2014 Event Mike Nichols, director of a long list of successful productions in TV, film and theater, dies at age 83 of a heart attack; Nichols was one of very few directors to earn all four major industry awards: the Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony 2014 Event At the 71st Golden Globe Awards, Best Motion Picture is awarded to '12 Years a Slave'; 'American Hustle is receives the Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy award, with actress Amy Adams honored as Best Actress 2013 Event At the 70th Golden Globe Awards, the Time Warner Inc. film 'Argo' wins for best drama and best director 2012 Event In Oklahoma, airport workers discover a painted golden object with a hole in the bottom in the luggage of musician Wayne Coyne; they mistake the object for a live grenade and shut down the Will Rogers World Airport 2012 Event The Golden Dagger award for best crime novel of the year is awarded to Irish writer, Gene Kerrigan, for 'The Rage' 2005 Death William Proxmire, Senator-D-Wisconsin, 1957 - 1989, Golden Fleece Awards, died of Alzheimer's disease 1998 Event 18th Golden Raspberry Awards 1998 Event 55th Golden Globes Awards 1997 Event Golden State Warrior guard Latrell Sprewell, four-year, $32 million, contract terminated for attacking his coach P J Carlesimo 1997 Event "Master Class," closes at Golden Theater New York City after 601 performances 1997 Event 17th Golden Raspberry Awards: Striptease wins 1997 Event 54th Golden Globes: English Patient, Brenda Blethyn and Geoffrey Rush 1996 Event 16th Golden Raspberry Awards: Showgirls wins 1996 Event 53th Golden Globes: Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, John Travolta 1995 Event "Master Class" opens at Golden Theater New York City for 601 performances 1995 Event "Jackie Mason: Politically Incorrect" closes at Golden New York City at 347 perf 1995 Event 15th Golden Raspberry Awards: Color of Night wins 1995 Event 52th Golden Globes: Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks, Jessica Lange 1994 Death Rudolf Hrusinsky, Czechoslovakian actor (Short Cut, Golden Eels), dies at 72 1994 Event "Jackie Mason Politically Incorrect" opens at Golden New York City for 347 performances 1994 Event 14th Golden Raspberry Awards: Indecent Proposal wins 1994 Event 51st Golden Globes: Schlinder's List, Steven Speilberg 1993 Event "Mixed Emotions" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 48 performances 1993 Death William Lanteau, actor (On Golden Pond), dies at 70 1993 Event "Mixed Emotions" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 48 performances 1993 Event "Falsettos" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 487 performances 1993 Event 13th Golden Raspberry Awards: Shining Through wins 1993 Event 50th Golden Globes: Scent of a Woman, wins 1992 Event Final episode of "Golden Girls" airs on NBC-TV 1992 Death Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor (Golden Salamander), dies at 64 1992 Event "Falsettos" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 487 performances 1992 Event 12th Golden Raspberry Awards: Hudson Hawk wins 1992 Event 49th Golden Globes 1991 Event 11th Golden Raspberry Awards: Ford Fairlane and Ghosts Can't Do It wins 1991 Event 48th Golden Globes: Dances with Wolves 1990 Event "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden New York City after 30 performances 1990 Event "Michael Feinstein in Concert -" opens at Golden New York City for 30 performances 1990 Death Sammy Davis, Jr., singer and actor (Golden Boy), dies at 64 1990 Event 10th Golden Raspberry Awards: Star Trek V wins 1990 Event 47th Golden Globes: Born on 4th of July, Driving Miss Daisy win 1989 Event 9th Golden Raspberry Awards: Cocktail wins 1989 Event 46th Golden Globes: Rainman, Working Girl 1988 Event 8th Golden Raspberry Awards: Leonard Part 6 wins 1988 Event 45th Golden Globes: Last Emperor, Sally Kirkland, Michael Douglas 1987 Birthday 7th Golden Raspberry Awards: Howard the Duck wins 1987 Event 44th Golden Globes: Platoon, Marlee Matlin win 1986 Event 38th Emmy Awards: Golden Girls, Cagney and Lacey and Michael J Fox win 1986 Event 6th Golden Raspberry Awards: Rambo: First Blood Part II wins 1986 Event 43th Golden Globes: Whoopi Goldberg, Color Purple win 1985 Event 5th Golden Raspberry Awards: Bolero wins 1985 Event Golden Raspberry Awards presented to parody Oscar Awards (Bolero wins) 1985 Event 42th Golden Globes: Amadeus wins 1984 Event Golden State Warrior scores 59 points losing to New Jersey Nets 124-110 1984 Event 1,200 die in Sikh "Golden Temple" uprising India 1984 Event Indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's holiest site, Golden Temple 1984 Event 4th Golden Raspberry Awards: Lonely Lady wins 1984 Event 41th Golden Globes: Thornbirds wins 1983 Event 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards: Inchon! wins 1983 Event 40th Golden Globes: Gandhi, ET and Tootsie win 1982 Death Tom Bakker, actor (Golden Voyage of Sinbad), dies of a drug OD at 42 1982 Death Henry Fonda, actor (On Golden Pond), dies of heart disease at 77 1982 Event 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards: Mommie Dearest wins 1982 Event Golden Gate Bridge closed for 3rd time by fierce storm 1981 Event Old Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park repaired and working again 1981 Event "Day in Hollywood, A Night..," closes at John Golden New York after 588 perf 1981 Event Cathy Reynolds wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship 1981 Death Nelson Algren, U.S. writer (Man with the Golden Arm), dies at 72 1981 Event San Antonio blocks 20 Golden State shots to set NBA reg game record 1981 Event 1st Golden Raspberry Awards: Can't Stop the Music wins 1981 Event 38th Golden Globes: Ordinary People, Coal Miner's Daughter 1981 Event "Tintypes" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 93 performances 1980 Event "Tintypes" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 93 performances 1980 Event Beth Daniel wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championshipship 1980 Death Kay Hammond, actress (Blithe SPirit, 5 Golden Hours), dies 1980 Event "Day in Hollywood, A Night..." opens at John Golden New York City for 588 perf 1980 Event 37th Golden Globes: Dustin Hoffman and Sally Field wins 1979 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship 1979 Event Ernest Thompson's "On Golden Pond," premieres in New York City 1979 Event 36th Golden Globes: Midnight Express, Jon Voight and Jane Fonda 1978 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship 1978 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championship 1976 Event Golden Gate Bridge District starts ferry service to Larkspur 1976 Event "Going Up" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 49 performances 1976 Event "Going Up" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 49 performances 1975 Birthday Joe Smith, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors 1975 Event 29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in 4 games 1974 Event "Man With Golden Gun" premieres in US 1974 Event "Words and Music" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 127 performances 1974 Event "Words and Music" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 127 performances 1974 Event Smallest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Golden State-1,641) 1973 Birthday Donyell Marshall, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors 1973 Event "Shelter" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 31 performances 1973 Event "Shelter" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 31 performances 1973 Birthday Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1973 Birthday Andrew DeClercq, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics 1972 Birthday Clifford Rozier, NBA center and forward, Golden State Warriors 1972 Event Golden Gate National Recreation Area created 1972 Event Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 pts 1971 Event Golden Gate Bridge lights out all night due to power failure 1971 Event Golden Gate Bridge paid for 1971 Event "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" closes at Golden New York City after 31 performances 1971 Event "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" opens at Golden New York City for 31 performances 1970 Event Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark 1970 Birthday Aaron Sele, born in Golden Valley, Minnesota, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox 1970 Birthday Izabella Scorupco, born in Bialystok, Poland, actress, Golden Eye 1970 Birthday Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991 1970 Event "Park" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1970 Event "Park" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1970 Event Golden Gate Park Conservatory made city landmark 1970 Event "Blood Red Roses" opens and closes at John Golden Theater New York City 1970 Event Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge 1969 Birthday Jon Barry, NBA guard, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors 1969 Event "Golden Rainbow" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 355 performances 1968 Event Golden Gate Bridge charges tolls only for southbound cars 1968 Birthday Bimbo Coles, NBA guard, Golden State Warriors 1968 Event "Golden Rainbow" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 355 performances 1967 Birthday Scott Schrader, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Golden State 1967 Birthday Charlotte Lewis, born in Kensington, London, actress, Golden Child, Pirates 1967 Event "Wait A Minim!" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 457 performances 1967 Birthday Kate Golden, Beaumont Texas, LPGA golfer, 1992 Ping/Welch-5th 1966 Birthday Shelley Michelle, born in Hollywood, California, actress, Golden Eye 1966 Death Estelita Rodriguez, actor (Golden Stallion, Susanna Pass), dies at 37 1966 Event "Golden Boy" closes at Majestic Theater New York City after 569 performances 1966 Event "Wait A Minim!" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 457 performances 1965 Birthday Gong Li, born in Shenyang, China, actress, appeared in director Zhang Yimou's film, Ju Dhou, Red Sorghum, received Golden Rooster award 1965 Event Duke Ellington's "Golden Brown and the Green Apple," premieres 1965 Birthday Rony Seikaly, NBA center, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors 1965 Event "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" closes at John Golden New York City after 192 performances 1964 Event "Comedy in Music-Opus 2" opens at John Golden New York City for 192 performances 1964 Event "Golden Boy" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 569 performances 1964 Event "Beyond the Fringe" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 673 performances 1963 Birthday Brad Pitt, born in actor, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, actor, film producer, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe nominee, one-time Golden Globe winner 1963 Death Clifford Odets, U.S. playwright (Golden Boy), dies at 57 1962 Event Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission 1962 Event "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 673 performances 1962 Birthday Manute Bol, NBA center, Golden State Warriors 1962 Birthday Jerome Kersey, NBA forward, Golden State Warriors, Sea Supersonics 1961 Event "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden New York City after 55 performances 1961 Event "Evening with Yves Montand" opens at John Golden New York City for 55 performances 1961 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Golden Circle of Golf Festival 1960 Birthday Ralph Sampson, NBA center, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets 1960 Event "At the Drop of a Hat" closes at John Golden New York City after 216 performances 1959 Event "Billy Barnes Revue" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 87 performances 1959 Event "At the Drop of a Hat" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 216 performances 1959 Event "Billy Barnes Revue" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 87 performances 1959 Event "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 44 performances 1959 Event "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 44 performances 1959 Birthday Kelly Lynch, born in Golden Walley, Minnesota, actress, Warm Summer Rain, Cocktail 1959 Event Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Golden Triangle Festival Golf Tournament 1959 Event "Party with Comden and Green" closes at John Golden New York City after 38 performances 1958 Event "Party with Comden and Green" opens at John Golden New York City for 38 performances 1958 Birthday Larry Smith, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, professional basketball player, coach, played forward/center for Alcorn State University, played for NBA's Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, credited as best rebounder in the 1980's, coached Anaheim Arsenal 1957 Event "Mask and Gown" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 39 performances 1957 Event "Mask and Gown" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 39 performances 1957 Birthday Cathy Reynolds, born in Kansas City, Missouri, LPGA golfer, 1981 Golden Lights 1956 Event "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Golden New York City after 849 performances 1955 Event "Golden Horseshoe Revue" 1st of 50,000+ performances, Disneyland 1954 Event "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 125 performances 1954 Event "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 125 performances 1953 Birthday World B Free, NBA guard, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors 1953 Birthday John Lucas, Durham, North Carolina, NBA guard, Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee 1953 Birthday Gus Williams, NBA guard, Golden State, Seattle, Washington 1953 Event "Comedy in Music (Victor Borge)" opens at John Golden New York City for 849 perf 1953 Birthday "Keith" Jamaal Wilkes, NBA forward, Golden State-Rookie of Yr 1975 1953 Death Cliff Clark, actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63 1953 Death Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Golden Cage), dies at 56 1952 Birthday Pierce Brosnan, County Meath Ire, actor, Remington Steele, Golden Eye 1951 Event Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds 1951 Birthday Annie Golden, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Forever Lulu, Hair 1951 Birthday Dean Pitchford, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, prolific songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, novelist, Oscar, Golden Globe award-winner, wrote with composers Alan Menken, Rupert Holmes, collaborated on songs for movie, Fame, wrote screenplay for movie, 'Footloose' 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" closes at John Golden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1950 Event "Let's Make an Opera" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1950 Birthday Susan Anton, Oak Glen California, actress, Golden Girl, Spring Fever 1950 Event U.S.S.R. issues golden rubles 1948 Birthday Barry Hay, singer/fluitist/saxophonist/guitarist, Golden Earring 1948 Birthday Cesar Zuiderwijk, Dutch rock drummer, Golden Earring, Radar Love 1948 Birthday George Kooymans, Dutch guitarist/singer, Golden Earring 1947 Event Dutch Queen Wilhelmina gives golden award to general Eisenhower 1947 Birthday Bruce Gilbert, producer, China Syndrome, 9 to 5, On Golden Pond 1946 Birthday Maarnus Gerritsen, Dutch rocker, Golden Earring 1946 Birthday Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bassist/keyboardist, Golden Earring 1946 Birthday Russ Thacker, born in Washington D.C., producer, Golden Seal 1946 Birthday Janet E[llen] Morris, U.S., sci-fi author, Golden Sword, Tempus 1944 Birthday Rick Barry, ABA/NBA forward, New York Nets, Golden State Warriors 1943 Birthday Lola Falana, born in Camden, New Jersey, actress, Golden Boy 1942 Event Little Golden Books (children books) begins publishing 1941 Event Carson McCuller's "Reflections in a Golden Eye" published 1940 Event Golden Gate International Expo reopens 1940 Birthday Paul Cox, actor, Exile, Golden Braid, Touch Me 1939 Event Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure) 1939 Event Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island 1937 Event Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," premieres in New York City 1937 Event Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to vehicular traffic 1937 Event Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, dedicated 1937 Event San Francisco Bay's Golden Gate Bridge opens 1936 Event Main span of Golden Gate Bridge joined 1936 Birthday Daan van Golden, Dutch sculptor 1935 Birthday Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packer, the Golden Boy 1935 Event Great Britain boxers beat U.S. team in 1st International Golden Gloves 1934 Birthday Rue McClanahan, Healdton Oklahoma, actress, Maude, Golden Girls 1933 Event Golden Gate Bridge ground-breaking ceremony held at Crissy Field 1933 Event Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side 1931 Event Japan leaves the Golden Standard 1931 Birthday George Jones, born in Saratoga, Texas, singer, Golden Rings, Oh Lonesome Me 1931 Birthday Julian May, U.S., sci-fi author, Golden Torc, Magnificat 1927 Event 1st golden gloves tournament 1927 Event John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St. New York City 1927 Event Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th New York City 1925 Event Kezar Stadium in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park opens 1925 Event NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began 1925 Birthday Yukio Mishima, Japan, novelist, Temple of Golden Pavilion 1923 Birthday Reed van Delft, Hendrika M Schwartz, actress, Golden draagkoets 1923 Event Steinhart Aquarium in Golden Gate Park opens to public 1923 Birthday Estelle Getty, born in New York City, actress in film, theater, television, appeared in sitcom 'The Golden Girls' 1922 Birthday Betty White, Oak Park, actress, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Golden Girls 1921 Birthday Ernest Gold, born in Vienna, Austria, Ernst Gold, composer, wrote nearly 100 film and television scores, including It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, On the Beach, four Academy-Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations 1921 Event DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park opens 1920 Birthday Rudolf Hrusinsky, Czechoslovakian actor, Short Cut, Golden Eels 1920 Birthday Paul Foster, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, singer, Soul Stirrers gospel group member, sang with Robert Harris, Sam Cooke, Rising Stars, Golden Echoes, memorable recording 'Be With Me Jesus' 1920 Birthday Saul Bass, born in New York City, New York, graphic designer, filmmaker, created title sequences for 40 years, famous for The Man with the Golden Arm, kinetic typography in North by Northwest, Vertigo 1919 Birthday Doris Lessing, Kermanshah Iran, novelist, Golden Notebook 1918 Birthday Margo, singer, Golden Irish Favorites 1915 Birthday William Proxmire, born in Lake Forest, Illinois, Senator-D-Wisconsin, 1957 - 1989, Golden Fleece Awards 1913 Event Golden/Cawthorne's musical "Sunshine Girl," premieres in New York City 1910 Birthday Marc Lawrence, New York City, actor, Man With Golden Gun 1909 Birthday Ciro Alegria, Peru, novelist, Golden Serpent 1909 Birthday Nelson Algren, U.S., novelist, Man with the Golden Arm 1907 Birthday Albert Rice Leventhal, publisher, Little Golden Books 1907 Birthday Katharine Hepburn, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actress, 'Adam's Rib', 'On Golden Pond' 1905 Event David Belasco's "Girl of Golden West," premieres in New York City 1905 Birthday Henry Fonda, Grand Is, Nebraska, actor, Mr Roberts, On Golden Pond 1903 Birthday Gaston Duribreux, Flemish writer, Golden Sail 1903 Birthday Frankie Carle, born in Providence, Rhode Island, orchestra leader, Golden Touch 1902 Birthday Harry Golden, Jewish humorist and writer, 2 cents Plain, Only in America 1897 Death Francis Turner Palgrave, poet/editor (Golden Treasury), dies at 73 1894 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Golden Pince-Nez" 1894 Event Midwinter Fair opens in Golden Gate Park 1891 Event 1st buffalo purchased for Golden Gate Park 1889 Birthday Cliff Clark, actor, Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout 1888 Birthday Clinton Golden, Penn, founder, United Steelworkers of America 1887 Event Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria 1871 Event William Hammond Hall's maps and surveys of Golden Gate Park accepted 1871 Birthday Tom Hayward, cricketer, great England batsman of the Golden Age 1870 Birthday Lionel Palairet, cricketer, elegant England bat in the Golden Age 1870 Event Golden Gate Park forms by City Order number 800 1870 Event California legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible 1870 Birthday Joseph B Strauss, civil engineer/builder, Golden Gate Bridge 1869 Event Golden Spike driven, completes Promontory Pt Ut-Transcontinental RR 1862 Event Steamer "Golden Gate" burns and sinks off west coast of Mexico 1854 Birthday Franz Courtens, Flemish painter, Golden Rain 1854 Birthday James Frazer, Britain, anthropologist/author, The Golden Bough 1852 Birthday Isabella Gregory, born in Ireland, writer and playwright, Golden Apple 1837 Death Aleksandr Pushkin, poet and novelist (Golden Cockeral), killed in a duel 1824 Birthday Francis Turner Palgrave, Eng, poet, Golden Treasury, Professor, Oxford 1791 Birthday Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist, Golden Fleece 1770 Event Battle of Golden Hill (Lower Manhattan) 1681 Death Pedro Calderon de la Barca, writer, dramatist, Spanish Golden Age, works include, 'La vida es sueno', or, 'Life is a Dream', dies at 81 1600 Birthday Pedro Calderon de la Barca, born in Madrid, Spain, writer, dramatist, Spanish Golden Age, works include, 'La vida es sueno', or, 'Life is a Dream' 1546 Birthday Tycho Brahe, Knudstrup Denmark, astronomer, Golden nose 1543 Death Agnolo Firenzuola, Giovannini, Italian monk (De golden ezel), dies 1493 Birthday Agnolo Firenzuola, Giovannini, Italian monk, Golden Donkey 1453 Event Turkish fleet sinks ships Golden Receiver in Constantinople 1429 Event Order of Golden Fleece established in Austria-Hungary and Spain 1356 Event German emperor Charles I delegates Golden Degree 1311 Death Gwijde van Names, Flemish marshal (Golden Track), dies at 35 1298 Death Jacob de Voragine, Italian bishop/writer (Golden Legend), dies 1212 Event Emperor Frederik II ends Golden Degree (Bohemia)
