2004 NBA Finals, Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1
2003 WNBA Championships, Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 2 games to 1
2002 Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 1
1998 New York Islanders tie Detroit Red Wings 1-1, to end 10 game losing streak
1998 Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 4 games to 0
1998 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st game they host Detroit Tigers
1998 WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics and Detroit Shock
1997 Detroit Lions Barry Sanders is 3rd to run for 2,000 yards in a season
1997 Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown, knocked unconscious in game
1997 Coleman Young, 1st black mayor of a major city (Detroit)
1997 WNBA expands to Detroit and Washington D.C.
1997 Richard Gnida, Limo driver in Detroit Red Wings crash, pleads guilty
1997 Gordie Howie, 69, plays in 7th decade, with IHL'S Detroit Vipers
1997 WNBA announces it will add Detroit and Washington D.C. franchises
1997 Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16
1997 Detroit Tigers bat out of order against Oakland A's in 1st inning
1997 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Philadelphia Flyers
1997 Mark McGwire, is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder)
1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Detroit Michigan on WKRK 97.1 FM
1996 Ford buys rights to named Detroit domed stadium for $40 million
1996 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games
1996 En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61
1996 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season
1995 Colorodo Avalanche (former Que Nordiques) 1st NHL game, beat Detroit
1995 John Priestly McCartjy, detroit DJ, dies at 62
1995 Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1993 Irving Torgoff, U.S. baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75
1993 Detroit Tiger Fryman hits for cycle but loses 12-7 to Yankees
1993 Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit
1992 Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit's winningest manager
1992 2nd lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Piston 72, New York Knicks 61
1992 Hari Rhodes, actor (Earth II, Detroit 9000), dies at 59
1991 Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs Los Angeles Rams
1991 St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7
1991 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games
1991 John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies
1991 Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games
1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland
1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland for 1st time since 1974
1990 Blue Jay Cecil Fielder signs with Detroit as a free agent
1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Fisher Theatre, Detroit
1989 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games
1988 Detroit beats Sox, 18-6, at Fenway, ends Boston winning streak at 24
1988 Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit Opens
1988 Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992
1988 42nd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3
1988 G Mennen Williams, Supreme Court justice, dies at 76 in Detroit
1988 Detroit's Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Dodgers
1988 Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit (61,938)
1988 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago at Detroit
1987 Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers for AL pennant
1987 Detroit Tiger Darrell Evans is 1st 40 year old to hit 30 HRs
1987 Northwest Airlines 255 plane crashes in Detroit, 156 die (1 lives)
1987 Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East
1987 53,745 largest NBA crowd to date-Philadelphia at Detroit
1987 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago at Detroit
1986 Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at 59
1986 Norm Cash, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51
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 44,180 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia at Detroit
1985 Amina Fakir (Detroit), 23, crowned 18th Miss Black America
1985 Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)
1985 Largest NBA crowd to date, 43,816, sees Philadelphia at Detroit
1984 Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series
1984 Detroit Tigers win AL record 17th straight road game
1984 Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game
1984 Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings
1984 John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1984 Detroit Tiger Jack Morris no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0
1984 John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
1983 9,655 see highest-scoring NBA game: Detroit 186, Denver 184 (3 OT)
1983 New Jersey Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0
1983 Tom Monaghan becomes CEO of Detroit Tigers
1983 "Theme From Doctor Detroit" by Devo peaks at #59
1982 Detroit blocks 20 Cleveland Cav shots tying NBA regulation game record
1982 Scott Weiland runs Detroit marathon backwards in less than 5 hours
1982 Tina Carver, actress (Inside Detroit, Uranium Boom), dies at 58
1980 Detroit blocks 21 Atlanta shots setting NBA record (double OT)
1980 Ronald Reagan nominated for President by Republicans in Detroit
1980 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWWW Detroit Mich
1980 Patti Smith and MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit
1980 32nd NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-3 at Detroit
1979 Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ
1979 Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit beats brother Tom
1976 O. J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs. Detroit
1976 Terry Battle, running back, Detroit Lions
1975 WGPR-TV Detroit, 1st Black-owned station in U.S., began broadcasting
1975 Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit
1975 Charles O'Bannon, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons
1975 Scot Pollard, NBA center, Detroit Pistons
1974 Tommie Boyd, wide reciever, Detroit Lions
1974 Bryant Westbrook, cornerback, Detroit Lions
1974 Richard Jordan, linebacker, Detroit Lions
1974 Jerry Stackhouse, NBA guard and forward, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers
1974 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland (next win 6-1-90)
1974 Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger, is 12th to get 3,000 hits
1974 Kerwin Waldroup, DL, Detroit Lions
1974 A's Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit
1974 Pete Chryplewicz, tight end, Detroit Lions
1974 Kevin Abrams, cornerback, Detroit Lions
1974 Juan Roque, tackle, Detroit Lions
1973 Don Reid, NBA guard and forward, Detroit Pistons
1973 World Football League grants 1st franchise (Detroit)
1973 Coleman Young elected mayor of Detroit
1973 Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit)
1973 2 bettors win largest U.S. Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit)
1973 California Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0
1973 Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule
1973 Brian Maisonneuve, born in Detroit, Michigan, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Jerome Williams, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons
1973 Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
1973 Theo Ratliff, NBA forward and center, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers
1973 Luther Elliss, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions
1973 Willie Smith, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions
1973 Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont
1973 Tony Ramirez, tackle, Detroit Lions
1972 Fantasia, [Tonya Manley], born in Detroit, Michigan, dancer/actress, Pump it Up
1972 Ron Rice, NFL cornerback and safety, Detroit Lions
1972 Allen Williams, NFL running back, Detroit Lions
1972 Ben Bronson, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions
1972 Stephen Boyd, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions
1972 Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue
1972 Kimera Bartee, born in Omaha, Nebraska, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1972 Lou Roe, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons
1972 Clint Sodowsky, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1972 Cory Schlesinger, NHL running back, Detroit Lions
1972 Tony Clark, born in Newton, Kansas, infielder for the Detroit Tigers
1972 David Sloan, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions
1972 Jeff Jones, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions
1972 Vyacheslav Kozlov, Voskresensk, Russia, NHL forward, Detroit Red Wings
1972 Ronald Cherry, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions
1972 Chris Harrison, guard, Detroit Lions
1972 Ryan Grigson, NFL guard and tackle, Detroit Lions
1972 Hessley Hempstead, NFL guard, Detroit Lions
1972 Kez McCorvey, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions
1972 Richard Woodley, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions
1971 Melvin Nieves, San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1971 Tommie Boyd, NFL/WLAF receiver, Detroit Lions, Rhein Fire
1971 Keith Primeau, Toronto, NHL forward, Carolina, Detroit
1971 Ron Rivers, NFL running back, Detroit Lions
1971 Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lion collapses during game and later, dies
1971 Greg Jeffries, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions
1971 Johnnie Morton, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions
1971 Eric Montross, NBA center, Detroit Pistons
1971 Jocelyn Borgella, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions
1971 Kevin Hickman, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions
1971 42nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-4 at Tiger Stadium, Detroit
1971 Greg Keagle, born in Corning, New York, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1971 Antonio London, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions
1971 Allan Houston, NBA guard for the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
1971 Felipe Lira, born in Miranda, Venezeula, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1971 Mike Wells, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions
1970 Tony Semple, NFL guard, Detroit Lions
1970 Lindsey Hunter, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons
1970 Larry Tharpe, NFL tackle, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions
1970 Shane Bonham, NFL defensive linesman, Detroit Lions
1970 Ryan McNeil, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions, St. Louis Rams
1970 Mike Compton, NFL center/guard, Detroit Lions
1970 Willie Clay, NFL safety, Detroit Lions
1970 Robert Higginson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1970 Van Malone, NFL safety, Detroit Lions
1970 Detroit's Cesar Gutierrez goes 7-for-7 to tie a record set in 1892
1970 Quincy Dushawn Watts, born in Detroit, Michigan, 400m runner
1970 Jason Hanson, NFL kicker, Detroit Lions
1970 Eric Lynch, NFL running back, Detroit Lions
1970 Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Detroit
1970 Malik Sealy, NBA guard and forward, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers
1969 Sergei Fedorov, Pskov Russia, NHL forward, Detroit, Oly-S-1998
1969 Mark Lewis, Hamilton, Ohio, infielder for the Detroit Tigers
1969 Marc Spindler, NFL defensive tackle/end, New York Jets, Detroit Lions
1969 Herman Moore, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions
1969 Tracy Scroggins, NFLer, Detroit Lions
1969 Andujar Cedeno, La Romana, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Detroit Tigers
1969 Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions
1969 Corey Raymond, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions
1969 Aretha Franklin arrested for disturbing peace in Detroit
1969 Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1969 Ray Roberts, tackle, Detroit Lions
1969 Travis Fryman, born in Lexington, Kentucky, infielder for the Detroit Tigers
1969 Brad Ausmus, born in New Haven, Connecticut, catcher for the Detroit Tigers
1969 Mark Macon, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons
1969 Brian Williams, NBA center and forward, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers
1969 Tom Beer, NFL running back, Detroit Lions
1969 Matt Blundin, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions
1969 Tommy Vardell, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions
1969 Igor Larionov, Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward, Team Russia, Detroit
1969 Brian Williams, Lancaster, South Carolina, pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Astros
1969 Harry Colon, NFL safety, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions
1969 Adam Burt, Detroit, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers
1968 Curtis Pride, Washington D.C., outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1968 John O'Neill, Detroit, U.S. field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics
1968 Pat Hentgen, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1968 John Jett, NFL punter, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions
1968 Chad Curtis, Marion, Indiana, outfielder, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers
1968 Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
1968 Kent Graham, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals
1968 Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game)
1968 Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series
1968 Scott Conover, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions
1968 WXON TV channel 20 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting
1968 Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain's 30th victory of season
1968 Scott Kowalkowski, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions
1968 Michael Curry, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks
1968 Sean Vanhorse, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions
1968 Barry Sanders, NFL running back, Detroit Lions, 1988 Heisman Trophy
1968 Mark Carrier, NFL safety, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions
1968 Tommy Bridges, U.S. baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61
1968 Steve Henson, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons
1968 Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz California, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers
1968 Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions
1967 Terry Mills, NBA forward, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons
1967 Wendy Hamilton, born in Detroit, Michigan, playmate, Dec, 1991
1967 Tracy Hayworth, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons
1967 Greg Gohr, Santa Clara California, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1967 Jason Dungjen, born in Detroit, Michigan, pairs skaters 1994 Olympics
1967 Jason Dungjen, born in Detroit, Michigan, pairs skater, & Kyoko Ina
1967 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7
1967 Race riots in Detroit force postponement of Tigers-Orioles game
1967 43 die in race riot in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires)
1967 Helen Weston of Detroit rolls a record 4,585 in 24 games
1967 Omar Olivares, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1967 John Smoltz, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young
1967 Suzy Green, born in Detroit, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1995 Fieldcrest Cannon-26th
1967 Chris Luongo, born in Detroit, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders
1967 Dan Owens, NFL defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions
1967 Jeff[rey] Pfaendtner, Detroit, rower, Olympics-bronze-1996
1967 Rich Rowland, U.S. baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers
1967 Kurt Knudsen, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1967 Robert Massey, NFL cornerback, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions
1966 Rumeal Robinson, NBA guard, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons
1966 Gregg Olson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers
1966 Mike Walker, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1966 Doug Widell, NFL guard, Detroit Lions
1966 Kevin Hatcher, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, Dallas, Pitts
1966 Bennie Blades, NFL safety, Detroit Lions
1966 Zefross Moss, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots
1966 Indians set club record by hitting 7 HR in 15-2 win over Detroit
1966 Eric Leckner, NBA center, Detroit Pistons
1966 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
1966 Grant Long, NBA forward for the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks
1965 Chris Spielman, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills
1965 Brett Perriman, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins
1965 Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook BC, NHL forward, Team Canada, Detroit
1965 Wayne Presley, born in Detroit, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs
1965 A. J. Sager, born in Columbus Ohio, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1965 Sherilyn Fenn, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, 2 Moon Junction, Twin Peaks
1965 Henry Thomas, defensive tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots
1965 WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting
1964 Kris Tschetter, born in Detroit, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1992 Northgate Computer
1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal
1964 Eddie Williams, born in Sheveport, Louisiana, infielder for the Detroit Tigers
1964 Susan Mascarin, born in Detroit, Michigan, tennis star
1964 Mark Royals, NFL punter, New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions
1964 John Salley, NBA star, Detroit Pistons
1964 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1964 Gregory Thomas Kraft, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney-2nd
1964 Rockwell, [Kennedy Gordy], born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Someone Watching Me
1964 Ron Hall, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions
1964 Don Majkowski, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions
1963 Mike Donnelly, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars
1963 Cecil Fielder, born in Los Angeles, California, infielder, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees
1963 John Vanbiesbrouck, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL goalie, Team USA, Florida
1963 Stephen Peterson, born in Detroit, Michigan, Conn, rower 1996 Olympics
1963 Kevin Glover, NFL center, Detroit Lions
1963 Joe Dumars, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons
1963 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
1963 Lomas Brown, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals
1963 Kelly Miller, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals
1963 Gail O'Grady, Detroit, actress, Hitman, Nobody's Perfect, New YorkPD Blue
1962 Mike Johnson, NFL inside linebacker, Detroit Lions
1962 Aubrey Matthews, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions
1962 Aleta Rzepecki Sill, born in Detroit, Michigan, bowler, 1983 WIBC single
1962 Otis Thorpe, NBA forward, Vancouver Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons
1962 Grant Show, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Jack Hanson-Melrose Place
1962 Lenda Murray, born in Detroit, Michigan, body builder, 4X Ms Olympia
1962 2 members of Flying Wallendas' high-wire act killed when their 7-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit
1962 Chris Sabo, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cin Reds, Baltimore Orioles
1961 Frank Reich, quarterback, Detroit Lions
1961 Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals
1961 Mark Parent, Ashland OR, catcher for the Detroit Tigers
1961 Connie Paraskevin-Young, born in Detroit, sprint cyclist, Olymp-br-88, 92, 96
1961 Isiah Thomas, NBA forward, Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP
1961 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
1960 Paul Assenmacher, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cleveland Indians
1960 Mark West, NBA center, Detroit Pistons
1960 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' HR over right field roof in Detroit
1960 Detroit trades mgr Jimmy Dykes for Cleve's mgr Joe Gordon
1960 Rodney Holman, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions
1960 Courtney B. Vance, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Hamburger Hill
1960 Tierre Turner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Waverly Wonders, Cop and the Kid
1959 David Lutz, NFL guard and tackle, Detroit Lions
1959 Mark Aguirre, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons
1959 David Coulier, Detroit, actor, Joey Gladstone-Full House
1959 Edward F. Humenik, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1994 Kmart Greater-2nd
1959 Bill Gullickson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1958 Rick Mahorn, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons
1958 Detroit Tiger Jim Bunning no-hits Boston Red Sox, 3-0
1958 25th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 35, Detroit 19 (70,000)
1958 Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2
1958 Viacheslav Fetisov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Detroit
1958 Alan Trammell, Garden Grove California, infielder for the Detroit Tigers
1957 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 50-14 in NFL championship game
1957 Anita Baker, [Ward], born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Rapture
1957 Ron Duguay, born in Canada, hockey player, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings
1957 Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons
1957 Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker, 2nd baseman for the Detroit Tigers
1956 Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million
1956 At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there)
1956 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1
1955 WTVS TV channel 56 in Detroit, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting
1955 9th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 3-1 at Detroit
1955 Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ
1955 37th PGA Championship: Doug Ford at Meadowbrook CC Detroit
1955 Jack Morris, St. Paul, Minnesota, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1955 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
1955 1st game in Kansas City, Kansas City A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2
1954 Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating Detroit 56-10
1954 Kip Byrne, born in Detroit, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, Mich State Jr-1970-71
1954 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit
1954 21st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 31, All-Stars 6 (93,470)
1954 Ray Parker, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, rock guitarist and vocalist, Ghostbusters
1954 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
1954 Baltimore Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0
1954 Montreal Canadians score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Detroit
1953 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game
1953 20th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 24, All-Stars 10 (93,818)
1953 Eugene Stephens is 1st to get 3 hits and Red Sox score 17 runs in 1 Inning (7th) Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3
1952 Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game
1952 Ernest Harden, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marcus-Jeffersons
1952 6th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 1-1 at Detroit
1952 Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Washington Senators, 1-0
1952 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in 4 games
1951 Pam Dawber, Detroit, actress, Mindy-Mork and Mindy, My Sister Sam
1951 Janet Eilber, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Hard to Hold, Romantic Comedy
1951 18th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 8-3 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit
1951 Roz Ryan, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Amelia-Amen, Occupied
1951 Steven Seagal, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Above the Law, Hard to Kill
1951 Tanya Boyd, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Celeste-Days of our Life
1950 4th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 7-1 at Detroit
1950 Indian Bob Feller, wins his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit
1950 Suzi Quatro, born in Detroit, singer, Stumblin', /actress, Happy Days
1950 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3
1950 Christine Lahti, born in Detroit, actress, Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift
1949 John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze
1949 Cyndy Garvey, born in Detroit, wife of Steve Garvey, talk show host, AM LA
1949 Stuart Gannes, born in Detroit, Michigan, writer, Fortune
1949 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1949 Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949
1948 Ted Nugent, born in Detroit, guitarist, Cat Scratch Fever, Damn Yankees
1948 Glenn Frey, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Eagles-Take it Easy
1948 WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting
1948 Michael Tylo, Detroit, actor, Guiding Light, Blade-Young and Restless
1948 WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
1948 Bob Lanier, NBA center, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks
1948 Cleveland Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0
1948 1st night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's
1948 Walter P Reuther UAW President shot and wounded at his home in Detroit
1948 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1948 Alice Cooper, [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker, School's Out
1947 29th PGA Championship: Jim Ferrier at Plum Hollow CC Detroit
1947 1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1)
1947 WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting
1947 Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher, Washington, Detroit
1947 Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pirates (for $25-35,000)
1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn
1946 Gilda Radner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, SNL, Haunted Honeymoon
1946 Don Chaney, NBA player for the Houston Rockets/coach, Detroit Pistons
1945 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series
1945 Freda Payne, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Band of Gold
1945 Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie
1945 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1945 Lisa Nicole Baker, born in Detroit, Texas, playmate of the year, Nov 1966
1945 Mitch Ryder, rocker, & Detroit Wheels-Devil With the Blue Dress
1945 Donna Marie Caponi Young, Detroit, LPGA golfer, U.S. Open 1969, 70
1945 Tom Selleck, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Lance-Rockford Files, Magnum PI
1944 Betty Kelly, Detroit, rocker, Martha Reeves and Vandellas
1944 Gregory Bruce Jarvis, born in Detroit, Michigan, astronaut, STS 25
1944 Denise Nicholas, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Room 222, Baby I'm Back
1944 Diana Ross, born in Detroit, Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany
1944 Denny McLain, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, 31 wins in 1968
1944 Mary Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go
1943 Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL
1943 Rosalind Ashford, Detroit, rock vocalist, Martha Reeve and Vandellas
1943 Max Wright, Detroit, actor, Buffalo Bill, Alf, Misfits of Science
1943 Stu Gilliam, Detroit, actor/comedian, Roll Out, Harris and Company
1943 Calvin Peete, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1979 Greater Milwaukee Open
1943 Florence Ballard, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker, Supremes
1943 Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead
1943 Detroit race riot kills 35
1943 Mary Wells, Detroit, singer, My Guy
1943 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games
1943 Max Gail, born in Detroit, Barney Miller, Whiz Kids, DC Cab, Normal People
1943 Tom Van Arsdale, NBA all-star, Detroit, Cincinnati, KC-Omaha, Phil
1943 Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
1942 Train crashes into bus, killing 16 and injuring 20 (Detroit Michigan)
1942 Willie Horton, baseball slugger for the Detroit Tigers
1942 Richard Street, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker, Temptations
1942 Happy Hairston, NBA star, Cin, Detroit, LA
1942 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3
1942 Race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit
1941 Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning
1941 Martha Reeves, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, & Vandellas-Dancing in St
1941 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit
1941 Lamont Dozier, born in Detroit, songwriter, Dozier-Holland-Dozier
1941 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
1941 Michael Moriarty, born in Detroit, actor, Bang the Drum Slowly, Q, Stuff
1941 Barrett Strong, Detroit, vocalist, Money, That's What I Want
1940 Dave DeBusschere, Detroit, NBA foward, New York Knick, /last ABA commissioner
1940 Cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series
1940 Mickey Lolich, pitcher, Detroit Tiger, won 25 in 1971
1940 Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run
1940 St. Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings
1940 Dennis Cole, born in Detroit, actor, Felony Squad, Brackens's World
1940 Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers
1939 Pete Moore, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker, Miracles
1939 Richard Kiel, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, So Fine, Jaws-Moonraker, Skidoo
1939 Lily Tomlin, born in Detroit, comedienne/actress, 9 to 5, Laugh-in, All of Me
1939 Francis Ford Coppola, born in Detroit, director, Godfather, Apocalypse Now
1938 Philippe Wynne, U.S. soul singer, Detroit Spinners, Ghetto Child
1937 Marlo Thomas, [Mrs Phil Donahue], Detroit Mich, That Girl!, Jenny
1937 Ruth Laredo, nee Meckler, born in Detroit, Michigan, concert pianist
1937 Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit
1937 Detroit Tigers score 36 runs in double header vs St. Louis Browns
1937 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 3 games to 2
1937 Ivan Boesky, Detroit, stockbroker inside trading
1936 Hank Ballard, Detroit, rocker, The Twist, pre Chubby Checker
1936 3rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 7, Detroit 7 (76,000)
1936 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1
1936 Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in NHL longest game (2h56m30s)
1936 "Green Hornet" radio show is 1st heard on WXYZ Radio in Detroit
1935 Abdul "Duke" Fakir, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Four Tops
1935 Detroit Lions win NFL championship
1935 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series
1935 Alex Karras, born in Gary, Indiana, NFLer, Detroit Lions, /actor, George-Webster
1935 Bobby Bare, born in Irontown, Ohio, country singer, Detroit City
1935 Sonny Bono, born in Detroit, vocalist, Sonny and Cher, /, Rep-R-Ca, 1995-98
1935 Seymour Cassel, Detroit, actor, Faces, Plain Clothes, Valentino
1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1934 Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers
1934 Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally
1934 Norm Cash, Eldorado Texas, 1st baseman for the Detroit Tigers
1934 Pitts ends Detroit Lions' shutout streak at 7 games but loses 40-7
1934 St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series
1934 Idle Detroit wins pennant, as Red Sox beat Yankees 5-0
1934 Babe Ruth hits HR #700, against Detroit
1934 NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions
1934 Jackie Wilson, Detroit, singer, Lonely Teardrops, Night
1934 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1
1934 Aldo Ceccato, Milan Italy, conductor, Detroit Symph Orch 1973-77
1933 Tom Skerritt, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Ryan's Four, Alien, Big Bad Mama
1932 Ellen Burstyn, born in Detroit, actress, Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here
1932 Della Reese, Detroit, singer and actress, Della Reese Show, Royal Family
1932 Casey Kasem, born in Detroit, Michigan, radio personality, American Top 40
1932 Joseph Silverstein, born in Detroit, Michigan, violinist, Denver Symphony Orch
1932 Piper Laurie, [Rosetta Jacobs], born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Twin Peaks
1932 Joe Schmidt, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, Detroit Lions
1932 Richard Stahl, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Howard-It's a Living
1931 Lou Gehrig hitless in Detroit, his 1,000th consecutively played game
1930 Elijah Muhammad forms Nation of Islam in Detroit
1930 Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6
1930 1st night game in Detroit at newly built Hamtramck Stadium as Negro League Detroit Stars take on Kansas City, Missouri narchs
1930 Robert Wagner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, It Takes a Thief, Hart to Hart
1929 Berry Gordy, Jr., Detroit, record company owner, Motown
1929 Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings
1929 Edward Crook, born in Detroit, Michigan, middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics gold
1928 Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback, SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit
1928 George Peppard, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max
1928 Gordie Howe, Floral Sask, NHL right wing, Detroit Redwings
1927 Martin Milner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Route 66, Adam 12, Life of Riley
1927 Robert Moore, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marshall-Diana
1927 Guy Mitchell, [Al Cernick], born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker/actor, Red Garters
1927 Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox
1926 Bobby Layne, NFL QB, Detroit Lions
1926 Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager
1926 Harry Houdini, [Erich Weisz], U.S. magician, dies in Detroit
1926 NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings
1926 Roger Corman, born in Detroit, producer and director, Little Shop of Horrors
1926 Elaine Stritch, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, My Sister Eileen, Company
1925 Michael Tolan, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Nurses, Senator
1925 Joyce Randolph, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Trixie-Honeymooners
1925 WJR-AM in Detroit Michigan begins radio transmissions
1925 Malcolm X, [Little], [Detroit Red], Omaha NB, founder, Black Muslims
1925 Guy Mitchell, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle
1925 Joan Leslie, Detroit, actress, High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy
1924 Wally Cox, Detroit, actor, Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares
1924 Margaret Whiting, born in Detroit, singer, Kreisler Bandstand, Strauss Family
1924 Bruce Norris, NHL owner, Detroit Red Wings
1923 Ed McMahon, born in Detroit, Michigan, TV host, Johnny Carson Show, Star Search
1922 Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0
1922 WWJ-AM in Detroit Michigan begins radio transmissions
1922 Dick Martin, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor/comedian, Laugh-In, Carbon Copy
1921 Bill Dudley, NFL halfback, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington
1921 Detroit Stars' Bill Gatewood pitches the 1st no-hitter in Negro League history, defeating the Cuban Stars 4-0
1920 Johnny Desmond, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Your Hit Parade
1920 Richard Quine, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor and director, Clay Pigeon
1920 Detroit radio station is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air
1920 1st U.S. coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting
1920 Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit
1920 John William Farr, born in Detroit, bank robber, FBI Most Wanted List
1918 New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's
1915 Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit
1915 Jimmie Rogers, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Sugar Hill Time
1915 Harry Morgan, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, December Bride, M*A*S*H, Dragnet
1915 William Talman, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Crashout, Hamilton-Perry Mason
1915 Kiwanis International founded in Detroit
1914 Herb Jeffries, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Where's Huddles
1912 Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit
1912 St. Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1
1912 Detroit Tiger George Mullen no-hits St. Louis Browns, 7-0
1912 Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5
1912 Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1911 G Mennen Williams, Detroit, Sup Court Justice/, Gov-D-Mich, 1949-60
1911 Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman, Detroit Tiger
1910 Washington Red Killefer sacrifices record 4 times against Detroit
1909 Detroit and Washington play longest scoreless game in AL history-18 innings
1908 White Sox Ed Walsh tops Detroit 6-1 for his 40th victory
1907 Jimmy Foxx, baseball HR hitter, 534, Detroit Tigers
1907 John "Cardinal" Dearden, U.S. cardinal, 1969-88, /archbishop of Detroit
1907 Walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington and loses 3-2 to Detroit
1906 Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colo, NFL hall of fame QB, Spartans, Detroit
1906 Hugh Jennings resigns as Balt manager to take over at Detroit in 1907
1905 Chicago White Sox Frank Smith no-hits Detroit Tigers, 15-0
1905 Lillian Mortimer's "No Mother to Guide," premieres in Detroit
1903 Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman, 1924-42
1903 Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers
1902 Chicago White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
1901 Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox
1901 In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit)
1900 American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis
1896 Henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit
1896 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage"
1894 Harry Heilmann, born in San Francisco, California, baseball hall of famer outfielder, Detroit
1894 Pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit
1887 Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series
1887 Detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3
1887 Avery Brundage, born in Detroit, Michigan, CEO, International Olympic Committee, 1952-72
1887 American Trotting Association organized in Detroit
1881 Edgar Albert Guest, born in Detroit, Michigan, poet/newspaperman
1880 George Mullin, pitcher, Detroit Tigers-no-hitter on 7/4/1912
1868 Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit
1867 Refrigerated railroad car patented by J. B. Sutherland
1858 1st U.S. billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit)
1847 James Anthony Bailey, Detroit, circus impresario, Barnum and Bailey
1839 Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists)
1812 Isaac Brock, English general (conquered Detroit), dies in battle
1812 Gen Hull surrenders Detroit and Michigan territory to England
1812 U.S. invades Canada (Detroit frontier)
1760 French commandant Belˆtre surrenders Detroit to Maj R Rogers
1701 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft. Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit
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