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1997 Carolina Hurricanes 1st game vs Tampa Bay Lightning
1992 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2) 1992 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning make goalie Wendell Young their 1st draft 1991 NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning and Ottawa Senators 1991 A spectator is killed by lightning at U.S. Open Golf tournament 1990 NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning 1984 Triangle Oil Corp, above-ground storage tank at Jacksonville Fla, spills 2.5 m gallons of oil burned after lightning sparked a fire 1982 Lightning Hopkins, rocker, dies of cancer at 69 1977 Roy C. Sullivan of Virginia is struck by lightning for 7th time 1976 Jason Wiemer, born in Kimberley, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1975 Chris Gratton, Brantford, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning 1975 Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill) 1974 Derek Wilkinson, born in Lasalle, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning 1974 Lightning Slim, blues singer (Nothing But the Devil), dies at 61 1974 Roman Hamrlik, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Lightning, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Aaron Gavey, Sudbury, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning 1973 Ozark AL plane knocked out of air by lightning, St. Louis-36 die 1973 Patrick Poulin, born in Vanier, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1972 Mikael Renberg, Pitea Swe, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, TB Lightning 1971 Alexander Selivanov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1971 Chris Lipuma, born in Oak Lawn, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1971 Cory Cross, Lloydminster, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1969 Igor Ulanov, Krasnokamsk Rus, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1969 Rob Zamuner, NHL forward, Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998 1969 Fred Sherman, actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64 1967 Jeff Cotler, born in Long Beach, California, actor, Brian-Struck by Lightning 1967 Bill Houlder, born in Thunder Bay, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Richard Whorf, actor (Chain Lightning), dies of heart attack at 60 1966 Rudy Poeschek, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Shawn Burr, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Paul Ysebaert, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1966 Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1965 Jeff Reese, Brantford, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning 1965 Daren Puppa, Kirkland Lake, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning 1965 Brian Bradley, Kitchener, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Petr Klima, born in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 John Tucker, Windsor, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 John Cullen, Puslinch, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 David Shaw, St. Thomas, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1964 Michel Petit, St. Malo, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning 1963 3 fuel tanks explodes when jetliner is struck by lightning crashing near Elkton, Maryland-Only case of lightning caused crash, 81 die 1955 2 killed, many dazed when lightning strikes Ascott racetrack, England 1954 Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning 1950 Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry, Yankee pitcher, Cy Young 1978 1949 Lightning strikes a baseball field in Florida, kills SS and 3rd baseman 1945 Jeffrey Kramer, born in New York City, actor, Ted Stein-Struck by Lightning 1943 Lou Christie, Lugee Sacco, Penn, vocalist, Lightning Striking Again 1939 Yankees beat Red Sox 4-1 in 7, game called because of lightning 1939 Don "Sugarcane" Harris, rocker/actor, Soup for 1, Greeased Lightning 1932 1st demonstration of artificial lightning Pittsfield Mass 1930 Paul Hogan, born in Australia, actor, Crocodile Dundee, Lightning Jack 1925 Camille Flammarion, French astronomer/writer, Thunder and Lightning 1919 Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is flattened by a bolt of lightning 1918 Lightning kills 504 sheep in Utah's Wasatch National Park 1914 Giants outfielder Red Murray is knocked unconscious by lightning after catching a flyball, ending 21 inning game, Giants win 3-1 1807 Lightning hits gunpowder warehouse in Luxembourg; 230 die 1752 Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod 1539 St. Jacobs Church burns after being hit by lightning |
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