1998 ABL All-Star Game at Disney complex in Orlando
1997 Orlando Hernandez, half-brother of pitcher Livan, defects from Cuba
1996 Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57
1995 49th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets sweep Orlando Magic in 4 games
1994 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Orlando Florida on WTKS 104.1 FM
1992 WLAF World Bowl 2: Sacramento beats Orlando 21-17, Montreal
1992 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando
1991 Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their 1st WLAF game 35-34
1990 NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Washington D.C. as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami and Denver win)
1990 4th largest NBA crowd (45,458) see Orlando play at Minneapolis
1989 Orlando Magic's 1st NBA game, loses to Nets, 111-106
1989 Orlando Arena opens
1987 NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte and Miami for 1988 and Minneapolis and Orlando for 1989
1987 NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989
1985 16th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:11:34
1985 Sara Trollinger forms House of Hope in Orlando
1984 Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) and Greta Weitz (2:29:30) win New York Marathon
1984 15th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53
1984 Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic
1983 Lynn Adams wins LPGA Combanks Orlando Golf Classic
1982 EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida
1982 Jonathan Jackson, Orlando, Florida, actor, Lucky-General Hospital
1982 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orlando Lady Golf Classic
1977 Orlando Bloom, English Actor
1976 Orlando Letelier, minister Chile, dies
1975 Orlando Pace, tackle for the St. Louis Rams
1975 Tony Orlando and Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You"
1974 Orlando Fuentes, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, half-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics
1974 Jason Lawson, NBA center, Orlando Magic
1974 Johnny Taylor, NBA forward, Orlando Magic
1974 Orlando Bobo, guard for the Minnesota Vikings
1974 Calvin Harrison, Orlando Florida, 200m/400m runner
1973 Brian Evans, NBA forward, Orlando Magic
1973 David Vaughn, NBA forward, Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors
1973 Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH
1972 Orlando Thomas, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings
1972 Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Memphis, NBA guard, Orlando, Oly-gold-96
1971 Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens
1971 Charles Outlaw, NBA forward, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic
1970 Orlando Brown, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens
1970 Danny Ellis, Orlando, Florida, golfer, All-American-1990, 92, 93
1970 Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player (Orlando)
1970 Orlando Trustfull, soccer player, Feyenoord
1970 Brooks Thompson, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic
1969 Orlando Palmeiro, Hoboken, New Jersey, outfielder for the California Angels
1969 Orlando Miller, Changionola Panama, infielder for the Houston Astros
1968 Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Florida, light heavyweight boxer, Olympics-br-96
1968 Darrell Armstrong, NBA guard, Orlando Magic
1968 Orlando Jones, American Comedian
1968 Derek Strong, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic
1968 Nick Anderson, NBA guard and forward, Orlando Magic
1967 St. Louis Cardinals Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP
1967 Dana Rinehart Dalton, born in Orlando, Florida, Miss Florida-America, 1991
1966 Orlando Merced, Hato Rey Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1966 Traylor Howard, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Joy Byrnes-Boston Common
1966 Donald Royal, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic
1966 Bo Orlando, NFL safety, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals
1966 Brian Shaw, NBA guard, Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors
1966 Billy Zane, actor, Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic
1965 Harvey Grant, NBA forward, Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Wizards
1965 Rony Seikaly, NBA center, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors
1965 WMFE TV channel 24 in Orlando, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting
1964 Joe Wolf, NBA forward and center, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets
1964 Kenny Gattison, NBA forward, Orlando Magic
1964 Mark Price, NBA guard, Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic
1963 Anthony Bowie, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic
1963 Gerald Wilkins, NBA guard, Orlando Magic
1963 Terry Catledge, NBA star, Orlando Magic
1963 Jon Koncak, NBA center, Orlando Magic
1962 Gaetano Orlando, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998
1962 Wesley Snipes, born in Orlando, Florida, actor, New Jack City, Passenger 57
1961 Derek Harper, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic
1961 Dot Richardson, Orlando, Florida, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1960 Tilda Swinton, born in London, England, actress, Orlando
1959 Dan Schayes, NBA center and forward, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic
1958 WFTV TV channel 9 in Orlando, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting
1956 Delta Burke, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Suzanne-Designing Women
1954 WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954 Patty Berg/Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament
1952 Victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92
1952 Betty MacKinnon and Sam Snead wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament
1951 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament
1948 Telma Hopkins, Louisville, singer, Tony Orlando, Family Matters
1946 Joyce Vincent Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn
1945 Jaime Tirelli, born in New York City, actor, Orlando Lopez-Ball Four
1944 Tony Orlando, born in New York City, singer, Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon
1940 Galen Hall, WLAF Head Coach, Orlando Thunder, Rhein Fire
1935 Adam Wade, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn
1934 Orlando Cepeda, Giants player, NL MVP 1967
1933 Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orch leader, Tony Orlando, Marie
1932 Delphine Seyrig, born in Beirut, Lebanon, actress, Freak Orlando, Reperages
1919 Jane Randolph, singer, backup for Tony Orlando, Dawn
1915 Luther Orlando Emerson, composer, dies at 95
1898 Kathleen Hale, British children book writer/illustrator, Orlando
1860 Victor E Orlando, Italy's premier, 1917-19
1841 Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones)
1832 Orlando Metcalfe Poe, Brig General, Union volunteers, died in 1895
1823 Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1907
1820 Luther Orlando Emerson, composer
1625 Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41
1583 Orlando Gibbons, English composer, O Clap Your Hands, baptized
1533 Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57
1474 Ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet, Orlando Furioso
1181 Alexander III, [Orlando Bandinelli], Italian Pope (1159-81), dies
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