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 Jacobs Field opens with "Gateway's New Year's Eve Countdown to '94" 1989 Event 27th shuttle, Discovery 8, launched, 1st woman to do the countdown 1964 Birthday Ian Haughland, heavy metal rocker, Europe-The Final Countdown 1963 Birthday Joey Tempest, rocker, Europe-The Final Countdown 1960 Birthday Kee Marcello, rocker, Europe-Final Countdown 1955 Birthday Chris Berman, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, sportscaster, nicknamed Boomer, anchor for Sunday NFL Countdown, Baseball Tonight, and other ESPN and ABC Sports shows 1938 Birthday James Farentino, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Dead and Buried, Final Countdown 1927 Birthday Barbara Baxley, Stockton California, actress, Norma Rae, Countdown
