1999 Death Jose Quintero, director, founded the Circle in the Square company, dies at 75 1998 Event Welch's/Circle K Golf Championship 1997 Event "Stanley," closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1997 Event Donna Andrews wins LPGA Welch's/Circle K Championship 1997 Event "Stanley" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1996 Event "Hughie," closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1996 Event "Hughie," opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City 1996 Event "Tartuffe: Born Again" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 29 performances 1996 Event "Tartuffe: Born Again," opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1996 Event "Bus Stop" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances 1996 Event "Bus Stop" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1996 Event "Holiday" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 49 performances 1995 Event "Holiday" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 49 performances 1995 Event "Garden District" closes at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City 1995 Event "Garden District" opens at Circle in the Sq Theater New York City 1995 Event "Rose Tattoo" closes at Circle in the Square New York City after 80 performances 1995 Event "Rose Tattoo" opens at Circle in the Square Theater New York City for 80 performances 1995 Event "Uncle Vanya" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 29 performances 1995 Death Pierre Tisseyre, publisher (Circle du livre de France), dies at 85 1995 Event "Uncle Vanya" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 29 performances 1995 Death John AG Gere, English art historian (Raphael and his Circle), dies at 73 1995 Event "Shadow Box" closes at Circle in Square Theater New York City after 49 performances 1994 Event "What's Wrong With this Pic?" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 12 perf 1994 Event "What's Wrong With this Picture?" opens at Circle in Sq New York City for 12 per 1994 Event "Shadow Box" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 49 performances 1993 Event "Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" closes at Circle in Sq New York City after 30 performances 1993 Event "Wilder, Wilder, Wilder" opens at Circle in Sq New York City for 30 performances 1992 Event "Anna Karenina" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 46 performances 1992 Event "Anna Karenina" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 46 performances 1992 Event "Salome" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 9 performances 1992 Event "Chinese Coffee" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 18 performances 1992 Event "Salome" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 9 performances 1992 Event "Chinese Coffee" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 18 performances 1992 Event "Search and Destroy" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 46 performances 1992 Event "Search and Destroy" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 46 performances 1992 Event "On Borrowed Time" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 99 performances 1991 Event "On Borrowed Time" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 99 performances 1991 Event "Getting Married" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 70 performances 1991 Event "Getting Married" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 70 performances 1991 Event "Taking Steps" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 78 performances 1991 Event "Taking Steps" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 78 performances 1990 Event "Miser" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 93 performances 1990 Event "Miser" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 93 performances 1990 Event "Zoya's Apartment" closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City after 45 performances 1990 Event "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 45 performances 1990 Event Colleen Walker wins Circle K Tucson LPGA Golf Open 1989 Event Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson 1988 Event Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle globe alone 1988 Event Kay Cottee sails into Sydney as 1st woman to circle the globe alone 1988 Event Laura Davies wins Circle K LPGA Tucson Golf Open 1987 Event Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open 1986 Event Penny Pulz wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open 1985 Event Amy Alcott wins LPGA Circle K Golf Open Tucson 1983 Death Maurice Ronet, actor (Circle of Love, Frantic, Sphinx), dies at 55 1982 Death Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist (Perfect Circle), dies at 45 1982 Death Ben Nicholson, England, painter/sculptor (Circle), dies at 87 1972 Birthday Michael Thornberry, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, team handball circle, 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Dave DeGraaf, born in Lansing, Michigan, team handball circle 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Denny Fercho, Ventura California, team handball circle 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Kristen Danihy, Lawton Oklahoma, team handball circle/wing 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Michelle Kline, Circle Pines, Minnesota, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1966 Birthday Kate Rogerson, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1990 Circle K LPGA Tucson-2nd 1966 Birthday Matthew Ryan, Port Jefferson, New York, team handball circle 1996 Olympics 1961 Event Louise Suggs wins LPGA Golden Circle of Golf Festival 1958 Birthday Lori Garbacz, South Bend, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1989 Circle K Tucson Open 1951 Event Largest purse to date in horse racing, $144,323, won by Great Circle 1945 Birthday Catherine Spaak, born in France, actress, Libertine, Hotel, Circle of Love 1941 Death Gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Elite Circle), dies at 83 1941 Birthday Tom Rush, born in New Hampshire, rock guitarist and vocalist, Circle Game, Urge For Going 1937 Event 1st airmail letter to circle globe returns to New York 1936 Birthday Gabor Szabo, Hungarian jazz pianist, Perfect Circle 1935 Birthday Paul O[sborne] Williams, U.S., sci-fi author, Ends of the Circle 1933 Birthday Jean-Claude Brialy, born in Aumale, Algeria, actor, Circle of Love, Cousins 1927 Birthday Maurice Ronet, born in Nice, France, actor, Frantic, Sphinz, Circle of Love 1926 Birthday Russel Firestone, polo great, Circle F-1959 champs 1921 Event 11.5" (29.2 cm) of rainfall, Circle, Montana (state record) 1916 Event Groundbreaking begins on Hugh Grant Circle in Bronx 1911 Birthday Jules Dassin, Middletown CT, director, Circle of Two, Never on Sunday 1909 Birthday Robin Orr, born in Brechin, Scotland, musician, composer, professor of music, composed three operas, Full Circle, Hermiston, On the Razzle, among other symphonies, church music, chamber works 1909 Event Great White Fleet, 1st U.S. fleet to circle the globe, returns to Virginia 1904 Event Orville and Wilbur Wright fly a circle in their Flyer II 1903 Event International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City 1902 Event Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Red Circle" 1894 Birthday Ben Nicholson, English painter and sculptor, Circle 1890 Event Geo Train and Sam Wall circle world in record 67 days, Tacoma-Tacoma 1834 Death Karl W. Feuerbach, mathematician (circle of Feuerbach), dies at 33 1773 Event Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66 degrees 33' S)