2014 Event A court has ruled that Kaci Hickox, the Maine nurse who has fought against requirements to quarantine herself due to her contact in West Africa with Ebola patients, will not have to restrict her movements; Hickox has shown no signs of the virus 2014 Event In the face of signs that Russian troops and equipment are aiding rebels in eastern Ukraine, the E.U. proposes further sanctions against Russia; President Vladimir Putin denies the charges while calling for independent statehood of the region 2014 Event Third baseman Miguel Cabrera signs a 10-year contract with the Detroit Tigers for $292 million, exceeding the 10-year contract signed by Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees in 2007 for $275 million 2013 Event Signs of deteriorating economic security are suggested by an Associated Press survey stating that four out of five U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives 2013 Event In a major effort to reduce dependency on Russian gas imports, the government of Ukraine signs a $10 billion shale gas deal with Royal Dutch Shell 2012 Event Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine's President, signs a controversial law concerning the status of 18 languages as regional and minority languages; the law allows officials in Russian-speaking regions of the country to use Russian in documents and at public events 2011 Event President Obama signs legislation to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, narrowly averting the debt ceiling crisis 2011 Event New York becomes the largest state to legalize same-sex marriage when Governor Andrew Cuomo signs the New York State Marriage Equality Law 2011 Event In South Dakota, Governor Dennis Daugaard signs an abortion bill that requires women to undertake counseling and wait 72 hours, the longest period in the U.S. 2010 Event American Idol producer Simon Cowell signs a three-year deal with ITV for 'The X Factor' and 'Britain's Got Talent' 2008 Event President George W. Bush signs the 700 billion dollar TARP program into law 2004 Event President Bush signs the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Act of 2004 which reorganizes intelligence agencies and creates position of national security director 1997 Event Russia signs agreement to build a $3B nuclear power plant in China 1997 Event Dick Vitale signs with ESPN through year 2004 1997 Event ABL MVP Nikki McCray signs with WNBA 1997 Event Mark McGwire signs with the St. Louis Cardinals for $26M 1997 Event Mark Messier signs with Vancouver Canucks 1997 Event Russian President Boris Yeltsin signs a historic treaty with NATO 1997 Event 68 year old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch 1997 Event San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9M 2 year contract 1996 Event Free agent Roger Clemens signs with Toronto Blue Jays 1996 Event Albert Belle, signs record five-year, $55 million with White Sox 1996 Event Wayne Gretzky signs a 2 year deal with New York Rangers 1996 Event Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract for 1 year for $25 million 1995 Event David Cone signs $19.5 million 3 year contract with New York Yankees 1994 Event North Korea signs pact to end their nuclear projects 1994 Event Israeli minister Shimon Perez signs accord with PLO's Arafat 1993 Event British premier Major/Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination 1993 Event President Clinton signs Brady Gun Control Bill 1992 Event Madonna signs $60-million deal with Time Warner 1992 Event Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract - $4.7 mil 1991 Event Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with New York Mets 1991 Event New Dutch Regulations Traffic rules and Traffic signs enforced 1991 Event Raghib "Rocket" Ismael signs with Toronto Argonauts for $26.2 million 1991 Event Bo Jackson signs 1-year contract with Chicago White Sox 1991 Event Dwight Goodin signs $5.15 million 3 year contract with New York Mets 1991 Event Michael Jackson signs $65M 6 album deal with Sony records 1991 Event Janet Jackson signs $40M 3 album deal with Virgin records 1991 Event Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract 1990 Event NL batting champ Willie McGee signs as a free agent with San Francisco Giants 1990 Event President Bush signs Clear Air Act of 1990 1990 Event Darryl Strawberry signs 5-year contract with Los Angeles Dodgers 1990 Event West German President Richard von Weizsaecker signs reunification treaty 1990 Event President Bush signs Americans With Disabilities Act 1990 Event Jose Canseco signs record $4,700,000 per year Oak A's contract 1990 Event Don Mattingly signs a $19.7 million 5-year contract with Yankees 1990 Event Will Clark, NL's MVP signs a $15M 4-year contract with San Francisco Giants 1990 Event Dave Stewart signs record $3,500,000 per year Oak A's contract 1990 Event Blue Jay Cecil Fielder signs with Detroit as a free agent 1989 Event Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract 1989 Event Mark Langston signs record $3.2 million per year California Angels contract 1989 Event Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract 1989 Event Kirby Pucket signs record $3,000,000 per year Minnesota Twins contract 1989 Event Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royal contract 1989 Event Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs record $7.9M-3 year contract 1989 Event Orel Hershiser, Dodger pitcher signs $7.9M-3 year contract 1989 Event Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract 1989 Event Baseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990 1988 Event South Africa signs accord granting independence to South West Africa 1988 Event NBC signs lease to stay in New York City, 33 more years 1988 Event Reagan signs credit-card disclosure-bill 1988 Event Detroit's Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Dodgers 1987 Event Portugal signs agreement to return Macau to China (in 1999) 1987 Event President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran 1986 Event Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill 1986 Event Federated States of Micronesia signs Compact of Free Association with US 1986 Event Republic of Marshall Islands signs Compact of Free Association with US 1986 Event 35 countries signs disarmament accord in Stockholm 1986 Event Morocco king Hassan II signs unity treaty with Libya 1986 Event Jim Kelly signs with NFL Buffalo Bills ($75 million for 5 years) 1986 Event Geffen records signs Guns and Roses 1986 Event Palau signs Compact of Free Association with U.S. 1985 Event Gandhi signs peace contract with Sikh leader Harchand Singh Longowai 1985 Event Kent Hrbek signs 5-year, $6 million contract with Minnesota Twins 1984 Event Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with New York Yankees 1984 Event UK signs agreement with China to return Hong Kong to China in 1997 1984 Event Calvin Griffith signs letter of intent to sell ownership of Twins 1983 Event Warren Cromartie signs 3 year $2.5M contract with Yomiuri Giants 1983 Event President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L. King day 1983 Event President Reagan signs a $165B bail out for Social Security 1983 Event President Reagan signs $165 billion Social Security rescue 1982 Event Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners 1980 Event Honduras and El Salvador signs peace (after "soccer war" 1969) 1980 Event Iraq (Saddam Hussein) signs accord with Algeria 1979 Event President Carter signs legislation creating Department of Education 1979 Event Government of Mauretania signs peace treaty with Polisario 1978 Event Free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies 1978 Event President Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill 1978 Event President Carter signs bill restoring Jefferson Davis citizenship 1978 Event European market and China signs trade agreement 1978 Event President Ford signs 1st major revision of copyright law since 1909 1976 Event Free agent Reggie Jackson signs 5 year pact with New York Yankees 1975 Event President Gerald Ford signs $2.3 B loan-authorization for New York City 1975 Event Israel formally signs Sinai accord with Egypt 1975 Event Stevie Wonder signs $13M contract with Motown 1975 Event 38 government leaders signs Helsinki accord 1975 Event Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market 1975 Event EG signs accord of Lome with 46 developing countries 1975 Event Portugal signs accord for Angola's independence 1974 Event Free agent pitcher Catfish Hunter signs $3M 5 year New York Yankees contract 1974 Event A's Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with Yankees) 1974 Event Gerald Ford and Leonid Brezhnev signs SALT-2-treaty 1974 Event Prest Gerald Ford signs Employee Retirement Income Security Act 1974 Event Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his 1st word, at 2 months 1973 Event Wilt Chamberlain signs with ABA San Diego Conquistadors 1973 Event Nate Archibald signs 7 yr contract with NBA Kansas City Kings for $450,000 1973 Event White Sox Dick Allen signs 3 year contract for record $750,000 1973 Event Dick Allen signs a record $675,000 3-yr contract with White Sox 1973 Event White Sox slugger Dick Allen signs 3-year $750,000 contract 1973 Event President Nixon signs Endangered Species Act into law 1972 Event Soviet Union signs a separate peace with East Germany 1972 Event NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques 1972 Event President Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports 1972 Event Bruce Springsteen signs a record deal with Columbia 1972 Event Nixon and Brezhnev signs SALT accord 1972 Event Libya and U.S.S.R. signs cooperation treaty 1972 Event President Nixon signs a bill for NASA to begin research on manned shuttle 1970 Event Tanzania signs contract with China for building Tanzam-railway 1970 Event President Nixon signs 26th amendment, voting age lowered to 18 1970 Event President Nixon signs bill limiting cigarette advertisements on January 1, 1971 1969 Event Ralph Houk signs 3-year contract to manage Yankees at $65,000 a season 1969 Event Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators 1968 Event President Johnson signs 1968 Civil Rights Act 1968 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill removing gold backing from U.S. paper money 1967 Event Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit 1967 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1967 Event Boston signs 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus 1966 Event President Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger 1966 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill creating Department of Transportation (DOT) 1966 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Freedom of Information Act 1966 Event Soviet government signs accord about building Fiat factory in U.S.S.R. 1966 Event Tom Seaver, signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus 1966 Event San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year 1965 Event Pope Paul VI signs 2nd Vatican council 1965 Birthday Gregory Scott [Koenig], Dearborn, Michigan, guitarist, Signs of Life 1965 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Voting Rights Act, guaranteeing voting rights for blacks 1965 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs Medicare bill, which goes into effect in 1966 1965 Event President Johnson signs a bill requiring cigarette makers to print health warnings on all cigarette packages about the effects of smoking 1964 Event Pope Paul VI signs 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council 1964 Event Lyndon Baines Johnson signs anti-poverty measure totaling nearly $1 billion 1964 Event President Johnson signs Economic Opportunity Act 1964 Event President Johnson signs Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act into law 1964 Event Charlie Finley signs a 4 year lease to keep A's in Kansas City 1963 Event Capital records signs right of 1st refusal agreement with Beatles 1963 Event Morocco and Algeria signs cease fire 1963 Event John F. Kennedy signs ratification for nuclear test ban treaty 1963 Event John F. Kennedy signs law for equal pay for equal work for men and women 1963 Event Decca signs Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison 1963 Event Willie Mays for the San Francisco Giants signs a record $100,000 per year contract 1962 Event Street signs in Golden Gate Park approved by Park Commission 1962 Birthday Laura San Giacoma, Danville, New Jersey, actress, Pretty Woman, Vital Signs 1962 Event Barbra Streisand signs her 1st recording contract (with Columbia) 1962 Event Brian Epstein signs a contract to manage Beatles through 1977 1962 Event Netherlands and Indonesia signs accord about New Guinea 1962 Event Jamaica signs agreement to become independent 1962 Event Brian Epstein signs management contract with the Beatles 1961 Event President Kennedy signs law against hijacking (death penalty) 1960 Event Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down 1960 Event West Germany signs trade agreement with East Germany 1960 Event Japan signs security treaty with the U.S. 1960 Event President Eisenhower signs Civil Rights Act of 1960 1959 Event Lee Harvey Oswald signs guestbook in hotel Helsinki 1959 Event U.S.S.R. and Iraq signs contract for building Iraqi nuclear reactor 1959 Event President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs Hawaii statehood bill 1959 Event Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach Green Bay Packers 1959 Event Joe Cronin signs 7 year pact to become head of AL 1958 Event President Eisenhower signs NASA and Space Act of 1958 1958 Event Ted Williams signs with Red Sox for $135,000, making him highest paid 1957 Event President Eisenhower signs 1st civil rights bill since Reconstruction 1956 Event Phil Rizzuto signs as New York Yankee radio-TV announcer 1956 Event Eisenhower signs farm bill allows government to store agricultural surplus 1955 Event Belgium signs accord for 5 day work week (45 hours) 1955 Event Persia signs Pact of Baghdad 1955 Event Pakistan signs Pact of Baghdad 1955 Event U.S.S.R. signs peace treaty with France and Great Britain 1955 Event British government signs military treaty with Iraq 1954 Event Eisenhower signs Communist Control Act, outlawing the Communist Party 1954 Event President Eisenhower signs order adding words 'under God' to the Pledge 1953 Event U.S. and Greece signs peace treaty (U.S. bases) 1953 Event President Eisenhower signs Offshore Oil Bill 1952 Event West German Chancellor Adenauer signs a reparation pact for Jews 1951 Event Japan signs peace treaty with 48 countries (SF) 1951 Event Baseball signs 6 year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for $6 million 1950 Event Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as Vice President/General Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates 1950 Event Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own constitution) 1950 Event Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history 1949 Event President Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO) 1949 Event Truman signs bill establishing a rocket test range at Cape Canaveral 1948 Event Truman signs Displaced Persons Bill (205,000 Europeans to U.S.) 1948 Event Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries) 1948 Event Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason 1947 Event Former Yank manager Joe McCarthy signs to manage Red Sox 1947 Event King George VI signs Indian Independence Bill 1947 Event President Truman signs Presidential Succession Act 1947 Event Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL 1947 Event President Truman signs executive order calling for loyalty 1947 Event President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States 1946 Event Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan 1946 Event Kenny Washington signs with Rams, 1st black NFLer since 1933 1945 Event Branch Rickey signs Jackie Robinson to a Montreal Royals 1945 Event Jackie Robinson signs Montreal Royal contract 1945 Event President Harry S. Truman signs United Nations Charter 1945 Event President Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom 1945 Event V-E Day; Germany signs unconditional surrender, WW II ends in Europe 1944 Event Von Rundstedt against Keitel: "Signs peace, idiots!" 1944 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs "GI Bill of Rights", Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1943 Event General Castellano signs cease fire treaty in Sicily 1943 Event Rauter signs unofficial death sentence 1942 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES) 1941 Event Japanese emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war 1941 Event U.S. president Roosevelt signs Two Ocean Navy Expansion Act 1941 Event Turkey signs peace treaty with nazi-Germany 1941 Event Hitler signs Directive 27 (assault on Yugoslavia) 1941 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease Bill to lend money to Britain 1941 Event Nazi collaborators destroy pro-Jewish cafe Alcazar Amsterdam (Alcazar refused to hang "No Entry for Jews" signs in front of cafe) 1940 Event Nazis signs Technical Hague court Delft 1940 Event Romania signs Driemogendheden pact 1940 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Selective Training and Service Act (1st peacetime draft) 1940 Event British government signs Bruma law under Japanese pressure 1940 Event France signs an armistice with Italy during WW II 1939 Event Bucky Harris signs to manage Washington again 1939 Event Churchill signs British-Russian anti-nazi pact 1939 Event Stalin signs British-France-Russian anti-nazi pact 1939 Event Belgian premier signs Burgos-treaty for trade relations with Franco 1937 Event Casey Stengel signs to manage Boston Bees 1937 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs act of neutrality 1936 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs 2nd neutrality act 1935 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act prohibiting export of U.S. arms to belligerents 1935 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs National Labor Relations Act 1935 Event New York Yankees release Babe Ruth, he signs with Boston Braves 1934 Event Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania signs Baltic Entente, against U.S.S.R. 1934 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions 1934 Event Austria signs pact with Vatican 1934 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Home Owners Loan Act 1934 Event Babe Ruth signs a 1934 contract for $35,000 ($17,000 cut) 1933 Event Fox signs Shirley Temple, 5, to a studio contract 1933 Event German judge Vogt signs deed of accusation against Van der Lubbe 1933 Event Vatican state secretary Pacelli (Pius XII) signs accord with Hitler 1932 Event France signs non-agression pact with Soviet Union 1932 Event France and U.S.S.R. signs not-attack treaty 1932 Event Poland and U.S.S.R. signs non-attack treaty 1932 Event British government signs trade treaty with U.S.S.R. 1932 Event British government signs trade agreement with Soviet Union 1930 Event 6 West europe lands signs Convention of Oslo 1930 Birthday Francoise Mallet-Joris, F Lilar, Belgian writer, Signs and Wonders 1930 Event Great Britain signs accord for Independence of Iraq 1930 Event Babe Ruth signs 2-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankee General Manager Ed Barrow, wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth" 1929 Event Turkey and Persia signs friendship treaty 1929 Event Lithuania signs Litvinov-pact 1929 Event Turkey signs Litvinov-pact 1928 Event Walter Johnson signs a 3-year contract to manage the Senators 1928 Event U.S.S.R. signs Briand-Kellogg-pact 1928 Event Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia, Ethiopia 1928 Event Radio Service Bulletin lists radio stations call signs that are to be changed to conform with international standards 1926 Event Walter Johnson retires, signs 2-year contract to manage Newark 1926 Event Italy signs treaty with Yemen 1925 Event Red Grange signs with Chicago Bears directly out of college 1925 Event Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears 1924 Event Italy signs treaty of Rapallo 1924 Event President Coolidge signs Immigration law: restricting immigration 1923 Birthday Daniel Rogers Pinkham, born in Lynn, Massachusetts, composer, Signs of Zodiac 1923 Event United States signs friendship treaty with Central American countries 1922 Event President Warren G Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine 1922 Event Babe Ruth signs 3 years at $52,000 a year New York Yankee contract 1921 Event President Harding signs Willis Campell Act (anti-beer bill) forbidding doctors prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes 1921 Event U.S. signs peace treaty with Germany 1920 Event King George V signs Home Rule Act 1916 Event U.S. president Wilson signs Harrison Drug Act 1916 Event Mutual signs Charlie Chaplin to a film contract 1914 Event Turkey signs military pact with Germany 1914 Event Germany and Turkey signs secret treaty 1914 Event U.S. signs treaty of commerce with Ethiopia 1913 Event President Woodrow Wilson signs Federal Reserve Act into law 1911 Event France and Germany signs treaty about Morocco and Congo 1911 Event Nicaragua signs treaty turning over customs to U.S., not ratified 1911 Event Honduras signs treaty turning over customs to U.S. (not ratified) 1909 Event English King Edward VII signs South Africa Bill 1905 Event Dominican Rep signs treaty turning over customs collection to US 1904 Event Dali Lama signs treaty allowing British commerce in Tibet 1903 Event U.S. signs agreement acquiring a naval station at Guantanamo Bay Cuba 1899 Event President McKinley signs bill creating Mount Rainier National Park (5th in U.S.) 1898 Event France signs Niger Convention 1897 Event Great Britain signs treaty with emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia 1897 Event France signs treaty with emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia 1894 Event King Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki signs accord with France 1894 Event Fred Lugard signs accord with king Lafia "Absalamu" of Nikki 1893 Event Russia signs military accord with France 1892 Event Russian/French generals Obruchev/Boisdeffre signs Duple Alliance 1890 Event King Mwanga of Uganda signs contract with East Africa Company 1889 Event Abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale 1889 Event President Cleveland signs bill to admit Dakotas, Montana and Washington state 1888 Event Princess Isabel of Brazil signs "Lei Aurea" abolishing slavery 1887 Event Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great Britain signs military treaty of Balkan 1883 Event Austria-Hungary/Germany/Romania signs military treaty 1883 Event Italy signs military treaty with Austria-Hungary and Germany 1881 Event Henry M. Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch 1881 Event Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congo monarch 1881 Event Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolese monarch 1881 Event Boers signs Convention of Pretoria: Transvaal semi-autonomous 1881 Event Henry Morton Stanley signs contract with Congolian monarch 1880 Event Pierre de Brazza signs treaty with King Makoko of Congo 1869 Event Louisiana governor signs public accommodations law 1866 Event Bathe and Prussia signs peace treaty 1863 Event Lincoln signs National Currency Act 1862 Event President Lincoln signs act admitting West Virginia to Union 1862 Event Lincoln signs act granting land for state agricultural colleges 1861 Event Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers 1856 Event Russia signs Peace of Paris, ending the Crimean War 1853 Event Street signs authorized at San Francisco intersections 1845 Event President Tyler signs a resolution annexing the Republic of Texas 1840 Event England, Russia, Austria and Prussia signs Quadruple Alliance 1830 Event 3 Indian tribes, Sioux, Sauk and Fox, signs a treaty giving the U.S. most of Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri 1830 Event Edwin Budding of England signs an agreement for manufacture of his invention, lawn mower. Saturdays are destroyed forever 1823 Event Switzerland signs boundaries for fugitives 1815 Event Russia, Prussia, Austria and England signs Great Alliance 1812 Event Massachusetts Governor Gerry signs a redistricting bill-1st "gerrymander" 1808 Event Louis Napoleon signs 1st Dutch aviation law 1805 Event France and Austria signs Peace of Pressburg 1802 Event France, Netherlands, Spain and England signs Peace of Amiens 1801 Event England and France signs Preliminary of London 1798 Event England signs treaty with nizam of Hyderabad, India 1797 Event France and Austria signs cease fire 1789 Event John Odell signs contract for 336 pounds to build St. Peter's church (Bronx) 1785 Event Netherlands and France signs treaty 1785 Event Prussia signs trade agreement with US 1784 Event England and Netherlands signs peace treaty (Peace of Paris) 1782 Event Britain signs agreement recognizing U.S. independence 1778 Event City Amsterdam signs trade agreement with U.S. rebels 1778 Event France recognizes U.S., signs treaty of aid in Paris; 1st U.S. treaty 1766 Event Dutch governor Falck signs Treaty of Batticaloa with rebels 1762 Event England and Spain signs Treaty of Paris 1762 Event Russia and Prussia signs peace treaty 1760 Event Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) 1755 Event Rebel leader Mangkubuni signs Treaty of Gianti Java 1751 Event England signs Austrian and Russian alliance 1749 Event Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform" 1748 Event France and Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands 1746 Event Russia and Austria signs treaty of cooperation 1745 Event Prussia/Austria signs Treaty of Dresden 1739 Event England and Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo 1731 Event Spain signs Treaty of Vienna 1729 Event Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville 1729 Event Spain, France and England signs Treaty of Seville 1727 Event Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover 1726 Event Netherlands signs Covenant of Hannover 1721 Event England signs Treaty of Madrid 1720 Event Sweden and Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm 1716 Event England and Emperor Karel VI signs military treaty 1716 Event Duke Karel Leopold of Mecklenburg-Schwerin signs covenant with Russia and marries Czar Peter the Great's niece 1713 Event Dutch State-General signs peace with France: Netherlands loses Orange Princedom 1703 Event Portugal signs treaty with England to become a Great Covenant 1698 Event France, England and Netherlands signs 1st Extermination treaty 1697 Event Germany signs French/English/Spanish/Netherlands/Brandenburgs peace treaty ending 9 year War 1696 Event French king Louis XIV and Victor Amadeua van Savoye signs peace 1689 Event China and Russia signs Treaty of Nertsjinsk (Nierchul) 1688 Event Duke of Savoye signs on to League of Augsburg 1686 Event Germany, Sweden and Spain signs anti-French League of Augsburg 1683 Event William Penn signs friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape indians in Pennsylvania; only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken" 1683 Event Emperor Leopold I/Poland signs covenant against Turkey 1679 Event German emperor Leopold I signs peace with France 1678 Event France and Brandenburg signs peace treaty 1678 Event France and Spain signs peace treaty 1678 Event Netherlands and France signs peace treaty in Nijmegen 1678 Event England and Netherlands signs treaty: sending ultimatum to France 1673 Event Netherlands and Denmark signs defense treaty 1672 Event Brandenburgs monarch Frederik Willem signs treaty with Netherlands 1668 Event England, Netherlands and Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French 1667 Event France/England signs anti-Dutch military accord 1667 Event Treaty of Andrussovo: Russia/Poland signs peace treaty 1664 Event Austria/Turkey signs Peace of Vasvar 1664 Event King Louis XIV and Emperor of Brandenburg signs covenant 1663 Event King Charles II signs Carolina Charter 1660 Event Denmark and Sweden signs peace treaty 1654 Event England and Netherlands signs peace treaty 1650 Event French rebel Henri de la Tour Turenne signs treaty with Spain 1646 Event Spain and Netherlands signs temporary cease fire 1644 Event Pope Urbanus VIII and duke of Parma signs Peace of Ferrara 1631 Event France/Maximilian van Bavarian signs Accord of Fontainebleau 1629 Event Sweden and Poland signs Peace of Altmark 1629 Event French huguenot leader duke De Rohan signs accord with Spain 1627 Event France and Spain signs accord for fighting protestantism 1626 Event Emperor Ferdinand II/Transylvanian monarch Gabor Betlen signs Peace of Pressburg 1621 Event Turkey and Poland signs Peace of Chotin 1620 Event Prince Bethlen Gabor signs peace with emperor Ferdinand II 1619 Event Duke Maximilian I and Emperor Ferdinand II signs Treaty of Munchen 1619 Event England and Netherlands signs treaty about business in the Indies 1618 Event Russia and Poland signs Peace treaty of Dailino 1607 Event Mentally ill emperor Rudolf II signs Treaty of Lieben, giving up Austria, Hungary and Moravia 1599 Event Earl van Essex and Irish rebel Tyrone signs treaty 1598 Event France and Spain signs Peace of Vervins 1596 Event England, France and Netherlands signs Drievoudig Covenant against Spain 1587 Event English queen Elizabeth I signs Mary Stuarts death sentence 1585 Event English queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: aid to Netherland 1585 Event English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Netherlands 1585 Event King Henri III and Duke De Guise signs Treaty of Nemours: French Huguenots loose all freedoms 1581 Event James VI signs 2nd Confession of Faith in Scotland 1579 Event England signs an offensive and defensive alliance with Netherland 1577 Event Spanish land guardian Don Juan of Habsburg signs "Eternal Edict" 1576 Event Pacificatie of Gent: 17 Dutch provinces signs anti-Spanish covenant 1575 Event French Roman Catholics and Huguenots signs treaty 1573 Event Turkey and Venice signs peace treaty 1570 Event Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin 1570 Event King Janos Sigismund Zapolyai signs secret treaty with Maximilian II 1562 Event Emperor Ferdinand and Sultan Suleiman signs treaty 1560 Event England/Scotland signs Treaty of Edinburgh 1559 Event Spain and France signs 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambresis 1559 Event England/France signs 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambresis 1552 Event France signs secret treaty with German Protestants 1549 Event Pope Paul III signs Council of Bologna 1546 Event England signs Peace of Andres with Scotland/Ireland 1544 Event Scottish earl Matthew van Lennox signs secret treaty with Henry VIII 1540 Event Venice/Turkey signs peace 1539 Event Charles, protestant German monarch, signs Treaty of Frankrfurt 1538 Event Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neurenberg 1534 Event Francois I signs classified treaty with evangelical German monarchy 1532 Event Karel I and evangelical monarchy signs Peace of Neurenberg 1532 Event Henry VIII and Francois I signs secret treaty against emperor Karel V 1528 Event Hungarian anti-king Janos Zapolyai and Sultan Suleiman signs treaty 1527 Event Pope Clemens VII signs treaty with emperor Karel I 1522 Event Portuguese Antonio de Brita signs treaty island of Ternate Molukkas 1521 Event Pope Leo X signs treaty with German emperor Charles V 1520 Event King Charles V and King Henry VIII signs treaty of Calais 1517 Event Pope Leo X signs 5th Council of Lateranen 1516 Event Kings Charles I and Francois I signs Treaty of Noyons 1511 Event England signs on to the Saint League 1511 Event Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League 1504 Event Queen Isabella I of Spain signs her testament 1504 Event France and Spain signs ceasefire 1493 Event King Charles VIII and Maximilian I of Austria signs Peace of Senlis 1492 Event Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain to find Indies 1465 Event French King Louis XI signs peace with Charles the Stout 1454 Event Milan/Venice signs peace of Lodi 1436 Event German emperor Sigismund signs peace with Hussieten 1428 Event Jacoba of Bavaria signs cease fire with Philip the Good 1370 Event Hanzesteden signs peace treaty with Danish king Waldemar IV 1354 Event Margaretha van Bavarian's son earl Willem V signs peace treaty 1338 Event German monarch signs Treaty of Rense 1296 Event Earl Floris V signs accord with French king 1215 Event King John signs Magna Carta at Runnymede, England 911 Event Viking-monarch Oleg of Kiev-Russia signs treaty with Byzantines
