1997 Event U.S. and Russia announce summit set for Helsinki, March 20-21 1995 Event "Les Miserables" opens at Cable Hall, Helsinki 1990 Event HCA, Helsinki Citizens Assembly, forms in Prague 1990 Event George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki 1990 Event Bush and Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait 1987 Event West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia 1983 Event Robert de Castella wins Helsinki marathon 2:10:03 1983 Event Grete Waitz of Norway, wins 1st all-women Marathon (Helsinki Fin) 1983 Event Ice Dance Championship at Helsinki Finland won by Torvill and Dean (GRB) 1983 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Helsinki won by Valova and Vasiliev (URS) 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) 1977 Event Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki 1976 Birthday Ville Valo, born in Helsinki, Finland, musician, singer, songwriter, leader, HIM rock band, baritone voice, Moto Moto in Finnish version of movie, Madagaskar 2 1975 Event 38 government leaders signs Helsinki accord 1975 Event Helsinki Pact guaranteeing boundaries, rights signed by 35 nations 1972 Birthday Juha Ylonen, Helsinki, Finland, NHL forward, Phoenix, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Event Charles Lismont wins Helsinki marathon (2:13:09.0) 1970 Birthday Teemu Selanne, born in Helsinki, Finland, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks 1970 Birthday Mika Stromberg, Helsinki FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1969 Birthday Linus Torvalds, born in Helsinki, Finland, inventor, software engineer, pioneered development of the Linux kernel, a free, open source software operating system 1969 Event SALT-discussions open in Helsinki Finland 1968 Birthday Kata Karkkainen, Helsinki Finland, playmate, Dec, 1988 1967 Birthday Markus Ketterer, Helsinki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland 1965 Birthday Esa Tikkanen, Helsinki FI, NHL left wing, Panthers, Canucks, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1960 Birthday Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings 1959 Event Lee Harvey Oswald signs guestbook in hotel Helsinki 1958 Birthday Esa-Pekka Salonen, born in Helsinki, Finland, conductor, Giro 1952 Event 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland 1952 Event 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland 1944 Birthday Leif Segerstam, born in Vaasa, Finland, composer, chief conductor, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra 1995 - 2007, professor Sibelius Academy 1939 Event Russian air raid on Helsinki 1939 Event U.S.S.R. invades Finland, bombs Helsinki 1938 Event 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland 1933 Birthday Jorn Donner, Helsinki Finland, director, Anna, Tenderness 1931 Birthday Taina Elg, born in Helsinki, Finland, actress, Hercules in, New York, Les Girls 1929 Birthday Pentti Siimes, Pentti Kalevi Siimes, Helsinki Finland 1928 Birthday Einojuhani Rautavaara, Helsinki Finland, composer, Kaivos 1917 Birthday George Gaynes, Helsinki Finland, actor, Henry-Punky Brewster 1900 Event Sibelius' "Finlandia," premieres in Helsinki
