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2007 Jean Balissat, composer, professor of composition and orchestration, University of Geneva, dies in Corcelles-le-Jorat, Switzerland
1991 Baker and Aziz meet in Geneva; talks fail to defuse gulf crisis 1991 Iraq agrees to send Aziz to Geneva to meet Baker on Jan 9th 1988 Arafat addresses United Nations in Geneva 1988 U.N. votes 151-2 (Isr and U.S.) to move PLO debate to Geneva, British abstains 1986 Jorge Luis Borges, Arg author (Book of Sand), dies in Geneva at 86 1986 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA) 1986 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS) 1986 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA) 1982 Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95 1982 Cox 4 rowing record set at 12:52 for 99 miles (Geneva, Switzerland) 1979 Jayna Cronin Geneva, New York, dance skater, & Dreger-1997 National-13th 1973 Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, U.S. and U.S.S.R. meet in Geneva 1970 Marc Rosset, born in Geneva, Switzerland, tennis star, 1992 French Doubles 1969 U.N. starts issuing postage stamps at Geneva headquarters 1969 Jaimie Dawson, born in Geneva, Switzerland, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics 1968 Ice Dance Championship at Geneva won by Towler and Ford (GRB) 1968 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Belousova and Protopopov (U.S.S.R.) 1968 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT) 1968 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.) 1968 Lorraine Olivia, Geneva, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1990 1964 70 GATT-countries confer in Geneva 1964 UNCTAD 1 world conference opens in Geneva 1962 Disarmament conference opens in Geneva without France 1957 Kate Burton, born in Geneva, Switzerland, actress, Ice Storm, August 1955 Geneva conference held to discuss peaceful uses of atomic energy 1954 At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam 1954 Far Eastern Affairs conference opens in Geneva 1948 Chester G. Atkins, born in Geneva, Switzerland, Representative-D-Massachusetts 1985 - 1993 1947 23 countries sign GATT agreement in Geneva 1936 Jean Balissat, born in Lausanne, Switzerland, composer, professor of composition and orchestration, University of Geneva 1934 Disarmament conference in Geneva fails 1932 Geneva disarmament conference begins with 60 countries 1928 400 kg Fournier-albums (forged postage stamps) burn in Geneva 1927 Robert Abernethy, born in Geneva, Switzerland, Newscaster, NBC News Encore 1925 British government of Baldwin refuses to ratify Geneva agreement 1924 League of Nations approves protocols of Geneva 1920 League of Nations holds 1st meeting, in Geneva 1920 League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva 1918 Georgi Valentinovich Plechanow, pseudonym, Volgin, writer, author, organized Russia's first political demonstration, dies in Geneva, Switzerland, at age 60 1916 Dwight Eisenhower marries Mary 'Mamie' Geneva Doud in Denver. Colorado 1909 C. Dillon Douglas, born in Geneva, Switzerland, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, 1961 - 1965 1898 Paul Tournier, born in Geneva, Switzerland, author, physician, famous Christian physician, pioneer of person-centered psychotherapy, wrote 'Medecine de la Personne', advocating we are more than our body, we are spiritual beings 1895 Michel Simon, born in Geneva, Switzerland 1890 Frank Martin, born in Geneva, Switzerland, composer, In Terra Fax 1880 Ernest Bloch, born in Geneva, Switzerland, composer, MacBeth 1864 Geneva Convention signed by 12 nations 1864 Red Cross forms in Geneva 1863 Worldwide Red Cross organized in Geneva 1816 Citizens of Geneva thwarted Savoyard invaders 1622 Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint, dies at 55 1567 Francois de Sales, French bishop of Geneva/writer/saint 1558 Geneva becomes independent from Berne canton, Switzerland 1377 Cardinal Robert of Geneva (anti-pope Clemens VII) starts term |
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