Today in Rochester History
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Historical Events
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1843-06-01 - It snows in Buffalo & Rochester NY & Cleveland Ohio
1853-07-06 - National Black convention meets (Rochester NY)
1871-11-05 - Susan B Anthony arrested trying to vote in Rochester NY
1887-02-16 - 1st newspaper convention (Rochester NY)
1898-09-15 - National Afro-American Council forms in Rochester NY
1913-09-15 - 1st US milch goat show held, Rochester, NY
1929-06-04 - George Eastman demonstrates 1st technicolor movie (Rochester NY)
1931-10-07 - 1st infra-red photograph, Rochester, NY
1934-07-01 - 1st x-ray photo of entire body, Rochester, NY
1936-07-16 - 1st x-ray photo of arterial circulation, Rochester, NY
1949-06-14 - WROC TV channel 8 in Rochester, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting
1951-01-06 - Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record 6 overtimes
1951-04-21 - 5th NBA Championship: Rochester Royals beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
1953-07-16 - KROC (now KTTC) TV channel 10 in Rochester, MN (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953-11-01 - WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting
1954-12-30 - 1st use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston)
1962-05-28 - Suit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester NY
1962-09-15 - WOKR TV channel 13 in Rochester, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
1964-07-24 - -27) race riot in Rochester, New York, 4 killed
1964-07-25 - Race riot in Rochester NY
1978-11-26 - 10 die as fire erupts at Holiday Inn in Rochester, NY
1981-04-18 - Pawtucket & Rochester start a 33-inning baseball game
1981-04-19 - Rochester Red Wings & Pawtucket Red Sox play to 2-2 tie in 32 innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 33rd)
1981-06-23 - 33 inning game ends, Pawtucket 3, Rochester 2
1981-06-23 - Dave Koza scores Marty Barrett with bases-loaded single in bottom of 33rd inning, Pawtucket beats Rochester 3-2
1984-07-22 - Kathy Whitworth wins Rochester Golf International (her 85th win)
1993-02-11 - Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester NY (WRQI)
1993-02-15 - Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Rochester NY on WNVE 95.1 FM
1993-02-18 - Howard Stern's radio show begins transmitting to Rochester NY
1995-09-24 - 31st Ryder Cup: Europe beats US, 14½-13½ at Oak Hill County Club (Rochester, New York, US)
Famous Birthdays
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1853-12-09 - Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, Rochester NY, pitcher (60-12 in 1884)
1876-09-15 - Frank E Gannett, Rochester, newspaper publisher (Gannett)
1892-12-21 - Walter Hagen, Rochester NY, PGA golfer (US Open 1914, 19)
1894-02-14 - Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan Ill, "Oh! Rochester!"
1894-06-16 - Norman Kerry, Rochester NY, actor (Phantom of the Opera)
1896-12-30 - Tom Keene, Rochester NY, actor (Our Daily Bread)
1905-09-18 - Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Oakland Calif, actor (Jack Benny Show)
1907-02-17 - Alec Wilder, Rochester NY, composer (1973 ASCAP award)
1907-07-01 - Bill Stern, Rochester NY, sportscaster (Saturday Night Fights)
1907-12-25 - Cab[ell] Calloway, Rochester, bandleader (Minnie the Moocha, Jazzball)
1910-02-01 - Michael Kanin, Rochester NY, director/writer/actor (Woman of the Year)
1911-07-04 - Mitch Miller, Rochester NY, sing along with Mitch (Yellow Rose of Tx)
1912-08-20 - Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)
1912-11-24 - Garson Kanin, Rochester NY, playwright/producer (Double Life)
1913-02-06 - John Lund, Rochester NY, actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army)
1915-07-09 - David Leo Diamond, Rochester NY, composer (Paderewski Prize-1943)
1924-04-24 - Marilyn Erskine, Rochester NY, actor (Fran-Tom Ewell Show)
1925-04-19 - Hugh O'Brian, [Krampke], Rochester NY, actor (Wyatt Earp, Search)
1927-06-27 - Robert Casey, Rochester NY, actor (Henry-Aldrich Family Show)
1929-03-13 - Peter Breck, Rochester NY, actor (Black Saddle, Big Valley, Benji)
1934-09-07 - Bill Giles, Rochester NY, baseball owner (Phila Phillies)
1936-01-17 - Jerry Fogel, Rochester NY, actor (Jerry-Mothers-in-Law, White Shadow)
1936-10-01 - Charles G Fullerton, Rochester, NY, astronaut (STS-3, 51F)
1940-11-29 - Chuck Mangione, Rochester NY, jazz hornist (Chasing the Clouds Away)
1940-12-06 - Steve Alaimo, Rochester NY, rocker (Mashed Potatoes)
1941-06-13 - Robert Forester, Rochester NY, actor (Banyon, Nakia)
1941-07-13 - Robert Forster, Rochester NY, actor (Lady in Red, Alligator)
1945-10-19 - John Lithgow, Rochester NY, actor (Harry & Hendersons, Pelican Brief)
1949-09-25 - Mimi Kennedy, Rochester NY, actress (Spencer, 3 girls 3, Under 1 Roof)
1950-05-02 - Lou Gramm, Rochester NY, rocker (Foreigner-Want to Know What Love Is)
1957-09-11 - Jeffrey George Sluman, Rochester NY, PGA golfer (1988 PGA Champ)
1961-09-03 - Brian Thomas Kamm, Rochester NY, PGA golfer (1994 Bell Canadian-6th)
1962-04-10 - Cathy Turner, Rochester NY, short track skater (Olympics-gold-1994
1966-04-28 - Jim Poole, Rochester NY, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1967-06-25 - Joan Smith, Rochester NY, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
1968-03-05 - Shjon Podein, Rochester, NHL left wing (Phila Flyers)
1969-01-15 - Marsha Miller, Rochester NY, WPVA volleyballer (National-17th-1995)
1969-03-07 - Anne Marie Lauck, Rochester NY, marathoner (Olympics-10th-96)
1970-07-04 - Louise Van Voorhis, Rochester NY, 470 yachter (Olympics-4th-1992, 96)
1970-11-03 - Doug Zmolek, Rochester, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)
1973-05-28 - Pat Peake, Rochester, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
1975-01-11 - Rory Fitzpatrick, Rochester, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
1975-08-16 - Felicia Zimmermann, Rochester NY, fencer-foil (Olympics-96)
Famous Deaths
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1977-02-28 - Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, comedian (Jack Benny Show), dies at 71
