Today in California History
Cities in California: Anaheim - Bakersfield - Berkeley, CA - Fresno - Glendale - Long Beach - Los Angeles - Modesto - Oakland - Pasadena, CA - Riverside - Sacramento - San Bernardino - San Diego - San Francisco - San Jose - Santa Ana - Stockton
Historical Events
Events 1 - 100 of 252
1542-06-27 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claims California for Spain
1542-09-28 - Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay
1542-10-07 - Explorer Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off California coast
1579-06-17 - Sir Francis Drake lands on coast of California at Drakes Bay, names it "New Albion"
1769-07-14 - The de Portolá Expedition establishes a base in California, and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
1771-07-14 - Mission San Antonio de Padua founded in California
1771-09-08 - Mission San Gabriel Archangel forms in California
1772-09-01 - Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa forms in California
1776-11-01 - Mission San Juan Capistrano founded in California
1777-01-18 - San Jose California, founded
1798-06-13 - Mission San Luis Rey de Francia founded in California
1812-03-15 - 1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River
1841-11-04 - 1st wagon train arrives in California
1846-06-14 - California (Bear Flag) Republic proclaimed in Sonoma, declaring independence from Mexico
1846-07-07 - US annexs California
1846-07-21 - Mormons found 1st English settlement in California (San Joaquin Valley)
1846-08-17 - US fleet officer Robert F Stockton annexes California
1847-01-09 - 1st SF newspaper published (California Star)
1847-01-16 - John C. Fremont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
1848-02-02 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends Mexican War; US acquires Texas California, New Mexico & Arizona for $15 million
1848-05-30 - Mexico ratifies treaty giving US; New Mexico, California & parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona & Colorado in return for $15 million
1848-12-05 - Pres Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms California gold discovery
1849-02-18 - 1st regular steamboat service to California starts (or 02/28)
1849-08-19 - NY Herald reports gold discovery in California
1849-09-01 - California Constitutional Convention held in Monterey
1849-09-03 - California State Constitutional Convention convenes in Monterey
1849-09-19 - 1st commercial laundry established, in Oaklan, California
1849-11-13 - Peter Burnett elected 1st governor of California
1850-01-05 - California Exchange opens
1850-01-22 - Alta California becomes a daily paper, 1st such in Calif
1850-02-18 - California Legislature creates 9 Bay Area counties
1850-08-31 - California pioneers organized at Montgomery & Clay Streets
1850-09-09 - California is admitted as the thirty-first U.S. state
1851-01-31 - SF Orphan's Asylum, 1st in California, founded
1851-03-25 - Yosemite Valley discovered in California
1852-04-19 - California Historical Society forms
1852-07-03 - Congress authorizes US's 2nd mint (San Francisco, California)
1858-09-16 - 1st overland mail for California
1862-01-23 - Agoston Haraszthy, 1st vintner in Sonoma Valley, California imports 10,000 grape vine cuttings
1866-05-24 - Berkeley, California named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne)
1867-06-27 - Bank of California opens doors
1868-03-23 - University of California founded (Oakland California)
1868-06-09 - 1st meeting of Board of Regents, University of California
1869-01-18 - Elegant California Theater opens in SF
1869-04-18 - 1st international cricket match, held in SF, wins by Californian
1870-03-14 - California legislature approves act making Golden Gate Park possible
1870-03-18 - 1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland California)
1872-01-20 - California Stock Exchange Board organized
1872-03-26 - 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California
1873-02-20 - University of California gets its 1st Med School (UC/SF)
1873-08-18 - 1st ascent of Mount Whitney, California (14,494')
1876-06-04 - An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City.
1876-06-14 - California Street Cable Car Railroad Co gets its franchise
1878-04-10 - California St Cable Car RR Co starts service
1878-07-26 - In California, the poet and American West outlaw calling himself "Black Bart" makes his last clean getaway when he steals a safe box from a Wells Fargo stagecoach. The empty box will be found later with a taunting poem inside.
1879-02-10 - 1st electric arc light used (California Theater)
1880-10-04 - University of California founded in Los Angeles
1881-03-04 - California becomes 1st state to pass plant quarantine legislation
1885-03-03 - 1st US state (California) establishes a permanent forest commission
1886-01-01 - 1st Tournament of Roses (Pasadena California)
1887-02-01 - Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)
1888-06-01 - California gets its 1st seismograph
1888-08-11 - California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)
1890-09-25 - Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (California)
1891-10-01 - In the U.S. state of California, Stanford University opens its doors.
1896-05-26 - James Dunham murders six people in Campbell, California.
1899-07-29 - Southern California Golf Association forms
1901-09-16 - Alturas, California, is incorporated as the only city in Modoc County.
1902-01-01 - 1st Rose Bowl game (Pasadena, California) (U of Mich-49, Sanford-0)
1902-04-02 - "Electric Theatre", the first full-time movie theater in the United States, opens in Los Angeles, California.
1907-05-11 - A derailment outside Lompoc, California kills 32 Shriners when their chartered train jumps off the tracks at a switch near Surf Depot.
1908-01-09 - Muir Woods National Monument, California established
1908-01-16 - Pinnacles National Monument, California established
1909-06-09 - Alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, becomes the first woman to drive across the United States. With three female companions, none of whom could drive a car, in fifty-nine days she drove a Maxwell automobile the 3,800 miles from Manhattan, New York, to San Francisco, California.
1909-12-21 - 1st junior high school established (Berkeley California)
1910-01-02 - 1st junior high schools in US opens (Berkeley California)
1910-03-14 - Lakeview Gusher, the largest U.S. oil well gusher near Bakersfield, California, vented to atmosphere.
1911-08-29 - Ishi, considered the last Native American to make contact with European Americans, emerges from the wilderness of northeastern California.
1912-12-28 - The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.
1913-07-10 - 134°F (57°C), Greenland Ranch, California (US record)
1913-07-10 - Death Valley, California hits 134 °F (~56.7 °C), which is the highest temperature recorded in the United States.
1915-11-29 - Fire destroys most of the buildings on Santa Catalina Island, California.
1916-04-08 - In Corona, California, racecar driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three and badly injuring five spectators.
1917-01-28 - Municipally owned streetcars take to the streets of San Francisco, California.
1920-02-22 - 1st artificial rabbit used at a dog race track (Emeryville California)
1923-02-22 - 1st successful chinchilla farm in US (LA California)
1923-09-08 - Honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.
1924-11-04 - California legalizes pro boxing (illegal since 1914)
1926-04-07 - Forest fire burns 900 acres & kills 2 (San Luis Obispo California)
1926-05-18 - Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished in Venice California She showed up a month later & said she had been kidnapped
1928-03-12 - In California, the St. Francis Dam fails, killing over 600 people.
1928-06-09 - Charles Kingsford-Smith & Charles Ulm are 1st to fly across the Pacific when they end their flight from California to Brisbane
1929-05-16 - In Hollywood, California, the first Academy Awards are handed out.
1930-05-20 - University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention & cure of athlete's foot
1930-11-24 - 1st woman pilot on a transcontinental air flight Miss Ruth Nichols (Mineola, NY to California), in a Lockheed-Vega, took 7 days
1931-02-20 - Congress allows California to build Oakland-Bay Bridge
1935-05-06 - KTM-AM in Los Angeles California changes call letters to KEHE (now KABC)
1935-11-22 - China Clipper (flying boat) took off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight
1935-12-05 - 1st coml hydroponics operation established (Montebello California)
1936-03-01 - A strike occurs aboard the S.S. California, leading to the demise of the International Seamen's Union and the creation of the National Maritime Union.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 1,143
1713-11-24 - Junipero Serra, priest had a mission in California
1820-05-23 - Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891)
1822-08-22 - George Stoneman, US Union general-major/(Gov-California, 1883-87)
1851-05-18 - James Budd, Governor of California (d. 1908)
1859-01-19 - Alice Eastwood, Toronto, botanist (Handbook of Trees of California)
1870-05-06 - Amedos Peter Giannine, San Jose California, founded Bank of America
1874-01-05 - Joseph Erlanger, San Francisco, California, American physiologist (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)
1877-09-13 - Stanley Lord, captain of the SS Californian the night of the Titanic disaster (d. 1962)
1881-09-06 - Leo Carrillo, LA California, actor (Pancho-Cisco Kid)
1885-11-11 - George S Patton, San Gabriel, California, US general (Sicily/Italy/Normandy) "Old Blood & Guts", (d. 1945)
1886-02-08 - Charlie Ruggles, LA California, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show)
US General George S Patton (1885-11-11)
1886-12-20 - Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, California, tennis player (US Open 1909-11)
1889-07-15 - Marjorie Rambeau, SF California, actress (Primrose Path, Torch Song)
1890-07-20 - Verna Felton, Salinas California, actress (Hilda-December Bride)
1890-12-25 - Robert Ripley, Santa Rosa, California, collector of odd facts ( Believe it or Not), (d. 1949)
1891-02-05 - Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim California, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled)
1891-05-22 - Robert Gordon Sproul, educator/college pres (Univ of California)
1891-09-07 - Roscoe Karns, San Bernadino California, actor (Capt Shafer-Hennesey)
1891-12-07 - Fay Bainter, LA California, actress (Jezebel, Our Town, State Fair)
1893-09-10 - Al "Fuzzy" St John, Santa Ana California, actor (Lash of the West)
1893-12-02 - William Gaxton, SF California, actor (Destry, Convoy)
1894-10-12 - Charles Hodge, California, NYU professor (Answers for Americans)
1894-12-17 - David Butler, San Francisco California, director (April in Paris, Calamity Jane)
1896-11-16 - Lawrence Tibbett, Bakersfield California, baritone (Metropolitan 1923-50)
1897-03-11 - Henry Dixon Cowell, Menlo Park California, composer (New Musical Resources)
1900-08-08 - Victor Young, Chic Ill, orchestra leader (Milton Berle Show, In Old California)
1900-09-07 - Emerson Treacy, Phila, actor (California Straight Ahead)
1901-04-04 - Carmel Myers, SF California, actress (Carmel Myers Show)
1901-05-21 - Horace Heidt, Alameda California, orchestra leader (Swift Show Wagon)
1901-06-24 - Harry Partch, Oakland California, composer (Oedipus)
1902-02-14 - Fred Scott, Fresno California, vocalist/actor (Vincent Lopez)
1902-02-14 - Stu Erwin, Squaw Valley California, actor (Stu Erwin Show)
Author John Steinbeck (1902-02-27)
1902-02-27 - John Steinbeck, Salinas California, author (Grapes of Wrath-Nobel 1962)
1902-03-29 - Onslow Stevens, LA California, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life)
1902-07-04 - George Murphy, New Haven Ct, (Sen-R-California)/actor/dancer (MGM Parade)
1902-07-26 - Gracie Allen, SF California, Mrs George Burns/comedian (Burns & Allen)
1902-08-11 - Lloyd Nolan, SF California, actor (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Peyton Place)
1903-12-26 - Elisha Cook Jr, San Francisco California, actor (Maltese Falcon, Shane, Magnum PI)
1904-03-01 - Paul Hartman, SF California, actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction)
1905-01-26 - Charles Lane, SF California, actor (Homer-Petticoat Junction, Lucy Show), (d. 2007)
1905-01-27 - Howard McNear, LA California, actor (Floyd-Andy Griffith Show, Jetsons)
1905-04-21 - Edmund G "Pat" Brown, (Gov-D-California)
1905-09-18 - Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Oakland California, actor (Jack Benny Show)
1905-11-05 - Joel McCrea, South Pasadena California, actor (Marshal-Wichita Town)
1906-02-22 - Gale Gordon, LA California, actor (Conklin-Our Miss Brooks, Here's Lucy)
1907-01-03 - Anna May Wong, LA California, actress (Impact, Study in Scarlet)
1907-02-20 - Nadine Conner, California, soprano (Carmen, Pamina-Magic Flute)
Actor and Senator George Murphy (1902-07-04)
1907-07-29 - Melvin Mouron Belli, Sonora California, lawyer (SF's "King of Torts")
1907-11-26 - Frances Dee, LA California, actress (Of Human Bondage)
1908-02-02 - Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, California, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)/actor
1908-05-02 - William Bakewell, LA California, actor (Stage manager-Pinky Lee Show)
1908-08-06 - Helen Hull Jacobs, Berkley California, US tennis champ (1932-35)
1908-12-21 - Pat Weaver, LA California, TV Executive (started Today show)
1908-12-25 - Frank Ferguson, California, actor (Wagons West, Dynamite, My Gal Sal)
1909-08-10 - Leo Fender, Anaheim California, rocker (Fender guitars)
1910-01-08 - Richard Cromwell, [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], LA California, actor (Jezebel)
1910-02-03 - Nelson Case, Long Beach California, TV host (Trash or Treasure)
1910-07-04 - Gloria Stuart, Santa Monica California, actress (Rose-Titanic)/founder (Screen Actors Guild), (d. 2010)
1910-07-11 - Irene Hervey, LA California, actress (Aunt Meg-Honey West)
1910-07-28 - Bill Goodwin, SF California, announcer (Jolson Story, Burns & Allen)
1911-01-27 - Benay Venuta, SF California, actress (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister)
1911-03-29 - Philip Ahn, LA California, actor (Master Kan-Kung Fu)
Actress Gloria Stuart (1910-07-04)
1911-05-11 - Doodles Weaver, LA California, comedian (Spike Jones & City Slickers)
1911-10-27 - Leif Erickson, California, actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront)
1911-12-14 - Spike Jones, Long Beach California, composer (In a Secluded Rendesvous)
1911-12-30 - Jeanette Nolan, LA California, actress (Richard Boone Show, Virginian)
1912-04-11 - John Larkin, Oakland California, actor (Saints & Sinners, 12 O'Clock High)
1912-04-30 - Eve Arden, Mill Valley California, actress (Connie-Our Miss Brooks)
1912-06-12 - Russell "Lucky" Hayden, Chico California, actor (Judge Roy Bean)
1912-08-15 - Julia Child, Pasadena California, chef (French Chef)
1912-09-05 - John Cage, LA California, composer (Imaginary Landscape No 1/O'O)
1913-01-09 - Richard Nixon, Yorba Linda, California, 37th President (R) of the United States (1969-74)
1913-01-15 - Lloyd Bridges, San Leandro California, actor (Sea Hunt, Roots, Airplane)
1913-05-29 - Iris Adrian, LA California, actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard)
1913-08-21 - Cornelius Johnson, LA California, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1936)
1913-09-28 - Alice Marble, Beckworth California, tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40)
1913-12-25 - Tony Martin, San Francisco, California, [Alvin Morris], SF, singer (It's a Blue World, To Each), (d. 2012)
37th US President Richard Nixon (1913-01-09)
1914-02-17 - [Bert de] Wayne Morris, LA California, WW II-pilot/actor (Paths of Glory)
1914-03-09 - Fred Clark, Lincoln California, actor (Burns & Allen, Auntie Mame, Hazard)
1914-10-26 - Jackie Coogan, LA California, actor (Uncle Fester-Addams Family), (d. 1984)
1915-06-25 - Peter Lind Hayes, SF California, comedian/singer (Peter Lind Hayes Show)
1915-10-18 - Victor Sen Yung, SF California, actor (Hop Sing-Bonanza, Bachelor Family)
1916-02-13 - James Griffith, LA California, actor (Sheriff of Cochise)
1916-04-03 - Herb Caen, Sacramento California, columnist (SF Chronicle)
1916-04-05 - Gregory Peck, La Jolla California, actor (To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur)
1916-04-30 - Robert Shaw, Red Bluff California, chorale conductor (Robert Shaw Chorale)
1916-08-19 - Marie Wilson, Anaheim California, actress (My Friend Irma)
1916-12-14 - Shirley Jackson, San Francisco, California, writer (Road Through the Wall), (d. 1965)
1917-01-29 - John Raitt, Santa Ana California, actor/singer (Chevy Show, Pajama Game)
1917-05-01 - John Beradino, LA California, actor (Steve Hardy-General Hospital)
1917-05-28 - Marshall Reed, Englewood California, actor (Fred Asher-Lineup)
1917-06-18 - Richard Boone, LA California, actor (Paladin-Have Gun Will Travel)
Writer Shirley Jackson (1916-12-14)
1917-11-12 - Jo Stafford, Coalinga California, singer (You Belong to me, Never Smile Again)
1917-11-17 - Jack Lescoulie, Sacramento California, TV host (Jackie Gleason Show)
1917-12-13 - Dave Street, LA California, actor/singer (Broadway Open House)
1918-01-28 - Vito Scotti, SF California, actor (Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park)
1918-03-08 - Alan Hale [MacKahan] Jr, LA California, actor (Skipper-Gilligan's Island)
1918-04-26 - Stafford Repp, California, actor (Chief O'Hara-Batman, Plunder Road)
1918-07-24 - Ruggiero Ricci, SF California, composer/violinist (Paganini), (d. 2012)
1918-08-08 - Rory Calhoun, LA California, actor (Capitol, Motel Hell, Bill-Texan)
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 100 of 202
1940-01-26 - Actor Ronald Raegan (28) weds Academy Award-winning actress Jane Wyman (23) at the Wee Kirk o' the Heather church in Glendale, California
1940-06-21 - 37th US President Richard Nixon (27) weds Pat Ryan (28) at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California
1942-01-10 - Actress Ava Gardner (19) weds actor Mickey Rooney (21) in Ballard, California
1945-09-27 - Actor Richard Cromwell (35) weds actress Angela Lansbury (19) in Independence, California
1949-07-13 - Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Jones (30) weds "Rebecca" film producer David O. Selznick (47) in Beverly Hills, California
1964-06-27 - Broadway musical actress-singer Ethel Merman (56) weds academy award-winning actor Ernest Borgnine (47) in Beverly Hills, California
1964-09-24 - Actress Jayne Mansfield (31) weds film producer and director Matt Cimber in Mulege, Baja California Sur, Mexico
1968-08-25 - "The Outlaw" actress Jane Russell (47) weds actor Roger Barrett (47) at the Community Presbyterian Church in Beverly Hills, California
1974-01-31 - "The Outlaw" actress Jane Russell (52) weds real-estate broker John Calvin People (45) in Santa Barbara, California
1975-06-07 - Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard (21) weds Cheryl Alley (21) at Magnolia Park United Methodist Church in Burbank, California
1977-07-07 - "American Bandstand" TV host Dick Clark (47) weds Kari Wigton (34) in Malibu, California
Actor/Director Sylvester Stallone (1985-12-15)
1985-12-15 - Action star actor Sylvester Stallone (39) weds "Rocky IV" actress Brigitte Nielsen (22) in Beverly Hills, California
1989-12-09 - "Baywatch" actor David Hasselhoff (37) weds actress Pamela Bach (26) at the Little Brown Church in Studio City, California
1993-08-08 - California state senator Tom Hayden (54) weds actress Barbara Williams (40)
1993-11-13 - "Ladyhawke" actress Michelle Pfeiffer (35) weds television writer and producer David E. Kelley (37) in Santa Barbara, California
1994-02-14 - Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia (51) weds Deborah Koons (40) in Tiburon, California
1994-07-10 - The "Anthrax" heavy-metal guitarist Scott Ian (31) weds Debbie Leavitt (23) in Huntington Beach, California
1994-09-17 - "L.A. Law" actor Blair Underwood (30) weds freelance talent coordinator Desiree DaCosta (29) at his outdoor Southern California
1995-02-06 - "The Beach Boys" leader and chief songwriter Brian Wilson (52) weds former model Melinda Ledbetter (47) at Palos Verdes in Peninsula, California
1995-05-07 - Eldest son of Shirley Jones and screenplay writer Shaun Cassidy (36) weds actress Susan Diol (30) in Westwood, California
1995-09-02 - Actor Charlie Sheen (30) weds model Donna Peele (25) in Malibu, California
1996-05-26 - "Seinfield" actor-comedian Wayne Knight (41) weds makeup artist Paula Sutor (44) in Pacific Palisades, California
1996-06-08 - Lyricist and songwriter Carole Bayer Sager (52) weds former chairman of Warner Bros. Robert Daly (60) in Bel Air, California
1996-06-22 - "Full House" actress Candace Cameron (20) weds Montreal Canadiens hockey player Valeri Bure (22) at the Church of the Valle in Van Nuys, California
1997-04-19 - Tennis player champion Andre Agassi (26) weds actress and model Brooke Shields (31) in Monterey, California
1997-05-03 - "Port Charles" soap opera actor Jon Lindstrom (39) weds "The Young and The Restless" actress Eileen Davidson (38) in Cambria, California
Model & Actress Brooke Shields (1997-04-19)
1997-07-04 - "Beverly Hills 90210" actor Ian Ziering (34) weds model-actress Nikki Schieler (26) in Beverly Hills, California
1997-09-05 - TV and radio host Larry King (64) weds singer Shawn Southwick (38) at the hospital room in Los Angeles, California
1997-11-15 - "Rescue 911" TV host and actor William Shatner (66) weds former Ford model Norine Kidd (37) in Pasadena, California
1998-01-05 - "Hercules" actor Kevin Sorbo (39) weds actress Sam Jenkins (33) at the Beurge Chapel in Pacific Palisades, California
1998-02-14 - Golden Globe Award-winning actress Sharon Stone (40) weds San Francisco Examiner executive editor Phil Bronstein (47) in Beverly Hills, California
1998-05-28 - "Xena: The Warrior Princess" Lucy Lawless (30) weds executive producer Rob Tapert (43) at Saint Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California
1998-06-27 - The "Murphy Brown" actress Faith Ford (33) weds personal trainer and writer Campion Murphy (35) on Clint Eastwood's 22-acre Mission Ranch in Carmel, California
1998-07-12 - "Dynasty" actress Catherine Oxenberg (36) weds "Chinatown" film producer Robert Evans (68) in Beverly Hills, California
1998-09-19 - "Full House" actor John Stamos (35) weds supermodel Rebecca Romijn (25) at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California
1998-09-27 - "The Mummy" actor Brendan Fraser (30) weds actress Afton Smith (32) at Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California
1998-10-25 - "Punky Brewster" actress Soleil Moon Frye (22) weds television producer and actor Jason Goldberg (26) at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, California
1998-12-19 - Actress Vivica A. Fox (34) weds singer Christopher Harvest at the Park Plaza in Los Angeles, California
1999-01-16 - "General Hospital" actor Steve Burton (29) weds model Sheree Gustin (22) at a cliffside church in Dana Point, California
1999-03-20 - "Smallville" actress Annette O' Toole (46) weds "Laverne and Shirley" actor Michael McKean (51) at The Regal Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California
1999-06-12 - Actor and film director David Arquette (27) weds "Friends" actress Courteney Cox (34) at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California
Actress Courteney Cox (1999-06-12)
1999-07-15 - "Grateful Dead" guitarist Bob Weir (51) weds Natasha Muenter (31) in Mill Valley, California
1999-07-17 - Academy Award-winning actress Helen Hunt (36) weds "The Simpsons" voice actor Hank Azaria (35) in Los Angeles, California
1999-10-02 - "Matchbox Twenty" lead singer Rob Thomas (27) weds model Marisol Maldonado in Santa Ynez, California
2000-06-04 - "Titanic" producer-director James Cameron (45) weds actress Suzy Amis (38) in Malibu, California
2000-07-29 - American actress Jennifer Aniston (31) weds actor and film producer Brad Pitt (36) in a private ceremony at Malibu, California
2000-09-03 - "Will & Grace" actress Debra Messing (32) weds actor-screenwriter Daniel Zelman (33) at a private estate in Santa Barbara, California
2000-09-30 - Tennis star player Pete Sampras (29) weds actress and former Miss Teen USA Bridgette Wilson (27) in Los Angeles, California
2000-11-24 - Actor, screenwriter and director Jon Favreau (34) weds physician Joya Tillem (30) in Sonoma, California
2001-01-20 - "Fast Lane" actor Peter Facinelli (27) weds actress and director Jennie Garth (28) at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Montecito, California
2001-04-04 - Actress and model Brooke Shields (35) weds sitcom writer Chris Henchy (37) in Catalina Island, California
2001-04-18 - NBA star player Kobe Bryant (22) weds Vanessa Laine at St. Edward Roman Catholic Church in Dana Point, California
2001-09-01 - "Six Days Seven Nights" actress Anne Heche (32) weds cameraman Coleman Laffoon in Los Angeles, California
2001-09-29 - Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez (32) weds dancer/choreographer Cris Judd (32) in Calabasas, California
2001-10-20 - Actor Johnathon Schaech (32) weds actress Christina Applegate (29) at the three-acre Cree Estate in Palm Springs, California
2001-11-24 - "Angel" actor David Boreanaz (32) weds actress Jaime Bergman (26) at Ingleside Inn in Palm Springs, California
Actress Christina Applegate (2001-10-20)
2002-04-13 - "Law & Order" actor Benjamin Bratt (38) weds actress-model Talisa Soto (35) in San Francisco, California
2002-06-15 - Actor Charlie Sheen (36) weds actress Denise Richards (31) under a rose arch dotted by over 1000 blooms in Brentwood, California
2002-08-25 - "Baywatch" actress Yasmine Bleeth (34) weds strip club owner Paul Cerrito at Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara, California
2002-09-20 - "The Monkees" lead vocalist Micky Dolenz (57) weds Donna Quinter in Calabasas, California
2002-12-31 - Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne (54) weds TV host Sharon Osbourne (50) at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California
2002-12-31 - Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne (54) weds TV host Sharon Osbourne (50) at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California
2003-03-01 - "The Silence of the Lambs" actor Anthony Hopkins (65) weds actress-producer Stella Arroyave (47) in Malibu, California
2003-04-25 - "Angel" actress Amy Acker (26) weds actor James Carpinello (27) at Hans Fahden Vineyard in Napa Valley, California
2003-05-10 - "Broadway" singer-actress Carol Channing (82) weds Harry Kullijian at Big Valley Grace Community Church in Modesto, California
2003-05-13 - Former NBA star Dennis Rodman (42) weds Michelle Moyer on a small civil ceremony in Newport Beach, California
2003-05-18 - Actress Rena Sofer (34) weds director and producer Sanford Bookstaver (29) in Malibu, California
2003-06-07 - "Sidewalks of New York" actor-director Edward Burns (34) weds Calvin Klein model Christy Turlington (32) at St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church in San Francisco, California
2003-06-07 - "Dawson's Creek" actor Kerr Smith (31) weds actress Harmoni Everett (28) at The La Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs, California
2003-06-22 - Actor Adam Sandler (36) weds actress-model Jackie Titone (28) at Dick Clark's oceanfront in Malibu, California
2003-07-05 - TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos (28) weds Lions Gate Entertainment president Jay Faires at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Los Angeles, California
Actor James Van Der Beek (2003-07-05)
2003-07-05 - "Dawson's Creek" actor James Van Der Beek (26) weds actress Heather Ann McComb (26) at Saddlerock Ranch in Malibu, California
2003-10-11 - American Pie star Alyson Hannigan (29) weds Angel's Alexis Denisof (37) at the Two Bunch Palms Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, California
2003-11-22 - Actress Carmen Electra (31) weds rocker Dave Navarro (36) at the St. Regis Hotel in Los Angeles, California
2003-12-05 - Cold play band lead vocalist Chris Martin (35) weds actress singer Gwyneth Paltrow (39) at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California
2003-12-05 - Cold play band lead vocalist Chris Martin (35) weds actress singer Gwyneth Paltrow (39) at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California
2003-12-06 - "The Bachelorette" star Trista Rehn (31) weds Ryan Sutter (29) at The Lodge in Rancho Mirage, California
2004-04-04 - Latina singer Joy Enriquez (25) weds Grammy-winner Rodney Jerkins (26) at the Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, California
2004-05-09 - "Underworld" director Len Wiseman (31) weds actress Kate Beckinsale (30) at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California
2004-06-05 - Actress Jennifer Lopez (43) weds salsa artist Marc Anthony (42) in Beverly Hills, California
2004-07-03 - Actress Tori Spelling (31) weds actor-writer Charlie Shanian (35) at her parents 56,000-square foot mansion in Bel Air, California
2004-07-30 - Actor Nicolas Cage (40) weds Alice Kim (20) at a private ranch in Northern California
2004-08-14 - Actor Josh Brolin (36) weds actress Diane Lane (39) at his ninety-seven acre spread in San Luis Obispo, California
2004-08-14 - "Dancing With The Stars" contestant and "Seinfeld" actor John O'Hurley (49) weds Lisa Mesloh at the Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara, California
2004-08-28 - "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" actress Mariska Hargitay (40) weds actor-writer Peter Hermann (37) at the Unitarian Society in Santa Barbara, California
2004-09-18 - Pop star Britney Spears (22) weds rapper-dancer Kevin Federline (26) in Studio City, California
Pop Star Britney Spears (2004-09-18)
2004-10-02 - "Married ... With Children" actress Katey Sagal (50) weds "The Shield" writer Kurt Sutter (42) in Los Feliz, California
2004-10-30 - Blink-182 pop punk band drummer Travis Barker (28) weds actress and First Runner Up Miss USA 1995 Shanna Moakler (29) at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, California
2005-04-16 - One Tree Hill actress Sophia Bush (23) weds actor Chad Michael Murray (24) at Hotel Casa Del Mar in Santa Monica, California
2005-04-19 - "Extra" co-host Dayna Devon (35) weds plastic surgeon Dr. Brent Moelleken at the Hans Fahden Winery in Calistoga, California
2005-05-18 - Television presenter and former Miss Germany Verona Feldbusch (37) weds German entrepreneur Franjo Pooth at the San Diego Court House in San Diego, California
2005-05-22 - "Alias" actor Kevin Weisman (34) weds Jodi Tanowitz at Menlo Circus Club in Atherton, California
2005-06-09 - "Good Morning, Miami" actor Mark Feuerstein (34) weds TV writer/producer Dana Klein at The Four Seasons-Biltmore Hotel in Santa Barbara, California
2005-06-09 - "Saved By The Bell" actress Tiffani Thiessen (31) weds actor Brady Smith in Montecito, California
2005-06-11 - "Clueless" actress Alicia Silverstone (28) weds musician Christopher Jarecki in Lake Tahoe, California
2005-06-29 - "Access Hollywood" host Nancy O'Dell (39) weds business executive Keith Zubchevich (36) at the Bacara Resort & Spa in
Santa Barbara, California
2005-07-09 - Former Beverly Hills 90210 actress Tiffani Thiessen (31) weds actor-artist Brady Smith (33) at a private estate in Montecito, California
2005-07-16 - Academy award winning actress Sandra Bullock (40) weds "Monster Garage" host Jesse James (36) at sunset on the grounds of The Folded Hills Ranch in Gaviota, California
2005-08-20 - Award-winning American news anchor Lauren Sanchez (35) weds prominent talent agent Patrick Whitesell at The Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara, California
2005-09-24 - Actor Ashton Kutcher (34) weds actress Demi Moore (49) in Beverly Hills, California
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 28 of 28
1543-01-03 - Juan Cabrillo, conqueror of Cen America, discoverer of California, dies
1851-07-05 - Juanita, Mexican, lynched by California gold diggers
1853-07-25 - Joaquin Murieta, Mexican born Californian outlaw
1876-10-01 - James Lick, California land baron (b. 1796)
1891-09-07 - Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (b. 1820)
1928-02-29 - Ina Coolbrith, first poet laureate of California (b. 1841)
1935-12-02 - Albert Kessel, 1st to die in California gas chamber
1946-08-14 - Susan St James, [Susan Jane Miller], LA California, actress (Kate & Allie)
1962-01-24 - Stanley Lord, captain of the SS Californian the night of the Titanic disaster (b. 1877)
1965-03-17 - Almos Alonzo Stagg, football coach (U of Chic), dies in California at 102
1966-01-03 - Rex Lease, actor (Perils of Pauline, Dakota, California), dies at 62
1973-11-30 - Bruce Yarnell, LA California, actor (Outlaws), dies at 35
1978-02-28 - Philip Ahn, LA California, actor (Master Kan-Kung Fu), dies at 66
1979-08-09 - Raymond Washington, founder of Los Angeles, California gang, the Crips
1984-03-05 - Michael Sklar, California, comedian (Laugh-in, Sha Na Na), dies at 39
1990-12-13 - Alice Marble, California, tennis star, dies at 77
1991-04-27 - Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, California Gold Rush), dies at 74
1992-02-26 - S I Hayakawa, (Sen-R-California), dies of a stroke at 85
1992-02-27 - S I Hayakawa, (Sen-California, 1977-83), dies at 85
1993-03-26 - Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84
1993-11-03 - Duncan Gibbins, director (Fire With Fire), dies in California fire at 41
2003-02-07 - John Reading, Mayor of Oakland, California (b. 1917)
2003-02-10 - Al Ruffo, Mayor of San Jose, California (b. 1908)
2003-12-01 - Clark Kerr, first Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (b. 1911)
US President & Actor Ronald Reagan (2004-06-05)
2004-06-05 - Ronald Reagan, American radio sports announcer, western film actor, governor of California, and 40th President of the United States (b. 1911)
2007-02-05 - Leo T. McCarthy, American politician and 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California (1983-1995) (b. 1930)
2007-04-22 - Juanita Millender-McDonald, congresswoman from southern California (b. 1938)
2012-01-04 - Ruben Ayala, American politician (California State Senator 1974-1998), dies of natural cause at 89
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