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Colorado History Timeline (Part 2)

Colorado: Colorado Springs - Denver - Longmont

Today in American History

Events in Colorado History

Events 101 - 110 of 110

  • 2015-10-28 Third Republican presidential candidates debate run by CNBC in Boulder, Colorado
  • 2015-11-27 Robert Lewis Dear (57) shots 3 dead and wounds 9 at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Taylor Swift Testifies

2017-08-10 Taylor Swift testifies, in Denver, Colorado court, that DJ David Mueller groped her

  • 2018-05-14 Boulder City Council in Colorado votes to ban assault weapons
  • 2018-08-20 Colorado man Christopher Lee Watts is charged with the murder of his wife and two daughters
  • 2018-11-06 Colorado elects Jared Polis, the country's first openly male gay governor
  • 2018-11-06 Colorado votes to abolish slavery as a form of punishment in state constitution
  • 2019-04-15 3 days after winning Hobey Baker Award as top college hockey player, Cale Makar becomes first defenseman to score in NHL debut during the playoffs in Colorado's 6-2 Game 3 win over Calgary
  • 2019-04-17 Terror alert closes schools in Denver, Colorado, due to 18-year-old woman obsessed with Columbine massacre, who is then found dead
  • 2019-08-14 "It is raining plastic," survey published, plastic found in 90% of rain samples taken in Colorado by the US Department of the Interior and US Geological Survey

Famous People from Colorado

Birthdays 101 - 200 of 211

  • 1943-10-01 Jerry Martini [Gerald L. Martini], American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone - "Everyday People"), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1943-12-02 Wayne Allard, American politician (U.S. Senator from Colorado 1997-2009), born in Fort Collins, Colorado

John Kerry (80 years old)

1943-12-11 US Secretary of State (2013-17) and 2004 presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, born in Aurora, Colorado

  • 1944-07-15 Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor (Airwolf; Hooper; Buster & Billie; Tribes), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2019)
  • 1944-08-08 Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, born in Alamosa, Colorado
  • 1946-03-12 Frank Welker, American voice actor (Scooby-Doo - "Fred"; Curious George), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1946-06-28 John M. Lounge, American engineer and astronaut (STS 51-I, STS 26, STS 35), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2011)
  • 1947-11-29 Ronnie Montrose, American rock guitarist (Montrose; Gamma), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2012)
  • 1948-04-07 Dallas Taylor, American session drummer (Crosby, Stills & Nash; Clear Light), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2015)
  • 1950-03-05 Eugene Fodor, American classical violinist (1974 Tchaikovsky Award), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2011)
  • 1951-07-05 Rich "Goose" Gossage, American Baseball Hall of Fame relief pitcher (World Series 1978 NY Yankees; 9 x MLB All Star; 3 × AL saves leader), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1951-09-20 Joanna Cameron, American actress (I Love My Wife; Isis), born in Aspen, Colorado
  • 1951-10-23 Michael Rupert, American actor (Pasadena Playhouse), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1951-12-31 Tom Hamilton, American rock bassist (Aerosmith - "Dream On"), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1952-08-04 Bobby Buntrock, actor (Harold Baxter-Hazel), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1952-08-09 Vicki Morgan, American mistress (Beautiful Bad Girl), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 1983)
  • 1952-11-10 Gerry DiNardo, American football player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish) and coach (Colorado), born in Queens, New York
  • 1953-02-01 Andy Mill, American alpine skier (non-placed Olympics, World C'ships; ex-husband of tennis player Chris Evert), born in Fort Collins, Colorado
  • 1953-05-09 Scott McInnis, American politician who apologised for plagiarism (Rep-R-Colorado 1993-2005), born in Glenwood Springs

Tim Allen (71 years old)

1953-06-13 Canadian comedian (Home Improvement, Jungle2Jungle), born in Denver, Colorado

Pat Day (70 years old)

1953-10-13 American thoroughbred jockey (9 x winner of the American Triple Crown; 6 x US Champion in wins; 2 x US Champion in earnings; $298m career purses), born in Brush, Colorado

  • 1955-03-30 Randy Vanwarmer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Just When I Needed You Most"), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2004)
  • 1955-06-01 Lorraine Moller, New Zealand athlete (Olympic bronze marathon 1996; Boston Marathon 1984; Osaka Ladies Marathon 1986, 87, 89), born in Putaruru, New Zealand
  • 1955-11-06 Paul Romer, American economist (Nobel Prize 2018, endogenous growth theory), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1956-06-27 Ted Haggard, American disgraced evangelical preacher (New Life Church, Colorado), born in Yorktown, Indiana
  • 1956-09-06 Bill Ritter, American politician (41st Governor of Colorado), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1957-05-03 [Michael] Cactus Moser, American country singer (Highway 101), born in Montrose, Colorado
  • 1958-06-17 Jello Biafra [Eric Reed Boucher], American musician and activist (Dead Kennedys), born in Boulder, Colorado
  • 1960-11-10 Dan Hawkins, American college football coach (University of Colorado 2006-10), born in Fall River Mills, California
  • 1961-06-18 Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball infielder (5 × MLB All-Star; Gold Glove Award 1989, 90; NL batting champion 1993 Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos), born in Caracas, Venezuela

David Fincher (61 years old)

1962-08-28 American film director and producer (The Social Network; Gone Girl; Fight Club), born in Denver, Colorado

  • 1962-11-03 Gaben "Gabe" Newell, American computer programmer, businessman and co-founder of "Valve Corporation", born in Colorado
  • 1963-08-01 John Carroll Lynch, American actor (Shutter Island, Gran Torino), born in Boulder, Colorado
  • 1963-10-12 Lane Frost, American professional bull rider, born in La Junta, Otero County Colorado (d. 1989)
  • 1963-11-18 Dante Bichette, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
  • 1963-11-28 Walt Weiss, American baseball shortstop (AL Rookie of the Year 1988; World Series 1989; MLB All Star 1998; Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies) and manager (Colorado Rockies 2013-16), born in Tuxedo, New York
  • 1964-02-06 Skip Ewing, American country vocalist (Coast of Colorado), born in Redlands, California
  • 1964-02-27 April Heinrichs, US women's soccer coach (Olympic-96), born in Littleton, Colorado
  • 1964-04-11 Johann Sebastian Paetsch, American cellist and musician, born in Colorado Springs
  • 1964-05-23 Staci Greason, actress (Isabella Toscando-Days of Our Lives), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1964-06-21 Kari Kennell, American actress (Eric's Revenge) and Playboy playmate (Feb, 1988), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1964-09-11 Ellis Burks, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1990, 96; Gold Glove 1990; Silver Slugger 1990, 96; Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • 1964-10-25 Michael Boatman, American actor (Carter-Spin City), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1965-02-23 Kristin Davis, American actress (Melrose Place; Sex and the City), born in Boulder, Colorado
  • 1965-06-08 Kevin Ritz, American pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Eatonstown, New Jersey
  • 1965-07-16 Claude Lemieux, Canadian NHL forward (Team Canada, Colorado), born in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
  • 1965-10-19 Todd Park Mohr, American musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1965-10-25 2 Cold Scorpio [Charles Bernard Scaggs], American professional wrestler, born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1966-04-29 John Vander Wal, American NLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
  • 1966-05-01 Armando Reynoso, Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
  • 1966-05-11 Trenidad Hubbard, American MLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1966-08-27 Deena Wigger, US shooter (Olympic-92), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1967-04-22 Sheryl Lee, American stage and screen actress (Twin Peaks; Love, Lies, and Murder), born in Boulder, Colorado
  • 1967-05-11 Eric Young, infielder (Colorado Rockies), born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
  • 1967-05-12 Cara Coughenour, American pitcher (Colorado Silver Bullets), born in Sioux City, Iowa
  • 1967-06-24 Sherry Stringfield, American actress (Dr. Susan Lewis-ER, Laura-NYPD Blue), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1967-07-04 Vinny Castilla, Mexican baseball infielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Oaxaca, Mexico
  • 1967-07-21 Lance Painter, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1993-2003 (Colorado Rockies, St. Louis Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Bedford, England
  • 1967-10-20 Harvey Pulliam, American MLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1967-11-02 Scott Walker, US politician (Governor of Wisconsin 2011-), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1968-01-04 Mike Wilpolt, American football player and coach, born in Broomfield, Colorado
  • 1968-12-29 James Mouton, American baseball outfielder (Houston Astros), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1969-02-14 Shana Zadrick, American model (Guess Jeans), born in Grand Junction, Colorado
  • 1969-02-21 Corey Harris, American blues and reggae guitarist (The Blues miniseries; From Mississippi to Mali), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1969-07-29 Alison Dunlap, American cyclist (UCI Mountain Bike Cross Country World C'ship gold 2001), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1970-04-23 Dennis Culp, American singer and songwriter, born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1970-05-05 Juan Acevedo, Mexican baseball player (Colorado Rockies), born in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
  • 1970-08-16 Quinton McCracken, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Wilmington, North Carolina
  • 1970-10-26 Dian Bachar, American actor, born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1971-04-30 Ryan Hawblitzel, pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
  • 1971-09-26 Elva Dryer, American 1.5K/5K runner, born in Durango, Colorado
  • 1972-01-22 Steve Scifres, American football offensive lineman (Dallas Cowboys), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1972-02-01 Yoshi DeHerrera, American TV personality, born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • 1972-12-12 Greg Randolph, American road cyclist (Olympics-74th-96), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1973-02-15 Amy Van Dyken, US 50m/100m freestyle/100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 2 g-96), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1973-06-27 Heath Irwin, American football guard (New England Patriots), born in Boulder, Colorado
  • 1973-07-16 Graham Robertson, American filmmaker and author, born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1973-08-20 Todd Helton, American baseball first baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; 3 × Gold Glove Award; MLB batting champion & RBI leader 2000 Colorado Rockies), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
  • 1974-10-07 Benjamin Oberman, American pairs skater (with partner Naomi Grabow), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1974-10-23 Dani Tyler, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1974-12-29 James Darling, American football linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1975-05-12 Jared Polis, American businessman and politician, Governor of Colorado (2018-), born in Boulder, Colorado
  • 1975-09-25 Matt Hasselbeck, American football player, born in Boulder, Colorado
  • 1975-10-03 India Arie [Simpson], American Grammy Award-winning neo-soul singer ("I Am Light"; Voyage to India), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1975-10-25 Ryan Clement, American football quarterback, born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1976-02-23 Scott Elarton, American baseball player, born in Lamar, Colorado
  • 1976-03-27 Tia Fuller, American jazz saxophonist (Soul (film); Beyoncé backing band), composer, and educator (Berklee School), born in Aurora, Colorado
  • 1976-09-25 Chauncey Billups, American NBA guard, played for 17 seasons for 7 teams (5x All-Star; Finals MVP, 2004 - Detroit), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1977-10-07 Brandon Quinn, American actor, born in Aurora, Colorado
  • 1977-10-26 Jon Heder, American actor (Napoleon Dynamite), born in Fort Collins, Colorado
  • 1978-04-13 Kyle Howard, American actor, born in Loveland, Colorado
  • 1978-04-19 Amanda Sage, American visionary artist, born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1978-08-16 Eddie Gill, American basketball player, born in Aurora, Colorado
  • 1979-04-02 Jesse Carmichael, American musician and songwriter (Maroon 5), born in Boulder, Colorado
  • 1979-08-20 Cory Sullivan, American baseball player (Colorado Rockies), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 1980-04-06 Matthew Thomas Carey, American actor (Old School, The Banger Sisters), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1980-07-04 Muhammad Ali Hasan, American filmmaker, born in Pueblo, Colorado
  • 1980-10-25 Ilana Goldfogel, American pairs skater (with partner Erik Schulz), born in Denver, Colorado
  • 1981-07-25 Conor Casey, American soccer forward (19 caps; Mainz 05, Colorado Rapids), born in Dover, New Hampshire
  • 1981-09-11 Dylan Klebold, American Columbine High School Massacre co-perpetrator, born in Lakewood, Colorado (d. 1999)