1997 Event Stewart Cink wins golfs Greater Hartford Open (267) 1997 Event NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes 1997 Event Hartford Whalers last NHL game 1996 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford, Connecticut on WCCC 106.9 FM 1996 Death John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76 1990 Death T Issan Dorsey, founder (Hartford St. Zen Center SF), dies 1990 Event Steve Allen, installed as a new abbot of Hartford St. Zen Center, SF 1986 Event 38th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 (OT) at Hartford 1984 Event New Jersey Devils 1st OT goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5 1983 Event Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million 1983 Event Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard 1982 Event 1st New Jersey Devil hat-trick (Steve Tambellini) defeat Hartford 5-4 1981 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Hartford won by Denise Biellmann 1981 Event Ice Dance Championship at Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and C Dean (GRB) 1981 Event Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva and I Lisovski (URS) 1981 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1979 Event Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WCCC in Hartford, Connecticut 1978 Event Roof of 3-yr-old Civic Center in Hartford, Ct collapses (no injuries) 1976 Birthday Will Friedle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Eric-Boy Meets World, Gift of Love 1976 Birthday Jeff O'Neill, Richmond Hill, NHL center, Hartford Whalers 1973 Birthday Andrei Nikolishin, born in Vorkuta, Russia, NHL center, Hartford Whalers 1972 Birthday Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1971 Birthday Brooke Burke, born in Hartford, Connecticut, television personality, dancer, host of 'Wild On!' show, Frederick's of Hollywood model 1971 Birthday Steven Rice, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1970 Event 6 days of race rioting in Hartford, Connecticut 1970 Birthday Jason Muzzatti, Toronto, NHL goalie, Hartford Whalers 1969 Birthday Andrew Cassels, Bramalea, NHL center, Hartford Whalers 1969 Event Race riot in Hartford Connecticut 1969 Birthday Adam Burt, Detroit, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1968 Birthday Glen Wesley, Red Deer, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1968 Birthday Glen Featherstone, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1968 Birthday Mark Janssens, Surrey, NHL center, Hartford Whalers 1968 Birthday Mark McGrath, born in Hartford, Connecticut, singer, 'Sugar Ray' rock band, previously a co-host on 'Extra' entertainment television show 1967 Birthday Brian Glynn, Iserlohn Ger, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain California, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Craig Janney, Hartford, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets 1967 Birthday Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Robert Kron, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1967 Birthday Sean Burke, Windsor, NHL goalie, Hartford Whalers 1966 Birthday Jeff Brown, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1966 Birthday Paul Ranheim, St. Louis, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers 1965 Birthday Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Connecticut, super heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Lucy Han, born in Hartford, Conn, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-7th-1994 1965 Birthday Gerald Diduck, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1963 Birthday Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers 1962 Event WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1962 Birthday Eriq La Salle, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Dr. Peter Benton-ER 1959 Birthday Timothy Patrick Murphy, Hartford Conn, actor, Dallas, Glitter 1959 Birthday Brad McCrimmon, Dodsland, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1959 Event WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting 1958 Birthday Jayne Modean, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Nurse Hooter-Trauma Center 1957 Event WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting 1957 Birthday Mary Cadorette, born in East Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Vicky-3's a Crowd 1953 Birthday Katherine Cannon, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Father Murphy, Survivors 1952 Birthday Catherine Watkins, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, It's Not Easy, Mary 1952 Birthday Terry Moor, Hartford Conn, tennis star 1951 Birthday David Naughton, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, My Sister Sam, Separate Vacations 1945 Birthday Katharine Houghton, born in Hartford, actress, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1944 Birthday Sherwood C "Woody" Spring, Hartford, Connecticut, Col USA/astronaut, STS-61B 1944 Event World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum and Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn) 1944 Event 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford, Connecticut 1942 Birthday Linda Evans, Hartford, actress, Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo 1942 Event 1st nylon parachute jump, Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray 1940 Birthday Gene Pitney, Hartford, Connecticut, vocalist/songwriter, Town Without Pity 1939 Birthday Barbara Kolb, Hartford, Connecticut, composer, Trobar Jus 1937 Birthday John Hartford, born in New York City, country singer, Gentle on My Mind 1936 Birthday Barbara B. Kennelly, born in Hartford, Connecticut, Representative-D-Connecticut 1982 - 1999 1933 Birthday Chuck Grassley, born in New Hartford, Iowa, Senator-R-Iowa 1981 - 1931 Birthday Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major U.S. city, Hartford CT 1931 Birthday Stephen Birmingham, Hartford, author, Real Lace: America's Irish Rich 1930 Birthday Ben Cooper, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Rose Tattoo, Outcast, Arizona Raiders 1930 Birthday William O'Neill, born in Hartford, Connecticut, Connecticut Governor 1980 - 1991, Democrat 1927 Birthday Clint Walker, Hartford, Illinois, actor, Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen 1926 Birthday Tom Tryon, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Cardinal, All That Glitters 1925 Birthday Phillip Pine, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Set-Up, Under the Ground 1922 Birthday Mike Kellin, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Honestly Celeste, Fitz and Bones 1920 Birthday Maria Karnilova, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Olga-Ivan the Terrible 1920 Birthday John Hartford Worlock, rC Bishop of Liverpool 1920 Birthday Early Wynn, Hartford Ala, baseball Hall of famer, pitcher 1917 Birthday Elyse Knox, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Hit the Ice, Black Gold 1917 Birthday Ted Steele, born in Hartford, Connecticut, orchestra leader, Cavalcade of Stars 1915 Birthday Igor Buketoff, Hartford Conn, conductor, Iceland Symph 1964-65 1914 Birthday 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 Birthday Gary Merrill, Hartford Conn, actor, Young Dr. Kildare, All About Eve 1911 Birthday George Huntington Hartford II, born in New York City, heir, A&P 1909 Birthday Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress, Paradine Case, 7th Veil 1907 Birthday Katharine Hepburn, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actress, 'Adam's Rib', 'On Golden Pond' 1906 Birthday Michael O'Shea, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Denny-It's a Great Life 1901 Birthday Ed Begley, born in Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry 1900 Birthday Walter O'Keefe, Hartford, Connecticut, songwriter/TV host, Mayor of Hollywood 1888 Birthday Niles Welch, Hartford, Connecticut, actor, Cornered 1876 Event Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St. Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford 1876 Event Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis 1867 Event Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. issues 1st policy 1863 Event Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered, 1st accident insurer 1844 Event 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct 1839 Birthday Dudley Buck, born in Hartford, Connecticut, organist/church composer 1817 Event 1st U.S. school for deaf (Hartford, Conn) 1817 Event 1st American school for the deaf opens in Hartford, Connecticut 1639 Event 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford
