Miami History Timeline

Events 1 - 100 of 101

• 1780-11-05 French-American force under Colonel LaBalme is defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle
• 1848-12-26 The Phi Delta Theta fraternity is founded at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
• 1855-06-28 The Sigma Chi Fraternity was founded at Miami University

• 1896-07-28 City of Miami incorporated
• 1906-03-17 The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity is founded at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio
• 1913-03-25 Great Dayton Flood: winter rains cause Great Miami River to flood, Ohio's greatest natural disaster
• 1913-03-26 Dayton, Ohio almost destroyed when Scioto, Miami and Muskingum River reach flood stage simultaneously

• 1926-03-03 International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Fla)
• 1926-09-17 Hurricane hits Miami & Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die
• 1926-09-18 Hurricane hits Miami, kills 250
• 1937-01-25 Miami-to-Tampa bus overturned in a canal, kills 13

• 1943-12-16 "Tamiami Champion" (New York to Florida) trains collide, kills 73 & injures 200
• 1946-09-06 All-America Football Conference begins regular season play as the Cleveland Browns beat the Miami Seahawks 44-0 before 60,135 at Cleveland's Municipal Stadium
• 1948-12-28 The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.
• 1949-03-21 WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
• 1950-04-26 U of Miami ends William & Mary straight tennis match victories at 82
• 1953-08-12 Ann Davison arrives in Miami in her 23 foot boat Felicity Ann, becoming the 1st woman to sail solo across the Atlantic
• 1954-12-04 The first Burger King is opened in Miami, Florida, USA
• 1955-08-12 WPBT TV channel 2 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 1956-07-29 WCKT (now WSVN) TV channel 7 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting
• 1957-07-21 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Miami Valley GC: Lionel Hebert wins 2 & 1 from Dow Finsterwald; last time event played under match-play format
• 1958-12-10 1st domestic (NY-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flew 111
• 1960-03-26 Orioles-Reds series planned for Havana is moved to Miami

• 1961-11-20 WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, FL (ABC) begins broadcasting
• 1962-06-26 WSEC (now WLRN) TV channel 17 in Miami, FL (PBS) begins broadcasting
• 1966-06-14 Miami beats St Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball
• 1967-09-20 WCIX TV channel 6 in Miami, FL (CBS) begins broadcasting
• 1967-11-15 WLTV TV channel 23 in Miami, FL (IND) begins broadcasting
• 1968-08-08 Race riot in Miami, Florida

• 1968-08-10 Race riots in Miami, Chicago & Little Rock

• 1969-03-23 Rally for Decency in Miami
• 1970-06-16 Race riots in Miami, Florida

• 1970-09-20 Jim Morrison found guilty of "open profanity and indecent exposure" after allegedly exposing himself at a concert in Miami in 1969
• 1971-03-11 Jim Morrison leaves for Paris to re-orient himself emotionally and creatively, and to avoid the jail sentence given to him in Miami, Florida. He never returns to the US.
• 1972-07-10 Democratic convention opens in Miami Beach Florida (McGovern)

• 1972-08-21 Republican convention opens in Miami Beach

• 1974-08-25 LA Aztecs defeat Miami Toros to win NASL cup
• 1975-07-31 The Miami Showband killings: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group, shoot dead three members of an Irish showband at Buskhill, County Down, Ireland

• 1977-01-19 Snow falls in Miami, Florida. This is the only time in the history of the city that snowfall has occurred. It also fell in the Bahamas.
• 1977-06-07 Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law
• 1977-11-24 Miami Dolphins quarterback Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns in a 55-14 win over Cardinals in St. Louis

• 1980-05-17 Major race riot in Miami, Florida - 16 killed, 300 injured
• 1982-11-12 Aaron Pryor scores a 14th round KO of Alexis Argüello in Miami to retain his WBA super lightweight boxing title in the first of 2 meetings between the Hall of Famers; The Ring’s 'Fight of the Decade'
• 1982-12-12 The "Snowplow Game": when a snowstorm holds a New England vs Miami game scoreless, Mark Henderson, a convict on work release, on Patriots coach Ron Meyer order, clears the path for John Smith's attempt, which wins the game for the Patriots, 3-0

• 1984-11-10 Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to Md 42-40

• 1986-07-14 Shalamar's Howard Hewett acquitted in Miami of drug charges
• 1986-12-06 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Fla (QB)
• 1987-05-03 Miami Herald reports a woman spent Friday & Saturday with Gary Hart
• 1987-06-16 Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, opens
• 1988-01-01 Miami beats Oklahoma for college football championship
• 1988-07-08 Miami Arena opens in Miami, Florida
• 1989-02-10 Miami Vice's 100th episode seen on TV

• 1990-12-18 NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St Petersburg, & Washington, D.C. as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami & Denver win)
• 1992-12-10 NHL awards franchises to Miami & Anaheim for 1994-95
• 1992-12-12 58th Heisman Trophy Award: Gino Torretta, U of Miami (QB)
• 1993-04-05 A win and a loss for MLB expansion teams in their debut games; Florida Marlins beat LA Dodgers, 6-3 in Miami; the Colorado Rockies lose to Mets, 3-0 in NYC

• 1994-09-03 Miami rout Georgia Southern 56-0, breaking NCAA football record with its 58th consecutive home win; Alabama won 57 straight at home between 1962-82
• 1994-09-21 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Ft Laud/Miami Fl (WBGG 105.9 FM)
• 1996-05-11 Valujet DC-9 crashes in Miami, 109 die
• 1996-06-10 Stanley Cup Final, Miami Arena, Miami, Florida: Uwe Krupp's unassisted goal in triple-OT gives Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 win over Florida Panthers and a 4 game series sweep
• 1997-04-09 Major League Soccer announces Miami & Chicago expansion
• 1997-05-12 Tornado narrowly misses downtown Miami
• 1997-10-26 Baseball World Series: Florida beats Cleveland Indians, 3-2 in Game 7 at Pro Player Stadium, Miami for Marlins first-ever title; MVP: Florida pitcher Liván Hernández
• 1998-05-21 In Miami, Florida, five abortion clinics are hit by a butyric acid attacker.
• 2000-04-22 In a pre-dawn raid, federal agents seize six-year-old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida.
• 2005-06-04 Panamanian jockey Eddie Castro sets a North American record with 9 wins on the 13-race card at Calder Race Course in Miami, Florida
• 2005-12-07 Rigoberto Alpizar, a passenger on American Airlines Flight 924 who allegedly claimed to have a bomb, is shot and killed by a team of US federal air marshals at Miami International Airport.

• 2009-01-08 College Football, 11th BCS National Championship, Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens: #2 Florida beats #1 Oklahoma, 24-14

• 2013-01-07 College Football, 15th BCS National Championship, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens: #2 Alabama beats #1 Notre Dame, 42-14
• 2013-03-17 60th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Miami beats North Carolina, 87-77
• 2014-11-16 Kevin Harvick driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series by 1 point from Ryan Newman

• 2016-03-09 Eighth Democratic presidential candidates debate hosted by Univision and the Washington Post and held in Miami, Florida

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Birthdays 1 - 100 of 106

• 1890-06-25 Charlotte Greenwood, American actress (Oklahoma; Moon over Miami), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
• 1912-09-24 Donald "Don" Porter, American actor (Gidget, The Ann Sothern Show), born in Miami, Oklahoma (d. 1997)
• 1914-12-28 Lee Bowman, American actor (Ellery Queen, Miami Undercover, The Impatient Years), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1979)
• 1919-01-01 Rocky Graziano, American boxer (World Middleweight title 1947-48; famous Tony Zale trilogy) and entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Miami Undercover), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
• 1920-11-13 Jack Elam, American actor (The Dakotas, East Street, Rio Lobo), born in Miami, Arizona (d. 2003)
• 1923-06-22 Rafael "Felo" Ramirez, Cuban-American Spanish language sports announcer (Miami Marlins), born in Bayamo, Cuba (d. 2017)
• 1924-07-19 Martin Patterson "Pat" Hingle, American actor (Hang 'em High, Splendor in the Grass, Batman Returns), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2009)
• 1925-12-01 Jordan Klein, American underwater photographer, cinematographer and director (Thunderball), born in Miami, Florida [1]
• 1926-07-04 Mary Stuart, American actress (Jo-Search for Tomorrow), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2002)

• 1927-08-29 Marion Williams, American gospel singer (Stars of Faith), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1994)
• 1928-08-30 Lloyd Casner, American race car driver and owner (Casner Motor Racing Division team), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1965)
• 1929-08-28 Roxie Roker, Bahamian-American actress (The Jeffersons- Helen Willis), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1995)
• 1929-10-26 Airlene Evans, 1st American child born in flying aircraft, in the skies above Miami, Florida
• 1930-01-27 Esteban Edward Torres, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1983-99), born in Miami, Arizona (d. 2022)
• 1930-03-13 (Richard Allen) "Blue" Mitchell, American jazz trumpeter (Horace Silver Quintet; Riverside; Blue Note), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1979)
• 1931-06-24 Leslie Cochran, American peace activist and police critic, born in Miami, Florida (d. 2012)
• 1935-06-23 Maurice Ferre, American politician, 1st Latino Mayor of Miami, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2019)
• 1935-10-12 Sam Moore, American R&B and soul vocalist (Sam & Dave - "Soul Man"), born in Miami, Florida
• 1937-03-26 Wayne Embry, American Basketball HOF center (5 x NBA All Star; NBA C'ship 1968 Boston Celtics) and executive (NBA Executive of the Year 1992 Cleveland Cavaliers, 1998 Toronto Raptors), born in Springfield, Ohio
• 1938-07-21 Janet Reno, first woman US Attorney General (1993-2001), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2016)
• 1939-03-14 William Benjamin Lenoir, American astronaut (STS 5), born in Miami, Florida
• 1939-04-19 Clay Shaw, American politician (Rep-R-FL, 1981-2007), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2013)
• 1939-04-30 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, American composer (1st woman composer to win Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1983), born in Miami, Florida
• 1939-05-01 Ray Aranha, American actor (Nick-Married People), born in Miami, Florida
• 1939-06-24 Henry Lawrence Garett III, American Secretary of the Navy (1989-92), born in Miami, Florida
• 1939-11-15 Thalmus Rasulala [Jack Crowder], actor (Blacula, Roots), born in Miami, Florida
• 1940-09-05 Lewis Spratlan, American classical composer and Pulitzer Prize winner (Life Is A Dream), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2023)
• 1943-06-08 William Calley Jr., American war criminal, convicted by court-martial of murdering 22 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai Massacre, born in Miami, Florida (d. 2024)
• 1943-08-21 Hugh Wilson, American screenwriter, film director The First Wives Club; Blast from the Past), and TV series creator (WKRP in Cincinnati; Frank's Place), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2018)
• 1944-05-25 Bob Payton, American pizza magnate (The Chicago Pizza Pie Factory), born in Miami, Florida (d. 1994)

• 1945-10-21 Everett McGill, actor (Jezebel's Kiss, Silver Bullet), born in Miami, Florida
• 1946-10-10 Ben Vereen, American Tony Award-winning actor, singer, and dancer (Jesus Christ Superstar; Pippin; Roots; Tenspeed and Brown Shoe; Webster), born in Miami, Florida

• 1947-05-16 Bill Smitrovich, American character actor (Crime Story; Miami Vice; Life Goes On), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
• 1948-04-17 Jan Hammer, Czech-American rock keyboardist (Mahavishnu Orchestra; Jeff Beck), and composer ("Miami Vice Theme"), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
• 1949-01-14 Lawrence Kasdan, American screenwriter and director (Accidental Tourist), born in Miami, Florida
• 1949-03-28 Michael W. Young, American geneticist noted for work studying circadian rhythms (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 2017), born in Miami, Florida
• 1949-04-15 Craig Zadan, American film producer, born in Miami, Florida
• 1949-05-26 Philip Michael Thomas, American actor (Miami Vice - "Tubbs"), born in Columbus, Ohio
• 1949-12-15 Don Johnson, American actor (Miami Vice - "Sonny Crockett"; Nash Bridges), and pop singer ("Heartbeat"), born in Flatt Creek, Missouri
• 1950-03-04 Emilio Estefan, Cuban-American musician and producer (Miami Sound Machine), born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

• 1950-08-06 Winston E Scott, USN Commander/astronaut (STS 72, 87), born in Miami, Florida
• 1950-11-30 Kathryn Witt, American actress (Lenny; Flying High - "Pam"), born in Miami, Florida
• 1951-07-20 Larry Black, 4x100 runner (Olympic gold 1972), born in Miami, Florida
• 1952-06-18 Rick Gazda, trumpet player (The Miami Horns), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• 1953-06-14 David Thomas, American singer and songwriter (Pere Ubu), born in Miami, Florida
• 1953-06-18 Jerome Smith, American guitarist (KC & the Sunshine Band - "Boogie Shoes"), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2000)
• 1953-12-08 Roy Firestone, American sportscaster (Life's Most Embarrassing Moments), born in Miami, Florida
• 1953-12-21 Betty Wright [Bessie Norris], American R&B singer-songwriter (Clean Up Woman), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2020)
• 1954-05-10 Jeff Apple, American film producer (In the Line of Fire), born in Miami, Florida

• 1954-10-30 JoAnne Russell, American tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1977), born in Miami, Florida
• 1955-02-02 Michael Talbott, American actor (Stan-Miami Vice), born in Waverly, Iowa
• 1955-03-09 Fernando Bujones, American ballet dancer, born in Miami, Florida (d. 2005)
• 1956-03-29 Kurt Thomas, American gymnast (first American male to win gold medal at World Championships, floor 1978; floor, horizontal bars 1979), and actor (Gymkata), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2020)
• 1956-06-09 Patricia Cornwell, American author (Kay Scarpetta crime novels), born in Miami, Florida
• 1957-04-13 Saundra Santiago, American actress (Miami Vice - "Gina"), born in The Bronx, New York

• 1958-06-26 Glen Stewart Godwin, American murderer (FBI Most Wanted), born in Miami, Florida
• 1958-11-23 David Wallace, American actor (General Hospital, Babysitter, Humongus), born in Miami, Florida
• 1959-03-23 Catherine Keener, American actress (Captain Philips, Get Out), born in Miami, Florida
• 1959-08-02 Victoria Jackson, comedian and actress (Casual Sex, Saturday Night Live), born in Miami, Florida
• 1960-05-17 Fiona Hutchison, American actress (One Life to Live, Guiding Light), born in Miami, Florida
• 1960-12-22 Luther Campbell, American rap artist (2 Live Crew), born in Miami, Florida
• 1960-12-28 Terri Garber, American actress (Leslie Carrington-Dynasty), born in Miami, Florida
• 1961-04-10 Olivia Brown, American actress (Det Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice), born in Frankfurt, Germany
• 1962-10-30 Danny Tartabull, outfielder (NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox), born in Miami, Florida
• 1965-01-11 Olivia Barash, actress (Laura-Out of the Blue), born in Miami, Florida

• 1969-03-28 Brett Ratner, American film director (Rush Hour), born in Miami Beach, Florida
• 1969-04-04 Carlos Reyes, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Miami, Florida
• 1969-08-13 Alex Fernandez, Cuban-American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Miami, Florida
• 1969-08-14 DJ Uncle Al, American hip-hop DJ, born in Miami, Florida (d. 2001)
• 1969-10-25 Larry Thomas, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Miami, Florida
• 1969-12-23 Stephen Grant, American football linebacker (Indianapolis Colts), born in Miami, Florida
• 1970-05-05 Kyan Douglas, American TV personality (Queer Eye), born in Miami, Florida
• 1970-05-23 Ricky Gutierrez, infielder (Houston Astros), born in Miami, Florida
• 1971-05-28 Marco Rubio, American politician (Senate-R-Florida, 2011-), born in Miami, Florida
• 1972-01-23 Gary Harrell, American football player (NY Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Miami, Florida
• 1973-04-08 Alex Gonzalez, American infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Miami, Florida
• 1973-05-31 Marty Janzen, American pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Miami, Florida
• 1973-07-09 Enrique Murciano, American actor (Without a Trace), born in Miami, Florida

• 1976-09-30 Aida Linares, Spanish actress (Clueless; Cookie), born in Miami, Florida
• 1977-01-11 Nadia Turner, American rock singer and television personality (American Idol), born in Miami, Florida
• 1977-10-12 Christie Kerr, American golfer (US Open 2007, PGA Championship 2010), born in Miami, Florida
• 1978-01-09 Chad Johnson, American football player, born in Miami, Florida

• 1978-05-15 Krissy Taylor, American model, born in Miami, Florida (d. 1995)
• 1979-11-19 Barry Jenkins, American director and writer (Medicine for Melancholy, Moonlight), born in Miami, Florida
• 1980-01-30 Wilmer Valderrama, American actor (That '70s Show -"Fez"), born in Miami, Florida
• 1981-01-15 Pitbull [Armando Christian Perez], American rapper, born in Miami, Florida
• 1981-03-09 Antonio Bryant, American football player, born in Miami, Florida
• 1983-04-01 Sean Taylor, American football free safety (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; All Pro 2007; Washington Redskins), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2007)
• 1984-04-25 Robert Andino, Cuban-American baseball player, born in Miami, Florida
• 1985-06-12 Blake Ross, American software developer and co-creator of the Mozilla Firefox internet browser, born in Miami, Florida

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