2014 Event Bruce Levenson will sell his stake in the Atlanta Hawks after stating earlier this week that he sent a racially biased email two years ago; Levenson is freely following the path of Don Sterling, who was forced to sell the Clippers for similar reasons 1995 Event Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939) 1990 Death Jill Bennett, actress (Skull, Hawks), dies of undisclosed causes at 58 1986 Event 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition 1983 Event Black Hawks and Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds) 1980 Event New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks 1979 Event New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks 1977 Death Howard Hawks, director (Rio Lobo, Hatari!), dies at 81 1977 Event Islander Billy Smith's 10th shut-out opponent-Black Hawks 4-0 1976 Event NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak 1976 Event NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak 1975 Birthday Ed Gray, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1975 Birthday Chris Crawford, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks 1973 Event Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out 1973 Birthday Drew Barry, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1972 Birthday Alan Henderson, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks 1972 Event Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat New York Knicks 109-101 1972 Birthday Howard Nathan, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1971 Birthday Anthony "Pig" Miller, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks 1970 Birthday Todd Mundt, NBA center for the Atlanta Hawks 1969 Birthday Christian Laettner, NBA forward and center, Atlanta Hawks, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics 1969 Event The Band (formerly The Hawks), perform their 1st concert 1969 Birthday Steve Smith, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1968 Birthday Stacey Augmon, Pasadena, NBA guard, Portland Trailblazers, Hawks 1968 Birthday Chucky Brown, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks 1967 Birthday Eldridge Recasner, NBA guard, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets 1967 Birthday Matt Bullard, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks 1967 Birthday Mookie Blaylock, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1966 Birthday Dikembe Mutombo, NBA center, Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets 1966 Birthday Grant Long, NBA forward for the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks 1965 Event San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 1964 Event Bob Petit (St. Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points 1964 Birthday Greg Anderson, NBA forward and center, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks 1963 Birthday Spud Webb, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1962 Birthday Tyrone Corbin, NBA forward, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks 1962 Birthday Blair Rasmussen, NBA center for the Atlanta Hawks 1961 Birthday Craig Ehlo, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1961 Event 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1 1961 Event Then NHL record 40 penalties, Black Hawks and Maple Leafs (20 each) 1960 Event 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3 1960 Birthday Dominique Wilkins, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks 1958 Event 12th NBA Championship: St. Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2 1957 Event 11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3 1954 Birthday Moses Malone, NBA center, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia '76ers 1952 Event Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds 1948 Birthday "Pistol" Pete Maravich, NBA star for the Atlanta Hawks 1944 Birthday Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers 1929 Event Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game 1926 Event NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St. Pats 4-1 1926 Event NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings 1896 Birthday Howard Hawks, Goshen, Indiana, director/producer, Rio Bravo, Scarface
