History Hop Tags - Wash

1216-10-12

King John of England loses his crown jewels in The Wash, probably near Fosdyke, perhaps near Sutton Bridge

1792-05-08

British Capt George Vancouver sights and names Mt Rainier, Wash

1800-11-17

Congress held 1st session in Wash DC in incompleted Capitol building

1836-12-15

Patent Office burns in Wash, DC

1842-02-21

1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC

1864-02-19

Knights of Pythias form 1st lodge in Wash DC (12 members)

1864-07-11

Confederate forces led by Gen J Early begin invasion of Wash DC

1867-09-25

Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard U in Wash DC

1869-01-13

Colored National Labor Union, 1st Black labor convention meets in Wash DC

1875-11-04

Passenger Steamship "Pacific" collides with sailing vessel "Orpheus" off Cape Flattery Wash, 236 die

1877-03-18

President Hayes appoints Frederick Douglass marshal of Wash DC

1881-05-17

Frederick Douglass appointed recorder of deeds for Wash DC

1884-12-06

Aluminum capstone set atop Washington Monument, Wash, DC

1885-02-21

Washington Monument dedicated (Wash DC)

1887-06-07

Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Wash DC

1888-01-27

National Geographic Society organizes (Wash DC)

1890-04-14

Pan American Day-1st conference of American states (Wash DC)

1890-10-11

1st 100 yard dash under 10 seconds (John Owens 9-4/5 secs, Wash DC)

1893-05-19

Heavy rain wash "quick clay" into a deep valley, kills 111 (Norway)

1893-12-11

11 fishing ships wash up at Wadden Sea, 22 killed

1894-04-29

Commonwealth of Christ (Coxey's Army) arrives in Wash, DC 500 strong to protest unemployment; Coxey arrested for trespassing at Capitol

1895-02-11

Georgetown became part of Wash DC

1897-04-24

1st reporter, William Price (Wash Star), assigned to White House

1897-05-11

Wash Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers

1897-08-27

Roger Bresnahan debuts as Wash Senator pitcher (later HOF catcher)

1902-01-28

Carnegie Institute founded in Wash DC

1903-04-23

NY Highlanders (Yankees) win their 2nd game beating Wash Senators 7-2

1903-04-30

NY Highlanders (Yankees) 1st home game, (Hilltop Park-168th St & Broadway, Manhattan), they beat Wash Senators, 6-2

1906-08-03

Wash Natl's pitcher Tom Hughes hits HR to win his own game 1-0 in 10th

1906-08-23

Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Wash Senators

1906-09-01

NY Highlanders win 6th game in 3 days from Wash (3 straight DHs)

1907-10-05

Phila A's Rube Vickers no-hits Wash Senators, 4-0 in 5 inning game

1909-07-16

Det & Wash play longest scoreless game in AL history-18 innings

1910-06-19

Father's Day celebrated for 1st time (Spokane, Wash)

1910-08-27

Wash Red Killefer sacrifices record 4 times against Detroit

1911-10-30

Clark Griffith is named manager of Wash Senators

1912-03-16

Mrs William Howard Taft plants 1st cherry tree in Wash DC

1912-03-27

1st Japanese cherry blossom trees planted in Wash DC

1912-08-20

Wash Senator Carl Cushion no-hits Cleve Indians, 2-0 in 6 innings

1913-05-14

Wash Senator Walter Johnson ends record scorless streak at 56 innings

1913-09-29

Wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 36th game

1915-07-19

Wash Nationals steal record 8 bases vs Cleve Indians in the 1st inning

1916-07-15

Boeing Company (Pacific Aero) formed by William Boeing in Seattle Wash

1917-05-07

Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Wash Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0

1918-05-15

1st airmail postal service (NY, Phila & Wash DC)

1918-05-15

1st regular airmail service (between NY & Wash) inaugurated

1918-05-19

Wash 1st Sunday game, Senators beat Cleveland 1-0 in 18 innings

1918-07-19

Wash catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Sec of War Newton D Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt

1919-09-27

Babe Ruth's 29th HR is 1st of year in Wash (1st in every park in league in one season)

1920-05-14

Wash Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit

1920-07-01

Wash Senator Walter Johnson no-hits Boston Red Sox, 1-0

1922-08-12

Dedication of Frederick Douglas' home in Wash DC as national shrine

1923-12-03

1st Congressional open session broadcast via radio (Wash DC)

1924-02-10

Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Wash Senators)

1924-08-25

Wash Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 inn

1925-10-15

Pittsburgh Pirates beat Wash Senators, 4 games to 3 in 22nd World Series

1927-04-07

Using phone lines TV is sent from Wash DC to NYC

1931-08-08

Wash Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0

1931-10-05

1st nonstop transpacific flight, Japan to Wash (Herndon & Pangborn)

1933-04-27

Karl Jansky reports reception of cosmic radio signal in Wash DC

1933-10-01

Wash Senator coach Nick Altrock plays in a game at age 57

1934-10-26

While Wash player-mgr Joe Cronin honeymoons with Mildred Robertson owner Clark Griffith's niece & adopted daughter, he is sold to Red Sox

1934-12-29

Japan renounces Wash Naval Treaty of 1922 & London Treaty of 1930

1935-01-21

12.0" (30.5 cm) of rain falls, Quinault RS, Wash (state record)

1935-04-08

Bartoks 5th String quartet premieres in Wash DC

1936-12-13

Final Boston Redskin NFL game, lose to Packers 21-6, move to Wash DC

1936-12-15

KVL-AM in Seattle Wash changes call letters to KEEN (now KING)

1937-02-13

NFL Boston Redskins move to Wash DC

1937-02-24

1st US group hospital-medical cooperative authorized, Wash, DC

1937-03-25

Wash Daily News is 1st US newspaper with perfumed advertising page

1937-07-07

5th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 8-3 at Griffith Stadium, Wash

1938-12-15

Groundbreaking begins for Jefferson Memorial in Wash DC

1939-11-15

FDR lays cornerstone of Jefferson Memorial in Wash DC

1940-11-05

Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Wash Senators, loses Maryland congressional race (R)

1940-11-07

Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash

1941-02-10

1st highway post office makes 1st trip, Wash, DC-Harrisonburg, VA

1941-03-16

National Gallery of Art opens in Wash DC

1941-03-29

3rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Wisconsin beats Wash State 39-34

1941-05-28

1st night game at Wash DC, Griffith stadium (Yanks 6, Senators 5)

1941-05-28

NY Yankees nip Wash Senators 6-5 in 1st night game at Griffith Stadium

1941-06-16

1st US federally owned airport opened Wash DC

1941-07-16

100°F (38°C) highest temperature ever recorded in Seattle Wash

1942-08-23

Walter Johnson pitches to Babe Ruth in pregame attraction that draws 69,000 for NY-Wash game (raises $80,000 for Army-Navy relief

1942-09-27

NY Giants beat Wash Redskins 14-7 without making a 1st down

1943-02-17

Gen-major Bradley flies to Wash DC

1944-05-06

KJR-AM in Seattle Wash swaps calls with KOMO

1944-08-20

26th PGA Championship: Bob Hamilton at Manito G & CC Spokane Wash

1944-12-28

Former Wash 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross

1945-07-06

Wash Senator Rick Ferrell catches a record 1,722 games

1946-05-04

Wash's Cecil Travis gets 6 straight hits before being stopped

1947-09-03

Phila A's Bill McCahan no-hits Wash Senators, 3-0

1949-04-04

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty signed (Wash DC)

1949-04-13

3rd NBA Championship: Minn Lakers beat Wash Capitols, 4 games to 2

1950-01-15

4,000 attend National Emergency Civil Rights Conference in Wash DC

1950-06-02

St Louis Browns pitcher Harry Dorish swipes home vs Wash Senators

1951-05-24

Racial segregation in Wash DC restaurants ruled illegal

1952-05-15

Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Wash Senators, 1-0

1953-01-15

16 car Federal Express train loses brakes & crashes in Wash DC station

1953-04-17

Mickey Mantle hits a 565' (172 m) HR in Wash DC's Griffith Stadium

1953-05-22

Yankee Irv Noren hits into a triple-play, Yanks beat Wash 12-4

1953-06-07

Mary Terrell wins struggle to end segregation in Wash DC restaurants

1953-12-01

Red Sox trade M McDermott & Tom Umphlett for Wash's Jackie Jensen

1954-09-07

Integration begins in Wash DC & Balt MD public schools

1954-09-27

School integration begins in Wash DC & Baltimore Md public schools

1954-10-17

Phila Eagle Adrian Burk passes for 7 touchdowns vs Wash (49-21)

1954-11-07

Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns & win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Wash 62-3

1956-07-10

23rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at Griffith Stadium, Wash DC

1956-08-24

1st non-stop transcontinental helicopter flight arrived Wash DC

1956-10-11

AL Pres Will Harridge bars Wash Senators move to West Coast, unless unanimously approved by the other AL owners

1957-04-09

Howard Hanson's "Song of Democracy" premieres in Wash DC

1957-06-16

White Sox reliever Dixie Howell hits 2 HRs to beat Wash Senators 8-6

1957-08-20

Chicago White Sox Bob Keegan no-hits Wash Senators, 6-0

1959-04-09

Balt Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Wash Senators)

1959-04-14

(Robert) Taft Memorial Bell Tower dedicated in Wash DC

1959-09-05

Wash Senator Jim Lemon is 7th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd)

1959-11-15

Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Wash 31-17

1959-11-18

Wash Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year

1960-10-26

AL approves Washington Senators move to become Minnesota Twins & announces franchises in LA & Wash DC for 1961

1961-04-10

New Wash Senators loses 1st regular-season game 4-3 to White Sox

1961-06-15

Expansion Wash Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games

1962-09-12

Wash Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game

1962-10-28

NY Giant YA Tittle passes for 7 touchdowns vs Wash Redskins (49-34)

1962-11-17

President Kennedy dedicates Dulles Intl Airport outside Wash DC

1965-11-22

"Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC for 2329 perfs

1966-06-10

Cleve Indian Sonny Siebert no-hits Wash Senator, 2-0

1966-11-27

In highest-scoring NFL game, Wash Redskins defeat NY Giants 72-41

1967-07-15

LA Wolves beat Wash Whips 6-5 in OT to be United Soccer Ass champs

1968-02-11

Jeffrey Kramer survives 76-m jump, Wash Bridge, Hudson River NY

1968-03-17

2-tiered gold price negotiated in Wash DC by US & 6 European nations

1968-06-24

Resurrection City in Wash DC closed permanently

1968-07-29

Wash DC Ron Hansen makes unassisted triple play vs Cleve

1968-07-30

Wash Senator Ron Hansen makes 1st unassisted triple-play in 41 years

1969-02-21

Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Wash Senators

1969-04-07

Ted Williams begins managing Wash Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4

1969-06-07

Wash Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1

1969-07-23

40th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 9-3 at RFK Memorial, Wash DC

1969-08-30

25,000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash

1969-11-15

250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Wash DC against Vietnam War

1971-03-01

Bomb attack on the Capitol in Wash DC

1971-06-04

Oakland A's beat Wash Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings

1971-06-26

"Man of La Mancha" closes at ANTA Wash Sq Theater NYC after 2329 perfs

1971-09-14

Cleve Indians & Wash Senators, play 20 innings

1971-09-30

Last Wash Senator home game, Yanks win career 5th forfeit game Yanks trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field

1973-01-11

Trial of Watergate burglars begins in Wash DC

1973-01-14

Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Wash Red Skins, 14-7 in LA, MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S

1973-02-18

54-kg octopus measuring 7m across captured in Hood Canal, Wash

1973-02-22

US & China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing & Wash DC

1974-03-12

Bundy victim Donna Manson disappears, Evergreen SC, Olympia, Wash

1974-06-01

Bundy victim Brenda Ball disappears from Burien, Wash

1974-06-11

Bundy victim Georgann Hawkins disappears from UW, Seattle, Wash

1974-08-06

Explosion & fire destory Great Northern RR yard in Wenatchee, Wash

1974-10-01

Watergate cover-up trial opens in Wash DC

1974-10-09

Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to NY Rangers at Madison Square Garden Wash Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak

1974-10-12

1st time Wash Caps are shutout as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota

1974-10-19

Det Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Wash Caps

1974-11-05

Walter E Washington, becomes first elected mayor of Wash DC

1974-12-05

1st Wash Cap penalty shot, Tom Williams unsuccessful vs Buff Sabres

1974-12-05

Tom Williams is unsuccessful on Wash Capitals 1st NHL penalty shot

1975-02-01

1st successful Wash Cap penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs Vancouver Canucks

1975-03-28

Wash Caps win 1st game on road after 37 straight road loses also

1975-04-06

Fastest hat trick by a Wash Cap 3 mins 26 secs (Stan Gilbertson)

1975-05-25

29th NBA Championship: Golden Warriors sweep Wash Bullets in 4 games

1975-08-30

KTW-AM in Seattle Wash changes call letters to KYAC (now KKFX)

1975-09-01

KOL-AM in Seattle Wash changes call letters to KMPS

1976-01-23

Wash Caps end 25 game winless streak (0-22-3) beat NY Rangers 7-5

1976-02-08

Largest crowd at Cleveland Coliseum (Cavs vs Wash-21,130)

1976-04-13

1st NBA playoff game for Cleve Cavliers, they lose 100-95 to Wash

1976-04-19

80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Wash, DC in 2:20:19

1976-05-24

1st commercial SST flight to North America (Concorde to Wash DC)

1977-03-09

Hanafi Muslims invade 3 buildings in Wash DC, siege ended Mar 11th

1977-03-11

Moslems hold 130 hostages in Wash DC

1977-06-30

US Railway Post Office final train run (NY to Wash DC)

1978-06-07

32nd NBA Championship: Wash Bullets beat Sea Supersonics, 4 games to 3

1978-07-09

Nearly 100,000 demonstrators march on Wash DC for ERA

1979-06-01

33rd NBA Championship: Sea Supersonics beat Wash Bullets, 4 games to 1

1979-07-20

44-kg Newfoundland dog pulls 2293-kg load, Bothell, Wash

1981-03-02

Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Wash DC

1981-04-13

Wash Post Janet Cooke wins Pulitzer Prize (later admits story a hoax)

1981-04-15

Janet Cooke says her Pulitzer award 8-year-old heroin addict story is a lie, Wash Post relinquishes Pulitzer Prize on fabricated story

1981-12-11

Wash Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2

1982-02-04

Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47m) Tacoma Wash

1982-03-27

Randy Holt sets Wash Cap record of 34 penalty minutes

1982-07-19

1st Old Timer's All star classic - AL wins 7-2 in Wash DC

1983-01-30

Super Bowl XVII: Wash Red Skins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17 in Pasadena Super Bowl MVP: John Riggins, Washington, RB

1983-04-18

KMO-AM in Tacoma Wash changes call letters to KAMT (now KKMO)

1983-05-19

Weird Al Yankovic gives live performance at Wax Museum in Wash DC

1984-01-08

Wash Caps Bengt Gustafsson scores 5 goals to beat Phila 7-1

1984-01-22

Super Bowl XVIII: LA Raiders beat Wash Red Skins, 38-9 in Tampa Super Bowl MVP: Marcus Allen, LA Raiders, RB

1984-10-27

Wash State's Rueben Mayes sets col football rec of 357 yards rushing

1985-04-14

Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Wash Caps 1st playoff penalty shot

1985-10-07

KHQ-AM in Spokane Wash's final transmission

1986-12-27

"Les Miserables" opens at Kennedy Center, Wash DC

1987-01-11

Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL NY Giant Stadium (beat Wash 17-0)

1987-02-26

Wash blocks 20 Indiana shots tying NBA regulation game record

1987-04-07

National Museum of Female Physician opens in Wash DC

1988-01-31

Super Bowl XXII: Wash Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego Super Bowl MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, QB

1988-09-29

Union Station reopens in Wash DC

1988-10-03

WBMW-FM, Wash DC changes calls to WJFK & begins airing Howard Stern

1988-12-17

Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Wash Caps)

1989-04-09

Wash DC march supporting 1973 Roe vs Wade decision (allow abortions)

1990-01-18

Wash DC, Mayor Marion Barry arrested in drug enforcement sting

1990-06-13

Wash DC mayor Marion Barry announces he will not seek a 4th term

1990-07-21

Goodwill Games opens in Seattle Wash

1990-12-18

NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St Petersburg, & Wash DC as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami & Denver win)

1991-06-08

Victory parade held in Wash DC (Persian Gulf War)

1992-01-26

Super Bowl XXVI: Wash Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minn Super Bowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB

1992-04-23

Marion Berry (former mayor of Wash DC) let out of prison

1992-10-12

Wash Redskin Art Monk sets NFL record with 820th reception

1992-11-22

Wash Post reports Ore Senator Bob Packwood sexually harassed 10 women

1993-04-22

Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Wash DC

1993-04-28

NY Islanders beat Wash Caps 4 to 1 in playoffs, Caps Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot

1994-07-15

Israel & Jordan agree to talks in Wash DC on July 25th

1994-07-25

Jordan & Israeli end 46 year state of war (Wash DC)

1995-10-16

Million Man March held in Wash DC (over 800,000 black men attend)

1997-09-25

WNBA announces it will add Detroit & Wash DC franchises

1997-11-26

Wash Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5

1997-11-29

USAir Arena closes, hosting Wash Wizards

1997-12-02

MCI Center opens in Wash DC, Wizards vs SuperSonics

1997-12-05

1st Game at Wash Capitals' MCI Center vs Fla Panthers

2013-03-28

Pope Francis becomes the first Pope to wash the feet of women in the Maundy Thursday service

2016-06-30

Human body parts wash up on shore of Rio's Olympic beach

1731-11-09

Benjamin Banneker, Ellicott Md, black mathematician/surveyor (Wash DC)

1754-08-02

Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Anet France, architect laid out Wash DC, (d. 1825)

1759-05-20

William Thornton, architect (Capitol building, Wash DC)

1825-08-09

Elisha Ferry, (Gov-R-Wash, 1872-80, 1889-93)

1850-10-04

John W McGraw, (Gov-R-Wash) (1893-97)

1876-03-16

Charles Halton, Wash DC, actor (Dr Cyclops, Tugboat Annie Sails Again)

1892-02-10

Alan Hale, [Rufus A Mackahan], Wash DC, actor (Little John-Robin Hood)

1893-08-06

Guthrie McClintic, Seattle Wash, Broadway producer/dir (Winterset)

1896-08-08

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Wash DC, writer (Yearling)

1900-10-10

Helen Hayes, Wash DC, actress (Caesar & Cleopatra, Happy Birthday)

1902-10-15

William Edmundson, Spokane Wash, vocalist (Southernaires)

1902-12-01

Morris "Red" Badgro, Wash, NFL hall of famer (Yanks, Giants, Dodgers)

1903-05-03

Bing Crosby, Tacoma Wash, actor and singer (White Christmas, Going My Way)

1910-05-15

Constance Cummings, Wash, actress (John & Julie, 7 Sinners, Glamour)

1912-01-29

"Professor" Irwin Corey, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Car Wash, Doc)

1912-02-07

Jane Ross, Spokane Wash, actress (Audrey-Phyllis, Coed Fever)

1912-05-31

Henry M "Scoop" Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash)

1913-12-24

Bud Brill, Car Wash

1914-02-09

Gypsy Rose Lee, Seattle Wash, stripper (or 0109 or 0208)

1914-02-11

Matt Dennis, Seattle Wash, vocalist (Matt Dennis Show)

1914-07-29

"Professor" Irwin Corey, comedian (Car Wash)

1914-08-05

Anita Colby, Wash DC, model/actress (Pepsi Cola Playhouse)

1915-03-15

David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)

1915-12-14

Clay Warnick, Tacoma Wash, choral director (Jimmie Rodgers Show)

1916-11-08

June Havoc, Seattle Wash, actress (Willy, Panic, GE Theater)

1917-06-16

Katharine Graham, NYC, newspaper publisher (Wash Post)

1919-02-11

Gretchen Fraser, Tacoma Wash, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1948)

1920-03-24

Gene Nelson, [Berg], Seattle Wash, actor (Tea For 2, Oklahoma)

1921-01-14

Mark Lawrence, Wash DC, pianist (Alice Pearce)

1921-01-31

Carol Channing, Wash, actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly)

1921-02-20

Joseph Albert Walker, Wash DC, test pilot (X-15)

1921-05-29

James Clifton, Spokane Wash, actor (Live & Let Die)

1921-08-06

Ella Raines, Sinoqualmie Falls Wash, actress (Janice Dean RN)

1922-05-07

Darren McGavin, Spokane Wash, actor (Night Stalker, Tribes, Turk 182)

1922-09-16

Janis Paige, Tacoma Wash, actress (Lanigan's Rabbi, Trapper John MD)

1922-10-19

Jack Anderson, Long Beach, California, journalist (Wash Post)

1923-03-25

Lee Hale, Tacoma Wash, choral director (The Entertainers)

1923-08-17

Larry Rivers, [Grossberg], NYC, painter (Wash crossing Delaware-1953)

1923-12-12

Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, game show emcee (Price is Right)

1923-12-14

Sully Boyar, NYC, actor (Car Wash)

1923-12-23

Bob Barker, Darrington Wash, TV host (Price is Right)

1924-09-09

Jane Greer, Wash DC, actress (Prisoner of Zenda, Clown)

1925-05-14

Patrice Munsel, Spokane Wash, soprano (Patrice Munsel Show)

1925-06-18

Robert Arthur, Aberdeen Wash, actor (12 O'Clock High, Just For You)

1925-08-11

Carl Rowan, gun-toting newspaper columnist (Wash Post)

1926-03-12

Hildy Park, Wash DC, actress (To Tell the Truth)

1927-07-06

Pat Paulsen, Wash, comedian/pres candidate (Smothers Bros Show)

1927-12-29

Jim Simpson, Wash DC, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball)

1928-02-09

Roger Mudd, Wash DC, news ancher (CBS Weekend News, NBC Evening News)

1928-09-19

Adam West, Walla Walla Wash, actor (Batman, Last Precinct)

1929-05-07

Sally L Smith, educator/founder (Lab School of Wash)

1930-01-13

Frances Sternhagen, Wash DC, actress (Outland, Starting Over)

1930-09-11

Cathryn Damon, Seattle Wash, actress (Mary-Soap, She's Having a Baby)

1931-01-26

Mary Murphy, Wash DC, actress (A Man Alone, Maggie-Investigators)

1931-04-06

Ivan Dixon, NYC, actor (Car Wash, Hogan's Heroes)

1931-04-09

Bill Gilbert, Wash DC, sports author (They Also Served, Big E)

1932-08-17

Robert Andreozzi, The Big Wash

1933-01-23

Chita Rivera, Wash DC, actress (West Side Story, Sweet Charity)

1934-08-23

Sonny Jurgensen, NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins)/sportscaster

1934-09-27

Barbara Howar, Nashville, reporter (Wash Post, Entertainment Tonight)

1934-10-03

Madlyn Rhue, Wash DC, actress (Bracken's World, Executive Suite)

1934-10-08

J Carter Brown, Providence RI, art director (Wash National Gallery)

1936-02-20

Larry Hovis, Wapito Wash, comedian (Gomer Pyle, Hogan's Heroes)

1936-03-06

Marion S Barry, (Mayor-D-Wash DC, 1979-90, 95- ), drug indictment

1937-01-04

Dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait)

1937-04-18

Robert Hooks, Wash DC, actor (Fast Walking, Aaron Loves Angela)

1937-04-19

Elinor Donahue, Tacoma Wash, actress (Father Knows Best, Get a Life)

1937-06-13

Eleanor Holmes Norton, Wash DC, lawyer/(Rep-D-DC)

1937-11-11

Warner Wolf, Wash DC, sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV)

1939-04-02

Marvin Gaye (Jr), Wash DC, singer (Sexual Healing)

1939-04-09

Michael Learned, Wash DC, actress (Olivia-Waltons, Nurse)

1939-04-23

David Birney, Wash DC, actor (Brigette Loves Bernie, St Elsewhere)

1939-05-01

Judy Collins, Seattle Wash, singer (Send in the Clowns, Clouds)

1939-05-19

Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut (STS 41C, 51L-Chal disaster)

1940-12-23

Jorma Kaukonen, Wash DC, rock guitarist (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)

1941-01-07

Frederick Drew Gregory, Wash DC, Col USAF/astro (STS 51-B, 33, 44)

1941-08-15

Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer (Hee Haw)

1941-09-20

Dale Chihuly, Tacoma Wash, artist in glass (Louis Tiffany Award 1967)

1941-09-28

Charley Taylor, NFL wide receiver/running back (Wash Redskin)

1941-11-05

Patricia Harty, Wash DC, actress (Occasional Wife, Blondie)

1941-11-13

Mel Stottlemyre, Wash, pitcher (NY Yankee)/pitching coach (NY Met)

1942-08-13

Robert Lee Stewart, Wash DC, Brig Gen US Army/astronaut (STS 41B, 51J)

1942-09-08

Brian Cole, Tacoma Wash, rock vocalist/bassist (Association)

1942-10-15

Don Stevenson, Seattle Wash, rock drummer (Moby Grape)

1942-11-27

Jimi Hendrix, Seattle Wash, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), (d. 1970)

1943-07-21

Edward Herrmann, Wash DC, actor (Day of the Dolphin, Reds)

1944-02-21

Kitty Winn, Wash DC, actress (Beacon Hill)

1944-04-04

Craig T. Nelson, Spokane, Wash, actor (Poltergeist, Hayden Fox-Coach)

1944-04-13

Jack Casady, Wash DC, rock bassist (Hot Tuna, Jefferson Airplane)

1944-10-25

Kathy "Taffy" Danoff, Wash DC, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band)

1945-01-25

Leigh Taylor-Young, Wash DC, actress (Peyton Place, Alice B Toklas)

1945-04-01

Heather Young, Bremerton Wash, actress (Betty-Land of Giants)

1945-04-04

Caroline McWilliams, Seattle Wash, actress (Sally-Soap, Marcy-Benson)

1945-09-12

John Mauceri, NYC, conductor (Wash DC Opera)

1945-12-09

Michael Nouri, Wash DC, actor (Beacon Hill, Bay City Blues)

1946-01-31

Jonathan Banks, Wash DC, actor (Armed & Dangerous, Cold Steel)

1946-02-14

Tim Buckley, Wash DC, rocker (Blood, Sweat & Tears-When I Die)

1946-06-23

Russ Thacker, Wash DC, producer (Golden Seal)

1947-09-08

Ann Beattie, Wash DC, short story writer (NYer Magazine)

1948-03-31

Albert Gore Jr, Wash DC, (Sen-D-Tenn, 1985-92)/45th US VP (1993- )

1948-05-12

Darrow Igus, Car Wash

1948-05-13

Brian Gusse, Car Wash

1948-07-05

Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Wash DC, daughter of Richard Milhaus

1948-07-28

Georgia Engel, Wash DC, actress (Georgette-Mary Tyler Moore Show)

1949-03-03

Bonnie J Dunbar, Sunnyside Wash, PhD/astro (STS 61-A, 32, 50, 71, 89)

1949-04-23

Blair Brown, Wash DC, actress (Altered States, Molly Dodd)

1949-05-13

Franklin Ajaye, Brooklyn New York, American comedian/actor (Jazz Singer, Car Wash)

1949-08-04

John Riggins, NFL running back (NY Jets, Wash Redskins)

1950-03-20

William Hurt, Wash DC, actor (Big Chill, Children of a Lesser God)

1950-08-27

Charles Fleischer, Wash DC, comedian (Roger Rabbit)

1950-10-30

Phil Chenier, NBA guard (Wash Bullets)

1951-01-27

Seth Justman, Wash DC, rock keyboardist (J Geils Band-Centerfold)

1951-07-28

Greg Gluffria, Wash DC, rock keyboardist (House of Lords-Sahara)

1951-10-15

Frank Dimino, Wash DC, rock vocalist (Angel)

1951-10-27

Jayne Kennedy-Overton, Wash DC, actress (Penitentary)

1951-11-14

Barry Brandt, Wash DC, rock drummer (Angel)

1951-11-27

Jayne Kennedy, Wash DC, sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body & Soul)

1951-9-21

Otis Day, Car Wash

1952-07-17

Chet McCracken, Seattle Wash, rocker (Doobie Brothers)

1952-10-20

Melanie Mayron, Phila, actress (30 Something, Car Wash, Missing)

1952-11-21

Deborah Shelton, Wash DC, actress (Dallas, Ocean Kill, Body Double)

1952-12-06

Terence Knox, Richland Wash, actor (Peter-St Elsewhere) [or 2/16/50]

1952-12-17

Mickey Jones, Wash DC, rock bassist

1953-03-21

Carl Wolfson, Wash DC, comedian (Thicke of the Night)

1953-03-27

Pamela Roylance, Seattle Wash, actress (Sarah-Little House on Prairie)

1953-08-20

Peter Horton, Bellevue Wash, actor (Gary-30 Something)

1953-12-28

Martha Wash, D2: The Mighty Ducks

1954-11-27

Patricia McPherson, Oak Harbor Wash, actress (Bonnie-Knight Rider)

1955-02-28

Adrian Dantley, Wash DC, NBA forward (Olympic-gold-1976, Utah Jazz)

1955-05-10

Bruce Hartzler, Wash DC, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)

1955-08-09

Doug Williams, Louisiana, NFL QB (Tampa Bay Bucaneers, Wash Redskins)

1955-10-28

Bill Gates [William Henry], Seattle Wash, billionaire founder/CEO (Microsoft)

1955-12-24

Clarence Gilyard Jr, Moses Lake Wash, actor (Chips, Duck Factory)

1956-06-22

Tim Russ, Wash DC, actor (Tuvoc-Star Trek Voyager)

1957-01-25

Martha Elizabeth Thomsen, Moses Lake Wash, playmate (May, 1980)

1957-03-01

Jon Carroll, Wash DC, vocalist (Starland Vocal Band-Afternoon Delight)

1957-03-23

Sheila Rena Ingram, Wash DC, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-silver-1976)

1957-05-03

Rod Langway, Formosa, NHL defenseman (Mont Canadiens, Wash Caps)

1957-05-10

Phil Mahre, Yakima Wash, alpine slalom skier (Oly-gold/silver-80, 84)

1957-05-10

Steve Mahre, Yakima Wash, twin alpine slalom skier (Oly-Silver-80, 84)

1957-06-11

Bruce Plummer, Seattle Wash, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 West Coast)

1957-09-30

William Christian, Wash DC, actor (Derek Frye-All My Children)

1957-12-05

Art Monk, NFL wide receiver (Wash Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles)

1958-02-02

Dexter Manley, NFLer (Wash Redskins)

1958-03-25

James McDaniel, Wash DC, actor (Arthur Fancy-NYPD Blue)

1958-05-31

Kyle Secor, Tacoma Wash, actor (Tim Bayliss-Homicide)

1958-06-01

Cathy Hearn, Wash DC, slalom kayak (Olympics-7th-96)

1958-07-22

Sandra Elizabeth Greenberg, Spokane Wash, playmate (June, 1987)

1958-12-13

Dana Strum, Wash DC, rock bassist (Slaughter-Stick it Live)

1959-04-17

David Hearn, Wash DC, slalom single canoe (Olympics-9th-96)

1959-04-22

Ryan Stiles, Seattle Wash, actor (Lewis-Drew Carey Show)

1959-05-06

Scott Hood, Seattle Wash, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Montana Open-2nd)

1959-05-12

Dave Christian, Minn, NHL right wing (Wash Caps, Olympic-gold-1980)

1959-09-13

Jean Smart, Seattle Wash, actress (Charlene-Designing Women)

1960-07-08

Jeff Stork, Longview Wash, volleyball setter (Olympics-G-88, B-92, 96)

1961-06-28

Jay Schroeder, NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins, LA Raiders)

1963-03-12

Candy Costie, Seattle Wash, synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1984)

1963-03-26

Rebecca Twigg, Seattle Wash, 79K cyclist (Olympic-silver-1984, 92, 96)

1963-05-10

Lisa M Nowak, Wash DC, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut

1963-06-22

Randy Couture, Everett Wash, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Olymp-96)

1963-07-05

Leon Pinkney, Car Wash

1963-08-02

Jeff Bloom, Seattle Wash, Canadian Tour golfer (1988 Montana Open)

1963-10-22

Cherie Witter, Everett Wash, playmate (February, 1985)

1964-01-12

Lynne Marie Thurik, Vancouver Wash, Miss Washington-America (1991)

1964-07-26

Sandra Bullock, Wash DC, actress (Speed, Net, Love & War)

1964-08-06

John Mooney, Seattle Wash, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)

1964-08-25

Blair Underwood, Tacomma Wash, actor (Jonathan-LA Law, High Incident)

1964-10-22

Ricky Fellen, Car Wash

1964-12-14

C[arl] J[eff] Snare, Wash DC, vocalist (Firehouse-Love of a Lifetime)

1965-01-09

[Tyrone] Muggsy Bogues, NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Wash Bullets)

1965-01-10

James Washington, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Wash Redskins)

1965-08-13

Cris Dishman, NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers, Wash Redskins)

1965-09-16

Katy Kurtzman, Wash DC, actress (Lindsay-Dynasty)

1965-12-16

Romallis Ellis, Wash DC, lightweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1988)

1966-02-16

Eric Uptagrafft, Spokane Wash, prone rifle (Olympics-1996)

1966-03-04

Wash West [Wash Westmoreland], Leeds, English independent film director director

1966-03-04

Wash Westmoreland, Still Alice

1966-07-11

Rod Strickland, NBA guard (Portland Trail Blazers, Wash Wizards)

1966-11-19

Gail Devers, Seattle Wash, 60m/100m hurdler (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)

1966-11-24

Ledell Eackles, NBA guard (Wash Wizards/Bullets)

1966-11-25

Stacy Lattisaw, Wash DC, disco singer (Million Dollar Baby)

1966-12-24

Deidrich Bader, Wash DC, actor (Oswald-Drew Carey Show)

1967-01-04

Michael "Mike" Peterson, Wash DC, rower (Olympics-1996)

1967-02-08

Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing (Wash Caps)

1967-04-29

Elizabeth "Betsy" McCagg, Kirkland Wash, rower (Olympics-4th-92, 96)

1967-04-29

Mary McCagg, Seattle Wash, rower (Olympics-4th-92, 96)

1967-06-17

Terry Davis, NBA forward/center (Dallas Mavericks, Wash Wizards)

1967-08-02

Brian Nicholas, Wash

1967-12-02

Sharry Konopski, Longview Wash, playmate (August, 1987)

1968-02-21

Terry Allen, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, Wash Redskins)

1968-04-30

Roger Mar, Seattle Wash, rapid fire pistol (Olympics-1996)

1968-05-27

Cedric Smith, NFL running back (Wash Redskins, Arizona Cardinals)

1969-03-14

Ty[rel] Bennion, Seattle Wash, rower (Olympics-1996)

1969-07-15

Lorenzo Williams, NBA center (Wash Wizards, Dallas Mavericks)

1969-07-24

Steve Jennings, Wash DC, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)

1969-08-05

Olivia Parrish, Car Wash Angels 2

1969-08-07

Ludovit Tatos, Lynnwood Wash, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)

1969-08-27

Steven Van Randwijck, Wash DC, field hockey player (Olympics-96)

1969-10-16

Gregory Metcalf, Ellensburg Wash, 3k steeplechase

1969-12-29

Betsy Lewis, Wash

1970-04-08

Derek D Brown, Wash DC, team handball right wing (Olympics-1996)

1970-06-15

Amanda Cromwell, Wash DC, soccer midfielder (Olympics-96)

1970-07-24

Philip Sykes, Tacoma Wash, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)

1970-10-05

Josie Bissett, Seattle Wash, actress (Jane Mancini-Melrose Place)

1970-10-17

Shauna O'Brien, Pasco Wash, actress (Showgirls)

1970-11-14

Dexter Nottage, NFL defensive end (Wash Redskins, KC Chiefs)

1970-11-24

Kelly Blair, Prosser Wash, heptathlete

1971-03-01

Allen Johnson, Wash DC, long jumper/110m hurdler (Olympics-gold-96)

1971-04-10

Nana Miyagi, Seattle Wash, tennis star (1995 final Surabaya doubles)

1971-05-15

Scott Shipley, Bremerton Wash, slalom single kayak (Olympics-6th-96)

1971-07-25

Tracy Murray, NBA forward (Toronto Raptors, Wash Wizards)

1971-10-05

Chris Whitney, NBA guard (Wash Wizards)

1971-10-27

Liz Pagano, Seattle Wash, WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1994)

1971-12-16

Catherine "Cathy" Symon, Wash DC, rower (Olympics-96)

1972-01-16

Desiree Leipham, Spokane Wash, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-17th-1995)

1972-03-11

Jamal Duff, NFL defensive end (NY Giants, Wash Redskins)

1972-06-15

Lianne Bennion, Seattle Wash, rower (Olympics-96)

1972-07-09

Derek Mills, Wash DC, 400m runner

1973-01-02

Sarah Schwald, Bellingham Wash, 1.5k runner

1973-07-23

Darvin Ham, NBA forward (Wash Wizards)

1974-09-10

Ben Wallace, NBA forward (Wash Wizards)

1974-12-02

Seth Doran, The Wash

1975-12-17

Napiera Danielle Groves, Miss USA-Wash DC (1997, Miss Congeniality)

1976-01-06

Richard Zednik, Bystrica CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Wash)

1976-03-22

Kellie Shanygne Williams, Wash DC, actress (Laura-Family Matters)

1976-04-29

God Shammgod, NBA guard (Wash Wizards)

1976-06-24

Tyce Routson, Bellevue Wash, diver (Olympics-96)

1976-08-11

Clayton Paschal, Wash

1976-10-03

Nate Johnson, Seattle Wash, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)

1977-11-29

Bernadette Giacomazzo, Rivers Wash Over Me

1979-06-17

Cawey Schau, Seattle Wash, canoist (alt-Olympics-96)

1980-01-23

Theresa Kulikowski, Tacoma Wash, gymnast (World-bronze-95, Oly-96)

1980-07-09

Tony Wash, The Muck

1981-07-13

Kim Camille Roberts, Wash

1986-03-07

Mariah Madysinn, Big Boob Car Wash

1989-08-06

Oakley Boycott, Last Wash

1989-08-23

Christiana Cinn, All American Bikini Car Wash

1998-02-16

Benny Feng, The Wash Up/Biggest Drums Ever

1993-03-05

Former Wash DC Mayor Marion Barry divorces his wife Effi

1963-06-20

Joseph Self, murderer, executed; last Wash state execution in 25 yrs

1969-01-24

Tom Zachary, baseball pitcher (Wash Senators), dies at 72

1983-09-01

Henry "Scoop" Jackson, (Sen-D-Wash), dies at 71

1986-01-28

Francis R Scobee, Wash, USAF/astronaut, dies in Challenger disaster

1988-05-23

David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris), dies at 73

1990-12-31

George Allen, US football coach (LA Rams, Wash Redskins), dies

1993-10-26

Absolutely Nobody, [David Powers], Wash lt-gov candidate, dies at 37

1997-04-06

Jack Kent Cooke, NFL owner (Wash Redskins), dies at 84

1998-04-16

Bud Brill, Car Wash