2013 Event The famous final New Year's Eve countdown in Times Square will be lead by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor; she will have the honor of pushing he ceremonial countdown button to start the descent of the Times Square New Year's Eve ball 1994 Event Sonia O'Sullivan runs 3K (8:21.64) 1994 Event Sonia O'Sullivan runs female world record 2K (5:25.36) 1994 Event Sonia O'Sullivan runs world record 2k (5:25.36) 1994 Event Sonia O'Sullivan runs female 2K world record (5:25.36) 1976 Death Sonia Dresdel, actor (Fallen Idol, Secret Tent), dies at 67 1974 Death Sonia Gaskell, Russian/Netherlands choreographer (Diaghilev), dies at 70 1973 Birthday Sonia Paquette, St-Janvier Quebec, hurdler 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Sonia O'Sullivan, Ireland, 5k runner, Olympics-4th-92, 96 1956 Birthday Sonia M. Lannaman, born in England, 4X100m relayer, Olympic-bronze-1980 1954 Birthday Sonia Sotomayor, born in the Bronx, New York City, first Hispanic Supreme Court justice, third female Supreme Court justice 1951 Birthday Sonia Braga, born in Maringa, Brazil, actress, Dona Flor and Her 2 Husbands 1936 Birthday Sonia Johnson, American Activist 1934 Birthday Sonia Sanchez, U.S. playwright and poet, The Bronx is Next 1933 Birthday Sonia Garmers, Justina, Curaeao, author, Dear Queen 1904 Birthday Sonia Gaskell, Russian/Netherlands choreographer