1975 Birthday Gregory Maddalone, Schenectady, New York, dance skater, & Demkowski 1973 Birthday Barbara Rittner, born in Krefeld, West Germany, tennis star, 1992 Schenectady 1966 Birthday Judith Wiesner, born in Hallein, Austria, tennis star, 1994 Schenectady 1957 Birthday Jeff Blatnick, born in Schenectady, New York, wrestling, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1956 Birthday Mickey Rourke, born in Schenectady, New York, actor, 9 Weeks, Wild Orchid, Homeboy 1948 Event Schenectady Blue Jays Tom Lasorda strikes out 25 in 15-inning game 1947 Birthday Vince Martino, born in Schenectady, New York, WLAF offensive asst, Barcelona Dragons 1945 Birthday Pat Riley, born in Schenectady, New York, NBA coach, Lakers, Knicks, Heat 1943 Event 1st telecast of a complete opera (Hansel and Gretel), Schenectady, New York 1939 Event WGY-TV (Schenectady, New York), 1st coml TV station, begins service 1935 Event 1st radio tube made of metal announced, Schenectady, New York 1933 Event 1st sodium vapor lamps installed, Schenectady, New York 1930 Event 1st round-the-world radio broadcast Schenectady NY 1929 Birthday Kenneth DeWitt Schermerhorn, Schenectady, New York, conductor, Amer Ballet 1929 Event Medical diathermy machine 1st used, Schenectady, New York 1928 Event General Electric opens 1st TV-station (Schenectady, New York) 1928 Event WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming 1926 Birthday Ann B. Davis, Schenectady, New York, actress, Bob Cummings Show, Brady Bunch 1925 Birthday Charles Mackerras, Schenectady, New York, Australian conductor 1923 Birthday Harold Gould, Schenectady, New York, actor, He and She, Martin-Rhoda, Big Bus 1922 Event WGY-AM in Schenectady New York begins radio transmissions 1831 Event 1st U.S. steam engine train run (Albany to Schenectady, New York) 1690 Event French and Indian troops set Schenectady settlement New York on fire
