2015 Event Water pollution in Rio de Janeiro may pose health hazards to participants in the Summer 2016 Olympics; the World Health Organization has asked the International Olympic Committee to expand its list of tested substances to protect the athletes 2014 Event The International Olympic Committee will recognize the Olympic committee of Kosovo despite the country's lack of U.N. membership, setting an unusual precedent and raising protests from Serbia; Kosovo broke away from Serbia in 2008 2014 Event U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been suspended for six months from sponsor organization USA Swimming due to a recent drunk driving charge; Phelps plans to enter a treatment program 2014 Event Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen set a new record for the highest number of Olympic medals awarded to a female Winter Olympics athlete after her gold medal at Sochi; Bjoergen has won ten Olympic medals over to date, including six golds 2014 Event American ice dancing pair Charlie White and Meryl Davis win the Olympic gold medal - the first gold won by the U.S. in this sport 2014 Event Indian athletes are granted permission to compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics under their nation's flag; the Indian Olympic Association had been suspended when Indian officials were accused of corruption in 2012 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee elects Thomas Bach of Germany as their new President 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee holds its 125th Session, and announces Tokyo, Japan won the bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces it will punish athletes who support Russian LGBT rights at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games 2013 Event The International Olympic Committee announces that the sport of wrestling has been dropped from the 2020 Summer Olympics 2012 Event Jamaican runner Usain Bolt wins his third gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, anchors the sprint relay team to a world record; Bolt is 25 years old and now holds six Olympic gold medals 2012 Event Australia's Sally Pearson sets a new Olympic record when she wins the 100 metres hurdles in 12.35 seconds at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event South Africa's Oscar Pistorius becomes the first amputee to compete at the Olympic Games in the 400 meters 2012 Event U.S. Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps wins a record 19th Olympic medal, with gold in the 4x200metres freestyle relay 2012 Event A new Olympic Record in the men's 100m breaststroke is set at the 2012 Summer Olympics, by Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa 2012 Event In London, the Olympic Torch arrives, signaling the final stages of the U.K.-wide relay ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics 2012 Event Between 60 to 70 artifacts of the ancient Olympic games are stolen by thieves who broke into the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Greece 2011 Event Prince Albert II of Monaco weds Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock at the royal palace; Wittstock is now known as Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene 2011 Event Former U.S. Olympic champion Carl Lewis is granted a place on the ballot for the Democratic primary election for a New Jersey Senate seat 2009 Event The International Olympic Committee awards the 2016 Olympics to Rio de Janeiro 2007 Event Marion Jones gives up 5 Olympic medals after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs 2000 Event 27th Olympic games open at Sydney, Australia (sched) 1998 Death Florence Griffith Joyner, Olympic runner, dies at 38 1998 Event 98th U.S. Golf Open: at Olympic Club SF 1998 Event USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympic Gold medal 1998 Event 18th Winter Olympic games close at Nagano Japan 1998 Event Tara Lipinski wins Olympic figure skating gold medal 1998 Event U.S. hockey team destroys their rooms at Olympic village in Japan 1998 Event Olympic figure skater Peggy Fleming undergoes breast cancer surgery 1998 Event 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0 1998 Event 18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano Japan 1997 Event Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E. Sullivan Award 1996 Event 26th Olympic games close at Atlanta, Georgia (sched) 1996 Event Bomb explodes at Atlanta Olympic Park, 1 killed, 110 injured 1996 Event XXVI Olympic games open in Atlanta, Georgia 1996 Death Willi Daume, olympic organiser, dies at 82 1995 Death Sergei Grinkov, Russian ice skater, Olympic and World figure skating champion, dies of heart attack at 28 1995 Death Fabio Casartelli, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race, died during 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France, in a crash occurring on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet in the Pyrenees 1994 Event 17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway 1994 Event Alexander Golubev skates Olympic record 500m (36.33) 1994 Event 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway 1994 Death Ulrike Maier, olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at 26 1993 Event NBC TV awarded 1996 Olympic coverage for $456 million 1993 Death Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist 1964 Olympic gold, dies at 47 1992 Event 25th Olympic Summer games closes in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Event 25th Olympic Summer games opens in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Event U.S. Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibtion game, beat Venez 20-0 1992 Event 16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France 1992 Event Kristi Yamaguchi of U.S. wins Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating 1992 Event 16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France 1991 Event Robert Helmick resigns as President of U.S. Olympic Committee 1991 Event 55 ton concrete beam falls in Montreal's Olympic Stadium 1991 Event Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd 1990 Event Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton weds Shannon Kelley 1989 Event 23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires 1989 Event South African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries 1988 Event 24th Olympic games close at Seoul, Korea 1988 Event Louise Ritter, U.S., jumps 6'8" to win Olympic gold medal 1988 Event Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s 1988 Event Rosa Mota wins 2nd female olympic marathon (2:25:39) 1988 Event South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in 1988 Event Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving 1988 Event U.S. Olympic diver Greg Louganis hits his head on diving board 1988 Event 24th Olympic games open at Seoul, Korea 1988 Event 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada 1988 Event Bonnie Blair (U.S.) wins Olympic 500m speed skating in record 39.1 1988 Event Katarina Witt (GDR) wins 2nd consecutive Olympic figure skating 1988 Event 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta 1988 Event Brian Boitano wins Olympic gold medal in figure skating 1988 Event 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada 1988 Birthday Carly Patterson, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, singer, gymnast, Olympic All-Around Champion, 2004, USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame inductee 1987 Event 87th U.S. Golf Open: Scott Simpson shoots a 277 at Olympic Club in SF 1986 Event IOC decides to stagger Winter and Summer Olympic schedule 1985 Birthday Michael Phelps, born in Baltimore, Maryland, professional swimmer, winner, 14 Olympic gold medals, considered greatest Olympian of all time, broke 37 world records 1985 Birthday Sarah Hughes, born in Great Neck, New York, professional ice skater, 2002 Olympic gold medalist, biography 'Sudden Champion: The Sara Hughes Story' 1985 Event U.S. Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of Moscow games 1985 Death John B Kelly, Jr., chairman U.S. Olympic Committee, dies at 57 1984 Event 23rd Olympic games close at Los Angeles, California 1984 Event Mary Decker trips on heel of Zola Budd during 3,000m Olympic run 1984 Event Japan beats U.S. for olympic gold medal in baseball 1984 Event Joan Benoit (U.S.) wins 1st Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52) 1984 Event 23rd modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles 1984 Event 14th winter Olympic games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1984 Event Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold 1984 Event 14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1983 Event U.S. Mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle) 1983 Event IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball 1982 Birthday Ian Thorpe, born in Sydney, New South Wales, professional swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, won 11 World Championship gold medals, nicknamed, 'Torpedo' 1982 Event 53rd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-1 at Olympic Stadium, Montreal 1981 Event Olympic Glory tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 1 million gallons of oil in a ship collision 1980 Event 22nd Olympic games close at Moscow, U.S.S.R. 1980 Event 22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow; U.S. and others boycott 1980 Birthday Michelle Kwan, born in Torrance, California, professional figure skater, won nine U.S. championships, five World Championships, two Olympic medals 1980 Event Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision 1980 Event USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal 1980 Event 13th Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York 1980 Event USA beats U.S.S.R. in Olympic hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal 1980 Event Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1500m in 1:55.44 1980 Event Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1000m in 1:15.18 1980 Event Eric Heiden skates 5k in 7:02.29 (Olympic Record) 1980 Event Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 500m in 38.03 sec 1980 Event 13th Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York 1979 Event International Olympic Committee votes to readmit China 1979 Event 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million 1978 Birthday Cristina Teuscher, born in New Rochelle, New York, 4X200m freestyle, 1996 Olympic gold 1977 Event 1st baseball game at Montreal's Olympic Stadium 1977 Birthday Rod White, born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, archer, won Olympic gold in 1996 1976 Event 21st Olympic games close at Montreal Canada 1976 Event Waldemar Cierpinski runs Olympic marathon (2:09:55.0) 1976 Event Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball 1976 Event 21st modern Olympic games opens in Montreal 1976 Event 12th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria 1976 Event Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria 1976 Event 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria 1975 Death Avery Brundage, CEO (International Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87 1973 Birthday Ato Boldon, born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, athlete, world's fastest human sprinter, 4-time World Champion and Olympic medalist 1973 Event Canada begins selling Olympic coins ($5 and $10 silver coins) 1973 Event Canada begins production of Olympic coins 1973 Death Paavo Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 1973 Birthday Philippe Boucher, born in St. Apollinaire, California, NHL defense, Los Angeles Kings, Olympic Gold 1998 1972 Event 20th Olympic games close at Munich, West Germany 1972 Event Frank Shorter wins 17th Olympic marathon (2:12:19.8) 1972 Event U.S. Men's olympic basketball teams 1st lose, 51-50 to U.S.S.R. (disputed) 1972 Death Mosje Weinberg, Israeli olympic wrestling coach, murdered 1972 Event U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals 1972 Event Lasse Viren runs Olympic/world record 10,000m (27:38.4) 1972 Event Olga Korbut, U.S.S.R., wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics 1972 Event 20th Olympic games open at Munich, West Germany 1972 Event International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia 1972 Birthday Craig Johnson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings and 1994 Olympic Team 1972 Birthday Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold 1972 Event 11th Winter Olympic games close at Sapporo, Japan 1972 Event 11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia) 1971 Birthday Janet Evans, born in Placentia, California, competitive swimmer, 1988 Olympics gold-medal winner, freestyle, seven World records, five Olympic medals 1971 Birthday Wang Yang, youngest Olympic record breaker at age 17 1988 Olympics 1971 Birthday Picabo Street, skier, 1984 Olympic gold 1970 Birthday Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey, born in Dayton, Ohio, 400m hurdler, won 1996 Olympic bronze 1970 Birthday Fabio Casartelli, born in Como, Italy, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race 1970 Event South Africa excluded from Olympic play 1970 Birthday Wesley Barnett, born in St. Joseph, Missouri, Olympic weightlifter, Silver medal 1987 Pan American 1969 Birthday David Wharton, born in Warminster, Pennsylvania, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Silver Medal 1988 Olympics 1969 Death Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born U.S. Olympic fencer, dies 1968 Event 19th Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico 1968 Event Mamo Wolde wins 16th Olympic marathon (2:20:26.4) 1968 Event U.S. Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony 1968 Event 19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico 1968 Event Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is 1st woman to light Olympic flame 1968 Birthday Suzy Hamilton, U.S. olympic 1500m runner 1968 Birthday Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996 1968 Birthday Dionna Harris, born in Wilmington Delaware, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympic gold 1968 Birthday Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, born in Warsaw, New York, alpine skier, won Olympic gold and silver in 1992 1968 Event 10th Winter Olympic games close at Grenoble, France 1968 Event Peggy Fleming wins Olympic figure skating gold medal, Grenoble, France 1968 Event 10th Winter Olympic games opens in Grenoble, France 1968 Event Skater Kees Verkerk wins olympic gold in the 1500m 1967 Birthday Anthony Nesty, swimmer, won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal 1967 Death Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72 1967 Birthday Sean O'Neill, born in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Olympic table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1967 Birthday Dara Torres, born in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Olympics gold 84 1967 Birthday Sergei Grinkov, born in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian ice skater, Olympic and World figure skating champion 1966 Event 66th U.S. Golf Open: Billy Casper shoots a 278 at Olympic CC in SF 1966 Birthday Erich Fischer, born in Dinuba, California, U.S. Olympic water polo foward 1992 Olympics 1965 Birthday Lennox Lewis, born in West Ham, England, professional boxer, won World heavyweight championship three times, 1988 Olympic Games gold medalist 1965 Birthday Emilio Sanchez, born in Madrid, Spain, Tennis player, 1988 Olympic bronze 1964 Event Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner 1964 Event 18th Olympic games close at Tokyo, Japan 1964 Event Japanese beat Russian for 1st Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball 1964 Event Abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2) 1964 Event 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo 1964 Birthday Yvonne Murray, born in Musselburgh, Scottish track, running athlete, won Olympic bronze medal, 3000m, Seoul, 1988 1964 Birthday Jordi Arrese, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, won silver Olympic medal at the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona 1964 Event South Africa banned from Olympic Games because of apartheid policies 1964 Event Buster Mathis defeats Joe Fraizer to qualify for U.S. Olympic team 1964 Birthday Kim Oden, U.S. Olympic volleyball player, NCAA Play of Decade-80s 1964 Birthday Raimo Helminen, born in Tampere, Finland, hockey forward, Team Finland, 1998 Olympic Bronze 1964 Birthday Emilia Eberle, Romania, gymnast, won Olympic silver in 1980 1964 Event 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria 1964 Event Sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) wins Olympic gold for figure skating 1964 Event 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria 1963 Birthday Rebecca Twigg, born in Seattle, Washington 79K cyclist, Olympic silver 1984, 1992, 1996 1963 Birthday Candy Costie, born in Seattle, Washington synchronized swimmer, 1984 Olympic gold 1962 Birthday Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, heptathele won Olympic gold 1988, 1992 1960 Event 17th Olympic games close in Rome, Italy 1960 Event Abebe Bikila runs Olympic/World record marathon (2:15:16.2) 1960 Event Ljudmila Shevcova runs female olympic record 800m (2:04.3) 1960 Event Cassius Clay captures Olympic light heavyweight gold medal 1960 Event Tamara and Irina Press (U.S.S.R.) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold 1960 Event Anita Lonsbrough swims world/olympic record 200m (2:49.5) 1960 Birthday Michael Whitaker, born in England, equestrian rider, showjumper, award-winner, won team Silver medal in 1984 Olympic Games, team Gold medal in 1985 European Championships 1960 Birthday George Horvath, born in Sweden, pentathlete, 1980 Olympic 1960 Event 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, California 1960 Event U.S. wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 1960 Event U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats U.S.S.R. 3-2 en route to gold medal 1960 Event USA's David Jenkins wins Olympic Gold for men's figure skating 1960 Event U.S. beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1 1960 Event 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, California 1958 Birthday Mary Decker Tabb Slaney, New Jersey, olympic track star, mile record 4:16.71 1958 Birthday Eric Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 1/5/10K speed skater, 5 Olympic Gold Medals 1980 1958 Birthday Bob Bradley, born in Montclair, New Jersey, soccer coach, won Olympic gold 1996 1957 Birthday Mario Martinez, born in Salinas, California, U.S. Olympic weightlifter, Olympic-4th-1988 1957 Birthday Duncan Goodhew, born in England, Olympic gold medalist, most famous swimmer in the UK, author, motivational speaker 1957 Birthday Sheila Rena Ingram, born in Washington D.C., 4X400m relayer, 1976 Olympic silver 1957 Death James Connolly, 1st Olympic winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies 1956 Event 16th Olympic games close at Melbourne, Australia 1956 Event U.S.S.R. single sculls winner Vyacheslav Ivanov wins Olympic gold medal in his excitement he jumps for joy, and loses his medal, it sinks 1956 Event 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne 1956 Birthday Sebastian Coe, born in Chiswick, England, politician, Conservative party, former athlete, Olympic gold medalist 1980 and 1984, considered greatest middle distance runner ever 1956 Birthday Jim Barton, born Lincoln, Nebraska, soling yachter, won Olympic bronze in 1996 1956 Event 7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956 Event Toni Sailor becomes 1st Olympic skier to sweep 3 alpine events 1956 Event 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1955 Event 55th U.S. Golf Open: Jack Fleck shoots a 287 at Olympic CC in SF 1954 Birthday Daniel Seemiller, Pitts, U.S. Olympic table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1954 Birthday David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic gold 1954 Birthday Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper, 1976 Olympic gold 1952 Event 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland 1952 Event Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record marathon (2:23:03.2) 1952 Event Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record 5K (14:06.6) 1952 Event Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0) 1952 Event 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland 1952 Birthday Iuliana Semenova, U.S.S.R., basketball, 1976 Olympic gold 1952 Birthday Melissa Babish, South Carolina, swimmer, Olympic 1952 Event 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway 1952 Event 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway 1951 Event Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052 1951 Event International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics 1950 Event International Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany and Japan in '52 1950 Birthday Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, Engl, Princess/olympic equestrian 1950 Birthday Heidi Schuller, born in Germany, 1st woman to take olympic oath, 1972 1950 Birthday Rafael Canizares Poey, Alacs Mtnzs Cuba, basketballer, Olympic bronze 1972 1949 Birthday Claudia A. Kolb, U.S., 200m breast stroke swimmer 1964 Olympic silver 1948 Birthday Galina Prozumenschikova, U.S.S.R., 200m backstroke 1964 Olympic gold 1948 Birthday Sharon Stouder, U.S., 100m butterfly swimmer 1964 Olympic gold 1948 Event 14th Olympic games close at London, Great Britain 1948 Event Delfo Cabrera wins 11th Olympic marathon (2:34:51.6) 1948 Event Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record (10K - 29:59.6) 1948 Event King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London 1948 Birthday Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer 1964 Olympic gold 1948 Birthday Enrique Basilio, hurler, 1st lady to light Olympic flame, Mexico-1968 1948 Event 5th Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1948 Event Dick Button becomes 1st U.S. figure skating Olympic champion 1948 Event Gretchen Fraser becomes 1st U.S. woman Olympic slalom champion 1948 Event 5th Winter Olympic games open in St. Moritz, Switzerland 1947 Birthday Richard Roth, U.S., 400m swim medley 1964 Olympic gold 1947 Birthday Dick Fosbury, born in Portland Oregon, high jumper, won Olympic gold in 1968 1946 Birthday Eva Klobukowska, born in Poland, relay sprinter 1964 Olympic gold 1945 Birthday Fred Hansen, U.S., pole vaulter 1964 Olympic gold 1945 Birthday John Carlos, track star, Olympic bronze 1968, ; gave black power salute 1945 Birthday Randy Matson, U.S., shot putter, Olympic gold 1968 1944 Birthday Ference Bene, Hungary, record 12 soccer goals 1964 Olympic gold 1944 Birthday Patrick Sercu, born in Belgium, 1K time trial 1964 Olympic gold 1944 Birthday Edith McGuire, U.S. 200m sprinter 1964 Olympic gold 1944 Birthday Lawrence A. Hough, U.S., rower, Pairs w/o cox-1968 olympic silver 1944 Birthday Isao Okano, Japan, middleweight judo 1964 Olympic gold 1944 Birthday Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, heavyweight boxer, 1964 Olympic gold medal, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1968 - 1973 1943 Birthday Orton Enderlein, born in West Germany, luge 1964 Olympic gold 1943 Birthday Christi Haas, Austria, downhill skier 1964 Olympic gold 1943 Birthday Ingrid Kramer, born in Dresden, Germany, diver 1964 Olympic gold 1943 Birthday Erica G Terpstra, Olympic swimmer/Dutch MP, VVD 1943 Birthday Benjamin W. Jipcho, born in Mount Elgon, Kenya, 3K steeplechase, won Olympic silver in 1972 1943 Birthday Mauro Checcoli, Italy, 3 day equestrian, won Olympic gold in 1964 1943 Birthday Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Birthday Henry Carr, Det, Michigan, 200m/4x400m runner 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Birthday Sjoukje Dijkstra, born in Holland, figure skater 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Birthday Lynn Davies, born in Nantymoel, Wales, 'Lynn the Leap', long jumper, captain, Britain's Olympic long jump team 1964, won Olympic gold medal 1942 Birthday Walter Raphael Hazzard, Wilmington Del, basketball 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Birthday Ann Packer-Brightwell, England, 400m/800m runner, 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday Joe Louis Caldwell, born in Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday Lucas Brown Jackson, San Marcos, Texas, basketballer 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday Takehide Nakatani, born in Japan, lightweight 1964 Olympic gold 1940 Birthday Osamu Watanabe, Japan, featherweight 1964 Olympic gold 1940 Birthday Alain Calmat, France, figure skater 1964 Olympic silver 1940 Birthday Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey, England, long jumper 1964 Olympic gold 1939 Birthday Claudia Boyarskikh, U.S.S.R., 5K/10K cross country 1964 Olympic gold 1939 Birthday Otis Paul Drayton, Glen Cove, New York, 4x100m runner 1964 Olympic gold 1939 Birthday Josef Feistmantl, Austria, lugeist 1964 Olympic gold 1938 Birthday Josef Odozil, Czechoslovakia, 1500m 1964 Olympic silver 1938 Event 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland 1938 Event Olympic National Park forms 1938 Event Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws 1938 Birthday Enrique Figuerola Camue, born in Cuba, 100m runner 1964 Olympic silver 1938 Birthday Boris Majorov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey 1964 Olympic gold 1938 Birthday Yevgeniy Majorov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey 1964 Olympic gold 1937 Event German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany 1937 Birthday Leo Lacroix, France, skier 1964 Olympic silver 1936 Birthday Al Oerter, born in New York City, American athlete, four-time, consecutive, Olympic Champion in the discus throw 1936 Event 11th Olympic games closes in Berlin 1936 Event 1st Olympic basketball game (Berlin) 1936 Event Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d) 1936 Event At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal 1936 Event Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin 1936 Event 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1936 Event Sonja Henie, Norway, wins 3rd consecutive Olympic figure skating gold 1936 Event 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1935 Birthday Abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker 1964 Olympic gold 1935 Birthday Jerome Shipp, U.S., basketball 1964 Olympic gold 1934 Birthday Antonius Geesink, Holland, judo 1964 Olympic gold 1933 Birthday Knut Johannesen, Norway, 5K/10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold 1933 Event Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936 1932 Birthday Katalin Juhasz-Nagy, Hungary, foils 1964 Olympic gold 1932 Event 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes 1932 Event 10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles 1932 Birthday Oleg Protopopov, born in Russia, olympic pairs skater, Gold 1964, 68 1932 Birthday Imre Polyak, born in Hungary, featherweight 1964 Olympic gold 1932 Birthday Anatoliy Roschin, born in U.S.S.R., super heavyweight wrestler, 1972 Olympic gold 1932 Event 3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York 1932 Event America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time 1932 Event 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport) 1932 Event 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York 1930 Birthday Harry Glass, born in East Germany, 1st E German Olympic medalist, bronze-1956 1928 Birthday Rudolph Plukfelder, U.S.S.R., light heavyweight 1964 Olympic gold 1928 Event 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam 1928 Event 9th Olympic Games open in Amsterdam 1928 Event 1st woman to win an olympic gold medal - Halina Knonpacka of Poland 1928 Event 9th modern Olympic games opens in Amsterdam 1928 Event 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1928 Event 2nd Winter Olympic games opens in St. Moritz, Switzerland 1927 Birthday Torbjorn Falkanger, Norway, took Olympic oath, 1952 1926 Birthday Bud Greenspan, documentary maker, Olympic Games 1926 Birthday Laszlo Papp, born in Hungary, Olympic Boxer, Gold-1948, 1952, 1956 1925 Event Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of International Olympic Committee 1924 Event 8th Olympic games closes in Paris 1924 Event Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6) 1924 Birthday Christine Goitschel, born in France, slalom 1964 Olympic gold 1924 Event 8th Olympic games open at Paris, France 1924 Event 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France 1924 Event 1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France 1923 Birthday Piero J d'Inzeo, born in France, equestrian show jumper, Olympic gold in 1952, 1964 1922 Birthday Herbert P. Douglas Jr., born in Pittsburgh, long jumper, 1948 Olympic bronze 1920 Event 7th Olympic games close in Antwerp Belgium 1920 Event Olympic Games open in Antwerp 1920 Birthday Juan Antonio Samaranch, chairman, International Olympic Committee 1920 Event 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium 1919 Birthday Hershy Kay, Philadelphia Penn, composer/arranger, Olympic Hymn 1919 Birthday Dharam Singh, India, field hockey player 1964 Olympic gold 1918 Birthday Leroy T Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Olympic consultant, 1960, 68, 72 1918 Birthday LeRoy Walker, born in Atlanta, Georgia, CEO, US Olympic Committee 1913 Birthday Willi Daume, olympic organizer 1913 Event Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro 1912 Event Netherland Olympic Committee forms 1912 Event 5th Olympic games in Stockholm closes 1912 Event Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8) 1912 Event 5th Olympic games in Stockholm opens 1912 Birthday Glen Morris, born in Missouri, Olympic champion/actor, Tarzan 1912 Event 5th Olympic games open at Stockholm, Sweden 1911 Birthday Richard Torriani, born in Switzerland, took Olympic oath, 1948 1911 Birthday Robert Joseph Kane, born in Ithaca, New York, President of U.S. Olympic Commission, 1976 1910 Birthday Marie Dollinger, Germany, dropped bataan in 1936 Olympic sprint 1909 Event Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals 1909 Birthday Bruce Bennett, born in California, Olympic shot-put silver medalist, actor, played 'Tarzan', given name, Herman Brix 1908 Event 4th Olympic games ends in London 1908 Event 4th modern Olympic games opens in London 1908 Event 4th modern Olympic games opens in London 1908 Birthday Kristian Palusalu, born in Finland, heavyweight wrestler, 1936 Olympic gold 1906 Event 10th anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece 1906 Event 10th anniversary Olympic games open at Athens, Greece 1906 Event 3rd modern Olympic games opens in Athens 1905 Birthday William Northam, Austria, yachtsman 1964 Olympic gold 1904 Event 3rd Olympic games close in St. Louis 1904 Event 3rd modern Olympic Games opens in St. Louis 1904 Event 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St. Louis 1904 Birthday Ivar Ballangrud, born in Norway, Olympic speed skater, 4 gold, 2 silver 1900 Event After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close 1900 Event Great Britain beats France in cricket in Olympic Games 1900 Event Start of the one and only olympic cricket match, in Paris 1900 Event 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months) 1896 Event 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece 1896 Event Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50) 1896 Event 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece, American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history 1896 Event 1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens 1895 Birthday Nat Pendleton, Davenport, Iowa, Olympic wrestler/actor, Reckless 1892 Event P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games 1891 Birthday Jan Wils, Holland, architect/designer, Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium 1889 Birthday John B Kelly, Olympic champion rower/father of Grace Kelly 1887 Birthday Avery Brundage, born in Detroit, Michigan, CEO, International Olympic Committee, 1952-72 1886 Birthday Paul Radmilovic, born in England, swimmer, 3 1908 Olympic gold medals 1863 Birthday Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron, revived Olympic games 1860 Event San Francisco Olympic Club, 1st U.S. athletic club forms 1843 Event 1st theatre matinee (Olympic Theatre, New York City)
