Events in Akron History
1st Black Women's Rights Convention
1851-05-29 Sojourner Truth addresses the first Black Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio
- 1920-12-05 Pro football playoff game Akron & Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided
- 1921-04-30 1st American Professional Football Association Championship (1920): undefeated Akron Pros awarded inaugural title
- 1921-04-30 American Professional Football Association reorganizes in Akron, Ohio
- 1933-04-04 USS Akron dirigible crashes into Atlantic Ocean, off coast of New Jersey, in stormy weather; 73 die including US Navy Rear Admiral William A. Moffett - a major proponent of the airship fleet, there were 3 survivors [1]
Please Don’t Drink To My Success
1935-06-10 In Akron, Ohio, Dr. Robert H. Smith (Dr. Bob) from Akron & Bill Wilson from New York City form Alcoholics Anonymous (date of Smith's last drink)
- 1940-06-05 A synthetic rubber tire exhibited in Akron, Ohio by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- 1947-05-11 BF Goodrich announced the development of tubeless tire (Akron Ohio)
- 1948-09-07 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron Oh
- 1952-11-27 Only win ever for NFL's Dallas Texans (1-11), beating the Chicago Bears, 27-23 at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio [1]
- 1953-07-19 WAKR (now WAKC) TV channel 23 in Akron, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1973-12-28 Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby
Senior PGA Championship
2002-06-09 Senior PGA Championship, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio: Fuzzy Zoeller wins his only Champions Tour title by strokes ahead of runners-up Hale Irwin and Bobby Wadkins
NBA Draft
2003-06-26 NBA Draft: St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio) small forward LeBron James first pick by Cleveland Cavaliers
Famous People from Akron
- 1828-05-20 James William Reilly, American lawyer, politician, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1905)
- 1900-03-14 Bernie Cummins, American jazz drummer and big band bandleader ("Dark Eyes"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1986)
- 1901-10-04 [Robert] Carroll Nye, American actor (Gone With The Wind), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1974)
- 1902-09-24 Cheryl Crawford, American actress and producer (Touch of Venus, Brigadoon), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1986)
- 1907-12-16 Ray C. Bliss, American Republican party figure (Chairman Republican National Committee 1965-69), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1981)
- 1910-05-01 Cliff Battles, American College/Pro Football HOF halfback (West Virginia Wesleyan College; 3 x First-Team All-Pro; NFL rushing yards leader 1932, 37; Boston Braves/Redskins, Washington Redskins), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1981)
- 1911-10-07 Vaughn Monroe, American singer and orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1973)
- 1918-09-08 John F. Seiberling, American politician (Rep-D-OH, 1971-86), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2008)
- 1918-11-10 Jack McCoy, American TV and radio host (Live Like a Millionaire), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1991)
- 1921-02-14 Hugh Downs, American TV journalist (20/20, Concentration), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1922-05-19 David McLean [Eugene Joseph Huth], American actor known for appearing in Marlboro advertisements (Days of Our Lives, Tate), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1995)
- 1923-03-29 Julia Montgomery Walsh, American businesswoman and stockbroker, born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2003)
- 1923-05-21 Ara Parseghian, American College Football HOF coach (Northwestern; NCAA C'ship 1966, 73 Notre Dame), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2017)
- 1924-07-20 Lola Albright, American singer and actress (Delta Country; Kid Galahad; A Cold Wind in August), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2017)
- 1925-06-16 Richard Jacobs, American real estate developer, philanthropist, and sports team owner (Cleveland Indians, 1986-99), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2009)
- 1926-02-03 Art Arfons, auto racer/designer (3 x world land speed record; "Green Monster"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2007)
- 1927-06-30 Shirley Fry, American tennis player (French Open 1951; Wimbledon,rnUS Open 1956; Australian Open 1957; 11 x Grand Slam doubles titles; world #1 1956), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2021)
- 1928-10-11 Russell Oberlin, American countertenor (Pro Musica Antiqua, 1952-66) and educator (Hunter, 1966-94), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2016)
- 1929-06-29 Pete George, American weightlifter (Olympic gold middle-heavyweight 1952, silver 1948, 56), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2021)
- 1932-02-14 Banjo Matthews, American auto racing constructor (72% of winning cars in top NASCAR division 1974-85; 262 wins in 362 Cup races), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1933-03-23 Hayes Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1956; World C'ship gold 1953-56), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1934-06-15 Ruby Nash Curtis [Garnett], American pop and R&B singer (Ruby and the Romantics - "Our Day Will Come"; "Hey There Lonely Boy"), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1935-06-01 Jim George, American weightlifter (Olympic silver light heavyweight 1960; bronze 1956; WR snatch, clean & jerk 1956), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1935-11-26 Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (Dean Martin Show), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2011)
- 1936-06-29 David Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold singles 1960; World C'ship gold singles 1957-59), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1938-09-22 Gene Mingo, American football player (1st African American placekicker in American football), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1938-10-14 John Dean, American attorney (White House counsel, 1970-73), Watergate prosecution witness, author, and political commentator, born in Akron, Ohio
- 1939-09-06 David Allan Coe, American country musician ("Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile"; Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy), born in Akron, Ohio
Nate Thurmond (1941-2016)
1941-07-25 American Basketball HOF center (7 x NBA All Star SF/Golden State Warriors), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1942-12-30 Robert Quine, American rock guitarist (Lou Reed; Matthew Sweet; John Zorn), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2004)
- 1944-09-06 Gordon DeMarco, American writer and activist, born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1995)
- 1945-08-15 Thomas C. Sawyer, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1946-10-21 Lux Interior [Erick Lee Purkhiser], American punk rock singer (The Cramps), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2009)
- 1947-01-08 Don Bendell, American author and former Green Beret, born in Akron, Ohio
- 1947-06-07 Thurman Munson, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1971, 73–78; World Series 1977, 78; AL MVP 1976; NY Yankees), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1979)
- 1947-09-23 Neal Smith, American musician and drummer for rock group "Alice Cooper", born in Akron, Ohio
- 1947-11-10 Glen Buxton, American guitarist (Alice Cooper) and composer, born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1997)
- 1949-04-05 Judith Arlene Resnik, ast (STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1950-03-04 Judy Dickinson, American golfer (US Open runner-up 1985), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1950-05-18 Mark Mothersbaugh, American new wave rock singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Devo - "Whip It"), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1950-06-30 Donna Jean Willmott, FALN member (FBI most wanted), born in Akron, Ohio
Chrissie Hynde (72 years old)
1951-09-07 American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Pretenders - "Brass In Pocket"), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1952-02-16 James Ingram, American R&B singer-songwriter and musician ("Somewhere Out There"; "Just Once"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2019)
- 1952-08-11 Bob Mothersbaugh, (aka Bob 2), American new wave rock musician (Devo - "Whip It!"), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1952-08-28 Rita Dove, African-American poet (Thomas and Beulah), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1953-01-22 Jim Jarmusch, American director (Only Lovers Left Alive), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1954-12-29 Alan Myers, American rock drummer (Devo, 1976-86 - "Whip It!"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2013)
- 1955-10-01 Howard Hewett, American R&B vocalist (Shalamar), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1956-03-29 Patty Donahue, American new wave rock singer (The Waitresses - "I Know What Boys Like"; "Christmas Wrapping), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1957-01-03 Frank Dicopoulos, actor (Frank Cooper-Guiding Light), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1957-11-03 Steve Johnson, American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1988; Portland Trail Blazers), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1962-07-28 Rachel Sweet, American singer, born in Akron, Ohio
- 1964-02-01 Jani Lane [John Oswald], American heavy metal rock songwriter, and singer (Warrant - "Cherry Pie"), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2011)
- 1964-02-18 Lisa Elaine Comshaw, American actress (Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1964-06-08 Butch Reynolds, American athlete who held 400m WR 43.29s 1988-99; Olympic gold 4x400m relay, silver 400m 1988, born in Akron, Ohio
- 1966-09-06 Joan Guetschow, American biathlete (Olympics 1994), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1967-04-23 Melina Kanakaredes, American actress (Eleni Andros-Guiding Light), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1967-08-05 Mike Fox, American NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1967-09-13 Tim 'Ripper' Owens, American singer (Iced Earth; Judas Priest), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1968-01-08 Mark Duane Croghan, American 3k steeplechase athlete (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1969-09-07 Angie Everhart, American model and actress (Jade, Last Action Hero), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1971-10-25 Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver (Minnesota Vikings, Scottish Claymores), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1972-01-10 Thomas Lewis, American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1975-08-14 Mike Vrabel, American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 2001, 03, 04, New England Patriots) and coach (Tennessee Titans 2018-20), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1976-05-04 Heather Kozar, playmate (Jan, 1998), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1980-04-15 Patrick Carney, American drummer (The Black Keys - "Little Black Submarines"), and music producer, born in Akron, Ohio
- 1982-04-15 Mark Mizzark [Marlis Pugh], American rapper (Another Bad Creation), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1982-08-12 River Butcher, American stand-up comedian, writer, and podcaster, born in Akron, Ohio
LeBron James (39 years old)
1984-12-30 American basketball forward (NBA C'ship & MVP 2012, 2013, 2016, 2020; 16 × NBA All-Star; Olympic gold 2008, 12; Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, LA Lakers), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1987-06-01 Mike Protich, American rock musician (Red Sun Rising), born in Akron, Ohio
Stephen Curry (36 years old)
1988-03-14 American basketball guard (NBA career 3-point record holder; NBA MVP 2015-16; Golden State Warriors), born in Akron, Ohio
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr