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1995 Pope John Paul II begins visit to Australia
1995 Pope John Paul II begins visit to SE Asia 1993 Pope John Paul II begins visit of U.S. 1992 "Visit" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 45 performances 1992 "Visit" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances 1990 Nelson and Winnie Mandela visit Leidseplein, Amsterdam 1988 Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for 1st visit in 21 years 1988 Paolo Stoppa, actor (Garibaldi, Visit, Freedom Fighters), dies 1986 Margaret Thatcher becomes 1st British Prime Minister to visit Israel 1986 South African President P W Botha sends Coetsee to visit Mandela 1983 1st visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome) 1982 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pontiff to visit Spain 1982 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 1st visit to U.S. in almost 11 years 1982 Pope John Paul II is 1st pope to visit Great Britain 1980 Pope John Paul II began 5 day visit to West Germany, 1980 1st papal visit to France since 1814 1979 Pope John Paul II is 1st Pope to visit White House 1979 Pope John Paul II begins visit of US 1979 Pope John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit Ireland 1979 John Paul II becomes 1st pope to visit a communist country (Poland) 1977 Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel 1977 Egypt President Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Cronkite 1975 Anwar Sadat became 1st Egyptian president to officially visit U.S. 1975 Ford became 1st U.S. President to visit Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz 1973 Leonid I Brezhnev visit U.S. 1972 U.S. president Nixon begins visit Moscow 1972 President Richard Nixon ends historic week-long visit to China 1972 Richard Nixon becomes 1st U.S. president to visit China 1971 Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visit Indonesia 1971 President Nixon announces he would visit China 1970 Pope Paul VI wounded in chest during a visit to Philippines by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest 1968 1st papal visit to Latin America (Pope Paul VI arrives in Bogota) 1965 Pope Paul VI becomes 1st Pope to visit Western Hemisphere (UN) 1964 Beatles arrive in San Francisco, 2nd U.S. visit 1964 Beatles arrive back in England after their 1st U.S. visit 1959 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev concludes his U.S. visit 1959 Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in U.S. to begin a 13-day visit 1959 Vice President Richard Nixon begins visit on U.S.S.R. 1956 King Faisal of Iraq begins visit to England 1955 India premier Nehru visit U.S.S.R. 1954 Rebellion during visit of President Naguib in Khartoum Sudan, 30 die 1944 Churchill/Marshall/Arnold visit Montgomery's HQ in Chateau de Creully 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes 1st U.S. President to visit a foreign country during wartime 1943 1st president of a black country to visit U.S. (Edwin Barclay, Liberia) 1943 1st U.S. President to visit a foreign country in wartime-FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco 1939 1st king and queen of England to visit U.S., George VI and Elizabeth 1934 1st sitting U.S. president to visit South America, Franklin D. Roosevelt in Colombia 1923 Harding becomes 1st sitting president to visit Alaska (Metlakahtla) 1923 Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry for state visit to London 1923 Swedish king Gustaaf V begins state visit to Netherlands 1921 Friedrich Durrenmatt, born in Switzerland, playwright and novelist, Visit 1918 Wilson, becomes 1st to make a foreign visit as president (France) 1906 Roosevelt becomes 1st U.S. President to visit a foreign country (Panama) 1906 T. Roosevelt is 1st President to visit other countries (P Rico and Panama) 1893 Shaku Soen is 1st Zen teacher to visit the West (Chicago) 1879 U.S. Grants come to San Francisco for elaborate extended visit 1874 1st reigning king to visit U.S. (of Hawaii) received by President Grant 1874 King David Kalakaua of Sandwich Is Hawaii, is 1st king to visit U.S. 1860 1st British royalty to visit U.S., Prince of Wales (King Edward VII) 1853 Admiral Perry and U.S. Navy visit Japan 1823 "Visit from St. Nicholas" by C Moore published in Troy (NY) Sentinel 1597 Cornelis de Houtmans fleet is 1st Dutch visit to Java |
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