2015 Event Water pollution in Rio de Janeiro may pose health hazards to participants in the Summer 2016 Olympics; the World Health Organization has asked the International Olympic Committee to expand its list of tested substances to protect the athletes 2015 Event A SpaceX cargo rocket explodes shortly after launch; the unmanned vessel was carrying over two tons of food, provisions, supplies and equipment for the International Space Station 2015 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station complete a tricky cable installation project to prepare for addition of docking ports; the ports will be able to receive manned commercial space capsules such as those launched by SpaceX and Boeing 2015 Event The International Energy Agency estimates that oil prices will remain relatively low for the next five years, potentially dipping this year to an average of $55/barrel before increasing to about $73/barrel by the year 2020 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama vows to veto additional sanctions proposed by Congress against Iran, citing the delicacy of international talks currently underway with the nation regarding limitations on its nuclear program 2015 Event Commercial space company SpaceX successfully launches its Falcon 9 rocket, which has released the Dragon cargo ship into orbit to the International Space Station; the rocket returned to Earth after releasing the Dragon but had a rough landing 2014 Event Astronauts at the International Space Station have created a specialized wrench in their 3D printer using a custom-designed blueprint emailed to the station from engineers on Earth; previously, objects have been printed from pre-loaded design files 2014 Event Somalia and North Korea tie for the most corrupt country in the world according to this year's ranking on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index 2014 Event The International Space Station announces that it has successfully installed and operated a 3D printer; the printer will be used to reduce costs by manufacturing parts at the station rather than transporting them from Earth 2014 Event North Korea threatens nuclear tests, and activity has been detected at one of the nation's nuclear facilities; the threat was made after the U.N. recommended trying North Korean officials in the International Criminal Court for human rights crimes 2014 Event The International Olympic Committee will recognize the Olympic committee of Kosovo despite the country's lack of U.N. membership, setting an unusual precedent and raising protests from Serbia; Kosovo broke away from Serbia in 2008 2014 Event NASA outsources its role in space travel by awarding a $4.2 billion contract to Boeing and a $2.6 billion contract to Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) to shuttle astronauts between Earth and the International Space Station 2014 Event Forbes Media, controlled by the Forbes family, is selling a majority interest in the business to Integrated Whale Media Investments, based in Hong Kong; the deal is expected to provide Forbes with greater international exposure 2014 Event The U.S. adds new sanctions against Russia, prohibiting certain Russian international businesses from accessing U.S. capital markets; the move extends previous sanctions targeting specific individuals and their companies 2014 Event Orbital Sciences Corp. launches its second cargo rocket to the International Space Station; Orbital and competitor Space X each have contracts for space supply delivery 2014 Event Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez is thrown out of the World Cup for biting Italian player Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder; Suarez has also been banned from nine international matches and a four-month suspension from playing 2014 Event Dubai International Airport beat London Heathrow Airport in the first quarter of this year as the world's busiest international airport; Dubai Airport hopes to retain this position after a series of expansion projects are completed 2014 Event Greece returns to the bond market today with 5-year bonds at a coupon rate of 4.75 percent; international sales of 3 billion euros exceeded the nation's expectations 2014 Event The International Court of Justice at the U.N. agrees that Japanese whaling is conducted for commercial purposes, not scientific research; Japan accepts the order to cease all whaling activities in the Antarctic 2014 Event The U.N. celebrates International Women's Day with the theme 'Equality for women is progress for all' 2014 Event U.S. NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and John Holdren, White House Science Advisor, announce that President Obama's administration approved extending the use of the International Space Station through 2024 2013 Event A series of spacewalks are made by two NASA astronauts in an effort to fix the faulty coolant pump on the International Space Station 2013 Event The International Space Station suspends some of its non-critical systems after an ammonia cooling pump fails; the station and six crew members aboard were not in danger 2013 Event Authorities at Los Angeles International Airport investigate the explosion of the second dry ice bomb in two days on the premises; no one was injured and no arrests were made 2013 Event Syria's President, Bashar al-Assad, states he will grant international weapons inspectors access to chemical weapons sites, but rebels may make the sites unreachable 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee elects Thomas Bach of Germany as their new President 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee holds its 125th Session, and announces Tokyo, Japan won the bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics 2013 Event Lakhdar Brahimi, UN Special Envoy to Syria, says international law states that any action in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons must be decided by the UN Security Council 2013 Event Japan reports on the International Nuclear Event Scale that they've upgraded the leak of radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear disaster site to Level 3, a 'serious incident' 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces it will punish athletes who support Russian LGBT rights at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games 2013 Event NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden remains in Moscow, Russia; he is stranded at Russia's Sheremetyevo International Airport 2013 Event Planet Pluto receives names for its fourth and fifth moons; the International Astronomical Union names them Kerberos and Styx 2013 Event Former President George W. Bush's airplane, a Gulfstream IV, on its way to Dallas' Love Field , was diverted safely to Louisville International AIrport when the pilot smelled smoke 2013 Event The Arctic Council, an international forum that addresses issues faced by Arctic governments and the Arctic's indigenous people, gives China, India and four other nations observer status 2013 Event The Soyuz capsule safely lands in Kazakhstan, carrying Expedition 35 astronauts Thomas Marshburn of the U.S., Chris Hadfield of Canada and Roman Romanenko of Russia back from the International Space Station 2013 Event Crew members from the International Space Station prepare for a contingency spacewalk required to stop the anticipated leakage of ammonia coolant 2013 Event The U.N. Human Rights Office determine it is a violation of international law to force-feed hunger strikers at the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison 2013 Event David Milliband announces plans to resign as Britain's Foreign Secretary and move to U.S. state of New York to head the International Rescue Committee 2013 Event The President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, asserts he will have the International Court of Justice in The Hague solve the border dispute between Bolivia and Chile 2013 Event NASA loses communication with the International Space Station's for three hours as a result of updating the station's command and control software 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces that the sport of wrestling has been dropped from the 2020 Summer Olympics 2012 Event Mikhail Korniyenko and Scott Kelly, veteran astronauts, are chosen to carry out the first year-long mission to the International Space Station in 2015 2012 Event Former award-winning cyclist, American Lance Armstrong, is banned for life from participating in International Cycling Union-sanctioned events and stripped of his seven Tour de France titles based on the findings of a systematic doping investigation 2012 Event In the U.S., President Obama nominates John R. Allen as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), with General Joseph Dunford positioned to succeed Allen in his previous post of commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan 2012 Event Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, says Islam should join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 2012 Event NASA reports its three-man crew of Joe Acaba and Russian colleagues Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin landed safely in the Russian-made Soyuz capsule after 123 days at the International Space Station 2012 Event Ban Ki-moon, U.N. Secretary-General, urges countries to work together to reach an agreement to control international arms sales; no agreement is reached 2012 Event Astronauts, Sunita Williams of the United States, Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Aki Hoshide of Japan, arrive at the International Space Station for a three-month long mission 2012 Event At a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Panama City, South Korea announces it's plans to begin 'scientific' whaling of minke whales 2012 Event The Philippines lends $1 billion to the International Monetary Fund 2012 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) announces it will end talks with Iran; chief inspector Herman Nackaerts says there has been no progress 2012 Event Cycling's Philadelphia International Championship is won by Alexander Serebryakov 2012 Event Following some controversial remarks, Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, is accused of 'insulting the Greek people' 2012 Event The first commercial spacecraft, SpaceX Dragon, docks with the International Space Station when it completes docking at 12:02pm EDT 2012 Event International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Yukiya Amano, goes to Tehran to convince the Iran's government to co-operate with the IAEA 2012 Event Following the News International phone hacking scandal, James Murdock resigns as Chairman of BskyB 2012 Event The Parliament of Greece votes in favor of an international bailout deal 2012 Event Fears over bioterrorism cause top international virologists agree to halt work on a more virulent strain of H5N1 influenza virus 2011 Event Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, is captured in Libya; he will be tried for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court 2011 Event In a bid to attract international sponsorship, England's Newcastle United F.C. rebrands the St. James' Park stadium as the Sports Direct Arena 2011 Event The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee recalls four News International executives for further examination of phone hacking within the organization 2011 Event Venice, Italy hosts the 68th Venice International Film Festival 2011 Event Snow on New Zealand's North and South Islands disrupts power supplies, causes road closures and closure of the Wellington International Airport 2011 Event A Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737 plane crashed and split in to at the Chaddi Jagan International Airport; no one was injured 2011 Event Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Zara Phillips marries Mike Tindall, an England rugby union international 2011 Event The International Monetary Fund approves a new three-year loan for Haiti worth $60 million, canceling Haiti's $268 million debt 2011 Event Chief executive of News International, Rebekah Brooks, resigns as a result of the News International phone hacking scandal 2011 Event Following the resignation of Dominique Strass-Kahn, France finance minister Christine Lagarde becomes the new head of the International Monetary Fund 2011 Event The 2011 Paris Air Show features the international debut of the new Boeing 747-8 2011 Event In Greece, Police fire tear gas on protesters angry over cuts their government made in co-operation with the European Union and the International Monetary Fund 2011 Event Executing its final mission, Space Shuttle Endeavor successfully undocks from the International Space Station to return to earth 2011 Event French Minister of Finance, Christine Lagarde, declares her candidacy as head of the International Monetary Fund 2011 Event The news of Osama bin Laden's death is received positively by international leaders, including Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari 2011 Event The U.S. government 'condemns' international media outlets, including 'The New York Times' for publishing confidential files 2011 Event In London, England, international leaders take part in a conference focused on military action and the future of Libya 2011 Event The International Atomic Energy Agency calls for a summit to discuss concerns about nuclear safety following radiation leaks at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant 2011 Event In Tripoli, the compound of leader Muammar Gaddafi is targeted with more bombing raids during the third night of international intervention in Libya 2011 Event Top airport security officials are fired after a suicide bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport kills 35 people, injures 130 2011 Event The Japanese launch the H-II Transfer Vehicle HTV-2 Resupply Craft, in a mission to deliver cargo to the International Space Station 2011 Event The international association football tournament, the AFC Asian Cup, officially opens in Qatar 2011 Event Jordan's Ali bin Al Hussein is elected as Vice President of FIFA, the International Federation of Association Football 2010 Event Dubai holds the closing ceremonies for its 7th International Film Festival 2010 Event A loan of 22.5bn euro to the Republic of Ireland is approved by the International Monetary Fund 2010 Event International shark experts are called to investigate attacks on tourists in Sharm el-Sheikh that included one fatality 2010 Event Ireland presents its 15 billion euro austerity package to secure a financial bailout from European Union and the International Monetary Fund 2010 Event Pusan, South Korea, celebrates the 15th annual Pusan International Film Festival 2010 Event Pastor Terry Jones threatens to organize an international Burn a Koran Day in retaliation for plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero 2010 Event International pledges to help Pakistan recover from devastating floods currently totals $800 million 2010 Event Air India Express Flight 812 crashes near Mangalore International Airport; eight passengers survive and 158 perish 2010 Event After new allegations of torture, the International Committee of the Red Cross reports a second U.S. secret prison exists at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan 2010 Event The European Union and International Monetary Fund present Greece with 120 billion Euro bailout package to help rid them of their sovereign debt 2010 Event Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calls for the US to be expelled from the international nuclear system because religion prohibits the use of nuclear weapons 2010 Event U.S. Space Shuttle Endeavor launches from the Kennedy Space Center, successfully beginning a two-week mission to the International Space Station 2009 Event The International Olympic Committee awards the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro 2006 Death Eileen Caddy, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries, dies at age 89 in Findhorn, Scotland 2005 Event Radio Canada International celebrates its 60th anniversary 2001 Event Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist by paying $20 million to fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station. 2000 Event International Space Station becomes permanently staffed 2000 Death Ginetta Sagan, freedom fighter, a founder of Amnesty International, dies at 75 1999 Event International Year of Elderly 1998 Event Nichirei Golf International 1997 Death Keith Bentley, international racing cyclist, dies at 72 1997 Event USA beats Japan 23-13 at LPGA Nichirei International 1997 Event Nichirei LPGA International 1997 Event Edison International purchases Anaheim Stadium naming rights for $50M 1997 Event Phil Mickelson wins golf's Sprint International 1997 Event Penny Hammel wins LPGA Rochester International 1997 Event Karrie Webb wins LPGA Susan G Komen International 1997 Event Renee Slaughter, crowned 14th Miss Hawaiian Tropic International 1997 Event Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis International 1996 Event U.S. beats Japan, 21 -14, at Nichirei International Golf Tournament 1996 Event 1st one-day international in Canada, India vs. Pakistan at Toronto 1996 Event 2nd Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 16 -15 at Robert Jones Va 1996 Death Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist, dies at 67 1996 Death Emile Noel, international civil servant, dies at 73 1996 Event Dottie Pepper wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament 1996 Event Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast 1996 Event Cheryl Depew, of Florida, crowned 13th Miss Hawaiian Tropic International 1996 Death Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57 1996 Event Javed Miandad's last international in Pak's WC QF loss to India 1995 Event CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31 1995 Death Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International, dies at 58 1995 Event U.S. beats Japan, 19-17, at Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament 1995 Event U.S. international postage rates rise to 60 cents per ounce 1995 Event Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament 1995 Event Denver International Airport opens 1995 Event International Year of Tolerance 1994 Death Guy Debord, born in Paris, France, filmmaker, hypergraphist, theorist, founding member of Lettrist International, Situationist International, dies at 63 1994 Event U.S. wins Nichirei LPGA Golf International 1994 Event Kapil Dev's final one-day international (v West Indies) 1994 Event 1st Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 20-12 at Robert Jones Va 1994 Event Kansai International airport officially opens 1994 Death Madzy Rollin Couquerque, tennis star/international hockey, dies at 91 1994 Event Lisa Kiggens wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament 1994 Event International Year of Family 1993 Event U.S. wins Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament 1993 Event Tammie Green wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament 1993 Death Luis Kutner, U.S. co-founder (Amnesty International), dies at 84 1993 Death Manfred Lachs, Polish lawyer (International Court of Justice), dies 1992 Event Greater Pittsburgh International Airport opens 1992 Death Annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty International, dies 1992 Event Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1992 Event Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame 1992 Event Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International 1992 Event Score begins selling international soccer cards 1992 Event International Space Year begins 1991 Event 1st International flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico) 1991 Event South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day vs. India 1991 Event Formal opening ceremony of International One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colorado 1991 Event 1st South African international competition in 25 years, gymnastics 1991 Death Concetto Lo Bello, Italian International soccer judge, dies 1991 Death Vlastimil Fisar, Czechoslovakian actor/president (International Actors Federation), dies 1991 Event Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1991 Event Penny Hammel wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International 1991 Event Bank of Credit and Commerce International divests itself of 1st American Bank 1991 Event Kevin Bradshaw of U.S. International scores NCAA Div 1 record 72 pts 1990 Event Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors 1990 Event Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1990 Event 2nd International Rock Awards 1990 Event Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Golf International 1990 Death International Chrysis, Transvestite actor (Q&A), dies of cancer at 38 1990 Event Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International 1989 Event Colleen Walker wins LPGA Nichirei Golf International 1989 Event Robin Hood 16 wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Points Golf International 1989 Event Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1989 Event 1st International Rock Awards 1989 Event International Conference on Limitation of Chemical Weapons opens in Paris 1988 Event Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires 1988 Event Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley 1988 Event Martha Nause wins Planters Pat Bradley International Golf Tournament 1988 Event Mei-Chi Cheng wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1987 Event Val Skinner wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am 1987 Event Rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle 1987 Event Deb Richard wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1987 Event International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins 1986 Event International Red Cross ousted from South Africa 1986 Event Cindy Mackey wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am 1986 Event Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1986 Event Amnesty International megaconcert 1986 Event International Peace Year begins 1985 Event International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize 1985 Event International Cometary Explorer (ISEE 3) passes Giacobini-Zinner by 7900 km 1985 Event Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins MasterCard International Pro-Am Golf Tourn 1985 Event Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1985 Event International Cometary Explorer measures solar wind ahead of Halley 1985 Event Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame 1985 Event International Youth Year begins 1984 Event Limited-over International cricket debut for Wasim Akram, vs. New Zealand 1984 Event Sally Quinlan wins LPGA MasterCard Golf International Pro-Am 1984 Event Kathy Whitworth wins Rochester Golf International (her 85th win) 1984 Event International Court of Justice rules on U.S. blockade of Nicaragua 1983 Event U.S. Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut International Airport 1983 Event Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1983 Event Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, vs. Australia 1983 Event Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament 1982 Event International Whaling Comn votes for total ban on coml whaling (starting 1985) 1982 Event Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Rochester Golf International 1982 Event Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International 1981 Event Pasakevi Kouna of Greece (9) is youngest International gymnastics participant 1981 Event Sally Little wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International 1981 Birthday Robert Earnshaw, born in Mufulira, Zambia, Welsh international soccer player, striker, plays for Nottingham Forest 1981 Event India all out 63 in one-day international vs. Australia 1981 Event International Year for the Disabled begins 1980 Event U.S. appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran 1980 Event International Decade of Water and Sanitation begins 1979 Event Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international 1979 Event 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia vs. WI at SCG 1979 Event International Olympic Committee votes to readmit China 1979 Event Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament 1979 Event International Year of the Child begins 1978 Event U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries 1978 Event Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament 1978 Event International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit 1977 Event International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 and 2 launched into Earth orbit 1977 Event English football international Bobby Moore retires 1977 Event Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament 1976 Event Willy Burns elected chairman of Social International 1976 Event Amnesty International receives Erasmus-prize 1976 Event International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratifying) 1975 Event Iceland moves International boundary from 50 to 200 miles 1975 Event One-day international cricket debut, Javed Miandad age 17 years 364 days 1975 Event Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, vs. WI Cricket World Cup 1975 Death Avery Brundage, CEO (International Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87 1975 Death Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78 1975 Event Sue Roberts wins LPGA Bing Crosby International Golf Classic 1975 Event International Women's Year begins 1974 Event India's 1st one-day international (v England, Headingley) 1974 Event Jane Blalock wins LPGA Bing Crosby Golf Classic International 1973 Event UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted 1973 Event 1st one-day Cricket international for WI (v Eng) - lose by 1 wicket 1973 Birthday Estefania Knuth, born in Barcelona, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1992 French International 1973 Birthday Franca Fehlauer, born in Hamburg, Germany, golfer, Belgian International, Jr. champ 1991 1973 Event 1st one-day international for Pakistan and New Zealand 1972 Event International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia 1972 Birthday Lisa Kiggens, born in Salinas, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Rochester International 1972 Event 3 Japanese PFL terrorists kills 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lod International airport 1972 Event Sabena aircraft at Lod International, Tel Aviv, captured by Palestinians 1972 Event International Book Year begins 1971 Event International Court of Justice asks South Africa to pull out of Namibia 1971 Event Radio Nordsee International's ship bombed 1971 Event 1st one-day international, Australia vs. England at the MCG 1970 Event International Law Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule 1969 Event 120,000 attend Texas International Pop Festival 1969 Event France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912) 1969 Event Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas 1968 Death Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85 1968 Event Dutch Department of Amnesty International forms 1967 Event International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system 1967 Event Monterey International Pop Festival rocks Southern California 1967 Event 50,000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival 1966 Event 100th International soccer meet between Netherlands-Belgium (3-1) 1965 Event Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect 1965 Event International Cooperation Year begins 1964 Birthday Nigel Redman, English rugby international player 1963 Birthday Jet Li, born in Beijing, China, Li Lianjie, Chinese martial artist, actor, international film star, appeared in Lethal Weapon 4, with Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, Wushu champion, studied Changquan, among other arts 1962 Event President Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C. 1962 Event U.S. and U.K. launch Ariel; 1st international payload 1961 Event U.S. authorizes Agency for International Development 1961 Event Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto 1961 Event Windward Islands' Airways International (Winair) forms 1961 Birthday Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice 1961 Event Amnesty International founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977) 1961 Birthday Cindy Mackey, born in Athens, Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1986 MasterCard International Pro-Am 1961 Death Grigory Levenfish, International chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70 1960 Event International Development Association (U.N. agency) comes into existence 1960 Event Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to New Jersey 1960 Birthday Helen Hopkins, born in Donneybrook, Australia, golfer, Australian International 1983 1959 Event Mickey Wright wins LPGA Machine International Golf Open Alliance 1959 Event Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US 1958 Event International Geophyscial Year ends 1958 Event UP and International News Service merge into United Press International 1957 Birthday Daisy Fuentes, Havana Cuba, VJ, MTV International, claims 1964 1957 Event International Atomic Energy Agency formed by U.N. 1957 Event International Geophysical Year begins, ends December 31, 1958 1956 Death Lajos Asztalos, International Chess Master (1950), dies at 67 1956 Event International zone of Tangier returns to Morocco 1956 Event U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved 1956 Event 1st International conference of black writers and artists meets (Sorbonne) 1956 Event Curt Robert of Columbus (International League) hits 4 home runs in 7 inning game 1956 Birthday Dominic Erban, French rugby international player 1956 Birthday Steve Randell, Tasmanian cricket Test umpire, international panel 1955 Birthday Graham Porter, cricketer, 1 day International for Australia 1979 1954 Event San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens 1954 Event International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China 1954 Birthday Piers Gardner, director, British Institute of International and Comparative Law 1954 Event Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition 1953 Event Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns 1953 Birthday Michael Stean, born in London, England, professional chess player, author, winner, International Master and International Grandmaster titles in 1975 and 1977 1953 Event J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club 1951 Birthday Jan Timman, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dutch chess player, Grandmaster, won International Master title in 1971 and 1974, won 1976 Chess Olympiads gold medal 1951 Birthday Ulf Andersson, born in Sweden, International Chess Grandmaster, 1972 1951 Event International Cheese treaty signed 1951 Event International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics 1951 Event International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel) 1950 Event 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris 1950 Event International Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany and Japan in '52 1950 Event West Germany and Japan readmitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation 1950 Birthday Alan Keyes, born in Long Island, New York, politician, Republican party, 16th Assistant Secretary of State for international Organization Affairs 1950 Event Baltimore's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League 1949 Birthday Nana Alexandria, U.S.S.R., International Woman's Chess Grandmaster, 1976 1949 Event International Military Tribunal at Neurenberg's last judgment 1949 Event U.N. International Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages 1949 Event 1st International Pancake Race held (Liberal Ks) 1948 Event U.N. Commission on Human Rights adopts International Declaration of Human Rights 1948 Event International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands 1948 Birthday Garrick Ohlsson, born in Bronxville, New York, pianist, International Busoni winner 1969 1947 Event "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International New York City after 11 performances 1947 Event "Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater New York City for 11 performances 1947 Event U.S.S.R. joins International Amateur Athletic Union 1947 Event Revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted 1947 Event Treaty drawn for establishment of International Patent Institute 1947 Event Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect 1947 Event U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization forms 1947 Event International Monetary Fund begins operation 1947 Birthday Bryan Robson, English international soccer star 1946 Birthday Lev Alburt, U.S.S.R., International Chess Master, 1976 1946 Birthday Michael Milken, born in Los Angeles, California, partner, International Capital Access Group 1946 Event International Military Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals 1946 Event International military tribunal in Tokyo begins 1946 Birthday Ralph Kirshbaum, born in Denton, Texas, cellist, RNCM Manchester International Festival 1945 Event International Monetary Fund established - World Bank founded 1945 Birthday Jose Feliciano, born in Lares, Puerto Rico, singer, blind due to congenital glaucoma, guitarist, composer, wrote international hits 1945 Death Paul Valery, philosopher, writer, poet, elected to Academie francaise, 1925, founder, the College International de Cannes, 1931, dies at 73 1945 Birthday Clive Hollick, born in Britain, Labor Party, financier, youngest director of Hambros Bank, 1973, CEO, Mills & Allen International, MAI 1945 Event 45 countries convene United Nations Conference on International Organization in SF 1945 Birthday Goran Antunac, born in Yugoslavia, International Chess Master, 1975 1945 Event International Women's Day is 1st observed 1945 Birthday Barry John, Welsh international rugby player 1944 Event Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago 1944 Birthday Byron Berline, born in Caldwell, Kansas, musician, fiddle, mandolin player, famous for contemporary bluegrass music, played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, worked with Manassas, founded Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 1943 Event "International" is no longer U.S.S.R. National Anthem 1943 Birthday Jan Adamski, Poland, International Chess Master, 1976 1943 Birthday Steve Dunne, cricketer, New Zealand Test umpire on international panel 1943 Birthday Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan International soccer player 1941 Birthday Cyril Cooray, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test umpire on International panel 1941 Birthday Lord Vestey, British food magnate/billionaire, Union International 1940 Birthday Ann Armstrong Dailey, founder, Children's Hospice International 1940 Event Golden Gate International Expo reopens 1940 Birthday Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Toro Spain, conductor, International Conductor Competition 1939 Event Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure) 1939 Event Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island 1938 Event Farewell Parade of International Brigades in Barcelona 1938 Birthday Alan Jones, cricketer, England vs. ROW 1970 his only International honour 1938 Event Farewell parade of International Brigade (Barcelona) 1938 Birthday Mahboob Shah, cricketer, Pakistani Test umpire on International panel 1938 Birthday Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist 1937 Birthday Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International 1937 Birthday Yehuda Yannay, born in Romania, composer, film maker, performance artist, international figure in contemporary music 1936 Event International Commission of Straits (Dardanelles and Bosphorus) ends 1935 Event Great Britain boxers beat U.S. team in 1st International Golden Gloves 1934 Birthday Uwe Johnson, born in Pomerania, Poland, writer, scholar, editor, wrote fiction, won International Publishers' Formentor Prize 1934 Birthday Malcolm Gill, deputy head, Bank for International Settlements 1934 Birthday Jan Wijn, born in Amsterdam, Holland, Dutch pianist, piano teacher, played contemporary classical music to national and international audiences 1934 Event International Telecommunication Union established 1933 Birthday Brian Booth, cricketer, dual Australian cricket/hockey international 1933 Event International Zionists Congress opens in Prague 1933 Birthday Kim Elgie, cricketer, South African bat vs. New Zealand 1961-62, Scotland RU International 1933 Birthday Nurdin Jivraj, Tanzanian/British hotel magnate, Buckingham International 1932 Birthday Gloria Lane, educator/author/founder, Women's International Center 1932 Birthday Canon Paul Oestreicher, CEO, British section, Amnesty International 1932 Event International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam 1932 Event International anti-war congress opens in Amsterdam 1931 Birthday Guy Debord, born in Paris, France, filmmaker, hypergraphist, theorist, founding member of Lettrist International, Situationist International 1931 Birthday Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council 1931 Event 1st International Conference on Calendar Reform 1930 Event 1st International bridge match is held in London. U.S. team defeats England 1929 Birthday Vladimir Antoshin, U.S.S.R., International Chess Grandmaster, 1964 1929 Birthday Graham Hill, London, auto racer, 1962, 68 international racing champ 1929 Birthday Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist 1928 Event Radio Service Bulletin lists radio stations call signs that are to be changed to conform with international standards 1928 Birthday Frank Ross Anderson, Canada, International Chess Master, 1954 1927 Birthday Leslie Carpenter, CEO, Reed International 1927 Birthday James Eberle, British admiral/director, Royal Institute of International Affairs 1927 Event International Economic Conference (52 countries including U.S.S.R.) opens 1927 Birthday Frank Dunlop, director, Edinburgh International Festival 1927 Event International allies military command in Germany disbands 1926 Event International slavery convention signed by 20 states 1926 Event International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Florida) 1925 Event 1st international handball match held 1925 Event Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of International Olympic Committee 1925 Birthday Oscar De Ville, CEO, Meyer International 1925 Birthday Keith Bentley, international racing cyclist 1924 Event International maritime treaty drawn 1924 Event International Ski Federation (FIS) forms 1923 Event International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco 1923 Event Socialist Workers Youth International forms in Hamburg 1923 Event U.S. Senate rejects membership in International Court of Justice, The Hague 1922 Birthday Emile Noel, international civil servant 1922 Event International Geographical Union forms in Brussels 1922 Event 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia) 1921 Event Federation Sportive Feminine International forms (1st woman track and field association) 1920 Event League of nations establishes International Court of Justice in The Hague 1920 Birthday Lev Aronin, U.S.S.R., International Chess Grandmaster, 1950 1920 Birthday Juan Antonio Samaranch, chairman, International Olympic Committee 1920 Event League of Nations places International head of Justice in Hague 1920 Birthday Willie Watson, cricketer, England batsman and soccer international 1920 Event International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard 1919 Birthday Robert Crichton-Brown, CEO, Rothmans International 1919 Event 1st international air mail service from U.S., Seattle-Victoria, British Columbia 1919 Event 1st congress of Communist International opens at the Kremlin 1917 Birthday Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries 1916 Birthday Lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO, International Publishing House 1916 Birthday Geoffrey Goodwin, British professor of international relations 1915 Event Panama Pacific International Exposition opens 1915 Event International School for Wijsbegeerte forms 1915 Event Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco 1915 Event Kiwanis International founded in Detroit 1915 Event Congress authorizes $1 and $50 Panama-Pacific International Expo gold coin 1914 Event World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through Churches forms 1914 Event 1st international figure-skating tournament held in U.S., New Haven 1913 Event Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco 1912 Event Socialist International rejects that world war is coming 1912 Event IAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden 1911 Event 1st International Woman's Day 1910 Event 6th International Congress of Esperantists held in Washington, D.C. 1910 Event International Exhibition opens in Brussels 1910 Event 1st international air meet in U.S. held, in LA 1909 Birthday Vladimir Alatortsev, U.S.S.R., International Chess Master, 1950 1908 Birthday Christian GK Baeta, Togolese chairman, International Mission Council 1906 Event International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help 1906 Death William Dale, international legal consultant, dies 1906 Birthday R. W. Bonham, founder, International Braille Chess Association 1905 Event 2nd official International soccer match, Netherlands beats Belgium 4-0 1905 Event Rotary Club International formed by 4 men in Chicago 1905 Death Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75 1904 Event International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam 1904 Birthday Sean MacBride, Dublin, statesman/Amnesty International co-founder, Nobel '74 1904 Event Marconi Co establishes "CQD" as 1st International radio distress signal 1903 Event International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City 1900 Event International Exposition opens in Paris 1900 Event President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris 1898 Event Trans-Mississippi International Exposition opens in Omaha 1896 Birthday Samuel Gonard, chairman, International Red Cross 1891 Event 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) ends 1891 Event 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) begins 1891 Event 1st international 6-day bicycle race in U.S. (MSG, New York City) begins 1889 Event 1st American International pro lawn tennis contest (Newport RI) 1889 Event 1st International Workers Day, according to 2nd International 1887 Birthday Avery Brundage, born in Detroit, Michigan, CEO, International Olympic Committee, 1952-72 1886 Event 1st International polo meet, U.S. vs England 1886 Birthday Andrew Ducat, cricketer, Test for England 1921, 3 and 2, Soccer International 1884 Event Colonization of Africa orgainized at International conference in Berlin 1883 Birthday Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master, 1950 1883 Event International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls 1882 Event 1st international conference to promote anti-semitism meets Dresden Germany (Congress for Safeguarding of Non-Jewish Interests) 1881 Event 1st international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St. Stephen, NB 1878 Birthday Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist 1877 Event International Association (minor baseball league) organizes 1875 Event International Bureau of Weights and Measures forms by treaty 1874 Event 1st Grand International Rifle match held 1873 Event 1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1 1873 Event International Exhibition opens in Vienna 1872 Event 1st International soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow) 1871 Birthday Paul Valery, born in France, philosopher, writer, poet, elected to Academie francaise, 1925, founder, the College International de Cannes, 1931 1871 Event 1st international rugby game-Scotland 1, England 0 1869 Event 1st international boat race (Thames River, Oxford beats Harvard) 1869 Event 1st international cricket match, held in SF, wins by Californian 1867 Event Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses International date line 1867 Event International Exhibition opens in Paris 1864 Event International Red Cross forms 1863 Event International Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963) 1854 Birthday Henri-Marie Lafontaine, born in Belgium, international lawyer, Nobel 1913 1844 Event Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international 1830 Birthday Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet, International 1751 Event 1st international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M Petit of France in 29 minutes in England 1733 Event 1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni 1583 Birthday Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law
