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