1971 Death Nikita Khrushchev, dies of a heart attack at 77 1964 Event Brezhnev and Kosygin replace Khrushchev as head of Russia 1964 Event Kosygin and Brezhnev replace Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev 1964 Event Khrushchev visits Egypt 1963 Event Khrushchev visits East-Berlin 1963 Event Khrushchev claims to have a 100-megaton nuclear bomb 1962 Event Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis 1962 Event Nikita Khrushchev sends note to John F. Kennedy offering to withdraw his missiles from Cuba if U.S. closed its bases in Turkey offer is rejected 1961 Event Soviet premier Khrushchev predicts U.S.S.R. economy will surpass U.S. 1961 Event John F. Kennedy and Khrushchev meet in Vienna 1960 Event Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at United Nations General Assembly 1960 Event Soviet premier Khrushchev voices support for Indonesia 1959 Event Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his U.S. visit 1959 Event Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland 1959 Event Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in U.S. to begin a 13-day visit 1959 Event Vice President Nixon argues with Khrushchev, known as "Kitchen Debate" 1959 Event Khrushchev visits Angola 1958 Event Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet premier and 1st Secretary of Communist Party 1957 Event U.S. TV interviews Khrushchev 1956 Event Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public 1956 Event Khrushchev denounces Stalin at 20th Soviet Party Conference 1956 Event Russian party leader Khrushchev attacks memory of Stalin 1955 Event Khrushchev arrives in Belgrade 1953 Event Nikita Khrushchev becomes 1st Secretary of U.S.S.R. Communist Party 1953 Event Nikita Khrushchev succeeds Malenkov as secretary Communist Party 1953 Event Stalin meets with Beria, Bulganin, Khrushchev and Malenkov 1942 Event Colonel General Jeremenko arrives in Stalingrad/welcomed by Nikita Khrushchev 1894 Birthday Nikita Khrushchev, born in Kalinovka, Russia, 1st secretary U.S.S.R., 1953 - 1964
