1997 U.S. and Russia announce summit set for Helsinki, March 20-21
1995 "Les Miserables" opens at Cable Hall, Helsinki
1990 HCA, Helsinki Citizens Assembly, forms in Prague
1990 George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki
1990 Bush and Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait
1987 West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia
1983 Robert de Castella wins Helsinki marathon (2:10:03
1983 Grete Waitz of Norway, wins 1st all-women Marathon (Helsinki Fin)
1983 Ice Dance Championship at Helsinki Finland won by Torvill and Dean (GRB)
1983 Ice Pairs Championship at Helsinki won by Valova and Vasiliev (URS)
1983 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA)
1983 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
1977 Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are 1st to perform a quadruple twist lift, Helsinki
1975 38 government leaders signs Helsinki accord
1975 Helsinki Pact guaranteeing boundaries, rights signed by 35 nations
1972 Juha Ylonen, Helsinki FIN, NHL forward, Oly-Bronze-1998, Phoenix
1971 Charles Lismont wins Helsinki marathon (2:13:09.0)
1970 Teemu Selanne, born in Helsinki, Finland, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
1970 Mika Stromberg, Helsinki FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland
1969 SALT-discussions open in Helsinki Finland
1968 Kata Karkkainen, Helsinki Finland, playmate, Dec, 1988
1967 Markus Ketterer, Helsinki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland
1965 Esa Tikkanen, Helsinki FI, NHL left wing, Panthers, Canucks, Oly-B-98
1960 Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Colo
1959 Lee Harvey Oswald signs guestbook in hotel Helsinki
1958 Esa-Pekka Salonen, born in Helsinki, Finland, conductor, Giro
1952 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland
1952 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland
1939 Russian air raid on Helsinki
1939 U.S.S.R. invades Finland, bombs Helsinki
1939 1940 Olympics awarded to Helsinki, Finland
1938 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland
1933 Jorn Donner, Helsinki Finland, director, Anna, Tenderness
1931 Taina Elg, born in Helsinki, Finland, actress, Hercules in, New York, Les Girls
1929 Pentti Siimes, [Pentti Kalevi Siimes], Helsinki Finland
1928 Einojuhani Rautavaara, Helsinki Finland, composer, Kaivos
1917 George Gaynes, Helsinki Finland, actor, Henry-Punky Brewster
1900 Sibelius' "Finlandia," premieres in Helsinki
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