1995 Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939)
1990 Jill Bennett, actress (Skull, Hawks), dies of undisclosed causes at 58
1986 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition
1983 Black Hawks and Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds)
1980 New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks
1979 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks
1977 Howard Hawks, director (Rio Lobo, Hatari!), dies at 81
1977 Islander Billy Smith's 10th shut-out opponent-Black Hawks 4-0
1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak
1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak
1975 Ed Gray, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks
1975 Chris Crawford, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks
1973 Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out
1973 Drew Barry, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks
1972 Alan Henderson, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks
1972 Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat New York Knicks 109-101
1972 Howard Nathan, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks
1971 Anthony "Pig" Miller, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks
1970 Todd Mundt, NBA center for the Atlanta Hawks
1969 Christian Laettner, NBA forward and center, Atlanta Hawks, Oly-gold-92
1969 The Band (formerly The Hawks), perform their 1st concert
1969 Steve Smith, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks
1968 Stacey Augmon, Pasadena, NBA guard, Portland Trailblazers, Hawks
1968 Chucky Brown, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks
1967 Eldridge Recasner, NBA guard, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets
1967 Matt Bullard, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks
1967 Mookie Blaylock, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks
1966 Dikembe Mutombo, NBA center, Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets
1966 Grant Long, NBA forward for the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks
1965 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000
1964 Bob Petit (St. Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points
1964 Greg Anderson, NBA forward and center, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks
1963 Spud Webb, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks
1962 Tyrone Corbin, NBA forward, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks
1962 Blair Rasmussen, NBA center for the Atlanta Hawks
1961 Craig Ehlo, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks
1961 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1
1961 Then NHL record 40 penalties, Black Hawks and Maple Leafs (20 each)
1960 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
1960 Dominique Wilkins, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks
1958 12th NBA Championship: St. Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2
1957 11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3
1954 Moses Malone, NBA center, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia '76ers
1952 Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds
1948 "Pistol" Pete Maravich, NBA star for the Atlanta Hawks
1929 Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game
1926 NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St. Pats 4-1
1926 NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings
1896 Howard Hawks, Goshen, Indiana, director/producer, Rio Bravo, Scarface
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