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1997 68th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland

1996 Arthur Jacobs, musicologist, dies at 74

1994 Indians, begin a 18 home game hoome win streak at Jacobs Field

1994 Indians loses 1st game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City wins 2-1

1994 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2

1994 1st scheduled Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out

1994 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn

1994 1st exhibition game played at Jacobs Field, Pirates beat Indians, 6-4

1994 Walkway from Cleveland's Tower City to Jacobs Field officially opens

1994 Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Indians new ball park at Gateway for $13.8 million (renamed Jacobs Field)

1994 Experts from AL certify Indian's Jacobs Field is properly lit

1994 Scoreboard is unveiled at new Cleveland Indians' park (Jacobs Field)

1994 Indians owner Richard Jacobs announces he will pay $10 million to name baseball field (Jacobs Field) at Gateway (becomes official 3/23)

1994 Jacobs Field opens with "Gateway's New Year's Eve Countdown to '94"

1993 Richard Jacobs announces Chief Wahoo will go to Jacobs Field

1993 Tickets for Indians 1st season in Jacobs Field go on sale

1992 Lou Jacobs, U.S. clown (1966 U.S. postage stamp), dies at 89

1992 1st structural steel beams are erected at Gateway (Jacobs Field)

1992 Concrete foundation for ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) is poured

1992 1st concrete is poured at new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field)

1992 Excavation of new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field) begins

1990 Indians agree to a lease new ballpark in Gateway (Jacobs Field)

1988 Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million Eli Jacobs becomes CEO of Baltimore Orioles

1988 Christopher Jacobs, Troy Dalbey, Tom Hunter and Matt Biondi, swim world record 4x100 m freestyle (3:16.53)

1985 Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager, dies at 71

1983 Louis De Funes, actor and writer (Mad Adv of Rabbi Jacobs), dies at 68

1972 Ray Jacobs, NFL linebacker for the Denver Broncos

1970 Rachel Jacobs, Ririe Idaho, actress, It's Not Easy

1970 Tim Jacobs, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins

1967 Ridley Jacobs, cricket wicket-keeper, West Indian ODI 1996

1966 Simone Jacobs, England, 4X100m relayer 1984 Olympics bronze

1963 Regina Marie Jacobs, born in Los Angeles, California, 800m/1500m runner, 1996 Olympics

1963 Marc Jacobs, American Designer

1953 Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, born in New York City, actor, Freddie-Welcome Back Kotter

1950 Harry Blomberg, Swedish author (Jacobs Drom), dies at 56

1946 Carrie Jacobs Bond, American composer (I Love You Truly), dies at 85

1940 54th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63)

1939 53rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64)

1938 51st Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (64 60)

1937 Eli Jacobs, baseball owner for the Baltimore Orioles

1936 50th U.S. Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (46 63 62)

1936 49th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Hull Jacobs beats H Sperling (62 46 75)

1935 49th U.S. Womens Tennis: H H Jacobs beats Sarah H Palfrey Fabyan (62 64)

1935 48th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats H Jacobs (63 36 75)

1935 Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour

1934 Pim Jacobs, jazz pianist/Dutch TV host/actor, Gilas

1934 48th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H P Fabyan (61 64)

1934 48th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah H Cooke (61 64)

1933 47th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Helen Moody (86 36 30 ret)

1932 46th U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen Jacobs beats Carolin A Babcock (62 62)

1932 45th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (63 61)

1932 Andrew Jacobs, Jr., born in Indianapolis, Indiana,Representative-D-Indiana, 1965 - 1973, 1975 - 1997

1932 Piper Laurie, Rosetta Jacobs, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Twin Peaks

1931 Anthony Jacobs, English industrialist, BSM

1930 6th French Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (62 61)

1930 Little Walter, Marion Walter Jacobs, rocker

1929 Aletta Henriette Jacobs, 1st Dutch female doctor/feminist, dies at 75

1929 42nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (61 62)

1928 42nd U.S. Womens Tennis: Helen W Moody beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 61)

1925 Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner, Cleveland Indians

1925 Jos Jacobs, Flemish director, Madonna of Nedermunster

1922 Arthur Jacobs, musicologist

1916 Jane Jacobs, Scranton, Pennsylvania, urbanologist

1914 Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist, dies at 47

1913 Rik Jacobs, Flemish stage manager

1908 Helen Hull Jacobs, born in Berkley, California, U.S. tennis champ, 1932-35

1907 239 workers died in a coal mine explosion in Jacobs Creek, Penn

1907 Gas explosion at Jacobs Creek Pa, coal mine kills 239

1882 1st Dutch female physician Aletta Jacobs opens office

1880 Michael Jacobs, born in New York City, boxing promoter

1868 Eduard Jacobs, singer and pianist, Dutch cabaret

1867 Eduard Jacobs, Dutch cabaret artist

1862 Carrie Jacobs Bond, Janesville Wisconsin, songwriter, I Love You Truly

1854 Aletta Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician

1791 1st Jewish member of U.S. Congress, Israel Jacobs (PA), takes office

1539 St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning


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