2014 Event A shipwreck off of Haiti may be that of the Santa Maria, one of the three ships led by Christopher Columbus; the wreck was discovered about 10 years ago, but has only now been tentatively identified in light of Columbus' writings and other evidence 2013 Event A small pyrotechnics show ignited foram sound insulating material in the ceiling of Kiss, a crowded, windowless nightclub in southern Brazil's city of Santa Maria, killing 237 partygoers and injuring 169 others 2009 Death Patrick McGoohan, dies in Santa Monica, California, after a brief illness, at 80 2008 Death W. Mark Felt, dies in his sleep, in Santa Rosa, California, at 95 2008 Death Mel Ferrer, dies in Santa Barbara, of heart failure, at 90 2007 Death Bruce Bennett, dies in Santa Monica, California, from complications of a broken hip, at 100 2007 Death Louis W. Ballard, Native American composer, author, artist, wrote 'Incident at Wounded Knee', dies of cancer in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at age 75 1996 Death Rodney Rash, born in Frederick, Maryland, Rodney R. Rash, horse trainer, trained Thoroughbred horses, clients include Berry Gordy, Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, Gary A. Tanaka, won Santa Anita Handicap with Urgent Request, 1995, dies of rare blood disorder at age 36 1994 Death William Marshall, actor and director (Santa Fe Trail), dies at 86 1993 Death Borolas, Joaquin Garcia, Mexican comedian (Santa Sangre), dies at 71 1993 Event Soap opera "Santa Barbara" final show on NBC TV 1992 Event USA/U.S.S.R. Around World Air Race begins at Santa Monica 1989 Event U.S. Boeing 707 crashes into Santa Maria mountain, 145 die 1988 Event In Santa Barbara, California, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 miles in 75 hours 20 minutes 1987 Event Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Santa Barbara Golf Open 1986 Event Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Brave Raj, Capote, Lady's Secret, Last Tycoon, Manila, Skywalker, Smile at Santa Anita 1986 Event 1st million-dollar purse for a handicap race won at Santa Anita 1985 Event Route 66, Chicago to Santa Monica, is decertified 1985 Event Laffit Pincay, Jr. is third to ride 6,000th winners at Santa Anita 1984 Event Soap Opera "Santa Barbara" premieres on NBC TV 1983 Death Rod Cameron, actor (Santa Fe Passage, Stampede), dies at 73 1983 Birthday Amber Tamblyn, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Emily Bowen-General Hospital 1982 Event 20th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Germany in Santa Clara USA (3-0) 1981 Birthday Larisa Oleynik, born in Santa Clara County, California, actress, starred in 'The Secret World of Alex Mack' television series and film, '10 Things I Hate About You' 1980 Birthday Aaron Metchnik, born in Santa Barbara California, actor, Stephen-Torkelsons 1980 Birthday Stephanie Stiegler, born in Santa Monica, California, pairs skater, & Zimmerman 1977 Birthday Tami Tyler, born in Santa Clara, California, dance skater, & Jonathan Nichols 1975 Birthday Tobey Maguire, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, known for role as Peter Parker and Spider-Man in the 'Spider-Man' film series 1975 Birthday Trifun Zivanovic, born in Santa Monica, fig skater, 1995 Pac Coast, Jr. champ 1975 Birthday Sara Gilbert, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Melissa-Roseanne 1974 Birthday Kaleena Kiff, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Patti-Love Sidney 1974 Birthday Emilee Klein, born in Santa Monica, California, LPGA golfer, 1995 SAFECO Classic-2nd 1973 Birthday Melanie Gaffin, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Cheryl-Whiz Kids 1973 Birthday Carson Daly, born in Santa Monica, California, television host, 'Last Call with Carson Daly' on NBC, a late-night talk show 1973 Death Minna Gombell, dies in Santa Monica CA 1973 Birthday Michael Joyce, born in Santa Monica, California, tennis star, 1989 USTA National Boys' 18 1971 Birthday Ryan Hancock, Santa Clara California, pitcher for the California Angels 1971 Birthday Chris Oeding, born in Santa Ana, California, water polo driver 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Mark Loretta, born in Santa Monica, California, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers 1971 Birthday Adam Laurent, born in Santa Cruz, California, pursuit cyclist 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Victoria Fuller, born in Santa Barbara, California, playmate, Jan, 1996 1970 Birthday Kristin Klein, born in Santa Monica, California, volleyball outside hitter 1996 Olympics 1969 Event KAPN-AM in Santa Barbara, California changes call letters to KDB-AM 1969 Birthday John McMullen, Santa Rosa California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 NCAA-15th 1969 Event KDB-AM in Santa Barbara, California changes call letters to KAPN 1969 Birthday Wendi Simmons, Santa Rosa California, heptathlete 1969 Birthday Kim Braatz, born in Santa Ana, California, female outfielder, Colorado Silver Bullets 1968 Birthday Khrystyne Haje, Santa Clara, Cal, actress, Simone-Head of the Class 1968 Birthday Brandi Brandt, Santa Clara California, playmate, October, 1987 1968 Birthday Suzy Cote, born in Santa Barbara, California, actress, Samantha-Guiding Light 1968 Birthday Brent Geiberger, Santa Barbara, California, Nike golfer, 1994 Queen Mary-2nd 1968 Birthday Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz California, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers 1967 Birthday Katie Henderson, born in Santa Monica, California, WPVA volleyball, U.S. Open-25th-1993 1967 Birthday Greg Gohr, Santa Clara California, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Birthday Brett Winslow, born in Santa Barbara, California, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Robin Ventura, born in Santa Maria, California, infielder, Chicago White Sox 1967 Birthday Timothy Gibbs, born in Burbank, California, actor, Father Murphy, Santa Barbara 1967 Birthday Lauren Graham, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, actress, producer, appeared on 'Gilmore Girls' television series, films include, 'Bad Santa', 'Evan Almighty' 1966 Birthday Scott Reeves, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Ryan-Young and Restless 1966 Birthday Michelle Chryst, WPVA volleyballer, Santa Cruz-17th-1994 1966 Birthday Robin Wright Penn, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Santa Barbara, Princess Bride 1966 Birthday Sean Berry, born in Santa Monica, California, infielder for the Houston Astros 1966 Birthday Michelle Akers, Santa Clara California, soccer forward 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Fawna Maclaren, born in Santa Monica, California, playmate, Jan, 1989 1965 Birthday Doug Linton, born in Santa Ana California, pitcher for the Kansas City Royals 1965 Birthday Torey Lovullo, born in Santa Monica, California, infielder for the Oakland A's 1965 Birthday Jeff Williams, born in Santa Monica, California, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Stacy Edwards, Glasgow, Montana, actress, Santa Barbara 1964 Birthday James Martinez, Santa Fe, New Mexico, rower 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Chip Hale, Santa Clara California, infielder for the Minnesota Twins 1964 Birthday Patti Liscio, born in Santa Maria, California, golfer, 1994 Chicago Challenge-49th 1964 Birthday Sam Randolph, born in Santa Barbara, California, Nike golfer, 1993 New England-2nd 1964 Event KCOY TV channel 12 in Santa Maria, California (CBS) begins broadcasting 1963 Death Frank Mayo, actor (Santa Fe Trail), dies of heart attack at 74 1963 Birthday Elizabeth Chavez, born in Santa Monica, California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-13th-91 1962 Birthday Eric Olson, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Apple's Way 1962 Birthday Scott Davis, born in Santa Monica, California, tennis star 1962 Birthday Anthony Edwards, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, It Takes Two, Dr. Greene-ER 1962 Birthday James F Doehring, born in Santa Barbara, California, shot putter, Olympics-silver-1992 1962 Birthday Anthony Edwards, Santa Barbara, actor, Mike Monroe-Northern Exposure 1961 Birthday Heather Hafner, born in Santa Barbara, California, WPVA volleyballer, National-7th-90 1961 Birthday Marcy Walker, Paducah, Kentucky, actress, Liza-All My Child, Santa Barbara 1961 Birthday Michael-James Wixted, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Smith Family 1961 Death Frank Fay, actor (God's Gift to Women), dies in Santa Monica CA 1961 Birthday Rebecca De Mornay, born in Santa Rose, California, actress, Hand that Rocks Cradle 1961 Birthday Susan Olson, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Cindy-Brady Bunch 1961 Birthday Marla O'Hara, Gardena California, WPVA volleyballer, Santa Cruz-3rd-1991 1961 Birthday Luann L Lee, born in Santa Monica, California, playmate, Jan, 1987 1961 Event Portuguese rebels seize cruise ship Santa Maria 1960 Birthday Sean Penn, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1960 Birthday Apollonia, Patricia Kotero, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Purple Rain 1960 Birthday Juli Inkster, born in Santa Cruz, California, LPGA golfer, Dinah Shore-1984, 89 1960 Birthday Elaine Roque, born in Santa Monica, California, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics 1959 Birthday Rosie Jones, born in Santa Ana California, LPGA golfer, 1988 USX Golf Classic 1959 Birthday Vincent Irizarry, Queens, New York, actor, Guiding Light, Santa Barbara 1959 Birthday Teri Peterson, Santa Monica Cal, playmate, July, 1980 1959 Birthday Brian James Claar, born in Santa Monica, California, PGA golfer, 1991 AT&T-2nd 1959 Birthday Rodney Rash, born in Frederick, Maryland, Rodney R. Rash, horse trainer, trained Thoroughbred horses, clients include Berry Gordy, Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, Gary A. Tanaka, won Santa Anita Handicap with Urgent Request, 1995 1959 Birthday Carolyn Hill, born in Santa Monica, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 McCall's Classic 1958 Birthday Julia Celotto, born in Los Angeles, California, WPVA volleyballer, Santa Cruz/Pismo-9th-1994 1958 Birthday Nancy Lee Grahn, actress, Santa Barbara 1958 Birthday Brad Hall, born in Santa Barbara, California, comedian, SNL 1958 Event Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by 3 at Santa Anita 1958 Birthday Judy Norton-Taylor, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Mary Ellen-Waltons 1957 Birthday Kimberly Herrin, born in Santa Barbara, California, playmate, March, 1981 1957 Event Elvis records "White Xmas," "Silent Night" and "Here Comes Santa Claus" 1957 Birthday Darby Hinton, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Israel-Daniel Boone 1957 Birthday Jesse Orosco, born in Santa Barbara, California, pitcher, New York Mets, Orioles, Dodgers 1957 Birthday Kristen Meadows, actress, Santa Barbara 1956 Birthday Randy Rhoads, born in Santa Monica, California, rocker, guitarist, songwriter, producer, studied classical guitar, member of Quiet Riot, played with Ozzy Ozbourne 1956 Birthday Michael S Brainard, Louisiana, actor, Joey-All My Children, Santa Barbara 1956 Birthday Bill Caudill, born in Santa Monica, California, nickname 'Cuffs', baseball player, pitcher, played for American and National League teams, including, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners 1956 Event D Shostakovich appointed honorary member of Academia Santa Cecilia 1955 Birthday Sam Bottoms, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Prime Risk, Savages 1955 Death Harl McDonald, U.S. composer (Santa Fe Trail), dies at 55 1954 Birthday Barry Williams, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Greg-Brady Bunch 1954 Birthday Clayton Norcross, actor, Bold and Beautiful, Colbys, Santa Barbara 1954 Birthday Joseph Bottoms, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Surfacing, Blind Date 1954 Birthday Miguel Ferrer, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Robocop 1953 Event KEYT TV channel 3 in Santa Barbara, California (ABC) begins broadcasting 1952 Birthday William Kirby Cullen, born in Santa Ana, California, actor, How the West Was Won 1952 Birthday Ronn Moss, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Ridge-Bold and Beautiful, Santa Barbara 1951 Birthday Candice Rialson, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Chatterbox 1951 Birthday Dean Paul Martin, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Billy-Misfits of Science 1951 Birthday Timothy Bottoms, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Paper Chase, East of Eden 1950 Birthday Bill Irwin, born in Santa Monica, actor, My Blue Heaven, Scenes From a Mall 1949 Birthday Douglas Sheehan, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Ben-Knots Landing 1947 Birthday A Martinez, born in Glendale California, actor, Whiz Kids, LA Law, Santa Barbara 1947 Birthday Karen Valentine, Santa Rosa California, actress, Love American Style, Room 222 1947 Birthday Richard Hatch, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Battlestar Galactica 1946 Event Max Frisch' "Santa Cruz," premieres in Zurich 1946 Birthday Lana Wood, Svetlana Gurdin, born in Santa Rosa, California, Diamonds are Forever 1945 Birthday Chuck Portz, born in Santa Monica, California, bassist, Turtles-Happy Together 1944 Birthday Ted Templeman, born in Santa Cruz, musician, record producer, guitarist, vocalist, drummer, produced 'The Doobie Brothers' for Warner Brothers, 'Montrose', Carly Simon's 'Another Passenger', Van Halen's first album 1944 Birthday Geraldine Chaplin, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Dr. Zhivago, 3 Musketeers 1944 Birthday Shelley Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, singer, television debut 'Letter to Loretta', played role of Mary Stone in sitcom 'The Donna Reed Show', Primetime Emmy Award nominee for ABC sitcom 'Coach' 1944 Birthday Bonnie Franklin, Santa Monica Cal, TV actress, Ann-1 Day at a Time 1943 Birthday Bobby Sherman, born in Santa Monica, California, singer, Shindig, Here Comes Brides 1943 Birthday Edie Sedgwick, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Ciao Manhattan 1943 Birthday Jim Pons, born in Santa Monica, California, bassist, Turtles-Happy Together 1943 Birthday John Beck, Chic, actor, Mark-Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara 1942 Event U.S. aircraft carrier Hornet sinks off Santa Cruz 1942 Event Battle of Santa Cruz: USS SD shoots down a record 32 enemy planes 1942 Birthday Kathy Lennon, born in Santa Monica, California, singer, Lennon Sisters 1942 Birthday Shelly Fabares, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Donna Reed Show, Coach 1942 Birthday Thom Mayne, born in Waterbury, Connecticut, architect, awarded Pritzker Prize, 2005, principal, Morphosis, famous architecture firm in Santa Monica, California, founder, Southern California Institute of Architecture 1940 Birthday Bill Medley, Santa Ana Cal, rocker, Righteous Bros-Up Where We Belong 1940 Birthday Linda Gray, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Sue Ellen Ewing-Dallas 1940 Birthday Susan Sennett, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Big Bad Mama 1940 Birthday Christopher Bernau, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Guiding Light 1939 Birthday Timothy E. Wirth, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Representative-D-Colorado 1975 - 1987, Senator-D-Colorado 1987 - 1993 1938 Birthday Sandy Nelson, Santa Monica, 50s rocker, Teen Beat, All Night Long 1938 Birthday Allegra Kent, born in Santa Monica, California, ballerina 1937 Birthday Jimmy Bowen, born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, record producer, pop music performer, famous for 'I'm Stickin' With You', produced chart hits for Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr. 1937 Event 1st Santa Claus Training School opens in Albion, New York 1937 Birthday Bobbi Fiedler, born in Santa Monica, California, Representative-R-California 1981 - 1987 1937 Event 1st automobile/airplane combination tested, Santa Monica, Ca 1936 Birthday Richard Baker, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Zen teacher, Dharma Sangha 1935 Birthday Jakusho Kwong, Santa Rosa California, head of Sonoma Mountain Zen Center 1935 Birthday Harrison H "Jack" Schmitt, Santa Rita, New Mexico, astronaut, Apollo 17 1934 Birthday Victor French, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Highway to Heaven 1934 Event "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show 1933 Birthday Lori Nelson, born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, actress, Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire 1933 Birthday Brett Halsey, born in Santa Ana, California, actress, Paul-Follow the Sun 1933 Birthday Joseph Bottoms, born in Santa Barbara, California, actor, Blind Date, Braker 1932 Event Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba kills 2,500 1932 Birthday Mara Corday, born in Santa Monica, California, playmate October, 1958 1932 Birthday Mara Corday, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Foxfire, Black Scorpion 1929 Event KDB-AM in Santa Barbara, California begins radio transmissions 1928 Birthday Jeanne Bal, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Pat-Love and Marriage 1926 Birthday Beverly Garland, Santa Cruz California, actress, My 3 Sons 1926 Birthday Julie London, born in Santa Rosa, California, actress, Nurse McCall-Emergency 1924 Birthday Robert Webber, born in Santa Ana California, actor, 79 Park Avenue 1920 Birthday Jack Webb, born in Santa Monica, California, actor, Joe Friday-Dragnet 1917 Birthday John Raitt, born in Santa Ana California, actor/singer, Chevy Show, Pajama Game 1912 Birthday Renato Rascel, actor, 7 Hills of Rome, Secrets of Santa Vittoria 1910 Birthday Stephen Jurika, Jr., U.S. pilot/captain, WW II, Santa Cruz, Navy Cross 1902 Event Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die 1899 Birthday Harl McDonald, near Boulder Colorado, composer, Santa Fe Trail 1899 Birthday Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson, composer 1897 Event New York Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus," editorial 1893 Birthday Ropert L Ripley, Santa Rosa California, cartoonist, Believe It or Not 1893 Birthday Al "Fuzzy" St. John, born in Santa Ana California, actor, Lash of the West 1887 Event G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence 1885 Birthday George "Gabby" Hayes, Wellesvile, New York, actor, In Old Santa Fe, El Paso 1876 Death Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Mexican general (took Alamo), dies at 79 1876 Death Antonio L de Santa Ana, President Mexico, dies at 79 1865 Event Earthquake in Santa Cruz Mountains 1846 Event General Stephen W Kearney's U.S. forces captures Santa Fe, New Mexico 1836 Event Alamo besieged by Santa Anna; entire garrison eventually killed 1834 Event Charles Darwin's expedition begins at Rio Santa Cruz 1834 Event Charles Darwin sails to Rio Santa Cruz up Patagonia 1834 Event HMS Beagle anchors at river mouth of Rio Santa Cruz, Patagonia 1833 Event Charles Darwin moves with Parana to Santa Fe Bajada Argentina 1833 Event Charles Darwin rides through Corunda to Santa Fe, Argentina 1833 Event Charles Darwin rides horse to Santa Fe 1821 Event 1st colonies along Santa Fe Trail 1794 Birthday Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president of Mexico, 1833-36 1777 Event Mission Santa Clara de Asis founded in California 1737 Event Galileo's body moved to Church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy 1709 Death Abraham a Santa Clara, Johann Megerle, Germ court vicar, dies at 65 1702 Death John Benbow, English Vice-Admiral (Santa Marta), dies 1702 Event Battle at Santa Marta Venz: English fleet beat French 1680 Event Pueblo Indians takes possession of Santa Fe from Spanish 1657 Event Battle in Santa Cruz Bay, Tenerife: English fleet under Robert Blake sinks Spanish silver fleet 1644 Birthday Abraham a Santa Clara, Johann Megerle, German court vicar 1588 Death Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral, dies 1511 Birthday Ponte Santa Trinita, Florence 1498 Event Christopher Columbus lands on "Isla Santa" near Venezuela 1492 Event Columbus' ship Santa Maria docks at Dominican Republic 1492 Event Christopher Columbus and ship Santa Maria land in Dominican Republic 1492 Event Columbus' ship Santa Maria lands at Dominican Republic 1492 Event Columbus leaves San Salvador; arrives in Santa Maria of Concepcion
