Today in New Haven History
Connecticut Topics: Hartford, CT - Stamford, CT
Historical Events
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1637-05-26 - 1st battle of Pequot at New Haven Ct kills 500 indians
1701-10-09 - Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven
1848-12-25 - New Haven Railroad opens
1849-09-29 - 1st passenger train service to Peekskill NY (New Haven Railroad)
1878-01-28 - 1st telephone exchange (New Haven, CT)
1882-02-02 - Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn
1914-03-20 - 1st international figure-skating tournament held in US, New Haven
1948-06-15 - WTNH TV channel 8 in New Haven, CT (ABC) begins broadcasting
1991-07-15 - Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men's pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks & Phila Spirit
Famous Birthdays
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1897-02-07 - Quincy Porter, New Haven Ct, composer
1900-03-17 - Alfred Newman, New Haven, composer (Love is a Many Splendored Thing)
1902-01-24 - Walter Keirnan, New Havens Ct, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret)
1902-02-13 - Blair Moody, New Haven Ct, (Sen-Mich)
1902-07-04 - George Murphy, New Haven Ct, (Sen-R-Calif)/actor/dancer (MGM Parade)
1909-02-12 - Barry Wood, New Haven Ct, vocalist (Your Hit Parade)
1909-09-28 - Al Capp, [Alfred Gerald Caplin], New Haven Ct, cartoonist (Li'l Abner)
1912-08-20 - Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)
1922-03-20 - Larry Elgart, New Haven Ct, bandleader/alto sax (Elgart Orch)
1926-10-25 - Biff McGuire, New Haven Ct, actor (Serpico, Heart is Lonely Hunter)
1927-03-10 - Donn Trenner, New Haven Ct, orch leader (ABC's Nightlife)
1928-11-23 - Jerry Bock, New Haven CT, Broadway composer (Fiddler on the Roof)
1930-02-20 - Patricia Smith, New Haven Ct, actress (Bob Newhart Show)
1943-10-17 - Susan Davenny Wyner, New Haven Ct, soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize)
1946-10-15 - Richard Carpenter, New Haven Ct, vocalist (Carpenters-Close to You)
1947-01-21 - Jill Eikenberry, New Haven Ct, (Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project)
1950-03-02 - Karen Carpenter, New Haven Ct, vocalist/drummer (We Only Just Begun)
1952-01-06 - Grant Goodeve, New Haven Conn, actor (David-8 is Enough, Dynasty)
1962-01-22 - Robert Mailhouse, New Haven Ct, actor (Brian-Days of our Life)
1965-10-27 - Krista Blomquist, New Haven Conn, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1995)
1969-04-14 - Brad Ausmus, New Haven CT, catcher (Detroit Tigers)
1970-07-21 - Steven "Scrappy" Segaloff, New Haven, Conn, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
1974-04-05 - Mike DuHaney, New Haven Ct, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)
1987-09-16 - Madeline Zima, New Haven Ct, actress (Grace Sheffield-Nanny)
