Minneapolis - Notable Historical Events
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Minneapolis - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1855-01-23 |
The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge. |
1892-06-07 |
Republican convention in Minneapolis begins |
1900-01-29 |
American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee & Minneapolis |
1919-11-10 |
American Legion's 1st national convention (Minneapolis) |
1921-10-23 |
Green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis |
1945-06-01 |
WLB-AM in Minneapolis Minn changes call letters to KUOM |
1948-04-23 |
KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast |
1949-07-01 |
WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting |
1950-11-22 |
7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18 |
1952-04-25 |
6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3 |
1953-04-10 |
7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 1 |
1953-09-01 |
WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (MET) begins |
1955-01-05 |
KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast |
1957-09-03 |
KTCA TV channel 2 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting |
1957-10-15 |
Giants trade Minneapolis franchise to Red Sox for SF Seals-franchises only, not the players |
1959-02-27 |
Boston Celtic Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers |
1959-08-02 |
41st PGA Championship: Bob Rosburg shoots a 277 at Minneapolis GC |
1959-08-14 |
AFL organized with NY, Dallas, LA, Minneapolis, Denver & Houston |
1960-11-26 |
Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins |
1961-07-11 |
Gene Kiniski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ |
1961-08-08 |
Verne Gagne beats Gene Kiniski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ |
1963-07-09 |
Crusher Lisowski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ |
1963-07-20 |
Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ |
1963-12-14 |
Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ |
1964-10-20 |
Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ |
1965-05-03 |
KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast |
1982-11-25 |
The Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day Fire destroys an entire city block, including the Northwestern National Bank building and the recently closed Donaldson's Department Store. |
1987-04-28 |
NBA announces expansion to Charlotte NC & Miami Fla in 1988 & Minneapolis Minn & Orlando Fla in 1989 |
1987-11-04 |
NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte & Miami for 1988 & Minneapolis & Orlando for 1989 |
1990-04-13 |
4th largest NBA crowd (45,458) see Orlando play at Minneapolis |
1990-10-13 |
Target Center in Minneapolis opens |
1994-02-13 |
44th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 127-118 at Minneapolis |
1997-04-16 |
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Minneapolis/St Paul on WRQC 100.3 FM |
1997-06-17 |
NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 & Minneapolis-St Paul & Columbus, Ohio in 2000 |
1998-08-02 |
30th Curtis Cup: US wins 10-8 at The Minikahda Club (Minneapolis, Minnesota, US) |
2001-04-02 |
63rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Metrodome Minneapolis |
2007-08-01 |
The I-35W Mississippi River Bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapses during the evening rush hour. |
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Minneapolis - Notable Birthdays
Minneapolis - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1842-01-18 |
Albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911) |
1887-01-27 |
Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) |
1892-07-01 |
James M Cain, Minneapolis Mn, novelist (Postman Always Rings Twice) |
1892-12-15 |
J. Paul Getty, Minneapolis Mn, oil magnate (Getty Oil), (d. 1976) |
1893-05-03 |
Hope Landin, Minneapolis MN |
1896-04-10 |
Edith Day, Minneapolis MN |
1898-05-10 |
Herbert Elwell, Minneapolis Minnesota, composer (Happy Hypocrite) |
1906-06-14 |
Gil Lamb, Minneapolis, actor (Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High) |
1909-06-22 |
Mike Todd, [Avrom Goldbogen], Minneapolis Minnesota, US theatre and film director ("Around the World in 80 Days") Died 1958 |
1911-10-26 |
Sid Gillman, Minneapolis, Minnesota, NFL hall of fame coach/player (LA, San Diego, Houston) |
1915-07-06 |
Laverne Andrews, Minneapolis MN, singer (Andrews Sisters) |
1915-09-16 |
Cy Walter, Minneapolis Mn, pianist (3's Company) |
1917-02-24 |
William Fairbank, Minneapolis, physicist (superconductivity) |
1918-02-13 |
Patty Berg, Minneapolis MN, LPGA golfer (1938 US Amateur) |
1918-02-16 |
Patty Andrews, Minneapolis, Minnesota, American vocalist (Andrews Sisters) |
1918-05-09 |
Orville Freeman, Minneapolis, (Sen-D-Mn)/Sec of Agriculture (1961-69) |
1920-11-21 |
Ralph Meeker, Minneapolis MN, actor (Anderson Tapes, Night Stalker) |
1922-11-26 |
Charles M. Schulz, Minneapolis MN, cartoonist (Peanuts), (d. 2000) |
1923-05-26 |
James Arness, Minneapolis MN, actor (Matt Dillon-Gunsmoke, Thing) |
1924-08-11 |
Arlene Dahl, Minneapolis Minnesota, actress/TV panelist (Ambush) |
1925-03-18 |
Peter Graves [Aurness], Minneapolis, Minnesota, American actor (James Phelps-Mission Impossible) |
1928-10-25 |
Jeanne Cooper, Minneapolis, actress (Kay-Young & Restless), (d. 2013) |
1934-12-29 |
Ed Flanders, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Dr Westphall-St Elsewhere) |
1940-11-22 |
Terry Gilliam, Minneapolis, comedy author-animator (Monty Python) |
1941-02-03 |
Bridget Hanley, Minneapolis Mn, actress (Here Come the Brides) |
1941-03-28 |
Alf Clausen, Minneapolis Mn, orchestra leader (Mary, Simpsons) |
1943-01-01 |
Jerilyn Britz, Minneapolis MN, LPGA golfer (1979 US Women's Open) |
1946-07-28 |
Linda Kelsey, Minneapolis, actress (Billie-Lou Grant, Kate-Day by Day) |
1947-04-18 |
Dorothy Lyman, Minneapolis Mn, (All my Children, Naomi-Mama's Family) |
1947-07-19 |
Bernie Leadon, Minneapolis, guitarist/vocalist (Eagles-Take it Easy) |
1949-01-23 |
Robert Cabana, Minneapolis, Mjr USMC/astronaut (STS 41, 53, 68, sk:88) |
1950-01-23 |
Richard Dean Anderson, Minneapolis, actor (MacGyver, Emerald Pt NAS) |
1950-03-05 |
Harvey Jacob Alperin, Minneapolis MN, actor (Cocktail) |
1950-03-26 |
Tony Papenfuss, Minneapolis Minn, (Daryl-Newhart) |
1951-06-27 |
Julia Duffy [Julia Margaret Hinds], Minneapolis, Minnesota, American actress (Newhart, Baby Talk) |
1951-08-14 |
Carl Lumbly, Minneapolis, Minnesota, American actor (Cagney & Lacey, Alias) |
1953-06-23 |
Roberta Leighton, Minneapolis Mn, actress (Ginger-Days of Our Lives) |
1953-11-15 |
Alexander O'Neal, Minneapolis, rocker (James Hearsky Harris III) |
1954-11-29 |
Joel Coen, Minneapolis Mn, actor/dir (Spies Like Us, Barton Fink) |
1956-04-18 |
John James, Minneapolis Mn, actor (Jeff Colby-Dynasty) |
1957-07-30 |
Mark Tymchyshyn, Minneapolis, actor (Gavin-As The World Turns) |
1957-09-21 |
Ethan Coen, Minneapolis Mn, producer (Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink) |
1960-03-09 |
Mike Leach, Minneapolis Minn, tennis star |
1960-09-15 |
Scott Thompson Baker, Minneapolis, actor (Gen Hosp, All My Children) |
1961-02-17 |
Deb[ra] Richardson, Minneapolis MN, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96) |
1961-05-29 |
Todd Boonstra, Minneapolis Minn, cross country skier (Olympics-1994) |
1962-05-20 |
Eileen McDonough, Marriage Minneapolis Style |
1962-10-18 |
Jody Anschutz, Minneapolis, LPGA golfer (1987 du Maurier Ltd Classic) |
1963-05-01 |
Robert Seguso, Minneapolis MN, tennis star |
1966-06-18 |
Bob Kempainen, Minneapolis MN, marathoner (Olympics-96) |
1966-06-18 |
Robert Kempainen, Minneapolis MN, marathoner (Oly-1996) |
1966-08-12 |
Gordy Morgan, Minneapolis MN, 163 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Oly-96) |
1967-06-03 |
William "Bill" Carlucci, Minneapolis Minn, rower (Olympics-bronze-96) |
1967-11-08 |
Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis Minn, WPVA volleyballer |
1968-04-13 |
Tami Lyn Jameson, Minneapolis, team handball goalie (Olympics-92, 96) |
1968-04-13 |
Toni Lee Jameson, Minneapolis, team handball back court (Olympics-96) |
1969-06-02 |
David Wheaton, Minneapolis Minn, tennis star (1987 US junior boys) |
1969-09-16 |
Kathi Wolfgram, Minneapolis, rocker (Jets-You Got it All) |
1969-12-15 |
Sean Briscombe, Minneapolis Minn, diver (Olympics-96) |
1970-03-28 |
Vince Vaughn, Minneapolis, Minnesota, American actor (Swingers, Wedding Crashers) |
1971-07-01 |
Melissa Peterman [Melissa Margaret], Minneapolis, Minnesota, American actress (Reba, Fargo) |
1971-09-07 |
Briana Scurry, Minneapolis MN, soccer goalkeeper (Olympics-96) |
1971-12-18 |
Joe Dziedzic, Minneapolis, NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins) |
1972-10-04 |
Rusty Fitzgerald, Minneapolis, NHL center (Pitts Penguins) |
1974-02-27 |
Bonita Saint, Minneapolis |
1974-05-29 |
Robyn Petroskey, Minneapolis Minn, figure skater (1996 Midwest champ) |
1980-10-19 |
Benjamin Salisbury, Minneapolis, actor (Brighton Sheffield-Nanny) |
1992-06-18 |
Bob Kempainen, Minneapolis MN, marathoner (Olympics-66) |
Minneapolis - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
2009-09-18 |
Grammy-winning rock-folk singer Lucinda Williams (56) weds manager Tom Overby at First Avenue in Minneapolis |
Minneapolis - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1911-11-16 |
Albert Alonzo Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (b. 1842) |
2012-03-13 |
Eileen McDonough, Marriage Minneapolis Style |
