2013 Event Ibragim Todashev, a suspect under FBI questioning in Orlando, Florida, for his connections to the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, is shot dead after attacking an agent during the course of questioning 2012 Event In Orlando, Golf pro Tiger Woods wins the Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament; this is his first PGA Tour victory since 2009 1998 Event ABL All-Star Game at Disney complex in Orlando 1997 Event Orlando Hernandez, half-brother of pitcher Livan, defects from Cuba 1996 Event Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57 1995 Event 49th NBA Championship: Houston Rockets sweep Orlando Magic in 4 games 1994 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Orlando, Florida on WTKS 104.1 FM 1992 Event WLAF World Bowl 2: Sacramento beats Orlando 21-17, Montreal 1992 Event 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando 1991 Event Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their 1st WLAF game 35-34 1990 Event NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Washington D.C. as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami and Denver win) 1990 Event 4th largest NBA crowd (45,458) see Orlando play at Minneapolis 1989 Event Orlando Magic's 1st NBA game, loses to Nets, 111-106 1989 Event Orlando Arena opens 1987 Event NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte and Miami for 1988 and Minneapolis and Orlando for 1989 1987 Event NBA announces expansion to Charlotte North Carolina and Miami Florida in 1988 and Minneapolis Minnesota and Orlando Florida in 1989 1985 Event 16th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:11:34 1985 Event Sara Trollinger forms House of Hope in Orlando 1984 Event Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) and Greta Weitz (2:29:30) win New York Marathon 1984 Event 15th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53 1984 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Freedom/Orlando Golf Classic 1984 Birthday Mandy Moore, born in Orlando, Florida, singer, songwriter, actress, films include 'A Walk to Remember', teen pop albums include 'So Real, I Wanna Be with You' 1983 Event Lynn Adams wins LPGA Combanks Orlando Golf Classic 1982 Event EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida 1982 Birthday Jonathan Jackson, Orlando, Florida, actor, Lucky-General Hospital 1982 Event Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Orlando Lady Golf Classic 1977 Birthday Vince Carter, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, professional basketball player, shooting guard and small forward for Orlando Magic National Basketball Team 1977 Birthday Orlando Bloom, born in Canterbury, England, actor, appeared in 'The Lord of the Rings', 'Pirates of the Caribbean', 'Kingdom of Heaven' films 1976 Death Orlando Letelier, minister Chile, dies 1975 Birthday Orlando Pace, tackle for the St. Louis Rams 1975 Event Tony Orlando and Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You" 1974 Birthday Orlando Fuentes, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, half-lightweight judoka 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Jason Lawson, NBA center, Orlando Magic 1974 Birthday Johnny Taylor, NBA forward, Orlando Magic 1974 Birthday Orlando Bobo, guard for the Minnesota Vikings 1974 Birthday Calvin Harrison, Orlando Florida, 200m/400m runner 1973 Birthday Brian Evans, NBA forward, Orlando Magic 1973 Birthday David Vaughn, NBA forward, Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors 1973 Event Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH 1972 Birthday Orlando Thomas, NFL safety for the Minnesota Vikings 1972 Birthday Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Memphis, NBA guard, Orlando, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1971 Event Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens 1971 Birthday Charles Outlaw, NBA forward, Los Angeles Clippers, Orlando Magic 1970 Birthday Orlando Brown, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens 1970 Birthday Danny Ellis, Orlando, Florida, golfer, All-American-1990, 92, 93 1970 Event Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player (Orlando) 1970 Birthday Orlando Trustfull, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Birthday Brooks Thompson, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic 1969 Birthday Orlando Palmeiro, Hoboken, New Jersey, outfielder for the California Angels 1969 Birthday Orlando Miller, Changionola Panama, infielder for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Florida, light heavyweight boxer, Olympics-br-96 1968 Birthday Darrell Armstrong, NBA guard, Orlando Magic 1968 Birthday Orlando Jones, American Comedian 1968 Birthday Derek Strong, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic 1968 Birthday Nick Anderson, NBA guard and forward, Orlando Magic 1967 Event St. Louis Cardinals Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP 1967 Birthday Dana Rinehart Dalton, born in Orlando, Florida, Miss Florida-America, 1991 1966 Birthday Orlando Merced, Hato Rey Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1966 Birthday Traylor Howard, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Joy Byrnes-Boston Common 1966 Birthday Donald Royal, NBA forward, Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic 1966 Birthday Bo Orlando, NFL safety, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals 1966 Birthday Brian Shaw, NBA guard, Orlando Magic, San Francisco Warriors 1966 Birthday Billy Zane, actor, Orlando, Memphis Belle, Millions, Titanic 1965 Birthday Harvey Grant, NBA forward, Trail Blazers, Orlando Magic, Wizards 1965 Birthday Rony Seikaly, NBA center, Orlando Magic, Golden State Warriors 1965 Event WMFE TV channel 24 in Orlando, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting 1964 Birthday Joe Wolf, NBA forward and center, Orlando Magic, Denver Nuggets 1964 Birthday Kenny Gattison, NBA forward, Orlando Magic 1964 Birthday Mark Price, born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, NBA guard, played for the Cleveland Caveliers, Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic 1963 Birthday Anthony Bowie, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic 1963 Birthday Gerald Wilkins, NBA guard, Orlando Magic 1963 Birthday Terry Catledge, NBA star, Orlando Magic 1963 Birthday Jon Koncak, NBA center, Orlando Magic 1962 Birthday Gaetano Orlando, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1962 Birthday Wesley Snipes, born in Orlando, Florida, actor, New Jack City, Passenger 57 1961 Birthday Derek Harper, NBA guard, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic 1961 Birthday Dot Richardson, Orlando, Florida, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1960 Birthday Tilda Swinton, born in London, England, actress, Orlando 1959 Birthday Dan Schayes, NBA center and forward, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic 1958 Event WFTV TV channel 9 in Orlando, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting 1956 Birthday Delta Burke, born in Orlando, Florida, actress, Suzanne-Designing Women 1954 Event WDBO (now WCPX) TV channel 6 in Orlando, Florida (CBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event Patty Berg/Pete Cooper wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament 1952 Death Victor E Orlando, Italian premier (1917-19), dies at 92 1952 Event Betty MacKinnon and Sam Snead wins LPGA Orlando Mixed Golf Tournament 1951 Event Babe Didrikson Zaharias wins Orlando Florida 2 Ball Golf Tournament 1948 Birthday Telma Hopkins, Louisville, singer, Tony Orlando, Family Matters 1946 Birthday Joyce Vincent Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn 1945 Birthday Jaime Tirelli, born in New York City, actor, Orlando Lopez-Ball Four 1944 Birthday Tony Orlando, born in New York City, singer, Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon 1940 Birthday Galen Hall, WLAF Head Coach, Orlando Thunder, Rhein Fire 1935 Birthday Adam Wade, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn 1934 Birthday Orlando Cepeda, Giants player, NL MVP 1967 1933 Birthday Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orchestra leader, Tony Orlando, Marie 1932 Birthday Delphine Seyrig, born in Beirut, Lebanon, actress, Freak Orlando, Reperages 1926 Birthday Richard DeVos, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, World War II veteran, businessman, author, billionaire, co-founder Amway - now Alticor, owner Orlando Magic, wrote 'Hope from My Heart: Ten Lessons For Life' 1919 Birthday Jane Randolph, singer, backup for Tony Orlando, Dawn 1915 Death Luther Orlando Emerson, composer, dies at 95 1898 Birthday Kathleen Hale, British children book writer/illustrator, Orlando 1860 Birthday Victor E Orlando, Italy's premier, 1917-19 1841 Event Cornstarch patented (Orlando Jones) 1832 Birthday Orlando Metcalfe Poe, Brigadier General, Union volunteers 1823 Birthday Orlando Bolivar Wilcox, Major General Union Army 1820 Birthday Luther Orlando Emerson, composer 1625 Death Orlando Gibbons, English organist/composer (Silver Swan), dies at 41 1583 Birthday Orlando Gibbons, English composer, O Clap Your Hands, baptized 1533 Death Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (Orlando Furioso), dies at 57 1474 Birthday Ludovico Ariosto, Italy, poet, Orlando Furioso 1181 Death Alexander III, Orlando Bandinelli, Italian Pope (1159-81), dies
