Historical place archive

Minneapolis in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Minneapolis in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels4 people1947–2020

Historical events in Minneapolis

1947

19 July 1947
Birth of Bernie Leadon
Bernie Leadon · Popular Music

Birth of Bernie Leadon, later founding guitarist, banjo player and country-rock influence in Eagles.

1959

1959
University of Minnesota
Robert Allen Zimmerman · Popular Music

Studies briefly at the University of Minnesota.

1960

1960
Dinkytown
Bob Dylan · Popular Music

Performs in the Dinkytown folk scene before moving to New York.

2020

25 May 2020
Death of George Floyd
George Floyd · Civil Rights Movement

Death of George Floyd during an arrest, sparking global protests.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Minneapolis. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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