Events in Santa Monica History
- 1937-02-21 Walter Waterman's Arrowbile, the 1st working automobile-airplane combination, tested at Santa Monica, California
- 1969-01-18 United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay, killing all 38 people on-board
- 1985-06-27 Route 66 (Chicago to Santa Monica), is decertified
- 1992-08-01 USA/USSR Around the World Air Race begins in Santa Monica
Event of Interest
2011-06-22 After hiding for 16 years, Boston gangster Whitey Bulger is arrested outside an apartment in Santa Monica, California
Famous People from Santa Monica
Gloria Stuart (1910-2010)
1910-07-04 American actress (Titanic) and founder of the Screen Actors Guild, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1920-04-02 Jack Webb, American screenwriter, director and actor (Dragnet, Sunset Boulevard), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1982)
- 1922-08-23 Jean Darling, American child actress (Our Gang), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2015)
Shirley Temple (1928-2014)
1928-04-23 American actress, famous 1930s child star (Bright Eyes, Heidi) and diplomat, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1928-05-03 Jeanne Bal, American actress (Pat-Love & Marriage, Star Trek- The Man Trap), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1996)
- 1930-08-16 Frank Gifford, American College-Pro Football HOF halfback (USC; 6 × First-team All-Pro, 8 × Pro Bowl; NY Giants) and broadcaster (ABC Monday Night Football), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2015)
- 1930-08-30 Ernie Ball, American entrepreneur and musician who pioneered the development of guitar-related products, born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2004)
- 1930-12-22 Larry Stevenson [Richard], American skateboard innovator (kicktail), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2012)
- 1932-01-03 Mara Corday [Marilyn Joan Watts], American actress, model and Playboy Playmate (Foxfire, Black Scorpion), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1932-01-28 Parry O'Brien, American athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1952, 1956; silver 1960), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2007)
Robert Redford (87 years old)
1936-08-18 American actor (The Sting; The Candidate; The Natural; All The President's Men), and Academy Award-winning director (Ordinary People; Quiz Show; A River Runs Through It), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1936-12-06 David Ossman, American writer and comedian (The Firesign Theatre), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1937-04-22 Bobbi Fiedler, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2019)
- 1938-12-01 Sandy Nelson, American rock drummer ("Teen Beat"; "Let There Be Drums"), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2022)
- 1940-09-12 Linda Gray, American actress (Sue Ellen Ewing-Dallas), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1942-01-19 Shelley Fabares, American actress (The Donna Reed Show; Coach), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1943-03-14 Jim Pons, American rock bassist (Turtles: Mothers of Invention), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1943-07-22 Bobby Sherman, American actor (Here Comes the Brides), pop singer ("Little Woman"), and paramedic, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1943-08-02 Kathy Lennon, American pop singer (Lennon Sisters), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1944-01-06 Bonnie Franklin, American actress (Ann-1 Day at a Time), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2013)
- 1944-07-31 Geraldine Chaplin, American-born actress (Doctor Zhivago, 3 Musketeers) daughter of Charlie Chaplin, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1945-03-28 Chuck Portz, American bassist (Turtles - "Happy Together"), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1945-05-21 Richard Hatch, American actor (Battlestar Galactica), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2017)
- 1946-02-10 Kenny Edwards, American musician and singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys; Bryndle), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2010)
- 1948-10-05 Russell Mael, American singer, engineer and director (Sparks), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1949-04-27 Doug Sheehan, American actor (Knots Landing, 1983-87 - "Ben": General Hospital, 1979-82 - "Joe Kelly"), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2024)
- 1949-06-10 Kevin Corcoran, American actor (Swiss Family Robinson, Babes in Toyland), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2015)
- 1950-01-19 Grant Nordman, Canadian politician, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1950-04-11 Bill Irwin, American actor (My Blue Heaven, Scenes From a Mall), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1950-04-20 Steve Erickson, American novelist (American Nomad), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1951-11-03 Dwight Evans, American baseball right fielder (MLB All-Star 1978, 81, 87; Boston Red Sox), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1951-12-18 Candice Rialson, American actress (Chatterbox), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1952-02-29 Susan Sennett, American actress (Big Bad Mama), born in Santa Monica, California
Dan Quisenberry (1953-1998)
1953-02-07 American MLB player (5-time AL saves leader), born in Santa Monica, California,
- 1954-02-07 Miguel Ferrer, actor (Robocop, NCIS LA), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2017)
- 1954-09-30 Barry Williams, American actor (Greg-Brady Bunch), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1955-03-29 Christopher Lawford, American actor (Charlie Brent-All My Children), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1955-04-26 Mike Scott, American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award & NLCS MVP 1986, NL wins leader 1989; 3 × MLB All-Star Houston Astros), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1956-07-13 Bill Caudill, American MLB reliever (All Star 1984), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1956-11-21 Terri Welles [Knepper], American playboy model (Dec 1980, Playmate of the Year 1981), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1956-12-06 Randy Rhoads, American heavy metal guitarist (Quiet Riot), born in Santa Monica, California (d. 1982)
- 1957-03-09 Mark Mancina, American film score composer (Speed; Bad Boys; Moana), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1957-08-19 Darby Hinton, American actor (Daniel Boone - "Israel"; Days Of Our Lives - "Ian"), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1958-01-29 Judy Norton-Taylor, American actress (Mary Ellen - The Waltons), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1960-08-02 Apollonia [Patricia Kotero], American actress (Purple Rain), born in Santa Monica, California
Sean Penn (63 years old)
1960-08-17 American actor (Mystic River, Milk), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1961-08-14 Susan Olson, American actress (The Brady Bunch -"Cindy"), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1961-09-28 Michael-James Wixted, American actor (Smith Family), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1962-08-27 Scott Davis, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1991 [David Pate]), born in Irvine, California
- 1962-11-17 Eric Olson, American actor (Apple's Way), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1963-10-25 Tracy Nelson, American actress (Glitter; Square Pegs; Father Dowling Mysteries - "Sister Stephanie"), born in Santa Monica, California
Mariska Hargitay (60 years old)
1964-01-23 American actress (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1965-07-25 Torey Lovullo, American baseball manager (NL Manager of the Year 2017 Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1966-03-22 Sean Berry, American infielder (Houston Astros), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1966-05-16 Scott Reeves, American actor (The Young and the Restless, 1991-2001 - "Ryan"; General Hospital, 2009-13 - "Steven Webber"), and country music singer-songwriter, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1967-09-20 Gunnar Nelson, American rock vocalist and guitarist (Nelson - "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection"), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1967-09-20 Matthew Nelson, American rock vocalist, bass and guitar player (Nelson - "(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection"), born in Santa Monica, California
Josh Brolin (56 years old)
1968-02-12 American actor (Young Riders - "Jimmy Hickok"; W. - "George Bush"; Hail Caesar! -"Eddie Mannix"), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1969-02-06 David Hayter, Canadian-American Voice actor and screenwriter (Solid Snake), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1969-08-28 Jack Black, American actor (High Fidelity; Kung Fu Panda), comedian, and singer (Tenacious D), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1970-10-25 Adam Goldberg, American actor (The Hebrew Hammer), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1971-08-14 Mark Loretta, American baseball infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1972-12-08 Frank Shamrock, American mixed martial artist, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1973-11-12 Melanie Gaffin, American actress (Cheryl-Whiz Kids), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1974-06-11 Emilee Klein, American golfer (3 x LPGA Tour titles; Solheim Cup 2002) and coach (Uni Central Florida, SD State Uni, University of Tulsa), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1974-10-23 Kaleena Kiff, American actress (Patti-Love Sidney), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1975-01-29 Sara Gilbert, American actress (Darlene Conner-Roseanne), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1975-04-17 Trifun Živanović, American-Serbian figure skater (1995 Pac Coast Jr champ), born in Santa Monica, California
Tobey Maguire (49 years old)
1975-06-27 American actor (Spider-Man, The Great Gatsby), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1978-08-07 Vanness Wu, Taiwanese-American singer (F4, Kangta & Vanness), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1980-01-20 Philippe Cousteau Jr., French oceanographer and grandson of Jacques Cousteau, born in Santa Monica, California
Christina Ricci (44 years old)
1980-02-12 American actress (Wednesday-Addams Family Films; Casper; Mermaids), born in Santa Monica. California
- 1983-01-08 Chris Mordetzky, American wrestler, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1983-05-14 Amber Tamblyn, actress (Emily Bowen-Gen Hospital), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1985-06-27 Coby Linder, American pop-punk drummer (Say Anything), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1988-09-07 Kevin Love, American basketball player, born in Santa Monica, California
- 1991-01-19 Erin Sanders, American actress, born in Santa Monica, California
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr