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2008 2008 Summer Olympics come to a close in Beijing, China
1998 18th Winter Olympic games close at Nagano Japan 1996 26th Olympic games close at Atlanta, Georgia (sched) 1995 Dean St. Station in Brooklyn, is 6th Metropolitan Transportation Authority station to close since 1904 1995 After 120 years the last 15 A and S department stores close 1994 Gay Games close in New York City 1989 Keith Whitley, country singer (Don't Close Your Eyes), dies at 33 1988 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea 1988 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada 1984 "When You Close Your Eyes" by Night Ranger peaks at #14 1984 23rd Olympic games close at Los Angeles, California 1984 14th winter Olympic games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1980 22nd Olympic games close at Moscow, U.S.S.R. 1980 13th Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York 1976 21st Olympic games close at Montreal Canada 1976 Last day of Test Cricket for Brian Close, aged 45 1976 12th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria 1973 New York Yankees close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5, Ralph Houk 1973 Close finish at Trent Bridge, New Zealand Cricket need 479 to win, all out 440 1972 20th Olympic games close at Munich, West Germany 1972 11th Winter Olympic games close at Sapporo, Japan 1970 "(They Long to Be) Close to You" reaches #1 1968 19th Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico 1968 Beatles close Apple Boutique, giving clothes away for free 1968 10th Winter Olympic games close at Grenoble, France 1965 Russell Collins, actor (Niagara, Close Up, Shockproof), dies at 68 1964 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan 1964 Greece and Bulgaria close boundaries 1964 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria 1961 Carey Lowell, New York City, actress, Me and Him, Guardian, Dangerously Close 1960 17th Olympic games close in Rome, Italy 1960 Broadway theaters close, labor dispute between owners and Actors Equity 1960 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colorado 1958 Lydia Cornell, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Sara Rush-Too Close for Comfort 1956 16th Olympic games close at Melbourne, Australia 1956 7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1955 Keith Whitley, Sandy Hook, Kentucky, country singer, Don't Close Your Eyes 1955 Jm J Bullock, Casper Wyoming, actor, Monroe-Too Close for Comfort 1952 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland 1952 Deborah Van Valkenburgh, born in Schnectady, actress, Too Close for Comfort 1952 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway 1949 Test Cricket debut of Brian Close aged 18 years 149 days 1948 14th Olympic games close at London, Great Britain 1948 5th Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1947 Steven Spielberg, born in Cincinnati, director, ET, Close Encounters, Jaws 1947 Glenn Close, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, actress, The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction 1945 LA Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close 1943 Michael Mann, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, Sexpot, Close Friends 1941 Russian government moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow 1940 Abbas Kiarostami, author/director, Under the Olive Trees, Close Up 1939 Melinda Dillon, Hope, Arkansas, actress, Close Encounters, Slap Shot 1939 German Nazi's close last Jewish enterprises 1938 Nazi's close theologic department of Innsbruck university 1936 Nancy Dussault, born in Pensacola, Florida, actress, Muriel-Too Close for Comfort 1936 Joe McCarthy is named to manage AL All-Stars, rather than high-strung Mickey Cochrane, who is very close to a nervous breakdown 1936 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1932 John Grogery Dunne, U.S. writer, Up Close and Personal, True Confessions 1932 3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York 1931 Brian Close, cricketer, played for England between 1949 and 1976 1928 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam 1928 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1924 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France 1923 Ted Knight, born in Terryville, Connecticut, Mary Tyler Moore, Too Close for Comfort 1920 7th Olympic games close in Antwerp Belgium 1917 3 British warships come close to Holland 1906 10th anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece 1904 3rd Olympic games close in St. Louis 1900 After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close 1896 Senor Wences, ventriloquist, Close the Door 1896 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece 1885 U.S. Mint at Carson City, Nevada directed to close 1774 Boston Port Bill passes, British close port of Boston to all commerce on June 1st 1774 1755 Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants 1679 Great panic occurs in Europe over close approach of a comet |
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