History Hop Tags - Brooklyn

1845-01-01

The Cobble Hill Tunnel in Brooklyn is completed.

1855-07-04

In Brooklyn, New York, the first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, titled Leaves of Grass, is published.

1861-06-30

CSS Sumter slips past USS Brooklyn blockade

1862-05-15

Union Grounds, Brooklyn, 1st baseball enclosure, opens

1863-10-06

Dr Charles H Sheppard opens 1st public bath, in Brooklyn

1870-01-03

Construction begins on Brooklyn Bridge in New York; completed May 24, 1883

1876-12-05

Fire at Brooklyn Theater kills 295, trampled or burned to death

1883-05-24

Brooklyn Bridge opened by Pres Arthur & Gov Cleveland

1883-05-30

Stampede caused by a rumor that the Brooklyn Bridge was going to collapse kills 12

1886-07-23

Steve Brodie supposedly survives plunge from Brooklyn Bridge

1887-02-21

1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn)

1897-12-31

Brooklyn's last day as a city, it incorporates into NYC (1/1/1898)

1898-01-01

Brooklyn merges with NY to form present City of NY

1900-03-24

New York City Mayor Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.

1901-11-16

3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds

1902-11-18

Brooklyn toymaker Morris Michton names teddy bear after US President Teddy Roosevelt

1903-12-19

Williamsburg suspension bridge opens between Brooklyn & Manhattan

1906-08-01

Brooklyn Dodger Harry McIntire no-hits Pitts for 10 2/3 loses in 13th

1908-11-04

Brooklyn Academy of Music opens in NYC

1911-10-06

Cy Young's farewell appearance in a major league game is a letdown as he loses to Brooklyn 13-3 in a Braves uniform in his 906th game

1912-09-17

Center fielder Casey Stengel breaks in with Brooklyn & hits 4 singles

1913-04-09

Brooklyn Dodger's Ebbets Field opens, Phillies win 1-0

1914-09-19

Brooklyn's Ed Lafitte no-hits KC (Federal League), 6-2

1915-05-17

Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st & winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever

1915-06-22

BMT, then Brooklyn Rapid Transit, begins subway service

1916-09-07

Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch NY's record 26-game winning streak

1917-07-01

Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday game in Brooklyn

1918-11-01

102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn

1919-05-15

Brooklyn Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0

1920-05-01

Longest major league baseball game by inninngs - Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings

1920-11-08

Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn

1929-05-01

Brooklyn's Johnny Finn sets 100 yard sack race in 14.4 seconds

1930-09-06

Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8

1930-09-12

Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce HR

1930-09-24

Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in 1st NFL game played under floodlights

1931-09-24

Round-robin playoff among NYC's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants & Yanks

1934-02-23

Casey Stengel becomes manager of Brooklyn Dodgers

1934-03-20

Female Babe Didrickson pitches hitless inning for Phila A's in exhibition game against Brooklyn Dodgers

1934-10-28

Brooklyn & Pittsburgh play a penalty free NFL game

1936-09-13

Acting on the orders of Louis Buchalter, Murder Inc. killers gun down Joseph Rosen, a Brooklyn candy store owner

1936-09-28

Brooklyn & Boston play a penalty free NFL game

1936-10-07

7th-place Brooklyn Dodgers fire manager Casey Stengel

1937-05-31

Brooklyn Dodgers snap NY Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak

1937-08-27

Brooklyn Dodger Fred Frankhouse no-hits Cin, 5-0 in 7 2/3 inn game

1938-06-15

1st night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0) as Cin Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter

1939-06-27

Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings

1941-09-25

Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years

1941-09-29

Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade

1942-10-29

Branch Rickey named president/GM of Brooklyn Dodgers

1945-04-10

NFL's Boston Yanks & Brooklyn Tigers merge

1945-06-09

Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him

1948-07-01

Brooklyn's Roy Campanella debuts as catcher

1949-07-12

16th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn

1950-05-25

Brooklyn Battery Tunnel opens in NYC

1950-10-26

Branch Rickey resigns as Brooklyn Dodger president

1951-04-19

"Tree Grows in Brooklyn" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 267 perfs

1951-11-01

Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP

1951-11-01

Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP

1951-12-08

"Tree Grows in Brooklyn" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 267 perfs

1952-05-28

Memphis Kiddie Park opens in Brooklyn, Ohio. The park's Little Dipper roller coaster would become the oldest operating steel roller coaster in North America.

1953-09-12

Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team

1953-12-14

Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax

1955-03-21

Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums"

1955-04-21

Brooklyn Dodgers win, then record 10th straight game to begin a season

1955-09-08

Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers)

1955-10-04

Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7

1955-10-07

Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga launched at Brooklyn

1955-12-08

Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award

1956-02-05

NY Mayor Robert Wagner & Bkln Boro Pres Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30M Brooklyn Sports Center Authority to build

1956-09-25

Brooklyn Dodger Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0

1956-10-08

Don Larsen, NY, pitches only perfect World Series game, vs Brooklyn

1956-10-31

Brooklyn, NY ends streetcar service

1957-01-15

Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field

1957-05-28

NL approves Brooklyn Dodgers' & NY Giants' move to west coast

1957-09-24

Brooklyn Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0

1957-10-08

Brooklyn Dodgers announce move to Los Angeles

1960-02-23

Demolition begins on Brooklyn's Ebbets Field (opened in 1913)

1960-12-19

Fire aboard USS Constellation, under construction at Brooklyn (50 die)

1961-05-22

"Touchables In Brooklyn" by Dickie Goodman hits #42

1967-04-03

WNYE TV channel 25 in Brooklyn, NY (PBS) begins broadcasting

1971-05-05

Race riot in Brownsville section of Brooklyn (NYC)

1973-06-30

Biggest US tanker "Brooklyn" christened (230,000 ton)

1974-08-20

Brooklyn pitcher Dan Bankhead is 1st black to homer in his 1st at bat

1975-12-14

WCPR (Brooklyn New York pirate radio station) begins broadcasting on 1620 AM

1976-02-07

FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WCPR (Brooklyn New York)

1977-12-31

WFAT (Brooklyn New York pirate radio station) begins broadcasting on 1620 AM

1979-04-19

FCC raids & shuts down pirate radio station WFAT (Brooklyn New York)

1980-09-27

WHOT (Brooklyn New York pirate radio station) begins on 1620 AM & 92.5 FM

1985-04-23

Brooklyn College soccer team wins Nepal's invitational

1987-07-23

RNI (Brooklyn New York pirate radio station) begins broadcasting on 1620 AM

1988-06-30

Brooklyn dedicates a bus depot honoring Jackie Gleason

1989-07-06

US marshals & FCC seize pirate radio station WHOT in Brooklyn

1989-09-19

Chase Manhattan Discovery Center at Brooklyn Botanic Garden opens

1989-11-06

US marshals & FCC sieze pirate radio station WJPL in Brooklyn

1991-04-22

Shalom America (Jewish cable network) is launched in Brooklyn & Queens

1992-11-19

"3 From Brooklyn" opens at Helen Hayes Theater NYC for 45 performances

1992-12-27

"3 From Brooklyn" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 45 perfs

1993-06-01

Brooklyn NY begins recycling

1995-09-09

Dean St Station in Brooklyn, is 6th MTA station to close since 1904

1997-02-10

Lemrick Nelson found guilty in the fatal stabbing on Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum in Crown Heights Brooklyn in 1991

2007-08-08

An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York State, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.

2013-05-03

The Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn is renamed after Beastie Boys' rapper Adam Yauch

2016-08-16

Brooklyn Man Charged With Killing Imam and Assistant Near Mosque

1806-06-12

John A. Roebling, German-America civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge) (d. 1869)

1833-03-09

Frederick A. Schroeder, tobacco industrialist and mayor of Brooklyn (d. 1899)

1859-10-29

Charles Ebbets, (namesake of Ebbets Field, Brooklyn)

1863-06-29

Wilbert Robinson, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1875-04-04

Samuel S Hinds, Brooklyn NY

1879-06-30

Walter Hampden, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Five Fingers, Hunchback of Notre Dame)

1880-9-20

Fred Merkle, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1881-11-08

Frank Speck, Brooklyn New York, American Anthropologist (Algonquin Tribes and Eastern Woodland Native Americans)

1884-04-07

Jake Daubert, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1884-04-20

Mike Mowrey, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1884-9-30

Nap Rucker, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1885-10-14

Ivy Olson, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1885-9-22

Jimmy Walsh, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1886-03-18

Edward Everett Horton, Brooklyn New York, American actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show)

1886-05-02

Larry Cheney, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1886-06-11

Wheezer Dell, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1886-07-29

George Cutshaw, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1887-04-21

Lillian Walker, Brooklyn NY, entertainer

1887-9-04

Tilly Walker, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1888-03-04

Jeff Pfeffer, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1888-05-23

Zack Wheat, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1889-06-01

Otto Miller, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1889-08-03

Gus Getz, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1889-12-10

Jimmy Johnston, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1890-03-20

Brooklyn Keller, Vengeance Is Mine!

1891-01-17

Marjorie Gateson, Brooklyn New York, American actress (One Man's Family)

1891-02-18

Sherry Smith, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1892-02-09

Peggy Wood, Brooklyn New York, American actress (One Life to Live, Mama)

1892-04-19

Chick Shorten, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1893-06-23

Donald McBride, Brooklyn NY, actor (Mr Clyde-My Friend Irma)

1893-12-25

Fred Hillebrand, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Martin Kane)

1894-09-26

Gladys Brockwell, Brooklyn NY, actress (Long Pants, Oliver Twist)

1894-10-04

Cliff Hall, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Crime Photographer)

1895-09-12

Alice Lake, Brooklyn NY, silent screen actress (Glamour, Wicked)

1896-12-28

Roger Huntington Sessions, Brooklyn NY, composer (Black Masks)

1897-06-19

Moe Howard, [Moses Horowitz], Brooklyn New York, American actor and comedian (The 3 Stooges)

1897-06-26

Viola Dana, Brooklyn, actress (Willow Tree, 40 Winks, Silent Lover)

1898-04-19

Constance Talmadge, Brooklyn NY, comedienne/actress (Intolerance)

1898-12-30

Vincent Lopez, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard)

1899-01-17

Al Capone, Brooklyn New York, American gangster (Chicago bootlegging)

1899-10-23

Lilyan Tashman, Brooklyn NY, actor (Bulldog Drummond)

1900-06-11

Lawrence E Spivak, Brooklyn New York, American news panelist (Meet the Press)

1900-11-14

Aaron Copland, Brooklyn, New York, American composer (Billy the Kid, Appalachian Spring) (d. 1990)

1901-02-02

Connie Gilchrist, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Cry Havoc, Letter to 3 Wives)

1901-06-30

Willie Sutton, Brooklyn New York, American bank robber

1901-09-05

Florence Elridge, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Long Days Journey into the Night)

1901-11-02

James Dunn, NYC, actor (Tree Grows in Brooklyn, It's a Great Life)

1902-02-14

Thelma Ritter, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Miracle on 34th Street)

1902-08-11

Lloyd Nolan, SF California, actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place)

1903-06-26

Floyd "Babe" Herman, Brooklyn Dodgers' slugger (.324 lifetime average)

1903-09-29

Ted Decorsia, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Police Chief Hegedorn-Steve Canyon)

1903-11-10

Billie Haywood, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

1904-01-21

Joseph Ford McGuinn, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men)

1904-02-01

S J Perelman, Brooklyn, author/humorist (Around the World in 80 Days)

1904-05-15

Clifton Fadiman, Brooklyn New York, American TV host (Information Please, Quiz Kids)

1904-12-20

Albert Van Dekker, Brooklyn NY, actor (Dr Cyclops, Beau Gesture)

1905-07-17

William Gargan, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Dynamite, Ellery Queen)

1905-07-29

Clara Bow, Brooklyn New York, silent screen actress (It, Saturday Night Kid), (d. 1965)

1906-04-16

Marion Lloyd Vince, Brooklyn New York, American fencer (National champ 1928, 31)

1906-07-27

Leo Durocher, Mass, baseball player and manager (Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Giants)

1906-12-15

Betty Smith, novelist (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

1907-04-23

Dolph Camilli, Whistling in Brooklyn

1907-07-21

Ross Alexander, Brooklyn NY, actor (Boulder Dam, Capt Blood)

1908-01-27

Hot Lips Page, Last Exit to Brooklyn

1908-03-26

Hank Sylvern, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Jane Froman's USA Canteen)

1908-07-23

Karl Swenson, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Lara-Little House on the Prairie)

1908-09-10

Raymond Harry Warnow Scott, Brooklyn New York, American composer ('The Toy Trumpet')

1909-01-05

Leo 'Ukie' Sherin, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1909-12-22

Alan Carney, [David Boughal], Brooklyn NY, actor (Zombies on Broadway)

1910-02-23

Stanley Paley, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

1910-10-23

Hayden Rorke, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Dr Bellows-I Dream of Jeannie)

1910-10-27

Maurice Duke, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1910-12-18

Abe Burrows, Brooklyn New York, American Broadway composer (Guys & Dolls 1951 TONY)

1910-12-27

Harry Saz, Whistling in Brooklyn

1911-01-06

Joey Adams, Brooklyn New York, American comedian/actor/columnist (ABC's Back That Fact)

1911-05-18

Sigrid Gurie, Brooklyn NY, actor (Algiers, Sofia, Refugee)

1911-05-20

Gardner Fox, Brooklyn, New York, American sci-fi author (Atom, Hawkman, Zatanna)

1912-01-29

"Professor" Irwin Corey, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Car Wash, Doc)

1912-05-11

Phil Silvers, Brooklyn New York, American comedian (Sgt Bilko-Phil Silvers Show)

1912-05-17

Clarence "Ace" Parker, NFL QB (Brooklyn, Boston Yanks)

1912-06-19

Jerry Jerome, Brooklyn New York, American saxophonist (Words & Music)

1912-06-22

June Carroll, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

1912-07-31

Milton Friedman, Brooklyn New York, economist (Nobel 1976), (d. 2006)

1912-08-08

Daniel Mann, Brooklyn, director (Willard, Butterfield 8)

1912-11-13

Alex Kampouris, Whistling in Brooklyn

1912-12-23

Pat Ankenman, Whistling in Brooklyn

1913-01-18

Danny Kaye, Brooklyn New York, American UNICEF/comedian/actor (Danny Kaye Show)

1913-03-29

Phil Foster, Brooklyn New York, American comedian (Frank De Fazio-Laverne & Shirley)

1913-06-02

Bert Farber, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Arthur Gudfrey, Vic Damone)

1913-06-11

Vince Lombardi, Brooklyn New York, NFL coach (Green Bay Packers)

1913-06-23

Helen Humes, Last Exit to Brooklyn

1913-08-01

Jerome Moross, Brooklyn NY, composer (Frankie & Johnny)

1913-08-28

Richard Tucker, [Reuben Ticker], Brooklyn NY, Tenor (NY Met Opera)

1913-10-10

Johnny Downs, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Manhattan Showcase)

1913-11-13

Alexander Scourby, Brooklyn, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant)

1914-01-24

Sanford Green, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

1914-09-16

Allen Funt, Brooklyn New York, American TV host & creator (Candid Camera)

1914-10-07

Alfred Drake, [Capurro], Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Kiss Me Kate)

1914-12-12

Buzzie Bavasi, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

1915-01-19

Alvy West, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show)

1915-02-28

Zero "Samuel" Mostel, Brooklyn, actor (Fiddler on the Roof)

1915-03-27

Newt Kimball, Whistling in Brooklyn

1915-10-14

Max Macon, Whistling in Brooklyn

1915-12-07

Eli Wallach, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Magnificent 7, Misfits, People Next Door)

1916-01-09

Vic Mizzy, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Don Rickles Show)

1916-02-20

Jackie Gleason, Brooklyn New York, American comedian (Ralph Kramden-Honeymooners)

1916-03-26

Vic Schoen, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Patti Page Olds Show)

1916-04-04

Mickey Owen, Whistling in Brooklyn

1916-04-21

Sidney Clute, Brooklyn NY, actor, Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey)

1916-05-15

Bill Williams, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Starlit Time, Date With the Angels)

1916-9-03

Eddie Stanky, Brooklyn, I Love You

1917-01-01

Sherle North, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

1917-05-28

Barry Commoner, Brooklyn NY, biologist (Science & Survival)

1917-06-04

Robert Merrill, Brooklyn New York, American baritone (NY Metropolitan Opera)

1917-06-30

Lena Horne, Brooklyn New York, American actress/singer (Stormy Weather, Wiz)

1917-09-20

[Arnold] Red Auerbach, Brooklyn New York, NBA coach/GM (Boston Celtic)

1917-11-23

George O'Hanlon, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Calvin-Life of Riley, George Jetson)

1918-03-09

Mickey Spillane, [Frank], Brooklyn NY, mystery writer (I the Jury)

1918-09-25

Phil Rizzuto, Brooklyn New York, American sportscaster/shortstop (NY Yankees-MVP 1950)

1918-11-09

Howard Shanet, Brooklyn NY, conductor (Night of the Tropics)

1919-01-24

Leon Kirchner, Brooklyn NY, opera composer (Lily)

1919-03-15

Lawrence Tierney, Brooklyn, actor (Abduction, Dillinger)

1919-03-17

Pete Reiser, Brooklyn, I Love You

1919-06-18

Mel Brandt, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Faraway Hill)

1919-08-19

Malcolm Forbes, Brooklyn New York, publisher (Forbes Magazine), (d. 1990)

1919-09-30

Patricia Neway, Brooklyn New York, American soprano (Consul, Maria Golovia), (d. 2012)

1920-03-06

Mabel Boehlke, The Kid from Brooklyn

1920-05-23

Sid Melton, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Alf-Green Acres, Charlie-Danny Thomas)

1920-11-19

Gene Tierney, Brooklyn, New York, American actress (Laura, Ghost & Mrs Muir)

1921-04-10

Chuck Connors, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa)

1921-04-29

Mel Durslag, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

1921-06-15

Irving Gump, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1921-07-05

Charlita, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1921-07-23

Calvert DeForest, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Larry "Bud" Melman)

1921-11-19

Roy Campanella, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Brooklyn Dodger catcher (NL MVP 1951/53/55)

1922-03-08

Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953)

1922-11-26

Adele Jergens, Brooklyn NY, actress (Dark Past, Fuller Brush Man)

1923-05-01

Joseph Heller, Brooklyn New York, American novelist (Catch-22, 1963 Arts & Letters Award)

1923-06-24

Jack Carter, Brooklyn New York, American comedian/actor (Amazing Dobermans, Octagon)

1923-08-06

Jackie Kelk, Brooklyn NY, actor (Homer-Aldrich Family)

1923-10-12

Jean Nidetch, Brooklyn, nutritionist founder (Weight Watchers)

1923-12-23

Milt Okun, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Starland Vocal Band Show)

1924-01-24

Marvin Kaplan, Brooklyn NY, actor (Top Cat, Henry-Alice)

1924-04-04

Gil Hodges, Princeton Indiana, baseball player/manager (Brooklyn Dodgers, NY Mets)

1924-09-07

Leonard Rosenman, Brooklyn New York, American TV composer (Marcus Welby MD)

1924-09-13

Scott Brady, Brooklyn New York, American actor (China Syndrome, Gremlins, Johnny Guitar)

1924-10-13

Terry Gibbs, Brooklyn New York, American orchestra leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour)

1925-04-18

Bob Hastings, Brooklyn New York, American actor (McHale's Navy, All in the Family)

1925-06-29

Cara Williams, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Pete & Gladys, Cara Williams Show)

1925-07-09

Alan Dale, Brooklyn New York, American singer (Alan Dale Show)

1926-01-08

Evelyn Lear, [Shulman], Brooklyn, NY, soprano, (d. 2012)

1926-01-20

Michael Higgins, Brooklyn NY, actor (1918, Wanda, Black Stallion)

1926-04-23

James P Donleavy, Brooklyn, novelist (Ginger Man, Onion Eaters)

1926-08-06

Clem Labine, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

1927-01-10

Lee Philips, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Ellery Queen)

1927-03-31

William Daniels, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Dr Mark Craig-St Elsewhere, 1776)

1927-05-30

Dick Noel, Brooklyn New York, American TV host (It's a Small Wonder)

1927-06-08

Jerry Stiller, Brooklyn New York, American comedian (Frank Constanza-Seinfeld)

1927-06-12

Henry Slesar, Brooklyn NY, headwriter (Edge of Night)

1927-09-19

William Hickey, Brooklyn, New York, American actor (Prizzi's Honor, The Nightmare Before Christmas)

1927-12-26

Alan King, Brooklyn New York, American comedian/actor (Anderson Tapes, Memories of Me)

1928-03-11

Albert Salmi, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Daniel Boone, 79 Park Avenue)

1928-04-04

Bill Ryan, Brooklyn New York, American newscaster (Smithsonian)

1928-04-12

Brooklyn Supreme, Belgium, stallion, heaviest known horse (1450 kg)

1928-06-20

Martin Landau, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Mission Impossible, Space 1999, Ed Wood)

1928-07-09

Vince Edwards, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Ben Casey, Matt Lincoln, Firehouse)

1928-10-22

Paul Graeff, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1929-03-30

Shirley Stoler, Brooklyn NY, actress (Frankenhooker, 7 Beauties)

1929-04-07

"Crazy" Joe Gallo, Brooklyn New York, American mobster

1929-05-25

Beverly Sills, [Belle "Bubbles" Miriam Silverman], Brooklyn New York, American soprano

1929-06-28

Don Dubbins, Brooklyn, actor (Enchanted Island, Fix)

1929-07-27

Harvey Fuqua, Brooklyn's Finest

1929-09-20

Anne Meara, Brooklyn New York comedian/actress (Stiller & Meara, Archie's Place)

1930-01-02

Julius LaRosa, Brooklyn New York, American singer (fired by Arthur Godfrey on the air)

1930-01-06

Vic Tayback, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Mel-Alice, Khan, Portrait of a Stripper)

1930-01-16

Norman Podhoretz, Brooklyn NY, author/editor (NY Post)

1930-04-16

Herbie Mann, Brooklyn NY, jazz flute/sax (Just Wallin')

1930-04-25

Paul Mazursky, Brooklyn, writer/director (Moscow on the Hudson)

1930-05-11

Stanley L Elkin, Brooklyn New York, American writer/professor (Living End)

1930-08-01

Julie Bovasso, Brooklyn NY, actress (Willie & Phil, Just Me & You)

1930-11-05

Herb Edelman, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Good Guys, Strike Force, 9 to 5)

1932-07-02

Ken McMillan, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Malone, Concrete Beat)

1932-9-30

Johnny Podres, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

1933-05-28

John Karlen, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Harvey Lacey-Cagney & Lacey)

1933-06-17

Anthony Bevilacqua, Brooklyn, New York, Roman Catholic Cardinal (Philadelphia), (d. 2012)

1933-07-07

Dick Kallman, Brooklyn NY, actor (Borned to Be Loved, Verboten!)

1933-08-01

Dom DeLuise, Brooklyn New York, American comedian (End, Cannonball Run, Fatso)

1933-08-20

Ted Donaldson, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1934-04-01

Don Hastings, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Capt Video, Bob-As the World Turns)

1934-06-09

Joe Santos, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Rockford Files, AKA Pablo, Shamus)

1934-06-27

Arnold Somkin, Over the Brooklyn Bridge

1934-10-24

Sammy Petrillo, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1935-02-15

Susan Brownmiller, Brooklyn, feminist author (Against Our Wills)

1935-06-24

Pete Hamill, Brooklyn, NY, journalist (NY Post)

1935-07-02

Gilbert Kalish, Brooklyn NY, pianist/professor (SUNY Stony Brook)

1936-03-09

Marty Ingels, Brooklyn New York, American comedian (I'm Dickens He's Fenster)

1936-05-27

Louis Gossett Jr, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Officer & Gentleman, Deep)

1936-09-22

Art Metrano, Brooklyn New York, American comedian (Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi)

1936-10-19

Tony Lo Bianco, Brooklyn NY, actor (Ann Jillian Story, Hizzoner!)

1937-02-05

Stuart Damon, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Alan Quartermaine-General Hospital)

1937-05-02

Lorenzo Music, Brooklyn New York, American writer/actor/voice (Carlton-Rhoda, Garfield)

1937-06-16

Erich Segal, Brooklyn NY, author (Love Story, Oliver's Story)

1937-08-01

Alfonse M D'Amato, Brooklyn NY, (Sen-R-NY 1981- )

1937-10-28

Lenny Wilkens, Brooklyn New York, NBA Point Guard and Head Coach (Seattle SuperSonics)

1937-11-12

Ina Balin, Brooklyn NY, actress (Danger in Paradise)

1938-01-21

Wolfman Jack, [Bob Smith], Brooklyn New York, American DJ (Midnight Special)

1938-02-24

James Farentino, Brooklyn, New York, actor (The Final Countdown), (d. 2012)

1938-04-03

Jeff Barry, Brooklyn New York, American rock writer (Tell Laura I Love Her)

1938-05-21

David Groh, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Joe-Rhoda, Don-Another Day)

1938-08-06

Paul Bartel, Brooklyn NY, director/actor (Eating Raoul)

1938-09-04

Leonard Frey, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Best of West, Mr Smith)

1938-11-19

Hank Medress, Brooklyn NY, rocker (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight)

1938-12-30

Joseph Bologna, Brooklyn NY, actor (Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year)

1939-03-13

Neil Sedaka, Brooklyn New York, American singer/songwriter (Breaking Up is Hard to Do)

1939-05-07

Johnny Maestro, NY rock vocalist (Crests-16 Candles, Brooklyn Bridge)

1939-11-18

Brenda Vaccaro, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Cactus Flower, Sara, Paper Dolls)

1939-12-17

Novella Nelson, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Nellie Cole-Chiefs)

1940-04-14

Patricia Bruder, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Ellen-As the World Turns)

1940-10-09

Joe Pepitone, Brooklyn New York, MLB 1st baseman (NY Yankees)

1940-12-13

Steve Harmon, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Ens Pulver-Mr Roberts)

1941-01-24

Neil Diamond, Brooklyn NY, singer/actor (Jazz Singer)

1941-01-31

Jessica Walter, Brooklyn, New York, American actress (Play Misty For Me, Arrested Development)

1941-05-15

Lainie Kazan, Brooklyn, singer/actress (Lust in the Dust, Beaches)

1941-06-15

Harry Nilsson, Brooklyn New York, American singer/guitarist (Midnight Cowboy)

1941-06-22

Michael Lerner, Brooklyn NY, actor (8 Men Out, Harlem Nights)

1942-02-09

Carole King, [Klein], Brooklyn NY, pianist/singer (Tapestry)

1942-04-09

Brandon De Wilde, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Jamie, Wild in the Sky)

1942-04-24

Barbra Streisand, Brooklyn New York, American singer/actress/award winner (People)

1942-06-26

Larry "The Mole" Taylor, Brooklyn, rocker (Canned Heat-On the Road Again)

1942-09-07

Roy DeMeo, Brooklyn New York, American gangster (Gambino crime family)

1942-10-21

Judith Sheindlin, Brooklyn, New York, Jurist and Television personality (Judge Judy)

1943-02-14

Robert J Murphy Jr, Brooklyn NY, PGA golfer (1968 Phila Classic)

1943-02-21

David Geffin, Brooklyn NY, record producer (Geffin, Asylum)

1943-06-03

Billy Cunningham, Brooklyn New York, NBA/ABA (Philadelphia 76ers, Carolina Cougers)

1943-06-11

Henry Hill Jr., Brooklyn, New York, mobster and FBI informant (inspired Goodfellas), (d. 2012)

1943-07-05

Curt Blefary [Curtis Le Roy], Brooklyn, New York, American baseball player (1965 AL rookie of year, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year)

1943-10-06

Michael Durrell, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Shannon, V, Alice, Chiefs)

1943-10-22

Paul Zukofsky, Brooklyn NY, violinist (Cappricio)

1943-12-08

Mary Woronov, Brooklyn Hgts NY, actress (Eating Raoul, Terror Vision)

1944-02-20

Lew Soloff, Brooklyn New York, American rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears)

1944-02-24

Sheila Larkin, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Deborah-Storefront Lawyer)

1944-11-12

Al Michaels, Brooklyn New York, American sportscaster (Miracle on Ice, American Football)

1944-11-27

Eddie Rabbitt, Brooklyn, country singer (I Love a Rainy Night)

1945-03-15

Mark J Green, Brooklyn New York, American lawyer/author (Closed Enterprise System)

1945-05-24

Priscilla Presley, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Jenna-Dallas, Naked Gun)

1945-08-05

Ja'net Dubois, Brooklyn, New York, American actress (Good Times, Beverly Hill 90210)

1945-08-21

Patty McCormack, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Mama, Peck's Bad Girl, Ropers)

1945-12-20

Peter Criss [George Peter John Criscuola], Brooklyn NY, American drummer and singer (Kiss)

1946-01-28

Renne Jarrett, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Nancy)

1946-03-06

Martin Kove, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Victor-Cagney & Lacey)

1946-03-31

Gabe Kaplan, Brooklyn New York, American comedian/actor (Welcome Back Kotter)

1946-05-29

Robin Johnson, Brooklyn, actress (Times Square)

1946-09-04

David Liebman, Brooklyn New York, American saxophonist and flautist

1947-03-07

Lewis J Stadlen, Brooklyn New York, American actor (John-Benson, Savages, Windy City)

1947-05-18

Candice Azzara, Brooklyn NY, actress (Fatso)

1947-05-29

Mark Nelson, Brooklyn NY, crew member (Biosphere 2)

1947-06-22

David L Lander, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Squiggy-Laverne & Shirley)

1947-07-02

Larry David, Brooklyn NY, actor/comedian/writer (Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm)

1947-07-10

Arlo Guthrie, Brooklyn, singer (Alice's Restaurant, City of New Orleans)

1947-07-18

Ayn Rumen, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Janet-McLean Stevenson Show)

1947-10-29

Richard Dreyfuss, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Jaws, Nuts, Mr Holland's Opus)

1948-01-12

Wyatt Cenac Sr., Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn

1948-03-31

Rhea Perlman, Brooklyn, actress (Zena-Taxi, Carla-Cheers)

1948-10-05

Sal Viscuso, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Soap, Montefuscos)

1948-11-14

Robert Ginty, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Paper Chase, White Fire)

1949-05-13

Franklin Ajaye, Brooklyn New York, American comedian/actor (Jazz Singer, Car Wash)

1949-08-24

Joe Regalbuto, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Knots Landing, Frank-Murphy Brown)

1950-01-05

Chris Stein, rock guitarist and co-founder of Blondie (Heart of Glass, Call Me) born in Brooklyn, New York

1950-02-22

Ellen Greene, Brooklyn New York, American vocalist/actress (Little Shoppe of Horrors)

1950-02-28

Ilene Graff, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Marsha-Mr Belvedere)

1950-11-10

Jack Scalia, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Berrengers, Hollywood Beat)

1951-04-21

Tony Danza, Brooklyn, (Tony Banta-Taxi, Tony Micelli-Who's the Boss)

1951-05-05

Jean Elliott, Over the Brooklyn Bridge

1951-06-11

Maren Seidler, Brooklyn New York, American shot putter (Olympics-11th-1968)

1951-07-13

Didi Conn, [Bernstein], Brooklyn New York, American actress (Denise-Benson, Grease)

1951-09-21

Bruce Arena, Brooklyn New York, American soccer coach (Olympics-gold-96)

1951-10-19

Annie Golden, Brooklyn NY, actress (Forever Lulu, Hair)

1951-11-09

Lou Ferrigno, Brooklyn New York, American body builder/actor (Incredible Hulk)

1952-01-02

Wendy Phillips, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Executive Suite, Promised Land)

1952-07-15

Jesse Ventura, [James Janos], wrestler/actor (mayor-Brooklyn Pk-MN)

1952-08-18

Elayne Boosler, Brooklyn NY, comedienne (Broadway Baby, Party of One)

1952-11-14

Ray Sharkey, Brooklyn NY, actor (Wise Guys, Wired, Caged Fear)

1953-01-10

Pat Benatar, [Andrezejewski], Brooklyn New York, American singer (Hell Is for Children)

1953-02-06

Phil Snyder, Brooklyn Bridge

1953-02-17

Janice Dickinson, Brooklyn New York, American model (Vogue)

1953-07-29

Ken Burns [Kenneth Lauren], Brooklyn, New York, American director and documentary film producer (The Civil War, Baseball)

1953-08-08

Don Most, Brooklyn, New York, American actor and director (Ralph Malph-Happy Days)

1953-12-18

Elliot Easton, [Elliot Shapiro], Brooklyn NY, rock guitarist (Cars)

1953-12-22

Bernnadette Stanis, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Thelma-Good Times)

1953-12-23

John Callahan, Brooklyn NY, actor (Craig-Santa Barbara, Falcon Crest)

1953-12-31

Jane Badler, Brooklyn NY, actress (Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V)

1954-03-24

Donna Pescow, Brooklyn, actress (Angie, Out of this World, Rainbow)

1954-04-29

Jerome 'Jerry' seinfeld, Brooklyn New York, comedian/actor ('Seinfeld')

1954-06-06

Harvey Fierstein, Brooklyn NY, playwright (Torch Song Trilogy, ID4)

1954-06-21

Robert Pastorelli, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Eldin-Murphy Brown)

1954-07-26

Vitas Gerulaitis, Brooklyn NY, tennis star (Australia 1987)

1954-08-20

Theresa Saldana, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Rachel Scali-Commish)

1954-10-02

Lorraine Bracco, Brooklyn New York, actress (Sopranos, Goodfellas)

1954-10-03

Al Sharpton [Alfred Charles], Brooklyn, New York, minister and civil rights activist (Keepin' It Real)

1954-12-15

Justin Ross, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Sinatra, Chorus Line, Fan, Quick Change)

1955-05-30

Colm Tóibín, Brooklyn

1956-10-07

James Van Patten, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Bo-Chisholms)

1956-12-31

Martin Joseph Fettman, Brooklyn New York, American PhD/astronaut (STS 58)

1957-05-12

Lou Whitaker, Brooklyn, New York, American MLB 2nd baseman (Detroit Tigers, 1978 AL Rookie of the Year)

1957-12-25

Marc Yarrish, Brooklyn's Finest

1958-08-24

Steve Guttenberg, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Police Academy, Short Circuit)

1959-02-03

Thomas Calabro, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Michael Mancini-Melrose Place)

1959-05-20

Peter Greene, Brooklyn New York, American producer (After Midnight)

1959-06-10

Timothy Van Patten, Brooklyn New York, American actor (White Shadow, Master)

1960-06-27

Brian Dillinger, Brooklyn NY, actor (Brighton Beach Memoirs)

1960-09-17

John Franco, Brooklyn NY, pitcher (NY Mets)

1961-03-10

Juliet Polcsa, Brooklyn's Finest

1961-04-03

Eddie Murphy, Brooklyn New York, American actor (SNL, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw)

1961-09-08

Franny Michel, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Patricia-Apple's Way)

1962-01-11

Kim Coles, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Synclaire-Living Single)

1962-10-02

Esai Morales, Brooklyn NY, actor (Bad Boys, La Bamba)

1962-10-18

Vincent Spano, Brooklyn NY, actor (Alphabet City, Maria's Lovers)

1962-12-16

Jon Tenney, actor (Brooklyn South)

1963-03-10

John Cangelosi, Brooklyn NY, outfielder (Houston Astros)

1963-03-21

Shawon Dunston, Brooklyn NY, infielder (SF Giants)

1963-05-11

Mark Breland, Brooklyn New York, American welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1984)

1963-05-12

Vanessa A. Williams, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Rhonda Blair-Melrose Place)

1963-07-17

Denise Miller, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Billie-Archie Bunker's Place)

1963-07-30

Chris Mullin, Brooklyn New York, American NBA forward (Warriors, Pacers, Olympic-gold-92)

1963-11-17

Pedro Luis Estrada, Brooklyn New York, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)

1964-08-05

MCA [Adam Yauch], Brooklyn New York, rock vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight), (d. 2012)

1964-09-23

Diane Dixon, Brooklyn New York, American 4x400m runner (Olympic-silver-1988)

1964-11-02

Michael D'Asaro II, Brooklyn New York, American fencer-sabre

1964-12-04

Marisa Tomei, Brooklyn New York, American actress (My Cousin Vinny)

1965-01-01

Andrew O Valmon, Brooklyn NY, 400m runner

1965-05-15

Jeff Rochlin, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Cutting Class, Splitz, Taps)

1965-06-05

Karen Sillas, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Prime Suspect)

1966-03-31

Thomas Fitzgerald, Brooklyn New York, American team handball left wing (Olympics-1996)

1966-05-03

M-16 [Ernest Mateen], Brooklyn New York, Cruiserweight boxing champion, (d. 2012)

1966-09-09

Adam Sandler, Brooklyn New York, actor/comedian (Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Saturday Night Live)

1966-10-19

Amy Linker, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Lewis & Clark, Lauren-Square Pegs)

1966-11-22

Brian Robbins, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Eric-Head of the Class)

1967-03-27

Talisa Soto, [Miriam], Brooklyn NY, actress (License to Kill)

1967-05-20

Jack Lippman, Made in Brooklyn

1967-08-03

John Femia, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Square Pegs, Hello Larry)

1967-08-10

Riddick Bowe, Brooklyn New York, HW boxing champ (Olympic-silver-1988)

1967-11-12

Michael Moorer, Brooklyn New York, boxing heavyweight champ (defeated Holyfield-1994)

1967-12-25

Kathleen Franey, Brooklyn NY, 1.5k runner

1967-9-14

Luca Palanca, Made in Brooklyn

1968-02-02

Ivana Zigon, Brooklyn - Gusinje

1968-06-20

Mike McCarthy, Brooklyn New York, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics-88, 96)

1968-10-15

Meredith Rainey, Brooklyn NY, 800m runner

1968-11-15

James Brady, Brooklyn NY, columnist (NY Post)

1969-04-30

Joey Restivo, Brooklyn, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way, Lies)

1969-06-28

Danielle Brisebois, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Archie's Place, Big Bad Mama 2)

1969-09-03

Noah Baumbach, Brooklyn, New York, writer, director and independent film maker (The Squid and the Whale)

1969-12-04

Jay-Z, Brooklyn, New York City, American rapper (Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint)

1970-01-07

Doug E Doug [Douglas Bourne], Brooklyn, New York, American actor (Cosby, Cool Runnings)

1970-07-02

Derrick Ralph Adkins, Brooklyn NY, 400m hurdler (Olympics-gold-96)

1970-08-31

Deborah (Debbie) Gibson, Brooklyn NY, singer (Only in My Dreams)

1970-10-10

Helen Louise Goldsby, Brooklyn NY, Miss America (NY-Top 10-1996)

1970-10-30

Nia Long, Brooklyn New York, American actress (Guiding Light, Made in America, Soul Food)

1970-11-18

Allen Watson, Brooklyn NY, pitcher (SF Giants)

1971-01-05

Patrick Murguia, Brooklyn's Finest

1971-02-19

Jesse Nemeth, Brooklyn Lobster

1971-03-09

Emmanuel Lewis, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Webster)

1971-06-18

Kerry Butler, Brooklyn Sonnet

1971-08-30

Joseph Fitzgerald, Brooklyn New York, American team handball center back (Olympics-1996)

1971-09-02

Rich Aurilia, Brooklyn NY, infielder (SF Giants)

1971-09-16

Charlie Fields, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Shannon)

1971-11-06

Matty Rich, Straight Out of Brooklyn

1971-11-27

Kirk Acevedo, Brooklyn, New York, American actor (Oz, The Thin Red Line)

1971-9-22

James Israel, The Venice of Brooklyn

1972-12-11

Francisco Rodriguez, Brooklyn NY, pitcher (Minnesota Twins)

1972-12-19

Alyssa Jane Milano, Brooklyn NY, actress (Samantha-Who's the Boss)

1973-02-05

Jesse Kennedy, Brooklyn's Finest

1973-12-15

Tammy Melinda Pearman, Brooklyn New York, American soccer forward/defender (Olympics-96)

1974-05-21

Rich Devaney, Brooklyn Bound

1975-03-18

Sutton Foster, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

1975-04-14

Heather Hicks, Last Ex to Brooklyn

1975-04-28

Daniel J. Goor, Brooklyn Nine-Nine

1975-08-09

Ava Bove, Brooklyn Sonnet

1975-9-09

Brooklyn Rhodes, World's Luckiest Jock

1976-03-02

Brooklyn Baker, Gambler's Conceit

1976-03-26

Natalia Livingston, West of Brooklyn

1976-06-29

Neal Minahan, The Kings of Brooklyn

1977-03-28

Angelo Garcia, Brooklyn NY, singer (Menudo-Cannonball)

1977-05-29

Danny Gerard, Mt Vernon NY, actor (Alan Silver-Brooklyn Bridge)

1977-08-26

Steven Bevacqua, Brooklyn Sonnet

1978-04-24

Opal Taylor, Adventures of the Brooklyn Hipster Superhero

1978-07-05

Alasha Bartley, Brooklyn Babylon

1978-10-08

Bill Mazzola, West of Brooklyn

1978-9-06

Jason Keis, The Last Man in Brooklyn

1979-04-02

Bryce Morrow, Brooklyn

1979-08-25

Karen Starc, Brooklyn Babylon

1979-11-04

Daisy Eagan, Brooklyn New York, American actresss (Secret Graden)

1981-01-05

Brooklyn Sudano, American actress

1981-01-05

Brooklyn Sudano, Rain

1981-01-28

James Arrabito, Brooklyn Unemployed

1982-08-18

Adam Bertocci, Brooklyn Force

1983-06-04

Steven Sposato, Made in Brooklyn

1985-04-20

Jadyn Douglas, Brooklyn Heights

1985-08-01

John Curtis, Haiku in Brooklyn

1986-06-05

Nastassja Ocasio, Brooklyn Gangster: The Story of Jose Lucas

1986-9-13

Brooklyn Night, Teen Fuck Holes 2

1987-04-12

Brooklyn Decker, Battleship

1987-05-14

Baya Voce, Brooklyn Bridging

1987-08-03

Brooklyn Decker, American fashion model

1989-06-01

Brooklyn Lee, Voracious

1990-10-19

Samantha Munro, Brooklyn

1991-06-29

Kawhi Leonard, Guest Co-Hostess Brooklyn Decker/Melissa McCarthy/Kawhi Leonard/Susan Boyle

1993-03-21

Theresa Freeman, Hope a Brooklyn Story

1994-07-12

Brooklyn Daniels, Hot Girls Wanted

1997-11-19

Brooklyn Garrison, Wednesday's Farewell

1999-03-04

Brooklyn Beckham, Being Victoria Beckham

1867-01-28

Labor union leader Samuel Gompers (17) weds co-worker Sophia Julian (16) in Brooklyn, New York

1867-08-08

Engineer George Westinghouse (20) weds Marguerite Erskine Walker in Brooklyn, New York

1942-07-26

Science fiction author Isaac Asimov (22) weds Gertrude Blugerman in Brooklyn, New York

1980-11-11

Novelist Norman Mailer (57) weds Norris Church (31) in Brooklyn, New York

1999-07-10

"It Could Happen To You" actress Rosie Perez (34) weds playwright and screenwriter Seth Zvi Rosenfeld (37) in Brooklyn, New York

2003-07-11

"The Sopranos" actress Jamie-Lynn Sigler (22) weds her manager A.J. Discala at Brooklyn Botanical Garden in New York

2009-04-17

World's no. 1 professional tennis player Andy Roddick (29) weds fashion model and actress Brooklyn Decker (25) in Austin, Texas

2013-05-19

Former Armor for Sleep frontman Ben Jorgensen (29) weds actress Katrina Bowden (24) at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in NYC, New York

2014-04-19

Brooklyn Nine-Nine actor Joe Lo Truglio (43) weds Beth Dover in in Santa Barbara, California

1869-07-22

John A. Roebling, German-American civil engineer (Brooklyn Bridge), (b. 1806)

1924-10-09

Jake Daubert, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1934-08-08

Wilbert Robinson, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1945-02-21

Tess Slesinger, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1947-03-20

Mike Mowrey, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1949-09-12

Sherry Smith, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1950-05-28

Robert Tait, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1954-11-05

Hot Lips Page, Last Exit to Brooklyn

1956-03-02

Fred Merkle, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1959-09-20

Tilly Walker, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1962-03-29

Otto Miller, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1962-07-03

Jimmy Walsh, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1966-08-24

Wheezer Dell, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1967-09-01

James Dunn, actor (Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 6 Gun Law), dies at 61

1972-03-22

Clarence Marks, Two Knights from Brooklyn

1973-05-08

Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player (Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Baltimore Orioles), dies aged 100

1979-07-04

Billie Haywood, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

1981-09-09

Helen Humes, Last Exit to Brooklyn

1981-10-25

Pete Reiser, Brooklyn, I Love You

1982-11-22

Arnold Somkin, Over the Brooklyn Bridge

1983-07-20

Glen Alden, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1984-11-14

George Matthews, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Chick-Glynis), dies at 73

1987-08-19

Hayden Rorke, Brooklyn, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, Night Walker), dies

1989-01-13

Pat Ankenman, Whistling in Brooklyn

1989-08-05

Max Macon, Whistling in Brooklyn

1989-10-24

Ollie O'Mara, World Series Games 1916, Boston vs. Brooklyn

1990-05-28

Joseph Hardy, actor/director (Tree Grows in Brooklyn), dies at 71

1993-05-29

Alex Kampouris, Whistling in Brooklyn

1994-02-18

Irving Gump, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1994-06-07

Harry Saz, Whistling in Brooklyn

1996-10-30

Maurice Duke, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1996-11-21

Gertrude Kingston, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1997-01-28

Charlita, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

1997-10-21

Dolph Camilli, Whistling in Brooklyn

1998-06-21

Stanley Paley, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

1999-06-16

Eddie Stanky, Brooklyn, I Love You

2001-03-22

Newt Kimball, Whistling in Brooklyn

2002-08-14

Sherle North, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

2004-05-16

June Carroll, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

2005-07-13

Mickey Owen, Whistling in Brooklyn

2007-03-02

Clem Labine, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

2007-08-26

Sanford Green, An Angel Comes to Brooklyn

2008-01-13

Johnny Podres, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

2008-05-01

Buzzie Bavasi, Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush

2009-08-15

Sammy Petrillo, Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

2010-02-27

Paul Graeff, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

2010-07-06

Harvey Fuqua, Brooklyn's Finest

2010-12-23

Mabel Boehlke, The Kid from Brooklyn

2014-12-22

Heather Hicks, Last Ex to Brooklyn