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2013 Event - An NBA league committee recommends NBA owners reject the big from a group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to purchase the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle

1993 Event - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Los Angeles Kings, 4 games to 1

1993 Event - Police officers found guilty of violating Rodney Kings civil rights

1992 Death - George Berkeley, actor (Life Stinks, Captains and Kings), dies at 70

1991 Event - Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games

1991 Event - Sacramento Kings set NBA record, losing 35th consecutive game on road

1991 Event - Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses

1990 Event - Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year

1988 Event - Arco Arena in Sacramento, California opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75

1988 Event - Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles Kings for $15-$20 millions

1987 Event - Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954

1984 Event - Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky 51 game scoring streak

1984 Event - Los Angeles Kings end Wayne Gretzky's NHL-record 51-game scoring streak

1982 Event - Los Angeles Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton in 3rd period, win in OT 6-5

1982 Death - Victor Jory, Alaskan actor (Kings Row, Manhunt), dies at 79

1980 Event - Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles

1980 Event - Islander Potvin's 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings and set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period

1979 Event - Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders

1978 Event - New York Islanders 1st scoreless tie, vs Los Angeles Kings

1977 Birthday - Aki Berg, Turku Fin, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1977 Birthday - Aki-Petteri Berg, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Kings, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1976 Death - Victor Varconi, actor (Divine Lady, King of Kings), dies at 85

1975 Birthday - Michael Stewart, NBA center for the Sacramento Kings

1975 Birthday - Vitali Yachmenev, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL right wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1974 Birthday - Tariq Abdul Wahad, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings

1974 Event - Washington Capitals 1st NHL tie, playing Los Angeles Kings to 1-1 tie

1974 Birthday - Anthony Johnson, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings

1974 Birthday - Mark Hendrickson, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings

1974 Death - David C Imboden, actor (King of Kings), dies at 87

1973 Birthday - Corliss Williamson, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings

1973 Death - John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres, dies at 31 in Radlett, Hertfordshire

1973 Event - Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000

1973 Death - Betty Field, actress (Kings Row), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 60

1973 Birthday - Philippe Boucher, born in St. Apollinaire, California, NHL defense, Los Angeles Kings, Olympic Gold 1998

1973 Birthday - Tyus Edney, NBA guard, Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings

1972 Event - Los Angeles Kings start Islanders on 12 game losing streak

1972 Birthday - Barry Potomski, Windsor, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1972 Event - Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders

1972 Birthday - Jozef Stumpel, NHL forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998, Los Angeles Kings

1972 Birthday - Michael Smith, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings

1972 Birthday - Craig Johnson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings and 1994 Olympic Team

1972 Birthday - Brian Grant, NBA forward for the Portland Trailblazers and Sacramento Kings

1972 Birthday - Clint McDaniel, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings

1972 Birthday - John Slaney, St. John's, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1972 Birthday - Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings

1971 Birthday - Laura Moss, Kings Mountain, Ohio, actress, Amanda Cory-Another World

1971 Birthday - Sean O'Donnell, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1971 Birthday - Terry Dehere, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings

1971 Birthday - Eric Lacroix, born in Montreal, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1971 Birthday - Bobby Hurley, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings

1971 Birthday - Yanic Perreault, born in Sherbrooke, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings

1971 Birthday - Byron Dafoe, Sussex Eng, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings

1970 Birthday - Kevin Salvadori, NBA center for the Sacramento Kings

1970 Birthday - Lawrence Funderburke, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings

1970 Birthday - Doug Zmolek, Rochester, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1970 Birthday - Patrice Tardif, Thetford Mines, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings

1969 Birthday - Rob Blake, Simcoe Ont, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Los Angeles Kings

1969 Birthday - Byron Houston, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings

1969 Birthday - Dimitri Khristich, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1969 Birthday - Billy Owens, NBA forward and guard for the Sacramento Kings

1969 Birthday - Vladimir Tsyplakov, Inta Rus, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings, Belarus 1998

1969 Birthday - Mahmoud Abdul Rauf, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets

1969 Event - Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee

1968 Birthday - Lionel Simmons, NBA forward for the Sacramento Kings

1968 Event - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Kings River Golf Open

1968 Birthday - Duane Causwell, NBA center, Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings

1968 Event - Beatles open 2nd Apple Boutique at 161 New Kings Road, London

1968 Birthday - Kevin Todd, Winnipeg, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings

1967 Birthday - Rob Cowie, Toronto, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1967 Birthday - Gary Shuchuk, Edmonton, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings

1966 Birthday - Steven Finn, Laval, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1966 Birthday - John Druce, Peterborough, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings

1965 Birthday - Kevin Gamble, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings

1965 Birthday - Mitch Richmond, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, NBA guard, Sac Kings, 1988, 1996 Olympics

1965 Birthday - Shane Churla, Fernie, NHL right wing, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers

1965 Birthday - Kevin Stevens, born in Brockton, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1964 Birthday - Olden Polynice, NBA forward and center for the Sacramento Kings

1964 Birthday - Tony Granato, Downers Grove, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1964 Birthday - Sarunas Marciulionis, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings

1963 Birthday - Marty McSorley, Hamilton, NHL defenseman, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers

1961 Birthday - Kelly Hrudey, Edmonton, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings

1960 Birthday - Antonio Banderas, born in Malaga, Spain, actor, Philadelphia, Evita, Mambo Kings

1960 Event - Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to New Jersey

1960 Birthday - Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings

1956 Birthday - Douglas Heyes, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Captains and Kings, Aspen

1954 Birthday - Charlie Simmer, born in Ontario, NHL left winger for the Los Angeles Kings

1953 Birthday - Jules Shear, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, musician, singer, performed with The Funky Kings, Raisins in the Sun, created, hosted, first 13 episodes of MTV series, Unplugged, song, All Through the Night, recorded by Cyndi Lauper, ranked number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, co-wrote title track for Everything's Different Now album, with Matthew Sweet

1951 Birthday - Marcel Dionne, born in Quebec, NHL center, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers

1949 Birthday - Jean Potvin, born in Ottawa, Ontario, hockey player, National Hockey League, played defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers

1945 Birthday - Rogie Vachon, Quebec, NHL goalie, Canadiens, Kings, Vezina-1968

1945 Birthday - [Eileen] Joy[ce] Chant [Rutter], UK, sci-fi author, High Kings

1944 Birthday - Katherine Crawford, actress, Captains and Kings, Gemini Man

1944 Birthday - Katherine Crawford, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Gemini Man, Captains and Kings

1942 Birthday - John Rostill, born in Kings Norton, England, composer, bass guitarist, member, The Shadows, The Internst, rock and roll, pop genres

1939 Birthday - Mike Hill, born in Jackson, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1977 Ohio Kings Island Open

1938 Birthday - Bob Scholl, rocker, Mellow Kings

1937 Event - Maxwell Anderson's "Masque of Kings," premieres in New York City

1926 Birthday - Nan Leslie, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Kings Row, Californians

1925 Birthday - Jack Kramer, actor, Kings of the Court

1924 Birthday - Robert Horton, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Kings Row, Wagon Train, Arena

1913 Birthday - Mary Durack, born in Adelaide, Australia, poet, author, historian, wrote Kings in Grass Castles and Keep Him My Country

1913 Birthday - Betty Field, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actress, Kings Row, Bus Stop

1904 Event - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games

1902 Birthday - Victor Jory, Dawson City Canada, actor, Kings Row, Manhunt

1902 Birthday - Harold Roxbee Cox Kings Norton, aeronautical engineer

1894 Birthday - Cornelis Rijnsdorp, writer, Kings Children

1891 Birthday - Victor Varconi, born in Hungary, actor, Divine Lady, King of Kings, Big City

1875 Birthday - H[arry] B[yron] Warner, born in London, England, actor, King of Kings

1875 Birthday - Thomas W. Ross, actor, Without Limit, Kings Row, 17, Mortal Storm

1862 Event - Battle of Oak Grove, Virginia (Orchard, Henrico, French's Field) (Kings's Schoolhouse) Day 1 of 7 Days

1846 Birthday - Auguste Escoffier, king of chefs and chef of kings

1780 Event - British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, SC

1754 Event - Kings College in New York City opens (renamed Columbia College)

1754 Event - Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City)

1688 Birthday - Lukas Fencer, Dutch poet, Fight of Kings and Mice

1676 Event - Kings Charles II and Louis XIV sign secret treaty

1556 Event - Kings Henri I and Philip II sign Treaty of Vaucelles

1531 Event - Kings Ferdinand of Austria/Janos Zapolyai of Hungary accept each other

1516 Event - Kings Charles I and Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons

1298 Event - Battle on Hasenbuhl (Gollheim) between German kings Adolf and Albrecht I

870 Event - Kings Charles the Bare and Louis the German divide Lutherans













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