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2013 Event - A power outage occurs during the Super Bowl XLVII at New Orleans' Superdome; the Baltimore Ravens defeat the San Francisco 49ers 34 - 31

2013 Event - Ray Lewis, U.S. football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League, announces plans for retirement at the end of the season

2001 Event - Super Bowl XXXV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Baltimore Ravens beat New York Giants 34-7

1997 Event - Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 2 in ALCS

1996 Event - Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 inn playoff game

1996 Event - Baltimore Orioles end season with record 257 home runs

1996 Event - Baltimore Oriole Roberto Alomar spits in face of umpire John Hirschbeck

1996 Event - Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray's 500th career home run

1996 Event - Baltimore Ravens (Cleveland Browns) 1st NFL game, beat Oakland Raiders, 17-14

1996 Event - New York Yankees sweep complete season series in Baltimore for 1st time

1996 Event - Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens

1996 Event - NFL and Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Baltimore but he had to leave the Browns' name behind

1995 Event - 83rd CFL Grey Cup: Baltimore Stallions defeats Calgary Stampeders, 37-20

1995 Event - Contract finalizing Cleveland Browns' move to Baltimore is signed

1995 Event - Art Modell 1st meets (he claims) with Baltimore to move Browns

1995 Event - Art Modell's rep begins secrets talks to move team to Baltimore

1995 Event - Indians' Dennis Martinez no-hits Baltimore 11-0

1994 Event - 1st snowless December in Baltimore Maryland

1994 Event - 82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Baltimore Stallions, 26-23

1993 Event - 64th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-3 at Camden Yards, Baltimore

1992 Event - 1st time Baltimore Orioles draw 3 million fans at home

1992 Event - Kelly Saunders is 1st female baseball announcer for the Baltimore Orioles

1992 Event - New York Yankees 1st game in Baltimore Oriole's Camden Yards

1992 Event - 1st game at Camden Field, Baltimore Orioles beat Indians 2-0

1991 Event - Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP

1991 Event - Orioles last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Detroit Tigers)

1991 Event - Howard Stern adds Baltimore to his radio network on WJFK-AM

1991 Event - New York Yankees final game at Baltimore Oriole's Memorial Stadium

1991 Event - Bob Milacki and 3 other Baltimore Oriole pitchers no-hit A's 2-0

1991 Event - All star MVP: Cal Ripken, Jr. for the Baltimore Orioles

1991 Event - With 3 runs in 9th, Baltimore ends Twins 15 game win streak 6-5

1990 Event - 1st 8 New York Yankees hit safely vs Baltimore Orioles to tie record

1990 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs Oakland)

1990 Event - Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium

1990 Event - "Les Miserables," opens at Mechanic Theatre, Baltimore

1989 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play, vs. Yankees

1988 Event - Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million Eli Jacobs becomes CEO of Baltimore Orioles

1988 Event - Baltimore trades Mike Boddicker to the Red Sox for Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling

1988 Event - Longest game in Baltimore Memorial Stadium (5:46) 14 inn (beat New York 7-6)

1988 Event - Baltimore Orioles sign a 15 year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park

1988 Event - Baltimore Orioles win record 14th straight from beginning of season

1988 Event - Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row

1988 Event - Baltimore Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21)

1988 Event - Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripken as manager of Baltimore Orioles

1987 Event - Toronto Blue Jays hit a record 10 home runs vs Baltimore Orioles

1987 Event - 1st heart-lung transplant take place (Baltimore)

1986 Event - Baltimore loses assuring Orioles of their 1st last-place finish

1986 Event - Longest 9 inning AL game (4h16m), Baltimore Orioles beat Yankees 18-9

1985 Event - Baltimore Oriole Eddie Murray knocks in 9 RBIs in a game vs California Angels

1985 Event - Baltimore Orioles W Gross and L Sheets are 6th to hit consecutive pinch home runs

1985 Birthday - Michael Phelps, born in Baltimore, Maryland, professional swimmer, winner, 14 Olympic gold medals, considered greatest Olympian of all time, broke 37 world records

1985 Event - Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Baltimore Orioles

1984 Event - Baltimore Oriole Cal Ripken, Jr. hits for cycle

1984 Event - NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis

1983 Event - Baltimore Orioles beat Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 3 in 80th World Series

1983 Event - Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit

1982 Event - Milwaukee whips Baltimore 10-2 to win AL East championship

1980 Event - Baltimore's Steve Stone wins AL Cy Young Award

1980 Event - St. Louis Cardinals sack Baltimore Colt quarterbacks an NFL record tying 12 times

1980 Event - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic

1979 Event - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 76th World Series

1979 Event - Pat Meyers wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic

1979 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play, 5-4-3 vs. Cleveland

1979 Event - Baltimore manager Earl Weaver wins his 1,000th game as a skipper

1978 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto)

1978 Event - Yankees score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore wins 3-0

1978 Event - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic

1977 Event - Brooks Robinson Night in Baltimore

1977 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs Kansas City Royals)

1977 Event - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic

1977 Event - Billy Graham beats Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore, to become WWF champ

1976 Event - Piper Cherokee crashes into Baltimore Memorial Stadium upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt

1976 Birthday - Anna Faris, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, singer. appeared in 'Lost in Translation', 'Scary Movie', 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend', 'The House Bunny' movies

1976 Event - Baltimore Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award

1976 Event - Baltimore Oriole Reggie Jackson homers in 6th straight game

1976 Event - Yankees trade May, Martinez, Pagan, MacGregor and Demsey to Baltimore for Holtzman, Alexander, Grant Jackson, Elrod Henrick and Jim Freeman

1975 Event - California Angel Nolan Ryan 4th no-hitter beats Baltimore Orioles, 1-0

1975 Birthday - Ray Lewis, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens

1975 Birthday - Cornell Brown, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens

1975 Event - "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV

1974 Birthday - Peter Boulware, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Birthday - Ralph Staten, safety for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Birthday - Jamie Sharper, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Birthday - Tyrus McCloud, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Birthday - Jermaine Lewis, wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Event - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Baltimore Golf Classic

1974 Event - A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Baltimore ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games

1974 Birthday - John Coppinger, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles

1974 Birthday - Kenyon Cotton, full back for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Birthday - Wally Richardson, quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Birthday - Chris Ward, defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens

1974 Birthday - Jeff Mitchell, corner for the Baltimore Ravens

1973 Birthday - Keith Washington, NFL defensive end, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens

1973 Event - Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry wins AL Rookie of Year

1973 Birthday - Donny Brady, defensive back for the Baltimore Ravens

1973 Birthday - DeRon Jenkins, cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens

1973 Event - Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant

1973 Birthday - A. J. Ofodile, tight end for the Baltimore Ravens

1973 Birthday - Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Priest Holmes, running back for the Baltimore Ravens

1973 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit)

1973 Event - Baltimore Oriole Al Bumbry hits 3 triples vs Milwaukee Brewers

1973 Birthday - James Roe, wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens

1973 Event - Johnny Unitas files $725,000 suit against Baltimore Colts

1973 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 4th triple play, 5-4-3 vs Oakland

1973 Birthday - Spencer Folau, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Baltimore Ravens, Rhein Fire

1973 Birthday - John Elmore, guard for the Baltimore Ravens

1972 Birthday - Leland Taylor, defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens

1972 Event - Baltimore Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later

1972 Event - N.Y. Jet Joe Namath passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Baltimore Colts (44-34)

1972 Birthday - Jimmy Haynes, born in La Grange, Georgia, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles

1972 Birthday - Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1972 Event - Los Angeles Rams (Irsay) and Baltimore Colts (Rosenbloom) swap owners

1972 Birthday - Sale Isaia, OL for the Baltimore Ravens

1972 Birthday - Ben Cavil, guard for the Baltimore Ravens

1972 Birthday - Bryon Morris, running back for the Baltimore Ravens

1972 Event - Miami Dolphins beat Baltimore Colts 21-0 in AFC championship game

1971 Birthday - Derrick Alexander, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1971 Event - Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3 in 68th World Series

1971 Birthday - Jill Sudduth, born in Baltimore, Maryland, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 Event - 38th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Baltimore 24, All Stars 17 (52,289)

1971 Event - All star MVP: Frank Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles

1971 Birthday - Aaron Ledesma, born in Union City, California, professional baseball player, infielder, played for Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles

1971 Event - Largest walk in crowd (31,626) in Baltimore Oriole history

1971 Birthday - Rondell Jones, NFL safety, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens

1971 Event - 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Baltimore Bullets in 4 games

1971 Birthday - Ryan Yarborough, NFL wide receiver, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets

1971 Birthday - Gregory Zaun, born in Glendale, California, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles

1971 Event - WBFF TV channel 45 in Baltimore, MD (IND) begins broadcasting

1971 Birthday - Manny Alexander, born in Dominican Republic, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles

1971 Birthday - Tony Vinson, NFL running back, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens

1971 Birthday - Wally Williams, NFL center/guard, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1971 Birthday - Quentin Neujahr, NFL center, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns

1971 Event - Super Bowl V: Baltimore Colts-16, Dallas Cowboys-13 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB

1971 Event - Baltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders 27-17 in AFC championship game

1970 Birthday - Orlando Brown, NFL tackle, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1970 Birthday - Chad Taylor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, musician, lead guitarist, member of the band, Live, album 'Throwing Copper', sold over 25 million records

1970 Event - Baltimore Oriole Boog Powell wins AL MVP

1970 Event - Baltimore Orioles beat Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1 in 67th World Series

1970 Event - Baltimore defeats Kansas City 10-8, Orioles 23rd straight win over the Royals

1970 Birthday - Damon Buford, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the Texas Rangers

1970 Birthday - Mark Smith, born in Pasadena, California, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles

1970 Birthday - Jonathan Ward, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Doug-Charles in Charge, Beans Baxter

1970 Birthday - Rick Krivda, Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles

1969 Birthday - Suzanne Paxton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, fencer-foil 1996 Olympics

1969 Event - 1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Baltimore and Denny McLain, Detroit)

1969 Birthday - Arthur Rhodes, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles

1969 Event - WMPB TV channel 67 in Baltimore, MD (PBS) begins broadcasting

1969 Event - Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for 7 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (52-14)

1969 Event - Minnesota vs Baltimore, gains 530 yards passing!

1969 Event - Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title

1969 Event - Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer no-hits Oakland A's, 8-0

1969 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 3rd triple play, 5-4-3 vs Kansas City Royals

1969 Event - Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL

1969 Birthday - Michael Jackson, NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1969 Birthday - Jeff Blackshear, guard for the Baltimore Ravens

1969 Birthday - James Jones, NFL defensive tackle, Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens

1969 Birthday - Larry Webster, defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens

1969 Event - Superbowl III: New York Jets beat Baltimore Colts, 16-7 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Joe Namath, New York Jets, quarterback

1968 Event - Baltimore Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game

1968 Birthday - Ray Ethridge, wide reciever for the Baltimore Ravens

1968 Birthday - Mike Mussina, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles

1968 Birthday - Eddie Britton, wide reciever for the Baltimore Ravens

1968 Birthday - Chris Haney, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals

1968 Birthday - Parker Posey, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Tess Shelby-As the World Turns

1968 Birthday - Bernard Dafney, NFL tackle, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens

1968 Event - AL games at Baltimore and Chicago postponed honoring Robert Kennedy

1968 Event - Baltimore Oriole Tom Phoebus no-hits Boston, 6-0

1968 Event - A's 1st game in Oakland-Alameda Stadium, lose 4-1 to Baltimore Orioles

1968 Birthday - Roberto Alomar, Salinas Puerto Rico, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles

1968 Birthday - Scott Erickson, born in Long Beach, California, pitcher, Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles

1968 Birthday - Kent Mercker, Dublin, Ohio, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles

1968 Birthday - Matt Stover, NFL kicker, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1968 Birthday - Paul Carey, U.S. baseball infielder for the Baltimore Orioles

1967 Birthday - Noelle Beck, Baltimore, actress, Trisha-Loving, Fletch Lives

1967 Event - 4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records

1967 Birthday - Rob Burnett, NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens

1967 Birthday - Eric Green, NFL tight end, Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens

1967 Birthday - Tony Siragusa, NFL defensive tackle, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens

1967 Birthday - Brian Jordan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals

1967 Event - 1st NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith

1967 Event - WMET (now WHSW) TV channel 24 in Baltimore, MD (IND) 1st broadcast

1967 Birthday - Stevon Moore, NFL safety, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1966 Birthday - Jeff Nelson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, New York Yankees

1966 Birthday - Alan Mills, Lakeland Florida, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles

1966 Birthday - Gregg Olson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers

1966 Event - Baltimore Orioles sweep Los Angeles Dodgers, in 63rd World Series

1966 Event - Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch home runs

1966 Birthday - Leo Goeas, guard for the Baltimore Ravens

1966 Event - All star MVP: Brooks Robinson for the Baltimore Orioles

1966 Event - Only home run ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park (Frank Robinson)

1965 Birthday - Brian Kinchen, NFL tight end, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1965 Event - Baltimore Oriole Jim Palmer's pitching debut, beats Yankees 7-5 and homers

1965 Birthday - Chris Hoiles, Bowling Green, Ohio, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles

1964 Event - Cleveland Browns beat Baltimore Colts 27-0 in NFL championship game

1964 Event - Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson wins AL MVP

1964 Birthday - Greg Montgomery, punter for the Baltimore Ravens

1964 Birthday - Rafael Palmeiro, born in Havana, Cuba, 1st baseman for the Baltimore Orioles

1964 Birthday - B. J. Surhoff, born in Bronx, New York, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles

1964 Birthday - Adam Duritz, born in Baltimore, Maryland, musician, record producer, member of band, Counting Crows, hit song, 'Round Here'

1964 Event - Longest home run (471') in Baltimore Memorial Stadium (Harmon Killebrew, Minnesota)

1964 Birthday - Ruth Davidon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rower, Olympics-6th-96

1964 Birthday - Brady Anderson, born in Silver Spring, Maryland, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles

1963 Birthday - Vinny Testaverde, NFL quarterback, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens

1963 Event - Wes Stock becomes only Baltimore Oriole to win a doubleheader

1963 Birthday - David Wells, Torrance, California, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees

1963 Event - Leslie Narum is only Baltimore Oriole to homer on his 1st at bat

1963 Birthday - Mike Devereaux, born in Casper, Wyoming, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles

1963 Birthday - Bobby Bonilla, New York City, outfielder, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Marlins

1962 Birthday - Randy Myers, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles

1962 Birthday - Pam Shriver, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, 1991 U.S. Open doubles, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics

1962 Event - Los Angeles Angel Bo Belinsky no-hits Baltimore Orioles, 2-0

1962 Birthday - Elise Burgin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star

1962 Birthday - Robert L. Curbeam, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS-85, sk: 99

1962 Birthday - Chris Sabo, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles

1961 Event - Baltimore and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns

1961 Event - Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minnesota Twins

1961 Birthday - Eugene Daniel, NFL center, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens

1960 Birthday - Roger McDowell, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, pitcher, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles

1960 Birthday - Harold Reynolds, born in Eugene, Oregon, professional baseball player, second baseman, played for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels

1960 Birthday - Cal Ripken, Havre de Grace, Maryland, shortstop, Baltimore Orioles, game streak

1960 Event - 27th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Baltimore 32, All-Stars 7 (70,000)

1960 Event - Baltimore Orioles' Brooks Robinson goes 5 for 5 including the cycle

1960 Event - Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt

1959 Event - Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 31-16 in NFL championship game

1959 Event - 26th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Baltimore 29, All-Stars 0 (70,000)

1959 Birthday - Grant Aleksander, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Guiding Light, All My Children

1959 Birthday - Mike Bielecki, born in Baltimore, Maryland, pitcher, Atlanta Braves

1959 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Washington Senators)

1958 Event - Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game

1958 Event - Baltimore Colts wins NFL-championship

1958 Event - Baltimore Oriole knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0

1957 Event - WJZ-TV in Baltimore MD begins radio transmissions

1957 Birthday - Dorothy Mays, born in Baltimore, Maryland, playmate, Jul, 1979

1956 Birthday - Terry Kennedy, born in Euclid, Ohio, professional baseball player, catcher, played for the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants

1956 Birthday - Linda Grovenor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire

1955 Event - Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics)

1955 Birthday - Thomas David Jones, born in Baltimore, Maryland, PhD/Astronaut, STS-59, 68, 80, sk: 98

1954 Event - School integration begins in Washington D.C. and Baltimore Md public schools

1954 Event - Integration begins in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland public schools

1954 Event - Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles

1954 Event - Orioles 1st game in Baltimore beat White Sox 3-1

1954 Event - Baltimore Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0

1954 Event - NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32 game road losing streak

1953 Event - Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns

1953 Birthday - Bess Armstrong, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Julia-On Our Own, 4 Seasons, Jaws

1953 Event - St. Louis Browns officially become the Baltimore Baseball Club Inc

1953 Event - Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as Baltimore Orioles manager

1953 Event - Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Baltimore Orioles

1953 Event - A Baltimore group purchases St. Louis Browns

1953 Event - Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply

1953 Event - Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro buys Veeck's interest in Browns for $2,475,000

1953 Event - Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal

1953 Event - AL approves St. Louis Browns move to become Baltimore Orioles

1953 Event - AL rejects Bill Veeck's request to move St. Louis Browns to Baltimore

1953 Event - WJZ-AM in New York City becomes WABC; WJZ-TV in Baltimore final transmission

1953 Event - NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)

1953 Event - NBA Baltimore Bullets begin a 32 game road losing streak

1952 Birthday - Ray Knight, 3rd baseman, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles

1952 Birthday - David Hasselhoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Night Rider, Mitch-Baywatch

1952 Birthday - Fred Lynn, Chicago, baseball outfielder, Boston, California, Baltimore

1952 Birthday - Brian Gottfried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, Wimbledon Doubles 1976

1951 Birthday - Marsha S. Ivins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS-32, 46, 62, 81

1951 Birthday - Bill Frisell, born in Baltimore, Maryland, guitarist, composer, song 'Over the Rainbow' featured in move, 'Finding Forrester', Grammy-award winning album 'Unspeakable'

1951 Birthday - Charles S Dutton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Alien 3, Crocodile Dundee 2, Roc

1951 Event - NFL takes control of failing Baltimore Colts

1950 Birthday - Margaret Whitton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Good and Evil, Major League

1950 Birthday - Damon Evans, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Lionel-The Jeffersons

1950 Event - Los Angeles Rams beat Baltimore Colts 70-27

1950 Birthday - Howard E Rollins, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bannister-Wildside,Another World

1950 Event - Chicago Cards Jim Hardy passes for 6 touchdowns vs Baltimore Colts (55-13)

1950 Birthday - Damon Harris, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rocker, Temptations-My Girl

1950 Event - Baltimore's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League

1949 Event - NFL merges Cleveland Browns, San Francisco '49ers and Baltimore Colts from AAFC

1949 Birthday - Ric Ocasek, born in Baltimore, rock vocalist, Cars-Double Life, Bye Bye Love

1948 Event - WJZ TV channel 13 in Baltimore, MD (ABC) begins broadcasting

1948 Birthday - Kweisi Mfume, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1987 - 1996, CEO NAACP

1948 Event - 2nd NBA Championship: Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors, 4 games to 2

1948 Event - WBAL TV channel 11 in Baltimore, MD (CBS) begins broadcasting

1947 Birthday - Dwight Schultz, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, A-Team

1947 Birthday - Jameson Parker, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, American Justice, Simon and Simon

1947 Event - WMAR TV channel 2 in Baltimore, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting

1947 Birthday - Tamara Dobson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Amazons, Cleopatra Jones

1946 Birthday - Paul S. Trible, Jr., born in Baltimore, Maryland, Senator-R-Virginia 1983 - 1989

1946 Birthday - Wes Unseld, NBA all-star, Baltimore Bullets, MVP 1969

1945 Birthday - Elvin Hayes, NBA star, San Diego, Houston, Baltimore

1945 Birthday - Divine, Harris Glenn Milstead, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Pink Flamingo

1945 Birthday - Harris Glenn Divine, Baltimore MD

1945 Birthday - Charles "Bubba" Smith, Texas, NFLer for the Baltimore Colts/actor, Police Academy

1944 Birthday - Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, NBA Guard, New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets

1944 Event - Oriole Park (minor league baseball stadium) burns down in Baltimore

1944 Birthday - Michael Tucker, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Stuart Markowitz-LA Law

1943 Birthday - Ben Cardin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1987 - 2007, Senator-D-Maryland 2007 -

1943 Birthday - Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles

1942 Birthday - Tom Peters, born in Baltimore, Maryland, writer, author, speaker, consultant, business management practices expert, co-wrote, 'In Search of Excellence', believes the least amount of overhead business processes can produce empowering decision-makers within an entire company organization

1942 Birthday - Philip Sharp, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Indiana 1975 - 1995

1941 Birthday - John Mackey, NFL tight end, Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers

1941 Birthday - "Mama" Cass Elliot, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rock vocalist, Mamas and The Papas

1940 Birthday - Frank Zappa, born in Baltimore, rocker, Mothers of Invention, Catholic Girls

1940 Birthday - Murray Sidlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, conductor, National Symph 1973-77

1940 Birthday - Nancy Pelosi, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-California 1987 -

1939 Birthday - Jay Tarses, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor and writer, Open All Night, Duck Factory

1939 Birthday - Steve Barber, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees

1938 Birthday - David Baltimore, American Scientist

1937 Birthday - Eli Jacobs, baseball owner for the Baltimore Orioles

1937 Birthday - Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Oriole 3rd baseman, 1955-77

1937 Birthday - Lanford Wilson, U.S. playwright, Hot L Baltimore

1937 Birthday - Philip Glass, born in Baltimore, Maryland, minimal composer, Einstein on the Beach

1936 Birthday - Anita Gillette, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Quincy ME, Marathon, Moonstruck

1936 Birthday - Barbara Mikulski, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1977 - 1986, Senator-D-Maryland, 1987 -

1936 Birthday - David Joel Zinman, born in New York City, composer and conductor, Baltimore Symphony 1983

1935 Birthday - Cal Ripken Sr, baseball manager for the Baltimore Orioles

1934 Birthday - Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Hall of Fame outfielder for the Detroit Tigers

1934 Birthday - Al Kaline, born in Baltimore, Maryland, baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers

1934 Birthday - Jim Parker, NFL guard, tackle for the Baltimore Colts

1933 Birthday - Lenny Moore, NFL back for the Baltimore Colts

1933 Birthday - Erik Darling, born in Baltimore, Maryland, rocker, Rooftop Singers

1933 Birthday - Alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisconsin, NFL fullback for the Baltimore Colts

1933 Birthday - Johnny Unitas, NFL quarterback, Baltimore Colts, San Diego, one of the greats

1933 Birthday - Raymond Berry, Texas, NFL hall of famer for the Baltimore Colts

1932 Birthday - Beverly Byron, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1979 - 1993

1932 Birthday - Barry Levinson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, director, Rainman

1930 Birthday - Earl Weaver, born in St. Louis, Missouri, manager, Baltimore Orioles 1968-82, 85-86

1930 Birthday - John Astin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, I'm Dickens He's Fenster, Addams Family

1929 Birthday - Adrienne Rich, born in Baltimore, Maryland, feminist writer, 'The Diamond Cutters' and 'Arts of the Possible'

1928 Event - 11th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Five Farms CC Baltimore

1928 Birthday - Johnny Mann, born in Baltimore, Maryland, music director, Johnny Mann Stand Up and Cheer

1927 Birthday - Gigi Durston, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Sonny Kendis Show

1927 Birthday - Norman Sisisky, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Virginia 1983 - 2001

1927 Birthday - Joe Perry, AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Colts

1927 Birthday - Gino Marchetti, NFL defensive end, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts

1926 Birthday - Y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL quarterback, Baltimore, SF, New York Giants, MVP 1963

1926 Birthday - Mona Freeman, born in Baltimore, actress, Black Beauty, Dear Wife, Heiress

1925 Birthday - Art Modell, owner, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Modells Stores

1924 Birthday - Leon Uris, born in Baltimore, novelist, Exodus, QB VII, Battle Cry

1923 Event - Giants defeat Baltimore Orioles 9-0 to benefit former Giants owner John Day

1923 Birthday - Fred Robbins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, DJ, Coke Time with Eddie Fisher, Robbins Nest

1923 Event - Baltimore Sun warns of Ku Klux Klan

1922 Birthday - Leo V Gordon, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Circus Boy, Enos, Winds of War

1922 Birthday - Lillian Hayman, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Leslie Uggams Show

1922 Event - President Harding is 1st U.S. president to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore

1922 Birthday - Parren Mitchell, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Representative-D-Maryland 1971 - 1987

1920 Birthday - Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner, Redskins, Baltimore Orioles

1917 Birthday - Hans Conried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy

1916 Event - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its 1st concert

1916 Birthday - Earl Wrightson, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue

1915 Birthday - Margaret Hayes, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, Robert Montgomery Presents

1915 Birthday - Billie Holiday, born in Baltimore, singer, Aint Nobodys Business

1915 Event - 1st U.S. Navy minelayer, Baltimore, commissioned

1914 Event - Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles

1914 Event - Baltimore Orioles' (IL) owner Jack Dunn offers Babe Ruth, Ernie Shore and Ben Egan for $10,000 to Connie Mack, who refuses, pleading poverty

1914 Event - 1st Federal League Game: Baltimore Terrapins beat Buffalo 3-2

1913 Birthday - Mignon McLaughlin, born in Baltimore, Maryland, journalist, author, contributed to Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Vogue magazines, Managing Editor, Glamour magazine, famous quote, 'Anything you lose automatically doubles in value'

1911 Birthday - Eddie Mayehoff, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Hour Glass, How to Murder Your Wife

1910 Birthday - Avon Long, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Roots: Next Generation

1908 Birthday - Mildred Natwick, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actress, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1907 Birthday - Weeb Ewbank, NFL coach, Baltimore Colts, New York Jets

1906 Event - Hugh Jennings resigns as Baltimore manager to take over at Detroit in 1907

1904 Event - Baltimore catches fire (1500 buildings destroyed in 80 blocks)

1903 Birthday - Countee Cullen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, poet, Black Christ and Other Poems

1903 Event - 2 NYers buy Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and moved it to NY

1903 Event - Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase AL Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City (Yankees)

1902 Event - John McGraw, accused by Ban Johnson of trying to wreck Baltimore and Washington clubs, negotiates his release from the Orioles

1901 Birthday - Paul Ford, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Phil Silvers Show

1901 Event - Cincinnati Enquirer reports Baltimore manager John McGraw signed Cherokee Indian Tokohoma, who is really black 2nd baseman Charlie Grant

1900 Event - Baltimore Orioles (now New York Yankees) enter baseball's American League

1900 Event - NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee)

1899 Event - 5th U.S. Golf Open: Willie Smith shoots a 315 at Baltimore CC MD

1898 Event - Baltimore James Hughes no-hits Boston Braves 8-0

1896 Birthday - Herbert R O'Connor, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Sen-Md, TV narrator, Crime Syndicate

1892 Event - U.S. black newspaper "Afro-American" begins publishing from Baltimore

1892 Birthday - Minna Gombell, Baltimore, actress, Bad Girl, Thin Man, Hello Sister

1892 Event - Bottle cap with cork seal patented by William Painter (Baltimore)

1891 Event - 61 degrees F, highest temp for July 1891, in Baltimore and Philadelphia

1889 Birthday - Clarence Muse, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor

1887 Event - Detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3

1884 Birthday - Joseph Crehan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Charlie Chan-Meeting at Midnight

1881 Birthday - John Gresham Machen, born in Baltimore, Maryland, Presbyterian theologian, professor, New Testament, Princeton Seminary, formed Orthodox Presbyterian Church

1880 Birthday - H. L. Mencken, born in Baltimore, Maryland, newspaperman/critic, Prejudices

1872 Birthday - Wee Willie Keeler, outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, hit .432 in 1897

1870 Event - Pimlico Race Course opens in Baltimore

1869 Event - 1st shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore

1864 Event - 1st U.S. Catholic parish church for blacks dedicated, Baltimore

1863 Death - Francis P Kenrick, Irish/US archbishop of Baltimore, dies at 65

1863 Event - Battle at Baltimore: Crump's Crossroads Virginia

1861 Event - Baltimore riots-4 soldiers, 9 civilians killed

1851 Event - Jacob Fussell, Baltimore dairyman, sets up 1st ice-cream factory

1849 Death - Edgar Allen Poe, poet (Raven), dies in Baltimore at 40

1844 Event - 1st telegraphed news dispatch is published in Baltimore Patriot

1840 Event - Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, 1st in U.S., incorporated

1834 Birthday - James "Cardinal" Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore

1832 Event - 1st Democratic National Convention (Baltimore)

1830 Event - Horse beats 1st U.S. made locomotive (near Baltimore)

1830 Event - 1st locomotive in U.S., "Tom Thumb," runs from Baltimore to Ellicotts Mill

1830 Event - 1st passenger rail service in U.S. (Baltimore and Elliots Mill, Maryland)

1830 Event - 1st railroad timetable published in newspaper (Baltimore American)

1830 Event - 1st U.S. Railroad Station opens (Baltimore)

1829 Event - 1st stone arch railroad bridge in U.S. dedicated, Baltimore

1827 Event - 1st commercial railroad in U.S., Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) chartered

1821 Event - Cathedral of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, 1st U.S. Catholic cathedral, is dedicated in Baltimore

1817 Event - Baltimore is the 1st U.S. city lit by gas

1817 Event - 1st U.S. gas co incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights)

1816 Event - Gas Light Co of Baltimore founded

1814 Event - Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812

1809 Event - Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen

1800 Event - 1st Swedenborgian temple in U.S. holds 1st service, Baltimore

1797 Birthday - Francis P. Kenrick, Irish / U.S. archbishop of Baltimore

1796 Event - 1st U.S. newspaper to appear on Sunday (Baltimore Monitor)

1729 Event - City of Baltimore founded

1647 Event - Lord Baltimore's niece ejected requesting vote at Maryland Council

1634 Event - Lord Baltimore founded Catholic colony of Maryland

1633 Event - Charter for Maryland is given to Lord Cecil Baltimore

1632 Event - Britain grants 2nd Lord Baltimore rights to Chesapeake Bay area

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