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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, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 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, orchestra leader, Tony Orlando, Marie 1932 Delphine Seyrig, born in Beirut, Lebanon, actress, Freak Orlando, Reperages 1926 Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 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, Brigadier General, Union volunteers 1823 Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Major General Union Army 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 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