2014 Event Record-low temperatures are expected in the U.S. due to a 'polar vortex'; forecasters anticipate this tunnel of cold air funneling all the way from the North Pole to the U.S. could bring temperatures as low as 15 degrees in Chicago and 25 below zero in Fargo, North Dakota 2012 Event Europe's cold wave continues, with over 400 dead; the Danube River freezes over for 170 km 2012 Event A serious cold snap across Europe causes 110 deaths 2011 Event Over half of the country of Peru enters a state of emergency as a result of unusually cold weather 2011 Event The North American winter storm causes persistent cold temperatures in Mexico and power outages in the U.S. 2011 Event Over half a million people participate in the world's largest wildlife survey after extreme cold drives exotic birds into Britain's back gardens 2010 Event Extreme cold temperatures across Europe lead to 122 deaths in Poland, 7 die in Switzerland as the result of an avalanche 1993 Event North-Siberia record cold for November (-55 degrees C) 1989 Event Cold wave: -4 degrees F in Oklahoma City, -6 degrees F in Tulsa, -12 degrees F in Pitts, 1987 Death Peter Adams, actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot and Cold), dies at 69 1986 Death Paul Stewart, actor (Opening Night, In Cold Blood, Window), dies 1985 Event Cold wave damages 90 percent of Florida's citrus crop 1985 Event Cold front strikes U.S., at least 40 die (-27 degrees F (-33 degrees C) in Chicago) 1984 Death Truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59 1977 Event Ronald Ribman's "Cold Storage," premieres in New York City 1972 Birthday Jude Law, born in Lewisham, England, actor, producer, director, Academy Award nominee for movie 'Cold Mountain' 1969 Event Plastic Ono Band's "Cold Turkey" is released in UK 1969 Birthday Renee Zellweger, born in Katy, Texas, actress, producer, Academy-Award winning film, 'Cold Mountain, other films include 'Jerry Maguire', 'Bridget Jones' Diary' 1965 Death Bernard M Baruch, President advisor (termed "Cold War"), dies at 94 1965 Death Perry E Smith, U.S. murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged 1965 Death Robert E Hickok, U.S. murderer (In Cold Blood), hanged 1963 Birthday Mark Chesnutt, born in Beaumont, Texas, country singer, Too Cold at Home 1963 Event Beatles perform as a trio, John Lennon is ill with a cold 1958 Birthday Christopher Cass, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, actor, Jack Forbes-Loving 1953 Death Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart), dies at 29 1948 Event Bernard M. Baruch introduces term "Cold War" 1946 Birthday Robert L Asprin, U.S., sci-fi writer, Thieves World, Cold Cash War 1946 Birthday Ray Dorset, rocker, Cold Blue Excursion 1946 Birthday Jonathan Banks, Washington D.C., actor, Armed and Dangerous, Cold Steel 1945 Birthday Ritchie Blackmore, born in England, guitarist, Rainbow-Stone Cold, Deep Purple 1941 Birthday Stephen Dobyns, U.S. author and poet, Cold Dog Soup 1939 Birthday Jacobus M "Jacques" Hamelink, Dutch writer/poet, Cold Unrest 1933 Birthday Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster/actress, Cold Comfort Farm 1930 Birthday Gary Snyder, Japhy Ryder, beat poet, Rip Rap and Cold Mountain Poems 1925 Birthday Nat Hentoff, columnist/novelist, Village Voice, The Cold Society 1924 Birthday Truman Capote, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, author, In Cold Blood 1923 Birthday Hank Williams, country singer, Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin' 1921 Birthday Johnny Otis, California, R&B talent scout, Cold Shot, Cuttin' Up 1912 Birthday Richard Brooks, Philadelphia, director, Blackboard Jungle, In Cold Blood 1904 Birthday Nancy Mitford, English author, Love in a cold climate 1902 Birthday Dorothea "Stella" Gibbons, English author, Cold Comfort Farm 1870 Birthday Bernard Baruch, financier/presidential adviser, Cold War 1864 Event General Lee wins his last victory of Civil War at Battle of Cold Harbor 1864 Event Battle of Cold Harbour, Day 2 1864 Event Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia (Gaines' Mill, Gaines' Farm) 1862 Event Battle of Gaines' Mill, Virginia (Cold Harbor, Chickahominy Bluffs) Day 3 1831 Event Erie Canal closes for entire month due to cold weather 1709 Event Sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans
