Tennessee - Notable Historical Events
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Tennessee - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1760-08-07 |
Ft Loudon, Tennessee surrenders to Cherokee Indians |
1784-08-23 |
Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state & name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it |
1796-06-01 |
Tennessee admitted as 16th US state |
1797-07-08 |
1st US senator (William Blount of Tennessee) expelled by impeachment |
1809-10-11 |
Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand. |
1838-01-26 |
Tennessee enacts the first prohibition law in the United States |
1847-07-29 |
Cumberland School of Law founded in Lebanon, Tennessee, USA. At the end of 1847 only 15 law schools exist in the United States. |
1861-02-09 |
Tennessee votes against secession (US Civil War) |
1861-05-06 |
Arkansas & Tennessee becomes 9th & 10th states to secede from US |
1861-06-08 |
American Civil War: Tennessee votes to secede from the Union. |
1861-06-24 |
Tennessee becomes 11th (& last) state to secede from Union |
1861-07-01 |
War Dept decrees that Kansas and Tennessee are to be canvassed for volunteers |
1862-02-06 |
General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee |
1862-02-06 |
American Civil Was; naval engagement on Tennessee River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle |
1862-02-15 |
Grant's major assault on Ft Donelson, Tennessee |
1862-04-06 |
Battle of Shiloh, Union defeats Confederacy in SW Tennessee |
1862-06-04 |
Confederates evacuate Fort Pillow, Tennessee |
1862-08-30 |
Battle of Altamont-Confederates beat Union forces in Tennessee |
1862-09-25 |
Skirmish at Davis' Bridge, Tennessee |
1862-10-22 |
Confederate troops reconquer Cumperland Gap, Tennessee |
1862-11-20 |
Confederate armies of Mississippi and Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee, under General Braxton Bragg |
1862-12-17 |
General Ulysses S. Grant issues order #11, expelling Jews from Tennessee |
1862-12-18 |
Battle at Lexington, Tennessee (Forrest's Second Raid) |
1862-12-31 |
Skirmish at Parker Cross Roads, Tennessee |
1863-02-24 |
Forrest's raid on Brentwood, Tennessee |
1863-03-25 |
Skirmish at Brentwood Tennessee |
1863-08-08 |
American Civil War: Tennessee's "military" Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves. Celebrated as a holiday by Tennessee African Americans (early 20th century) |
1863-08-17 |
Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee |
1863-09-08 |
-10] Federal troops reconquer the Cumperland Gap, Tennessee |
1863-10-10 |
Skirmish at Blue Springs, Tennessee (166 casualties) |
1863-10-11 |
Skirmish at Rheatown/Henderson's Mill, Tennessee |
1863-10-13 |
Skirmish at Blountsville, Tennessee (50 casualties) |
1863-11-14 |
Nathan Bedford Forrest is assigned to command of West Tennessee |
1863-11-24 |
Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia & Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee |
1863-11-25 |
Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee |
1863-12-14 |
Battle of Bean's Station-Confederacy repulses Union in Tennessee |
1863-12-15 |
Skirmish at Bean's Station, Tennessee (Knoxville Campaign) |
1864-01-16 |
Heavy fighting takes place near Dandridge, Tennessee |
1864-02-22 |
Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta) Tennessee |
1864-03-11 |
Skirmish at Calfkiller Creek (Sparta), Tennessee |
1864-08-21 |
Major Gen Nathan B Forrests assault on Memphis, Tennessee |
1864-09-18 |
Hood's Tennessee campaign begins (also called The Franklin—Nashville Campaign), American Civil War |
1864-11-04 |
Confederate assault on Johnsonville, Tennessee |
1864-11-30 |
Battle of Franklin Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities |
1865-02-22 |
Tennessee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery |
1866-07-19 |
Tennessee is 1st to ratify 14th Amendment to the US constitution, guaranteeing civil rights |
1866-07-24 |
Tennessee becomes 1st Confederate state readmitted to Union |
1869-02-20 |
Tennessee Governor W C Brownlow declares martial law in Ku Klux Klan crisis |
1870-08-06 |
White conservatives suppresed black vote & captured Tennessee legislature |
1870-11-08 |
Democratic governor elected in Tennessee |
1874-08-26 |
16 blacks lynched in Tennessee |
1880-01-21 |
1st US sewage disposal system separate from storm drains, Memphis, Tennessee |
1886-09-14 |
George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee patents typewriter ribbon |
1902-03-28 |
27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville, Tennessee (state record) |
1912-06-19 |
Tennessee University opened as Tennessee A & L State College |
1917-12-30 |
-32°F (-36°C) in Mountain City, Tennessee (state record) |
1925-03-13 |
Tennessee makes it unlawful to teach evolution |
1925-03-21 |
The Butler Act, a Tennessee statue, is passed prohibiting the teaching of evolution |
1925-03-23 |
Tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution |
1925-05-05 |
John T Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in Tennessee |
1925-07-24 |
John T Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in the "Scopes monkey trial", Dayton, Tennessee, fined $100 & costs |
1927-01-15 |
The Tennessee Supreme Court overturns (on a technicality) John T Scopes' guilty verdict for teaching evolution — but the law itself remains in force |
1930-08-09 |
113°F (45°C) at Perryville, Tennessee (state record) |
1931-04-02 |
Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee |
1933-05-18 |
Tennessee Valley Act (TVA) Act signed by FDR, to build dams |
1944-12-26 |
Tennessee Williams' play "Glass Menagerie," premieres in Chicago |
1945-03-31 |
Tennessee Williams' "Glass Menagerie" premieres in NYC |
1947-12-03 |
Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire" premieres in NYC |
1948-05-03 |
Pulitzer prize awarded to James Michener & Tennessee Williams |
1951-02-03 |
Tennessee Williams' "Rose Tattoo," premieres in NYC |
1952-01-12 |
University of Tennessee admits it's 1st black student |
1953-03-19 |
Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real" premieres in NYC |
1955-03-24 |
Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" opens for 694 performances |
1955-05-02 |
Pulitzer prize awarded Tennessee Williams for (Cat on Hot Tin Roof) |
1956-09-03 |
Tanks are deployed against racist demonstrators in Clinton, Tennessee |
1957-03-21 |
Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" premieres in NYC |
1959-03-10 |
Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth" premieres in NYC |
1960-04-01 |
Mabry Harper catches a 25 lb Walleye in Tennessee |
1961-12-28 |
Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in NYC |
1963-01-16 |
Tennessee Williams' "Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore," premieres |
1963-09-28 |
"Tennessee Tuxedo" cartoon debuts on CBS-TV |
1967-05-17 |
The Butler Act, a Tennessee statue prohibiting the teaching of evolution, is repealed after 42 years |
1967-05-18 |
Tennessee Governor Ellington approves the repeal of the Butler Act or "Monkey Law", upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial |
1968-04-04 |
US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee |
1972-04-02 |
Tennessee Williams' "Small Craft Warnings" premieres in NYC |
1973-12-15 |
Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game |
1982-01-08 |
Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville Tennessee |
1982-05-01 |
1982 World's Fair in Knoxville Tennessee opens |
1987-03-29 |
6th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44 |
1988-12-17 |
USS Tennessee, 1st sub to carry Trident 2 missiles, commissioned |
1989-04-02 |
8th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Auburn 76-60 |
1991-03-23 |
20 Tornadoes kill 5 in Tennessee |
1991-03-31 |
10th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Virginia 70-67 |
1993-10-24 |
"Wonderful Tennessee" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 9 performances |
1993-10-31 |
"Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater NYC after 9 perfs |
1995-09-11 |
Eastern Tennessee begins using new area code 423 |
1996-06-29 |
Andrea Leah Plummer, of Tennessee, crowned 39th America's Junior Miss |
2000-01-08 |
"Music City Miracle", with 16 seconds left in the AFC Wild Card Playoff Game, the Tennessee Titans' Lorenzo Neal handed the ball to Frank Wycheck, who then lateraled the ball across the width of the field to his teammate, Kevin Dyson, who in turn ran the length of the field down the sideline for the game-winning touchdown to defeat the Buffalo Bills 22-16 |
2000-01-30 |
Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams beat Tennessee Titans, 23-16 at the Georgia Dome Atlanta MVP: Kurt Warner, St. Louis, QB |
2006-04-02 |
Over 60 tornadoes break out, hardest hit is Tennessee with 29 people killed. |
2009-10-18 |
QB Tom Brady throws five second quarter touchdowns against the Tennessee Titans, an NFL record for touchdown passes in one quarter |
2013-10-02 |
8 people are killed and 14 are injured after an accident involving an SUV, church bus, and tractor trailer in Jefferson County, Tennessee |
2015-04-30 |
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select QB Jameis Winston as the #1 pick in the 2015 NFL draft. QB Marcus Mariota is selected second by the Tennessee Titans. |
2016-02-17 |
Peyton Manning cited in Title IX lawsuit against University of Tennessee |
2016-12-02 |
Death toll from devastating Tennessee wildfire climbs to 11 |
2017-03-07 |
Bird Flu Outbreak Found at a Tennessee Farm |
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Tennessee - Notable Birthdays
Tennessee - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1745-09-23 |
John Sevier, Tennessee, indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn) |
1786-08-17 |
Davy Crockett, Greene County, Tennessee, frontiersman/adventurer/politician (Alamo), (d. 1836) |
1801-07-05 |
David Farragut, Campbell's Station, Tennessee, US Admiral ("Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!") |
1821-07-13 |
Nathan Bedford Forrest, Chapel Hill Tennessee, slave trader/Confed lt-gen/KKK Grand Wizard, (d. 1877) |
1836-09-10 |
Joseph Wheeler II, Maj Gen (Confederacy/Cavalry/Army of Tennessee) |
1895-07-18 |
George Machine Gun Kelly [Georgio Barnes], Memphis Tennessee, American gangster, (d. 1954) |
1898-12-05 |
Grace Moore, Slabtown, Tennessee, American soprano (One Night of Love) |
1900-08-03 |
John T Scopes, Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution |
1909-11-19 |
Rose Isabel Williams, sister of Tennessee Williams |
1911-03-26 |
Tennessee Williams, Columbus Miss, playwright (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) |
1911-03-26 |
Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire |
1913-03-02 |
Marjorie Weaver, Crossville Tennessee, actress (Young Mr Lincoln) |
1915-11-30 |
Walter Brown "Brownie" McGhee, Knoxville Tennessee, American blues singer/guitarist |
1919-02-13 |
Tennessee Ernie Ford, Bristol Tn, country vocalist/actor (pea picker) |
1919-02-13 |
Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Fabulous Fordies |
1919-10-03 |
James M. Buchanan, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, economist (Nobel Memorial 1986), (d. 2013) |
1919-11-28 |
Richard Brill, That Tennessee Beat |
1920-06-02 |
Frank G. Clement, Governor of Tennessee (d. 1969) |
1920-10-09 |
Yusef Lateef, Chattanooga Tennessee, American Jazz Saxophonist and Flautist |
1921-03-22 |
Lee Parton, A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving |
1921-07-02 |
Maria St. Just, Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage |
1923-04-22 |
Bettie Page, Nashville Tennessee, American Playboy pin-up model |
1923-10-05 |
Avie Lee Parton, A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving |
1924-02-18 |
Joe Barry, A Night in Tennessee |
1927-11-08 |
Patti Page, [Clara Ann Fowler], Claremont Ok, singer (Tennessee Waltz), (d. 2012) |
1929-03-22 |
Dorothy Jo Owens, A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving |
1929-06-09 |
Johnny Ace [John Marshall Alexander, Jr.], Memphis, Tennessee, rhythm and blues singer (My Song) |
1931-03-15 |
Ted Marchibroda, Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Oilers |
1931-9-26 |
Bill Richardone, The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti |
1932-05-29 |
Rosalyn Borden, Tennessee Bound |
1932-05-29 |
Marilyn Borden, Tennessee Bound |
1934-09-25 |
John S Bull, Memphis Tennessee, astronaut |
1936-03-15 |
Donald K Sundquist, (Rep-R-Tennessee, 1983- ) |
1937-06-01 |
Morgan Freeman, Memphis Tennessee, Academy award winning actor (Driving Mrs Daisy, Glory) |
1939-01-04 |
Jon Appleton, The Sons of Tennessee Williams |
1941-02-13 |
Andrea Conte, First Lady of Tennessee |
1943-01-03 |
Thomas P. Adler, Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage |
1943-09-23 |
Bob Clement, (Rep-D-Tennessee) |
1944-04-16 |
Bob Montgomery, Nashville, Tennessee, last Major League Baseball player to bat without a helmet (1979) |
1944-07-01 |
Gerda Fritz, Ternitz, Tennessee |
1944-09-22 |
John Tanner, (Rep-D-Tennessee) |
1947-07-21 |
John J Duncan Jr, (Rep-R-Tennessee) |
1949-02-25 |
Ric Flair, Memphis, Tennessee, American professional wrestler (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA) |
1949-05-08 |
Reid Smith, Tennessee Stallion |
1950-01-23 |
Bill Cunningham, Memphis, Tennessee, American original bass guitarist/keyboardist (Box Tops) |
1951-08-15 |
Paul Jefferson, City of Dreams: Artists for Tennessee Flood Relief |
1952-04-16 |
Bill Belichick, Nashville Tennessee, American football coach (New England Patriots, 3 Super Bowls) |
1954-11-01 |
Sherman Smith, Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans |
1955-01-20 |
Kevin Long, Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee Titans |
1956-05-28 |
Brent Rowan, Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon |
1957-03-15 |
Park Overall, Nashville, Tennessee, American actress (Empty Nest, Mississippi Burning) |
1958-02-21 |
Frank Renzulli, The Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti |
1958-10-20 |
Dave Krieg, NFL quarterback (Arizona Cardinals, Tennessee Oilers) |
1959-07-16 |
Gary Anderson, Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans |
1961-03-16 |
Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1961-03-16 |
Mel Gray, Tennessee Oilers vs. Seattle Seahawks |
1961-08-06 |
Bruce Matthews, center/guard (Tennessee Oilers) |
1961-12-19 |
Reggie White, Chattanooga Tennessee, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers - Super Bowl 31) |
1962-03-02 |
Al Del Greco, NFL kicker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1964-05-07 |
Ronnie Harmon, NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Oilers) |
1965-07-24 |
Brian Blades, Tennessee Oilers vs. Seattle Seahawks |
1965-11-04 |
Erik Norgard, NFL center/guard (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1965-11-04 |
Erik Norgard, Tennessee Oilers vs. Dallas Cowboys |
1965-12-08 |
Troy Sadowski, Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Tennessee Oilers |
1966-05-29 |
Floyd Turner, Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Oilers |
1967-01-20 |
Mark Stepnoski, NFL center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1967-02-09 |
Stevon Moore, Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Oilers |
1967-04-07 |
Steve Wisniewski, Tennessee Titans vs. Oakland Raiders |
1967-10-10 |
Willie Davis, NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers) |
1967-10-10 |
Willie Davis, Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Oilers |
1968-05-13 |
James Harris, Oakland Raiders vs. Tennessee Titans |
1968-06-10 |
Kevin Donnalley, NFL guard/tackle (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1968-11-10 |
Lonnie Marts, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs, Tennessee Oilers) |
1968-12-16 |
Darryll Lewis, NFL cornerback (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1968-12-16 |
Darryll Lewis, Minnesota Vikings vs. Tennessee Oilers |
1969-04-08 |
Steve Jackson, NFL cornerback (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1969-04-12 |
Michael Jackson, Tennessee Oilers vs. Baltimore Ravens |
1969-06-22 |
Derek Russell, NFL wide receiver (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1969-06-22 |
Derek Russell, Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Oilers |
1969-11-01 |
Barron Wortham, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1969-12-18 |
Marco Coleman, Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans |
1970-01-08 |
Darryl Williams, Tennessee Oilers vs. Seattle Seahawks |
1970-02-25 |
Joe Bowden, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1970-03-23 |
Carl Pickens, Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills |
1970-11-24 |
Lemanski Hall, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1970-9-25 |
Doug Pelfrey, Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tennessee Oilers |
1971-01-04 |
Garrison Hearst, Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans |
1971-01-08 |
Roosevelt Potts, Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Oilers |
1971-02-19 |
Becca Lee, Tennessee, Miss USA (Tenn-3rd-1996) |
1971-05-03 |
James Roberson, defensive end (Tennessee Oilers) |
1971-06-09 |
Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1971-07-10 |
Brent Alexander, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1971-10-14 |
Frank Wycheck, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1971-10-30 |
Henry Ford, NFL defensive end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1971-10-30 |
Henry Ford, New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans |
1972-05-08 |
Chris Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Tennessee/Houston Oilers) |
1972-06-01 |
Jon Witman, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1972-07-02 |
Towanna Stone, Miss USA-Tennessee (1997, 3rd) |
1972-07-31 |
Jason Gildon, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1972-08-29 |
Michael Roan, NFL tight end/halfback (Houston/Tennessee Oilers) |
1972-10-14 |
Mike Archie, running back (Tennessee Oilers) |
1972-11-02 |
Jeni Stephens, Memphis Tennessee, Miss America-Tennessee (1997) |
1972-12-27 |
Dewayne Washington, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1973-02-28 |
Denard Walker, cornerback (Tennessee Oilers) |
1973-03-22 |
Joe Nedney, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1973-03-30 |
Rodney Thomas, running back (Tennessee Oilers) |
1973-03-30 |
Rodney Thomas, Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee Titans |
1973-04-06 |
Randall Godfrey, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1973-04-28 |
Melvin Hayes, NFL tackle (NY Jets, Tennessee Oilers) |
1973-04-28 |
Earl Holmes, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1973-06-18 |
Rayna Stewart, safety/cornerback (Tennessee Oilers) |
1973-08-09 |
James McKeehan, tight end (Tennessee Oilers) |
1973-08-13 |
Armon Williams, safety/linebacker (Tennessee Oilers) |
1973-10-24 |
Kenny Holmes, defensive end (Tennessee Oilers) |
1973-11-27 |
Jon Runyan, tackle (Tennessee Oilers) |
1974-01-17 |
Derrick Mason, wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers) |
1974-02-12 |
Scott McGarrahan, Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tennessee Titans |
1974-03-24 |
Terry Killens, linebacker (Tennessee Oilers) |
1974-04-23 |
Joey Kent, wide receiver (Tennessee Oilers) |
1974-05-25 |
Dennis Stallings, linebacker (Tennessee Oilers) |
1974-06-06 |
Patrick Hape, Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans |
1975-04-23 |
Bobby Shaw, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1975-05-27 |
Lance Schulters, Tennessee Titans vs. New York Jets |
1976-10-08 |
Amos Zereoue, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1976-12-23 |
Kris Brown, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1977-10-27 |
Doug Johnson, Denver Broncos vs. Tennessee Titans |
1978-01-02 |
Frank Chamberlin, Tennessee Titans vs. Dallas Cowboys |
1978-01-29 |
Rob Bironas, Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars |
1978-04-19 |
Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996) |
1978-08-20 |
Monty Beisel, Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tennessee Titans |
1978-08-26 |
Drew Bennett, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1978-09-18 |
Shelly Moore, Miss Teen USA (Tennessee, 1997) |
1978-11-01 |
David Thornton, Tennessee Titans vs. New Orleans Saints |
1978-12-11 |
Justin McCareins, Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans |
1978-9-17 |
Kendrick Clancy, Tennessee Titans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers |
1979-01-17 |
Dominic Rhodes, Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans |
1979-06-12 |
Andre' Davis, Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans |
1979-12-14 |
Kyle Shanahan, Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans |
1980-06-30 |
Tank Williams, Tennessee Titans vs. Green Bay Packers |
1980-12-02 |
Brian Tennessee Claflin, The Coat |
1981-01-06 |
Bo Scaife, Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars |
1981-01-25 |
Justin Gage, Tennessee Titans vs. Chicago Bears |
1981-01-31 |
Justin Timberlake, Memphis, Tennessee, singer-songwriter (Sexyback, My Love) |
1981-03-30 |
Jammal Brown, Tennessee Titans vs. New Orleans Saints |
1981-04-16 |
Jake Scott, Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans |
1982-03-12 |
Terrance Copper, Tennessee Titans vs. New Orleans Saints |
1982-08-28 |
David Stewart, Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans |
1982-10-06 |
Brandon Jones, Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans |
1983-05-17 |
Chris Henry, Tennessee Titans vs. Denver Broncos |
1984-02-02 |
Cortland Finnegan, Indianapolis Colts vs. Tennessee Titans |
1985-01-01 |
Stephen Tulloch, Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars |
1985-9-06 |
Frank Summers, 2009 Kickoff Game: Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers |
1986-05-16 |
Megan Fox, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, American actress (Transformers) and model |
1992-11-23 |
Miley Cyrus, Nashville, Tennessee, actress and singer (Hannah Montana, The Climb) |
Tennessee - Notable Weddings
Tennessee - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1806-08-12 |
Frontiersman Davy Crockett (20) weds Polly Finley in Tennessee |
1827-05-17 |
US President Andrew Johnson (18) weds Eliza McCardle (16) in Warrenton, Tennessee |
1943-02-15 |
Model Bettie Page (19) weds high school sweetheart Billy Neal in Gallatin, Tennessee |
1991-09-16 |
Country singer Willie Nelson (58) weds Annie D'Angelo in Nashville, Tennessee |
1992-04-11 |
Country singer Lee Greenwood weds Miss Tennessee 1989 (Kimberly Payne) |
1996-12-07 |
Former Tennessee Republican Senator Howard Baker (71) weds retired Kansas GOP Senator Nancy Kassebaum (64) in Washington, D.C. |
2000-03-10 |
Country singer Vince Gill (42) weds christian/pop singer Amy Grant (39) in Nashville, Tennessee |
2001-03-17 |
NFL Quarterback Peyton Manning (24) weds Ashley Thompson in Memphis, Tennessee |
2003-11-17 |
Singer Blake Shelton (27) weds Kaynette Williams in Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
2003-11-22 |
Singer Wynonna Judd (39) weds D. R. Roach (39) in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee |
2004-01-01 |
Singer Lou Rawls (71) weds Nina Malek Inman at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee |
2005-05-07 |
Country music singer Billy Dean (43) weds Stephanie Paisley at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee |
2006-03-25 |
Cowboy Crush singer Darla Perlozzi weds musician Timmy Lee Patterson at Southern Belle Wedding Chapel in Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
2007-03-30 |
"Little Big Town" singer-guitarist Phillip Sweet (33) weds Rebecca Arthur at Cedarvine Manor in Lebanon, Tennessee |
2008-06-14 |
Country singer Sara Evans (37) weds former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker (35) in Franklin, Tennessee |
2009-11-14 |
"Kings of Leon" drummer Nate Followill (33) weds singer Jessie Baylin (25) at the Wolf Den Farm in Brentwood, Tennessee |
2010-04-03 |
"Love and Theft" country trio Eric Gunderson weds Emily Hagar (24) at sunset on the front porch of the historic Hazel Path mansion in Hendersonville, Tennessee |
2011-11-26 |
"The Sugarland" singer Jennifer Nettles (37) weds entrepreneur Justin Miller at a chapel nestled in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee |
2012-04-03 |
Paramore guitar player Josh Farro (22) weds Jenna Rice in Tennessee |
2012-04-14 |
"Lady Antebellum" singer Dave Haywood (29) weds executive with Warner Bros. Records Kelli Cashiola (30) in Nashville, Tennessee |
2012-06-10 |
Country music singer Wynonna Judd (48) weds "Highway 101" drummer Cactus Moser in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee |
2012-09-15 |
"The Black Keys" drummer Patrick Carney (32) weds Emily Ward in Nashville, Tennessee |
2012-09-29 |
"Kings of Leon" bassist Jared Followill (25) weds model Martha Patterson (21) in Charlotte, Tennessee |
2013-06-08 |
TV personality Kristin Cavallari (26) weds Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (30) in Nasvhille, Tennessee |
2013-10-20 |
Singer Kelly Clarkson (31) weds talent manager Brandon Blackstock at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee |
2013-10-24 |
Country music singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe (27) weds MLB pitcher John Danks (28) at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee |
2014-06-12 |
The Band Perry singer Kimberly Perry weds Texas Rangers catcher J.P. Arencibia (28) in Greeneville, Tennessee |
Tennessee - Notable Deaths
Tennessee - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1875-07-31 |
Andrew Johnson, 17th pres, dies in Tennessee at 66 |
1968-04-04 |
Martin Luther King Jr., assassinated at the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis Tennessee at 39 |
1983-02-25 |
Tennessee Williams, US playwright and writer (Streetcar Named Desire), dies at 71 |
1983-02-25 |
Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire |
1991-10-16 |
Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer (16 Tons), dies at 72 |
1991-10-17 |
Tennessee Ernie Ford, country singer, dies of liver disease at 72 |
1991-10-17 |
Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Fabulous Fordies |
1994-02-15 |
Maria St. Just, Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage |
1996-09-05 |
Rose Isabel Williams, sister of Tennessee Williams, dies at 86 |
1997-11-25 |
Fenton Robinson, US blues guitarist (Tennessee Woman), dies at 62 |
2000-11-12 |
Lee Parton, A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving |
2001-10-16 |
Reid Smith, Tennessee Stallion |
2003-01-23 |
Rosalyn Borden, Tennessee Bound |
2003-12-05 |
Avie Lee Parton, A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving |
2008-11-19 |
Dorothy Jo Owens, A Tennessee Mountain Thanksgiving |
2009-03-25 |
Marilyn Borden, Tennessee Bound |
2009-12-17 |
Chris Henry, Tennessee Titans vs. Denver Broncos |
2013-11-17 |
Frank Chamberlin, Tennessee Titans vs. Dallas Cowboys |
2014-06-05 |
Brian Tennessee Claflin, The Coat |
2014-06-14 |
Rodney Thomas, Dallas Cowboys vs. Tennessee Titans |
2014-09-20 |
Rob Bironas, Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars |
