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Events in Yonkers History

  • 1888-02-22 “Father of American Golf” John Reid first demonstrates golf on a Yonkers cow pasture to friends
  • 1888-11-14 St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes
  • 1909-01-01 American Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) at Yonkers, NY
  • 1973-09-06 New York Times reports almost all Superfectas run at Yonkers, Roosevelt & Monticello from Jan-Mar of 1973 were fixed
  • 1977-08-10 Postal employee David Berkowitz arrested in Yonkers NY, accused of being "Son of Sam" 44 caliber killer
  • 1980-12-01 US Justice Department sues Yonkers siting racial discrimination
  • 1983-08-02 US District Court begins trying Yonkers accused of race discrimination
  • 1985-11-11 Yonkers is found guilty of segregating schools & housing
  • 1988-06-13 US Supreme Court refuses to hear Yonkers argument they aren't racist
  • 1988-12-28 US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism

Music History

1991-02-21 Neil Simon's stage comic-drama "Lost in Yonkers", starring Mercedes Ruehl and Kevin Spacey, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 780 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize

Playwright and Screenwriter Neil Simon
Actor Kevin Spacey
  • 1991-06-02 45th Tony Awards: "Lost in Yonkers" (play) & "The Will Rogers Follies" (musical) win
  • 1991-08-24 Silky Stallone, wins the Cane Pace at Yonkers Raceway
  • 1993-01-03 Neil Simon's stage comic-drama "Lost in Yonkers", starring Mercedes Ruehl and Kevin Spacey, closes at Richard Rodgers Theatre, NYC, after 780 performances, 5 Tony Awards wins, and a Pulitzer Prize

Famous People from Yonkers

  • 1847-01-28 George Wright, American Baseball HOF shortstop (NA pennant 1872-75 Boston Red Stockings; NL pennant 1877-78 Boston Red Caps, 1879 Providence Grays), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1937)
  • 1891-07-05 John H. Northrop, American biochemist (crystallized enzymes (Nobel 1946)), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1987)
  • 1899-02-01 Al Watrous, American golfer (British Open 1926 runner-up), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1983)
  • 1900-10-04 Robert Shayne [Shaen Dawe], American stage and screen character actor (Invaders from Mars; The Adventures of Superman; Tora! Tora! Tora!), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1992)
  • 1903-03-20 Vincent Richards, American tennis player (US Pro C'ships 1927-28, 30, 33), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1959)
  • 1910-03-03 Kittens Reichert [Catherine Alma Reichert], American silent screen child actor [House of Cards, Les Misérables], born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1990)
  • 1916-09-27 Samuel S. Stratton, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1990)
  • 1919-09-25 (Rossiere) "Shadow" Wilson, American jazz drummer (Thelonious Monk), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1959)
  • 1921-02-27 Michael Fox, American actor (Perry Mason, Quincy, Dallas, Bold & the Beautiful), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1996)
  • 1922-04-16 Eddie Bert, American bebop jazz trombonist, born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2012)
  • 1922-09-08 Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar, American comic actor and writer (Your Show of Shows), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2014)
  • 1923-04-23 Avram Davidson, American sci-fi author (Hugo, Peregrine: Primus, Rork!), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1993)
  • 1923-09-09 Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, American virologist, (1976 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on transmissibility of kuru), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2008) [1]
  • 1927-01-12 Salvatore Martirano, American composer, born in Yonkers, New York (d. 1995)

Jon Voight (85 years old)

1938-12-29 American actor (Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy), born in Yonkers, New York

Jon Voight
  • 1940-03-21 Chip Taylor [James Voight], American songwriter ("Angel of the Morning"; "Wild Thing"), singer, and producer, born in Yonkers, New York
  • 1948-02-28 Mercedes Ruehl, American Tony and Academy Award-winning stage and screen actress (Lost in Yonkers; The Fisher King; Crazy People), born in Queens, New York
  • 1949-04-03 Greg Calbi, American mastering engineer (Eric Carmen; John Lennon; David Bowie; Bruce Springsteen), born in Yonkers, New York
  • 1951-11-14 Alec John Such [Szűcs], American rock bassist (Bon Jovi, 1983-94 - "Wanted Dead or Alive"), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2022)
  • 1951-12-24 Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, American rock bassist (Hall & Oates), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2010)
  • 1953-06-12 Allan Weiner, American pirate radio station owner, born in Yonkers, New York
  • 1960-08-06 Aldo Jones [Albert Mansis], American rockabilly bassist and singer (Ben Vaughn Combo), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2001)

James Comey (63 years old)

1960-12-14 American lawyer and former FBI director, born in Yonkers, New York

James Comey
  • 1962-04-16 Antony Blinken, American government official, US Secretary of State (2021-), born in Yonkers, New York
  • 1962-07-20 Carlos Alazraqui, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (Reno 911!; The Fairly OddParents), born in Yonkers, New York
  • 1971-02-14 Tommy Dreamer, American professional wrestler, born in Yonkers, New York
  • 1975-04-02 Adam Rodriguez, American actor (Eric Delko-CSI: Miami) and director, born in Yonkers, New York
  • 1975-05-27 Jadakiss [Jason Phillips], American rapper (The Lox), born in Yonkers, New York

James Blake (44 years old)

1979-12-28 American tennis player, born in Yonkers, New York City

James Blake


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