Akron - Notable Historical Events
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Akron - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1851-05-29 |
Sojourner Truth addresses 1st Black Women's Rights Convention (Akron) |
1920-08-20 |
Preliminary meeting in Akron to form American Pro Football League |
1920-12-05 |
Pro football playoff game Akron & Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided |
1921-04-30 |
American Professional Football Association reorganizes in Akron |
1933-04-04 |
US Dirigible Akron crashes off coast of NJ, 73 die |
1935-06-10 |
Dr Robert Smith & William Wilson of Akron form Alcoholics Anonymous |
1940-06-05 |
A synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron, Ohio by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. |
1947-05-11 |
BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire (Akron Ohio) |
1948-09-07 |
1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron Oh |
1953-07-19 |
WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting |
1960-07-24 |
42nd PGA Championship: Jay Hebert shoots a 281 at Firestone CC Akron |
1966-07-24 |
48th PGA Championship: Al Geiberger shoots a 280 at Firestone CC Akron |
1973-12-28 |
Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby |
1975-08-10 |
57th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 276 at Firestone Akron |
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Akron - Notable Birthdays
Akron - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1901-10-04 |
[Robert] Carroll Nye, Akron Ohio, actor (Gone with the Wind) |
1910-05-01 |
Cliff Battles, Akron Oh, NFL hall of famer (Braves, Redskins) |
1911-10-07 |
Vaughn Monroe, Akron Oh, singer/orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show) |
1918-11-10 |
Jack McCoy, Akron Ohio, TV host (Live Like a Millionaire) |
1921-02-14 |
Hugh Downs, Akron Oh, TV journalist (20/20, Concentration) |
1922-05-19 |
David McLean, Akron Oh, actor (Tate-Tate) |
1923-05-21 |
Ara Parseghian, Akron, Ohio, American football player and coach (Northwestern, Notre Dame) |
1924-07-20 |
Lola Albright, Akron Ohio, actress (Delta Country, Kid Galahad) |
1929-06-29 |
Peter George, Akron Ohio, weightlifter (Oly-gold/2 silver-48, 52) |
1934-06-15 |
Ruby Nash Cutis, Akron Oh, rocker (Ruby & The Romantics) |
1935-11-26 |
Marian Mercer, Akron Ohio, actress/singer (Dean Martin Show) |
1941-07-25 |
Nate Thurmond, Akron Ohio, NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers) |
1949-04-05 |
Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Ohio, ast (STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster) |
1950-03-04 |
Judy Dickinson, Akron OH, LPGA golfer (1985 Boston Five Classic) |
1950-06-30 |
Donna Jean Willmott, Akron Ohio, FALN member (FBI most wanted) |
1951-09-07 |
Chrissie Hynde, Akron Oh, rocker (Pretenders-Mystery Achievement) |
1952-02-16 |
James Ingram, Akron, Ohio, American vocalist (Just Once) |
1955-10-01 |
Howard Hewett, Akron Oh, rock vocalist (Shalamar) |
1957-01-03 |
Frank Dicopoulos, Akron OH, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light) |
1964-02-18 |
Lisa Elaine Comshaw, Akron Ohio, actress (Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child) |
1964-06-08 |
Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds Jr, Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner |
1965-05-01 |
Jon Warren, Akron Ohio, 1.5k runner |
1966-09-06 |
Joan Guetschow, Akron Ohio, biathelete (Olympics-1994) |
1966-11-11 |
Gina Pillitiere, Akron Oh, WPVA volleyballer (National-25th-1994) |
1967-04-23 |
Melina Kanakaredes, Akron Ohio, actress (Eleni Andros-Guiding Light) |
1968-01-08 |
Mark Duane Croghan, Akron Ohio, 3k steeplechase (Olympics-5th-96) |
1969-09-07 |
Angie Everhart, Akron Ohio, model/actress (Jade, Last Action Hero) |
1976-05-04 |
Heather Kozar, Akron OH, playmate (Jan, 1998) |
1982-04-15 |
Mark Mizzark, [Marlis Pugh], Akron Ohio, rapper (Another Bad Creation) |
Akron - Notable Weddings
Akron - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1886-02-24 |
Inventor Thomas Edison (38) marries 2nd wife Mina Miller (20) in Akron Ohio. |
Akron - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1979-08-02 |
Thurmon Munson, NY Yankee, killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32 |
1986-01-28 |
Judith Arlene Resnik, Akron Oh, astr, dies in Challenger disaster |
