1989 Death Alvin Ailey, U.S. choreographer (Blues Suite, Revelations), dies at 58 1986 Death Alvin Childress, actor (Amos-Amos 'n' Andy), dies at 78 1986 Event San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 pts, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals against Phoenix 1983 Death "Alvin" Junior Samples, country singer (Hee Haw), dies at 56 1983 Event "Annie" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 2,377 performances 1982 Event "Your Arms are Too Short to Box" closes at Alvin New York City after 69 performances 1982 Event "Your Arms are Too Short..." opens at Alvin New York City for 69 performances 1982 Event "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 5 performances 1982 Event "7 Brides for 7 Brothers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 5 performances 1982 Event "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." closes at Alvin New York City after 5 perf 1982 Event "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes..." opens at Alvin New York City for 5 performances 1982 Event "Little Johnny Jones" opens and closes at Alvin Theater New York City 1981 Event "Merrily We Roll Along" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1981 Event "Merrily We Roll Along" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1979 Event Estimated 109 cm (43") of rain falls in Alvin, Texas (national record) 1979 Event 109 cm rainfall at Alvin Texas (state record) 1977 Event "Shenandoah" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 1,050 performances 1977 Event "Annie" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 2377 performances 1975 Event "Shenandoah" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 1050 performances 1974 Birthday Alvin Williams, NBA guard, Portland Trailblazers 1973 Event "Molly" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 68 performances 1973 Event "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 68 performances 1973 Death Alvin Derold Etler, composer, dies at 60 1973 Event "Tricks" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 8 performances 1973 Event "Tricks" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 8 performances 1972 Event Alvin Kallicharran scores 100* in his 1st Test Cricket innings vs. New Zealand 1972 Death David Seville, singer (Alvin and Chipmunks), dies at 52 1972 Event "Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 690 performances 1970 Event "Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 690 performances 1969 Birthday Alvin Morman, born in Rockingham, North Carolina, pitcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Alvin Harper, NFL wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1968 Event "Education of Hyman Kaplan" closes at Alvin New York City after 28 performances 1968 Event "Education of Hyman Kaplan" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances 1967 Event Alvin Dark (52-69) is fired, rehired, and fired again as manager of A's 1967 Event "Sherry!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 65 performances 1967 Event "Sherry!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 65 performances 1966 Event "It's a Bird... It's Superman" closes at Alvin New York City after 129 performances 1966 Event "It's a Bird... It's Superman" opens at Alvin New York City for 129 performances 1965 Event "Yearling" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 3 performances 1965 Event "Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 3 performances 1965 Event "Flora, the Red Menace" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 87 performances 1965 Event "Flora, the Red Menace" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 87 performances 1965 Event "High Spirits" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 375 performances 1964 Event "Funny Thing Happened" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 965 performances 1964 Event "High Spirits" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 375 performances 1962 Birthday Alvin Robertson, NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors 1962 Event "Funny Thing Happened" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 965 performances 1962 Event "New Faces of '62" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 28 performances 1962 Event "New Faces of '62" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 28 performances 1961 Event "Wildcat" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 172 performances 1960 Event "Wildcat" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 172 performances 1960 Death Alvin Carter, vocalist (Carter Family), dies at 69 1960 Event "Once Upon a Mattress" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 460 performances 1960 Event "Greenwillow" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 95 performances 1960 Event "Greenwillow" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 95 performances 1959 Event "Once Upon a Mattress" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 460 performances 1959 Event "Girls against the Boys" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 Event "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances 1959 Event "First Impressions" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 84 performances 1959 Event "1st Impressions" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 84 performances 1958 Event Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore with David Seville) hit #1 1958 Birthday Alvin Martin, British Athlete 1958 Event "Oh, Captain!" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 192 performances 1958 Event "Oh, Captain!" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 192 performances 1957 Event "Rumple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 45 performances 1957 Event "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 45 performances 1956 Birthday Alvin Greenidge, cricketer, WI opener, no relation to Gordon or Geoff 1955 Event "House of Flowers" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 165 performances 1954 Event "House of Flowers" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 165 performances 1954 Event "Golden Apple" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 125 performances 1954 Event "Golden Apple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 125 performances 1953 Event "Two's Company" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 90 performances 1952 Event "Two's Company" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 90 performances 1951 Event "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 267 performances 1951 Event "Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 267 performances 1949 Birthday Alvin Kallicharran, cricketer, wonderful West Indies LHB 1972-81 1948 Event "Polonaise" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 113 performances 1946 Event "Billion Dollar Baby" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 219 performances 1946 Event "Polonaise" closes at Alvin Theater New York City after 113 performances 1945 Event "Billion Dollar Baby" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 219 performances 1944 Birthday Alvin Lee, Nottingham England, rock vocals/guitarist, 10 Years After 1940 Birthday Alvin Elliot Singleton, composer 1938 Birthday Alvin Curran, born in Providence, Rhode Island, composer, professor at Mills College, co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva, using electronic and environmental found sounds 1936 Event FBI's J. Edgar Hoover arrests Alvin Karpis 1934 Birthday Judith Jamison, artistic director, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater 1931 Birthday Alvin Augustus Lucier, Jr., composer 1931 Birthday Alvin Ailey, choreographer, American Dance Theater 1928 Birthday Alvin Toffler, author, Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave 1928 Death Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51 1927 Event Neil Simon Theater (Alvin) opens at 250 W 52nd St. New York City 1926 Birthday "Alvin" Junior Samples, born in Cummings, Georgia, country singer, Hee Haw 1919 Birthday David Seville, Ross Bagdasarian, born in Fresno California, Alvin and Chipmunks 1918 Event 7 U.S. soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France, Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans and captures 132 more 1918 Event Sergeant Alvin York single-handedly kills 25, captures 132 Germans 1914 Birthday Tony Martin, Alvin Morris, SF, singer, It's a Blue World, To Each 1913 Birthday Alvin Derold Etler, composer 1897 Death Alvin Graham Clark, dies 3 weeks after 1st use of Yerkes 40" lens 1891 Birthday Alvin Carter, born in Virginia, vocalist, Carter Family 1887 Birthday Alvin York, famed U.S. soldier with 25 kills in WW I 1877 Death Alvin Adams, American Businessman 1868 Event Alvin J. Fellows patents tape measure 1862 Event Telescope maker Alvin Clark discovers dwarf companion of Sirius 1821 Birthday Alvin Peterson Hovey, Major General Union volunteers 1804 Birthday Alvin Adams, American Businessman
