2014 Event Third baseman Miguel Cabrera signs a 10-year contract with the Detroit Tigers for $292 million, exceeding the 10-year contract signed by Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees in 2007 for $275 million 2013 Event American baseball shortstop Jose Iglesias secures a one-year contract to play for the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball team 2013 Event Detroit, Michigan files the largest municipal bankruptcy in history; the city of Detroit seeks CHapter 9 bankruptcy protection and is $18.5 billion in debt 2011 Event In Game 5 of the American League Division Series, the Detroit Tigers beat the New York Yankees, moving on to play the Texas Rangers 2009 Death Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida 2004 Event NBA Finals, Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 2003 Event WNBA Championships, Detroit Shock beat Los Angeles Sparks 2 games to 1 2002 Event Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to 1 1998 Event New York Islanders tie Detroit Red Wings 1-1, to end 10 game losing streak 1998 Event Stanley Cup Finals, Detroit Red Wings beat Washington Capitals 4 games to 0 1998 Event Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1st game they host Detroit Tigers 1998 Event WNBA begins filling rosters of Washington Mystics and Detroit Shock 1997 Event Detroit Lions Barry Sanders is 3rd to run for 2,000 yards in a season 1997 Event Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown, knocked unconscious in game 1997 Death Coleman Young, 1st black mayor of a major city (Detroit) 1997 Event WNBA expands to Detroit and Washington D.C. 1997 Event Richard Gnida, Limo driver in Detroit Red Wings crash, pleads guilty 1997 Event Gordie Howie, 69, plays in 7th decade, with IHL'S Detroit Vipers 1997 Event WNBA announces it will add Detroit and Washington D.C. franchises 1997 Event Detroit Tigers retire pitching great Hal Newhouser's #16 1997 Event Detroit Tigers bat out of order against Oakland A's in 1st inning 1997 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep the Philadelphia Flyers 1997 Event Mark McGwire, is 4th to home run on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, and Cecil Fielder) 1997 Event Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Detroit, Michigan on WKRK 97.1 FM 1996 Event Ford buys rights to named Detroit domed stadium for $40 million 1996 Event Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games 1996 Event En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61 1996 Event Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season 1995 Event Colorodo Avalanche (former Que Nordiques) 1st NHL game, beat Detroit 1995 Death John Priestly McCartjy, detroit DJ, dies at 62 1995 Event Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1993 Death Irving Torgoff, U.S. baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75 1993 Event Detroit Tiger Fryman hits for cycle but loses 12-7 to Yankees 1993 Event Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit 1992 Event Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit's winningest manager 1992 Event 2nd lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Piston 72, New York Knicks 61 1992 Death Hari Rhodes, actor (Earth II, Detroit 9000), dies at 59 1991 Event Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs Los Angeles Rams 1991 Event Orioles last game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (vs Detroit Tigers) 1991 Event St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 1991 Event Joe Dumaars (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games 1991 Death John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies 1991 Event Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games 1990 Event Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland 1990 Event Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland for 1st time since 1974 1990 Event Blue Jay Cecil Fielder signs with Detroit as a free agent 1989 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Fisher Theatre, Detroit 1989 Event 43rd NBA Championship: Detroit Pistons sweeps Los Angeles Lakers in 4 games 1988 Event Detroit beats Sox, 18-6, at Fenway, ends Boston winning streak at 24 1988 Event Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit Opens 1988 Event Stevie Wonder announces he will run for mayor of Detroit in 1992 1988 Event 42nd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons, 4 games to 3 1988 Death G Mennen Williams, Supreme Court justice, dies at 76 in Detroit 1988 Event Detroit's Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Dodgers 1988 Event Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit (61,938) 1988 Event 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago at Detroit 1987 Event Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers for AL pennant 1987 Event Detroit Tiger Darrell Evans is 1st 40 year old to hit 30 home runs 1987 Event Northwest Airlines 255 plane crashes in Detroit, 156 die (1 lives) 1987 Event Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East 1987 Event 53,745 largest NBA crowd to date-Philadelphia at Detroit 1987 Event 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago at Detroit 1986 Death Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at 59 1986 Death Norm Cash, 1st baseman (Detroit Tigers), dies at 51 1986 Event Cleveland Browns' Gerald McNeil sets the team record for the longest punt return with an 84-yard run (and TD), Browns 24, Detroit 21 1986 Event 44,180 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia at Detroit 1985 Event Amina Fakir (Detroit), 23, crowned 18th Miss Black America 1985 Event Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit) 1985 Event Largest NBA crowd to date, 43,816, sees Philadelphia at Detroit 1984 Event Detroit Tigers beat San Diego Padres, 4 games to 1 in 81st World Series 1984 Event Detroit Tigers lose to Seattle 7-3 ends record tying 17 consecutive wins 1984 Event Detroit Tigers win AL record 17th straight road game 1984 Event Detroit Tigers win AL record tying 16th straight road game 1984 Event Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings 1984 Event John Long (Detroit) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1984 Event Detroit Tiger Jack Morris no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 1984 Event John Long (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games 1983 Event 9,655 see highest-scoring NBA game: Detroit 186, Denver 184 (3 OT) 1983 Event New Jersey Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0 1983 Event Tom Monaghan becomes CEO of Detroit Tigers 1983 Event "Theme From Doctor Detroit" by Devo peaks at #59 1982 Event Detroit blocks 20 Cleveland Cav shots tying NBA regulation game record 1982 Event Scott Weiland runs Detroit marathon backwards in less than 5 hours 1982 Death Tina Carver, actress (Inside Detroit, Uranium Boom), dies at 58 1980 Event Detroit blocks 21 Atlanta shots setting NBA record (double OT) 1980 Event Ronald Reagan nominated for President by Republicans in Detroit 1980 Event Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWWW Detroit, Michigan 1980 Event Patti Smith and MC5 guitarist Fred Sonic Smith wed in Detroit 1980 Event 32nd NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-3 at Detroit 1979 Birthday Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1979 Event Pat Underwood makes his pitching debut for Detroit beats brother Tom 1976 Event O. J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs. Detroit 1976 Birthday Terry Battle, running back, Detroit Lions 1975 Event WGPR-TV Detroit, 1st Black-owned station in U.S., began broadcasting 1975 Event Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit 1975 Birthday Charles O'Bannon, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons 1975 Birthday Scot Pollard, NBA center, Detroit Pistons 1974 Birthday Tommie Boyd, wide reciever, Detroit Lions 1974 Birthday Bryant Westbrook, cornerback, Detroit Lions 1974 Birthday Richard Jordan, linebacker, Detroit Lions 1974 Birthday Jerry Stackhouse, NBA guard and forward, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers 1974 Event Detroit Red Wing Mickey Redmond scores 1st hat trick against Washington Caps 1974 Event Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland (next win 6-1-90) 1974 Event Al Kaline, Detroit Tiger, is 12th to get 3,000 hits 1974 Birthday Kerwin Waldroup, born in Country Club Hills, Illinois, professional football player, defensive end for the Detroit Lions 1974 Event A's Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit 1974 Birthday Pete Chryplewicz, tight end, Detroit Lions 1974 Birthday Kevin Abrams, cornerback, Detroit Lions 1974 Birthday Juan Roque, born in San Diego, California, professional football player, offensive tackle, played for the National Football League's Detroit Lions 1973 Birthday Don Reid, NBA guard and forward, Detroit Pistons 1973 Event World Football League grants 1st franchise (Detroit) 1973 Event Coleman Young elected mayor of Detroit 1973 Event Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit) 1973 Event 2 bettors win largest U.S. Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit) 1973 Event California Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0 1973 Event Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule 1973 Birthday Brian Maisonneuve, born in Detroit, Michigan, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold 1973 Birthday Jerome Williams, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons 1973 Event Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 1973 Birthday Theo Ratliff, NBA forward and center, Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers 1973 Birthday Luther Elliss, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions 1973 Birthday Willie Smith, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions 1973 Event Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont 1973 Birthday Tony Ramirez, tackle, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Fantasia, Tonya Manley, born in Detroit, Michigan, dancer/actress, Pump it Up 1972 Birthday Ron Rice, NFL cornerback and safety, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Eminem, born in Detroit, Michigan, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, rapper, actor, record producer, best-selling solo album, 'The Marshall Mathers LP' 1972 Birthday Grant Hill, born in Dallas, Texas, NBA forward and guard, Detroit Pistons, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Allen Williams, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Ben Bronson, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Stephen Boyd, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions 1972 Event Detroit shortstop Ed Brinkman errors ends record streak of 72 games and 331 total chances without a miscue 1972 Birthday Kimera Bartee, born in Omaha, Nebraska, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Birthday Lou Roe, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons 1972 Birthday Clint Sodowsky, born in Ponca City, Oklahoma, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Birthday Cory Schlesinger, NHL running back, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Tony Clark, born in Newton, Kansas, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1972 Birthday David Sloan, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Jeff Jones, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Vyacheslav Kozlov, Voskresensk, Russia, NHL forward, Detroit Red Wings 1972 Birthday Ronald Cherry, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Chris Harrison, guard, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Ryan Grigson, NFL guard and tackle, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Hessley Hempstead, NFL guard, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Kez McCorvey, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions 1972 Birthday Richard Woodley, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions 1971 Birthday Melvin Nieves, San Juan Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Birthday Tommie Boyd, NFL/WLAF receiver, Detroit Lions, Rhein Fire 1971 Birthday Keith Primeau, Toronto, NHL forward, Carolina, Detroit 1971 Birthday Ron Rivers, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1971 Death Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lion collapses during game and later, dies 1971 Birthday Greg Jeffries, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions 1971 Birthday Johnnie Morton, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions 1971 Birthday Eric Montross, NBA center, Detroit Pistons 1971 Birthday Jocelyn Borgella, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions 1971 Birthday Kevin Hickman, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions 1971 Event 42nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-4 at Tiger Stadium, Detroit 1971 Birthday Greg Keagle, born in Corning, New York, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Birthday Antonio London, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions 1971 Birthday Allan Houston, NBA guard for the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons 1971 Birthday Felipe Lira, born in Miranda, Venezeula, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1971 Birthday Mike Wells, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Tony Semple, NFL guard, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Lindsey Hunter, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons 1970 Birthday Larry Tharpe, NFL tackle, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Shane Bonham, NFL defensive linesman, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Ryan McNeil, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions, St. Louis Rams 1970 Event Billy Martin named manager of Detroit Tigers 1970 Birthday Mike Compton, NFL center/guard, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Willie Clay, NFL safety, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Robert Higginson, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1970 Birthday Van Malone, NFL safety, Detroit Lions 1970 Event Detroit's Cesar Gutierrez goes 7-for-7 to tie a record set in 1892 1970 Birthday Quincy Dushawn Watts, born in Detroit, Michigan, 400m runner 1970 Birthday Jason Hanson, NFL kicker, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Eric Lynch, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1970 Birthday Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Detroit 1970 Birthday Malik Sealy, NBA guard and forward, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers 1969 Birthday Sergei Fedorov, Pskov Russia, NHL forward, Detroit, Silver Medals 1998 Olympics 1969 Birthday Mark Lewis, Hamilton, Ohio, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Marc Spindler, NFL defensive tackle/end, New York Jets, Detroit Lions 1969 Event 1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Baltimore and Denny McLain, Detroit) 1969 Birthday Herman Moore, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Tracy Scroggins, NFLer, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Andujar Cedeno, La Romana, Dominican Republic, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Corey Raymond, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions 1969 Event Aretha Franklin arrested for disturbing peace in Detroit 1969 Birthday Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Travis Fryman, born in Lexington, Kentucky, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Brad Ausmus, born in New Haven, Connecticut, catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Mark Macon, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons 1969 Birthday Brian Williams, NBA center and forward, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers 1969 Birthday Tom Beer, NFL running back, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Matt Blundin, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Tommy Vardell, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions 1969 Birthday Igor Larionov, Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward, Team Russia, Detroit 1969 Birthday Brian Williams, Lancaster, South Carolina, pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Astros 1969 Birthday Harry Colon, NFL safety, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions 1969 Event 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cincinnati - Detroit, San Diego - Boston 1969 Birthday Adam Burt, Detroit, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers 1968 Birthday Curtis Pride, Washington D.C., outfielder for the Detroit Tigers 1968 Birthday John O'Neill, Detroit, U.S. field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Pat Hentgen, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1968 Birthday John Jett, NFL punter, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions 1968 Birthday Chad Curtis, Marion, Indiana, outfielder, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers 1968 Event Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award 1968 Birthday Kent Graham, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals 1968 Event Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game) 1968 Event Detroit Tigers beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series 1968 Birthday Scott Conover, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions 1968 Event WXON TV channel 20 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting 1968 Event Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain's 30th victory of season 1968 Birthday Scott Kowalkowski, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions 1968 Birthday Michael Curry, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks 1968 Birthday Sean Vanhorse, NFL cornerback, Detroit Lions 1968 Birthday Barry Sanders, NFL running back, Detroit Lions, 1988 Heisman Trophy 1968 Birthday Mark Carrier, NFL safety, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions 1968 Death Tommy Bridges, U.S. baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at 61 1968 Birthday Steve Henson, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons 1968 Birthday Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz California, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers 1968 Birthday Scott Mitchell, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions 1967 Birthday Terry Mills, NBA forward, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons 1967 Birthday Wendy Hamilton, born in Detroit, Michigan, playmate, Dec, 1991 1967 Birthday Tracy Hayworth, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons 1967 Birthday Greg Gohr, Santa Clara California, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Birthday Jason Dungjen, born in Detroit, Michigan, pairs skaters 1994 Olympics 1967 Event Chicago White Sox Joel Horlen no-hits Detroit Tigers, 6-0 1967 Event 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7 1967 Event Race riots in Detroit force postponement of Tigers-Orioles game 1967 Event 43 die in race riot in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) 1967 Death Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Detroit Tigers/534 home runs), dies at 59 1967 Event Helen Weston of Detroit rolls a record 4,585 in 24 games 1967 Birthday Omar Olivares, born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Birthday John Doherty, born in the Bronx, New York, John Harold Doherty, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball teams 1967 Birthday John Smoltz, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young 1967 Birthday Suzy Green, born in Detroit, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1995 Fieldcrest Cannon-26th 1967 Birthday Chris Luongo, born in Detroit, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders 1967 Birthday Dan Owens, NFL defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions 1967 Birthday Jeff[rey] Pfaendtner, Detroit, rower, Olympics-bronze-1996 1967 Birthday Rich Rowland, U.S. baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Birthday Kurt Knudsen, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Birthday Robert Massey, NFL cornerback, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions 1966 Birthday Rumeal Robinson, NBA guard, Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons 1966 Birthday Gregg Olson, born in Omaha, Nebraska, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers 1966 Birthday Mike Walker, Brooksville, Florida, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1966 Birthday Doug Widell, NFL guard, Detroit Lions 1966 Birthday Kevin Hatcher, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, Dallas, Pitts 1966 Birthday Bennie Blades, NFL safety, Detroit Lions 1966 Birthday Zefross Moss, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots 1966 Event Indians set club record by hitting 7 home run in 15-2 win over Detroit 1966 Birthday Eric Leckner, NBA center, Detroit Pistons 1966 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 1966 Birthday Grant Long, NBA forward for the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks 1965 Birthday Chris Spielman, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills 1965 Birthday Brett Perriman, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins 1965 Birthday Scott Livingstone, born in Dallas, Texas, infielder, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers 1965 Birthday Robin Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, guitarist, member, Gin Blossoms, alternative rock band, known for hit albums, 'New Miserable Experience', 'Congratulations I'm Sorry' 1965 Birthday Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook BC, NHL forward, Team Canada, Detroit 1965 Birthday Wayne Presley, born in Detroit, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs 1965 Birthday A. J. Sager, born in Columbus Ohio, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1965 Birthday Sherilyn Fenn, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, 2 Moon Junction, Twin Peaks 1965 Birthday Henry Thomas, defensive tackle, Detroit Lions, New England Patriots 1965 Event WKBD TV channel 50 in Detroit, MI (IND) begins broadcasting 1964 Birthday Kris Tschetter, born in Detroit, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1992 Northgate Computer 1964 Event Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal 1964 Birthday Eddie Williams, born in Sheveport, Louisiana, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1964 Birthday Susan Mascarin, born in Detroit, Michigan, tennis star 1964 Birthday Mark Royals, NFL punter, New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions 1964 Birthday Steve Searcy, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, William Steven Searcy, baseball player, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball teams from 1998 - 1992 1964 Birthday John Salley, NBA star, Detroit Pistons 1964 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 1964 Birthday Gregory Thomas Kraft, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney-2nd 1964 Birthday Rockwell, Kennedy Gordy, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Someone Watching Me 1964 Birthday Ron Hall, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions 1964 Birthday Don Majkowski, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions 1963 Birthday Mike Donnelly, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars 1963 Birthday Cecil Fielder, born in Los Angeles, California, infielder, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees 1963 Birthday John Vanbiesbrouck, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL goalie, Team USA, Florida 1963 Birthday Stephen Peterson, born in Detroit, Michigan, Conn, rower 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Kevin Glover, NFL center, Detroit Lions 1963 Birthday Joe Dumars, NBA guard, Detroit Pistons 1963 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1 1963 Birthday Lomas Brown, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals 1963 Birthday Kelly Miller, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals 1963 Birthday Gail O'Grady, Detroit, actress, Hitman, Nobody's Perfect, New YorkPD Blue 1962 Birthday Mike Johnson, NFL inside linebacker, Detroit Lions 1962 Birthday Aubrey Matthews, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions 1962 Birthday Aleta Rzepecki Sill, born in Detroit, Michigan, bowler, 1983 WIBC single 1962 Birthday Otis Thorpe, NBA forward, Vancouver Grizzlies, Detroit Pistons 1962 Birthday Darnell Coles, born in San Bernardino, California, professional baseball player, third baseman, outfielder, played for The Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball Teams 1962 Event Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals 1962 Birthday Grant Show, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Jack Hanson-Melrose Place 1962 Birthday Lenda Murray, born in Detroit, Michigan, body builder, 4X Ms Olympia 1962 Event 2 members of Flying Wallendas' high-wire act killed when their 7-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit 1962 Birthday Chris Sabo, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles 1961 Birthday Frank Reich, quarterback, Detroit Lions 1961 Birthday Tim Belcher, Sparta Ohio, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals 1961 Birthday Mark Parent, Ashland OR, catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1961 Death Ty Cobb, baseball great, Detroit Tigers, dies of cancer at 74 1961 Birthday Connie Paraskevin-Young, born in Detroit, sprint cyclist, Olympic-bronze - 1988, 1992, 1996 1961 Birthday Isiah Thomas, NBA forward, Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP 1961 Event Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2 1960 Birthday Andy Van Slyke, born in Utica, New York, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the St. Louis Cardinals, coached first base for the Detroit Tigers 1960 Birthday Paul Assenmacher, born in Detroit, Michigan, pitcher, Cleveland Indians 1960 Birthday Ken Howell, born in Detroit, Michigan, professional baseball player, bullpen coach, Los Angeles Dodgers 1960 Birthday Mark West, NBA center, Detroit Pistons 1960 Event Radio - TV executive John Fetzer buys a controlling interest of Detroit Tigers 1960 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' home run over right field roof in Detroit 1960 Event Detroit trades manager Jimmy Dykes for Cleveland's manager Joe Gordon 1960 Birthday Pete Metzelaars, NFL tight end, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions 1960 Birthday Rodney Holman, NFL tight end, Detroit Lions 1960 Birthday Courtney B. Vance, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Hamburger Hill 1960 Birthday Tierre Turner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Waverly Wonders, Cop and the Kid 1959 Birthday David Lutz, NFL guard and tackle, Detroit Lions 1959 Birthday Mark Aguirre, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons 1959 Birthday David Coulier, Detroit, actor, Joey Gladstone-Full House 1959 Birthday Edward F. Humenik, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1994 Kmart Greater-2nd 1959 Birthday Bill Gullickson, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1958 Birthday Rick Mahorn, NBA forward, Detroit Pistons 1958 Event Detroit Tiger Jim Bunning no-hits Boston Red Sox, 3-0 1958 Event 25th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 35, Detroit 19 (70,000) 1958 Event Indians' right fielder Rocky Colavito makes his pitching debut, hurling 3 hitless innings, Detroit 3, Cleveland 2 1958 Birthday Walt Terrell, born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, professional baseball player, starting pitcher, played for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates 1958 Birthday Viacheslav Fetisov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Detroit 1958 Birthday Alan Trammell, Garden Grove California, infielder for the Detroit Tigers 1957 Event Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 50-14 in NFL championship game 1957 Birthday Anita Baker, Ward, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Rapture 1957 Birthday Ron Duguay, born in Canada, hockey player, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings 1957 Birthday Bill Laimbeer, NBA forward, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons 1957 Birthday Lou[is Rodman] Whitaker, 2nd baseman for the Detroit Tigers 1957 Event Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates 1956 Event Detroit Tigers and Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million 1956 Event At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches into right center field bleachers (no else hits 1 there) 1956 Event Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1 1955 Event WTVS TV channel 56 in Detroit, MI (PBS) begins broadcasting 1955 Event 9th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 3-1 at Detroit 1955 Event Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ 1955 Event 37th PGA Championship: Doug Ford at Meadowbrook CC Detroit 1955 Birthday Jack Morris, St. Paul, Minnesota, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1955 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 1955 Event 1st game in Kansas City, Kansas City A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2 1955 Birthday Eric Money, born in Detroit, Michigan, athlete, former pro basketball player for the NBA, averaged 12.2 points per game 1954 Event Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating Detroit 56-10 1954 Birthday Jeffrey Sachs, born in Detroit, Michigan, Jeffrey David Sachs, economist, founder, co-President of the Millennium Promise Alliance to end extreme poverty and hunger, Senior Advisor to the Global Poverty Project 1954 Birthday Kip Byrne, born in Detroit, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, Michigan State Jr. 1970, 1971 1954 Event 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit 1954 Event 21st NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 31, All-Stars 6 (93,470) 1954 Birthday Ray Parker, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, rock guitarist and vocalist, Ghostbusters 1954 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3 1954 Event Baltimore Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0 1954 Event Montreal Canadians score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Detroit 1953 Event Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-16 in NFL championship game 1953 Birthday Earl Klugh, born in Detroit, Michigan, jazz musician, guitarist, composer, won Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance, 1981 1953 Event 20th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Detroit 24, All-Stars 10 (93,818) 1953 Event Eugene Stephens is 1st to get 3 hits and Red Sox score 17 runs in 1 Inning (7th) Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3 1952 Event Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game 1952 Birthday Ernest Harden, Jr., born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marcus-Jeffersons 1952 Event 6th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 1-1 at Detroit 1952 Event Detroit Tiger Virgil Trucks no-hits Washington Senators, 1-0 1952 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in 4 games 1952 Birthday Mike Varty, born in Detroit, Michigan, athlete, American football linebacker for the National Football League 1951 Birthday Pam Dawber, Detroit, actress, Mindy-Mork and Mindy, My Sister Sam 1951 Birthday Janet Eilber, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Hard to Hold, Romantic Comedy 1951 Event 18th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 8-3 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit 1951 Birthday Roz Ryan, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Amelia-Amen, Occupied 1951 Event Cleveland Indian Bob Feller, 3rd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 2-1 1951 Birthday Steven Seagal, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Above the Law, Hard to Kill 1951 Birthday Tanya Boyd, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Celeste-Days of our Life 1950 Event 4th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 7-1 at Detroit 1950 Event Indian Bob Feller, wins his 200th game, 5-3 over Detroit 1950 Birthday Suzi Quatro, born in Detroit, singer, Stumblin', actress, Happy Days 1950 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3 1950 Birthday Christine Lahti, born in Detroit, actress, Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift 1950 Birthday Maria Ewing, born in Detroit, Michigan, opera singer, soprano, mezzo-soprano, debuted at the Metropolitan Opera in 'The Marriage of Figaro', 1976 1949 Birthday John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze 1949 Birthday Cyndy Garvey, born in Detroit, wife of Steve Garvey, talk show host, AM LA 1949 Birthday Stuart Gannes, born in Detroit, Michigan, writer, Fortune 1949 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1949 Event Detroit Tiger pitcher Art Houtteman is critically injured in an auto accident but recovers to win 15 games in 1949 1948 Birthday Ted Nugent, born in Detroit, guitarist, Cat Scratch Fever, Damn Yankees 1948 Birthday Glenn Frey, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Eagles-Take it Easy 1948 Event WJBK TV channel 2 in Detroit, MI (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Michael Tylo, Detroit, actor, Guiding Light, Blade-Young and Restless 1948 Event WXYZ TV channel 7 in Detroit, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting 1948 Birthday Bob Lanier, NBA center, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks 1948 Event Cleveland Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0 1948 Event 1st night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's 1948 Event Walter P Reuther UAW President shot and wounded at his home in Detroit 1948 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1948 Birthday Alice Cooper, Vincent Furnier, Detroit, rocker, School's Out 1947 Event 29th PGA Championship: Jim Ferrier at Plum Hollow CC Detroit 1947 Event 1st night game at Detroit Briggs Stadium (Tigers 4, Athletics 1) 1947 Event WWJ (now WDIV) TV channel 4 in Detroit, MI (NBC) begins broadcasting 1947 Birthday Joe Coleman, baseball pitcher, Washington, Detroit 1947 Event Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pirates (for $25-35,000) 1946 Birthday Joyce Vincent Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Tony Orlando and Dawn 1946 Birthday Gilda Radner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, SNL, Haunted Honeymoon 1946 Birthday Craig Patrick, born in Detroit, Michigan, hockey player, coach, general manager of Pittsburgh Penguins 1989 - 2006 1946 Birthday Don Chaney, NBA player for the Houston Rockets/coach, Detroit Pistons 1945 Event Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series 1945 Birthday Freda Payne, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Band of Gold 1945 Event Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie 1945 Birthday David E. Bonior, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1977 - 2003 1945 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 1945 Birthday Lisa Nicole Baker, born in Detroit, Texas, playmate of the year, Nov 1966 1945 Birthday Mitch Ryder, rocker, & Detroit Wheels-Devil With the Blue Dress 1945 Birthday Donna Marie Caponi Young, Detroit, LPGA golfer, U.S. Open 1969, 70 1945 Birthday Tom Selleck, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Lance-Rockford Files, Magnum PI 1944 Birthday Betty Kelly, Detroit, rocker, Martha Reeves and Vandellas 1944 Birthday Gregory Bruce Jarvis, born in Detroit, Michigan, astronaut, STS-25 1944 Birthday Denise Nicholas, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Room 222, Baby I'm Back 1944 Birthday Diana Ross, born in Detroit, Supremes, Lady Sings Blues, Mahogany 1944 Birthday Denny McLain, baseball pitcher, Detroit Tigers, 31 wins in 1968 1944 Birthday Mary Wilson, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Supremes-Where Did Our Love Go 1944 Event Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0 1943 Event Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL 1943 Birthday Rosalind Ashford, Detroit, rock vocalist, Martha Reeve and Vandellas 1943 Birthday Max Wright, Detroit, actor, Buffalo Bill, Alf, Misfits of Science 1943 Birthday Stu Gilliam, Detroit, actor/comedian, Roll Out, Harris and Company 1943 Birthday Calvin Peete, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1979 Greater Milwaukee Open 1943 Birthday Florence Ballard, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker, Supremes 1943 Event Federal troops put down racial riot in Detroit 30 dead 1943 Event Detroit race riot kills 35 1943 Birthday Mary Wells, Detroit, singer, My Guy 1943 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Boston Bruins in 4 games 1943 Birthday Max Gail, born in Detroit, Barney Miller, Whiz Kids, DC Cab, Normal People 1943 Birthday Tom Van Arsdale, NBA all-star, Detroit, Cincinnati, KC-Omaha, Phil 1943 Event Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period 1942 Event Train crashes into bus, killing 16 and injuring 20 (Detroit Michigan) 1942 Birthday Willie Horton, baseball slugger for the Detroit Tigers 1942 Birthday Richard Street, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker, Temptations 1942 Birthday Happy Hairston, NBA star, Cin, Detroit, LA 1942 Event Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3 1942 Event Race riot, Sojourner Truth Homes, Detroit 1941 Event Detroit pitcher Al Benton is 1st to collect 2 sacrifices in an inning 1941 Birthday Martha Reeves, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, & Vandellas-Dancing in St 1941 Event 9th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit 1941 Birthday Lamont Dozier, born in Detroit, songwriter, Dozier-Holland-Dozier 1941 Event Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep Detroit Red Wings in 4 games 1941 Birthday Michael Moriarty, born in Detroit, actor, Bang the Drum Slowly, Q, Stuff 1941 Birthday Barrett Strong, Detroit, vocalist, Money, That's What I Want 1940 Birthday Dave DeBusschere, Detroit, NBA foward, New York Knick, last ABA commissioner 1940 Event Cincinnati Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series 1940 Birthday Mickey Lolich, pitcher, Detroit Tiger, won 25 in 1971 1940 Event Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams pitches the last 2 innings in a 12-1 loss to Detroit Tigers, Williams allows 3 hits and 1 run 1940 Event St. Louis Brown John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings 1940 Birthday Dennis Cole, born in Detroit, actor, Felony Squad, Brackens's World 1940 Event Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers 1939 Birthday Tom Hayden, born in Detroit, Michigan, California politician 1939 Birthday Pete Moore, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker, Miracles 1939 Birthday Richard Kiel, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, So Fine, Jaws-Moonraker, Skidoo 1939 Birthday Lily Tomlin, born in Detroit, comedienne/actress, 9 to 5, Laugh-in, All of Me 1939 Birthday Barbara-Rose Collins, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1991 - 1997 1939 Birthday Francis Ford Coppola, born in Detroit, director, Godfather, Apocalypse Now 1938 Birthday Philippe Wynne, U.S. soul singer, Detroit Spinners, Ghetto Child 1937 Birthday Marlo Thomas, born in Detroit, Michigan, 'That Girl!', 'Jenny' 1937 Birthday Ruth Laredo, nee Meckler, born in Detroit, Michigan, concert pianist 1937 Event Yankees lose 9-5 but clinch pennant when Red Sox beat Detroit 1937 Event Detroit Tigers score 36 runs in double header vs St. Louis Browns 1937 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 3 games to 2 1937 Birthday Ivan Boesky, Detroit, stockbroker inside trading 1936 Birthday Hank Ballard, Detroit, rocker, The Twist, pre Chubby Checker 1936 Event 3rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 7, Detroit 7 (76,000) 1936 Event Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1 1936 Event Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in NHL longest game (2h56m30s) 1936 Event "Green Hornet" radio show is 1st heard on WXYZ Radio in Detroit 1935 Birthday Abdul "Duke" Fakir, born in Detroit, Michigan, rock vocalist, Four Tops 1935 Event Detroit Lions win NFL championship 1935 Event Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series 1935 Birthday Alex Karras, born in Gary, Indiana, NFLer, Detroit Lions, actor, George-Webster 1935 Birthday Bobby Bare, born in Irontown, Ohio, country singer, Detroit City 1935 Birthday Sonny Bono, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-R-California 1995 - 1998, vocalist, Sonny and Cher 1935 Birthday Seymour Cassel, Detroit, actor, Faces, Plain Clothes, Valentino 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 Event Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally 1934 Birthday Norm Cash, Eldorado Texas, 1st baseman for the Detroit Tigers 1934 Event Pitts ends Detroit Lions' shutout streak at 7 games but loses 40-7 1934 Event St. Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3 in 31st World Series 1934 Event Idle Detroit wins pennant, as Red Sox beat Yankees 5-0 1934 Birthday Roger Reynolds, born in Detroit, Michigan, composer, professor, University of California at San Diego, founder, ONCE Group, won Pulitzer Prize 1989 1934 Event Babe Ruth hits home run number 700, against Detroit 1934 Event NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions 1934 Birthday Jackie Wilson, Detroit, singer, Lonely Teardrops, Night 1934 Event Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1 1934 Birthday Aldo Ceccato, born in Milan, Italy, conductor, Detroit Symphony Orchestra 1973 - 1977 1933 Event Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Detroit Tigers for $100,000 1933 Birthday Tom Skerritt, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Ryan's Four, Alien, Big Bad Mama 1932 Birthday Ellen Burstyn, born in Detroit, actress, Exorcist, Alice Doesn't Live Here 1932 Birthday Della Reese, Detroit, singer and actress, Della Reese Show, Royal Family 1932 Birthday Casey Kasem, born in Detroit, Michigan, radio personality, American Top 40 1932 Birthday Joseph Silverstein, born in Detroit, Michigan, violinist, Denver Symphony Orchestra 1932 Birthday Piper Laurie, Rosetta Jacobs, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Twin Peaks 1932 Birthday Joe Schmidt, NFL Hall of Fame linebacker, Detroit Lions 1932 Birthday Richard Stahl, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Howard-It's a Living 1931 Birthday Sander M. Levin, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1983 - 1931 Event Lou Gehrig hitless in Detroit, his 1,000th consecutively played game 1930 Event Elijah Muhammad forms Nation of Islam in Detroit 1930 Event 1st vehicular tunnel to a foreign country, Detroit - Windsor, opens 1930 Event Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6 1930 Birthday Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1930 Birthday Robert Wagner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, It Takes a Thief, Hart to Hart 1929 Birthday Berry Gordy, Jr., Detroit, record company owner, Motown 1929 Event Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings 1929 Birthday Edward Crook, born in Detroit, Michigan, middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics gold 1928 Birthday Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback, SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit 1928 Birthday George Peppard, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max 1928 Birthday Gordie Howe, born in Floral, Saskatchewan, NHL right wing, Detroit Redwings 1927 Birthday Martin Milner, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Route 66, Adam 12, Life of Riley 1927 Birthday Robert Moore, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Marshall-Diana 1927 Birthday William D. Ford, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-D-Michigan 1965 - 1995 1927 Birthday Guy Mitchell, Al Cernick, born in Detroit, Michigan, rocker/actor, Red Garters 1927 Event Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox 1926 Birthday Bobby Layne, NFL quarterback, Detroit Lions 1926 Event Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager 1926 Death Harry Houdini, Erich Weisz, U.S. magician, dies in Detroit 1926 Event NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings 1926 Birthday Roger Corman, born in Detroit, producer and director, Little Shop of Horrors 1926 Birthday Elaine Stritch, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, My Sister Eileen, Company 1925 Birthday Michael Tolan, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Nurses, Senator 1925 Birthday Gus Savage, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-D-Illinois 1981 - 1993 1925 Birthday Joyce Randolph, born in Detroit, Michigan, actress, Trixie-Honeymooners 1925 Event WJR-AM in Detroit Michigan begins radio transmissions 1925 Birthday Malcolm X, Little, Detroit Red, Omaha NB, founder, Black Muslims 1925 Birthday Guy Mitchell, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle 1925 Birthday Joan Leslie, Detroit, actress, High Sierra, Yankee Doodle Dandy 1924 Birthday Wally Cox, Detroit, actor, Mr Peepers, Hollywood Squares 1924 Birthday Margaret Whiting, born in Detroit, singer, Kreisler Bandstand, Strauss Family 1924 Birthday Bruce Norris, NHL owner, Detroit Red Wings 1923 Birthday Ed McMahon, born in Detroit, Michigan, TV host, Johnny Carson Show, Star Search 1922 Event Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0 1922 Event WWJ-AM in Detroit Michigan begins radio transmissions 1922 Birthday Dick Martin, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor/comedian, Laugh-In, Carbon Copy 1921 Birthday Bill Dudley, NFL halfback, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington 1920 Birthday Johnny Desmond, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Your Hit Parade 1920 Birthday Richard Quine, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor and director, Clay Pigeon 1920 Event Detroit radio station is 1st to broadcast a news program on the air 1920 Event 1st U.S. coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting 1920 Event Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit 1920 Birthday John William Farr, born in Detroit, bank robber, FBI Most Wanted List 1918 Event New York Yankees purchase 1st baseman George Burns from Detroit Tigers and immediately trades him to Philadelphia A's 1915 Event Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit 1915 Birthday Jimmie Rogers, born in Detroit, Michigan, singer, Sugar Hill Time 1915 Birthday Harry Morgan, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, December Bride, M*A*S*H, Dragnet 1915 Birthday William Talman, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Crashout, Hamilton-Perry Mason 1915 Event Kiwanis International founded in Detroit 1914 Birthday Herb Jeffries, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Where's Huddles 1912 Event Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit 1912 Event St. Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1 1912 Event Detroit Tiger George Mullen no-hits St. Louis Browns, 7-0 1912 Event Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5 1912 Birthday Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe, Waco Texas, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1911 Birthday G Mennen Williams, Detroit, Supreme Court Justice, Gov-D-Michigan, 1949-60 1911 Birthday Hank Greenberg, Hall-of-Fame 1st baseman, Detroit Tiger 1910 Event Washington Red Killefer sacrifices record 4 times against Detroit 1910 Event Cleveland Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Detroit Tigers 5-0 1909 Event Detroit and Washington play longest scoreless game in AL history-18 innings 1908 Event White Sox Ed Walsh tops Detroit 6-1 for his 40th victory 1907 Birthday Jimmy Foxx, baseball home run hitter, 534, Detroit Tigers 1907 Birthday John "Cardinal" Dearden, U.S. cardinal, 1969 - 1988, archbishop of Detroit 1907 Event Walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington and loses 3-2 to Detroit 1906 Birthday Earl "Dutch" Clark, Colorado, NFL hall of fame quarterback, Spartans, Detroit 1906 Event Hugh Jennings resigns as Baltimore manager to take over at Detroit in 1907 1905 Event Chicago White Sox Frank Smith no-hits Detroit Tigers, 15-0 1905 Event Lillian Mortimer's "No Mother to Guide," premieres in Detroit 1903 Birthday Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman, 1924-42 1903 Event Chicago White Sox commit 12 errors against Detroit Tigers 1902 Event Chicago White Sox Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 1902 Birthday Charles Lindbergh, born in Detroit, Michigan, pilot, 1st fly solo across Atlantic 1901 Event Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox 1901 Event In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit) 1900 Event American League organized in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis 1896 Event Henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit 1896 Event 1st auto in Detroit, Charles B King rides his "Horseless Carriage" 1894 Birthday Harry Heilmann, born in San Francisco, California, baseball hall of famer outfielder, Detroit 1894 Event Pneumatic hammer patented by Charles King of Detroit 1887 Event Detroit (NL) beats St. Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series 1887 Event Detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3 1887 Birthday Avery Brundage, born in Detroit, Michigan, CEO, International Olympic Committee, 1952-72 1887 Event American Trotting Association organized in Detroit 1886 Birthday Ty Cobb, batted .367, stole 892 bases, Detroit Tigers 1881 Birthday Edgar Albert Guest, born in Detroit, Michigan, poet/newspaperman 1880 Birthday George Mullin, pitcher, Detroit Tigers-no-hitter on 7/4/1912 1868 Event Refrigerator car patented by William Davis, a fish dealer in Detroit 1858 Event 1st U.S. billiards championship (Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit) 1847 Birthday James Anthony Bailey, Detroit, circus impresario, Barnum and Bailey 1839 Event Detroit Boat Club forms (& still exists) 1812 Death Isaac Brock, English general (conquered Detroit), dies in battle 1812 Event General Hull surrenders Detroit and Michigan territory to England 1812 Event U.S. invades Canada (Detroit frontier) 1760 Event French commandant Belatre surrenders Detroit to Major R Rogers 1701 Event Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft. Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit
