2015 Event Migrants in Serbia trying to enter the E.U. via Hungary attempt to break through a border gate, causing conflict with Hungarian police; Hungary has closed its border, but Serbia will send travelers to Croatia so they can then go on to northern Europe 2015 Event Members of the E.U. have agreed to relocate 40,000 of the recent migrants to Italy and Greece; over 120,000 of the 150,000 migrants to Europe so far this year have landed in these two countries 2015 Event Gazprom, the state-owned Russian energy company, is sued by the E.U. for antitrust violations, including seeking control of pipelines in exchange for gas, charging steep prices, and limiting gas flows to nations beyond eastern Europe 2015 Event Italian authorities arrested the captain and a crewman of a vessel that shipwrecked in the Mediterranean, drowning at least 800 people; the passengers were migrating from North Africa to Europe 2015 Event A shipwreck that may have drowned up to 900 North African migrants traveling to Europe has prompted the European Union to meet in order to develop a plan to fund and organize rescues while reducing human trafficking incidents 2014 Event Voters in Switzerland reject a proposal to raise the minimum wage to about $25 per hour; if passed, the rate would have been the highest minimum wage in Europe 2013 Event Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta meets with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Bucharest, Romania. The Premier will attend the China-Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) leaders' meeting as a guest of the Prime Minister 2013 Event On the first day of its release, Sony's PlayStation 4 sells 1 million units in the U.S. and Canada; the PS4 launches in Europe November 29th, and Japan February 22, 2014 2013 Event Africa, Europe and the United States experience a rare solar eclipse, with the west African nation of Gabon enjoying peak viewing when the total eclipse sweeps across a path nearly 60 kilometers wide 2013 Event A railway under the sea, first proposed by Ottoman Sultan Abdulmejid 150 years ago is completed; the sea tunnel, connecting Europe and Asia is the deepest submerged railway tunnel of its kind in the world 2013 Event Pope Francis condemns the 'global indifference' to the plight of immigrants who have drowned trying to reach Europe; he honors them in a mass held on Lampedusa, the largest island of the Italian Pelagie Islands in the Mediterranean Sea 2013 Event Scientists say Pandemrix, GlaxoSmithKline influenza vaccine, may be the cause of Europe's recent increase in cases of narcolepsy 2013 Event In Europe, ready-meal manufacturer, Findus, withdrew its beef lasagne meals from supermarkets after confirming beef supplied by French manufacturer, Comigel contained horsemeat 2013 Event A near-earth asteroid, called 99942 Apophis, passes close to Earth; astronomers in Europe estimate 99942 Apophis is larger than previously thought 2012 Event The 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the European Union for 'over six decades (having) contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe' 2012 Event In the U.S., President Obama nominates John R. Allen as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), with General Joseph Dunford positioned to succeed Allen in his previous post of commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan 2012 Event A report from the European Commission on the need for increased safety at Europe's 134 power station nuclear reactors will cost 10 to 25 billion euros 2012 Event Europe's tallest, habitable, free-standing structure, The Shard, which stands at 1,016 feet (309.6 metres) officially opens in London, England 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 The U.S. declares it will no longer observe the 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe 2011 Event The ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe causes European and Asian stock markets to open lower 2011 Event Germany determines it must shut down part of its airspace as volcanic ash from Iceland's Grisvotn eruption spreads through northern Europe 2011 Event Shortages caused by the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami cause Toyota to close several plants in Europe 2010 Event Heavy snowfall causes large-scale disruptions in Europe 2010 Event The first black mayor of a town in the former Eastern Bloc of Europe, Peter Bossman, becomes Mayor of Piran, Slovenia 2010 Event The first dedicated 3D TV channel in Europe, Sky 3D, launches in the UK 2010 Event Ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano drifts towards Europe, causing air traffic to close over Northern Norway 2010 Event Extreme cold temperatures across Europe lead to 122 deaths in Poland, 7 die in Switzerland as the result of an avalanche 2009 Event Slovenia agrees to allow Russia's South Stream gas pipeline to Europe pass through their country 2009 Event Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, endorses Russia's decision to turn off gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine 2002 Event The Euro becomes the official currency for most of Europe 2000 Death Martin Mailman, composer, teacher, guest conductor-composer at over 90 colleges across the U.S. and Europe dies in Denton, Texas 1998 Event Europe beats U.S. in Ryder Cup, 14 -13 1998 Event NFL Europe (Formerly WLAF), kicks off season 1996 Event 4th Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe 17-11 at St. Pierre Wales 1995 Event 31st Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 14 -13 at Oak Hill CC (NY) 1995 Death Sicco Mansholt, President Commission of Europe (1972-1973), dies 1994 Event 3rd Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 13-7 at Greenbrier WV 1994 Event AC Milan wins Europe Cup 1: 4-0 against Barcelona 1994 Event Arsenal wins 34th Europe Cup II 1993 Event Storm hits West Europe, 11 killed in England 1993 Event 30th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 15-13 at The Belfry, England 1993 Event Olympique Marseille wins 38th Europe Cup I at Munich 1993 Event Parma wins 33rd Europe Cup II 1993 Death Erik Mork, Danish actor (Europe), dies at 67 1992 Event Target date for Europe's single market 1992 Event 2nd Solheim Cup: Europe beats U.S., 11 -6 at Dalmahoy CC Scotland 1992 Event FC Barcelona wins 373 Europe Cup 1 at London 1992 Event Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II 1992 Event Europe breaks down trade barriers 1991 Death Franco Malfatti, president of Commission of Europe (1970-1972), dies 1991 Event 29th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 14 -13 at Ocean Course (SC) 1991 Event Crevena Zvezda wins 36th Europe Cup I 1991 Event Manchester United wins 31th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam 1991 Event Europe foreign ministers lift most remaining sanctions against South Africa 1990 Event 1st Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe 11 -4 at Lake Nona CC FLA 1990 Event A. C. Milan wins 35th Europe Cup 1 at Vienna 1990 Event Sampdoria wins 30th Europe Cup II 1989 Event 28th Ryder Cup: U.S. and Europe draw, 14-14 at The Belfry, England 1989 Event Eastern Europe's 1st somewhat free election in 40 years held in Poland 1989 Event A. C. Milan wins 34th Europe Cup 1 at Barcelona 1989 Event FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II 1988 Event Bulgaria stops jamming Radio Free Europe after more than 3 decades 1988 Event PSV wins Europe Cup 1988 Event KV Mechelen wins 28th Europe Cup II 1987 Event 27th Ryder Cup: Europe beats U.S., 15-13 at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Ohio 1987 Death Ira C Eaker, commandant USAF in Europe (WW II), dies at 91 1987 Event Postage wins 32nd Europe Cup 1 in Vienna 1987 Event Ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II 1986 Event Bucharest wins 31st Europe Cup I 1986 Event Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II 1986 Event European Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade 1985 Event 26th Ryder Cup: Europe beat U.S., 16 -11 at The Belfry, England 1985 Event Juventus wins 30th Europe Cup 1 in Brussels, 39 die in riot 1985 Event Everton wins 25th Europe Cup II at Rotterdam 1984 Event Europe and 64 developing countries sign Lome III treaty 1984 Event England's MusicBox begins satellite transmission to Europe 1984 Event Liverpool wins 29th Europe Cup 1 in Rome 1984 Event Juventus wins 24th Europe Cup II in Basel 1983 Event Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens 1983 Event Aberdeen wins 23rd Europe Cup II 1983 Event Soviet leader Andropov decreases nuclear weapons in Europe 1982 Event Carlos Lopes runs Europe record 10k (27:34.39) 1982 Event Aston Villa wins 27th Europe Cup 1 of Rotterdam 1982 Event FC Barcelona wins 22nd Europe Cup II 1981 Event Liverpool wins 26th Europe Cup 1 at Paris 1981 Event Dinamo Tbilisi wins 21st Europe Cup II 1980 Event Nottingham Forrest wins 25th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid 1980 Event Valencia wins 20th Europe Cup II 1979 Event Nottingham Forrest wins 24th Europe Cup 1 at Munich 1979 Event FC Barcelona wins 19th Europe Cup II in Basel 1978 Event Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I 1978 Event Anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II 1977 Event Carter holds 1st news conference by U.S. President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw) 1977 Event Regular Concorde passenger service between New York and Europe begins 1977 Event Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome 1977 Event Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II 1976 Event President Ford says there is "no Soviet domination in Eastern Europe" 1976 Event Bayern Munich wins 21st Europe Cup 1 1976 Event Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II 1975 Event Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris 1975 Event Dynamo Kiev wins 15th Europe Cup II 1974 Event U.S. General Haig becomes NATO-supreme commander in Europe 1974 Event Bayern Munchen wins 20th Europe Cup 1 at Brussels 1974 Event FC Magdenburg wins 14th Europe Cup II 1973 Event Ajax wins 3rd Europe Cup 1973 Event AC Milan wins 13th Europe Cup II in Saloniki 1972 Event Ajax wins Europe Cup 1 in Rotterdam 1972 Event Glasgow Rangers wins 12th Europe Cup II at Barcelona 1971 Event 19th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 18 -13 at Old Warson CC Mo 1971 Event Ajax wins 16th Europe Cup 1 1971 Event Chelsea wins 11th Europe Cup II in Athens 1971 Event Conrad Van Emde Boas becomes West Europe's 1st sexology professor 1970 Birthday Tom Europe, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes 1970 Event Manchester City wins 10th Europe Cup II 1969 Birthday Tine Moberg-Parker, born in Oslo, Norway, Canada Europe class yachter 1996 Olympics 1969 Event A. C. Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid 1969 Event Slovan Bratislava wins 9th Europe Cup II in Basel 1969 Death Dominique G Pire, clergyman, (Europe village Nobel 1958), dies at 58 1968 Event Manchester United wins 13rd Europe Cup 1 in London 1968 Event A. C. Milan wins 8th Europe Cup II in Rotterdam 1968 Event CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the CIA 1967 Event Bayern Munchen wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg 1967 Event Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon 1966 Event Jim Hogan wins Europe marathon (2:20:04.6) 1966 Event Salazarbrug over Tag opens (longest suspension bridge of Europe) 1966 Event Real Madrid wins 11th Europe Cup I 1966 Event Borussia Dortmund wins 6th Europe Cup II 1966 Event Anit Vietnam war demonstrations in U.S., Europe and Australia 1965 Event Inter Milan wins 10th Europe Cup 1 in Milan 1965 Event West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II 1965 Event Malta is 18th member of Council of Europe 1965 Birthday Courtenay Becker-Dey, Greenwich Conn, Europe yachter, Olympic-bronze-1996 1964 Event Longest bridge in Europe opens (Scottish 4th Road Bridge) 1964 Event Inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna 1964 Event Sporting Portugal wins 4th Europe Cup II at Antwerp 1964 Birthday John Norum, born in Vardo, Norway, musician, hard rock guitarist, co-founder of Swedish band Europe 1963 Event A. C. Milan wins 8th Europe Cup 1 at London 1963 Event Tottenham Hotspur wins 3rd Europe Cup II at Rotterdam 1962 Event Atletico Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup II 1962 Event Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I 1961 Event Benfica wins 6th Europe Cup 1 at Bern 1961 Event Fiorentina wins 1st Europe Cup II in Florence 1960 Event Europe's 1st "moving pavement," (travelator), opens at Bank station 1960 Event Real Madrid wins 5th Europe Cup 1 1959 Event Real Madrid wins 4th Europe Cup 1 1958 Event Real Madrid wins 3rd Europe Cup 1 in Brussels 1957 Event Real Madrid wins 2nd Europe Cup 1 in Madrid 1956 Event Real Madrid wins 1st Europe Cup 1955 Event West Europe Union established 1952 Event Heinz Neuhaus wins Europe Heavyweight Boxing title 1950 Event 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC 1950 Death 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 Event 8th Ryder Cup: U.S. beats Europe, 7-5 at Ganton GC, England 1949 Event Council of Europe forms 1949 Event Statue of Council of Europe drawn 1948 Event Congress passes Marshall Aid Act to rehabilitate war-torn Europe 1947 Birthday Rula Lenska, St. Neots England, actress, Friends from Europe are here 1946 Event Churchill argues for a "US of Europe" 1945 Event V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe 1944 Event New York archbishop Spellman flies to Europe 1943 Birthday David Munden, born in England, played for the Tremeloes, a 50 year old band, Europe's longest playing rock and roll band 1943 Event Germany begins withdrawing U-boats from North Atlantic in anticipation of the Allied invasion of Europe 1943 Event General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe 1942 Event 1st US/8th Air Force bombs Europe 1942 Event U.S. bombers staged 1st independent raid on Europe attack Rouen, France 1942 Event 1st American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II) 1942 Event General Dwight Eisenhower appointed commander of U.S. forces in Europe 1942 Event 1st U.S. force in Europe during WW II go ashore in Northern Ireland 1942 Event Nazi officials hold notorious Wannsee conference in Berlin deciding on "final solution" calling for extermination of Europe's Jews 1941 Event 1st mass deportation of German Jews to Eastern Europe 1940 Birthday Jermyn P Brooks, CEO, Price Waterhouse Europe 1939 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe 1939 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt declares U.S. neutrality at start of WW II in Europe 1939 Event Molotov-Ribbentrop pact: East Europe divided between Hitler and Stalin 1939 Event Sergei Rachmaninovs last appearance in Europe 1939 Event Dixie Clipper completes 1st commercial plane flight to Europe 1935 Birthday 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 Birthday Jeffery Bowman, CEO, Price Waterhouse Europe 1934 Birthday Brian Kenny, deputy supreme allied commander, Europe 1932 Birthday 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 Birthday 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 Event Credit-Anstalt, Austria's largest bank, fails beginning financial collapse of Central Europe 1930 Event 6 West europe lands signs Convention of Oslo 1930 Event 1st non-stop airplane flight from Europe to U.S. (37 hours) 1929 Event French premier A Briand requests a U.S. of Europe 1929 Birthday Michael Beavis, deputy commander-in-chief, Allied Forces Central Europe 1928 Event Nichols/Brownes "Wings over Europe," premieres in New York City 1923 Birthday Henryk Czyz, born in Grudziadz, Poland, composer, wrote contemporary music, performed in Europe, America and South America 1921 Birthday Bernard Rogers, supreme Allied commander Europe 1921 Birthday 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 Event General Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe 1914 Event Mexican president Huerta flees with 2 million pesos to Europe 1913 Event Frenchman Pegoud makes 1st parachute jump in Europe 1909 Birthday Kenneth Darling, Commander-in-chief Allied Forces, Northern Europe 1909 Event Moran and MacFarland (U.S.) wins Europe's 1st 6 day bicycle race (Berlin) 1906 Event 1st airplane flight in Europe 1902 Death 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 Event South African President Paul Kruger departs for Europe 1897 Event Possibly most severe quake in history strikes Assam India, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll) 1893 Birthday Joseph W. Krutch, U.S. naturalist, Was Europe a Success? 1893 Death Joseph W. Krutch, U.S. naturalist (Was Europe a Success?), dies 1891 Birthday Yvan Goll, born in Saint-Die, France, writer, poet, surrealist, expressionist, most famous war poem 'Requiem for the Dead of Europe' 1885 Birthday Eugen Herrigel, Germany, philosopher/early pioneer of Zen in Europe 1883 Event Orient Express' 1st run, linking Turkey to Europe by rail 1882 Birthday Florian Znaniecki, Polish/US sociologist, Polish Peasant in Europe 1863 Birthday 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 Event Paul Morphy returns from 10-month chess tour of Europe, retires 1858 Event Louisiana chess prodigy Paul Morphy arrives in Europe 1792 Birthday Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, History of Europe 1697 Event English king Willem III travels through northern Europe 1679 Event Great panic occurs in Europe over close approach of a comet 1661 Event 1st banknotes in Europe were issued by Bank of Stockholm 1586 Event Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe 1558 Event Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes 1348 Event Prague University, 1st university in central Europe, formed by Charles IV 1071 Event Battle at Manzikert Armenia, Venetian Byzantine brings islam to Europe 1071 Event Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes captured/Islam advances through Europe
