Events in San Antonio History
- 1771-07-14 Mission San Antonio de Padua founded in California
- 1835-12-05 - 10th: Assault on Mexican-held San Antonio by Texan rebels
- 1842-03-05 Over 500 Mexican troops led by Rafael Vasquez invade Texas, briefly occupy San Antonio and then head back to the Rio Grande.
- 1861-05-16 Major General Twiggs surrenders to Confederate Army in San Antonio, Texas (US Civil War)
- 1928-01-01 1st US air-conditioned office building opens, San Antonio
- 1949-12-11 WOAI (now KMOL) TV channel 4 in San Antonio, TX (NBC) 1st broadcast
- 1950-02-15 KENS TV channel 5 in San Antonio, Texas (CBS) begins broadcasting
- 1955-06-10 KWEX TV channel 41 in San Antonio, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
- 1957-01-21 KSAT TV channel 12 in San Antonio, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 1962-09-10 KLRN TV channel 9 in San Antonio, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
- 1963-08-13 US Customs agents confiscate 21 gold coins from Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas
- 1968-04-06 HemisFair 1968 opens in San Antonio, Texas
- 1972-08-11 "Cheech & Chong Day" in San Antonio Texas
- 1975-01-28 8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio
Sports History
1978-04-09 In separate NBA games Denver's David Thompson scores 73 points & San Antonio's George Gervin scores 63 points (33 in 1 quarter)
- 1980-10-11 Dallas Mavericks open debut NBA season with a 103-92 victory against interstate rival San Antonio Spurs at Reunion Arena
- 1981-03-01 Houston Rockets guard Calvin Murphy misses a free throw in a 102-86 loss in San Antonio, ending his NBA record consecutive free throw streak at 78
- 1981-04-04 Henry Cisneros becomes 1st Mexican-American mayor (San Antonio)
- 1981-04-24 San Antonio blocks 20 Golden State shots to set NBA reg game record
- 1982-03-06 NBA highest scoring game: San Antonio beat Milwaukee 171-166 (3 OT)
- 1982-07-23 FCC approves AM stereo radio, KTSA San Antonio goes stereo
- 1983-07-25 1st non-human primate (baboon) conceived in a lab dish, San Antonio
- 1985-03-23 Julian Lennon's 1st concert (San Antonio Texas)
- 1986-02-18 San Antonio guard Alvin Robertson scores NBA's 2nd quadruple double-20 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists & 10 steals in 120-114 win over Phoenix Suns
- 1988-07-16 San Antonio (Texas League) beats Jackson 1-0 in 26 innings
- 1991-03-26 Orlando Thunder beats San Antonio Riders in their 1st WLAF game 35-34
Hogan vs. The Undertaker
1991-12-03 Hulk Hogan defeats the Undertaker at 'This Tuesday in Texas' at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio to become 4-time WWF champion
- 1993-05-15 Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas opens
- 1995-02-21 CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans
NBA All-Star Game
1996-02-11 46th NBA All-Star Game, Alamodome, San Antonio, TX: East beats West, 129-118; MVP: Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls, F
- 2017-07-22 10 die in over-heated tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas in human-trafficking incident
- 2018-04-02 80th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Villanova defeats Michigan, 79–62; Wildcats guard Donte DiVincenzo 31 points
- 2019-02-10 Sexual abuse investigation into US Southern Baptist churches reveals 400 church members implicated with over 700 victims, according to The Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News
Famous People from San Antonio
- 1888-04-15 Florence Bates, American actress (Moon & Sixpence, Love Crazy, San Antonio), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1954)
- 1888-08-05 Victor Francen, Belgian actor (J'Acusse, San Antonio), born in Tienen, Flanders, Belgium (d. 1977)
- 1895-08-16 Lucien Littlefield, American actor (Blondie), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1960)
- 1902-08-07 Ann Harding, American actress (East is West, Janie), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1981)
- 1904-12-08 Wilmer Allison, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1935), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1977)
Joan Crawford (1905-1977)
1905-03-23 American actress (Mildred Pierce), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1907-07-04 Elliott Sullivan, American actor (The Persuaders!, Fury Below, Sergeant), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1974)
- 1912-05-13 Helen Craig, American actress (Snake Pit, They Live by Night), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1986)
- 1913-05-25 (Virginia) "Ginny" Simms, American singer (Kay Kyser Band), actress (Night and Day), and radio star, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1994) [1]
- 1916-05-03 Henry B. González, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1961-99), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2000)
- 1919-04-23 Dorian Leigh, American supermodel and icon of the fashion industry, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2008)
- 1921-10-16 Matt Batts, MLB catcher (Red Sox), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2013)
- 1922-07-31 Lucy Killea, American Californian politician who supported pro-choice, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2017)
- 1924-05-22 Rita Vidaurri, American Ranchera singer, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2019)
- 1927-09-26 Robert Cade, American physician and inventor of Gatorade, born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2007)
- 1928-10-27 Kyle Rote, College Football HOF halfback (SMU; 4 × Pro Bowl; NY Giants) and broadcaster (WNEW, NBC, WNBC New York), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2002)
- 1930-09-08 Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, American Mexican media tycoon (Televisa), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1997)
- 1930-10-11 Sam Johnson, American politician (US Representative from Texas, 1991-2019), USAF pilot (Korean War, Vietnam), and POW (1966-73), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2020)
- 1930-11-14 Edward H White II, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1932-06-06 David R Scott, American USAF Colonel and astronaut (Gem 8, Apol 9, 15), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1932-10-28 Suzy Parker, American model and actress (Chamber of Horrors), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2003)
Carol Burnett (91 years old)
1933-04-26 American comedian (The Carol Burnett Show) and actress (Annie; The Four Seasons; Mad About You), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1933-12-15 Jesse Belvin, American pop singer, piano player (Mr. Easy), and songwriter (Earth Angel), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1960)
- 1935-08-20 Justin Tubb, American country songwriter and singer (I Gotta Go Get My Baby; Grand Ole Opry), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1998)
- 1939-03-11 (Leonardo) "Flaco" Jiménez, American Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning Tex-Mex and conjunto accordionist (Texas Tornados), born in San Antonio, Texas [1]
- 1940-05-31 (August) "Augie" Meyers, American rock and Tex-Mex keyboardist, accordion player, singer-songwriter, producer (Sir Douglas Quintet; Texas Tornados), and record label owner, born in San Antonio, Texas
Doug Sahm (1941-1999)
1941-11-06 American roots-rock and Tex-Mex musician (Sir Douglas Quintet - "Mendocino"; Texas Tornadoes - "Adios Mexico"), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1942-08-20 Fred Norman, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1942-08-26 John E. Blaha, American USAF/astronaut (STS 29, 33, 43, 58, 79/81), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1942-10-10 James Marshall, American illustrator and author (George and Martha, The Stupids), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1992)
- 1943-09-20 Tommy Nobis, American College Football HOF linebacker (Uni of Texas; #1 pick NFL Draft 1966 Atlanta Falcons; NFL Rookie of the Year 1966; First-team All-Pro 1967; 5× Pro Bowl), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2017)
Oliver North (80 years old)
1943-10-07 American political commentator and retired US Marine (Iran–Contra), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1944-12-11 David Ashley White, American composer and educator, born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1945-06-13 Whitley Strieber, American author (The Wolfen, The Hunger), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1945-10-02 Frank Tejeda, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1997)
- 1946-06-28 Robert Xavier Rodriguez, American classical composer (Frida), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1947-06-11 Henry Cisneros, first Hispanic to serve as mayor of a major U.S. city (San Antonio), later Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Clinton Administration
- 1947-07-21 Wendell Burton, American actor (New Dick Van Dyke Show - "Lucas"; The Sterile Cuckoo), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2017)
- 1949-11-25 Rita Jenrette (née Carpenter), wife of US Congressman John Jenrette (D-SC), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1950-09-08 Will Lee, American session bassist (Late Show with David Letterman; The Fab Faux), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1951-05-03 Christopher Cross [Geppert], American singer-songwriter ("Arthur's Theme"; "Think Of Laura"; "Sailing"), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1955-01-17 Steve Earle, American roots-rock singer-songwriter (Guitar Town), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1955-03-07 Tommy Kramer, American College Football HOF quarterback (Rice University; NFL Comeback Player of the Year & Pro Bowl 1986 Minnesota Vikings), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1955-12-06 Tish Hinojosa, American country singer ("Something in the Rain"), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1957-08-22 Holly Dunn, American country singer ("Daddy's Hands"), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2016)
- 1958-04-13 Randy Piper, American heavy metal rocker (Wasp - "Wildchild"), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1958-11-10 Stephen Herek, American film director (Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1959-12-05 Shirley Furlong, American golfer (ANA Inspiration runner-up 1990), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1962-01-05 Danny Jackson, American baseball pitcher (Royals/Phillies/Cardinals), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1964-08-18 Edith Frost, American singer and songwriter, born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1964-08-30 Stephen Baker, American NFL receiver (NY Giants), born in San Antonio, Texas
Shawn Michaels (59 years old)
1965-07-22 American pro wrestler (4 x WWF/WWE World Heavyweight Champion; 2 x Royal Rumble winner; 1st WWF Grand Slam Champion; 4th WWF Triple Crown Champion; 2 x WWE Hall of Fame), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1967-08-19 Tabitha Soren, American MTV reporter (This Week in Rock), born in San Antonio, Texas
Robert Rodriguez (56 years old)
1968-06-20 American director (El Mariachi, Sin City, Grindhouse), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1970-11-29 Lamar Smith, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1971-04-09 Derwin Gray, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1971-04-13 Charles "Bo" Outlaw, American NBA forward (LA Clippers, Orlando Magic), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1971-09-09 Henry Thomas, American actor (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1972-04-15 Vickie Johnson, American basketball guard and coach (WNBA All-Star 1999, 2001; NY Liberty; coach San Antonio Stars), born in Coushatta, Louisiana
- 1973-05-06 Wendy Ward, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 2000-01 3rd), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1974-09-16 Julián Castro, American lawyer and politician (US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 2014-117; Mayor of San Antonio, 2009-14), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1982-07-19 Jared Padalecki, American actor (Supernatural), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1984-08-13 Boone Logan, American baseball player, born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1985-06-29 Quintin Demps, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1990-08-05 Patrick Reed, American golfer (US Masters 2018), born in San Antonio, Texas
Famous Americans
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50 Cent
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