2008 Death Gordon B. Hinckley, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah, of natural causes, at 97 2002 Event XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City 2002 Event XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City 1995 Event Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002 1993 Event 43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (OT) at Salt Lake City 1990 Event KTBN, Salt Lake City Utah, begins shortwave radio transmissions 1990 Event KUSW, Salt Lake City Utah, final shortwave radio transmissions 1989 Birthday Freddy Adu, born in Tema, Ghana, athlete, soccer phenomenon, played for D.C. United, Real Salt Lake 1987 Event Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7-5 to Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive 1987 Event Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consec win streak 1987 Event Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City 1986 Event Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time 1984 Death Ramiro Cortes, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah, dies at 50 in Salt Lake City, Utah 1984 Event Matt de Waal finishes 14,290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d) 1981 Event Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City 1980 Birthday Deidra Graham, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, gymnast, alternate for the 1996 Olympics 1979 Event President Carter and Leonid I Brezhnev sign SALT 2 treaty 1979 Event U.S. and U.S.S.R. sign Salt 2 treaty, limiting nuclear weapons 1979 Birthday Charles Butler, born in Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater 1978 Death Michael Bates, actor (Clockwork Orange, Salt and Pepper), dies at 57 1972 Birthday Adam Clawson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, slalom single canoe, Olympic-19th-96 1972 Birthday Steve Konowalchuk, Salt Lake City, NHL center for the Washington Capitals 1972 Birthday Elizabeth Wolfgramm, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, member of The Jets family group, composed of siblings 1972 Event Nixon and Brezhnev signs SALT accord 1971 Birthday Tonja Marie Christensen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, playmate, Nov, 1991 1969 Birthday Pepa, rocker, Salt 'n' Pepa-Shake Ya Thang 1969 Birthday Salt, rocker, Salt 'n' Pepa-Shake Ya Thang 1968 Birthday Dawn Allinger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, team handball back court, 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Liev Schreiber, born in San Francisco, California, actor, director, screenwriter, appeared in 'X-Men Origins', 'The Manchurian Candidate', 'Salt' 1964 Birthday Cheryl "Salt" James, singer, Salt-N-Pepa 1962 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Salt Lake City Golf Open 1958 Event KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting 1954 Event KUTV TV channel 2 in Salt Lake City, UT (NBC) begins broadcasting 1952 Birthday Roseanne Barr, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, comedian, actress, television producer, won Emmy award for television series, 'Roseanne' 1950 Birthday Chris Cannon, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, politician, Republican party, U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 3rd district 1949 Event KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting 1948 Event KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast 1946 Birthday Leslie L Byrne, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-D-Virginia 1993 - 1995 1945 Birthday David Smith Monson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1985 - 1987 1944 Birthday Jennifer Salt, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Sisters, Soap, Wedding Party 1942 Birthday Edy Williams, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Dr. Minx 1938 Event School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah 1934 Birthday Wilford Brimley, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Gus-Our House, Cocoon 1933 Event U.S. Assay Offices in Helena Mon, Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah closes 1932 Birthday James V. Hansen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1981 - 2003 1930 Event Mohandas Gandhi begins 200m (300km) march protesting British salt tax 1929 Birthday John Naisbitt, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, author, public speaker, futures studies, wrote, 'Megatrends', 1982, sold over 9 million copies in 57 countries, special assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson 1928 Birthday Earl Brown, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Stovall-Operation Petticoat 1928 Birthday Joi Lansing, born in Salt Lake City Utah, actress, Bob Cummings Show 1927 Birthday Paula Hawkins, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Senator-R-Florida, 1981 - 1987 1925 Event Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th home run of the season 1925 Birthday Keith Larsen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Hunter, Brave Eagle 1925 Event KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions 1924 Death Jacob P Vis, Dutch founder (NV Royal Salt Industries), dies at 66 1923 Birthday Keene Curtis, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Magician, Amanda's 1922 Event Salt layer find at Winterswijk 1921 Birthday Grant Johannesen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, pianist, Ostend 1st prize 1947 1918 Birthday Robert Walker, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor and writer, Bataan, Mme Curie 1915 Birthday Art Lund, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, Ken Murray Show 1913 Birthday Paul Langton, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Leslie-Peyton Place 1913 Birthday Loretta Young, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Farmer's Daughter, Stranger 1909 Event U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah opens 1908 Event U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah authorized 1897 Birthday Natacha Rambova, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, costume designer 1893 Birthday Frank Borzage, born in Salt Lake City, director, 7th Heaven, Strange Cargo 1893 Event Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah dedicated 1890 Event President of Mormon Church in Salt Lake City issues a manifesto advising members that teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned 1876 Death Titus Salt, English Businessman 1871 Event Belgium disbands salt tax 1870 Birthday George A. Smith, born in Salt Lake City Utah, 8th President of Mormon church 1867 Birthday Masaoka Shiki, Japan, haiku and tanka poet/diarist, Salt Water Ballads 1858 Birthday Jacob P Vis, Dutch industrialist, founder NV Royal Salt Industries 1856 Birthday Heber J Grant, Salt Lake City, 7th President of Mormon church 1847 Event Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah 1826 Event Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah 1803 Birthday Titus Salt, English Businessman
