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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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