San Antonio - Notable Historical Events
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San Antonio - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1771-07-14 |
Mission San Antonio de Padua founded in California |
1835-12-05 |
- 10th: Assault on Mexican-held San Antonio by Texan rebels |
1842-03-05 |
Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas, briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande. |
1861-05-16 |
Twiggs Surrender, San Antonio, Texas during US Civil war |
1928-01-01 |
1st US air-conditioned office building opens, San Antonio |
1949-12-11 |
WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast |
1950-02-15 |
KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting |
1955-06-10 |
KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, TX (IND) begins broadcasting |
1957-01-21 |
KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting |
1960-10-02 |
Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament |
1961-10-22 |
Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Antonio Golf Civitan |
1962-09-10 |
KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting |
1962-11-04 |
Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament |
1963-08-13 |
US Customs agents confiscate 21 gold coins from Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas |
1963-11-10 |
Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Open |
1964-11-15 |
Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Open |
1968-04-06 |
HemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas |
1971-05-09 |
Sandra Haynie wins LPGA San Antonio Alamo Golf Open |
1972-08-11 |
"Cheech & Chong Day" in San Antonio Texas |
1975-01-28 |
8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio |
1978-04-09 |
Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points & San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points in separate NBA games (33 in 1 quarter) |
1980-10-11 |
Dallas Mavericks first game at Reunion Arena, beat San Antonio 103-92 |
1981-04-04 |
Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio) |
1981-04-24 |
San Antonio blocks 20 Golden State shots to set NBA reg game record |
1982-03-06 |
NBA highest scoring game: San Antonio beat Milwaukee 171-166 (3 OT) |
1982-07-23 |
FCC approves AM stereo radio, KTSA San Antonio goes stereo |
1983-04-26 |
San Antonio spurs beat Denver Nuggets, 152-133 in NBA playoff game |
1983-07-25 |
1st non-human primate (baboon) conceived in a lab dish, San Antonio |
1984-01-11 |
Denver Nuggets 163, San Antonio Spurs 155-highest-scoring NBA game |
1985-03-23 |
Julian Lennon's 1st concert (San Antonio Texas) |
1986-02-18 |
San Antonio's Alvin Robertson scores NBA 2nd quadruple double-20 pts, 11 rebounds, 10 assists & 10 steals against Phoenix |
1988-07-16 |
San Antonio (Texas League) beats Jackson 1-0 in 26 innings |
1991-03-26 |
Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their 1st WLAF game 35-34 |
1993-05-15 |
Alamodome in San Antonio TX opens |
1993-11-05 |
1st NBA game in Alamodome, San Antonio Spurs beat Warriors 91-85 |
1995-02-21 |
CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans |
1996-02-11 |
46th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 129-118 at San Antonio |
1998-03-30 |
60th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: at Alamodome San Antonio |
1999-06-25 |
53rd NBA Championship: San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1 |
2002-03-31 |
21st NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: at San Antonio |
2003-06-15 |
57th NBA Championship: San Antonio Spurs beat New Jersey Nets, 4 games to 2 |
2005-06-23 |
San Antonio Spurs beat Detroit Pistons 4-3 in NBA finals MVP: Tim Duncan (his third), San Antonio |
2005-06-23 |
59th NBA Championship: San Antonio Spurs beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3 |
2007-06-14 |
61st NBA Championship: San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers, 4 games to 0 |
2013-06-20 |
Miami heat defeat San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Finals 4-3 |
2013-06-20 |
67th NBA Championship: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs, 4 games to 3 |
2014-06-15 |
San Antonio Spurs defeat the Miami Heat in the 2014 NBA Finals |
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San Antonio - Notable Birthdays
San Antonio - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1888-02-21 |
Florence Bates, TX, actress (Moon & Sixpence, Love Crazy, San Antonio) |
1888-04-15 |
Florence Bates, San Antonio Tx, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama) |
1888-08-05 |
Victor Francen, Belgium, actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio) |
1907-07-04 |
Elliott Sullivan, San Antonio TX, actor (Sergeant) |
1912-05-13 |
Helen Craig, San Antonio TX, actress (Snake Pit, They Live by Night) |
1916-05-03 |
Henry Barbosa Gonzalez, San Antonio Tx, (Rep-D-Tx, 1961- ) |
1919-04-23 |
Dorian Leigh, San Antonio TX, model, sister of Suzy Parker |
1930-10-11 |
Sam Johnson, San Antonio, Texas, American politician (Rep-R-Texas) |
1930-11-14 |
Edward H White II, San Antonio Texas, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4) |
1932-06-06 |
David R Scott, San Antonio Tx, Col USAF/astronaut (Gem 8, Apol 9, 15) |
1933-04-26 |
Carol Burnett, San Antonio Tx, comedian/actress (Annie, 4 Seasons) |
1933-10-26 |
Suzy Parker, San Antonio Tx, model/actress (Chamber of Horrors) |
1934-10-24 |
Tino Duran, San Antonio: Maximum Justice |
1935-08-20 |
Justin Tubb, San Antonio Tx, country singer (Grand Ole Opry) |
1941-11-06 |
Doug Sahm, San Antonio Texas, country singer (Texas Tornadoes-Dinero) |
1942-08-26 |
John E Blaha, San Antonio, USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81) |
1947-06-11 |
Henry Cisneros, first Hispanic to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city (San Antonio), later Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration |
1947-07-21 |
Wendell Burton, San Antonio Tx, actor (Lucas-New Dick Van Dyke Show) |
1949-11-25 |
Rita Jenrette, San Antonio Tx, wife of Rep John Jenrette (D-SC) |
1951-05-03 |
Chris Cross, San Antonio Texas, American singer-songwriter ("Arthur's Theme") |
1955-01-17 |
Steve Earle, San Antonio Tx, country singer (Guitar Town) |
1957-08-22 |
Holly Dunn, San Antonio Tx, country singer (Daddy's Hands) |
1957-10-23 |
Louann Fernald San Antonio TX, playmate (Jun, 1979) |
1957-11-02 |
Rita Crockett, San Antonio Tx, volleyball player (Olympic-silver-1984) |
1959-12-05 |
Shirley Furlong, San Antonio TX, LPGA golfer (1988 Lady Keystone Open) |
1961-10-31 |
Glenn "Doc" Rivers, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) |
1964-01-31 |
Sharon Cain, San Antonio TX, team handball center back (Olympics-1996) |
1964-02-07 |
Gretchen Magers, Pittsburgh PA/San Antonio TX, tennis star |
1964-06-22 |
Greg Anderson, NBA forward/center (San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks) |
1964-06-27 |
Chuck Person, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs) |
1965-03-25 |
Avery Johnson, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) |
1965-07-16 |
Charles Smith, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs) |
1965-07-22 |
Shawn Michaels, [Mike Hickenbottom], San Antonio, wrestler (WWF/AWA) |
1965-08-06 |
David Robinson, Key West Florida, NBA center (San Antonio Spurs, Olympic-gold-92) |
1965-08-29 |
Will Perdue, NBA center (San Antonio Spurs) |
1966-08-09 |
Vinny Del Negro, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) |
1966-12-14 |
Carl Herrera, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs) |
1967-08-19 |
Tabitha Soren, San Antonio Texas, MTV reporter (This Week in Rock) |
1967-10-27 |
Jaren Jackson, NBA guard/forward (Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs) |
1968-02-02 |
Sean Elliott, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs) |
1968-02-07 |
Ashely Allen, San Antonio TX, playmate (Aug, 1992) |
1970-02-12 |
Dell Demps, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) |
1971-09-08 |
Henry Thomas, San Antonio TX, actor (ET) |
1971-10-08 |
Monty Williams, NBA forward/guard (San Antonio Spurs) |
1973-05-06 |
Wendy Ward, San Antonio Texas, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Classic-15th) |
1973-06-22 |
Cory Alexander, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) |
1973-08-31 |
Reggie Geary, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) |
1974-11-23 |
Malik Rose, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs) |
1976-04-25 |
Tim Duncan, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs) |
1978-12-24 |
Kyle Carlson, San Antonio River Walk |
1981-9-04 |
Dorian Velinov, New York, Los Angeles & San Antonio Auditions |
1985-08-29 |
Lindsay Tuggle, New York, Los Angeles & San Antonio Auditions |
1986-04-03 |
Jon Olson, An Evening with David Jeremiah: Live from San Antonio - Part 1 |
San Antonio - Notable Weddings
San Antonio - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1902-02-11 |
US military leader George Marshall (22) weds Elizabeth Carter Coles in San Antonio, Texas |
1991-12-16 |
NBA center David Robinson (26) weds Valerie Hoggatt at a Baptist church ceremony in San Antonio, Texas |
2006-11-07 |
NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon (38) weds Belgian model and actress Ingrid Vandebosch (36) at the Hacienda de San Antonio Resort in Colima, Mexico |
2007-09-22 |
"Desperate Housewives" actor Ricardo Chavira (36) weds longtime girlfriend Marcea Dietzel in San Antonio, Texas |
San Antonio - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1977-11-18 |
Victor Francen, actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio), dies at 89 |
2018-04-19 |
Erin Popovich, wife of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, dies at 67 |
