2015 Event Stock markets around the world fall drastically due to concerns about an economic slowdown in China; the Dow Jones falls 1,000 points, closing down 588 points, while the Shanghai composite closes down 8.5% 2015 Event The Shanghai Composite Index, representing China's stock market, drops 8.5% over fears that the government will withdraw support that has kept stock prices high in the midst of economic slowdown; regulators deny that such a change will be made 2014 Event Multiple U.S. food chains in China drop meat supplier Shanghai Husi after reports that the company used expired meat and unsanitary processing conditions; companies include McDonald's, Taco Bell, Burger King and Starbucks 2014 Event Shanghai and Hong Kong halt live poultry sales after a third death from to the H7N9 bird flu is reported in Hong Kong; China has reported 19 deaths and 96 infections from the bird flu at the beginning of 2014 2013 Event Shanghai officials deliver the highest level health warning as a record level of smog shrouds the city; hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled 2013 Event For the second year in a row, Novak Djokovic is the winner of the Shanghai Masters Tennis competition 2013 Event In China, more than 9,000 pigs were found rotting in the Huangpu river, threatening to contaminate Shanghai's drinking supply; the government said the water quality in the city tested as normal 2013 Event The latest James Bond film, 'Skyfall', opens in China; fans criticize officials for censoring portions of the movie, which were filmed in Shanghai 2012 Event Typhoon Haikui, expected to make landfall in Zhejiang early tonight or early tomorrow, prompts the People's Republic of China to evacuate 200,000 people form Shanghai 2011 Event U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte sets a new world record for the 200-meter individual medley, winning gold at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China 2011 Event In Shanghai, Chinese lorry drivers continue their second day of protest against rising inflation 2010 Event According to Fudan University's survey results, 72.6% of Shanghai residents attended the Shanghai Expo; an average of 2.31 visits per resident 2010 Event Shanghai's Expo 2010 attracts over 64 million people, a record-breaking number of visitors in the history of World's Fairs 2010 Event The Queen Mary 2 makes her first port call in China at the Port of Shanghai, since her maiden voyage in 2004 1976 Birthday Matt Welsh, born in Melbourne, Australia, professional swimmer, backstroke and butterfly gold medalist at the World Championships in Shanghai, 2006 1973 Event 1st U.S. - China basketball game, U.S. collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61 1972 Birthday Kevin Han, Shanghai China, U.S. badminton player 1996 Olympics 1972 Event President Nixon and Chinese Premier Chou En-lai issued Shanghai Communique 1969 Death Josef von Sternberg, Austrian director (Shanghai Express), dies at 75 1966 Birthday Bai Ling, born in Chengdu, China, American actress, appeared in films, 'The Crow', 'The Beautiful Country', 'Shanghai Baby' 1963 Birthday Si-An Deng, born in Shanghai, China, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Joan Chen, born in Shanghai, China, actress, Heaven and Earth 1960 Birthday Joan Chen, Chen Chung, Shanghai China, actress, Last Emperor 1949 Event Chinese Red army occupies Shanghai 1945 Birthday Misha Dichter, Shanghai China, pianist, Tchaikowsy 2nd prize-1966 1943 Birthday Shannon Lucid, born in Shanghai, China, astronaut, STS-51G, 34, 43, 58, 76/79 1941 Birthday Laurence Henry Tribe, Shanghai China, Harvard Law professor 1940 Death Samuel H Chang, U.S. newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai 1937 Event Japans army conquers Shanghai 1937 Event Japanese attack Shanghai 1935 Event Japan invades Shanghai China 1933 Birthday Bob Rozario, Shanghai China, orchestra leader, Tony Orlando, Marie 1932 Event Japan occupies Shanghai 1927 Birthday Michael Sandberg, British CEO, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp 1927 Event General Chiang Kai-shek begins counter revolution in Shanghai 1927 Event Guomindang Army conquerors Shanghai as British marines flee 1927 Event General strike against British occupiers in Shanghai 1927 Event British expeditionary army lands in Shanghai 1924 Event Civil war breaks out in China, General Tsi moves to Shanghai 1915 Birthday Terence Young, born in Shanghai, China, director, Dr. No, Thunderball 1914 Event Japan attack German concession on Chinese peninsula of Shanghai 1901 Birthday Willem A Wagenaar, journalist and writer, Shanghai 1894 Event Great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings destroyed
