2015 Event The New England Patriots win their fourth Super Bowl title, beating the Seattle Seahawks 28-24; Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is named MVP and is now one of only three quarterbacks to have won three Super Bowls 2013 Event An NBA league committee recommends NBA owners reject the big from a group led by Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer to purchase the Sacramento Kings and move them to Seattle 2012 Event Playing against the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber, pitches the 21st perfect game in MLB history and the third perfect game in team history 2004 Event WNBA Championships, Seattle Storm beat Connecticut Sun 2 games to 1 1998 Event 80th PGA Championship at Sahalee CC, Seattle WA 1997 Event Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 56th home run of 1997 1997 Event Seattle Mariners break record for most home runs in a year (258) 1997 Event Dan Wilson hits Seattle Mariners 3,000th home run 1997 Event Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th home run 1996 Event New York Yankee Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners 2-0 1996 Event 1st Opening Day in history in March takes place in Seattle 1995 Event Key Arena opens, Seattle Supersonics beat Los Angeles Lakers 103-89 1995 Event Seattle Mariners beat California Angels, 9-1 in a playoff game to win AL West 1994 Event 3 Seattle Seahawks injured in a car accident 1994 Death John Boylan, U.S. actor (Twin Peaks, Sleepless in Seattle), dies at 82 1994 Event 1st game ever cancelled at Seattle Kingdome (falling tiles) 1994 Event Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle) 1994 Event 1st night game at Cleveland's Jacobs Field, Indians 6 Seattle 2 1993 Event Seattle's Randy Johnson joins 300-strikeout club 1993 Event Ken Griffey, Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle's 1993 Event Seattle Mariner Chris Basio no-hits Boston Red Sox 1992 Event Seattle's Randy Johnson ties AL record for lefties with 18 strike outs 1992 Event All star MVP: Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners 1992 Event John Ellis becomes CEO of Seattle Mariners 1992 Event Owners approve sale of Seattle Mariners to a Japanese group 1991 Event Chuck Knox retires as Seattle Seahawks coach 1991 Event Ricky Pierce (Seattle) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games 1991 Event Ricky Pierce (Seattle) begins NBA free throw streak of 75 game 1991 Event 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95 1991 Event 1st time Seattle Mariners are 9 games over .500 1991 Event Seattle Jay Buhner hits a 479' home run in Yankee Stadium 1990 Event Calif's Chuck Finley and Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between U.S. and Japanese all-star teams 1990 Event Chicago White Sox beat Seattle 2-1 in last game at Comiskey Park 1990 Event Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners 1990 Event Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 12th home run in 1st 92 at bats and becomes 21st to hit a ball into 3rd deck of Seattle's Kingdome 1990 Event Goodwill Games opens in Seattle, Washington 1990 Event Boeing 767 sets nonstop commercial flight, Seattle to Narobi Kenya 1990 Event Seattle's Randy Johnson, no-hits Tigers, 2-0 1990 Event Seattle's Brian Holman's perfect game broken up with 2 outs in 9th 1990 Event Angels Mark Langston and Mike Witt, no-hit Seattle, 1-0 1989 Event Minn Timberwolves' 1st NBA game, loses to Seattle, 106-94 1989 Event Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle 1989 Birthday Baby lion-tailed macaques, at Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle 1988 Event Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record 1988 Event Arco Arena in Sacramento, California opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75 1988 Event Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage 1988 Event 5-day power blackout of downtown Seattle begins 1987 Event 37th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 154-149 (OT) at Seattle 1986 Event Bronze pig statue unveiled at Seattle's Pike Place Market 1986 Event Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners 1986 Event KXA-AM in Seattle, Washington changes call letters to KRPM 1985 Event Deron Cherry, Kansas City vs Seattle, has 4 interceptions! 1985 Event A's Dave Kingman is 21st to hit 400 home runs (off Matt Young at Seattle) 1984 Event Detroit Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins 1984 Event Philadelphia 76'ers block 20 Seattle shots tying NBA regulation game record 1983 Event Abp Hickey conducts papal investigation of Abp Hunthausen, Seattle 1982 Event Seattle Baptist Church declares sanctuary for Central American refugees 1982 Event Seattle Mariner pitcher Gaylord Perry ejected for throwing a spitter 1982 Event Academic Text Processing Service forms in Seattle 1982 Event Waterfront streetcar begins operating in Seattle 1982 Event Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games 1982 Event Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners 1981 Event Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox, 8-7, in 20 inn (started 9/3) 1981 Event Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Seattle's grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot 1980 Event New York Yankee Bob Watson hits Seattle Kingdome speaker, 2nd straight day 1980 Event Seattle Mariners replace manager Darrell Johnson with Maury Wills 1979 Event 50th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-6 at Kingdome, Seattle 1979 Birthday Cawey Schau, born in Seattle, Washington canoist alternate for 1996 Olympics 1979 Event Willie Horton is honored at Seattle's Kingdome 1977 Event Seattle beats Royals, 4-1, to end KC's winning streak at 16 games 1977 Birthday Shaun Alexander, born in Florence, Kentucky, football, running back, played college football at University of Alabama, drafted by Seattle Seahawks, placed 19th overall in 2000 National Football League Draft 1977 Event N.Y. Cosmos defeat Seattle Sounders, 2-1, at Civic Stadium in Portland, Oregon, winning their 2nd North American Soccer League championship 1977 Event Seattle's John Montague pitches 6 2/3 innings of perfect relief tying 2 game record of retiring 33 consecutive batsmen 1977 Event 109th Belmont: Jean Cruguet aboard Seattle Slew wins in 2:29.6 1977 Event 103rd Preakness: Jean Cruguet aboard Seattle Slew wins in 1:54.4 1977 Event 103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2 1977 Event Kingdome opens, Seattle Mariners 1st game, loses to Angels 7-0 1976 Event New AL franchises in Seattle and Toronto fill up their rosters 1976 Event Seattle and Toronto picks 30 unprotected players on other AL rosters Ruppert Jones (Seattle) and Bob Bailor (Toronto) are picked 1st 1976 Birthday Nate Johnson, born in Seattle, Washington canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics 1976 Event Seattle Seahawks play 1st regular-season game (St. L 30, Sea 24) 1976 Event N.Y. Cosmos beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 for NASL cup 1976 Event Seattle Seahawks play 1st (preseason) game (SF 27, Seattle 20) 1976 Event 67,000 fans attends Wings concert at Seattle's Kingdome 1975 Birthday James Cotton, NBA guard, Seattle Supersonics 1975 Event KOL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KMPS 1975 Event KTW-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KYAC (now KKFX) 1975 Birthday Alex Rodriguez, New York City, shortstop for the Seattle Mariners 1975 Birthday Shawn Springs, cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks 1974 Birthday Grayson Shillingford, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1974 Event NFL's Seattle Seahawks forms 1974 Event NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks 1974 Birthday Grant Williams, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1974 Birthday Marc Collins, NFL punter for the Seattle Seahawks 1974 Birthday Walter Jones, tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1974 Event 24th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 134-123 at Seattle 1974 Birthday Johnie Church, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Event NA Soccer League awards LA, SF, Seattle and Vancouver franchises 1973 Event U.S. Air Arena opens in Landover Maryland, Bullets beat Seattle, 98-96 1973 Birthday Reggie Green, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday John Solomon, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday Ichiro Suzuki, born in Kasugai, Japan, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the Seattle Mariners and Orix BlueWave 1973 Event Monks Heng Yo and Heng Ju, start 1000 mile San Francisco to Seattle pilgrimage 1973 Birthday Fred Thomas, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday Bob Wolcott, born in Huntington Beach, California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1973 Birthday Clarence Benford, NFL tight end for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday Reggie Brown, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday Sam Adams, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday Robert Barr, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday Frank Beede, NFL center for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday Eric Snow, NBA guard, Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle Supersonics 1973 Birthday Itula Mili, tight end for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday Keif Bryant, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1973 Birthday Phillip Daniels, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday James Logan, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Riddick Parker, WLAF defensive tackle, Rhein Fire, Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Greg Bloedorn, NFL center for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Jimmy Gary, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Event Construction begins on Kingdome, Seattle 1972 Birthday T J Cunningham, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Tom Fletcher, NFL defensive safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Rafael Carmona, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1972 Birthday Jon Kitna, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Sherell Ford, NBA forward, Seattle Supersonics 1972 Birthday Eddie Goines, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Oscar Gray, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Jim McIlvaine, NBA center, Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics 1972 Birthday Manley Woods, NFL/WLAF receiver, Seattle Seahawks, Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday Pete Kendall, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Jay Bellamy, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday James McKnight, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Lianne Bennion, born in Seattle, Washington rower 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday C J Richardson, NFL safety, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Willie Brown, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Seattle Seahawks. Rhein Fire 1972 Birthday Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1972 Birthday Matt Wagner, born in Cedar falls, Iowa, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1972 Birthday Dexter Seigler, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Vin Baker, NBA forward, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks 1971 Birthday Joey Galloway, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Andy Sheets, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, infielder for the Seattle Mariners 1971 Birthday Michael Barber, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Liz Pagano, born in Seattle, Washington WPVA volleyballer, National-13th-1994 1971 Birthday Henry McMillian, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Christian Fauria, NFL tight end for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Mack Strong, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Todd Norman, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Carlester Crumpler, NFL tight end for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback, Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts 1971 Birthday Jeff Gove, born in Seattle, Washington, Nike golfer, 1991 Ralphs Senior Classic 1971 Birthday Larry Thompson, CFL/NFL wide receiver, Seattle Seahawks, BC Lions 1971 Birthday Nana Miyagi, born in Seattle, Washington tennis star, 1995 final Surabaya doubles 1971 Birthday Kevin Mawae, NFL center/guard for the Seattle Seahawks 1971 Birthday Aaron Williams, NBA center, Seattle Supersonics 1970 Birthday Lamar Smith, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Event Trial of Seattle 8 anti-war protesters begins 1970 Birthday Kelvin Ingram, NFL guard for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Josie Bissett, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Jane Mancini-Melrose Place 1970 Birthday Manny Martinez, San Pedro DE, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners 1970 Birthday Gino Torretta, quarterback, Heisman Trophy 1992, Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Dean Wells, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Stephen Howard, NBA forward, Seattle Supersonics 1970 Birthday Michael McCrary, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Ronnie Harris, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 Birthday Tony Brown, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Event Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank 1970 Event Federal bankruptcy court allows Seattle Pilots to be sold to Milwaukee 1970 Birthday Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears 1970 Birthday Antonio Edwards, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Todd Peterson, NFL kicker for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday James Atkins, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1970 Birthday Darryl Williams, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Cincinnati Bengals 1969 Event Boeing 747 jumbo jet 1st public preview (Seattle to New York City) 1969 Birthday Shawn Kemp, NBA forward, Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics 1969 Birthday Ken Griffy, Jr., centerfielder, Seattle Mariners, MVP 1997 1969 Birthday Mike Pritchard, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1969 Birthday Corey Harris, NFL cornerback, Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins 1969 Event Seattle Pilots last game in Seattle, lose 3-1 to As in front of 5,473 1969 Birthday Bob Spitulski, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1969 Birthday Darren Bragg, Waterbury CT, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Event 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival 1969 Birthday Bobby Ayala, born in Oxnard, California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Birthday Jeremy Lincoln, NFL cornerback, Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks 1969 Event Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Royals 1969 Birthday Dan Wilson, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Birthday Ty[rel] Bennion, born in Seattle, Washington rower 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Kevin King, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Birthday Matt LaBounty, defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1968 Birthday Sinitta, born in Seattle, Washington, born Sinitta Renet Malone, singer, actress, known for hit records, 'So Macho', 'Toy Boy', in the 1980's 1968 Birthday Reggie Jefferson, Tallahassee, Florida, 1st baseman, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Seattle, Boston 1968 Birthday Cortez Kennedy, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1968 Birthday John Olerud, born in Seattle, Washington, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays 1968 Birthday Gary Payton, NBA guard, Seattle Supersonics 1968 Birthday Henry Newby, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1968 Birthday Roger Mar, born in Seattle, Washington rapid fire pistol 1996 Olympics 1968 Event Seattle's AL club is named Pilots 1968 Birthday Ricky Proehl, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears 1968 Birthday Brian Hunter, born in Torrance, California, infielder for the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Michael Sinclair, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1968 Birthday Rusty Meacham, Stuart, Florida, pitcher, Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners 1967 Birthday Tony Covington, NFL safety for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Ervin Johnson, NBA center, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks 1967 Birthday Tino Martinez, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, Seattle Mariner, New York Yankees 1967 Event Pacific Northwest Sports awarded AL expansion franchise (Seattle) 1967 Event Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams 1967 Birthday Greg Anthony, NBA guard, Vancouver Grizzlies, Seattle Supersonics 1967 Event NL owners OK AL expansion to Seattle and Kansas City 1967 Birthday Jackie Auzias de Turenne, Seattle, WPVA volleyballer, National-17th-1995 1967 Event AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams 1967 Birthday Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1967 Birthday John Friesz, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Omar Vizquel, Caracas Venezuela, shortstop, Seattle Mariners, Indians 1967 Birthday Robert Blackmon, defensive back, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Mary McCagg, born in Seattle, Washington rower, Olympics-4th-92, 96 1967 Birthday Glenn Montgomery, NFL defensive tackle, Seattle Seahawks, Oilers 1967 Birthday Derrick Graham, guard for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Steve Broussard, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Chris Warren, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks 1967 Birthday Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs 1967 Birthday Andy Heck, NFL tackle, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears 1966 Event NBA awards Seattle Supersonics a franchise for 1967-68 season 1966 Birthday Tim Hauck, NFL safety, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks 1966 Birthday Gail Devers, born in Seattle, Washington 60m/100m hurdler, Olympics-2 gold-92, 96 1966 Birthday Bob Wells, born in Yakima, Washington, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1966 Birthday Hersey Hawkins, NBA guard, Seattle Supersonics, Olympic-bronze-1988 1966 Birthday Robb Thomas, NFL receiver, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1966 Birthday Blas Minor, Merced California, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1966 Birthday Luis Sojo, born in Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder, Seattle Mariners 1966 Birthday Vincent Askew, NBA guard and forward, Seattle Supersonics, Trailblazers 1966 Birthday Chris Howard, U.S. baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1966 Birthday Luis Sojo, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder for the Seattle Mariners 1965 Birthday Winston Moss, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1965 Birthday Paul Sorrento, Somerville, Massachusetts, infielder for the Seattle Mariners 1965 Birthday Mike Keim, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1965 Birthday Nate Odomes, NFL cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks 1965 Birthday Brian Blades, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1965 Birthday Joe Cain, NFL linebacker, Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks 1965 Birthday Tyronne Stowe, NFL linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks 1965 Birthday Joey Cora, Caguas Puerto Rico, infielder for the Seattle Mariners 1965 Event Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die 1965 Birthday Brian Bosworth, NFL quarterback, Seattle 1965 Birthday Brian Holman, Winfield, Kansas, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners 1965 Birthday Rick Tuten, NFL punter for the Seattle Seahawks 1964 Birthday Mike Jackson, born in Houston, Texas, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1964 Birthday Dan Saleaumua, NFL defensive tackle, Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks 1964 Event Indians' directors vote to keep franchise in Cleveland, rejecting bids by Seattle, Oakland and Dallas 1964 Birthday Steve Smith, NFL fullback for the Seattle Seahawks 1964 Birthday Jay Buhner, Nassau, Texas, outfielder, Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees 1964 Birthday John Mooney, born in Seattle, Washington sprint kayak 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Nate McMillan, NBA guard and forward, Seattle Supersonics 1964 Birthday Louis Clark, NFL receiver, Seattle, WLAF coach for the Amsterdam Admirals 1964 Birthday Doug Strange, born in Greenville, South Carolina, infielder for the Seattle Mariners 1964 Birthday Mike Campbell, born in Seattle, Washington, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs 1963 Birthday David Wingate, NBA guard and forward, Seattle Supersonics 1963 Birthday Howard Ballard, NFL tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1963 Birthday Masahiro Chono, born in Seattle, Washington, professional wrestler, works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, trained by Stu Hart, Lou Thesz 1963 Event Evergreen Point Floating Bridge connecting Seattle and Bellevue opens 1963 Birthday Jeff Bloom, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Montana Open 1963 Birthday Xavier McDaniel, NBA forward, Seattle SuperSonics 1963 Birthday Eugene Robinson, NFL safety, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31 1963 Birthday Chris Bosio, baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1963 Birthday Rebecca Twigg, born in Seattle, Washington 79K cyclist, Olympic silver 1984, 1992, 1996 1963 Birthday Candy Costie, born in Seattle, Washington synchronized swimmer, 1984 Olympic gold 1963 Birthday John Marzano, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1963 Birthday Norm Charlton, born in Fort Polk, Louisiana, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners 1963 Birthday Edgar Martinez, New York City, baseball 1st baseman for the Seattle Mariners 1962 Birthday Stan Gelbaugh, NFL quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks 1962 Event Pacific Science Center opens at Seattle Center 1962 Birthday Richard Elliott Fehr, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1986 BC Open 1962 Birthday Jim Sweeney, NFL center/guard, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers 1962 Birthday Darnell Coles, born in San Bernardino, California, professional baseball player, third baseman, outfielder, played for The Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball Teams 1962 Event Century 21 Exposition opens in Seattle, Washington 1962 Birthday Rich Amaral, born in Visalia, California, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners 1962 Birthday Duff McKagan, Michael, born in Seattle, Washington bassist, Guns and Roses 1961 Birthday Sam Perkins, NBA forward and center, Seattle Supersonics 1961 Event 1st revolving restaurant (Top Of The Needle in Seattle), opens 1961 Birthday Paul Skansi, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1960 Birthday Joe Nash, NFL defensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks 1960 Birthday Dale Ellis, NBA guard and forward, Seattle Supersonics, Denver Nuggets 1960 Birthday Norm Johnson, NFL place kicker, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers 1960 Birthday Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions 1959 Birthday Mike Moore, born in Eakly, Oklahoma, pitcher, professional baseball player, played for Seattle Mariners, World Series champion, 1989 1959 Birthday Frederick Stephen Couples, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1983 Kemper Open 1959 Birthday Jean Smart, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Charlene-Designing Women 1959 Event Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Seattle Golf Open 1959 Birthday Frank Brickowski, NBA forward and center, Seattle Supersonics 1959 Birthday Tom Chambers, NBA forward, center, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns 1959 Birthday Scott Hood, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Montana Open-2nd 1959 Birthday Ryan Stiles, born in Seattle, Washington actor, Lewis-Drew Carey Show 1959 Birthday Richard Karn, born in Seattle, Washington, actor, Al-Home Improvement 1958 Birthday Lee Guetterman, Chattanooga, Tennessee, pitcher, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1958 Event 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72 1958 Event KIRO TV channel 7 in Seattle, WA (CBS) begins broadcasting 1957 Birthday Bruce Plummer, born in Seattle, Washington Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 West Coast 1957 Birthday Jacob Green, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks 1956 Birthday Bill Caudill, born in Santa Monica, California, nickname 'Cuffs', baseball player, pitcher, played for American and National League teams, including, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners 1956 Birthday Kenny G, born in Seattle, Washington, born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, saxophonist, composer, songwriter, breakthrough album, Duotones, released in 1986 1955 Birthday Jack Sikma, NBA center, Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks 1955 Birthday Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington billionaire CEO, Microsoft 1955 Birthday Lonnie Shelton, NBA forward, New York Knick, Seattle Supersonics 1955 Event 100 degrees F - Hottest day in Seattle Washington 1955 Event U.S. Assay Office in Seattle, Washington closes Chase National (3rd largest bank) and Bank of the Manhattan Company (15th largest bank) merge to form Chase Manhattan 1954 Event KCTS TV channel 9 in Seattle, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Birthday Steve Largent, NFL wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks 1954 Birthday David Thompson, NBA guard, Phoenix Suns, Seattle Supersonics 1953 Event KOMO TV channel 4 in Seattle, WA (ABC) begins broadcasting 1953 Birthday Gus Williams, NBA guard, Golden State, Seattle, Washington 1953 Birthday Pamela Roylance, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Sarah-Little House on Prairie 1953 Birthday Paul Allen, born in Seattle, Washington, co-founder of Microsoft with Bill Gates, worth $10 billion, 'Time' magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World 1952 Birthday Chet McCracken, born in Seattle, Washington rocker, Doobie Brothers 1951 Birthday Terry Metcalf, Seattle, NFL, CFL running back, St. Louis, Toronto 1951 Birthday Slick Watts, NBA, Seattle SuperSonic 1951 Birthday Daryl Anderson, Seattle, actor, Animal-Lou Grant 1951 Birthday Stephen S. Oswald, born in Seattle Washington, astronaut, STS-42, 56, 67 1951 Birthday Jay Inslee, born in Seattle, Washington, Representative-D-Washington 1993 - 1995 and 1999 - 1949 Birthday Ann Reinking, Seattle, dancer/actress, All the Jazz, Micki and Maude 1948 Event KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Fred Brown, NBAer, Seattle SuperSonic 1947 Birthday John Johnson, NBA, Seattle SuperSonic 1946 Event Federal judge rules Seattle club doesn't have to play returning serviceman 1945 Birthday Vern M Lindblad, born in Seattle, Washington, Turkologist 1945 Birthday Caroline McWilliams, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Sally-Soap, Marcy-Benson 1944 Event KJR-AM in Seattle Washington swaps calls with KOMO 1943 Birthday Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners 1943 Birthday Bobby Sherman, actor/singer, Seattle 1943 Birthday Paul Silas, NBAer, Boston Celtic, Seattle SuperSonic 1943 Birthday Jim Lefebvre, Hawthorne California, baseball manager for the Seattle Mariners 1942 Birthday Jimi Hendrix, born in Seattle, Washington rock guitarist, Purple Haze 1942 Birthday Don Stevenson, born in Seattle, Washington rock drummer, Moby Grape 1941 Birthday Kermit Zarley, born in Seattle, Washington, PGA golfer, 1970 Canadian Open 1941 Birthday Jennifer Dunn, born in Seattle, Washington, Representative-R-Washington 1993 - 2005 1941 Event 100 degrees F (38 degrees C) highest temperature ever recorded in Seattle Wash 1940 Event Lake Washington (Seattle) Floating bridge dedicated 1939 Birthday Judy Collins, born in Seattle, Washington singer, Send in the Clowns, Clouds 1938 Event Construction on Lake Washington Floating Bridge, Seattle, begins 1938 Birthday Paul Seiko Chihara, born in Seattle Washington, US and Japanese composer 1938 Birthday William Elden Bolcom, born in Seattle Washington, composer, Oracles 1937 Birthday Lynn Woolsey, born in Seattle, Washington, Representative-D-California 1993 - 1937 Birthday Lenny Wilkins, NBA player and coach, Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta 1936 Event KVL-AM in Seattle Washington changes call letters to KEEN (now KING) 1934 Birthday Jerry Lewis, born in Seattle, Washington, Representative-R-California 1979 - 1933 Event University Bridge, Seattle opens for traffic 1933 Birthday Frank Murkowski, born in in Seattle, Washington, Senator-R-Alaska 1981 - 2002, Governor-R-Alaska 2002 - 2006 1930 Birthday Cathryn Damon, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Mary-Soap, She's Having a Baby 1929 Birthday Richard F. Gordon, Jr., born in in Seattle, Washington, Captain USN and astronaut, Gemini 11, Apollo 12 1929 Birthday Dick Williams, baseball player, manager, including Seattle 1986-87 1927 Birthday Hiroshi Yamauchi, Kyoto Japan, owner for the Seattle Mariners 1926 Event KVI-AM in Seattle WA begins radio transmissions 1926 Birthday Martha Wright, born in Seattle, singer, Let's Dance, Martha Wright Show 1926 Event Bertha Landes elected 1st woman mayor of Seattle 1925 Birthday Daniel J. Evans, born in Seattle, Washington, Senator-R-Washington 1983 - 1989, Governor of Washington 1965 - 1977 1925 Birthday Guy Mitchell, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle 1924 Event 2 U.S. Army planes end around-world flight, Seattle to Seattle, 57 stops 1924 Event 4 planes leave Seattle on 1st successful around-the-world flight 1922 Event KJR-AM in Seattle Washington begins radio transmissions 1922 Birthday Steven Hill, born in Seattle, Washington, actor, Goddess, Raw Deal, Yentl, Law and Order 1920 Event Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle (PCHA), 3 games to 2 1920 Birthday Gene Nelson, Berg, born in Seattle, Washington actor, Tea For 2, Oklahoma 1919 Event 1st day of 5-day Seattle general strike 1917 Event Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 - Seattle is 1st U.S. team to win Stanley Cup 1916 Birthday June Havoc, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Willy, Panic, GE Theater 1916 Event Boeing Co (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle Wash 1914 Birthday Frances Farmer, born in Seattle, Washington, actress, Son of Fury, Among the Living 1914 Birthday Kevin McCarthy, Seattle, actor, Invasion of Body Snatchers, Howling 1914 Birthday Matt Dennis, born in Seattle, Washington vocalist, Matt Dennis Show 1914 Birthday Gypsy Rose Lee, born in Seattle, Washington stripper, or 0109 or 0208 1914 Birthday Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Hovick, Seattle, burlesque actress, Gypsy 1909 Birthday Josephine Hutchinson, born in Seattle, Washington, actress, Story of Louis Pasteur 1909 Event Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle 1907 Event Pike Place Market dedicated in Seattle 1907 Event United Parcel Service begins service, in Seattle 1906 Birthday Lanny Ross, Seattle, radio singer, Show Boat, The Swift Show 1905 Event James Blackstone, Seattle, bowls 299 -last pin breaks but stands 1904 Event Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905 1898 Event U.S. Assay Office in Seattle, Washington authorized 1897 Event 1st ship arrives in Seattle carrying gold from Yukon 1894 Event Seattle authorizes 1st municipal employment office in U.S. 1893 Birthday Guthrie McClintic, born in Seattle, Washington Broadway producer/dir, Winterset 1893 Event Great Northern Railway connects Seattle with east coast 1891 Birthday Frank Foyston, NHL Hall of Famer, Seattle 1889 Event Great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks 1886 Birthday Nicolai Sokoloff, near Kiev Ukraine, conductor, Seattle Symph 1886 Event President Cleveland declares a state of emergency in Seattle because of anti-Chinese violence 1880 Event 6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days 1868 Birthday Bertha Landes, 1st woman elected mayor of a major U.S. city, Seattle 1866 Death Chief Seattle, American 1863 Birthday William Randolph Hearst, publisher, SF Examiner, Seattle P-I 1861 Event University of Washington founded in Seattle 1861 Event Cornerstone of University of Washington laid in Seattle 1856 Event Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers and Indians
