Events in El Paso History
- 1881-04-14 The Four Dead in Five Seconds Gunfight in El Paso, Texas.
- 1895-08-19 American frontier murderer and outlaw, John Wesley Hardin is shot and killed by John Selman Sr. in a saloon in El Paso, Texas
- 1952-12-14 KROD (now KDBC) TV channel 4 in El Paso, TX (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1953-01-04 KTSM TV channel 9 in El Paso, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1956-09-01 KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
Diverting the Rio Grande
1964-12-13 In El Paso, Texas, LBJ & Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz set off an explosion diverting Rio Grande, to reshape US-Mexico border
- 1975-05-09 Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m ('unofficial' world record, due to his professional status) in El Paso, Texas
- 1983-12-15 Space shuttle Columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB
- 1993-10-27 Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcasting in El Paso Texas
- 1994-06-25 111°F (43.9°C) at El Paso Texas
- 1994-06-26 112°F (44.4°C) at El Paso, Texas
- 1997-01-03 Texas-El Paso head basketball coach Don Haskins becomes 10th coach in NCAA Division I history to record 700 career wins when the Miners edge SMU, 66-64
- 2019-08-03 Suspected domestic terrorist shoots and kills 22 and injures 24 at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas
- 2019-09-03 Walmart says it will stop selling handguns and some ammunition and ask customers not to openly carry firearms in response to El Paso shootings
- 2020-11-21 Texas National Guard mobilized to help El Paso County, deal with a morgue crisis as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge
Famous People from El Paso
- 1882-03-06 Guy Kibbee, American actor (Big Shot), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 1956)
- 1885-05-07 George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (In Old Santa Fe, El Paso), born in Wellesvile, New York (d. 1969)
- 1895-05-08 Fulton J. Sheen, America bishop (Life is Worth Living), born in El Paso, Illinois (d. 1979)
- 1902-10-17 Irene Ryan [Noblitt], American actress (Beverly Hillbillies - "Granny"; Pippin), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 1973)
- 1920-11-12 Sunset Carson [Michael Harrison] American western actor (Cat of Rockies, El Paso Kid, Oregon Trail), born in Gracemont, Oklahoma (d. 1990)
Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991)
1921-08-19 American creator of Star Trek, born in El Paso, Texas
- 1922-08-01 Paul Lambert, American character actor (Executive Suite, Spartacus), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 1997)
- 1924-02-10 Randy Van Horne, American vocalist (Nat King Cole Show, The Flintstones, The Jetsons), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2007)
Sandra Day O'Connor (1930-2023)
1930-03-26 American 1st woman Supreme Court Justice (1981- 2006), born in El Paso, Texas [1]
Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016)
1932-04-01 American actress and singer (Singin' In The Rain -"Kathy Selden"; The Unsinkable Molly Brown), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1934-03-11 Sam Donaldson, ABC White House correspondent (Prime Time), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1937-09-13 Don Bluth, American animator and film director (The Secret of NIMH), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1938-02-01 Jimmy Carl Black [Inkanish], American rock drummer (Mothers Of Invention, 1965-69; Muffin Men, 1993-2008), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2008)
- 1940-07-19 Vikki Carr [Florencia Vicenta de Casillas Martinez Cardona], American Grammy Award-winning pop and Latin singer ("It Must Be Him"; "Cosas del Amor"), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1940-12-19 Phil Ochs, American anti-war folk singer (Joe Hill; The War is Over; I Ain't Marchin' Anymore), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 1976)
- 1941-11-29 Ronald D. Coleman, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1983-97), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1942-02-23 Beau Boulter, American politician and lobbyist (Rep-R-TX, 1985-89), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1943-10-03 Jeff Bingaman, American politician (U.S. Senator from New Mexico), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1944-12-07 Jamiel Chagra, American drug trafficker, born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2008)
- 1945-06-17 Frank Ashmore, American actor (Airplane!, Airplane II: The Sequel), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1946-07-16 Barbara Lee, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1951-09-04 Judith Ivey, American actress (Lady in Red, Hello Again), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1956-03-09 Mark Dantonio, American football coach for Michigan State University, born in El Paso, Texas
- 1956-11-18 Laura Lynch, American bluegrass and country musician and songwriter (Dixie Chicks, 1989-95), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2023) [1]
- 1957-03-31 Patrick G Forrester, Army Lt Colonel and astronaut, born in El Paso, Texas
- 1958-07-23 Lydia Cornell, American actress (Sara Rush-Too Close for Comfort), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1959-07-14 Susana Martinez, American politician (Governor of New Mexico) 1st female Hispanic US governor, born in El Paso, Texas
- 1960-02-29 Richard Ramirez, American serial killer (Night Stalker), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2013)
- 1963-03-02 Tuff Hedeman, American bull rider (Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World C'ship 1986, 89, 91); Professional Bull Riders (PBR) World C'ship 1995), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1963-04-11 Eddy Moya, actor, born in El Paso, Texas
- 1963-04-21 John Cameron Mitchell, American actor (Misplaced; Band of the Hand), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1967-10-09 Eddie Guerrero, Mexican pro wrestler (WWE Championship 2004; WWE Tag Team C'ship x 4), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2005)
- 1970-10-20 Chavo Guerrero, Jr., American professional wrestler, born in El Paso, Texas
- 1971-03-16 Alan Tudyk, American actor (Firefly; Suburgatory), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1972-07-06 Billy Davis, American NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1972-09-26 Beto O'Rourke, American politician (Rep-D-Texas 2013-19), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1973-11-30 John Moyer, American heavy metal rock bassist (Disturbed), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1974-03-19 John Coppinger, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1976-09-19 Jim Ward, American musician (At the Drive-In; Sparta), born in El Paso, Texas
- 1981-02-05 Nora Zehetner, American actress, born in El Paso, Texas
- 1994-09-26 Marcell Jacobs, Italian athlete (Olympic gold men's 100m, 4×100m relay 2020; first Italian to win the event), born in El Paso, Texas
Famous Americans
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