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Events in St. Paul History

The Great Fire of London

1666-09-06 After St Paul's Cathedral and much of the city had been burned down over four days, the Great Fire of London is finally extinguished.

The Tower of London to the right, London Bridge to the left – how an artist painted the Great Fire

1766-10-30 St. Paul's Chapel in New York is consecrated

Louis Riel's Exile

1872-03-02 Louis Riel goes into voluntary exile in St. Paul, Minnesota

1920-02-01 1st commercial armored car introduced (St Paul, Minn)
1932-09-04 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Keller GC: Olin Dutra wins the first of 2 major titles, beating Frank Walsh, 4 & 3
1948-04-23 KSTP TV channel 5 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (ABC) 1st broadcast
1949-07-01 WCCO TV channel 4 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953-09-01 WTCN (now KARE) TV channel 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (MET) begins
1954-07-27 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Keller GC: Chick Herbert scores a 4 & 3 win over defending champion Walter Burkemo in the Tuesday final
1955-01-05 KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast
1957-09-03 KTCA TV channel 2 in St Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) begins broadcasting
1960-11-26 Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins
1961-01-09 Twins agree on $500,000 payment to AA for Minn/St Paul territory
1963-11-28 Crusher beats Verne Gagne in St Paul, to become NWA champ
1965-05-03 KTCI TV channel 17 in St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN (PBS) 1st broadcast
1965-08-21 The Crusher beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champ
1967-02-26 Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champion
1975-11-08 Nick Bockwinkle beats Verne Gagne in St Paul, to become NWA champ
1980-09-06 Macalaster U of St Paul, Minn beats Mount Senario 17-14
1980-09-06 US College football longest losing streak of 50 games ends for Macalester College (St. Paul)
1997-04-16 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Minneapolis/St Paul on WRQC 100.3 FM
1997-06-17 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 & Minneapolis-St Paul & Columbus, Ohio in 2000
1997-06-25 NHL approves franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minnesota-St Paul

54th NHL All-Star Game

2004-02-08 54th NHL All-Star Game, Xcel Energy Centre, Saint Paul, Minnesota: East beats West, 6-4; MVP: Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche, C

2016-07-06 African American Philando Castile is shot by police in St Paul, Minnesota after being pulled over for a broken rear light, killing is filmed
2018-06-13 Raccoon climbs 23 story office building in St Paul, Minnesota, becoming an internet sensation

Famous People from St. Paul

1838-09-11 John Ireland, Irish-American archbishop of St Paul (1888-1918), born in Burnchurch, Ireland (d. 1918)
1877-04-23 Arthur Farwell, American composer, born in St Paul, Minnesota (d. 1952)
1887-06-18 Blanche Yurka, American actress (Taxi, A Tale of Two Cities), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1974)
1889-11-12 DeWitt Wallace, American publisher who founded Readers Digest, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1981)

Bugs Moran (1891-1957)

1891-08-21 American gangster of the Prohibition-era, born in St. Paul, Minnesota

1892-02-27 William Demarest, American actor (My 3 Sons), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1983)
1892-12-29 Emory Parnell, American vaudeville performer and character actor (Life of RIley; County Fair; Falcon films; Ma and Pa Kettle movies), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1979)
1893-07-18 Richard Dix, American actor (10 Commandments, Cimarron, The Ghost Ship), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1949)

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)

1896-09-24 American author (Great Gatsby, Zelda), born in St. Paul, Minnesota

1897-01-01 Walter Greaza, American actor (Treasury Man, Martin Kane Private Eye), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1973)
1898-06-06 Walter Abel, American actor (Fury, Suspicion, Dream Girl), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987)
1899-09-01 Richard Arlen, American actor (Apache Uprising, Wings), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1976)
1902-02-21 Arthur Nock, English-American historian (St Paul, history of religion), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1963)
1903-02-19 Kay Boyle, American novelist (Plagued by Nightingales), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1992)
1906-12-20 Lowell Gilmore, American actor (The Picture of Dorian Gray, Living Christ Series), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 1960)
1907-04-13 Harold Stassen, American politician (25th Governor of Minnesota) and perennial presidential candidate, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2001)
1910-01-11 Izler Solomon, American conductor, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987)
1912-06-29 Joan Davis [Josephine Davis], American comic radio and screen actress (I Married Joan; The Rudy Vallee Show), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1961)
1913-08-19 Richard Simmons, American actor (Sergeant Preston of the Yukon), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
1915-04-16 Joan Alexander [Louise Abrass], American actress (The New Adventures of Superman, The Tales of Hoffmann), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2009)
1915-09-24 Larry Gates, American actor (Guiding Light, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Body Snatchers), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1996)
1918-04-13 A. L. [Audrey] Barker, English writer, born in St Pauls Cray, Kent, England (d. 2002)

Toni Stone (1921-1996)

1921-07-17 American baseball second baseman (first woman to play in men's Negro League), born in St. Paul, Minnesota

1927-07-25 Midge Decter, American journalist and author (The Liberated Woman & Other Americans), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2022)
1928-07-31 Bill Frenzel, American politician (Rep-R-MN, 1971-91), born in St Paul, Minnesota (d. 2014)
1928-08-27 Joan Kroc [Mansfield], American 3rd wife of Ray Kroc, the owner of McDonald's and the San Diego Padres, born in West St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
1934-09-14 Kate Millett, American feminist and author (Sexual Politics), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2017)
1935-08-05 John McCartan, American ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1960), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1938-02-23 Sylvia Chase, newscaster (ABC Weekend News, 20/20), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1939-02-06 Mike Farrell, American actor (M*A*S*H;, 1975-83 - B.J."; Providence), producer (Patch Adams), and human rights activist, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1945-08-05 Loni Anderson, American actress (WKRP in Cincinnati - "Jennifer"), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1947-08-01 Rick Anderson, American actor and rock bassist (Tubes - "I'll Talk To You Later"), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2022)
1950-12-02 Merrill Ashley [Linda Merrill], American ballerina (NYC Ballet, 1967-97), and dance teacher, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Dave Winfield (72 years old)

1951-10-03 American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (12 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; 6 x Silver Slugger; SD Padres; NY Yankees), born in St. Paul, Minnesota

Jack Morris (69 years old)

1955-05-16 Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (5 x MLB All Star; World Series 1984 Detroit Tigers, 1991 [MVP] Minnesota Twins, 1992-93 Toronto Blue Jays), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Paul Molitor (67 years old)

1956-08-22 American Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All-Star Milwaukee Brewers; World Series MVP 1993 Toronto Blue Jays) and manager (Minnesota Twins 2015-18), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota

1957-01-26 Hawk [Michael Hegstrand], American professional wrestler (ECW/WCW/WWF/AWA, Legion of Doom), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2003)
1957-04-30 Duane G Carey, American major USAF/astronaut, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1959-10-31 Ann Henricksson, American tennis star, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1960-11-25 Mary Ostergren, biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1961-11-18 Janice Lynn Kuehnemund, American rock guitarist (Vixen - "Edge of a Broken Heart"), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 2013)
1962-09-01 Tony Cascarino, Irish soccer striker, broadcaster (88 caps Rep of Ireland; Millwall, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Marseille, Nancy), born in St Paul's Cray, Kent, England
1963-02-07 Heidemarie M Stefanyshyn-Piper, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1964-03-09 Phil Housley, NHL defenseman (NJ Devils, Team USA Olympics 1998), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1965-08-22 Tom Gibis, American voice actor (Shikamaru Nara-Naruto), born in West St. Paul, Minnesota
1966-02-21 Edie Boyer, American discus thrower, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1966-12-01 Steve Walsh, American football quarterback (NCAA C'ship 1987 University of Miami; NO Saints + 5 other NFL teams), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1969-04-07 Peggy Clasen, speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1969-05-28 Damian Rhodes, NHL goalie (Ottawa Senators), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1978-04-28 Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1978-07-21 Josh Hartnett, American actor (Black Hawk Down) and movie producer (August), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
1983-04-19 Joe Mauer, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), born in St. Paul, Minnesota