1997 Stewart Cink wins golfs Greater Hartford Open (267)
1997 NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes
1997 Hartford Whalers last NHL game
1996 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford, Connecticut on WCCC 106.9 FM
1996 John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76
1990 T Issan Dorsey, founder (Hartford St. Zen Center SF), dies
1990 Steve Allen, installed as a new abbot of Hartford St. Zen Center, SF
1986 38th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 (OT) at Hartford
1984 New Jersey Devils 1st OT goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5
1983 Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million
1983 Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard
1982 1st New Jersey Devil hat-trick (Steve Tambellini) defeat Hartford 5-4
1981 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Hartford won by Denise Biellmann
1981 Ice Dance Championship at Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and C Dean (GRB)
1981 Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva and I Lisovski (URS)
1981 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
1979 Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WCCC in Hartford, Conn
1978 Roof of 3-yr-old Civic Center in Hartford, Ct collapses (no injuries)
1976 Will Friedle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Eric-Boy Meets World, Gift of Love
1976 Jeff O'Neill, Richmond Hill, NHL center, Hartford Whalers
1973 Andrei Nikolishin, born in Vorkuta, Russia, NHL center, Hartford Whalers
1972 Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers
1971 Steven Rice, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers
1970 6 days of race rioting in Hartford, Connecticut
1970 Jason Muzzatti, Toronto, NHL goalie, Hartford Whalers
1969 Andrew Cassels, Bramalea, NHL center, Hartford Whalers
1969 Race riot in Hartford Connecticut
1969 Adam Burt, Detroit, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers
1968 Glen Wesley, Red Deer, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers
1968 Glen Featherstone, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers
1968 Mark Janssens, Surrey, NHL center, Hartford Whalers
1967 Brian Glynn, Iserlohn Ger, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers
1967 Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain California, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers
1967 Craig Janney, Hartford, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets
1967 Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers
1967 Robert Kron, Brno Cze, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers
1967 Sean Burke, Windsor, NHL goalie, Hartford Whalers
1966 Jeff Brown, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers
1966 Paul Ranheim, St. Louis, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers
1965 Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Connecticut, super heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics
1965 Lucy Han, born in Hartford, Conn, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-7th-1994
1965 Gerald Diduck, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers
1963 Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers
1962 WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 Eriq La Salle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Dr. Peter Benton-ER
1959 Timothy Patrick Murphy, Hartford Conn, actor, Dallas, Glitter
1959 Brad McCrimmon, Dodsland, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers
1959 WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting
1958 Jayne Modean, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Nurse Hooter-Trauma Center
1957 WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting
1957 Mary Cadorette, born in East Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Vicky-3's a Crowd
1953 Katherine Cannon, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Father Murphy, Survivors
1952 Catherine Watkins, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, It's Not Easy, Mary
1952 Terry Moor, Hartford Conn, tennis star
1951 David Naughton, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, My Sister Sam, Separate Vacations
1945 Katharine Houghton, born in Hartford, actress, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1944 Sherwood C "Woody" Spring, Hartford, Connecticut, Col USA/astronaut, STS 61B
1944 World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum and Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn)
1944 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford, Connecticut
1942 Linda Evans, Hartford, actr, Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo
1942 1st nylon parachute jump, Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray
1941 Gene Pitney, Hartford, Connecticut, vocalist/songwriter, Town Without Pity
1939 Barbara Kolb, Hartford, Connecticut, composer, Trobar Jus
1937 John Hartford, born in New York City, country singer, Gentle on My Mind
1931 Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major U.S. city, Hartford CT
1931 Stephen Birmingham, Hartford, author, Real Lace: America's Irish Rich
1930 Ben Cooper, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Rose Tattoo, Outcast, Arizona Raiders
1927 Clint Walker, Hartford, Illinois, actor, Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen
1926 Tom Tryon, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Cardinal, All That Glitters
1925 Phillip Pine, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Set-Up, Under the Ground
1922 Mike Kellin, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Honestly Celeste, Fitz and Bones
1920 Maria Karnilova, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Olga-Ivan the Terrible
1920 John Hartford Worlock, rC Bishop of Liverpool
1920 Early Wynn, Hartford Ala, baseball Hall of famer, pitcher
1917 Elyse Knox, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Hit the Ice, Black Gold
1917 Ted Steele, born in Hartford, Connecticut, orch leader, Cavalcade of Stars
1915 Igor Buketoff, Hartford Conn, conductor, Iceland Symph 1964-65
1914 Gary Merrill, Hartford Conn, actor, Young Dr. Kildare, All About Eve
1911 George Huntington Hartford II, born in New York City, heir, A&P
1909 Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress, Paradine Case, 7th Veil
1907 Katharine Hepburn, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond
1906 Michael O'Shea, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Denny-It's a Great Life
1901 Ed Begley, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry
1900 Walter O'Keefe, Hartford, Connecticut, songwriter/TV host, Mayor of Hollywood
1888 Niles Welch, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Cornered
1876 Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St. Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford
1876 Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis
1867 Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. issues 1st policy
1863 Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered, 1st accident insurer
1844 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct
1839 Dudley Buck, born in Hartford, Connecticut, organist/church composer
1817 1st U.S. school for deaf (Hartford, Conn)
1817 1st American school for the deaf opens in Hartford, Connecticut
1639 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford
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