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2009 Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, endorses Russia's decision to turn off gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine

2002 The Euro becomes the official currency for most of Europe

2000 Martin Mailman, composer, teacher, guest conductor-composer at over 90 colleges across the U.S. and Europe dies in Denton, Texas

1998 Europe beats U.S. in Ryder Cup, 14 -13

1998 NFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season

1996 4th Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe 17-11 at St. Pierre Wales

1995 31st Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 14 -13 at Oak Hill CC (NY)

1995 Sicco Mansholt, President Commission of Europe (1972-1973), dies

1994 3rd Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 13-7 at Greenbrier WV

1994 AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona

1994 Arsenal wins 34th Europe Cup II

1993 Storm hits West Europe, 11 killed in England

1993 30th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 15-13 at The Belfry, England

1993 Olympique Marseille wins 38th Europe Cup I at Munich

1993 Parma wins 33rd Europe Cup II

1993 Erik Mork, Danish actor (Europe), dies at 67

1992 Target date for Europe's single market

1992 2nd Solheim Cup: Europe beats U.S., 11 -6 at Dalmahoy CC Scotland

1992 FC Barcelona wins 373 Europe Cup 1 at London

1992 Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II

1992 Europe breaks down trade barriers

1991 Franco Malfatti, president of Commission of Europe (1970-1972), dies

1991 29th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 14 -13 at Ocean Course (SC)

1991 Crevena Zvezda wins 36th Europe Cup I

1991 Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam

1991 Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa

1990 1st Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe 11 -4 at Lake Nona CC FLA

1990 A. C. Milan wins 35th Europe Cup 1 at Vienna

1990 Sampdoria wins 30th Europe Cup II

1989 28th Ryder Cup: U.S. and Europe draw, 14-14 at The Belfry, England

1989 Eastern Europe's 1st somewhat free election in 40 years held in Poland

1989 A. C. Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona

1989 FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II

1988 Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades

1988 PSV wins Europe Cup

1988 KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II

1987 27th Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 15-13 at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Ohio

1987 Ira C Eaker, commandant USAF in Europe (WW II), dies at 91

1987 Postage wins 32nd Europe Cup 1 in Vienna

1987 Ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II

1986 Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I

1986 Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II

1986 European Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade

1985 26th Ryder Cup: Europe beat U.S., 16 -11 at The Belfry, England

1985 Juventus wins 30th Europe Cup 1 in Brussels, 39 die in riot

1985 Everton wins 25th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam

1984 Europe and 64 developing countries sign Lome III treaty

1984 England's MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe

1984 Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome

1984 Juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel

1983 Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens

1983 Aberdeen wins 23rd Europe Cup II

1983 Soviet leader Andropov decreases nuclear weapons in Europe

1982 Carlos Lopes runs Europe record 10k (27:34.39)

1982 Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam

1982 FC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II

1981 Liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris

1981 Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II

1980 Nottingham Forrest wins 25th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid

1980 Valencia wins 20th Europe Cup II

1979 Nottingham Forrest wins 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich

1979 FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel

1978 Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I

1978 Anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II

1977 Carter holds 1st news conference by U.S. President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw)

1977 Regular Concorde passenger service between New York and Europe begins

1977 Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome

1977 Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II

1976 President Ford says there is "no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe"

1976 Bayern Munich wins 21st Europe Cup 1

1976 Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II

1975 Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris

1975 Dynamo Kiev wins 15th Europe Cup II

1974 U.S. General Haig becomes NATO-supreme commander in Europe

1974 Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels

1974 FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II

1973 Ajax wins 3rd Europe Cup

1973 AC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki

1972 Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam

1972 Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona

1971 19th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 18 -13 at Old Warson CC Mo

1971 Ajax wins 16th Europe Cup 1

1971 Chelsea wins 11th Europe Cup II in Athens

1971 Conrad Van Emde Boas becomes West Europe's 1st sexology professor

1970 Tom Europe, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes

1970 Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II

1969 Tine Moberg-Parker, born in Oslo, Norway, Canada Europe class yachter 1996 Olympics

1969 A. C. Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid

1969 Slovan Bratislava wins 9th Europe Cup II in Basel

1969 Dominique G Pire, clergyman, (Europe village Nobel 1958), dies at 58

1968 Manchester United wins 13rd Europe Cup 1 in London

1968 A. C. Milan wins 8th Europe Cup II in Rotterdam

1968 CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA

1967 Bayern Munchen wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg

1967 Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon

1966 Jim Hogan wins Europe marathon (2:20:04.6)

1966 Salazarbrug over Tag opens (longest suspension bridge of Europe)

1966 Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I

1966 Borussia Dortmund wins 6th Europe Cup II

1966 Anit Vietnam war demonstrations in U.S., Europe and Australia

1965 Inter Milan wins 10th Europe Cup 1 in Milan

1965 West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II

1965 Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe

1965 Courtenay Becker-Dey, Greenwich Conn, Europe yachter, Olympic-bronze-1996

1964 Longest bridge in Europe opens (Scottish 4th Road Bridge)

1964 Inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna

1964 Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp

1964 John Norum, born in Vardo, Norway, musician, hard rock guitarist, co-founder of Swedish band Europe

1963 A. C. Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London

1963 Tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam

1962 Atletico Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup II

1962 Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I

1961 Benfica wins 6th Europe Cup 1 at Bern

1961 Fiorentina wins 1st Europe Cup II in Florence

1960 Europe's 1st "moving pavement," (travelator), opens at Bank station

1960 Real Madrid wins 5th Europe Cup 1

1959 Real Madrid wins 4th Europe Cup 1

1958 Real Madrid wins 3rd Europe Cup 1 in Brussels

1957 Real Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup 1 in Madrid

1956 Real Madrid wins 1st Europe Cup

1955 West Europe Union established

1952 Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title

1950 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC

1950 Yvan Goll, writer, poet, surrealist, expressionist, most famous war poem 'Requiem for the Dead of Europe', dies at 58 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

1949 8th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 7-5 at Ganton GC, England

1949 Council of Europe forms

1949 Statue of Council of Europe drawn

1948 Congress passes Marshall Aid Act to rehabilitate war-torn Europe

1947 Rula Lenska, St. Neots England, actress, Friends from Europe are here

1946 Churchill argues for a "US of Europe"

1945 V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe

1944 New York archbishop Spellman flies to Europe

1943 David Munden, born in England, played for the Tremeloes, a 50 year old band, Europe's longest playing rock and roll band

1943 Germany begins withdrawing U-boats from North Atlantic in anticipation of the Allied invasion of Europe

1943 General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe

1942 1st US/8th Air Force bombs Europe

1942 U.S. bombers staged 1st independent raid on Europe attack Rouen, France

1942 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II)

1942 General Dwight Eisenhower appointed commander of U.S. forces in Europe

1942 1st U.S. force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland

1942 Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews

1941 1st mass deportation of German Jews to Eastern Europe

1940 Jermyn P Brooks, CEO, Price Waterhouse Europe

1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe

1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares U.S. neutrality at start of WW II in Europe

1939 Molotov-Ribbentrop pact: East Europe divided between Hitler and Stalin

1939 Sergei Rachmaninovs last appearance in Europe

1939 Dixie Clipper completes 1st commercial plane flight to Europe

1935 Peter Frankl, born in Hungary, pianist, performs classical music, Romantic period, early Modern, recorded the complete solo piano music of Debussy, performed with world class orchestras throughout America and Europe

1935 Jeffery Bowman, CEO, Price Waterhouse Europe

1934 Brian Kenny, deputy supreme allied commander, Europe

1932 Al Levitt, born in New York City, New York, drummer, American jazz artist, studied under Irv Kuger, played in Europe with Peter Ind, Slide Hampton, Chet Baker, Wayne Marsh, James Moody

1932 Martin Mailman, born in New York City, New York, composer, teacher, guest conductor-composer at over 90 colleges across the U.S. and Europe

1931 Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe

1930 6 West europe lands signs Convention of Oslo

1930 1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to U.S. (37 hours)

1929 French premier A Briand requests a U.S. of Europe

1929 Michael Beavis, deputy commander-in-chief, Allied Forces Central Europe

1928 Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in New York City

1923 Henryk Czyz, born in Grudziadz, Poland, composer, wrote contemporary music, performed in Europe, America and South America

1921 Bernard Rogers, supreme Allied commander Europe

1921 Alfred Reed, born in New York, New York, composer, wrote over 200 works for orchestra, chorus, concert band, chamber ensemble, wind ensemble, guest conductor, performing in Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America

1916 General Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe

1914 Mexican president Huerta flees with 2 million pesos to Europe

1913 Frenchman Pegoud makes 1st parachute jump in Europe

1909 Kenneth Darling, Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, Northern Europe

1909 Moran and MacFarland (U.S.) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin)

1906 1st airplane flight in Europe

1902 Swami Vivekananda, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893, dies at age 39, suffered form Asthma, diabetes, and other physical ailments

1900 South African President Paul Kruger departs for Europe

1897 Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll)

1893 Joseph W. Krutch, U.S. naturalist, Was Europe a Success?

1893 Joseph W. Krutch, U.S. naturalist (Was Europe a Success?), dies

1891 Yvan Goll, born in Saint-Die, France, writer, poet, surrealist, expressionist, most famous war poem 'Requiem for the Dead of Europe'

1885 Eugen Herrigel, Germany, philosopher/early pioneer of Zen in Europe

1883 Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail

1882 Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist, Polish Peasant in Europe

1863 Swami Vivekananda, born in Calcutta, India, founder of Ramakrishna Mission, chief disciple of Ramakrishna, responsible for bringing Vedanta and Yoga to Europe, America, introduced Hinduism at Parliament of World Religions at Chicago, 1893

1859 Paul Morphy returns from 10-month chess tour of Europe, retires

1858 Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe

1792 Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, History of Europe

1697 English king Willem III travels through northern Europe

1679 Great panic occurs in Europe over close approach of a comet

1661 1st banknotes in Europe were issued by Bank of Stockholm

1586 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe

1558 Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes

1348 Prague University, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV

1071 Battle at Manzikert Armenia, Venetian Byzantine brings islam to Europe

1071 Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe


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