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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













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