Today in Miami History
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Historical Events
Results 1 - 78 of 78
1780-11-05 - French-American force under Colonel LaBalme is defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.
1848-12-26 - The Phi Delta Theta fraternity is founded at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
1855-06-28 - The Sigma Chi Fraternity was founded at Miami University
1896-07-28 - City of Miami incorporated
1906-03-17 - The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity is founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
1913-03-26 - Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami, & Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously
1926-03-03 - International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Fla)
1926-09-17 - Hurricane hits Miami & Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die
1926-09-18 - Hurricane hits Miami, kills 250
1937-01-25 - Miami-to-Tampa bus overturned in a canal, kills 13
1941-12-30 - Al Capone's son Sonny marries in Miami Beach
1943-12-16 - "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, kills 73 & injures 200
1946-09-06 - All-American Football Conference plays 1st game (Clev 44, Miami 0)
1948-12-28 - The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.
1949-03-21 - WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1950-04-26 - U of Miami ends William & Mary straight tennis match victories at 82
1953-08-12 - Ann Davidson, 1st woman to sail solo across Atlantic, arrives Miami
1954-12-04 - The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida, USA
1955-08-12 - WPBT TV channel 2 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1956-02-12 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Miami Beach Golf Open
1956-07-29 - WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, FL (IND) begins broadcasting
1957-07-21 - 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley GC Dayton Ohio
1958-12-10 - 1st domestic (NY-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111
1960-03-26 - Orioles-Reds series for Havana, is moved to Miami
1961-03-12 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Miami Golf Open
1961-08-16 - Martin L King protests for black voting right in Miami
1961-11-20 - WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
1962-06-26 - WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1966-06-14 - Miami beats St Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball
1967-09-20 - WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1967-11-15 - WLTV TV channel 23 in Miami, FL (IND) begins broadcasting
1968-08-08 - Race riot in Miami Florida
1968-08-08 - Republican convention in Miami Beach nominates Nixon for pres
1968-08-10 - Race riot in Miami, Chicago & Little Rock
1968-12-28 - 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival
1969-03-23 - Rally for Decency (Miami)
1970-06-16 - Race riots in Miami Florida
1970-08-10 - Jim Morrison is tried in Miami on "lewd & lascivious behavior"
1972-07-10 - Democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida (McGovern)
1972-07-12 - Democrats nominated George McGovern for president in Miami Fla
1972-08-21 - Republican convention opens in Miami Beach
1972-08-23 - Republican convention (Miami Beach, Fla) renominates VP Agnew but not unanimous-1 vote went to NBC newsman David Brinkley)
1974-08-25 - LA Aztecs defeat Miami Toros to win NASL cup
1975-12-10 - Terry Funk beats Jack Brisco in Miami Beach, to become NWA champ
1976-08-11 - Keith Moon, drummer for Who, collapses & is hospitalized in Miami
1977-01-19 - Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snowfall has occurred. It also fell in the Bahamas.
1977-06-07 - Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law
1977-11-24 - Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs St Louis (55-14)
1978-04-03 - Larry King moves his radio show from Miami to Washington DC
1978-09-02 - Gloria Fajardo (21) marries Emilio Estefan (25) (Miami Sound Machine)
1979-07-17 - Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza flees to Miami
1980-05-17 - Major race riot in Miami Florida - 16 killed, 300 injured
1981-09-16 - 1st broadcast of "Miami Vice" on NBC-TV
1982-02-02 - San Diego beats Miami 41-38 in OT after blowing a 24-0 lead
1984-09-16 - "Miami Vice" premieres
1984-11-10 - Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to Md 42-40
1984-11-23 - Boston College QB Doug Flutie passes (472 yards), including game ending 48 yard TD (Hail Mary Pass) to end game & beat Miami 47-45
1985-10-14 - On Mon Night football, Jets retire Joe Namath's #12, beat Miami 23-7
1986-07-14 - Shalamar's Howard Hewett acquitted in Miami of drug charges
1986-09-21 - Miami Dan Marino passes for 6 touchdowns vs NY Jets (51-45)
1986-12-06 - 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Fla (QB)
1987-05-03 - Miami Herald reports a woman spent Friday & Saturday with Gary Hart
1987-06-16 - Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, opens
1988-01-01 - Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship
1988-07-08 - Miami Arena opens
1989-02-10 - Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV
1990-01-25 - Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega is transferred to a Miami jail
1990-12-18 - NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St Petersburg, & Wash DC as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami & Denver win)
1992-12-12 - 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, Miami-Fla (QB)
1994-03-02 - Miami begins a latin walk of fame, 1st star for Gloria Estefan
1994-09-21 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft Laud/Miami Fl (WBGG 105.9 FM)
1996-05-11 - Valujet DC-9 crashes in Miami, 109 die
1997-04-09 - Major League Soccer announces Miami & Chicago expansion
1997-05-12 - Tornado narrowly misses downtown Miami
1998-05-21 - In Miami, Florida, five abortion clinics are hit by a butyric acid attacker.
2000-04-22 - In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida.
2005-12-07 - Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of US federal air marshals at Miami International Airport.
2006-07-31 - Fidel Castro hands over power temporarily to brother Raúl Castro. This leads to a celebration in Little Havana (La Pequeña Habana in Spanish), Miami, Florida, where many Cuban Americans participated.
Famous Birthdays
Results 1 - 66 of 66
1893-06-25 - Charlotte Greenwood, Phila, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami)
1912-09-24 - Don Porter, Miami Okla, actor (Russ Lawrence-Gidget, Ann Sothern Show)
1914-12-28 - Lee Bowman, Cincinnati Ohio, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover)
1916-11-13 - Jack Elam, Miami AZ, actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo)
1921-12-31 - Rocky Graziano, NYC, boxer (MW champ)/actor (Miami Undercover)[or 6/7]
1925-12-01 - Jordan Klein, Miami Fla, cameraman/director (Thunderball)
1926-07-04 - Mary Stuart, Miami Fla, actress (Jo-Search for Tomorrow)
1929-08-28 - Rokie Roker, Miami Fla, actress (Helen-Jeffersons)
1929-10-28 - 1st child born in aircraft, Miami, Florida
1935-06-23 - Maurice Ferre, former mayor of Miami
1935-10-12 - Sam Moore, Miami Fl, rock vocalist (Sam & Dave-Soul Sister)
1937-03-26 - Wayne Embry, holder of 7 basketball records (Miami of Ohio)
1939-03-14 - William Benjamin Lenoir, Miami Florida, astronaut (STS 5)
1939-04-30 - Ellen Taafe Zwilich, Miami Florida, (1st woman composer Pulitzer 1982)
1939-05-01 - Ray Aranha, Miami FL, actor (Nick-Married People)
1939-06-24 - Henry Lawrence Garett III, Miami Fla, Sect of Navy (1989-92)
1939-11-15 - Thalmus Rasulala, [Jack Crowder], Miami Fla, actor (Blacula, Roots)
1945-07-01 - Deborah Harry, Miami Fla, singer (Blondie-Heart of Glass)
1945-10-21 - Everett McGill, Miami Beach FL, actor (Jezebel's Kiss, Silver Bullet)
1946-10-10 - Ben Vereen, Miami Fla, actor/dancer (Pippin, Roots, Webster)
1947-02-24 - Edward James Olmos, Cal, actor (Miami Vice, Stand & Deliver, Triumph)
1947-05-16 - Bill Smitrovich, actor (Crime Story, Miami Vice)
1948-04-17 - Jan Hammer, composer (Escape from TV, Miami Vice)
1949-01-14 - Lawrence Kasdan, Miami FL, director/writer (Accidental Tourist)
1949-05-26 - Philip Michael Thomas, Columbus Ohio, actor (Miami Vice)
1949-12-15 - Don Johnson, Flatt Creek Mo, actor (Miami Vice, Harrad Experiment)
1950-03-04 - Emilio Estefan, Cuba, rocker (Miami Sound Machine-1 2 3)
1950-03-13 - William H Macy, Miami FL, actor (Homicide, Water Engine)
1950-08-06 - Winston E Scott, Miami Fla, USN Commander/astronaut (STS 72, 87)
1950-11-30 - Kathryn Witt, Miami Fla, actress (Lenny, Pam-Flying High)
1951-07-20 - Larry Black, Miami Fla, 4x100 runner (Olympic-gold-1972)
1952-04-29 - Nora Dunn, Chic Ill, comedienne (SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl)
1954-05-10 - Jeff Apple, Miami Florida, producer (In the Line of Fire)
1954-07-10 - Andre Dawson, Miami Fla, outfielder (Expos, Cubs, 1987 NL MVP)
1954-10-30 - JoAnne Russell, Miami Fla, tennis player (Wibeldon Double 1977)
1955-02-02 - Michael Talbott, Waverly Iowa, actor (Stan-Miami Vice)
1955-03-09 - Fernando Bujones, Miami Fla, ballet dancer
1957-04-13 - Saundra Santiago, Bronx NY, actress (Gina-Miami Vice)
1957-09-01 - Gloria Estefan, [Fajardo], Havana, singer (Miami Sound Machine-Conga)
1957-10-04 - Christina Smith, Miami FL, playmate (Mar, 1978)
1958-06-26 - Glen Stewart Godwin, Miami Fla, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
1958-11-23 - David Wallace, Miami, actor (General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus)
1959-04-02 - Victoria Jackson, Miami Florida, comedian (SNL, Casual Sex)
1959-08-03 - Victoria Jackson, Miami Fla, actress (Casual Sex, SNL, UHF)
1960-05-17 - Fiona Hutchison, Miami Fla, actress (One Life to Live, Guiding Light)
1960-07-07 - Barbara Bierman, Miami Fla, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1994)
1960-12-28 - Terri Garber, Miami FL, actress (Leslie Carrington-Dynasty)
1961-04-10 - Olivia Brown, Frankfurt GFR, actress (Det Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice)
1962-10-30 - Danny Tartabull, Miami FL, outfielder (NY Yankees, Chic White Sox)
1963-02-09 - Bonnie Levin, Miami Beach Fla, WPVA volleyballer
1963-07-09 - Pamela Annette Sanders, Miami Florida, playmate (November, 1985)
1963-09-04 - Donna Wilkins, Miami FL, LPGA golfer (1987 S&H Golf Classic-5th)
1964-10-28 - Lenny Harris, Miami FL, infielder (Cin Reds)
1965-01-11 - Olivia Barash, Miami Fla, actress (Laura-Out of the Blue)
1969-04-04 - Carlos Reyes, Miami FL, pitcher (Oakland A's)
1969-04-19 - Carlos Reyes, Miami FL, pitcher (Oakland A's)
1969-08-13 - Alex Fernandez, Miami Beach FL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
1969-10-25 - Larry Thomas, Miami FL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
1970-05-23 - Ricky Gutierrez, Miami FL, infielder (Houston Astros)
1971-08-15 - Priscilla Taylor, Miami FLA, playmate (Mar, 1996)
1972-03-29 - Alex Ochoa, Miami FL, outfielder (NY Mets)
1973-04-08 - Alex Gonzalez, Miami FL, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
1973-05-31 - Marty Janzen, Miami FL, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
1976-09-30 - Adita Linares, Miami Fla, spanish actress (Clueless, Cookie)
1979-08-04 - Brandi Siegel, Miami Fla, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
1987-10-18 - Zac Efron, TV actor, born in San Luis Obispo, California, USA (CSI: Miami, ER)
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 8 of 8
1933-02-15 - Anton J Cermak, (Mayor-D-Chicago), assassinated in Miami
1962-11-17 - Arthur Vining Davis, CEO (Alcoa-1910-57), dies at 95 in Miami
1978-02-18 - Charlotte Greenwood, actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies at 84
1979-12-25 - Lee Bowman, actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover), dies at 64
1983-01-15 - Meyer Lansky, reputed mobster, dies in Miami Beach Fla at 80
1985-02-08 - Tom Greenway, actor (Miami Story), dies of a heart attack at 75
1993-04-18 - Arthur P Smith, US founder of Miami Planetarium, dies at 76
2006-11-07 - Bryan Pata, American football defensive tackle (University of Miami) (murdered) (b. 1981)
