Events in Waterbury History
- 1926-07-22 105°F (41°C), Waterbury, Connecticut (state record)
- 1953-09-04 WATR (now WTXX) TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins
Famous People from Waterbury
- 1837-12-14 William Wells, American businessman, politician, and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Waterbury, Vermont (d. 1892)
- 1852-08-12 Fr. Michael J. McGivney, Irish-American Catholic priest, and founder the Knights of Columbus fraternal organization, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1890)
- 1857-07-01 Roger Connor, American Baseball Hall of Fame 1st baseman (career HR record 138 stood for 23 years; NL batting champion 1885; NL RBI leader 1889; NY Giants), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1931)
- 1887-06-02 Howard Johnson, American lyricist (nclude: "When the Moon Comes over the Mountain", "M-O-T-H-E-R"), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1941)
- 1891-09-11 William Thomas Walsh, American author (Isabella of Spain), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1949)
- 1897-03-24 Lucia Chase, American ballerina and co-founder of American Ballet Theater, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1986)
John Sirica (1904-1992)
1904-03-19 American federal judge (Watergate hearings), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1907-06-04 (Catherine) Rosalind Russell, American stage and screen actress (His Girl Friday; Auntie Mame; Gypsy), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1976)
- 1909-12-07 Jacob Kainen, American painter and curator, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2001)
- 1917-06-13 Philip Bodner, American jazz clarinetist and studio musician (also played flute, oboe, saxophone, piccolo, and English horn), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2008)
- 1920-04-03 Stan Freeman, American composer (Melody Tour), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2001)
- 1921-08-03 Hayden Carruth, American poet (The Crow and the Heart), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2008)
- 1923-03-13 William F. Bolger, 65th Postmaster General of the United States, born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1989)
- 1928-07-13 Bob Crane, American DJ and actor (Hogan's Heroes; The Donna Reed Show), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1978)
- 1929-11-14 Jimmy Piersall, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1954, 56; his bipolar disorder subject book & film, "Fear Strikes Out"), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2017)
- 1930-03-29 Donny Conn, American musician (The Playmates), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 2015)
- 1932-07-31 Morey Carr [Cohen], American pop and novelty singer (The Playmates - "Beep Beep"), born in Waterbury, Connecticut (d. 1987)
- 1935-04-10 Ken Squier, American sportscaster (NASCAR on CBS, TBS 1983–99; first lap-by-lap commentary of Daytona 500 1979), born in Waterbury, Vermont (d. 2023)
- 1938-05-29 Fay Vincent, American lawyer and sports executive (MLB Commissioner 1989-92), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1938-11-26 Porter Goss, American politician (Rep-R-Florida) and 1st Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1940-08-18 Joan Joyce, American softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1983), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
Annie Leibovitz (74 years old)
1949-10-02 American photographer (Rolling Stone magazine), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1950-06-08 Elmar Oliveira, American violinist (Naumburg competition, 1976; Tchaikovsky Competition, 1978; Avery Fisher Prize, 1983), born in Naugatuck, Connecticut
- 1953-02-09 Gary Franks, American politician (Rep-R-Connecticut 1991-97), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1956-12-30 Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress on stage (Dreamgirls) in film (To Sleep with Anger); and television (Abbott Elementary), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1957-05-24 John G. Rowland, American politician (86th Governor of Connecticut), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1960-02-11 Richard Mastracchio, American astronaut, born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1961-10-22 Barbara Potter, American tennis player (6 x WTA singles, 19 x WTA doubles titles), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1961-10-26 Dylan McDermott, American actor (The Practice, American Horror Story), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1969-07-18 Elizabeth Gilbert, American author (Eat Pray, Love), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1969-09-07 Darren Bragg, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1994-2004 (Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and 7 other teams), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- 1992-06-12 Allie DiMeco, American musician and actress (The Naked Brothers Band), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr