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2006 Eileen Caddy, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries, dies at age 89 in Findhorn, Scotland
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 Richard Clement Charles Thomas, rugby international/journalist, dies at 67 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 Cheryl Depew, of Florida, crowned 13th Miss Hawaiian Tropic International 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 Guy Debord, born in Paris, France, filmmaker, hypergraphist, theorist, founding member of Lettrist International, Situationist International, dies at 63 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 Annette Fischer, Danish chairman Amnesty International, dies 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, Colorado 1991 1st South African international competition in 25 years, gymnastics 1991 Concetto Lo Bello, Italian International soccer judge, dies 1991 Vlastimil Fisar, Czechoslovakian 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. New Zealand 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 Estefania Knuth, born in Barcelona, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1992 French International 1973 Franca Fehlauer, born in Hamburg, Germany, golfer, Belgian International, Jr. champ 1991 1973 1st one-day international for Pakistan and New Zealand 1972 International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia 1972 Lisa Kiggens, born in Salinas, California, LPGA golfer, 1994 Rochester International 1972 3 Japanese PFL terrorists kills 24, wound 72 at Tel Aviv's Lod International airport 1972 Sabena aircraft at Lod International, Tel Aviv, captured by Palestinians 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 1963 Jet Li, born in Beijing, China, Li Lianjie, Chinese martial artist, actor, international film star, appeared in Lethal Weapon 4, with Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, Wushu champion, studied Changquan, among other arts 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 Susan Boyle, born in Blackburn, Scotland, Scottish singer, gained international attention, audience ovation, on television contest, Britain's Got Talent with Les Miserables song, 'I Dreamed a Dream', and 'Cry Me a River', plain appearance contrasts with her powerful voice 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, ends December 31, 1958 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 Military 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 Jose Feliciano, born in Lares, Puerto Rico, singer, blind due to congenital glaucoma, guitarist, composer, wrote international hits 1945 Paul Valery, philosopher, writer, poet, elected to Academie francaise, 1925, founder, the College International de Cannes, 1931, dies at 73 1945 Clive Hollick, born in Britain, Labor Party, financier, youngest director of Hambros Bank, 1973, CEO, Mills & Allen International, MAI 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 1944 Byron Berline, born in Caldwell, Kansas, musician, fiddle, mandolin player, famous for contemporary bluegrass music, played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, worked with Manassas, founded Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 1943 "International" is no longer U.S.S.R. National Anthem 1943 Jan Adamski, Poland, International Chess Master, 1976 1943 Steve Dunne, cricketer, New Zealand 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 Ann Armstrong Dailey, founder, Children's Hospice 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 1937 Yehuda Yannay, born in Romania, composer, film maker, performance artist, international figure in contemporary music 1936 International Commission of Straits (Dardanelles and Bosphorus) ends 1935 Great Britain boxers beat U.S. team in 1st International Golden Gloves 1934 Uwe Johnson, born in Pomerania, Poland, writer, scholar, editor, wrote fiction, won International Publishers' Formentor Prize 1934 Malcolm Gill, deputy head, Bank for International Settlements 1934 Jan Wijn, born in Amsterdam, Holland, Dutch pianist, piano teacher, played contemporary classical music to national and international audiences 1934 International Telecommunication Union established 1933 Brian Booth, cricketer, dual Australian cricket/hockey international 1933 International Zionists Congress opens in Prague 1933 Kim Elgie, cricketer, South African bat vs. New Zealand 1961-62, Scotland RU International 1933 Nurdin Jivraj, Tanzanian/British hotel magnate, Buckingham International 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 Guy Debord, born in Paris, France, filmmaker, hypergraphist, theorist, founding member of Lettrist International, Situationist International 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 association) 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 1917 Eileen Caddy, born in Alexandria, Egypt, new age author, spiritual teacher, founded Findhorn Foundation commune, an international New Age community, dubbed 'Vatican of the New Age', today home to 400 residents from more than 40 countries 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 Belgium 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 1886 Andrew Ducat, cricketer, Test for England 1921, 3 and 2, Soccer International 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 Paul Valery, born in France, philosopher, writer, poet, elected to Academie francaise, 1925, founder, the College International de Cannes, 1931 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 minutes 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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