Events in Salt Lake City History
Mormons Arrive at Salt Lake City
1847-07-24 Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1850-02-28 The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1856-06-09 500 Mormons leave Iowa City, Iowa, and head west for Salt Lake City, Utah, carrying all their possessions in two-wheeled handcarts
- 1890-09-24 The President of the Latter-day Saints Wilford Woodruff issues a manifesto advising members that the teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned
- 1893-04-06 Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City dedicated
- 1908-05-30 US Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah authorized
- 1909-02-01 US Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah, opens
- 1925-03-24 KSL-AM in Salt Lake City UT begins radio transmissions
Lazzeri Hits 60
1925-10-18 Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th HR of the season
- 1933-06-30 US Assay Offices close in Helena, MT, Boise, ID and Salt Lake City, UT
- 1938-12-01 School bus & train collide in Salt Lake City Utah
- 1948-04-15 KCPX (now KTVX) TV channel 4 in Salt Lake City, UT (ABC) 1st broadcast
- 1949-06-01 KSL TV channel 5 in Salt Lake City, UT (CBS) begins broadcasting
Kentucky Fried Chicken
1952-09-24 American fast food restaurant chain "KFC" [Kentucky Fried Chicken] opens its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1954-09-26 KUTV TV channel 2 in Salt Lake City, UT (NBC) begins broadcasting
- 1957-12-02 Pacific Coast League franchises forced to relocate when Dodgers and Giants confirm their move to California for 1958 MLB season; Hollywood Stars move from LA to Salt Lake City; LA Angels move to Spokane, and San Francisco Seals transfer to Phoenix
- 1958-01-20 KUED TV channel 7 in Salt Lake City, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting
Event of Interest
1974-10-03 Ted Bundy victim Nancy Wilcox disappears in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1974-11-08 Ted Bundy victim Debi Kent disappears in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1978-07-23 Franklin Bradshaw is murdered in Salt Lake City by his grandson Marc Schreuder at the instigation of his mother Frances Schreuder
- 1981-09-28 Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City
- 1984-06-16 Matt de Waal finishes 14,290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d)
- 1987-02-20 Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by a computer store in Salt Lake City
- 1987-06-24 Minor League Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consecutive win streak
- 1987-07-27 Salt Lake City Trappers lose 7-5 to Billings Mustangs, ending their professional-record winning streak at 29 consecutive
- 1990-12-16 KUSW, Salt Lake City Utah, final shortwave radio transmissions
- 1990-12-17 KTBN, Salt Lake City Utah, begins shortwave radio transmissions
- 1991-10-04 Delta Center in Salt Lake City Utah
NBA All-Star Game
1993-02-21 43rd NBA All-Star Game, Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT: West beats East, 135-132 (OT); MVPs: Karl Malone, Utah Jazz F; John Stockton, Utah Jazz, PG
- 1995-02-01 Utah Jazz guard John Stockton passes Magic Johnson's all-time NBA assists mark of 9,221, in a 129-98 win over the Denver Nuggets at the Delta Centre in Salt Lake City
- 1995-06-16 Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002
- 1999-08-11 The Salt Lake City Tornado tears through the downtown district of the city, killing one.
Sports History
2000-01-15 Utah's Jerry Sloan becomes 12th coach in NBA history to reach the 700-victory plateau when the Jazz defeat the LA Clippers, 112-75 at the Delta Center, Salt Lake City
- 2000-07-20 The leaders of Salt Lake City's bid to win the 2002 Winter Olympics are indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud, and racketeering
- 2002-02-08 XIX Winter Olympic Games open in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- 2002-02-21 Canadian world champion women's ice hockey team wins first of 4 consecutive Winter Olympic gold medals with a 3-2 win over the United States at Salt Lake City
- 2002-02-24 IXX Winter Olympic Games close in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Olympic Gold
2002-02-24 Joe Sakic and Jerome Iginla each score twice as Canada defeats the United States, 5-2 to win the men's ice hockey Olympic gold medal at Salt Lake City
Jeopardy Champion Loses
2004-11-30 Longtime "Jeopardy!" champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses, leaving him with $2,520,700 USD, television's all-time biggest game show haul
- 2007-02-12 A gunman opens fire in a mall in Salt Lake City, killing 5 people in the Trolley Square shooting.
Famous People from Salt Lake City
- 1814-10-27 Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and 3rd Mayor of Salt Lake City, born in Trenton, New York (d. 1891)
- 1856-11-22 Heber J. Grant, 7th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1945)
- 1870-04-04 George Albert Smith, American religious leader, 8th President of Latter-day Saints, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1951)
- 1872-11-11 Maude Adams, American actress (Baldwin's Theatre - Peter Pan), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1953)
- 1876-07-19 Joseph Fielding Smith Jr., 10th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1972)
- 1893-04-23 Frank Borzage, American director (7th Heaven, Strange Cargo), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1962)
- 1893-10-06 Earle Hodgins, American film and television fast-talking character actor (Guestward Ho!), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1964)
- 1895-03-28 Spencer W. Kimball, American 12th President of the Latter-day Saints (1973-1985), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1985)
- 1897-01-19 Natacha Rambova [Winifred Shaughnessy], American film costume designer, 2nd wife of Rudolph Valentino (1923-25), and Egyptologist, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1966)
- 1907-03-26 Leigh Harline, American composer and conductor, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1969)
- 1910-06-23 Gordon B. Hinckley, American religious leader, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1995-2008), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2008)
Loretta Young (1913-2000)
1913-01-06 American actress (Farmer's Daughter, Stranger), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1913-04-17 Paul Langton, American actor (Till the Clouds Roll By, Peyton Place), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1980)
- 1914-01-31 Sri Daya Mata [Rachel Faye Wright,], Hindu religious figure (Self-Realization Fellowship), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2010) [1]
- 1914-08-05 Parley Baer, American radio, film and television character actor (Gunsmoke; The Andy Griffith Show - "Mayor Stoner"), born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2002)
- 1915-04-01 Art Lund, American pop baritone singer ("Mam'selle"), screen and stage actor (Fiorello!), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1990)
- 1915-07-17 Dorothy Poynton-Hill, American diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1932, 36; silver springboard 1928, bronze 1936), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1995)
- 1917-06-11 Joseph B Wirthlin, American businessmen, religious leader, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2008)
- 1918-10-13 Robert Walker, American actor and writer (Strangers on a Train, Bataan, Madame Curie), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1951)
- 1921-07-30 Grant Johannesen, American concert pianist, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2005)
- 1923-02-15 Keene Curtis, American character actor (The Rothschilds, Cheers, Amanda's), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2002)
- 1925-06-17 Keith Larsen, American actor (Hunter, Brave Eagle), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2006)
- 1925-07-29 Arnie Ferrin, American College Basketball HOF guard (NCAA C'ship, Final Four MOB 1944 Uni of Utah; NBA C'ship Minneapolis Lakers 1949, 50), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2022)
- 1927-01-24 Paula Hawkins, American politician (Sen-R-FL, 1981-86), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2009)
- 1927-05-22 Glenn Bassett, American tennis coach (UCLA 1967-93; 7 x NCAA C'ships), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2020)
- 1927-08-21 Thomas Monson, 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2018)
- 1928-10-08 M. Russell Ballard, American religious leader (Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of LDS Church. 2018-23), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2023)
- 1929-04-06 Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown], American model, film and television actress (Touch Of Evil; Bob Cummings Show), and nightclub singer, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 1972)
- 1932-08-14 James V. Hansen, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2018)
- 1933-09-18 Robert "Bob" Bennett, American politician (U.S. Senator from Utah, 1993-2011), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2016)
- 1934-06-13 Dick Mann, American motorcycle racer (A.M.A. Grand National C'ship 1963, 71; Motorcycle Hall of Fame 1998), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2021)
- 1934-09-27 Wilford Brimley, American actor (Gus-Our House, Cocoon), born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2020)
- 1937-08-20 Sky Saxon [Richard Marsh], American rocker (The Seeds - "Pushin' To Hard"), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2009)
- 1938-04-06 Frances Schreuder, American socialite convicted of murder, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2004)
- 1940-10-06 John Warnock, American computer scientist, and businessman (co-founder of Adobe Systems), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2023)
- 1942-07-09 Edy Williams, American actress (Dr Minx), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1945-06-20 David S. Monson, American politician (Rep-R-UT, 1985-87), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1946-10-14 Craig Venter, American biotechnologist and geneticist (involved with the first draft sequence of the human genome), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1946-10-27 Leslie Byrne, American politician (Rep-D-Virginia), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1948-02-18 Tony Anselmo, American animator & cartoon voice actor, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1949-02-18 Gary Ridgway, American serial killer, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1951-11-11 Kim Peek, American megasavant (inspired Rain Man film character), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2009)
Roseanne Barr (71 years old)
1952-11-03 American comedienne and TV star (Roseanne), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1954-12-07 Mark Hofmann, American forger, bomber and convicted murderer, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1955-11-26 Tracy Hickman, American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Steve Young (62 years old)
1961-10-11 American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1988-89, 94 [MVP]; Pro Bowl 1992–98; NFL passing TD leader 1992–94, 98; SF 49ers), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1964-04-28 L'Wren Scott [Laura Bambrough], American fashion designer and partner of Mick Jagger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2014)
- 1967-07-15 Carnell Lake, American football strong safety (First-team All-Pro 1997; 5 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1968-01-02 Scott Mitchell, American football quarterback (Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1972-08-19 Elizabeth Wolfgramm, American singer (The Jets), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1972-11-11 Steve Konowalchuk, American NHL center (Washington Capitals), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1972-12-28 Adam Clawson, US slalom canoeist (Olympic-19th-96), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1974-01-26 Shannon Hale, American author, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1978-05-08 Matthew Davis, American actor (Legally Blonde, Vampire Diaries), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1980-06-26 Chris Shelton, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1982-10-27 Patrick Fugit, American actor (Wristcutters: A Love Story), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1984-08-31 Ted Ligety, American alpine skier (2x Olympic Golds), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1985-05-17 Derek Hough, American dancer (Dancing with the Stars), actor, and singer, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1987-11-03 Elizabeth Smart, American abductee and child safety activist, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1989-07-05 Whitney Wolfe Herd, American entrepreneur (founder of Bumble, co-founder of Tinder), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1989-09-14 Tony Finau, American golfer (Ryder Cup 2018; British Open 2019 3rd), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1999-05-05 Nathan Chen, American figure skater (Olympic Gold 2022), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Famous Americans
'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
50 Cent
A Boogie wit da Hoodie
A. E. Douglass
A. J. Foyt
Aaron Burr