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Hartford - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1639-01-14 |
1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford, published by Rodger Ludlow |
1647-05-26 |
Alse Young becomes the first person executed as a witch in the American colonies, when she is hanged in Hartford, Connecticut. |
1817-04-15 |
1st American school for the deaf opens (Hartford Conn) |
1817-04-17 |
1st US school for deaf (Hartford, Conn) |
1844-12-11 |
1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Ct |
1863-06-17 |
Travelers Insurance Co of Hartford chartered (1st accident insurer) |
1867-02-14 |
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co issues 1st policy |
1876-02-02 |
Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St Louis |
1876-07-15 |
Baseball's 1st no-hitter, St Louis' George W Bradley no-hits Hartford |
1942-06-06 |
1st nylon parachute jump (Hartford Ct-Adeline Gray) |
1944-07-06 |
170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford Conn |
1944-07-09 |
World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum & Bailey 2nd performance, 168 die (Hartford Conn) |
1957-09-23 |
WTIC TV channel 61 in Hartford, CT (CBS/FOX) begins broadcasting |
1959-01-24 |
WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting |
1962-10-01 |
WEDH TV channel 24 in Hartford, CT (PBS) begins broadcasting |
1969-06-05 |
Race riot in Hartford, Connecticut |
1970-07-29 |
6 days of race rioting in Hartford Ct |
1978-01-18 |
Roof of 3-yr-old Civic Center in Hartford, Ct collapses (no injuries) |
1979-10-09 |
Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WCCC in Hartford Conn |
1981-03-05 |
Ice Dance Championship at Hartford won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (GRB) |
1981-03-05 |
Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva & I Lisovski (URS) |
1981-03-05 |
Men's Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA) |
1981-03-06 |
Worlds Ladies Fig Skating Champ in Hartford won by Denise Biellmann |
1982-12-03 |
1st NJ Devil hat-trick (Steve Tambellini) defeat Hartford 5-4 |
1983-01-15 |
Hartford Whalers smallest crowd 4,812 (beat Devils) during blizzard |
1983-09-12 |
Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million |
1984-02-16 |
NJ Devils 1st OT goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5 |
1986-02-04 |
38th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 (OT) at Hartford |
1988-02-20 |
Kelly Hrudy's 5th Islander shut-out win-Hartford 3-0 |
1990-09-02 |
Steve Allen, installed as a new abbot of Hartford St Zen Center, SF |
1996-05-06 |
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford CT on WCCC 106.9 FM |
1997-04-13 |
Hartford Whalers last NHL game |
1997-05-06 |
NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes |
1997-07-27 |
Stewart Cink wins golfs Greater Hartford Open (267) |
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Hartford - Notable Birthdays
Hartford - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1758-10-16 |
Noah Webster, West Hartford, Connecticut, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary), (d. 1843) |
1814-07-19 |
Samuel Colt, Hartford Connecticut, US inventor/industrialist (Colt 6 shot revolver), (d. 1862) |
1822-04-26 |
Frederick Law Olmsted, Hartford, Connecticut, writer and landscape architect (designed Central Park) |
1837-04-17 |
J. P. Morgan, Hartford, Connecticut, American banker/CEO (US Steel Corporation) |
1839-03-10 |
Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer |
1873-01-11 |
David Hartford, Back to God's Country |
1888-07-29 |
Niles Welch, Hartford CT, actor (Cornered) |
1900-08-18 |
Walter O'Keefe, Hartford Ct, songwriter/TV host (Mayor of Hollywood) |
1901-03-25 |
Ed Begley, Hartford Ct, actor (Mr Koppel-Leave it to Larry) |
1906-03-17 |
Michael O'Shea, Hartford Ct, actor (Denny-It's a Great Life) |
1907-05-12 |
Katharine Hepburn, Hartford CT, actress (Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond) |
1909-01-24 |
Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress (Paradine Case, 7th Veil) |
1911-04-18 |
George Huntington Hartford II, NYC, heir (A&P) |
1911-04-18 |
Huntington Hartford, Thunderball |
1915-05-29 |
Igor Buketoff, Hartford Conn, conductor (Iceland Symph 1964-65) |
1915-08-02 |
Gary Merrill, Hartford, Connecticut, American actor (Young Dr Kildare, All About Eve) |
1917-07-09 |
Ted Steele, Hartford Ct, orchestra leader (Cavalcade of Stars) |
1917-12-14 |
Elyse Knox, Hartford Ct, actress (Hit the Ice, Black Gold) |
1920-01-06 |
Early Wynn, Hartford Ala, baseball Hall of famer (pitcher) |
1920-02-04 |
John Hartford Worlock, Roman Catholic Bishop of Liverpool |
1920-08-03 |
Maria Karnilova, Hartford Ct, actress (Olga-Ivan the Terrible) |
1922-04-26 |
Mike Kellin, Hartford Ct, actor (Honestly Celeste, Fitz & Bones) |
1923-07-23 |
Robert Hartford-Davis, Black Gunn |
1925-07-16 |
Phillip Pine, Hartford Ct, actor (Set-Up, Under the Ground) |
1926-01-14 |
Tom Tryon, Hartford CT, actor (Cardinal, All That Glitters) |
1927-05-30 |
Clint Walker, Hartford Ill, actor (Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen) |
1928-04-21 |
Dee Hartford, The Bewitchin' Pool |
1930-04-10 |
Eden Hartford, Invisible Invaders |
1930-09-30 |
Ben Cooper, Hartford CT, actor (Rose Tattoo, Outcast, Arizona Raiders) |
1931-05-28 |
Stephen Birmingham, Hartford, author (Real Lace: America's Irish Rich) |
1931-08-30 |
Carrie Saxon Perry, 1st black mayor of a major US city (Hartford CT) |
1937-12-30 |
John Hartford, NYC, country singer (Gentle on My Mind) |
1937-12-30 |
John Hartford, Beautiful Thing |
1939-02-10 |
Barbara Kolb, Hartford Ct, composer (Trobar Jus) |
1941-02-17 |
Gene Pitney, Hartford Ct, vocalist/songwriter (Town Without Pity) |
1942-11-18 |
Linda Evans, Hartford, actr (Dynasty, Big Valley, Beach Blanket Bingo) |
1944-01-31 |
Fiona Hartford, The Queen & the Welshman |
1944-09-03 |
Sherwood C "Woody" Spring, Hartford Ct, Col USA/astronaut (STS 61B) |
1945-03-10 |
Katharine Houghton, Hartford, actress (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner) |
1951-02-13 |
David Naughton, Hartford Ct, actor (My Sister Sam, Separate Vacations) |
1952-04-23 |
Terry Moor, Hartford Conn, tennis star |
1952-06-04 |
Carlene Watkins, Hartford CT, actress (Tough Enough) |
1952-06-04 |
Catherine Watkins, Hartford Ct, actress (It's Not Easy, Mary) |
1953-09-06 |
Katherine Cannon, Hartford Ct, actress (Father Murphy, Survivors) |
1957-03-31 |
Mary Cadorette, East Hartford Ct, actress (Vicky-3's a Crowd) |
1958-10-15 |
Jayne Modean, Hartford Ct, actress (Nurse Hooter-Trauma Center) |
1959-03-29 |
Brad McCrimmon, Dodsland, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers) |
1959-11-03 |
Timothy Patrick Murphy, Hartford Conn, actor (Dallas, Glitter) |
1962-07-23 |
Eriq La Salle, Hartford CT, actor (Dr Peter Benton-ER) |
1963-10-28 |
Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers) |
1965-04-06 |
Gerald Diduck, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers) |
1965-07-05 |
Lucy Han, Hartford, Conn, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-7th-1994) |
1965-12-14 |
Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford Ct, super heavyweight boxer (Olympics-96) |
1966-01-25 |
Paul Ranheim, St Louis, NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers) |
1966-04-30 |
Jeff Brown, Ottawa, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers) |
1967-01-29 |
Sean Burke, Windsor, NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers) |
1967-02-27 |
Robert Kron, Brno Cze, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers) |
1967-08-17 |
Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers) |
1967-09-26 |
Craig Janney, Hartford, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets) |
1967-10-25 |
Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain Ca, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers) |
1967-11-23 |
Brian Glynn, Iserlohn Ger, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers) |
1968-05-19 |
Mark Janssens, Surrey, NHL center (Hartford Whalers) |
1968-07-04 |
Juliet Hartford, Born Rich |
1968-07-08 |
Glen Featherstone, Toronto, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers) |
1968-10-02 |
Glen Wesley, Red Deer, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers) |
1969-01-15 |
Adam Burt, Detroit, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers) |
1969-07-23 |
Andrew Cassels, Bramalea, NHL center (Hartford Whalers) |
1970-02-03 |
Jason Muzzatti, Toronto, NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers) |
1971-05-26 |
Steven Rice, Kitchener, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers) |
1972-02-01 |
Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers) |
1973-03-25 |
Andrei Nikolishin, Vorkuta Russia, NHL center (Hartford Whalers) |
1973-12-24 |
Stephenie Meyer, Hartford, Connecticut, Author (Twilight) |
1976-02-23 |
Jeff O'Neill, Richmond Hill, NHL center (Hartford Whalers) |
1976-07-30 |
Bethany Hartford, Epiphany |
1976-08-11 |
Will Friedle, Hartford Ct, actor (Eric-Boy Meets World, Gift of Love) |
Hartford - Notable Weddings
Hartford - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1939-04-22 |
Actor and naval officer of World War II Douglas Fairbanks Jr (29) weds Huntington Hartford's former wife Mary Lee Hartford |
1954-07-17 |
Master of quick wit and widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era Groucho Marx (63) weds actress Eden Hartford (24) |
1983-11-06 |
Businessman Vidal Sassoon (55) weds dressage champion Jeanette Hartford-Davis |
Hartford - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1932-10-30 |
David Hartford, Back to God's Country |
1983-12-15 |
Eden Hartford, Invisible Invaders |
1990-09-06 |
T Issan Dorsey, founder (Hartford St Zen Center SF), dies |
1996-02-08 |
John Hartford Worlock, RC Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76 |
2001-06-04 |
John Hartford, American musician (b. 1937) |
2001-06-04 |
John Hartford, Beautiful Thing |
2008-05-19 |
Huntington Hartford, Thunderball |
