Events in Inglewood History
West's Game-winning Jumper
1972-01-18 22nd NBA All-Star Game, The Forum, Inglewood, Ca: West beats East, 112-110: MVP: Jerry West, LA Lakers, G, hits a last-second, 20-foot game-winning jumper
Music Concert
1972-04-15 Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, Carole King, and Quincy Jones perform benefit concert for George McGovern for President campaign at the Forum in Inglewood, California
Sports History
1973-09-10 Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton on a 12 round split decision for NABF heavyweight boxing title at the Forum, Inglewood, California
- 1974-11-23 Alexis Argüello of Nicaragua knocks out Mexican defending champion Rubén Olivares in the 13th round at the Forum in Inglewood, California, to claim the WBA world featherweight boxing title
- 1981-02-10 33rd NHL All-Star Game, The Forum, Inglewood: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference, 4-1; MVP: Mike Liut, St. Louis Blues, G
NBA All-Star Game
1983-02-13 33rd NBA All-Star Game, The Forum, Inglewood, CA: East beats West, 132-123; MVP: Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers, F
- 1990-02-07 Lisa Leslie of Morningside HS in Inglewood California scores 101 in 1st half, South Torrance HS decides not to play 2nd half & loses 102-24
- 1996-11-01 Shaquille O'Neil makes his Hollywood debut as Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns, 96-82 at the Forum, Inglewood; O'Neil scores 23 points and pulls down 14 rebounds in 35 minutes
- 2018-12-28 UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes of Brazil moves up in weight and KOs dominant featherweight Cris "Cyborg" Justino just 51 seconds into the opening round at the Forum, Inglewood, CA; first female to win UFC titles in multiple weight classes
- 2022-01-30 NFC Championship, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California: LA Rams beat SF 49ers, 20-17
- 2022-02-13 Super Bowl LVI, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA: Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20; MVP: Cooper Kupp, LA Rams, WR
- 2023-01-09 College Football, National Championship, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California: #1 Georgia beats #3 TCU, 65-7; 58-point victory most lopsided win Championship Game history
Famous People from Inglewood
- 1921-08-08 Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (Dangerous When Wet), born in Inglewood California (d. 2013)
- 1925-10-29 (John) "Zoot" Sims, American jazz saxophonist, born in Inglewood, California (d. 1985)
Brian Wilson (82 years old)
1942-06-20 American singer-songwriter, vocal arranger, and producer (Beach Boys - "In My Room"; "Good Vibrations"; "God Only Knows"; Caroline No"), born in Inglewood, California
- 1947-12-08 Belinda Balaski, American actress (Cannonball; Proud Men; The Howling), born in Inglewood, California
- 1949-03-26 Vicki Lawrence, American television actress (The Carol Burnett Show; Mama's Family), and singer ("The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia"), born in Inglewood, California
- 1949-04-16 Melody Patterson, American actress (F Troop), born in Inglewood, California (d. 2015)
- 1952-02-25 Jerry Chamberlain, American alt-rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producr (Daniel Amos: The Swirling Eddies), born in Inglewood, California
- 1953-08-02 Butch Patrick [Patrick Alan Lilley], American actor (Real McCoys, Eddie-Munsters), born in Inglewood, California
- 1953-11-01 Michael Zaslow, American actor (One Life to Live, Guiding Light), born in Inglewood, California (d. 1998)
- 1957-03-13 Steve Lake, American baseball player, born in Inglewood, California
- 1957-07-10 Cindy Sheehan, American anti-war and political activist, and author (Peace Mom). inspired by the Iraq War combat death of her son, Casey Sheehan (24), born in Inglewood, California
- 1958-03-21 [Jonathan] Butch Norton, American drummer (Eels), born in Inglewood, California
- 1960-05-31 Norm Johnson, American football place kicker (First-team All-Pro 1984; Pro Bowl 1984, 93; Seattle Seahawks, Atlanta Falcons, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Inglewood, California
- 1961-11-26 Ivory [Lisa Moretti], American professional wrestler, born in Inglewood, California
- 1963-03-07 Bill Brochtrup, American actor (NYPD Blue), born in Inglewood, California
- 1964-08-10 Andy Stankiewicz, American MLB player and coach (NY Yankees, Montreal Expos), born in Inglewood, California
- 1968-02-08 Joy Fawcett, American soccer defender (241 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1991, 99; Olympic gold 1996, 2004) and coach (UCLA Bruins), born in Inglewood, California
- 1968-05-30 Amy Fuller, American rower (World C'ship gold W 8+, 6 x silver; Olympic silver Coxless four 1992), born in Inglewood, California (d. 2023)
- 1971-02-21 Jose Solano, American actor (Baywatch), born in Inglewood, California
- 1971-05-05 Harold Miner, American basketball guard (NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 1993, 95; Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Inglewood, California
- 1971-10-07 Johnnie Morton, American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Inglewood, California
Tyra Banks (50 years old)
1973-12-04 American supermodel and actress (Higher Learning; Fresh Prince of Bel Air), born in Inglewood, California
- 1981-11-05 Marquese Scott, American street popping animation dancer, and youtuber, born in Inglewood, California
- 1984-11-12 Omarion [Omari Grandberry], American R&B musician, born in Inglewood, California
- 1987-11-24 Sabi [Jenice Portlock], American hip-hop and pop singer-songwriter (The Bangz; "You Make Me Feel..."), born in Inglewood, California
- 1991-12-29 Slim Jxmmi [Aaquil Brown], American singer and rapper (Rae Sremmurd - "Black Beatles"; "Sunflower"), born in Inglewood, California
- 1993-06-07 Swae Lee [Khalif Brown], American singer and rapper (Rae Sremmurd - "Sunflower"), born in Inglewood, California
- 1997-03-02 Becky G [Rebbeca Gomez], American singer and actress (Mayores), born in Inglewood, California
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr