San Diego History Timeline

• 1897-03-13 San Diego State University is founded.
• 1910-11-10 The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, though the official founding date is November 23, 1910.
• 1911-01-10 1st photo in US taken from an airplane, San Diego
• 1911-01-26 Glenn Curtiss pilots 1st successful hydroplane, in San Diego, California [1]
• 1911-02-17 (Glenn Curtiss demonstrates his Triad hydroplane's flight to and from a ship, landing alongside USS Pennsylvania, and having the craft lifted aboard by crane in San Diego Bay, California: after lunch, the plane was returned to the water and took off for land [1]
• 1913-11-18 Lincoln Deachey becomes the first American pilot to perform an aircraft loop-the-loop in his Curtiss aeroplane near San Diego
• 1916-10-02 Zoological Society of San Diego founded, in San Diego, California
• 1923-05-03 1st nonstop north American transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed
• 1928-03-27 KGB-AM in San Diego CA begins radio transmissions
• 1949-03-16 KFMB TV channel 8 in San Diego, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
• 1953-06-29 XETV TV channel 6 in Tijuana-San Diego, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
• 1953-09-13 KGTV TV channel 10 in San Diego, CA (ABC/NBC) begins broadcasting
• 1960-07-12 XEWT TV channel 12 in Tijuana-San Diego, CA (IND) begins broadcasting
• 1961-02-10 AFL's LA Chargers move to San Diego

• 1964-01-05 AFL Championship, Balboa Stadium, San Diego: San Diego Chargers beat Boston Patriots, 51-10; Chargers RB Keith Lincoln rushes for 206 yards, 2 TDs

• 1964-12-26 AFL Championship, War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo: Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7; defending champions can't overcome 1st quarter injury to star RB Keith Lincoln
• 1965-11-14 KCST TV channel 39 in San Diego, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting
• 1965-12-26 AFL Championship, Balboa Stadium San Diego: Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0; repeat previous year's win over SD
• 1966-10-02 Australian Robert 'Nat' Young puts on a dominating performance to win the World Surfing Championship at Ocean Beach, San Diego; Joyce Hoffman of Capistrano Beach, California takes women's title
• 1967-06-10 American pole vaulter Bob Seagren sets a world record mark of 17'7" in San Diego, California
• 1967-06-25 KPBS TV channel 15 in San Diego, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 1967-12-13 San Diego, CA records snow at a zero elevation after temperatures plunge 19 degrees (F) in eight hours.
• 1968-04-05 Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego opens
• 1968-09-28 Atlanta Chiefs beat San Diego Toros 3-0 for NASL championship
• 1970-09-26 The Laguna Fire starts in San Diego County, California, burning 175,425 acres (710 km²).

• 1972-09-18 1st black NL umpire is Art Williams for Los Angeles vs San Diego

• 1975-04-15 1st appearance of San Diego Chicken
• 1978-07-11 49th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 7-3 at San Diego Stadium
• 1978-09-25 PSA Boeing 727 and a Cessna private plane collide over San Diego, California; 144 die
• 1979-06-29 San Diego Chicken reborn at Jack Murphy Stadium

• 1982-01-02 "The Epic in Miami", in 85 degree heat (Fahrenheit), the San Diego Chargers defeat the Miami Dolphins 41-38 in overtime in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, a game that set numerous playoff scoring records
• 1982-03-15 KGB-AM in San Diego CA changes call letters to KCNN (now KPOP)
• 1984-12-21 Brigham Young University (BYU) beats Michigan, 24-17 in the Holiday Bowl at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego to remain undefeated and secure their first ever NCAA Division I-A football title

• 1990-09-03 Helen Hudson sings national anthem in 26th park of year (San Diego)
• 1991-04-21 French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio discovers the San Diego, Dutch galleon sunk in 1600 off Fortune Island in the Philippines
• 1991-05-23 San Diego Sockers win 4th consecutive Major Soccer League championship
• 1991-09-14 San Diego State freshman running back Marshall Faulk rushes for NCAA record 386 yards and scores 7 touchdowns as the Aztecs beat Pacific, 55-34
• 1991-11-30 San Diego State's Marshall Faulk is 1st freshman to capture national rushing and scoring titles
• 1992-05-09 America Cup finals begin in San Diego
• 1992-05-16 America's Cup: America Team USA defeats Il Moro di Venezia 4-1 to win in San Diego
• 1994-02-05 "Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego," debuts on Fox TV

• 1995-02-13 Howard Stern radio show premieres in San Diego CA on XTRA-FM

• 1997-05-01 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in San Diego CA on KIOZ 105.3 FM
• 1998-01-25 Super Bowl XXXII, Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA: Denver Broncos beat Green Bay Packers, 31-24; MVP: Terrell Davis, Denver RB

• 2003-01-26 Super Bowl XXXVII, Qualc:omm Stadium, San Diego, CA: Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Oakland Raiders, 48-21; MVP: Dexter Jackson, Tampa Bay, S
• 2003-10-26 The Cedar Fire, the second-largest fire in Californian history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km²), destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego

• 2007-02-12 Marty Schottenheimer is abruptly fired as head coach of the San Diego Chargers due to lack of playoff success and a strained relationship with ownership
• 2007-08-04 San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds homers off Clay Hensley in 2nd inning of 3-2 loss to San Diego to tie Hank Aaron’s 33 year-old MLB career home run record of 755
• 2010-11-07 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, San Diego, California: Flavia Pennetta of Italy beats American CoCo Vandeweghe 6-1, 6-2 to wrap up a 3-1 win and 3rd title for the Italians
• 2015-05-31 Harriette Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon (Suja Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego)

• 2015-11-09 San Diego's SeaWorld announces it will overhaul its killer whale show after controversy over the whales treatment

• 2019-05-29 World's smallest surviving baby, a girl, discharged from Sharp March Birch Hospital in San Diego after being born at 23 weeks weighing 8.6 ounces (245 grams)

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 138

• 1890-07-25 Tom O'Brien, American actor (Physical Evidence), born in San Diego, California (d. 1947)
• 1906-06-30 Anthony Mann, American film actor and director (El Cid, Winchester '73, The Glenn Miller Story), born in San Diego, California (d. 1967)

• 1920-09-15 Dave Garcia, American MLB manager (California Angels, Cleveland Indians), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
• 1920-10-27 Nanette Fabray [Ruby Fabares], American actress and singer (Love Life, Caesar's Hour, One Day at a Time), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
• 1922-09-20 Frank Comstock, American big band and pop orchestral arranger (Les Brown; Doris Day; Warner Bros; Brian Setzer), film and television composer (Rocky and His Friends; Adam-12), and recording artist (Project: Comstock - Music from Outer Space), born in San Diego, California (d. 2013)
• 1922-11-28 Helen Copley, American newspaper publisher (The San Diego Union-Tribune), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 2004)
• 1923-08-24 Arthur Jensen, American psychologist, born in San Diego, California (d. 2012)

• 1933-07-27 Nick Reynolds, American folk singer, tenor guitarist, and bongo player (The Kingston Trio, 1957-67 - "Tom Dooley"; "M.T.A."), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008)

• 1937-01-15 Margaret O'Brien, American actress (Jane Eyre; Meet Me In St Louis), born in San Diego, California
• 1937-06-05 Floyd Butler, American soul singer (Friends of Distinction - "Grazing In The Grass"), born in San Diego, California (d. 1990)
• 1938-02-03 Victor Buono, American actor (Man from Atlantis: The, Untouchables; Batman - "King Tut"), born in San Diego, California (d. 1982)
• 1938-04-03 Phil Rodgers, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
• 1939-09-05 John Stewart, American singer (Kingston Trio, 1961-67), and songwriter ("Daydream Believer"), born in San Diego, California (d. 2008)
• 1940-08-23 Tony Bill, American actor (What Really Happened to the Class of '65), born in San Diego, California
• 1941-08-04 Quincey Daniels, American boxer (Olympic bronze 1960), born in San Diego, California
• 1941-11-26 Susanne Marsee, American mezzo-soprano, born in San Diego, California
• 1942-09-04 Bob Filner, American politician (Rep-D-California 1992-2012; Mayor of San Diego, 2012-13), born in Pittsbugh, Pennsylvania
• 1942-09-16 Dennis Conner, American yachtsman (America's Cup winning skipper 1974, 80, 87, 88; Olympic bronze Tempest class 1976; World C'ship gold Star class 1971, 77), born in San Diego, California
• 1942-12-11 Karen Susman, American tennis player (Wimbledon 1962), born in San Diego, California
• 1942-12-30 Fred Ward, American actor (Escape From Alcatraz; The Right Stuff: Remo Williams; Thunderheart), born in San Diego, California (d. 2022)
• 1943-08-04 Michael J. McCulley, American naval officer, aviator and astronaut (STS-34), born in San Diego, California

• 1944-06-08 Don Grady [Agrati], American actor (Robbie Douglas-My Three Sons), born in San Diego, California (d. 2012)
• 1944-12-04 Chris Hillman, American bluegrass, folk-rock, and country bassist, mandolin player, guitarist and singer-songwriter (The Byrds; The Flying Burrito Brothers, Desert Rose Band) - Turn Turn Turn), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1946-04-28 Glenn Ross Campbell, American steel guitarist (The Misunderstood), born in San Diego, California
• 1946-07-14 Maureen O'Connor, American politician, first female Mayor of San Diego, born in San Diego, California
• 1946-09-04 Gary Duncan [Grubb], American guitarist (Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in San Diego, California (d. 2019)
• 1946-09-04 Greg Elmore, American rock drummer (Quicksilver Messenger Service), born in Coronado Naval Air Station, California
• 1947-05-02 Bill Lowery, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from California, 1981-93), born in San Diego, California
• 1947-08-08 Larry Wilcox, actor (Lassie, Officer Jon Baker-CHiPs), born in San Diego, California
• 1947-08-27 Ed Herrmann, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1974 Chicago White Sox; caught Larry Dierker no-hitter 1975 Houston Astros), born in San Diego, California (d. 2013)
• 1947-11-19 Bob Boone, American baseball catcher (4×MLB All-Star; World Series 1980 Philadelphia Phillies; 7×Gold Glove Award) and manager (KC Royals, Cincinnati Reds), born in San Diego, California
• 1947-12-29 Ted Danson, American actor (Cheers -"Sam"; 3 Men & A Baby: CSI; The Good Place), born in San Diego, California
• 1948-09-16 Ron Blair, American rock bassist (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, 1976-82 & 2002-17), born in San Diego, California
• 1948-11-21 Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan, American rock keyboardist and vocalist (War - "Why Can't We Be Friends?"), born in San Diego, California
• 1950-06-19 Ann Wilson, American musician (Heart - "Barracuda"; "What About Love"), born in San Diego, California
• 1950-06-19 Constance Forslund, actress (Shining Season), born in San Diego, California
• 1950-11-16 David Leisure, American actor (Joe Isuzu, Airplane, Charley-Empty Nest), born in San Diego, California
• 1951-08-20 Greg Bear, American sci-fi author (2 Hugos, Eon, Eternity), born in San Diego, California (d. 2022)
• 1951-11-10 Morris Hatalsky, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California
• 1951-12-24 John D'Acquisto, American baseball player, born in San Diego, California
• 1952-02-28 Jennie Lynn, actress (Love & Marriage), born in San Diego, California
• 1953-06-02 Craig Stadler, American golfer (US Masters 1982), born in San Diego, California
• 1953-12-02 Jay Haas, American golfer (Senior PGA C'ship 2006, 08; Senior Players C'ship 2009; 9 PGA Tour titles), born in St Louis, Missouri
• 1954-09-20 Brinke Stevens [Charlene Brinkman], American actress (Slumber Party Massacre), born in San Diego, California
• 1954-12-23 Brian Teacher, American tennis player (Australian Open 1980), born in San Diego, California
• 1955-08-29 Diamanda Galás, Greek-American pianist, singer and composer (Masque of the Red Death), born in San Diego, California
• 1955-09-17 Scott Simpson, American golfer (US Open 1987; 7 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California
• 1955-09-18 Bob Papenbrook, American voice actor, born in San Diego, California (d. 2006)
• 1955-11-02 Mark Reynolds, American yachtsman who won Olympic gold, Star class 1992, 2000, born in San Diego, California

• 1957-02-06 Kathy Najimy, American actress and activist (Sister Act, Veronica's Closet), born in San Diego, California
• 1957-03-20 Theresa Russell [Paup], actress (Black Widow, Razor's Edge), born in San Diego, California
• 1957-04-11 John Castellanos, American actor (The Young and The Restless - "John Silva"), born in Mesa, California
• 1957-09-22 Phil Blackmar, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California
• 1958-11-03 Brady Hoke, American college football coach (San Diego State, Michigan), born in Dayton, Ohio
• 1958-11-03 Derrike Cope, American auto racer and team owner (Daytona 500 1990), born in San Diego, California
• 1958-11-07 Lori Saldaña, American politician (California State Assembly), born in San Diego, California
• 1958-12-01 Charlene Tilton, American actress (Lucy Ewing - Dallas), born in San Diego, California

• 1960-03-26 Marcus Allen, American College-Pro Football HOF running back who won Heisman Trophy 1981 USC; Super Bowl XVIII MVP LA Raiders; NFL MVP 1985; First-team All-Pro 1982, 85; KC Chiefs), born in San Diego, California
• 1960-03-31 Anne Howard, American actress (Nicole Love-Another World), born in San Diego, California
• 1960-08-20 Mark Langston, American MLB pitcher (California Angels), born in San Diego, California

• 1961-08-05 [Julie] Tawny Kitaen, American actress (Bachelor Party; Whitesnake videos; Witchboard), born in San Diego, California (d. 2021)
• 1961-09-23 William C. McCool, American US Navy Lt Cmdr, and astronaut (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster), born in San Diego, California (d. 2003)
• 1961-09-24 John Logan, American screenwriter and playwright (Gladiator), born in San Diego, California
• 1961-11-06 Craig Goldy, American guitarist (Dio), born in San Diego, California
• 1961-12-26 Tahnee Welch [La Tahn Renee Welch], American actress (Cocoon), born in San Diego, California
• 1962-01-13 Kevin Mitchell, American baseball outfielder (NL MVP 1989; MLB All Star 1989, 90; SF Giants), born in San Diego, California
• 1962-04-26 Michael Damian, American actor (Young & Restless) and singer ("Rock On"), born in San Diego, California
• 1962-05-18 Mike Whitmarsh, American beach volleyballer (Olympic silver 1996), born in San Diego, California
• 1963-12-10 Robin White, American tennis player (US Open doubles 1988), born in San Diego, California
• 1963-12-18 Lori McNeil, American tennis player (1995 Oakland doubles), born in San Diego, California
• 1964-04-20 John Carney, American football placekicker (Super Bowl XLIV NO Saints; First-team All-Pro & NFL scoring leader 1994; Pro Bowl 1994, 2008; SD Chargers), born in Hartford, Connecticut
• 1964-07-02 Doug Benson, American comedian (The LEGO Batman Movie), born in San Diego, California
• 1964-10-04 Mark McLemore, American MLB baseball player, 1986-2004 (California Angels, Texas Rangers, and 5 other teams), and broadcaster (Texas Rangers), born in San Diego, California
• 1966-01-31 Charles Dimry, American football cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs, Philadelphia Eagles), born in San Diego, California
• 1966-11-16 Tammy Lauren, actress (Angie, Out of the Blue), born in San Diego, California
• 1968-07-23 Stephanie Seymour, American model (Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover-1988), born in San Diego, California
• 1968-12-12 Ray Ethridge, American football wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens), born in San Diego, California

• 1970-11-08 Tom Anderson, American co-founder of MySpace, born in San Diego, California
• 1971-01-23 Julie Foudy, American soccer midfielder (273 caps; Olympic gold 1996, 2004; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1991, 99; Sacramento Storm, San Diego Spirit), born in San Diego, California
• 1971-02-27 Rich Tylski, American football player (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in San Diego, California
• 1971-03-20 Chad Michaels, American drag queen and Cher impersonator (RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars winner), born in San Diego, California
• 1971-07-01 Steven W. Bailey, American actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), born in San Diego, California
• 1971-09-02 Shauna Sand, actress (Renegade), born in San Diego, California
• 1971-09-06 Kathi Wolfgramm, American rocker (Jets), born in San Diego, California
• 1971-12-29 Margot Thien, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in San Diego, California
• 1972-01-31 Pulu Poumele, American football guard (San Diego Chargers), born in Oceanside, California (d. 2016)
• 1972-04-01 Mike McCoy, American football coach (NFL: San Diego Chargers 2013-16), born in San Francisco, California

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