San Francisco in History (Part 3)

Historical Events

Events 201 - 300 of 473

• 1924-01-22 KGO-AM in San Francisco CA begins radio transmissions
• 1924-07-01 Dircet regular transcontinental airmail service between New York and San Francisco forms

• 1924-11-11 Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated in San Francisco
• 1925-05-02 Kezar Stadium opens in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park
• 1926-10-04 Dahlia is officially designated as San Francisco city flower
• 1926-12-17 KYA-AM in San Francisco CA begins radio transmissions
• 1927-09-07 Philo Farnsworth demonstrates the first use of his electronic television in San Francisco

• 1928-04-15 Alioto's on Fisherman's Wharf (San Francisco) forms
• 1929-02-05 Jimmy Hatlo's "They'll Do It Every Time" cartoon debuts in San Francisco
• 1929-05-06 New York to San Francisco footrace begins
• 1929-07-24 NY to San Francisco foot race ends (2½ months) winner is 60 year old Monteverde

• 1929-10-20 Bayshore Highway opens (San Francisco)
• 1929-12-20 Mount Davidson dedicated as a San Francisco city park
• 1930-05-15 Ellen Church becomes 1st female airline stewardess aboard a United flight from San Francisco to Cheyenne


• 1931-04-07 Seals Stadium opens in San Francisco
• 1931-11-11 Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veteran's Building in San Francisco
• 1932-06-19 1st concert given in San Francisco's Stern Grove
• 1932-12-11 San Francisco's coldest day (27°F) - it snows

• 1933-10-08 Coit Tower dedicated in San Francisco as a monument to firefighters
• 1934-03-04 Easter Cross on Mt. Davidson (San Francisco) dedicated
• 1934-07-05 "Bloody Thursday" - Police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco
• 1934-08-11 1st federal prisoners arrive at Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay
• 1935-03-14 36-Folsom becomes 1st line to use 1-man streetcars in San Francisco
• 1935-10-06 Market Street Railway, San Francisco, starts using trackless trolley coaches
• 1936-02-11 Pumping begins to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay
• 1936-04-18 Pan-Am Clipper begins regular passenger flights from San Francisco to Honolulu
• 1936-12-18 Su-Lin, 1st giant panda to come to US from China, arrives in San Francisco
• 1937-05-27 Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to pedestrians
• 1937-05-28 Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to vehicular traffic
• 1937-08-26 Pumping to build Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay is finished
• 1937-12-16 Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from American federal prison Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
• 1937-12-29 Pan Am starts service between San Francisco and Auckland, New Zealand
• 1938-07-05 Herb Caen's 1st column in San Francisco Chronicle


• 1939-01-14 All commercial ferry services between San Francisco and East Bay end
• 1939-01-22 Aquatic Park, near Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco dedicated
• 1939-08-13 Sabotage suspected in crash of 'City of San Francisco'
• 1940-10-06 Zoological Gardens opens on Sloat & Skyline in San Francisco
• 1941-03-31 Ground broken for Union Square Garage, San Francisco
• 1941-04-01 US Navy takes over Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay
• 1941-04-05 San Francisco Castro & Fillmore streetcars replaced by buses
• 1941-11-15 Cow Palace opens in San Francisco
• 1941-12-08 San Francisco 1st blackout, at 6:15 PM

• 1942-08-20 Dim-out regulations implemented in San Francisco
• 1943-11-01 Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area
• 1945-04-25 45 countries convene UN Conference on Intl Organization in San Francisco

• 1945-07-16 Cruiser Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with atom bomb
• 1945-08-15 A riot ensues in San Francisco while the city is celebrating the end of WW II
• 1946-05-04 5 die in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in San Francisco bay
• 1946-07-16 Attempt made to recall Mayor Lapham (1st time in San Francisco history)
• 1947-01-09 Roger Sessions' 2nd Symphony premieres in San Francisco
• 1947-11-12 KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
• 1948-03-14 Freedom Train arrives in San Francisco
• 1948-04-08 Soen Nakagawa & Nyogen Senzaki (Zen teachers) meet in San Francisco
• 1948-05-25 San Francisco receives its 1st telecast
• 1948-11-25 16-inch coastal guns removed from Fort Funston, San Francisco
• 1948-12-22 KPIX TV channel 5 in San Francisco, California (CBS) begins broadcasting
• 1949-01-22 Chinatown telephone exchange in San Francisco is closed
• 1949-04-03 KQW-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KCBS
• 1949-04-23 Courtesy mail boxes for motorists started in San Francisco
• 1949-05-05 KGO TV channel 7 in San Francisco, California (ABC) begins broadcasting
• 1950-09-17 San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17
• 1951-02-16 San Francisco City Hall dome fire
• 1951-09-08 Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries in San Francisco
• 1952-08-26 Fluoridation of San Francisco water begins
• 1952-09-01 Sutro Baths, San Francisco purchased by George Whitney
• 1952-10-16 Woolworth's at Powell & Market (San Francisco) opens
• 1952-12-21 Broadway Tunnel opens in San Francisco
• 1953-01-22 1953 NFL Draft: Harry Babcock from University of Georgia first pick by San Francisco 49ers
• 1954-06-10 KQED TV channel 9 in San Francisco, California (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 1954-08-29 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens

• 1956-03-24 18th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats Iowa, 83-71; Dons' back-to-back National titles
• 1956-05-23 World Trade Center dedicated in Ferry Building, San Francisco

• 1956-09-02 San Francisco Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service
• 1956-10-15 First plane to land safely on water - Pan Am Flight 6 San Francisco to Honolulu, all 24 passengers and 7 crew survive
• 1957-03-22 Earthquake shakes San Francisco

• 1957-11-11 Demolition begins on cable car barn at California & Hyde, San Francisco
• 1957-12-02 Pacific Coast League franchises forced to relocate when Dodgers and Giants confirm their move to California for 1958 MLB season; Hollywood Stars move from LA to Salt Lake City; LA Angels move to Spokane, and San Francisco Seals transfer to Phoenix
• 1958-02-23 Last Municipal arc light at Mission & 25th removed in San Francisco (installed 1913)
• 1958-03-03 KTVU TV channel 2 in Oakland-San Francisco, California (IND) 1st broadcast
• 1958-04-11 Brooks Hall in Civic Center dedicated in San Francisco
• 1958-05-26 Union Square, San Francisco becomes state historical landmark
• 1958-07-29 Southern Pacific Bay ferries stop running in San Francisco
• 1959-03-03 San Francisco Giants rename their stadium Candlestick Park
• 1959-06-02 Allen Ginsberg writes his poem "Lysergic Acid", San Francisco
• 1959-11-11 Seals Stadium in San Francisco, demolished
• 1960-04-23 1st performance of Ferde Grofé's "San Francisco Suite"
• 1960-06-29 KYA-AM in San Francisco changes call letters to KDBQ (for 2 weeks)
• 1960-07-13 KDBQ-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KYA

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 201 - 300 of 308

• 1951-06-04 Wendy Pini, American comic book writer (Elfquest), born in San Francisco, California
• 1951-09-15 Pete Carroll, American NFL coach (Super Bowl 2013, Seattle Seahawks 2010-20; New York Jets, New England Patriots; USC), born in San Francisco, California
• 1952-01-08 Lauri Walters, American actress (8 is Enough, Harrad Experiment), born in San Francisco, California
• 1953-02-11 Philip Anglim, American actor (Dane-Thorn Birds), born in San Francisco, California
• 1953-02-12 Joanna Kerns [de Varona], actress (Maggie-Growing Pains), born in San Francisco, California
• 1953-09-27 Benjamin Gene Brown, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in San Francisco, California

• 1954-02-20 Patty Hearst Shaw, famous kidnap hostage (Tanya), born in San Francisco, California
• 1954-03-16 Nancy Wilson, rock guitarist (Heart - "Baracuda"; "What About Love"), born in San Francisco, California

• 1955-03-21 Jean Marie Hon, actress (Jane-Man From Atlantis), born in San Francisco, California
• 1955-04-16 Bruce Bochy, American baseball player and manager (San Francisco Giants), born in Landes de Boussac, Bussac-Forêt, France
• 1955-06-02 Gary Grimes, American actor (Summer of '42, Class of '44), born in San Francisco, California
• 1955-06-29 Terence M. O'Sullivan, American labor union activist who is president of the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), born in San Francisco, California

• 1958-10-30 Kevin Pollak, American comedian (Usual Suspects, Grumpy Old Men), born in San Francisco, California
• 1958-11-02 Willie McGee, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1983, 85, 87-88; NL MVP 1985; St Louis Cardinals), born in San Francisco, California
• 1959-01-20 Bernard Tyson, American healthcare advocate & 1st African American CEO of Kaiser Permanente, born in San Francisco Bay Area, California
• 1959-06-04 Paul Taylor, American rocker (Winger-17), born in San Francisco, California
• 1960-08-15 Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper, tennis player (Denver-1985), born in San Francisco, California
• 1960-08-23 Rodney Alan Greenblat, American graphic artist, born in San Francisco, California
• 1960-08-27 Damon Keeve, heavyweight (209+ lbs) judoka (Olympics 1992, 96), born in San Francisco, California
• 1960-10-24 B.D. Wong, American actor (M. Butterfly), born in San Francisco, California
• 1961-10-07 Matthew Roloff, American reality star, born in San Francisco, California
• 1961-10-16 Chris Doleman, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (8 × Pro Bowl; 3 × First-team All-Pro; Minnesota Vikings), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2020)
• 1961-10-30 Scott Garrelts, American baseball player (San Francisco Giants), born in Urbana, Illinois
• 1962-01-01 Pierce Holt, American NFL defensive lineman (Pro Bowl, All-Pro selection 1992; San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons), born in Marlin, Texas
• 1962-02-23 Michael Wilton, American heavy metal guitarist (Queensrÿche), born in San Francisco, California
• 1962-09-24 Jake Phelps, American skateboarder, journalist (editor Thrasher magazine), born in San Francisco, CA (d. 2019)

• 1962-10-15 Susan DeMattei, American cyclist (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Francisco, California
• 1962-10-28 Daphne Zuniga, actress (Jo Reynolds-Melrose Place, Spaceballs), born in San Francisco, California
• 1962-11-27 Mike "Puffy" Bordin, American rock drummer (Faith No More), born in San Francisco, California
• 1963-10-31 Rob Schneider, American actor (Saturday Night Live, Jamie Coleman-Men Behaving Badly), born in San Francisco, California
• 1964-01-09 Stan Javier, Dominican outfielder (Oak A's, SF Giants), born in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
• 1964-03-13 Will Clark, American MLB first baseman (San Francisco Giants), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1964-07-02 DeAnne Hemmens, sprint kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in San Francisco, California

• 1964-12-16 Evelyn Conley, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1989), born in San Francisco, California
• 1965-01-26 Tim McDonald, American football safety (San Francisco 49ers), born in Fresno, California
• 1965-05-27 Todd Bridges, actor (Diff'rent Strokes, Fish), born in San Francisco, California
• 1966-02-23 Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (Starship), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2012)
• 1966-04-24 Theo Adams, American football tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy), born in San Francisco, California
• 1966-06-13 Thyme Lewis, American actor (Jonah-Days of our Lives), born in San Francisco, California
• 1966-10-11 Rikishi [Solofa F. Fatu Jr.], Samoan American professional wrestler, born in San Francisco, California
• 1967-01-05 Ricky Paull Goldin, American actor (Doug-Hail to the Chief, Another World), born in San Francisco, California
• 1967-01-30 Jay Gordon, American rock vocalist, born in San Francisco, California
• 1967-02-17 Chanté Moore, American R&B singer, actress and author (Precious), born in San Francisco, California
• 1967-10-04 Liev Schreiber, American actor (Spotlight), born in San Francisco, California
• 1967-10-10 Gavin Newsom, American politician (Governor of California 2019-), born in San Francisco, California
• 1967-10-20 Harvey Pulliam, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in San Francisco, California
• 1967-11-08 Courtney Thorne-Smith, American actress (Day by Day, Lucas, Summer School), born in San Francisco, California
• 1967-11-16 Lisa Bonet, actress (Cosby Show, Different World, Angel Heart), born in San Francisco, California
• 1968-01-14 Fred Honebein, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in San Francisco, California
• 1968-01-25 Heinrich "Haini" Wolfgramm, Polynesian-American actor & musician (The Jets), born in San Francisco, California
• 1968-05-25 Nathalie Schneyder, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in San Francisco, California
• 1968-07-04 Derek Kevin Loville, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos), born in San Francisco, California
• 1968-10-02 Mark Crear, American athlete (Olympic 110m hurdles silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in San Francisco, California
• 1968-12-05 Margaret Cho, American actress and comedienne (Face/Off), born in San Francisco, California

• 1969-03-24 Yoko Zetterlund, volleyball setter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in San Francisco, California
• 1969-08-25 Elly Hakami, tennis star, born in San Francisco, California
• 1970-04-04 Mix Master Mike [Michael Schwartz], American turntablist, born in San Francisco, California
• 1970-04-28 Mark Harris, wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers)
• 1970-09-18 Aisha Tyler, American actress and talk show host (The Talk), born in San Francisco, California
• 1970-11-09 Domino [Damian Siguenza], American Hip Hop Producer, born in San Francisco, California
• 1971-01-25 China Kantner, American actress & daughter of Grace Slick, born in San Francisco, California
• 1971-02-04 Michael Goorjian, American actor (Party Of Five, SLC Punk!), born in San Francisco, California
• 1971-04-09 James Hundon, American football wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals), born in San Francisco, California
• 1971-04-24 Jeff Brohm, American football quarterback (San Francisco 49ers), born in Louisville, Kentucky
• 1971-07-04 Koko, sign-language gorilla, born in San Francisco Zoo (San Francisco, California)
• 1972-01-27 Bryant Young, American football defensive tackle (San Francisco 49ers), born in Chicago Heights, Illinois
• 1972-02-17 William Floyd, American NFL full back (San Francisco 49ers), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• 1972-04-01 Mike McCoy, American football coach (NFL: San Diego Chargers 2013-16), born in San Francisco, California
• 1972-04-07 Greg Clark, tight end (San Francisco 49ers)
• 1972-10-23 Daryl Price, defensive end (San Francisco 49ers)
• 1972-11-09 Eric Dane, American actor, born in San Francisco, California
• 1973-03-23 Jason Kidd, Basketball Hall of Fame point guard, coach (10-time NBA All Star), born in San Francisco, California
• 1973-07-11 Christine Monge, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets), born in San Francisco, California

• 1973-12-07 Terrell Owens, American football wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers), born in Alexander City, Alabama
• 1974-01-28 Zack Bronson, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
• 1974-08-10 Dave Fiore, tackle (San Francisco 49ers)
• 1974-09-06 Justin Whalin, American actor (Jimmy-Lois & Clark, Charles in Charge), born in San Francisco, California
• 1974-10-07 Alexander Polinsky, American actor (Adam-Charles in Charge), born in San Francisco, California
• 1976-04-05 Ryan Drese, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Francisco, California
• 1976-10-04 Alicia Silverstone, American actress (Clueless, Batman Forever), born in San Francisco, California
• 1976-10-12 Sarah Lane, American television personality and ballet dancer, born in San Francisco, California
• 1977-04-25 Jonathan Angel, American actor (Tommy Delucca-Saved By The Bell), born in San Francisco, California
• 1978-06-12 Shiloh Strong, American actor (Maybe This Time, House of Cards), born in San Francisco, California
• 1978-09-09 Mariano Puerta, Argentine tennis player, born in San Francisco, Argentina
• 1978-12-29 LaToya London, American R&B and soul singer, born in San Francisco, California
• 1979-12-11 Rider Strong, American actor, writer and director (Boy Meets World), born in San Francisco, California
• 1979-12-14 Kyle Shanahan, American NFL coach (San Francisco 49ers 2017-20), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1982-04-19 Ali Wong, American stand-up comedian, actress and writer (Always Be My Maybe), born in San Francisco, California
• 1982-12-06 Robbie Gould, American football player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania

• 1984-02-11 Aubrey O'Day, American singer, born in San Francisco, California
• 1984-02-23 Andre Ward, American professional boxer, unified light heavyweight champion and world’s top pound-for-pound boxer, born in San Francisco, California
• 1984-04-08 Taran Noah Smith, American actor (Mark Taylor-Home Improvement), born in San Francisco, California

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