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2006 2006 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Turin, Italy
2003 Katharine Hepburn, actress, A Lion in Winter, dies at 96 2002 XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City 2002 XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City 2001 Edward Winter, actor, TV's M*A*S*H, dies at 63 1999 Sylvia Sidney, actress, ", Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams, ", dies at 88 1998 18th Winter Olympic games close at Nagano Japan 1998 18th Winter Olympic games open at Nagano Japan 1996 Peter Winter, naval commander, dies at 78 1995 Salt Lake City awarded the XIX Winter Olympics in 2002 1994 Sophie Winter, actress (She's a Good Fighter), dies at 33 1994 Sandra Paretti, German/Swiss author (Drums of Winter), dies at 59 1994 17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway 1994 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway 1993 S van Ruysdael's "Winter Landscape" sold for 705,500 pounds in London 1992 16th Winter Olympic games closes in Albertville, France 1992 16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France 1990 1st Zen winter session in Sydney Zen Center's Gorrick's Run Zendo 1989 "42nd Street" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 3,486 performances 1988 Lillehammer, Norway upsets Anchorage to host 1994 Winter olympics 1988 15th Winter Olympic games close at Calgary, Canada 1988 Matti Nykanen becomes winter olympics 1st triple gold medalist 1988 15th Winter Olympic games opens in Calgary, Alberta 1988 15th Winter Olympic games open at Calgary, Canada 1986 IOC decides to stagger Winter and Summer Olympic schedule 1985 Pentagon accepts theory that atomic war would cause a nuclear winter 1984 14th winter Olympic games close at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1984 14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia 1983 Journal Science publishes 1st report on nuclear winter 1982 "Cats" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5000+ performances 1982 "Camelot" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 48 performances 1981 "Camelot" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 48 performances 1980 "42nd Street" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 3486 performances 1980 13th Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York 1980 13th Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York 1980 "Comin' Uptown" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 45 performances 1979 "Beatlemania" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 920 performances 1979 "Comin' Uptown" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 45 performances 1978 Jade Winter, Australian swimmer 1996 Olympics 1977 "Beatlemania" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 920 performances 1977 "Fiddler on the Roof" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 167 performances 1976 "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 167 performances 1976 "Pacific Overtures" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 193 performances 1976 12th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria 1976 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria 1976 "Pacific Overtures" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 193 performances 1975 4th Boston Women's Marathon won by Liane Winter of W Germ in 2:42:24 1975 Liane Winter wins world record female Boston marathon (2:42:24) 1975 "Dr. Jazz" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 5 performances 1975 "Dr. Jazz" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 5 performances 1975 "Gypsy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 120 performances 1974 "Gypsy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 120 performances 1972 "Follies" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 524 performances 1972 11th Winter Olympic games close at Sapporo, Japan 1972 11th Winter Olympic games opens in Sapporo, Japan (1st in Asia) 1971 Jonathan David Winter, Wellington, New Zealand, 100m backstroker 1996 Olympics 1971 "Follies" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 524 performances 1971 Peter Winter, Australian decathlete 1996 Olympics 1970 "Georgy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 4 performances 1970 "Georgy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 4 performances 1970 "Jimmy" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 84 performances 1970 "Mame" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1508 performances 1969 "Jimmy" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 84 performances 1969 Dave Pashko, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 CPGA Winter Tour 1968 10th Winter Olympic games close at Grenoble, France 1968 10th Winter Olympic games opens in Grenoble, France 1967 "Funny Girl" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 1348 performances 1967 Aron Winter, Surnamese/Dutch soccer star, Ajax, Lazio 1966 Mike Pero, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 CPGA Winter 1966 "Mame" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1508 performances 1966 James Goldman's "Lion in Winter," premieres in New York City 1965 Alex Winter, born in London, England, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure 1964 "Funny Girl" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 1,348 performances 1964 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria 1964 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria 1963 "Sophie" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 8 performances 1963 "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances 1963 "Sophie" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 8 performances 1962 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 9 performances 1962 "Nowhere to Go, But Up" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 9 performances 1962 Winter Haynes Watts, composer, dies at 78 1962 "All American" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances 1962 "All American" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances 1961 Mark Bucek, Winter Pak, Florida, Nike golfer, 1994 Gary Player Tour 1961 Sophie Winter, actress, She's a Good Fighter 1960 "Unsinkable Molly Brown" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 532 performances 1960 Tom Jackson, Oakville, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 CPGA Winter 1960 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colorado 1960 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colorado 1960 "Saratoga" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 80 performances 1960 "Unsinkable Molly Brown" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 532 performances 1959 "Saratoga" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 80 performances 1959 "West Side Story" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 734 performances 1959 "Juno" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 16 performances 1959 "Juno" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 16 performances 1959 Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die 1957 "West Side Story" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 734 performances 1957 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 123 perf 1957 "Ziegfeld Follies of 1957" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 123 performances 1956 "Shangri-La" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 21 performances 1956 "Shangri-La" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 21 performances 1956 7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1956 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy 1955 "Vamp" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 60 performances 1955 "Vamp" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 60 performances 1955 Dominican League moves to winter baseball for 1st time 1955 Tree Rollins, born in Winter Haven, Florida, NBA center, Cleveland Cavaliers 1955 "Peter Pan" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 149 performances 1954 "Peter Pan" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 149 performances 1954 "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 559 performances 1953 "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances 1953 "My Darlin' Aida" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 89 performances 1952 John Francome, born in Swindon, England, jockey, National Hunt Champion Jockey seven times, apprenticed with Fred Winter, presenter for horseracing broadcasts on Channel 4 1952 "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 89 performances 1952 "Top Banana" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 356 performances 1952 Michael Daly, born in Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 BC Winter Tour 1952 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway 1952 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway 1951 "Top Banana" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 356 performances 1951 "Make a Wish" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 102 performances 1951 "Make a Wish" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 102 performances 1951 John Winter Thompson, composer, dies at 83 1951 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" closes at Winter Garden New York City after 278 perf 1951 Fidel Castro ejected from a Winter League game after beaning batter 1950 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 278 performances 1950 "Great to Be Alive" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 52 performances 1950 Richard Hughes, rocker, Johnny Winter Band 1950 "Great to Be Alive" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 52 performances 1950 "Alive and Kicking" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 46 performances 1950 "Alive and Kicking" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 46 performances 1950 "As the Girls Go" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 420 performances 1948 "Marinka" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 168 performances 1948 "As the Girls Go" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 420 performances 1948 "Marinka" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 168 performances 1948 Randy Hobbs, rocker, Johnny Winter Band, McCoys 1948 5th Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1948 5th Winter Olympic games open in St. Moritz, Switzerland 1946 Edgar Winter, Beaumont, Texas, rocker, They Only Come Out at Night 1946 Gram Paarson, Cecil Connor, Winter Haven, Florida, rocker, Byrds 1946 Kurt Winter, rocker, Guess Who 1944 Beginning of harsh winter 1944 Johnny Winter, John Dawson, Leland Mississippi, guitarist, Silver Train 1942 Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along Don front 1936 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1936 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany 1934 Carl de Winter, Secretary-General, Federation of British Artists 1932 3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, New York 1932 U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold) 1932 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York 1930 Wilfrid Sheed, England, writer, Boys of Winter, Hack 1928 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St. Moritz, Switzerland 1928 2nd Winter Olympic games opens in St. Moritz, Switzerland 1924 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France 1924 Charles Jewtraw, U.S. 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal 1924 1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France 1923 Italo Calvino, born in Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, author, Winter's Night a Traveler 1920 Armin Schibler, Dutch Swiss composer, Devil in the Winter Palace 1919 Erik Elmsater, Sweden, 1st to compete in summer and winter Oly, 1948 1917 Bolshevik revolution begins with capture of Winter Palace 1917 Peter Winter, naval commander 1911 Czeslaw Milosz, Polish/American writer, Bells in Winter, Nobel 1980 1911 Winter Garden Theater opens at 1634 Broadway New York City 1908 Allen Winter wins U.S. 1st $50,000 trotting race 1903 Anais Nin, born in Paris, novelist, Winter of Artifice, House of Incense 1898 Belgica crew see 1st sunrise in 1600 hours, 1st to endure Antarct winter 1891 Johan B Jongkind, Dutch/French painter (Winter View), dies at 71 1889 Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League 1888 Maxwell Anderson, U.S., dramatist, Winter Set, High Tor 1884 Winter Haynes Watts, composer 1867 John Winter Thompson, composer 1846 Donner party, unable to cross the Donner Pass, construct a winter camp 1830 Christina Rossetti, London, poet, Winter Rain, Passing Away 1825 Peter Winter, composer, dies at 71 1819 Johann Barthold Jongkind, Lattrop, Netherlands, Dutch/French painter, Winter Scenes 1817 Henry Winter Davis, MC, Union 1812 John W de Winter, Dutch Vice-Admiral, dies at battle at Kamperduin at 51 1777 Washington settles his troops at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for winter 1761 John W de Winter, Dutch Vice-Admiral, Battle at Kamperduin 1754 Peter Winter, composer |
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