2002 Super Bowl XXXVI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, New England Patriots beat St. Louis Rams 20-17
1997 Super Bowl XXXI, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Green Bay Packers beat New England Patriots 35-21
1997 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in New Orleans LA on KKND 106.7 FM
1990 Superbowl XXIV: San Francisco 49ers beat Denver Broncos, 55-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1988 Republican Convention in New Orleans select Bush-Quayle ticket
1987 New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season
1987 New Orleans Saints shutout Atlanta Falcons 38-0
1987 Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies
1986 New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown
1986 Superbowl XX: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE
1985 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000
1984 World of Rivers world exposition opens in New Orleans
1983 New Orleans Saints 1st OT victory; beating Chicago Bears 34-31
1982 New Orleans Saints 1st road shutout victory beating Chicago Bears 10-0
1982 Paul Belmondo, French sculptor (Bathing Woman, Orleans), dies at 83
1981 Superbowl XV: Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Jim Plunkett, Oakland, QB
1981 O A "Bum" Phillips becomes head coach of New Orleans Saints
1980 New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat New York Jets 21-20
1980 Andee Pickens, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics
1980 Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music, dies at 61
1978 1st black mayor of New Orleans (Ernest Morial) inaugurated
1978 Superbowl XII: Dallas Cowboys beat Denver Broncos, 27-10 in N Orleans Superbowl MVP: Harvey Martin, Dallas, DE and Randy White, Dallas, DT
1977 Ernest N. Morial elected mayor of New Orleans
1977 New Orleans elects 1st black mayor, Ernest "Dutch" Morial
1977 New Orleans' Pete Maravich sets NBA record for a guard with 68 pts
1975 NBA New Orleans Jazz end a 28 game road losing streak
1975 Superbowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Minnesota Vikings, 16-6 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Franco Harris, Pittsburgh, RB
1974 Chris Naeole, guard for the New Orleans Saints
1974 NBA New Orleans Jazz begin a 28 game road losing streak
1974 Rob Kelly, safety for the New Orleans Saints
1974 Keith Poole, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints
1974 Danny Wuerffel, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
1974 Jared Tomich, defensive end for the New Orleans Saints
1973 New Orleans Saints 1st shutout victory, 13-0 vs Buffalo Bills
1973 Luke Fickell, defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1973 Alex Molden, cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
1973 Kano Hills, tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1973 Brady Smith, defensive end for the New Orleans Saints
1973 Je'Rod Cherry, safety for the New Orleans Saints
1973 Dameian Jeffries, NFL defensive end for the New Orleans Saints
1973 Ray Zellars, NFL fullback for the New Orleans Saints
1973 Mario Bates, NFL-running back for the New Orleans Saints
1972 Don Davis, linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
1972 Mark Fields, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
1972 Lee DeRamus, for the New Orleans Saints
1972 Joe Johnson, NFL defensive end for the New Orleans Saints
1972 John Farquhar, tight end for the New Orleans Saints
1972 Tony Johnson, tight end for the New Orleans Saints
1972 Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys-24, Miami-3 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Roger Staubach, Dallas, QB
1972 Shae Marks, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, playmate, May, 1994
1971 Steve Rhem, NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints
1971 William Strong, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
1971 Mike Verstegen, NFL guard for the New Orleans Saints
1971 Ernest Dixon, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
1971 Irv Smith, NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints
1971 Ron Childs, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
1971 Brett Bech, wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints
1971 Alan Kline, NFL tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1971 Craig Novitsky, NFL tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1971 Derek Brown, NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints
1971 Derek Byrd, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
1970 Doug Nussmeier, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
1970 Shane Pahukoa, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints
1970 Doug Brien, kicker for the New Orleans Saints
1970 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal
1970 Winfred Tubbs, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
1970 Torrance Small, NFL wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints
1970 Andy McCollum, NFL center/guard for the New Orleans Saints
1970 William Roaf, NFL tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1970 J. J. McCleskey, NFL safety, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals
1970 Tyrone Legette, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
1970 Tyrone Hughes, NFL cornerback, New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears
1970 Superbowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB
1970 Sean Lumpkin, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints
1969 Ed King, NFL guard for the New Orleans Saints
1969 NFL record of 12 passing touchdowns, New Orleans Billy Kramer and St. L Charlie Johnson pass for 6 touchdowns each
1969 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks 55-yard field goal
1969 25,000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival
1969 Jimmy Spencer, NFL cornerback, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals
1969 Traci Adell, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, playmate, July, 1994
1969 Derrick Ned, NFL fullback for the New Orleans Saints
1968 John Johnson, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
1968 Brian Jones, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
1968 Vince Buck, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints
1967 Klaus Wilmsmeyer, NFL punter for the New Orleans Saints
1967 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL victory, beat Philadelphia Eagles 31-24
1967 Chris Port, NFL guard and tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1967 WGNO TV channel 26 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting
1967 Harry Connick, Jr., New Orleans Louisiana, singer, We Are in Love
1967 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 27-13
1967 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season victory, beat St. Louis 23-14
1967 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season game, they lose to Los Angeles Rams 16-77
1967 Tory Epps, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1967 New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day)
1967 Tom Hodson, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
1967 New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker)
1967 NFL New Orleans' franchise takes name "Saints"
1966 Jerry Fontenot, NFL center/guard, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints
1966 NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day)
1966 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback for the New Orleans Saints
1966 Richard Harvey, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
1966 Gerald Williams, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, outfielder, New York Yankees
1966 Chip Lohmiller, NFL kicker for the New Orleans Saints
1966 Ricky Siglar, NFL tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, New Orleans Saints
1966 Wesley Walls, NFL tight end for the New Orleans Saints
1965 Anthony Newman, NFL safety for the New Orleans Saints
1965 Eric Allen, NFL cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
1965 Wayne Martin, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1965 Pope Paul VI named MR Perey bishop's helper of New Orleans
1965 Robert Goff, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1965 Jim Bullinger, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1965 Rufus Porter, NFL linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
1965 Lenny Webster, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, catcher for the Montreal Expos
1964 Willie Broughton, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints
1964 Mark Royals, NFL punter, New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions
1964 Kelly Michael Gibson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-7th
1964 Will Clark, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, infielder for the Texas Rangers
1963 Jim Dombrowski, NFL guard for the New Orleans Saints
1962 New Orleans Citizens Co gives free 1-way ride to blacks to move North
1961 Wynton Marsalis, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Grammy 1983
1960 Riot due to school integration in New Orleans
1960 Marvin Clyde Goodwin, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List
1959 Kim Bauer, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, LPGA golfer, 1993 Minnesota LPGA Classic-30th
1959 WVUE TV channel 8 in New Orleans, Louisiana (ABC) begins broadcasting
1958 Ellen DeGeneres, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, comediene, Ellen Morgan-Ellen
1958 Donna Rice, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, model/Gary Hart's lover
1957 WWL TV channel 4 in New Orleans, Louisiana (CBS) begins broadcasting
1957 WYES TV channel 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana (PBS) begins broadcasting
1957 Sabrina Le Beauf, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress, Sondra-Crosby Show
1957 Southern Christian Leadership Conference organizes in New Orleans
1956 Rhonda Shear, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, comedian, Up All Night
1955 Earl Campbell, NFL running back, Houston, New Orleans, 1977 Heisman
1955 Randy Jackson, New Orleans, guitarist, Zebra-Tell Me What You Want
1955 Guy Gallo, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, writer, Under the Volcano
1954 Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open
1954 Christopher S. Nelson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Sons and Daughters
1953 Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open
1952 Eric Laneuville, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Larry-Room 222, St. Elsewhere
1952 Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women's Golf Open
1949 Thomas Lionel Hill, New Orleans, 110m hurdler 1972 Olympics bronze
1948 WDSU TV channel 6 in New Orleans, Louisiana (NBC) begins broadcasting
1948 Marshall Colt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Eric-Lottery
1948 Bryant Gumbel, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, sportscaster/TV host, Today Show
1947 John Larroquette, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Dan Fielding-Night Court
1947 Arlo Guthrie, Brooklyn, singer, Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans
1945 J. W. "Corkey" Fornof, New Orleans, stunt coordinator, Octopussy
1945 Tom Ligon, New Orleans, actor, Joyride
1944 U.S. 12 Army corp occupies Orleans
1944 U.S. 12 Army corp enters Le Mans through Orleans
1943 Randy Newman, New Orleans, vocalist, Short People, Love, Louisiana, Raindrops
1943 James King, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, 1968 Olympics gold
1942 Steve Caldwell, rocker, Orleans
1942 U.S. Mint in New Orleans ceases operation
1941 Anne Rice, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, author, Interview with a Vampire
1940 Dr. John, [Rebennack], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, I Was in Right Place
1940 Premier Winston Churchill flies to Orleans
1939 James Booker, New Orleans, R and B musician, Gonzo
1939 Gary Bonds, born in Florida, singer and songwriter, New Orleans
1939 Marco St. John, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Rayford-Ball Four
1937 Art Neville, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, vocalist, Neville Brothers
1937 Garrett Morris, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, SNL, Martin, Carwash
1936 Ernie K-Doe, [Ernest Kador Jr], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, rocker
1935 Terry Lightfoot, clarinetist/bandleader, New Orleans Jazzmen
1933 1st Great Lakes-to-Gulf of Mexico barge trip completed, New Orleans
1931 Shirley Verrett, New Orleans, mezzo-soprano, Cassandra-Les Troyens
1930 Fred P Newton completes longest swim ever (1826 miles), when he swam in the Mississippi River from Ford Dam, Minn, to New Orleans
1930 Pete Fountain, born in New Orleans, jazz clarinetist, Lawrence Welk 1957-59
1930 1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans
1928 Ed Nelson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Peyton Place, A Long Came a Spider
1927 Norman Treigle, New Orleans Louisiana, bass-baritone
1927 Val Dufour, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Eugenie Grandet, Another World
1926 Marguerite Piazza, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, operatic soprano, Young Broadway
1926 Werner Torkanowsky, born in Berlin, Germany, conductor, New Orleans Symph
1925 Jeffrey Hunter, Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage
1925 1st U.S. University for Blacks, Xavier University, opens in New Orleans
1925 Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight
1925 Faith Domergue, born in New Orleans, actress, House of 7 Corpses
1924 [Irving] Lee Dorsey, New Orleans, vocalist, Working in the Coal Mines
1924 Truman Capote, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, author, In Cold Blood
1922 Al Hirt, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Greatest Horn in the World
1922 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Eu/Brazil, dies at 80
1922 WWL-AM in New Orleans LA begins radio transmissions
1921 Mario Lanza, Philadelphia, actor/singer, Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans
1920 Bill Monroe, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, newscaster, NBC-TV, Congressional Report
1918 Professor Longhair, king of New Orleans music
1918 Mary Healy, New Orleans, actress, 2nd Fiddle, He Married his Wife
1914 Dorothy Lamour, [Mary Kaumeyer], New Orleans, actress, Road to Bali
1914 Ray Walston, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, My Favorite Martian, Damn Yankees
1913 Pedro Gastao de Orleans e Braganca, grandson of emperor Pedro I
1912 Louis Prima, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, That Old Black Magic
1911 Mahalia Jackson, New Orleans, gospel singer, Whole World in his Hands
1910 Kitty Carlisle Hart, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress, Animal Crackers
1908 Willie Bryant, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Sugar Hill Times
1907 Connee Boswell, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, singer, Pete Kelly's Blue
1906 John Carroll, [Julian LaFaye], born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Wolf Call
1903 American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans
1901 Louie "Satchmo" Armstrong, New Orleans, jazz trumpeter, Hello Dolly
1900 Race riot in New Orleans, 2 white policemen killed
1900 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz musician, Hello Dolly
1899 -1 degrees F (-18 degrees C) New Orleans, Louisiana
1898 Paul Belmondo, French sculptor, Bathing Woman, Orleans
1897 Russell Collins, New Orleans LA
1896 Louis CPR of Orleans, French duke (chosen king of Belgian), dies at 81
1895 23 cm (9") of snow falls on New Orleans
1885 Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton, New Orleans, jazz pianist/composer
1878 Fever epidemic in New Orleans begin, it will kill 4,500
1877 Last federal occupying troops withdraw from south in New Orleans
1876 New Orleans Mint reopens as an assay office
1873 Charles Pierre Peguy, Orleans Fr, Catholic writer, God Speaks
1872 1st National black convention meets in New Orleans
1869 'Agnes' arrives in New Orleans with 1st ever shipment of frozen beef
1867 Blacks stage ride-in to protest segregation in New Orleans
1866 Race riot in New Orleans
1865 Minnie Maddern Fiske, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actress, Henrik Ibsen's plays
1864 New Orleans Tribune, 1st black daily newspaper, forms
1862 Gen B. Butler orders William Mumford hanged after he removed and destroyed U.S. flag on display over New Orleans Mint
1862 Union captain David Farragut conquers New Orleans
1862 New Orleans fell to Union forces during Civil War
1862 Battle of New Orleans LA - U.S. Admiral Farragut occupies New Orleans
1861 Mint at New Orleans closes
1861 Union blockades New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile Alabama
1861 Confederacy takes over mint at New Orleans
1861 State of Louisiana takes over U.S. Mint at New Orleans
1858 Frederick Cook, New Orleans, patents a cotton-bale metallic tie
1842 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil, 1870-89
1838 U.S. Mint in New Orleans begins operation (producing dimes)
1837 Paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time, 1857-61
1835 New Orleans gives U.S. government Jackson Square to be used as a mint
1835 Congress authorizes a U.S. mint at New Orleans Louisiana
1830 Great fire in New Orleans thought to be set by rebel slaves
1827 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans
1816 1st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans
1815 Edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle
1814 Louis CPR van Orleans, French duke of Nemours
1812 1st cargo arrives in New Orleans by steam, from Natchez
1811 1st Ohio River steamboat leaves Pittsburgh for New Orleans
1804 Territory of Orleans organizes in Louisiana Purchase
1803 Monroe and Livingston sail for Paris to buy New Orleans; they buy La
1801 Johann von Schiller's "Die Jungfrau von Orleans," premieres in Leipzig
1788 Fire destroyed 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana
1778 Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, creates "$" symbol
1729 Sister St. Stanislas Hachard, 1st U.S. nun, takes her vows, N Orleans
1723 Philip, French duke of Orleans/regent (1715-23)/PM (1723), dies
1718 Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans, found
1693 Anne M L of Orleans, duchess (Grande Mademoiselle), dies at 65
1660 Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French king Louis XIII, dies at 51
1652 Elisabeth C "Liselotte" van de Palts, German/French duchess of Orleans
1652 Duke of Orleans joins Fronde rebels
1627 Anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier, Grand Mademoiselle
1608 Jean BG duke of Orleans, brother of French King Louis XIII/general
1561 By Edict of Orleans persecution of French Huguenots is suspended
1429 Joan of Arc leads French army in Battle of Orleans
1429 French troops under Joan of Arc rescues Orleans
1429 English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc
1429 Joan of Arc leads Orleans, France, to victory over English
1407 Louis, duke of Orleans, murdered
1189 Jacob of Orleans, Rabbi, killed in anti Jewish riot in London England
524 Chlodomer, King of the France to Orleans, dies at about 29
524 Chlodomir, king of the France to Orleans (511-24), dies at about 28
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