)
1967 Chicago White Sox Joel Horlen no-hits Det Tigers, 6-0
1967 Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Det Tigers/534 HRs), dies at 59
1965 Scott Livingstone, born in Dallas, Texas, infielder, San Diego Padres, Det Tigers
1963 Benjamin Bratt, California, actor, Det Reynaldo Curtis-Law and Order
1962 Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals
1961 Jeff Robinson, baseball player, Det, Balt
1961 Ty Cobb, baseball great (Det Tigers), dies of cancer at 74
1961 Norm Cash becomes 1st Det Tiger to hit a ball out of Tiger Stadium
1961 Olivia Brown, born in Frankfurt GFR, actress, Det Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice
1960 Radio-TV exec John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Det Tigers
1960 David Marciano, Newark, New Jersey, actor, Det Ray Vecchio-Due South
1959 Kelly Tripuka, Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, NBA forward, Det Pistons, Utah Jazz
1957 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Det Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates
1955 Jay Acovone, Mahopac, New York, actor, Det Rado-Hollywood Beat
1954 Ken Olin, Chicago, actor, Thirtysomething, Det Quinn-EZ Street
1952 Det Tiger Virgil Trucks 2nd no-hitter of yr, beats Yankees, 1-0
1952 Walter O "Spike" Briggs, owner (Det Tigers), dies at 74
1951 Det Lion Jack Christiansen returns 2 punts for touchdowns vs Los Angeles Rams
1951 Robert Desiderio, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Det Kennedy-Heart of the City
1951 Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56
1951 Cleveland Indian Bob Feller, 3rd no-hitter beats Det Tigers, 2-1
1944 Kiel Martin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Det LaRue-Hill Street Blues
1944 Det Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0
1942 Henry Carr, Det, Michigan, 200m/4x400m runner 1964 Olympic gold
1940 William "Smokey" Robinson, Det, vocalist, & Miracles-Being With You
1937 Det's rookie Rudy York sets record for home runs of 18 home runs in August
1936 Charles Dierkop, LaCrosse Wisconsin, actor, Det Pete Royster-Police Woman
1933 Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Det Tigers for $100,000
1931 Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th
1927 Rubert Crosse, New York City, actor, Det Robinson-The Partners
1924 Nils Kj'r, Norwegian playwright (Det Lykkelige Valg), dies at 53
1922 Kim Hunter, [Janet Cole], Det, Michigan, actress, Planet of the Apes, Lilith
1922 Terje Stigen, Norwegian author, Det siste paradiset
1915 Alan Hewitt, New York City, actor, Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian
1912 Det Glynn, teacher/anti-apartheid activist
1910 Cleveland Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0
1909 Largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det
1897 Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author, Det Store Spelet
1897 Earl H Blaik, Det, college football hall of fame coach, elected 1965
1886 Ty Cobb, batted .367, stole 892 bases, Det Tigers
1870 Nils Kjaer, Norwegian playwright, Det evige Savn
1865 Carl Nielsen, Norre-Lyndelse Denmark, composer, Det Uuslukkelige
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