Events in Columbus History
- 1872-02-22 1st national convention of Prohibition Party (Columbus Ohio)
- 1899-09-29 American Veterans of Foreign Service, later known as Veterans of Foreign War (VFW), support group is established in Columbus, Ohio by a group of Spanish-American war veterans
- 1903-05-17 Cleveland Indians beat NY Highlanders 9-2 in Columbus Ohio
- 1910-11-07 The first air freight shipment (from Dayton, Ohio, to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.
- 1947-09-15 First four-engined jet-propelled fighter plane tested, Columbus, Ohio
- 1949-04-03 WLWS (now WCMH) TV channel 4 in Columbus, OH (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1949-08-30 WTVN (now WSYX) TV channel 6 in Columbus, OH (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1949-10-05 WBNS TV channel 10 in Columbus, OH (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1956-02-20 WOSU TV channel 34 in Columbus, OH (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1956-12-22 Colo is born, the first gorilla to be bred in captivity at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Columbus, Ohio
- 1969-11-15 Wendy's Hamburgers, American fast food restaurant chains founded by Dave Thomas opens in Columbus, Ohio
- 1997-01-02 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Columbus OH on WBZX 99.7 FM
- 1997-06-17 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 & Minneapolis-St Paul & Columbus, Ohio in 2000
Farm Aid Concert
2003-09-07 Farm Aid 16 held in Columbus, Ohio; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, Hootie & the Blowfish, Sheryl Crow, Brooks & Dunn, and Daniel Lanois [1]
- 2015-01-25 60th NHL All-Star Game, Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH: Team Toews beats Team Foligno, 17-12; MVP: Ryan Johansen
- 2018-11-13 Four members of a family arrested for the Rhoden family massacre where eight people were shot, south of Columbus, Ohio in 2016
Famous People from Columbus
- 1818-10-15 Irvin McDowell, American Major General (Union Army), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1885)
- 1834-11-10 Wager Swayne, American Colonel (Union Army), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1902)
- 1838-02-12 Charles C. Walcutt, American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1898)
- 1870-02-14 Bob Quinn, American baseball executive (owner Boston Red Sox 1923–33; part owner Boston Braves 1936–45; President National Baseball Hall of Fame 1948–51), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1954)
- 1874-06-17 Grant Mitchell, American actor (The Man Who Came to Dinner), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1957)
- 1879-10-22 Joe Carr, American Pro Football HOF contributor (NFL President 1921-39), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1939)
- 1883-03-07 Marion Lord, American actress (Broadway), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1942)
- 1885-08-13 C. Howard Crane, American architect (Fox Theatres; Detroit Olympia Stadium; Detroit Opera House; LeVeque Tower (Columbus, Ohio); Earls Court Exhibition Centre (London, England)), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 1952)
Warner Baxter (1889-1951)
1889-03-29 American actor (In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1890-10-08 Eddie Rickenbacker, American aviator "Ace of Aces" (WWI), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1973)
- 1893-04-08 Grace Cunard, American silent screen actress (Untamed, Resurrection), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1967)
- 1894-12-08 James Thurber, American humorist, playwright, and cartoonist (Men, Women & Dogs; The Male Animal; The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1961)
Mauri Rose (1906-1981)
1906-05-26 American auto racer and three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (1941, 1947-48), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1906-11-15 Curtis LeMay, American air force general (WWII) and VP candidate, born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1990)
- 1910-08-07 Clark Poling, American US Army chaplain and Protestant minister (The Four Chaplains), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1943) [1]
- 1915-10-28 Dody Goodman, American comedienne (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - "Martha Shumway"; Max Duggan), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2008)
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917-2007)
1917-10-15 American Pulitzer Prize winning historian (The Age of Jackson; A Thousand Days), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1918-10-10 Bobby Byrne, American orchestra leader (Club Seven), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2006)
- 1919-03-29 Eileen Heckart, American actress (Butterflies Are Free, Doll's House, Trauma Center), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2001)
- 1921-10-05 Bill Willis, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (NFL C'ship 1950; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl; Cleveland Browns), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2007)
- 1921-10-17 Tom Poston, American actor (Newhart - "George Utley"; Mork & Mindy - "Franklin Bickley"; The Bob Newhart Show; The Steve Allen Show), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2007)
- 1927-06-18 (Clarence) "Bud" Brown, Jr, American politician (US Representative from Ohio, 1965-83), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2022)
- 1929-02-15 Fred Martinelli, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2021)
- 1930-06-23 Donn Fulton Eisele, American USAF officer and NASA astronaut (Apollo 7), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1987)
- 1932-08-14 Barry Frank, American television sports impresario (CBS, ABC and IMG), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2019)
- 1935-08-07 Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American jazz multi-instrumentalist (Bright Moments; The Case of the 3 Sided Dream in Audio Color), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1977)
- 1936-07-22 Don Patterson, American jazz organist ("Hip Cake Walk"; Holiday Soul), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1988)
- 1936-08-08 Frank Howard, American baseball utility (4 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1963 LA Dodgers; NL Rookie of the Year 1960) and manager (SD Padres, NY Mets), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2023)
- 1937-06-24 Baron Wolman, American photographer, founding chief photographer for Rolling Stone, born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1938-02-22 Bobby Hendricks, American R&B singer (Itchy Twitchy Feeling), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1938-12-14 Hal Williams, American actor (Pvt Benjamin, 227, Sanford & Son), born in Columbus, Ohio
Jack Nicklaus (84 years old)
1940-01-21 American golfer (18 major titles, 73 PGA Tour titles), born in Columbus, Ohio
R. L. Stine (80 years old)
1943-10-08 American children's book writer (Goosebumps), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1948-09-23 Tomas Ulrich, American classical, jazz and rock cellist and composer (Diller-Quaile String Quartet), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1949-05-26 Philip Michael Thomas, American actor (Miami Vice - "Tubbs"), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1951-08-02 Burgess Owens, American politician (Rep-R-Utah) and football player, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1951-11-15 Beverly D'Angelo, American actress (National Lampoon's Vacation), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1953-11-29 Alex Grey, American artist, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1954-08-21 Archie Griffin, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1974-75, Ohio State; NFL: Cincinnati Bengals), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1955-05-16 Debra Winger, American actress (Terms of Endearment, Officer & Gentleman), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1956-08-11 June Daugherty, American women's college basketball coach (Boise State Uni, Uni of Washington, Washington State University), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2021)
- 1956-09-07 Michael Feinstein, American jazz pianist, singer and Gershwin-ophile ("Isn't It Romantic"), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1959-09-07 Jermaine Stewart, American R&B singer ("We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off"), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1997)
- 1960-03-18 Richard Biggs, actor (Marcus-Days of Our Lives), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1960-04-07 James 'Buster' Douglas, American boxer (undisputed world heavyweight champion 1990), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1960-09-18 Joshua Angrist, Israeli-American economist (2021 Nobel Prize for Economics), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1962-04-07 Andy Hampsten, American road cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1988; Tour de France Young rider classification 1986), born in Columbus, Ohio
Paul O'Neill (61 years old)
1963-02-25 MLB right fielder (Cincinnati Reds, NY Yankees), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1963-05-14 Pat Borders, catcher (California Angels), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1963-07-01 Linda Fagan, American Coast Guard Admiral, and 1st female commander of US military branch (Coast Guard Commandant, 2022-present), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1965-03-03 A J Sager, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1965-08-29 Dina Spybey, American actress, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1965-11-25 Mike Gebhardt, mistral sailor (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1967-02-26 Roman Fortin, American NFL center (Atlanta Falcons), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1967-07-27 Kellie Waymire, American actress (Six Feet Under), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2003)
- 1968-01-22 Guy Fieri [Ferry], American celebrity chef, restaurateur and TV personality (Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; Guy's Grocery Games), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1969-11-11 Jeff Sydner, NFL wide receiver/punt returner (NY Jets), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1970-09-22 Mike Matheny, American MLB player (Milwaukee Brewers) and manager (Kansas City Royals), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1970-11-26 Lorissa McComas, American actress (Lap Dancing, Vamp), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2009)
- 1971-04-26 Jay DeMarcus, American bassist (Rascal Flatts - "I Melt"), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1973-04-17 Jeff Lewis, American NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1973-08-18 Luke Fickell, American football defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1974-05-22 A. J. Langer, American actress ("My So-Called Life"; "Baywatch"), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1974-07-23 Terry Glenn, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2017)
- 1974-07-29 Josh Radnor, American actor (How I Met Your Mother), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1974-08-03 Blaine Wilson, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1974-09-22 Gary Trent, American NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1976-09-12 Bizzy Bone [Bryon Anthony McCane], American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1976-09-26 Tyler Denk, American model and reality show contestant, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1978-05-10 Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian (Saturday Night Live), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1979-01-14 John Reuben, American hip hop artist, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1979-07-01 Forrest Griffin, American mixed martial artist (UFC Light Heavyweight C'ship 2008; UFC Middleweight C'ship 2011, 12), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1979-08-24 Michael Redd, American basketball player, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1980-10-04 Sarah Fisher, American auto racer and team owner (first woman to claim a pole position in a major American open-wheel race, IRL 2002), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1981-12-01 Marcus Johnson, American jazz keyboard and piano player, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1984-07-20 Troy Smith, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2006, Ohio State; NFL: Baltimore Ravens, San Francisco 49ers), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1984-10-27 Brady Quinn, American football quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos) and broadcaster (CBS Sports HQ, Fox Sports), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1985-09-22 Aaron Diehl, American jazz pianist, and composer (Three Streams of Expression), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1987-03-09 Lil' Bow Wow [Shad Gregory Moss], American rapper and actor (Beware of Dogs), born in Columbus, Ohio
Tyler Joseph (35 years old)
1988-12-01 American singer-songwriter (Twenty One Pilots), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1989-01-04 Graham Rahal, American race car driver, born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1990-03-04 Andrea Bowen, American actress (Desperate Housewives), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1991-08-09 Alexa Bliss [Alexis Cabrera], American professional wrestler (WWE), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1995-09-10 Matt Rife, American comedian (Netflix special Matthew Steven Rife), born in Columbus, Ohio
Simone Biles (27 years old)
1997-03-14 American gymnast (Olympic gold floor, team, vault, all-round 2016), born in Columbus, Ohio
- 1998-12-22 Latto [Alyssa Michelle Stephens], American rapper (Big Energy), born in Columbus, Ohio
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr