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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, Connecticut 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, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, 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, actress, 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 1936 Barbara B. Kennelly, born in Hartford, Connecticut, Representative-D-Connecticut 1982 - 1999 1933 Chuck Grassley, born in New Hartford, Iowa, Senator-R-Iowa 1981 - 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, orchestra leader, Cavalcade of Stars 1915 Igor Buketoff, Hartford Conn, conductor, Iceland Symph 1964-65 1914 Brendan Gill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, writer, film critic, author, wrote film critiques for Film Comment, wrote articles for The New Yorker, and a book about his time at The New Yorker magazine 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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