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 2015 Event Google will begin testing self-driving cars on the streets of Mountain View, California this summer; the company has tested modified versions of existing vehicles but will now test cars developed specifically for self-driving 2014 Event Several nations have pledged financial support to rebuild Gaza after destruction resulting from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during the summer; commitments include an immediate $212 million U.S. donation and a $1 billion pledge from Qatar 2013 Event Breaking with long-standing tradition among Russian heads of state, President Vladimir Putin delivered two New Year's speeches rather than one; he made his second stres from Khaborovsk, a city that experienced devastating floods this summer 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 that the sport of wrestling has been dropped from the 2020 Summer Olympics 2013 Event After stripping Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France Titles, the IOC takes away the cyclist's bronze medal from the 2000 Summer Olympics; he was found guilty of doping 2012 Event Queen Elizabeth II shares her Christmas Message with her Commonwealth subjects, referencing the 'humbling' experience of her diamond jubilee celebrations and the 2012 Summer Olympics;the speech is the first to be broadcast in 3D 2012 Event The 2012 Summer Olympics is credited with helping the UK economy emerge from recession; official GDP figures show 1 percent growth from July to September 2012 Event London holds the opening ceremonies for the 2012 Summer Paralympics 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 David Rudisha of Kenya becomes the first athlete at the 2012 Summer Olympics to set a new world track record and secures the 800m gold medal 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 Britain tennis pro Andy Murray wins the16th gold medal for Britain during the 2012 Summer Olympics after defeating Roger Federer in the men's singles final 2012 Event Britain has their greatest success in one day at an Olympics since 1908, winning six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 Summer Olympics 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 As part of a build-up to the London 2012 Summer Olympics, 100,000 people attend a two-day music concert at Hackney Marshes 2009 Death Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida 2008 Event 2008 Summer Olympics come to a close in Beijing, China 2008 Event 2008 Summer Olympics begin in Beijing, China 2005 Event London is declared the host city for the 2012 Summer Olympics 2001 Death Troy Donahue, actor, A Summer Place, dies at 65 1999 Death Sylvia Sidney, actress, ", Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, ", dies at 88 1996 Event "Summer and Smoke" closes at Criterion Theater New York City 1996 Event "Summer and Smoke" opens at Criterion Theater New York City 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 Death Nadia Gray, actress (La Dolce Vita, Naked Summer), dies at 70 1993 Event "In the Summer House" closes at Beaumont Theater New York City after 25 performances 1993 Event "In the Summer House" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 25 performances 1992 Event 25th Olympic Summer games closes in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Event 25th Olympic Summer games opens in Barcelona, Spain 1992 Event Donna Summer gets a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame 1990 Event Atlanta is chosen to host 1996 (centennial) Summer Olympics 1990 Event WWF Summer Slam-Ultimate Warrior beats Rick Rude 1990 Death Eddie Quillan, actor (Brigadoon, Summer Magic), dies of cancer at 83 1990 Event "Howard Stern's Summer Show" premieres on WWOR-TV in New York City 1990 Event 116th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Summer Squall wins in 1:53.6 1989 Event U.S. Basketball League cancels its summer schedule 1988 Event U.S.S.R. announces it will participate in Seoul Summer Olympics 1987 Event Geffen records sign their 1st artist, Donna Summer 1986 Death Paul Keenan, actor (Summer Fantasy), dies at 30 1986 Event IOC decides to stagger Winter and Summer Olympic schedule 1984 Event "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama peaks at #9 1984 Event Carl Lewis wins 3rd (200m) of 4 gold medals in Summer 1984 Event Carl Lewis wins 2nd (long jump) of 4 gold medals in Summer Olympics 1984 Event Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics 1984 Event U.S. men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics 1984 Event 23rd Summer Olympics opens in Los Angeles 1984 Event U.S.S.R. announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics 1983 Birthday Kim Smith, born in Houston, Texas, model, featured in Victoria's Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, Guess ad campaigns, appeared in 'Girls of Summer' Aerosmith video 1982 Birthday Jessica Biel, born in Ely, Minnesota, actress, appeared in television series, '7th Heaven', films include, 'The Illusionist', 'Valentine's Day', 'Summer Catch' 1981 Event Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics 1980 Event U.S. boycotts Summer Olympics in Moscow 1979 Birthday Summer Altice, born in Fountain Valley, California, fashion model, actress, 'Playboy' magazine Playmate, appeared in films, 'The Scorpion King', 'Grind' 1979 Event 1984 summer LA Olympic coverage sold to ABC for $225 million 1979 Birthday Summer Newman, Miss Georgia Teen USA 1996 1978 Event 600,000 attend "Summer Jam" rock festival, Watkins Glen, New York 1978 Event 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in New York 1977 Event Netherlands/Belgium/Luxembourg adopt summer time 1976 Birthday Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor, I Know What You Did Last Summer 1975 Event Gladys Knight and Pips Summer Series premieres on NBC-TV 1975 Birthday Joey Lawrence, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, actor, Gimme a Break, Blossom, Summer Rental 1973 Death Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65 1972 Event 1st gay theme TV movie - "That Certain Summer" 1972 Birthday Summer Sanders, California, butterfly swimmer, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Michael Landes, actor, American Summer 1972 Event Summer Olympics resume in Munich Germany after massacre 1972 Event "To Live Another Summer" closes at Helen Hayes New York City after 173 performances 1971 Event "To Live Another Summer" opens at Helen Hayes New York City for 173 performances 1971 Birthday Kid Rock, born in Romeo, Michigan, singer, songwriter, Grammy-Award winner, hits include, 'All Summer Long', 'American Bad Ass', sold over 22 million albums 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 Birthday Renzo Furlan, born in Conegliano, Italy, professional tennis player, represented Italy at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, 1996 1969 Birthday Cree Summer, actress, Freddie-Different World 1969 Event "Come Summer" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 7 performances 1969 Event "Come Summer" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City for 7 performances 1967 Birthday Courtney Thorne-Smith, actress, Day by Day, Lucas, Summer School 1967 Birthday Dar Williams, born in Mount Kisco, New York, singer, songwriter, guitarist, pop folk genre, albums include, 'The Honesty Room', 'End of The Summer' 1967 Birthday Manabu Nakanishi, born in Kyoto, Japan, professional wrestler, former IWGP Heavyweight Champion, wrestler for New Japan Pro Wrestling, competed in 1992 Summer Olympics 1964 Birthday Joe Magrane, born in Des Moines, Iowa, Joseph David Magrane, baseball player, pitcher, MLB Network broadcaster, played for Major League Baseball teams, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, NBC sports analyst at 2008 Summer Olympics 1964 Birthday Jeff Fenech, born in Marrickville, Australia, professional boxer, boxing trainer, world champion, represented Australia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles 1961 Birthday Michael Torke, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, composer, style includes jazz, minimalism, most popular work, 'Javelin', composed for 1996 Summer Olympics 1961 Event 3rd Grammy Awards: Theme From a Summer Place, Ray Charles wins 4 1961 Birthday Imogen Stubbs, Rothbury England, actress, Summer Story 1960 Event 17th summer olympics opens in Rome 1960 Birthday Sean Kerly, born in Whitstable, Kent, England, Sean Robin Kerly, athlete, field hockey player, awarded bronze medal at 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 1984, scored eight goals at 1988 Olympics in Seoul, playing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad 1959 Birthday Sam Raimi, actor, Indian Summer, Thou Shalt Not Kill Except 1959 Birthday Kelly Lynch, born in Golden Walley, Minnesota, actress, Warm Summer Rain, Cocktail 1956 Death Andre Eugene Maurice Charlot, actor (Summer Storm), dies 1955 Birthday Oliver Conant, New York City, actor, Summer of '42 1955 Birthday Peter Gallagher, Armonk, New York, actor, Player, Summer Lovers, Dreamchild 1955 Birthday Gary Grimes, SF, actor, Summer of '42, Class of '44 1955 Birthday Bill Paxton, actor, Brain Dead, Next of Kin, Indian Summer, True Lies 1953 Birthday Christopher Norris, New York City, actress, Summer of '42, Eat My Dust 1952 Birthday Jerry Houser, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Slapshot, Summer of '42, Class of '44 1951 Birthday Richard Thomas, born in New York City, John Boy-Waltons, Last Summer, Johnny Belinda 1948 Birthday Donna Summer, Boston, singer, Love to Love You Baby, On the Radio 1948 Event Summer Olympics opens in London 1947 Birthday Don Henley, drummer/singer, Eagles, Boys of Summer 1947 Birthday Jennifer O'Neill, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, actress, Summer of '42 1946 Birthday Andrea Mitchell, New York City, newscaster, NBC-TV, Summer Sunday USA 1946 Birthday Mensje F van Keulen-van der Steen, Dutch writer, Bleeker's Summer 1945 Birthday Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher 1944 Birthday Rita Mae Brown, actress, Long Hot Summer, Slumber Party Massacre 1942 Event German summer offensive opens in Crimea 1941 Birthday Mariangela Melato, Milan Italy, actress, Flash Gordon, Summer Night 1936 Birthday Dany Carrel, Touraine Indo-china, actress, Passionate Summer 1936 Event SN Behrmann's "End of Summer," premieres in New York City 1935 Birthday Lee Remick, born in Quincy, Massachusetts, actress, Days of Wine and Rose, Long Hot Summer 1932 Birthday Michel Legrand, composer, Summer of '42, Windmills of Your Mind 1932 Event U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold) 1931 Birthday Rip Torn, born in Texas, actor, Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1930 Birthday Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1929 Birthday Lee Hazelwood, born in Oklahoma, country singer and songwriter, Summer Wine, Jackson 1929 Birthday Ulla Jacobson, Swedish actress, One Summer of Happiness 1927 Birthday Gerry Mulligan, British saxophonist and orchestra leader, Jazz on a Summer Day 1926 Birthday Richard Crenna, LA Cal, actor, Rambo, Summer Rental, Sand Pebbles 1926 Birthday Carleton Carpenter, born in Bennington, Vermont, actor, Up Periscope, Summer Stock 1926 Birthday Anton PO Ekstrom, Swedish writer, Summer Dances 1924 Birthday Mary Ford, Colleen Summer, vocalist/actress, Queen of Outer Space 1924 Birthday Don Cherry, Wichita Texas, singer, Dean Martin Summer Show 1923 Birthday Karel Goeyvaerts, Flemish composer, Summer Games 1921 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with polio at summer home on Canadian Is of Campobello 1920 Birthday Anita O'Day, vocalist/actress, Outfit, Zigzag, Jazz on a Summer Day 1920 Birthday Eddie Bracken, born in Astoria, New York City, actor, Summer Stock, Young and Willing 1919 Birthday Erik Elmsater, Sweden, 1st to compete in summer and winter Oly, 1948 1918 Birthday Dorothy McGuire, born in Omaha, Nebraska, actress, Old Yeller, Summer Magic 1918 Birthday Isabel Dean, England, actress, 5 Days one Summer, Virgin Island, Ransom 1918 Birthday Suzanne Flon, Paris, France, actress, One Deadly Summer, Moulin Rouge 1917 Birthday Jane Bowles, born in New York, New York, writer, playwright, wrote 'Two Serious Ladies', 'In The Summer House', works admired by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, John Ashbery 1916 Event Britain begins "Summer Time" (Daylight Savings Time) 1916 Event British Summer Time (Daylight Savings), 1st introduced 1909 Birthday Daniel Fuchs, U.S. writer, Summer in Williamsburg 1908 Event Frederick Delius' "In a Summer Garden," premieres 1908 Birthday Percy Faith, conductor, Summer Place 1906 Birthday Louise Talma, Arcachon France, composer, Summer Sounds 1884 Birthday Frank Arthur Swinnerton, England, novelist, Summer Storm, Sanctuary 1867 Birthday Willem C Royaards, Dutch theater director, Summer Games 1816 Event 10" snowfall in New England, "year without a summer", from the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia 1800 Event Mount Vernon Gardens becomes site of 1st summer theater in U.S.
