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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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