Events in Berkeley, CA History
- 1866-05-24 Berkeley, California named (for George Berkeley, Bishop of Cloyne)
- 1909-12-21 1st junior high school established (Berkeley California)
- 1910-01-02 1st junior high schools in US opens (Berkeley California)
- 1936-12-24 1st radioactive isotope medicine administered in Berkeley, California
- 1940-02-27 Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14 (radiocarbon dating) at the University of California Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California
- 1954-02-15 1st Bevatron particle accelerator in operation at Berkeley, California
- 1961-02-14 Element 103, Lawrencium, 1st produced in Berkeley Calif
- 1963-04-29 KRE-AM in Berkeley CA changes call letters to KPAT
- 1972-06-11 KPAT-AM in Berkeley, California returns to original call letters KRE, marking 50 years since first on-air broadcxast
- 1986-08-13 KRE-AM in Berkeley CA changes call letters to KBLX (now KBFN)
- 1990-09-27 Gunman holds 33 people (killing 1) hostage in Berkeley Calif
Famous People from Berkeley, CA
- 1903-02-12 Chick Hafey, American Baseball HOF outfielder (World Series 1926, 31 St. Louis Cardinals; NL batting champion 1931; MLB All Star 1933), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1973)
- 1912-07-01 David Brower, American environmentalist and president (Sierra Club), born in Berkeley, California (d. 2000)
- 1920-09-20 Jay Ward, American cartoonist (Rocky & His Friends, Bullwinkle), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1989)
- 1921-10-02 Albert Scott Crossfield, American test pilot (XS-1), born in Berkeley, California (d. 2006)
- 1928-06-07 James Ivory, American film producer, director and screenwriter (Howard's End; Remains of the Day; A Room with a View), born in Berkeley, California
- 1929-02-03 Russell Arms, American actor and vocalist (Your Hit Parade; "Cinco Robles"), born in Berkeley, California (d. 2012)
- 1929-10-21 Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi author (The Left Hand of Darkness, Tombs of Atuan), born in Berkeley, California (d. 2018)
- 1931-03-16 Don Richard Carpenter, American writer (Hard Rain Falling), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1995)
- 1932-06-28 Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, American actor (Happy Days, Karate Kid), born in Isleton, California (d. 2005)
- 1935-08-20 Charles Shere, American contemporary classical composer, broadcaster, music critic, and educator, born in Berkeley, California (d. 2020)
- 1938-10-25 Robert Webster, American diver (Olympic gold 1960, 64), born in Berkeley, California
- 1940-03-15 Phil Lesh [Chapman], American rock bassist (Grateful Dead - "Box of Rain"), born in Berkeley, California
- 1940-12-10 William Fred Dempster, crew member (Biosphere 2), born in Berkeley, California
Tom Fogerty (1941-1990)
1941-11-09 American rhythm guitarist (Creedence Clearwater Revival), and singer-songwriter, born in Berkeley, California
- 1944-02-25 Karen Grassle, American actress (Caroline-Little House on Prairie), born in Berkeley, California
- 1944-04-27 Herb Pedersen, American bluegrass and country-rock singer, guitarist, and banjo player (Desert Rose Band - "Love Reunited"), born in Berkeley, California
- 1945-05-28 John Fogerty, American songwriter, guitarist, and singer (Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Have You Ever Seen The Rain"; "Lookin' Out My Backdoor"), born in Berkeley, California
- 1946-12-21 Christopher Keene, American conductor (La Traviata), born in Berkeley, California (d. 1995)
- 1948-02-05 David Denny, American rock guitar player (Steve Miller Band - "Abracadabra"; "The Joker"), born in Berkeley, California
- 1950-10-30 Phil Chenier, American NBA guard (Wash Bullets), born in Berkeley, California
- 1951-01-19 Martha Davis, American rock singer-songwriter (Motels - "Only the Lonely"; "Shame"), born in Berkeley, California
- 1951-11-22 Kent Nagano, Japanese-American conductor (Berkely Symphony, 1978-2009; Montreal Symphony, 2006-20), opera administrator (Lyon National, 1988-98; LA opera, 2003-06; Bavarian State Opera, 2006-13), and new music advocate, born in Berkeley, California
- 1953-05-02 Jamaal Wilkes, American NBA forward (Golden State-Rookie of Yr 1975), born in Berkeley, California
Kathleen Kennedy (71 years old)
1953-06-05 American film producer (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park) President of Lucasfilm (2012-), born in Berkeley, California
- 1953-08-31 Marcia Clark [Kleks], American LA DA (O.J. Simpson Case), born in Berkeley, California
- 1956-12-06 Peter Buck, American rock guitarist (R.E.M. - Murmur), born in Berkeley, California
- 1962-09-26 Melissa Sue Anderson, American actress (Little House on the Prairie), born in Berkeley, California
- 1964-08-08 Anastasia Ashman, American writer and digital strategist (GlobalNiche), born in Berkeley, California
- 1969-02-01 Joshua Redman, American jazz saxophonist, and composer, born in Berkeley, California
Mike Dirnt (52 years old)
1972-05-04 American rock bassist (Green Day - "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"), born in Berkeley, California
Ben Affleck (51 years old)
1972-08-15 American Academy Award-winning screenwriter (Good Will Huntng), actor (Armageddon; Pearl Harbor), and BAFTA Award-winning director (Argo), born in Berkeley, California
- 1973-01-11 Rockmond Dunbar, American actor (Earth 2, Prison Break), born in Berkeley, California
- 1973-08-29 Adam Sessler, American TV show host, born in Berkeley, California,
- 1978-03-11 Christopher Rice, American author (A Density of Souls, The Snow Garden), born in Berkeley, California
- 1978-08-18 Andy Samberg, American comedian and actor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), born in Berkeley, California
- 1979-12-29 Ariel Schrag, American cartoonist, born in Berkeley, California
- 1981-09-21 Nicole Richie, American socialite, author and TV personality (The Simple Life), born in Berkeley, California
- 1982-02-21 Chantal Claret [Euringer], American power-pop singer-songwriter (Morningwood), born in Berkeley, California
- 1985-12-28 Kamani Hill, American footballer, born in Berkeley, California
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr