2005 Radio Canada International celebrates its 60th anniversary
2001 Dennis Tito becomes the first space tourist by paying $20 million to fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station.
2000 International Space Station becomes permanently staffed
2000 Ginetta Sagan, freedom fighter, a founder of Amnesty International, dies at 75
1999 International Year of Elderly
1998 Nichirei Golf International
1997 Keith Bentley, international racing cyclist, dies at 72
1997 USA beats Japan 23-13 at LPGA Nichirei International
1997 Nichirei LPGA International
1997 Edison International purchases Anaheim Stadium naming rights for $50M
1997 Phil Mickelson wins golf's Sprint International
1997 Penny Hammel wins LPGA Rochester International
1997 Karrie Webb wins LPGA Susan G Komen International
1997 Renee Slaughter, crowned 14th Miss Hawaiian Tropic International
1997 Martina Hingis beats Jennifer Capriati at Sydney Tennis International
1996 U.S. beats Japan, 21 -14, at Nichirei International Golf Tournament
1996 1st one-day international in Canada, India vs. Pakistan at Toronto
1996 2nd Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 16 -15 at Robert Jones Va
1996 Emile Noel, international civil servant, dies at 73
1996 Dottie Pepper wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament
1996 Radio Canada International's final shortwave broadcast
1996 Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist, dies at 57
1996 Javed Miandad's last international in Pak's WC QF loss to India
1995 CBC announces Radio Canada International service to end on March 31
1995 Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International, dies at 58
1995 U.S. beats Japan, 19-17, at Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament
1995 U.S. international postage rates rise to 60 cents per ounce
1995 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament
1995 Denver International Airport opens
1995 International Year of Tolerance
1994 U.S. wins Nichirei LPGA Golf International
1994 Kapil Dev's final one-day international (v West Indies)
1994 1st Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 20-12 at Robert Jones Va
1994 Kansai International airport officially opens
1994 Madzy Rollin Couquerque, tennis star/international hockey, dies at 91
1994 Lisa Kiggens wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament
1994 International Year of Family
1993 U.S. wins Nichirei International LPGA Golf Tournament
1993 Tammie Green wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament
1993 Luis Kutner, U.S. co-founder (Amnesty International), dies at 84
1993 Manfred Lachs, Polish lawyer (International Court of Justice), dies
1992 Greater Pittsburgh International Airport opens
1992 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1992 Tracy Austin, 29, is youngest inductee of International Tennis Hall of Fame
1992 Dana Lofland wins Las Vegas LPGA Golf International
1992 Score begins selling international soccer cards
1992 International Space Year begins
1991 1st International flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico)
1991 South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day vs. India
1991 Formal opening ceremony of International One Mind Zen center in Crestone, Colo
1991 1st South African international competition in 25 years, gymnastics
1991 Concetto Lo Bello, Italian International soccer judge, dies
1991 Vlastimil Fisar, Czech actor/president (International Actors Federation), dies
1991 Rosie Jones wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1991 Penny Hammel wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International
1991 Bank of Credit and Commerce International divests itself of 1st American Bank
1991 Kevin Bradshaw of U.S. International scores NCAA Div 1 record 72 pts
1990 Radio Berlin International's final transmission (links to Deutsche Welles of West Germany); final song is "The End" by Doors
1990 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1990 2nd International Rock Awards
1990 Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Golf International
1990 International Chrysis, Transvestite actor (Q&A), dies of cancer at 38
1990 Maggie Will wins Desert Inn LPGA Golf International
1989 Colleen Walker wins LPGA Nichirei Golf International
1989 Robin Hood 16 wins LPGA Planters Pat Bradley Points Golf International
1989 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1989 1st International Rock Awards
1989 International Conference on Limitation of Chemical Weapons opens in Paris
1988 Amnesty International's Global Concert Tour ends in Buenos Aires
1988 Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley
1988 Martha Nause wins Planters Pat Bradley International Golf Tournament
1988 Mei-Chi Cheng wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1987 Val Skinner wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am
1987 Rockwell International awarded contract to build a 5th shuttle
1987 Deb Richard wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1987 International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins
1986 International Red Cross ousted from South Africa
1986 Cindy Mackey wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am
1986 Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1986 Amnesty International megaconcert
1986 International Peace Year begins
1985 International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize
1985 International Cometary Explorer (ISEE 3) passes Giacobini-Zinner by 7900 km
1985 Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins MasterCard International Pro-Am Golf Tourn
1985 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1985 International Cometary Explorer measures solar wind ahead of Halley
1985 Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame
1985 International Youth Year begins
1984 Limited-over International cricket debut for Wasim Akram, vs. NZ
1984 Sally Quinlan wins LPGA MasterCard Golf International Pro-Am
1984 Kathy Whitworth wins Rochester Golf International (her 85th win)
1984 International Court of Justice rules on U.S. blockade of Nicaragua
1983 U.S. Marine sharpshooters kill 5 snipers at Beirut International Airport
1983 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1983 Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, vs. Australia
1983 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament
1982 International Whaling Comn votes for total ban on coml whaling (starting 1985)
1982 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Rochester Golf International
1982 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International
1981 Pasakevi Kouna of Greece (9) is youngest International gymnastics participant
1981 Sally Little wins LPGA CPC Women's Golf International
1981 India all out 63 in one-day international vs. Australia
1981 International Year for the Disabled begins
1980 U.S. appeals to International Court on hostages in Iran
1980 International Decade of Water and Sanitation begins
1979 Geoff Boycott scores cricket century in a limited-over international
1979 1st day-night one-day cricket international, Australia vs. WI at SCG
1979 International Olympic Committee votes to readmit China
1979 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament
1979 International Year of the Child begins
1978 U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries
1978 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament
1978 International Ultraviolet Explorer placed in Earth orbit
1977 International Sun-Earth Explorers 1 and 2 launched into Earth orbit
1977 English football international Bobby Moore retires
1977 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament
1977 Beverly Klass wins LPGA Women's International Golf Satellite
1976 Willy Burns elected chairman of Social International
1976 Amnesty International receives Erasmus-prize
1976 International Bill of Rights goes into effect (35 nations ratifying)
1975 Iceland moves International boundary from 50 to 200 miles
1975 One-day international cricket debut, Javed Miandad age 17 years 364 days
1975 Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, vs. WI Cricket World Cup
1975 Avery Brundage, CEO (International Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87
1975 Samuel Gonard, chairman (International Red Cross), dies at 78
1975 Sue Roberts wins LPGA Bing Crosby International Golf Classic
1975 International Women's Year begins
1974 India's 1st one-day international (v England, Headingley)
1974 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Bing Crosby Golf Classic International
1973 UN's revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted
1973 1st one-day Cricket international for WI (v Eng) - lose by 1 wicket
1973 Franca Fehlauer, born in Hamburg, Germany, golfer, Belgian International, Jr. champ 1991
1973 1st one-day international for Pakistan and NZ
1972 International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia
1972 Lisa Kiggens, born in Salinas, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Rochester International
1972 3 Jap PFL terrorists kills 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lod International airport
1972 International Book Year begins
1971 International Court of Justice asks South-Africa to pull out of Namibia
1971 Radio Nordsee International's ship bombed
1971 1st one-day international, Australia vs. England at the MCG
1970 International Law Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule
1969 120,000 attend Texas International Pop Festival
1969 France's Une De Mai wins International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912)
1969 Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas
1968 Carl Oscar Ahues, German International Chess Master (1950), dies at 85
1968 Dutch Department of Amnesty International forms
1967 International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system
1967 Monterey International Pop Festival rocks Southern California
1967 50,000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival
1966 100th International soccer meet between Netherlands-Belgium (3-1)
1965 Revised International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea takes effect
1965 International Cooperation Year begins
1964 Nigel Redman, English rugby international player
1962 President Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C.
1962 U.S. and U.K. launch Ariel; 1st international payload
1961 U.S. authorizes Agency for International Development
1961 Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto
1961 Windward Islands' Airways International (Winair) forms
1961 Amnesty International founded (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)
1961 Cindy Mackey, born in Athens, Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1986 MasterCard International Pro-Am
1961 Grigory Levenfish, International chess grandmaster from Russia, dies at 70
1960 International Development Association (U.N. agency) comes into existence
1960 Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to NJ
1960 Helen Hopkins, born in Donneybrook, Australia, golfer, Australian International 1983
1959 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Machine International Golf Open Alliance
1959 Soviet Union wins 62-37 for 1st international basketball loss by US
1958 International Geophyscial Year ends
1958 UP and International News Service merge into United Press International
1957 Daisy Fuentes, Havana Cuba, VJ, MTV International, claims 1964
1957 International Atomic Energy Agency formed by U.N.
1957 International Geophysical Year begins (until Dec 31, 1958)
1957 International Geophysical Year begins; ends 6/30/1958 (18-mo year)
1956 Lajos Asztalos, International Chess Master (1950), dies at 67
1956 International zone of Tangier returns to Morocco
1956 U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency statute approved
1956 1st International conference of black writers and artists meets (Sorbonne)
1956 Curt Robert of Columbus (International League) hits 4 home runs in 7 inning game
1956 Dominic Erban, French rugby international player
1956 Steve Randell, Tasmanian cricket Test umpire, international panel
1955 Graham Porter, cricketer, 1 day International for Australia 1979
1954 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) opens
1954 International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China
1954 Piers Gardner, director, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
1954 Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition
1953 Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated St. Louis Browns
1953 J Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club
1951 Ulf Andersson, born in Sweden, International Chess Grandmaster, 1972
1951 International Cheese treaty signed
1951 International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics
1951 International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel)
1950 1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris
1950 International Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany and Japan in '52
1950 West Germany and Japan readmitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation
1950 Baltimore's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League
1949 Nana Alexandria, U.S.S.R., International Woman's Chess Grandmaster, 1976
1949 International Military Tribunal at Neurenberg's last judgment
1949 U.N. International Court of Justice held Albania responsible for incidents in Corfu Channel and awards Britain damages
1949 1st International Pancake Race held (Liberal Ks)
1948 U.N. Commission on Human Rights adopts International Declaration of Human Rights
1948 International Court of Justice opens at Hague Netherlands
1948 Garrick Ohlsson, born in Bronxville, New York, pianist, International Busoni winner 1969
1947 "Caribbean Carnival" closes at International New York City after 11 performances
1947 "Caribbean Carnival" opens at International Theater New York City for 11 performances
1947 U.S.S.R. joins International Amateur Athletic Union
1947 Revised International Telecommunication Convention adopted
1947 Treaty drawn for establishment of International Patent Institute
1947 Convention on International Civil Aviation goes into effect
1947 U.N.'s International Civil Aviation Organization forms
1947 International Monetary Fund begins operation
1947 Bryan Robson, English international soccer star
1946 Lev Alburt, U.S.S.R., International Chess Master, 1976
1946 Michael Milken, born in Los Angeles, California, partner, International Capital Access Group
1946 International Milt Tribunal opens in Tokyo against 28 Japanese war criminals
1946 International military tribunal in Tokyo begins
1946 Ralph Kirshbaum, born in Denton, Texas, cellist, RNCM Manchester International Festival
1945 International Monetary Fund established - World Bank founded
1945 45 countries convene United Nations Conference on International Organization in SF
1945 Goran Antunac, born in Yugoslavia, International Chess Master, 1975
1945 International Women's Day is 1st observed
1945 Barry John, Welsh international rugby player
1944 Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago
1943 "International" is no longer U.S.S.R. National Anthem
1943 Jan Adamski, Poland, International Chess Master, 1976
1943 Steve Dunne, cricketer, NZ Test umpire on international panel
1943 Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan International soccer player
1941 Cyril Cooray, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test umpire on International panel
1941 Lord Vestey, British food magnate/billionaire, Union International
1940 Golden Gate International Expo reopens
1940 Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Toro Spain, conductor, International Conductor Competition
1939 Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure)
1939 Golden Gate International Exposition opens on Treasure Island
1938 Farewell Parade of International Brigades in Barcelona
1938 Alan Jones, cricketer, England vs. ROW 1970 his only International honour
1938 Farewell parade of International Brigade (Barcelona)
1938 Mahboob Shah, cricketer, Pakistani Test umpire on International panel
1938 Dewi Lorwerth Ellis Bebb, rugby international/journalist
1937 Alun Edward Islwyn Pask, rugby International
1936 International Commission of Straits (Dardanelles and Bosphorus) ends
1935 Great Britain boxers beat U.S. team in 1st International Golden Gloves
1934 Malcolm Gill, deputy head, Bank for International Settlements
1934 David Halberstam, International correspondent, New York Times/Pulitzer 1964
1934 International Telecommunication Union established
1933 Brian Booth, cricketer, dual Australian cricket/hockey international
1933 International Zionists Congress opens in Prague
1932 Gloria Lane, educator/author/founder, Women's International Center
1932 Canon Paul Oestreicher, CEO (British section, Amnesty International
1932 International Anti-War Committee forms in Amsterdam
1932 International anti-war congress opens in Amsterdam
1931 Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council
1931 1st International Conference on Calendar Reform
1930 1st International bridge match is held in London. U.S. team defeats England
1929 Vladimir Antoshin, U.S.S.R., International Chess Grandmaster, 1964
1929 Graham Hill, London, auto racer, 1962, 68 international racing champ
1929 Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist
1928 Radio Service Bulletin lists radio stations call signs that are to be changed to conform with international standards
1928 Frank Ross Anderson, Canada, International Chess Master, 1954
1927 Leslie Carpenter, CEO, Reed International
1927 James Eberle, British admiral/director, Royal Institute of International Affairs
1927 International Economic Conference (52 countries including U.S.S.R.) opens
1927 Frank Dunlop, director, Edinburgh International Festival
1927 International allies military command in Germany disbands
1926 International slavery convention signed by 20 states
1926 International Greyhound Racing Association formed (Miami, Florida)
1925 1st international handball match held
1925 Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of International Olympic Committee
1925 Oscar De Ville, CEO, Meyer International
1925 Keith Bentley, international racing cyclist
1924 International maritime treaty drawn
1924 International Ski Federation (FIS) forms
1923 International zone of Tangier set up in Morocco
1923 Socialist Workers Youth International forms in Hamburg
1923 U.S. Senate rejects membership in International Court of Justice, The Hague
1922 Emile Noel, international civil servant
1922 International Geographical Union forms in Brussels
1922 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia)
1921 Federation Sportive Feminine International forms (1st woman track and field assn)
1920 League of nations establishes International Court of Justice in The Hague
1920 Lev Aronin, U.S.S.R., International Chess Grandmaster, 1950
1920 Juan Antonio Samaranch, chairman, International Olympic Committee
1920 League of Nations places International head of Justice in Hague
1920 Willie Watson, cricketer, England batsman and soccer international
1920 International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard
1919 Robert Crichton-Brown, CEO, Rothmans International
1919 1st international air mail service from U.S., Seattle-Victoria, British Columbia
1919 1st congress of Communist International opens at the Kremlin
1916 Lord Ryder of Eaton hastings, CEO, International Publishing House
1916 Geoffrey Goodwin, British professor of international relations
1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition opens
1915 International School for Wijsbegeerte forms
1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco
1915 Kiwanis International founded in Detroit
1915 Congress authorizes $1 and $50 Panama-Pacific International Expo gold coin
1914 World Alliance for Promoting International Friendship through Churches forms
1914 1st international figure-skating tournament held in U.S., New Haven
1913 Panama-Pacific International Exposition opens in San Francisco
1912 Socialist International rejects that world war is coming
1912 IAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden
1911 1st International Woman's Day
1910 6th International Congress of Esperantists held in Washington, D.C.
1910 International Exhibition opens in Brussels
1910 1st international air meet in U.S. held, in LA
1909 Vladimir Alatortsev, U.S.S.R., International Chess Master, 1950
1908 Christian GK Baeta, Togolese chairman, International Mission Council
1906 International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help
1906 William Dale, international legal consultant, dies
1906 R. W. Bonham, founder, International Braille Chess Association
1905 2nd official International soccer match, Netherlands beats Belg 4-0
1905 Rotary Club International formed by 4 men in Chicago
1905 Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet (International), dies at 75
1904 International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam
1904 Sean MacBride, Dublin, statesman/Amnesty International co-founder, Nobel '74
1904 Marconi Co establishes "CQD" as 1st International radio distress signal
1903 International Theater (Majestic, Park) opens at 5 Columbus Circle New York City
1900 International Exposition opens in Paris
1900 President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris
1898 Trans-Mississippi International Exposition opens in Omaha
1896 Samuel Gonard, chairman, International Red Cross
1891 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) ends
1891 1st International 6 day bike race (New York MSG) begins
1891 1st international 6-day bicycle race in U.S. (MSG, New York City) begins
1889 1st American International pro lawn tennis contest (Newport RI)
1889 1st International Workers Day, according to 2nd International
1887 Avery Brundage, born in Detroit, Michigan, CEO, International Olympic Committee, 1952-72
1886 1st International polo meet, U.S. vs England
1884 Colonization of Africa orgainized at International conference in Berlin
1883 Carl Oscar Ahues, Germany, International Chess Master, 1950
1883 International cantilever railway bridge opens at Niagara Falls
1882 1st international conference to promote anti-semitism meets Dresden Germany (Congress for Safeguarding of Non-Jewish Interests)
1881 1st international telephone conversation, Calais, ME-St. Stephen, NB
1878 Willem J M van Eysinga, Dutch international law jurist
1877 International Association (minor baseball league) organizes
1875 International Bureau of Weights and Measures forms by treaty
1874 1st Grand International Rifle match held
1873 1st international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1
1873 International Exhibition opens in Vienna
1872 1st International soccer game, Scotland-England 0-0 (Glasgow)
1871 1st international rugby game-Scotland 1, England 0
1869 1st international boat race (Thames River, Oxford beats Harvard)
1869 1st international cricket match, held in SF, wins by Californian
1867 Alaska adopts Gregorian calendar, crosses International date line
1867 International Exhibition opens in Paris
1864 International Red Cross forms
1863 International Comm of Red Cross forms (Nobel 1917, 1944, 1963)
1854 Henri-Marie Lafontaine, born in Belgium, international lawyer, Nobel 1913
1844 Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international
1830 Jules de Geyter, Belgian poet, International
1751 1st international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M Petit of France in 29 mins in England
1733 1st international boxing match: Bob Whittaker beats Tito di Carni
1583 Hugo Grotius, Holland, jurist, father of international law
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