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2009 The parliament of Iceland votes to pursue joining the European Union
2009 Sweden takes over the presidency of the European Union 2007 Bulgaria joins the European Union 2007 Romania joins the European Union 1996 Alain Poher, French President of European Parliament (1966-69), dies 1996 Ireland beats Netherlands in 1st European Championship Final 1995 Irina Privalova runs indoor woman's European record 200m (22.10 sec) 1995 Linford Christie runs European record 60m indoor (6.47 sec) 1995 Dieter Baumann runs European record 3k indoor (7:37.51) 1995 Sandra Volker swims European record 50m backstroke (27.67 sec) 1995 Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke: 27.77 1995 Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke (27.77) 1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden act to join European Union 1994 European Campaign against Racism "All different, All equal" begins 1994 Norway votes against joining European Union 1994 Sweden agrees to join European Union 1994 European Campaign against Racism confers in Austria 1994 Irina Privalova runs 100m European Record (10.77) 1994 Biggest European clock ever (9100 kg/(237) 2.5 m) at Aarle-Rixtel 1993 12 member European Economic Community sets up vast free trade zone 1992 Denmark upsets German 2-0, to win European Soccer championship 1991 Maastricht Treaty signed to create a European Community 1990 Gelindo Bordin sets European marathon record (2:14:02) 1990 European community proposes a boycott of Iraq 1990 European court rules pension rights for both men and women 1990 Alice Sapritch, actress (European Vacation), dies 1989 12 European nations agree to ban chlorofluorocarbon production by 2000 1988 Netherlands soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against U.S.S.R.) 1988 European Community plans removal of inner boundaries on Jan 1, 1992 1987 Turkey asks to join European market 1986 European Space Agency's Giotto flies by Halley's Comet (605 km) 1986 European Economic Community sign "Special Act" for Europe free trade 1986 Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ 1986 Spain and Portugal are 11th and 12th to join European Economic Community 1985 European Space Agency launches Giotto (Halley's Comet Flyby) 1984 France wins soccer's European Cup 1984 Hilbert van de Thumb becomes European all-round skates 1983 Rudi Koopmans retains European middleweight title 1983 European Space Agency launches European Comm Satellite 1, Oscar 10 1983 Marlies Gohr runs female European record 100m (10.81) 1983 Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ 1982 Finland, Italy, Germany, Austria and France form American European Football Federation (AEFF) 1982 Piet Dankert elected chairman of European Parliament 1981 European Space Agency's Ariane carries 2 satellites into orbit 1981 Greece is 10th country to join European Economic Community 1980 West German wins European soccer title (2-1 against Belgium) 1980 Led Zeppelin begins their last European tour 1979 Piet Dankert appointed as chairman of European Parliament 1979 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Colgate European Golf Open 1979 Simone Veil becomes chairman of European Parliament 1979 European Market accepts Greece as member 1979 European Monetary System is established, ECU created 1978 EG decides establishes EMS, European Monetary System 1978 Leonid Mossejev becomes European marathon champ (2:11:57.5) 1978 European market and China signs trade agreement 1977 European weather satellite Meteosat 1 launched from Cape Canaveral 1977 Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate European Women's Golf Open 1977 Final European scheduled run of Orient Express (94 years) 1976 Czechoslovakia becomes European soccer champ 1976 Inge Helten runs female European record 100m (11.04) 1976 Ceuta and Melilla (Spanish Morocco) are last European African possession 1976 Hermes rocket launched by European Space Agency 1975 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Colgate European Ladies Golf Open 1975 British population agrees to European Common Market membership 1975 European Space Agency, ESA, forms 1975 Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market 1974 European Economic Community calls for a European Parliament 1973 Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year 1972 Danish population votes for European Common Market membership 1972 Norway rejects membership in European Common Market 1972 Renate Stecher runs 100m European female record (11.07 sec) 1972 S Mansholt succeeds Malfatti as chairman of European Committee 1972 Sicco Mansholt becomes chairman of European Committee 1972 British Parliament votes to join European Common Market 1972 Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champ 1972 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes European all-round lady skating champ 1971 European council accepts Mansholt plan laying off 5 million farmers 1970 Tina Fischer, Bad Nauheim Germany, golfer, European Amat champ 1994 1969 Ron Hill wins European marathon (2:16:47.8) 1969 Arnaud Boetsch, born in Meulam, France, tennis star, 1985 European Junior 1968 1st European lung transplant 1968 Jan Johansson, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style, dies at 37 in a car crash in Jonkoping, Sweden 1968 1st European satellite launched, Esro 1, at Cape Kennedy 1968 European Space Research Org launches 1st satellite 1968 2-tiered gold price negotiated in Washington D.C. by U.S. and 6 European nations 1967 Norway requests European Common Market membership 1967 Kees Verkerk becomes European skating champ 1966 European DX Council forms in Copenhagen, shortwave listeners 1966 Jose Maria Olazabal, born in Fuenterrabia, Gipuzkoa, Basque country, Spain, professional golfer, 6 PGA Tour wins, 23 European Tour wins, 2 Japan Golf Tour wins 1965 Belgium Victor Leemans elected chairman of European Parliament 1965 Richard P Blackmur, U.S., critic/publisher (Good European), dies at 61 1964 ESRO established, European Space Research Organization 1964 European Parliament accept Mansholt Plan 1963 Robert Schuman, French premier/chair (European Parliament), dies at 77 1963 Paul Way, born in Kingsbury, Middlesex, British golfer, won Brabazon Trophy, 1981, turned pro in 1982, won KLM Dutch Open while on the European Tour, second youngest Ryder Cup player in 1983, and 1985, finished in the top 100 in 1993, on the Order of Merit, after 1997, his participation in tournament golf waned 1962 Greece enters European Common Market 1962 Gerda Kroon runs European record 800 m in 2:02.8 1961 Frank Bruno, British boxer, European champ 1961 Christine Bridged, Australian European class yachter 1996 Olympics 1961 England applies for membership in European Common Market 1960 Michael Whitaker, born in England, equestrian rider, showjumper, award-winner, won team Silver medal in 1984 Olympic Games, team Gold medal in 1985 European Championships 1960 European Free Trade Association forms in Stockholm 1959 Dale Reid, born in Ladybank Scotland, LPGA golfer, European Solheim Cup team 1958 Ian Woosnam, born in Oswestry, England, nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Wee Welshman', 'Woosers', Welsh, professional golfer, played first European Tour, 1979, won Swiss Open, 1982, number one in Official World Golf Rankings in 1991, awarded O.B.E. 2007 New Years Honors List 1958 European Economic Community, known as the Common Market, starts operation 1957 Alan Donnelly, born in England, politician, Labor Party, leader, European Parliamentary Labor Party, 1998 - 2005, founded, serves, as executive chairman of public affairs company, Sovereign Strategy, represents President of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, at Grand Prix 1957 Treaty of Rome establishes European Economic Community, known as the Common Market 1955 Christine Oddy, British member European parliament 1955 John Stevens, member of European Parliament, founder of the Pro-Euro Conservative party, known for his pro-Euro policy stance 1954 Beverly D'Angelo, Columbus Ohio, actress, Vacation, European Vacation 1954 Aleksander Kwasniewski, born in Bialogard, Poland, served as President of Poland 1995 - 2005, post-communist socialist politician, independent party, Chairman European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation 2008 1954 Anne Mcintosh, British member European parliament 1954 European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect 1952 European Parliament forms in Strasbourg 1952 European Defense Community forms 1952 Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title 1951 France, West Germany and Benelux form European Steel and Coal Community 1950 European Payment Union forms in Paris 1950 French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman calls for European community EGKS 1950 Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer, European Champ 1971 1950 Glyn Ford, born in Gloucester, England, politician, author, Labor Party, member of Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party, Member of European Parliament for South West England, expert on Asia, wrote, 'North Korea on the Brink: Struggle for Survival' 1948 Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris 1948 Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries) 1947 Lyndon Harrison, born in Britain, Baron Harrison, life peer, House of Lords, Member of the European Parliament 1989 - 1999 1947 General Eisenhower opens drive to raise $170M in aid for European Jews 1946 Andre Bolhuis, hockey player, World Cup 1973, European Cup 1978 1945 Ian White, born in South Bristol, United Kingdom, studied law, Member of the European Parliament in Wandsdyke 1944 European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany 1943 Win Griffiths, born in Wales, born Winston James Griffiths, politician, Labor Party, served as Member of Parliament for Bridgend, member of the European Parliament, Chairman of Bro Margannwg NHS Trust 1942 1st European bombing run undertaken by U.S. forces 1941 European reservists on Java mobilizes 1940 Amsterdam time becomes MET (Middle European Time) 1939 Leon Britain, vice president, Commission of European Communities 1939 Hugh Dykes, born in England, served as Conservative Member of Parliament for Harrow East, member of the European Parliament, Vice President of the British-German Association 1939 Hitler calls for extermination of European Jews 1939 Hitler proclaims to German parliament to exterminate all European Jews 1938 Vainio Muinonen wins 2nd European marathoner (2:37:28.8) 1937 Jacques Santer, President, European Commission 1936 Manfred Schoof, born in Madgeburg, Germany, composer, founder, European free jazz, professor in Cologne, interpreter of works by Bernd Alouis Zimmermann 1935 Arvo Part, born in Paide, Estonia, classical composer, celebrated for minimalist style, influenced by European jazz, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bartok 1935 Lord Grenfell, head of External affairs European office, world bank 1934 Armas Toivonen becomes 1st European marathoner (2:52:29.0) 1933 Peter Post, Dutch bicyclist, 8x European Champion at Derny-drive 1931 Jan Johansson, born in Soderhamn, Sweden, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style 1930 Ken Coates, born in Britain, politician, Labor Party, Member, European Parliament 1989 - 1999, chair, Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation 1929 Amedee Turner, born in England, Amedee Edward Turner, politician, barrister, Conservative Party, Member of the European Parliament, patent lawyer 1927 Simone Veil, President European parliament, France 1925 Jacques Delors, French economist/chairman European Committee, 1985-95 1925 Cees de Ruyter, European champion billiards player 1925 Fred Catherwood, born in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, politician, writer, Conservative member of the European Parliament, president of Evangelical Alliance 1921 Bruce Woodcock, born in England, boxer, British and Empire heavyweight champion 1945 - 1950, European heavyweight champion 1946 - 1949, events attracted sellout crowds 1912 Rene Gabriels, Belgian billiard pro, 7 World/9 European championships 1911 1st European airpost (Hendon to Windsor, England) 1908 French pilot Henry Farman is 1st European to fly roundtrip 1907 Bep van Klaveren, European Boxing Champ, Gold Medal 1928 Olympics 1907 Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote 1904 Richard P Blackmur, Massachusetts, critic/poet, Good European 1902 Jean Rey, Belgium, President of European Commission, 1967-70 1881 122 degrees F (50 degrees C), Seville, Spain (European record) 1875 Verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equitorial Africa 1840 Abraham Goldfaden, Eastern European Yiddish dramatist 1798 Giacomo Casanova, writer, author, adventurer, book, 'Histoire de ma vie', or, 'History of My Life', profiles customs of 18th century European social life, dies at age 73 1759 French beat European Allies in Battle of Bergen 1725 Giacomo Casanova, writer, author, adventurer, book, 'Histoire de ma vie', or, 'History of My Life', profiles customs of 18th century European social life 1714 Rainieri De Calzabigi, Italian's literary, 1st European Lottery 1652 Cape Colony, the 1st European settlement in South Africa, established 1644 1st European peace congress opens in Munster 1642 Abel Tasman is 1st European in New Zealand 1638 Jonas Bronck of Holland becomes 1st European settler in Bronx 1573 1st European, Francis Drake sees the Pacific (from Panama) 1540 Hernando de Soto crosses Appalachian Mountain, 1st European to do so 1518 English cardinal Thomas Wolsey makes European plan 1513 Vasco Nunez de Balboa is 1st European to see Pacific Ocean 1146 European leaders outlaw crossbow intending to ending war for all time |
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