2015 Event Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., reaches a new snowfall record of 108.6 inches and may receive even more snow this season; the city's previous record of 107.6 inches was set in the winter of 1995-1996 2015 Event A powerful blizzard covers Boston and nearby New England areas with over two feet of snow under winds that reach over 70 miles per hour; New York City had expected the same weather effects but was spared 2014 Event Two boys in a New York town are rescued early this morning after being inadvertently buried in snow by a snow plow; the plow operator did not see the children as he cleared snow from a parking lot in which they were building a snow fort 2014 Event Snow storms are ending in the Buffalo, New York region, leaving behind up to 7 feet of snow and placing the region at risk for floods as temperatures rise over the next few days; the storms resulted in 13 deaths and hundreds of stranded motorists 2014 Event A second round of heavy snow hits the northeastern U.S., with the Buffalo, New York region accumulating over five feet of snow; seven related deaths have been reported and at least 20 travelers have been stranded 2014 Event U.S. Southern states of Georgia, Louisiana and South Carolina experience a mix of snow and ice, declaring emergencies as over 3,400 flights are cancelled; temperatures dip 10 to 20 degrees below normal 2012 Event A power blackout in Northern England causes as many as 50,000 homes to have a power blackout after heavy winds, snow and ice bring down electricity cables 2011 Event Millions lose power after the northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic United States are struck by a rare October snow storm 2011 Event Snow on New Zealand's North and South Islands disrupts power supplies, causes road closures and closure of the Wellington International Airport 2011 Event A state of emergency due to snow is declared in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota 2010 Event Paris closes the Eiffel Tower due to snow 2008 Death Tony Snow, dies in Washington, D.C., of colon cancer, at 53 1999 Death Hank Snow, Canadian Musician 1997 Event San Francisco Giant J. 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Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch 1997 Death Adriana Caseloti, voice (Snow White), dies at 70 1997 Death Helen Foster Snow, writer, dies at 89 1994 Event 14" of snow in Southern California 1993 Event "Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe" closes at Palace New York City after 7 performances 1993 Event "Candles, Snow, and Mistletoe" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 7 performances 1992 Death Anton [Tom] Koolhaas, Dutch writer (Snow White), dies at 80 1989 Event 5 cm of snow falls in outskirts of Los Angeles 1987 Event Heavy snow closes schools from Washington D.C. to Maine 1987 Event "334" club forms as 334 brave Devil fans journey through 20" of snow to attend New Jersey Devils 7-5 victory over Calgary at Meadowlands 1986 Event 112th Preakness: Alex Solis aboard Snow Chief wins in 1:54.8 1986 Birthday Brittany Snow, American Actress 1985 Event Phoenix Arizona, gets 3 inches of snow 1984 Event Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana 1982 Event 36" snow Red Lodge, Montana 1982 Event 75% of North America is covered by snow 1980 Death Charles Percy Snow, British writer (Friends and Associates), dies at 75 1980 Event Snow falls in Florida 1979 Event Recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City 1979 Event Stampede Pass, Washington is covered with 6" of snow 1979 Event Snow falls in Sahara Desert 1973 Birthday Eric Snow, NBA guard, Philadelphia 76ers, Seattle Supersonics 1972 Death Edgar P Snow, U.S. author/journalist (Battle for Asia), dies at 66 1971 Event John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs 1970 Event 70 die in a snow crush (France) 1969 Birthday Garth Snow, born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey goalie, Olympics-1994, Flyers 1968 Birthday J T Snow, U.S. baseball 1st baseman, New York Yankees, California Angels 1968 Birthday J T Snow, born in Long Beach, California, infielder, New York Yankees, California Angels 1967 Birthday Percy Snow, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire 1966 Event Snow storm in north east U.S. kills 165 1963 Event Muskegon, Michigan gets 3' of snow 1962 Event Snow falls in San Francisco 1959 Event Snow falling in Lowarai Pass West Pakistan kills 48 1958 Birthday Madeleine Stowe, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Tropical Snow, Bad Girls 1958 Event 50" snow across the Mason-Dixon line 1957 Birthday Don Snow, born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1992, changed name to John Savannah, musician, guitarist, drummer, saxophonist, toured with Van Morrison, member of Squeeze, Procol Harum, played Hammond organs, piano 1955 Birthday Tony Snow, born in Kentucky, political commentator, columnist, radio, television news anchor, White House Press Secretary 1955 Event Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race 1954 Event Snow falls on Gibraltar 1953 Birthday Catlin O'Heaney, born in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, actress, Snow White-Charmings 1952 Birthday Phoebe Snow, singer, Theme from "It's a Different World" 1952 Event Snow storm in Sierra Nevada kills 26 1950 Event Hank Snow's 1st appearance on "Grand Ole Opry" 1947 Event Heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries New York City under 25.8" of snow in 16 hours That same day, LA set a record high of 84 degrees F 1947 Event NY struck by a blizzard, resulting with 27" of snow 1947 Birthday Jon Snow, British TV journalist, Channel 4 1946 Event 1st artificial snow produced from a natural cloud, Mount Greylock, MA 1945 Event During snow storm, school bus crashes, kills 15 (Washington) 1941 Birthday John Snow, cricketer, fiery England quickie Unpopular with Aussies 1939 Birthday John W. Snow, American Economist 1937 Event 1st feature-length color and sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) 1937 Event A recorded trace of snow in Central Park New York City 1931 Birthday Donald Barthelme, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, writer, Snow White, Sadness 1931 Birthday Donald Barthelme, U.S., writer, Snow White 1922 Event Snow on Mauna Loa, Hawaii 1918 Event 1" of snow falls in Northern Pennsylvania 1914 Birthday Hank Snow, Nova Scotia, Canada, country singer, I Went to Your Wedding 1910 Event 2 trains crash in snow storm in Wellington Washington, 118 die 1910 Event 3 passenger trains buried at Steven's Pass in Cascade Range. 118 die. Worst snow slide in U.S. history 1907 Birthday Helen Foster Snow, writer 1905 Birthday Charles P Snow, England, novelist/scientist, Death Under Sail 1905 Birthday Edgar P. Snow, U.S. author/journalist: Red star over China 1903 Birthday Georges Simenon, Belgium, mystery writer, Snow Was Black 1895 Event 23 cm (9") of snow falls on New Orleans 1891 Birthday Mikhail Bulgakov, Russia, playwright/novelist, Black Snow 1890 Event Snow and hail in Calais, ME 1889 Birthday Moroni Olsen, born in Ogden, Utah, actor, Annie Oakley, Black Gold, Snow White 1889 Event 2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming 1887 Event Snow falls on San Francisco 1886 Birthday Junichiro Tanizaki, Japan, writer, Snow Dusting 1883 Birthday Marguerite Clark, voice, Snow White 1882 Event 6" of snow falls in eastern Iowa 1880 Event 6' (1.8 meters) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days 1880 Event Record snow cover in Seattle-120 cm 1879 Event January record 13" of snow falls in New York City (broken Jan 7, 1996) 1877 Birthday Jozef de Voght, Flemish priest/songwriter, Under the Snow 1876 Birthday Maurice de Vlaminck, born in Paris, Fauvist painter, Village in the Snow 1875 Event Latest date for measurable snow in New York City (3") 1864 Birthday Alexander Tikhonovich Gretsjaninow, Russian/US composer, Snow White 1855 Event Western railroads blocked by snow 1836 Event 18" of snow falls in Bridgewater, New York 1825 Death John Henry Fuseli, painter/art writer (Tracks in the Snow), dies at 84
