Today in Oakland History
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 80 of 80
1863-09-01 - RR & ferry connection between SF & Oakland inaugurated
1868-03-23 - University of California founded (Oakland California)
1870-03-18 - 1st US National Wildlife Preserve (Lake Meritt in Oakland California)
1874-02-21 - Oakland Daily Tribune begins publication
1912-01-13 - -40°F (-40°C), Oakland, Maryland (state record)
1924-06-06 - 28th US Golf Open: Cyril Walker shoots a 297 at Oakland Hills CC Mich
1928-05-31 - 1st aerial cross of Pacific takes off from Oakland
1929-07-15 - 1st airport hotel opens-Oakland Ca
1931-02-20 - Congress allows California to build Oakland-Bay Bridge
1933-07-04 - Work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge
1935-01-11 - Amelia Earhart flies from Honolulu to Oakland Ca (non-stop, of course)
1936-11-12 - Oakland Bay Bridge opens
1937-06-12 - 41st US Golf Open: Ralph Guldahl shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich
1938-08-17 - 1st aircraft owned by Forest Service in service (Oakland)
1945-09-10 - KLS-AM in Oakland Ca changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA)
1951-06-16 - 51st US Golf Open: Ben Hogan shoots a 287 at Oakland Hills CC Mich
1958-03-03 - KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, CA (IND) 1st broadcast
1959-06-07 - KLX-AM in Oakland California changes call letters to KEWB (now KNEW)
1960-01-26 - Oakland enters AFL
1961-06-17 - 61st US Golf Open: Gene Littler shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich
1963-07-08 - Reports of Charlie Finley's intention to move KC A's to Oakland
1963-12-22 - Oakland Raider Tom Flores passes for 6 touchdowns vs Houston (52-49)
1964-10-16 - Indians' directors vote to keep franchise in Cleveland, rejecting bids by Seattle, Oakland & Dallas
1966-08-27 - Oakland Pitcher Paul Lindblad begins a 385 cons errorless streak
1966-10-16 - Joean Baez & 123 other ani-draft protestors arrested in Oakland
1966-11-09 - Oakland Coliseum Arena opens
1967-10-18 - AL votes to allow Athletics to move from KC to Oakland & expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with KC & Seattle teams
1967-12-08 - NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals
1967-12-31 - Oakland Raiders beat Houston Oilers 40-7 in AFL championship game
1968-01-14 - Superbowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
1968-04-17 - A's 1st game in Oakland-Alameda Stadium, lose 4-1 to Balt Orioles
1968-05-08 - Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland pitches perfect game vs Twins (4-0)
1968-12-29 - NY Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game
1969-05-07 - 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1
1969-10-19 - Oakland Darryle Lamonica passes for 6 touchdowns vs Buffalo (50-21)
1970-01-04 - KC Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders 17-7 in AFC championship game
1970-04-13 - Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation
1971-01-03 - Baltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders 27-17 in AFC championship game
1972-09-11 - BART begins service with a 26-mi (42-km) line from Oakland to Fremont
1972-09-24 - Jack Tatum, Oakland, returns a fumble 104 yds vs Green Bay (rec)
1972-10-14 - Oakland A Gene Tenace is 1st to homer in 1st 2 World Series at bats
1973-07-07 - Balt Orioles pull their 4th triple play (5-4-3 vs Oakland)
1973-07-30 - Texas Rangers Jim Bibby no-hits 1st-place Oakland, 6-0
1973-10-11 - Oakland beats Baltimore 3 games to 2 to win AL pennant
1973-12-30 - Miami Dolphins beat Oakland Raiders 27-10 in AFC championship game
1976-11-09 - Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career
1977-01-09 - Superbowl XI: Oakland Raiders beat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, WR
1977-08-12 - For 2nd straight day, Oakland's Manny Sanguillen foils a no-hit bid
1979-05-07 - Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland)
1979-06-24 - Rickey Henderson debuts for Oakland & steals his 1st base
1981-01-25 - Superbowl XV: Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10 in New Orleans Superbowl MVP: Jim Plunkett, Oakland, QB
1981-10-15 - Professional cheerleader Krazy George Henderson leads what is thought to be the first audience wave in Oakland, California.
1981-11-22 - SD Charger Dan Fouts passes for 6 touchdowns vs Oakland (55-21)
1982-05-07 - Oakland Raiders to move to LA
1982-08-02 - Oakland's Rickey Henderson steals his 100th base of the season
1983-09-13 - Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season
1984-04-16 - Oakland A Dave Kingman hits 3 HRs including a grand slam
1985-06-16 - 85th US Golf Open: Andy North shoots a 279 at Oakland Hills CC Mich
1985-07-14 - Last USFL game-Baltimore Stars defeats Oakland Invaders, 28-24
1987-07-14 - 58th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-0 in 13 at Oakland-Alameda Stad
1987-08-14 - Oakland's Mark McGwire sets rookie HR record at 39, en route to 49
1987-11-03 - Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year
1988-05-18 - In just Oakland's 39th of the season, pitcher Dave Stewart breaks record with his 12th balk en route to 16
1989-09-27 - Oakland wins AL West & SF wins NL West title
1989-10-08 - Oakland beats Toronto, 4-3 in Game 5, to advance to the World Series
1990-03-12 - LA Raiders announce they were returning to Oakland
1990-05-24 - A car carrying American Earth First! activists Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney explodes in Oakland, California, critically injuring both.
1990-06-11 - Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson & Willie Randolph (all ex Yanks)
1990-08-08 - Balt Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs Oakland)
1990-09-09 - Oakland beats NY 7-3 to complete a 12-game sweep of Yankees this year
1990-11-13 - Oakland's Bob Welch wins AL Cy Young Award
1990-11-20 - Oakland's Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP
1991-10-21 - 24 die in a fire in Oakland Calif
1992-03-29 - Ice Dance Championship at Oakland won by Klimova & Ponomarenko (CIS)
1992-03-29 - Ice Pairs Championship at Oakland won by Mishuktienok & Dmitriev (CIS)
1992-03-29 - Men's Fig Skating Championship in Oakland won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS)
1996-06-16 - 96th US Golf Open: Steve Jones shoots a 278 wins at Oakland Hills CC
1996-12-18 - The Oakland, California school board passes a resolution officially declaring "Ebonics" a language or dialect.
2007-06-01 - Jack Kevorkian is released from prison after serving eight years of his 10-25 year prison term for second-degree murder in the 1998 death of Thomas Youk, 52, of Oakland County, Michigan.
2012-04-02 - Oikos University, Oakland shooting kills seven people and injures 3
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 67 of 67
1874-10-08 - Nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron)
1901-06-24 - Harry Partch, Oakland California, composer (Oedipus)
1905-09-18 - Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Oakland California, actor (Jack Benny Show)
1912-04-11 - John Larkin, Oakland California, actor (Saints & Sinners, 12 O'Clock High)
1912-12-25 - Tony Martin, Oakland Cal, singer (Tony Martin Show, Tonight We Love)
1919-12-30 - Jo Van Fleet, Oakland, actress (Gunfight at OK Corral, East of Eden)
1920-04-16 - Barry Nelson, Oakland, actor (Airport, My Favorite Husband)
1921-04-01 - William L Bergsma, Oakland California, composer (Fortunate Island)
1921-12-05 - Peter Hansen, Oakland California, actor (Mr Parkson-Mr Novak, Gen Hospital)
1922-01-31 - William Sylvester, Oakland California, actor (2001, Gorgo, Gemini Man)
1925-01-23 - Marty Paich, Oakland California, orchestra leader (Sonny & Cher, Glenn Campbell)
1925-10-27 - Jane Connell, Oakland California, actress (Jane-Stanley, Bridget-Dumpling)
1929-10-04 - Scotty Beckett, Oakland CA, actor (Listen Darling, Battleground)
1933-04-29 - Rod Marvin McKuen, Oakland California, singer/composer (Alone, Beatsville)
1935-11-24 - Ronald V Dellums, Oakland California, (Rep-D-California, 1971- )
1937-12-04 - Max Baer Jr, Oakland California, actor (Jethro-Beverly Hillbillies)
1938-05-11 - Carla Bley, [Carla Borg], Oakland, musician (Escalator Over the Hill)
1940-01-05 - Dany Saval, Oakland California, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)
1940-07-10 - Mills Watson, Oakland California, actor (Harper Valley PTA, BJ & Bear)
1941-07-17 - Daryle Lamonica, Oakland Raider QB (AFL leading passer 1967)
1943-02-09 - Squire Fridell, Oakland California, actor (Rosetti & Ryan)
1946-08-25 - Rollie Fingers, relief pitcher (Oakland Athletics, MVP/Cy Young-1981)
1947-01-05 - Ted Lange, Oakland California, actor (Isaac-Love Boat, Mr T & Tina)
1947-05-21 - Bill Champlin, Oakland Ca, rocker
1947-10-30 - Timothy B Schmidt, Oakland CA, rocker (Eagles)
1948-01-23 - Anita Pointer, Oakland, rock vocalist (Pointer Sisters-She's So Shy)
1949-10-11 - Greg Douglas, Oakland California, American rock guitarist/vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra)
1951-09-25 - Mark Hamill, Oakland California, actor (Luke Skywalker-Star Wars)
1954-10-03 - Dennis Eckersley, Oakland CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1955-05-27 - Bill Malley, Oakland CA, Nike golfer (1991 El Paso Open-30th)
1957-02-19 - Dave "Smoke" Stewart, Oakland California, pitcher (Oakland Athletic)
1960-10-12 - Lionel Washington, cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
1961-01-29 - Mike Aldrete, US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics, NY Yankees)
1961-07-21 - Jim Martin, Oakland CA, rock guitarist (Faith No More-Real Thing)
1961-08-09 - Brad Gilbert, Oakland CA, tennis star
1962-03-30 - M C Hammer, [Stanley Kirk Burrell], Oakland Ca, rapper (Hammer Time)
1962-08-02 - Cynthia Stevenson, Oakland, California, American actress (Bob, Hope & Gloria)
1963-12-18 - Lori McNeil, San Diego California, tennis star (1995 Oakland doubles)
1965-02-17 - Jim Bowie, Japanese/US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics)
1966-01-17 - Don Myrah, Oakland California, cyclist (Olympics-20th-96)
1966-04-30 - Aundray Bruce, defensive end (Oakland Raiders)
1966-08-31 - Jeff Frye, Oakland CA, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
1966-09-29 - Jill Whelan, Oakland Cal, actress (Vicki-Love Boat, Young & Restless)
1967-11-22 - Donald Hollas, quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
1967-12-13 - Deborah Driggs, Oakland Ca, playmate (Mar, 1990)
1968-01-08 - Brian Johnson, Oakland California, catcher (San Diego Padres)
1968-01-31 - Steve Phoenix, US baseball pitcher (Oakland Athletics)
1968-05-22 - Mike Harbold, Oakland California, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1969-03-22 - Darrell Russell, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1970-01-18 - Leo Araguz, NLF/WLAF punter (Oakland Raiders, Rhein Fire)
1970-04-20 - Shemar Moore, Oakland Cal, actor (Malcolm-Young & Restless)
1971-01-04 - Orlanda Truitt, wide receiver (Oakland Raiders)
1971-02-12 - Lincoln Kennedy, tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1971-02-14 - Kenny Shedd, WLAF receiver (Barcelona Dragons, Oakland Raiders)
1971-05-14 - Raphael Wiggins, Oakland California, rapper (Lifelines)
1971-08-05 - Perry Carter, cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
1972-03-28 - Mike Morton, linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
1973-01-21 - Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1973-06-11 - Lance Johnstone, defensive end (Oakland Raiders)
1973-12-06 - Tim Kohn, guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1974-01-28 - Jermaine Dye, Oakland CA, outfielder (Atlanta Braves)
1974-02-15 - Tim Hall, running back (Oakland Raiders)
1974-05-07 - Scott Whittaker, center/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1974-05-08 - Calvin Branch, cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
1974-06-24 - Adam Treu, guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1975-11-21 - Chad Levitt, running back (Oakland Raiders)
1975-12-31 - Cole Ford, kicker (Oakland Raiders)
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 1 of 1
2010-07-02 - Miss California USA 2009 Carrie Prejean (23) weds Oakland Raiders quarterback Kyle Boller (29) in San Diego
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 4 of 4
1934-08-18 - Delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Oakland Tribune), dies at 61
1983-08-29 - Simon Oakland, actor (Toma, Kolchak, Baa Baa Black Sheep), dies at 61
1993-08-17 - Robert C Maynard, CEO (Oakland Tribune), dies at 56
2003-02-07 - John Reading, Mayor of Oakland, California (b. 1917)
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