2012 Event After mediation with creditors fails, the city of Stockton, California becomes the largest city in the U.S. to declare bankruptcy 1996 Event 17th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Dave Stockton 1994 Event 12th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Dave Stockton 1992 Event 10th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Dave Stockton 1991 Event John Stockton breaks his own NBA season assist record at 1,136 1990 Event John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record 3 years in a row 1976 Event 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD 1971 Birthday Wendee Espinosa, born in Stockton, California, female outfielder, Silver Bullets 1970 Birthday Eddie Guardado, Stockton California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins 1970 Event 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK 1968 Birthday David Bradley Stockton, Jr., born in Redlands, California, PGA golfer, 1994 Canon-3rd 1968 Birthday Jean Zedlitz, born in Stockton, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Children's Med-14th 1964 Birthday Mike Macfarlane, Stockton California, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1962 Birthday John Stockton, born in Spokane, Washington, NBA guard, Utah Jazz, 1996 Olympics gold 1958 Birthday Blaine McCallister, Ft. Stockton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 Honda Classic 1956 Birthday Chris Isaak, born in Stockton, California, rock singer and songwriter, Wicked Game 1952 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Stockton Golf Open 1943 Birthday Earl of Stockton, English publisher/grandson of premier Macmillan 1941 Birthday David Knapp Stockton, San Bernardino California, PGA golfer, 1970 PGA 1930 Birthday Conn Findlay, born in Stockton, California, coxswain, Olympics - 2 gold/bronze - 1956, 1964, 1976 1927 Birthday Barbara Baxley, Stockton California, actress, Norma Rae, Countdown 1921 Event KWG-AM in Stockton California begins radio transmissions 1914 Event Stockton Street Tunnel (SF) completed 1902 Death Frank Richard Stockton, American Writer 1846 Event U.S. fleet officer Robert F Stockton annexes California 1834 Birthday Frank Richard Stockton, American Writer 1781 Death Richard Stockton, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 50 1730 Birthday Richard Stockton, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence
