2014 Event At Sochi, Russians Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov win the gold medal in pairs figure skating; the couple is the first to win on home ice since Ernst Baier and Maxi Herber won in 1936 2013 Event Russian politician Alexei Navalny, a prominent opposition figure, registers as candidate for Mayor in Moscow's September's election 2011 Event China reports its trade surplus for January is $6.5 billion; the figure is less than expected 2010 Event After five years of research by the Dresden Historians' Commission, a report stated a reduced figure of 25,000 people died in the 1945 Dresden bombing 2005 Event Watergate figure Deep Throat is revealed to be W. Mark Felt a former F.B.I agent 2000 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship 2000 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship 1998 Event World Ice Dance Figure Skating Championship in Minnesota 1998 Event World Mens Figure Skating Championship in Minnesota 1998 Event World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Minnesota 1998 Event Tara Lipinski wins Olympic figure skating gold medal 1998 Event Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery 1998 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan 1997 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Tara Lipinski (USA) 1997 Event Mens Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1997 Death Carlo Fassi, figure skating coach (Fleming, Hamill), dies at 67 1997 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski 1997 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge 1996 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA) 1996 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA) 1996 Event U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo 1996 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan 1995 Death Sergei Grinkov, Russian ice skater, Olympic and World figure skating champion, dies of heart attack at 28 1995 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1995 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Birmingham won by Chen Lu (CHN) 1995 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge 1995 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek 1994 Death Mollie Doreen Phillips, British figure skater (Eur-bronze-33), dies at 87 1994 Death John Curry, English figure skater, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, dies of AIDS at 44 1994 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Yuka Sato (JPN) 1994 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1994 Event Yuka Sato of Japan wins world figure skating championship in Tokyo 1994 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis 1994 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding 1993 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Prague won by Oksana Baiul (UKR) 1993 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN 1993 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis 1993 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan 1992 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oak won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA) 1992 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS) 1992 Event Kristi Yamaguchi of U.S. wins Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating 1992 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman 1992 Event U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi. 1991 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi 1991 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1991 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge 1991 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding 1990 Event Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA) 1990 Event Mens Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1990 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge 1990 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary 1989 Event Paul McCartney releases "Figure of 8" and "Ou Est Le Soleil" 1989 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1989 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan) 1989 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman 1989 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary 1988 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by Katarina Witt (GDR) 1988 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA) 1988 Event Katarina Witt (GDR) wins 2nd consecutive Olympic figure skating 1988 Event Brian Boitano wins Olympic gold medal in figure skating 1988 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1988 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas 1987 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Cincinnati won by Katarina Witt 1987 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (CAN) 1987 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1987 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary 1986 Birthday Amanda Bynes, born in Thousand Oaks, California, singer, actor, former cast member on Nickelodeon's 'Figure It Out' and 'All That', films include, 'Big Fat Liar', 'Hairspray' 1986 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA) 1986 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA) 1986 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1986 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas 1985 Event Mens Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Alexandr Fadeev (URS) 1985 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Katarina Witt (GDR) 1985 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1985 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tiffany Chin 1984 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Katarina Witt (GDR) 1984 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1984 Event U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton 1984 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners 1983 Event Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA) 1983 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1983 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton 1983 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners 1982 Birthday Tara Lipinski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, figure skater, 1997 World Champ 1982 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Copenhagen won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1982 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton 1982 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners 1981 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Hartford won by Denise Biellmann 1981 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1981 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Elaine Zayak 1981 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton 1980 Birthday Serena Phillips, Corvallis Ore, figure skater, 1997 Pruetten champ 1980 Birthday Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ 1980 Birthday Michele Kwan, born in Torrance, California, figure skater, 1994, 1998 Olympics 1980 Birthday Michelle Kwan, born in Torrance, California, professional figure skater, won nine U.S. championships, five World Championships, two Olympic medals 1980 Birthday Brittney McConn, born in Largo, Florida, figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr champ 1980 Birthday Angela Nikodinov, Spartanburg, South Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Pacif Sr champ 1980 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Dortmund won by Anett Potzsch 1980 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Dortmund won by Jan Hoffmann GDR 1980 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne 1980 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner 1980 Death Amos Milburn, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship, dies at 52 1979 Birthday Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ 1979 Birthday Sydne Vogel, born in Anchorage, Alaska, figure skater, 1996 NW Pac Sr champ 1979 Event Men's Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) 1979 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Linda Fratianne 1979 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne 1979 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner 1978 Birthday Amber Corwin, Harbor City California, figure skater, 1997 National Sr - 5th 1978 Birthday Jacqie Turner, born in West Covina, California, figure skater, 1997 SW Pacific-2nd 1978 Birthday Karen Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater, 1995 Pac Coast Sr champ 1978 Event Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Anett Potzsch (GDR) 1978 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Charles Tickner (USA) 1978 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne 1978 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner 1977 Birthday Oksana Baiul, Ukraine, figure skater 1994 Olympics gold 1977 Birthday Nicole Bobeck, Chic, figure skater, U.S. Champ 1995 1977 Birthday Jere Michael, Aspen, Colorado, figure skater, 1994 National, Jr. champ 1977 Birthday Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ 1977 Birthday Lisa Ervin, figure skater, U.S. Nationals-4th-1992 1977 Birthday Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ 1977 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) 1977 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA) 1977 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne 1977 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner 1977 Event Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki 1976 Birthday Chen Lu, China, figure skater, Olympics-Bronze-94 1976 Birthday Michael Weiss, Washington D.C., figure skater, 1997 World Champ-7th 1976 Birthday Lindsay Page, Madison, Wisconsin, figure skater, 1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd 1976 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (GRB) 1976 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill 1976 Event Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consec national figure skating champions 1976 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill 1976 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka 1975 Birthday Brian Buetsch, born in Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes Sr champ 1975 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill 1975 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1974 Birthday Robyn Petroskey, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, figure skater, 1996 Midwest champ 1974 Birthday Kevin Donovan, born in Des Plaines, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes-2nd 1974 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill 1974 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1973 Birthday John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ 1973 Birthday Philip Dulebohn, Washington D.C., figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr - 3rd 1973 Birthday Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ 1973 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1973 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1972 Birthday Kyoko Ina, Tokyo, Japan, figure skater, 1993 North Atlantic Sr champ 1972 Birthday Dan Hollander, Royal Oak, Michigan, figure skater, 1996 Great Lakes champ 1972 Birthday Scott Davis, Great Falls Mont, figure skater 1994 Olympics 1972 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1972 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley 1971 Birthday Todd Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1997 National Sr champ 1971 Birthday Michael Chack, Toms River, New Jersey, figure skater, 1997 Pac Coast Sr champ 1971 Birthday Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi, born in Hayward, California, figure skater,Gold Medal 1992 Olympics 1971 Birthday Shepherd Clark, born in Atlanta, Georgia, figure skater, 1994, 97 Eastern Sr champ 1971 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1971 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich 1970 Birthday Tonya Harding, born in Portland, Oregon, figure skater, 1994 Olympics/U.S. Champ 1994 1970 Birthday Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater, 1995 Canadian Champ 1970 Birthday Marcus Christensen, born in Toronto Ontario, figure skater, 1995 Canadian-2nd 1970 Event Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Ljubljana won by Gabriele Seyfert (GDR) 1970 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Tim Wood (USA) 1970 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1970 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood 1969 Birthday Nancy Ann Kerrigan, Woburn Massachusetts, figure skater, Olympics-silver-1994 1969 Death Sonja Henie, figure skater, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics, dies at 57 1969 Birthday Josee Chouinard, Rosemont Quebec, figure skater, Olympic-9th-1994 1969 Event Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR 1969 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA 1969 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1969 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood 1968 Event Men's Figure Skating Champions in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT) 1968 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.) 1968 Event Peggy Fleming wins Olympic figure skating gold medal, Grenoble, France 1968 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1968 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood 1967 Birthday Debi Thomas, U.S., figure skater, 1988 Olympics bronze 1967 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT) 1967 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Vienna won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.) 1967 Birthday Sergei Grinkov, born in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian ice skater, Olympic and World figure skating champion 1967 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1967 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti 1966 Birthday Salma Hayek, born in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, actress, Mexican national, most prominent Mexican figure in Hollywood, fights discrimination against immigrants 1966 Birthday Kurt Browning, born in Alberta, figure skater, Olympic-5-1994 1966 Birthday Zola Budd, born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, track and field long distance runner, trained and raced barefoot, politically controversial figure, two-time Women's 5000 meters world record holder, two-time World Cross Country Championships winner 1966 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of U.S. 1966 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer AUT 1966 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1966 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen 1965 Birthday Caryn Kadavy, Erie, Pennsylvania, figure skater 1965 Birthday Katarina Witt, born in Staaken, East Germany, figure skater, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics 1965 Birthday Shahrukh Khan, born in New Delhi, India, actor, Bollywood figure, film producer, television host, appeared in 'Om Shanti Om', 'My Name Is Khan', worth over $540 million dollars 1965 Birthday Elizabeth Manley, born in Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88 1965 Birthday Elaine Zayak, New Jersey, figure skater, Olympics-6th-1984 1965 Event Peggy Fleming, 16, wins ladies senior figure skating title 1965 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1965 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti 1964 Birthday Marina Tcherkasova, U.S., pairs figure skater 1980 Olympics silver 1964 Birthday Paul Wylie, figure skater, Olympic-silver 1964 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1964 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen 1964 Event Sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) wins Olympic gold for figure skating 1963 Birthday Brian Boitano, born in Mountainview, California, figure skater 1988 Olympics gold 1963 Birthday Yelena Vodorezova, U.S.S.R., figure skater, Olympic-1976 1963 Event 1st U.S. female world figure skating champ (Tenley Albright) 1963 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon 1963 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz 1963 Birthday Denise Beillmann, born in Switzerland, figure skater, Olympics-4th-1980 1962 Event Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater 1962 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles 1962 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt 1961 Birthday Brian Orser, Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88 1961 Event Entire U.S. figure skating team of 18, dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash 1961 Death Marubel Vinaon Owen, figure skater 1932 Olympics silver, dies 1961 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen 1961 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord 1960 Birthday Linda Fratianne, U.S., figure skater 1980 Olympics silver 1960 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA) 1960 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Vanc won by Carol E Heiss (USA) 1960 Event USA's David Jenkins wins Olympic Gold for men's figure skating 1960 Birthday Linda Fratianne, born in Los Angeles, California, figure skater 1980 Olympics silver 1960 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss 1960 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins 1959 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA 1959 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA 1959 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss 1959 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins 1958 Birthday Scott Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, figure skater, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics 1958 Birthday Sergei Shakrai, U.S.S.R., figure skater 1980 Olympics silver 1958 Birthday Jello Biafra, born in Boulder, Colorado, born Eric Reed Boucher, musician, politician, anarchist, leading figure of the Green Party, wrote music for 'Dead Kennedy's' 1958 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss 1958 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins 1958 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Carol Heiss of USA 1958 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by David Jenkins USA 1957 Birthday Robin Cousins, England, figure skater, 1980 Olympics gold 1957 Event Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA) 1957 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (U.S.) 1956 Birthday Dorothy Hamill, born in Riverside, Connecticut, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold 1956 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1956 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins 1956 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by Carol Heiss USA 1956 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by H A Jenkins USA 1955 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1955 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins 1955 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Tenley Albright U.S. 1954 Birthday Sandra Cisneros, born in Chicago, Illinois, author, wrote, 'The House on Mango Street', 'Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories', a figure in Chicana literature 1954 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1954 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins 1954 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch GER 1954 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US 1953 Birthday Johnny Clegg, born in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, Jonathan 'Johnny' Clegg, musician, recording artist, Grammy-Award nominee, mbaqanga, Afro-pop genres, formed and performed with Juluka band, formed Savuka band, popular figure in South African music history 1953 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1953 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins 1953 Birthday Alan Rubin, music figure, Blues Brothers 1953 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA 1953 Event Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA 1953 Event J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club 1952 Birthday Aleksandr Zaitsev, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skating, Gold Medals 1976, 1980 Olympics 1952 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1952 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1952 Event Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of FRA 1952 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA 1952 Event Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition 1951 Birthday Beatrix "Trixie" Schuba, Austria, figure skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Event Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of GRB 1951 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA 1951 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer 1951 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1950 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Yvonne C Sherman 1950 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1950 Event Ladies Figure Skating Championship in London won by Alena Vrzanova CZE 1950 Event Men Figure Skating Championship in London won by Richard Button (USA) 1949 Birthday Irina Rodnina, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics 1949 Birthday John Curry, England, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold 1949 Birthday Ludmila Smirnova, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater 1972 Olympics silver 1949 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Yvonne C Sherman 1949 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1949 Event Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Paris won by Alena Vrzanova of CZE 1949 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA 1949 Event Richard Button retains world figure skating championship in Paris 1948 Birthday Andrei Suraikin, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater 1972 Olympics silver 1948 Birthday Peggy Fleming Jenkins, born in San Jose, California, figure skater, Olym-gold-1968 1948 Event 1st U.S. figure skating championships held 1948 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1948 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1948 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA 1948 Event Dick Button becomes 1st U.S. figure skating Olympic champion 1948 Event Dick Button becomes 1st world figure skating champion from US 1947 Birthday Alexei Ulanov, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics 1947 Birthday Wolfgang Schwartz, Austria, figure skater, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1947 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1946 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1946 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1945 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1943 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1943 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Arthur Vaughn 1942 Birthday Sjoukje Dijkstra, born in Holland, figure skater 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn 1942 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht 1941 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn 1941 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner 1940 Birthday Joan Haanappel, figure skater/sports reporter 1940 Birthday Alain Calmat, France, figure skater 1964 Olympic silver 1940 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1940 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner 1940 Birthday Carol Heiss Jenkins, New York City, figure skater, Olympic-gold/silver-56, 60 1939 Birthday Clem Cattini, born in Stoke Newton, North London, England, musician, drummer, played with The Tornados in the 1960's, appeared for diverse array of artists, featured on 45 different UK number one singles, considered most beloved early British rock n' roll figure 1939 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1939 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1938 Birthday John Dean III, former White House counsel, Watergate figure 1938 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1938 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1937 Birthday Yehuda Yannay, born in Romania, composer, film maker, performance artist, international figure in contemporary music 1937 Event Maribel Vinson wins her 9th U.S. figure skating championship 1937 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1937 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1936 Birthday David Jenkins, U.S., figure skater 1960 Olympics gold 1936 Birthday Elisabeth Schwartz, Austria, pairs figure skater 1956 Olympics gold 1936 Event Sonja Henie, Norway, wins 3rd consecutive Olympic figure skating gold 1936 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1936 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1935 Birthday Tenley Albright, born in Boston, Massachusetts, figure skater, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics 1935 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1935 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1934 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Suzanne Davis 1934 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1933 Birthday Hayes Jenkins, U.S., figure skater 1956 Olympics gold 1933 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1933 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1932 Event Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title 1931 Birthday Charles W. Colson, presidential adviser, Watergate figure 1931 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1931 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1930 Birthday Jeanette Altwegg, England, figure skater 1952 Olympics gold 1930 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1930 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1929 Birthday Dick Totten Button, born in Englewood, New Jersey, figure skater, Olympics gold 48, 52 1929 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1929 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1928 Birthday Barbara Ann Scott, Ottawa, Ontario, figure skater 1948 Olympics gold 1928 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1928 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1928 Birthday Betty Callaway, figure skating trainer 1927 Birthday Amos Milburn, born in Houston, Texas, rocker, blues singer, pianist, played rhythm and blues, boogie-woogie, important figure in the history of blues musicianship 1927 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran 1927 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles 1926 Birthday H R Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff, Watergate figure 1925 Birthday Micheline Lannoy, Belgium, figure skating pairs 1948 Olympics gold 1925 Birthday Charles Henry Plumb, born in England, Charles Henry Plumb, Lord Plumb, Baron Plumb of Coleshill, County of Warwickshire, Conservative Party, politician, leading figure, National Farmers Union 1925 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran 1925 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles 1924 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard 1924 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1923 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard 1923 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1922 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard 1922 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1921 Event U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard 1921 Event U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1920 Birthday Cecilia Colledge, England, figure skater 1936 Olympics silver 1920 Birthday Maxie Herber, Germany, figure skater pairs 1936 Olympics gold 1920 Birthday Erik Pausin, born in Austria, figure skating pairs, 1936 Olympics silver 1920 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld 1920 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1919 Birthday Ilse Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs, Olympics-silver-1936 1918 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Rosemary Beresford 1918 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles 1914 Event U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld 1914 Event U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Norman M Scott 1907 Birthday Mollie Doreen Phillips, British figure skater/judge, Olympics 1932,36 1905 Birthday Ernest Baier, Germany, figure skater 1936 Olympics gold 1902 Birthday Pierre Brunet, France, figure skater pair, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics 1901 Birthday Andree Joly Bunet, born in France, figure skater pair, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics 1894 Birthday Henry Carlson, basketball coach, originated figure 8 play 1876 Birthday Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater, Olympic-bronze-1920 1852 Event Uncle Sam cartoon figure made its debut in the New York Lantern weekly 1780 Birthday Elie Decazes, France, Bourbon Restoration political figure
